The Washington times., 1913-06-02
FIRE DEPARTMENT
PLANS Lawn PARTY
HyattsviIIe Force Will Use Funds
Obtained to Pay Expenses
Of Delegates.

HYATTSvILLE, Nd, June 2.-The
7Ivat,svflIe fire department will hold a
! wn fete tonight on the Presbyterian
lot at the corner of Johnson ana WINE
=; venues to raise fund for the expenses
# five delegates and five alternates TO
The State firemen's convention in West
ernport, June IL, Is and IA. The dele
rates chosen are Chef Fred A. Soules,
Johnson, ST., Stephen ]. Kelly and John
tdams. The alternates are H. A. Coop
,r Walter Hurley, Hugh F. Crawley,
4. ]. w. Schofield and John Walsh.
The fire department was called out
yesterday afternoon to fight fire in
the roof of a double dwelling owned by
Mrs. e. T. L. Elliott on Columbia ave-
nue. The fire is supposed to have orig
mated from a defective fiue, and but
for the prompt work Of the firemen II
is possible that the building would nave
bout sbeu % the amount Of $3.50 was done.
The house In occupied by M J. HAM
met and family.
Judge Herbert ]. Moffatt and Mrs.
Mo.fatt have each entered suit IN tne M
circlit court for this county Tor sloW.
Baltimore. The suits are the result OF
injuries said to have been inflicted upon
Mrs. Moffatt by the machine wmcn
Ripley was driving on the night OF
April s4 Judge Moffatt swore out q
warrant for Ripley through the State
sutomobile commissioner, and the case
was tried befort Justice of the Peace
Louis o. Wiseman, who dismissed the
case on the ground that no case mac
been made out against Mr.. Ripley.
Marian Elizabeth Meinicke has en-
tered suit in the circuit court of PTinof
George county for an absolute divorce
: from George Childs Heinicke, on the
grounds of desertion. The couple were
married in Baltimore April Z, 1901. The;
have two children, Frank, eleven years
Of age. and william, six years old, ano
Mrs Heinicke seeks their custody.
The application of T. w. Baxter, oi
Collington. in the second election dis.
trict for q license to sell liquor VIII be
Tuesday. June II.
Lester e. Boykin. assistant road eco
nomic investigator Of the Department q
ture on Good Roads," at the Riverdal'
Presbyterian Church tomorrow night a
s o'clock.
Julia s. Kimball, DR.. ]. M. Duval. and
Orion Jarrett have announced their In
tention of appearing before the boart
of county road directors at their nex'
meeting and petitioning the board Il
take over as q public road and to I'M
prove end maintain II, that road lead
ing from Glendale to Bowie. Prince
George county.
DR.. ]. B. Clayton. acting pastor Of tn,
First Baptist Church, of this town, de
livered an illustrated lecture entitled
THE Cross" at that church last night
The Rev. Dr. ]. H. DuLaney, OF
Washington, preached at both tht
morning and evening service yesterday
at the n. E. Church. South, on Locus
avenue.
Mrs. Charles e. Steinmeyer, who hal
been abroad since March visiting rela.
tives in North Africa and the Island oi
Corsica, has sailed for home and Il
expected here some time the latter par'
of the present week. Mrs Steinmeyel
conference but had to defer that part
of her trip on account Of her hus.
bands illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. T. Graham and
Young son. Of Columbus, Miss. are the
guests of Mrs. Graham's mother. Mrs
J. c. Burnside. Block street. Mr.. Ora.
ham has been connected with the Mis-.
sissippi Agricultural College, but has
now taken a position in the chemical
bureau Of the Department of Agricul'
ture-
Mary J. Jones has filed suit in the
circuit court of this county for an alb.
solute divorce from Benjamin Jones or
the Ground of desertion.