Evening star., 1915-11-28
SILVER SPRING, ND.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
SILVER SPRING. Nd November 81
The Ladies' Cooperative Improvement
society of Silver Spring has been made
the recipient of eight acres of ground
on the west side of Georgia avenue in
the heart of the town, which will be
converted into modern public park.
Blair Lee. who has taken an active in
terest in the societys work in civic
betterment. is the donor of the tract.
The Cooperative Improvement Socie-
ty for some months has been planning
a social center and park and Mr. Lees
gift brings about early realization of
the organizations plans
A landscape gardener is to he en-
ployed to beautify the tract. and in ad-
dition to other popular features it is
proposed to build tennis courts and lay
out Fairgrounds for the children of the
town.
In line with its work of bringing
about improvements in the town the
society has just announced that ar
rangements have been completed for
the installation of lights at all street
intersections. New Year dance is to
be held at the armory, the proceeds GO
Ing toward defraying the expenses at
tached to the installation of the light :
ing system
Special committees of the Parent
Teachers Association of the Woodside
School will hold a meeting in the school
hall Monday. at which time plans viii
be laid for the annual fall dinner to be
held December in the assembly room
of the school. The Parent-Teachers'
Association assumes the expense of
lighting the school with electricity, i'm
proving the grounds and maintaining a
frst-aid room. The officers of the or
sanization are: Mrs. G. D. Holmes.
president, Miss Amanda Griffiths, vice
president: Mrs. Elley Wilson, secre-
tary; Mrs. Clyde Williams. treasurer.
The trustees are Mrs. Henry S. Par
sons. Osgood Dowell and Frank L.
Hewitt.
Officers of Company X. Maryland Ma
tional Guard, will be hosts at a smoker
to be held al the armory Thursday
night. Senator Blair Lee will be the
speaker for the occasion.
Rev DR.. McGrew. pastor of Grace
Episcopal Church. Woodside. has re-
turned from Richmond. where he at
tended church convention.
Miss Amanda Griffith spent Thanks
giving at her home, in Darnestown.
Md.
Miss Helen r. Neel attended her
brothers wedding at Neekville, Md.
duri ng the past week.
Kenneth Malcolm has returned to his
home. at Moscow Mills, Nd. after a
two-week visit with Mr.. and Mrs. c.
II. Roeder
Mrs s. J. LeiZear has returned to her
home after weeks stay with her
daughter. Mrs. Garland Wolfe of Har-
pers Ferry, Va.
C. II. Roeder, James Roeder and Louis
II. Ely spent Thanksgiving at SWEET
nam, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs w B. Newman attended
the Army and Navy foot ball game in
New York. They were joined by their
son, James Newman, cadet at West
Point.
Miss Selma Wilson of Richmond. Va,
spent Thanksgiving at her home, in
Woodside
Thanksgiving services We're held at
Grace Episcopal Church Woodside,
Rev. DIR. McGrew making the address.
Mrs. G.. D. Holmes of Woodside is
spending the week end with relatives
at Catlett, Va.
Miss Eliza beth Benedict of Columbia
University School of Music ana Charles
Benedict of the University of Virginia
spent Thanksgiving at their home in
Woodside.
Mrs. G.. II. McGrew and son. James
McGrew. of Woodside spent Thanksgiv-
ing at Northampton. Mass.
Mrs. f. Langley has gone to Cieve-
land. Ohio. to join her husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. McNally have re-
turned home after a visit at East
Orange. \. J.
Tha sgiving at Frederick, Md.