Evening star., 1914-07-26
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY
NEWS ITEMS AND NOTES
Urge Appointment of
Charles D. Waggaman to
State Job.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, July 25.-At con-
ference of Montgomery county repub-
licans here this afternoon a resolution
was unanimously adopted urging Gov.
Goldsborough to appoint Charles D.
Waggaman of Washington county either
to the vacancy on the public service
commission caused by the resignation
of Philip u. Laird or to a place on the
state industrial accident commission.
The resolution was presented by Galen
l.. TAFT of Bethesda.
The conference was called by c. Scott
Duvall. chairman of the republican
state central committee for the county.
who explained its principal object to be
to make preparations to look after re-
publican interests in the general regis
tration soon to be held. 1t was one of
the best attended and most represen-
tative gatherings of members of the
party held in the county in recent
years. prominent among those present
being the former bull moose leaders Of
the county, who evinced deep inter-
est in the "roceedings, and demon
strated that they are back in the re-
publican fold and ready to lend their
enthusiastic aid to the republican
cause so far. at least, as the election
this fall is concerned.
After considerable discussion, it was
decided to leave the work of looking
after the registration in the various
districts to the respective district COM
mittees. which will work in conjunction
with the state central committee.
Mr.. Duvall was chosen to preside over
cluded Thomas Dawson, d. W. Baker,
Gist Blair. Willis B. Burdette, Brainard
II. Warner. jr.. Galen L. TAFT. Frank L.
Hewitt. William T: S. Curtis. Thomas E.
rfcny
T Johnson. John S. Gillis, Preston L.
Snyder. Maurice NJ. Browning, Thomas
Dawson. jr.. Arthur NJ. Mace, Frederick
w Page. Clarence E. Dawson, Paul
Sleman. Ralph P. Barnard, Charles R.
Rowdybush, Albert Warfleld and George
w. Meads.
Annual Election Held.
At the annual election of officers OF
the Montgomery County Federation of
Home and School Associations, the fol-
lowing were chosen: President. Eugene
E. Stevens of Chevy Chase: vice presi-
dents. Mrs. Josiah w. Jones and H. w.
Fisk; secretary, Mrs. H. S. Parsons;
treasurer. Charles H. Becker; executive
erick p keplinger. Mrs. ]. Ross Thomp-
son, Mrs. S. P. Brooke Homer Guerry.
James G. Gurley, Henry Howard c. d
Roach and J. ]: Oberlin-
old. and Miss Anna V. Hammond
twenty-one. both of Martinsburg, w
va. and William A. Lent. twenty-eigh,
years old. and Miss Minnie Walker
ried in Rockville this afternoon, leav-
| ing for Washington Immediately.
William j. Corrick of Kensington and
Miss Gertrude Printz of Washington
were married in Middletown, Md, a
few days ago. the ceremony being per.
formed by Rev. S. A. Hedges, pastor
of the Lutheran Church. in the presence
OF small company of relatives and
friends of the couple.
Real Estate Transfers.
During the week the following trans
fers of real estate were recorded ir
the office of the clerk of the Circuit
| court here: William H. Talbot, as
| signee. to Clarence H. Hoskinson, 26L
| acres; Upton B: Mackall and other.
to William H. Douglass. 5H acres; Ro-
setta Smith to Frank Higgins. 1 acre
| Nicholas Randolph to Mary s Ofutt
| II. acres: Nicholas Randolph to Ami.
| A Hall, q of an acre; Nicholas Ran.
dolph to Hattie Brown, l acre; Robert
w. Talks to Michael Z. Sullivan
acres: american Land Company &
Bessie l. Edmonston, II acres; Georg.
H Lamar. trustee. to John r. Price
| Everett Frazer. lot :. at Friends hir
Heights; Edward f. Biltman to Har-
riet B. Barth. lot in Rosedale Park
| Charles W. Prettyman, attorney tt
| Howard l.. Wilkins. ! acre; Geraldine
\ NJ. Piper to Otho H w. Talbot lot
Julius C. Burrows to Lee Taylor. lot
James A. Crawford to Heber L. Thorn.
ton, lot at Takoma Park, George r
| Candy to Mary f. Phillips. lot in Nor.
wood Heights; Eliza E. Ward to 10.
| seph Whalen, acres