The Washington times., 1913-10-12
FIVE APPLY FOR
ROCKVILLE OFFICE
Postmastership Paying $1,7OO
Causes Contest in Which
Woman Is Participant.

ROCKVILLE, Md. Oct. 12.-Five ap-
plicants are in the field for appointment
as postmaster at Rockville to succeed
Willis B. Burdette, whose term expires
next February. They are Mrs. Addie
Maddox, Joseph Reading. J. Abby Hen
derson. Thomas c. Groomes. and Will
liam T. Griffith. The position pays
s1.70O a year.
Announcement has been made of the
engagement of Miss Virginia Walker,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Crittenden H.
Walker, of Gaithersburg, and George
Plummer, also of that locality. The
wedding will. it is understood, take
place November 10.
In honor of the prospective BRIDE Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel r. Plummer, parents
of the bridegroom-to-be, gave a rain
bow luncheon, their guests including
Mrs. Haveline and Miss Beckham, of
Washington; Mrs. Clarence Rhodes, of
Mrs. William B. Mobley. Mrs. c. H.
Walker. Mrs. Grenn Griffith. Mrs. oDr-
sey Griffith, Mrs. J.. T. Warfield, Mrs.
Walter Plummer, Mrs. G. w. B. Bart
lett, Mrs. S. r. Plummer. Miss Elsie
Plumner, Miss Virginia Walker, Miss
Lulie Bell, and Misses Fyfe, Casheli
Ray. CHEEKY, Etchison, Saunders, and
Merriwether
A Home and School Association has
been organized at Kensington, this
county, with sixty-five members and the
following officers: President, William E.
Birgfeld; vice president, Mrs. r. H.
Chappell; secretary, Mrs. James Richie;
treasurer, Charles r. Rowdybush. The
object of the association is to cooperate
with the teachers of the Kensington
Grammar School in looking after the
education, health, and general welfare
of the pupils Of the school.
Among the couples married in Rock
vile within the last few days were
Francis Layton Thomas, of Forestville.
Md. and Miss Otella Kessler, Of Fred
erick, Md,
Funeral services for Mrs. Virginia Coo
per. who died at Starmont Sanitarium,
Washington Grove. where she had been
under treatment, were held here yester-
day afternoon at Humphreys chapel, af-
ter which the remains were sent to Nor
folk Va, the home of the deceased.
Mrs. Cooper was fifty-four years old.
She was sister of Miss Dora Schwarz-
kopf, of Washington.
The Rev. Thomas A. Haughton Burke,
rector of Christ Episcopal Church, made
tn. announcement from his pulpit that
when he officiated at the marriage of
a divorced person here a few days ago
he was guilty of ar. oversight and as
not be repeated. The rector's attention
was called to the fact that he had per
formed such a marriage by resident
OF the town. who, II Is said, Is not in
sympathy with his stand against the
marriage of divorced persons.
Col Spencer {. Jones. who is rapidly
recovering from a long and serious i'll
ress, left here during the week to spend
the winter with his daughter. Mrs. T.
Richard Falvey, in New Dreams. as Is
his al nual custom.
The monthly meeting of the Rockville
Circle of Kings Daughters was held at
the home of Mrs. James r. Allen. The
feature Of the program was a talk on
Jerusalem" by Mrs. l.. Mervin Maus,
of Gov ernors Island. who, with her hus-
band. Colonel Maus, is visiting relatives
here.
Mrs. Belle Mason is visiting relatives
at Norfolk, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Simpson, Of Aspen,
this county, entertained Friday evening
in celebration Of the birthday anniver-
sary of their daughter Miss Eleanor
Simpson. The house was tastefully dec
Grated with autumn leaves, yellow
pumpkins serving as vases for cut flow
ers. The guests included Misses Laura
and Elizabeth Gilliland, Mr. and Mrs.
j. H. Simpson, w. D. WilcoXon, and
William Eldredge, of Washington; Miss
Laura Kicks, of Baltimore; Miss
Dorothy Lehman. Miss Naomi Garrett,
and Mr.. and Mrs r. Fl. Simpson.