Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-29
EVANSVILLE.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
EVANSVILLE. August 2S-The
tournament given Tuesday at the Marl-
boro fair grounds for the benefit of
Trinity Church. Rev. Francis E. Nc
Manus, rector, was attended by several
thousand persons. All of the candidates
for state offices on the anti-Lee ticket
were present, and Controller Emerson
c. Harrington, candidate for the guber-
Material nomination, made the address
to the knights. while Marvin S. Peach,
candidate for the nomination for states
attorney, made the coronation address.
In the amateur class Wilson Raw
fngS won first honors and crowned
Miss Coffren of Upper Marlboro queen:
| c. Ianham was second, w. Ireland
third and Jacob Richardson fourth.
Henry Hirst was first in the profess
sional class w. l.. Heron second, Page
Bowie third and J. S Blandford fourth.
The base ball game resulted in vic
tory for the Baden High School team,
the victims being the Surrattsville High
School; score, to 0. County Commits
sioner John NJ. Bowie was chief mar
shall, with Harry Morris aid
The list of candidates on the demo-
cratic organization ticket in Prince
Georges county has been completed,
Edward Phelps of Laurel having con-
cluded to stand for the nomination for
the house of delegates Mr.. Phelps was
formerly mayor of Laurel. On the re-
publican side the important develop
ment of the week was the withdrawal
of Frederick f. Wilson as candidate for
the nomination for treasurer, leaving
the field clear for Herman f. Burgess
of Hyattsville, who was defeated four
years ago by Richard J. Swami, the
democratic nominee, or SpauidihS uls-
triCt.
The ZEE forces will hold two meetings
in the county Tuesday. one in Upper
Marlboro in the morning and the other
at Masonic Hall, HyattsVille, in the
evening. The Harrington people are
arranging meetings to be held IN
Hvattsville and Laurel.
DR. Lewis Taylor of the staff of Sibley
Hospital, Washington. was the guest
of honor at dinner given by Mrs
Walter E. Burgess at her home near
Chillum. Prince Georges county,
Wednesday. The other guests were Dr.
and Mrs. Guy W. Latimer, Mrs John r.
Conner of Washington. Mrs. John Rob
erts, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis NJ. Fowler
and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter E. Burgess
An all-day picnic and outing and a
tournament viii be held at the MARI
boro fair grounds Saturday for the ben
eft of st. Mary's Catholic Church of
Upper Marlboro. James II. Preston,
mayor of Baltimore, will make the adj
dress to the knights, while Representa-
tive sydney f.. Mudd is scheduled to
make tne. CORONATION luoIeSS. NouHls
CoInmis ioner John NJ. Bowie will be
chief marshal and his aids will be Hen
ry b. Brady of Aquasco and Henry Nor
ris of Iceland. Judges will be Elisha j..
Berry. William F. Holmead, William N.
Fisher. Thomas NJ. Underwood Edward
A. Fuller. William S. Ryon. George S.
Harrison. Frederick w. Wilson, Sum
merfeld d. Hall, Theodore B. Middleton
and Benjamin Ogle The reception
committee is comprised of Augustine
r. Brooke. Herman E. Burgess, Francis
$. Carmody, T. Van Clagett. J. s. Bar
Der Daingerfieid. Robert l.. Hall, W.
Bladen Jackson. NJ. Hampton Magruder.
S. Marvin Peach, Clarence NJ. Roberts,
DR.. Reverdy Sasscer and William H.
Wyvill.