The Washington times., 1914-12-09
EVANSVILLE.

the business and professional men Of
this vicinity requesting the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad to stop at this town
train No. 14i. leaving Washington at
S O'Clock in the morning. II Is pointed
out that under the new schedule, which
went into effecJ on November %. the
first through train for Baltimore that
stops here is at 1910 D. m. IL IL also
pointed out that this section with 4
population of about 5000 has only two
express trains for Baltimore stop here,
while Laurel with a population Of
about 5000. has eleven. Such a petit
ton will also be presented to the mayor
and common council of HyattsviIle re-
questing that BODY to make the same
request.
First Presbyterian Church will be held
tonight at the home OF Ernest A. Bur
slem- On Franklin street. Following
the devotional hour a business meeting
OF the Ninian BeaT Bible class will be
held, and also a meeting of the new
church IuildinE committee.
At the regular monthly business meet
ing Of the Beltsville Grange held last
night In the Grange hall. at Beltsville.
the Following officers were chosen for
the year. and they will be installed at
the meeting to be held on the second
Tuesday in January: Master, DR..
Charles o. Appleman; oyerseer, Prof.
Roy II. White; lecturer. Prof. F. Y.
Boniberger; steward. p. A. Gallant; as
sistant steward, i. s. Holmes; chaplain.
the Rev. II. y. Saunders. treasurer.
Samuel s. Beall; secretary. W. NJ. Hill
lediest; gate keeper. w. F. Nash. jr. (:
ceres. Mrs Charles o. Appleman (;
pomona. Miss Katie White; flora, Mrs.
c. E. Temple. assistant lady steward.
Nfrfa or Ill nal -
the county grange will be appointed
later by the master. During the bal
loting for the new officers Mrs. Will
liam c. Wells entertained the members
with vocal selections.
workers from Hyattsville. Mi. Rainier.
Bladensburg, and Brentwood were pres
ent yesterday afternoon and evening at
, the formation of District No. of the
Prince George County Sunday School
Association. held at the First Baptist
Church. The county association has
been in existence for several years. and
at the last convention of that body
! it was planned to divide the county
into various districts. and the institute
held here yesterday was to organize
| one Of the districts. The main feature
, Of the sessions was the discussion on
the teaching of elementary classes. The
main point brought out was that these
classes should have separate. well fur
nished rooms. and that pupils should be
taught as children, not as is done in
many cases as II they were members
Of the older classes. The officers
chosen by the newly formed district
| we're as follows: President. II. L. Stan
forth. Of Mt. Rainier Christian Church
Vice president. II. NJ. B. Hoffman. of
the Hyattsville- Methodist Episcopal
Church. South; secretary. T. Howard
I NlsrTl rat of Trt1 L ~.
of Bladensburg: treasurer, Mrs John
Wilson, of the First Baptist Church. OF
Hyattsyille. The departmental superfn-
tendents chosen were: Elementary
teaching. Mrs. Rose E. Galliford. Of the
brentwood Methodist Church. South:
missionary. Mrs. H. c. Burton; temper
ence. Mrs. A. T. Hanson. Of the First
Presbyterian Church. of Hyattsville:
teacher training. James L. King. Of the
, First Presbyterian Church. Of Hyatts-
Vile; evangelism. Charles F. Glass. OF
the First Baptist Church. of Hyatts-
vile.
Deputy Sheriff Thomas Fl. Garrison
reported today as having received in
formation from headquarters OF the
Washington police that two nine-year-
old girls living at RiverdaIe by the
name Of Smith and Resser had been
picked up in one of the and 10 cent
I stores in Washington in an erdeavor to
. sell a necklace. The WASHINGTON DO
lice turned the children over to Gar
rison. and told him the Smith girl said
she had been badly treated at home
i and desired to get away. and had pre-
vailed upon the Resser girl 10 go with
her. Upon investigating the case. Gar
rison stated that there was abso-
| lutely no truth to the condition of sf-
fairs as told by the girl. Garrison
states he is unable to state the first
names Of any of the parties involved.
The children are now back IN their
homes at Riverdale.