Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-24
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY
NEWS ITEMS AND NOTES
Edmund L. Amiss, Seventy Years
Old, Is Dead After a Long
Illness.
Special Correspondents Of The Star.

SPECIAL correspondence OF the Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, January "a. 1914.
Edmund L Amiss. among Montgomery
countys best known citizens. died Thurs
day night at the home OF his son-in-law
and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. William D.
Robertson, aged seventy years. His
death was due to a complication Of
diseases and followed a long illness. Sur
viving him are his wife, who was a Miss
Green of this county. and the following
children: Mrs. Robertson. Mrs. Stanley
Plat and Harry Amiss of Gaithersburg.
and Robert D. Amiss Of Bluefield. w. Va
The funeral took place at o'clock this
afternoon from Grace Methodist Church.
Gaithersburg. the services being in
charge Of Forest Oak Lodge, Knights of
Pythias, Of which lodge Mr.. Amiss was a
charter member.
Mr.. Amiss was a native of Albermarle
county. Va, and was the last of Ave
brothers, the four others having been
practicing physicians well known in Viz
ginia. He served throughout the civil
war in the Confederate army. 1mlne-
diately following the war he taught
school in Virginia for several years, and
in 1874 removed to this county. For
about thirty years he taught In the pub
lie schools Of this county. most Of the
time as principal Of the schools at
Gaithersburg and Middlebrooke.
Mr.. Aniss was lifelong democrat and
number of years ago represented this
county in the house of delegates. For
many years he served as an election Of
fetal for Gaithersburg district He was
one of the organizers Of Ridgely Brown
Camp of Confederate Veterans of this
county. Of which he was adjutant from
its organization until his death.
Plans Tuberculosis Camp.
DR.. Eugene Jones. who represents this
county in the state senate. has prepared
for introduction In the legislature next
week a bill providing for the establish
ment of county camps or hospitals for
the treatment Of INDECENT persons suffer-
ing from tuberculosis.
The measure will provide that each
county which receives no hospital appro-
priation from the state, and In which
there is no tuberculosis hospital for in
digents, may raise by taxation or private
subscription not more than 5000 year
for a tuberculosis camp. The state shall
contribute an equal sum. the total to be
used in conducting local camp or hos
pital along lines similar to those OF the
state sanatorium at sabillasville.
Control Of the camp in each county 10
to be vested In a tuberculosis commits
sion. to be composed Of the president Of
the board Of county commissioners. the
president of the county medical society.
a member OF the state tuberculosis COM
mission and two others-one to be named
by the county commissioners and the
other by the county medical society.
Power to Buy Property.
The commission shall have authority
to purchase property for the purposes Of
the camp and mako such provision for
equipment az may DO necessary and
within the appropriation Provision is
also made for the services Of physicians,
Persons suffering from tuberculosis are
to be admitted to the camps upon GER
tificates of members Of the county medi-
cal societies, preference to be given to
INDECENT persons.
In the event of DR.. Jones' bill becom-
ing a law, there is believed to be little
doubt that immediate steps would be
taken toestablish such an institution In
this county. Such a movement would
have the Endorsement Of the county medi-
cal society, the social service league and
the board Of county commissioners.