Evening star., 1914-07-19
CONTRACT IS SAWARDED
FOR SCHOOL ADDITION
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Install
Offcers-Fight On in
Primaries.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
HYATTSVILLE, July 1S.-The contract
for the erection of the addition to the
Brentwood public school, for which the
county commissioners appropriated $15.-
600. has been awarded to Herman E. Bur-
CESS of this place. No provision. 1t Is
stated. has been made for the installa-
ton Of heating plant, and it is probable
the commissioners will be asked for an
additional appropriation for this purpose.
There was a large attendance Of Odd
Fellows and Rebekahs Friday evening in
their hall. Maryland avenue. when the
newly elected officers Of Esther Rebekah
Lodge. No. 90. were formally installed.
The feature of the ceremonies was the
presentation of a past grand collar to
Mrs E. H Roberts. Mrs. Roberts was
the first noble grand of the lodge and
was the prime mover in the institution Of
the organization. Mayor o. A. Greager.
who was the noble grand Of Oriole Lodge.
No. Al, I. o. o. F.. at the time the Re-
bekah lodge was instituted. made the
presentation speech. The officers in
stalled Friday evening were: Mrs. Brad
ley A. Snyder, noble grand: Mrs. Rob-
ert B. Johnstone. vice grand: Mrs. L.
SIdllcy, secretary, JOul >. AyuCu
warden: Miss Mary SakerS. conductor;
Mrs. ]. c. Hawkins. chaplain: Mrs. Rich
ard Lightbown. right supporter to the no.
BILE grand; Mrs. Samuel Levin. left sup
porter to the noble grand; Mrs. L. L.
Gray, right supporter to the vice gand;
Mrs. Baldenacker. left supporter to the
vice grand: Samuel Levin, outside guar
dian, and Percival K. Parlett, financial
secretary.
The state roads commission is prepar-
ing to construct a section of state road
from the Meadows to Camp Springs. in
Prince Georges county, a distance of
about 3.O3 miles. The Improvement will
be made of either macadam. concrete or
gravel.
The local volunteer fire department is
making elaborate preparations for its an
nual Labor day celebration. to be held in
Zantzinger's Park. The following ex-
ecutive committee has charge of the ar
man: A. ]. W. Schofleld. John NJ. Adams.
Frank Coates, Robert A. King. William
c. Soules and Edward Devlin. Mr.. Dev-
lin has charge Of the athletic features
and has scheduled a race between cart
horses owned by residents of Prince
Georges county.
May Renominate Smith.
The primaries to nominate a candidate
district. of which Prince Georges county
is part, will be held early in September
and indications are that the contest will
be spirited. Representative Frank o.
Smith is a candidate to succeed himself,
and his friends declare that he is clearly
entitled to denomination. They point
to the fact that Mr.. Smith took the nomi-
nation when IL WAS not thought possible
a democrat fho Icf md
that having made the sacrifice at that
time. II would he only fair that he should
be renoninated
Sometime ago Representative Smith
came out In = statement in which Muir
ray Vandiver. the state treasurer, was
criticised Tor not being sincerely for
Smiths election after he was nominated |
This statement has caused the vandiver
element ~ the party 10 be against Smith. |
and II would not he surprising if the |
word WAS semi down the line to knife |
the representative in the primaries This |
element in the party has put forward |
Richard 4. johnson OF Howard county a |
brother-in-law OF State Senator Arthur !
P German. Smiths antagonist, and ,
It begins To look though Smith has |
a rough road to travel. |
On the republican side. the avowed can
didates are Sydney f. Mudd Of Charles |
Mudd. and Oliver s. Metzerott of Prince !
Georges county. we'll known in Washing |
ton and vicinity. being A resident of Chill |
lum district. just beyond the District line |
Mr.. Metzerott apparently has the indorse- |
ment of Gov Goldsborough. who has be-
come a voter in the fifth district, his |
voting place being Annapolis. Mr.. Metz /
croft was the republican candidate for |
state controller last year, but was de-
feated.
Mr.. Mudd was candidate for the nomi-
nation against Thomas Parran in 1872 \
and is understood to have the almost |
solid support of the organization leaders
in the republican party in the fifth dis
trict. He was recently one of the assist
ant United States district attorneys in
Washington.