Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-16

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ter. Mr.. and Mrs b. Van Moss; william
II. Reed. Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Smell,
Mack Maguill. Miss Mary Jabe Chown-
ing, Miss Hattie Greiner, +. r. Fon-
taine, James Fontaine. c. Buggs ana
Miss Leila Pups, besides a number OF
prominent citizens around Bladensburg
who were especially invited guests.
The next meeting of the association
will be held Sunday afternoon, January
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holy Name Reception.
Under the auspices of the Holy Name
Society of st. Jerome's Catholic Church
of this place. solemn vespers will be
sung tomorrow Sunday evening at
1880 o'clock. A sermon will be deliv-
cred by Father Griffen of the Catholic
University. Washington, after which a
public reception to the Holy Name So
ciety will be held. The services will
be closed with benediction of the
first vesper service held in this parish.
The members of the society received
holy communion in a body last Sunday
morning at the 1880 mass.
The citizens of Upper Marlboro. coun-
ty seat of Prince Georges. held an cleo
ton Monday, and Messrs. John H. Ira
band. George Buck and w. T. Davis
were elected town commissioners for
period OI Two years. the past
year many improvements have been
made in the town. a large number OF
sidewalks having been constructed.
Farmers Short Course.
A two-week course in fruit and truck
growing, insect pests, plant diseases
and marketing, packing, etc. will be-
gin at the Maryland Agricultural Coll
10 nf he
for horticulture, beginning January -.
Some of the speakers will be S. b.
Shaw. j.. B. S. Norton. T. b. Symons. c.
p. Close, H. Beckenstrater. c. E. Tenn
pie, N. Schmidt, w. r. Ballard. F. p.
Veitch, F. S. Holmes. +. n. Cory, J. r.
Christie. E: H. Brinkley. E. F. Stod-
dard, c. P. Smith. H. J. Patterson, T. H.
White. H. c. Thompson and w. T. L.
Taliaferro, all connected with the
Maryland Agricultural College and ex-
pertinent station. The course is espe-
cially arranged for fruit and truck
growers, and arrangements are making
for handling a large crowd from every
section of the state.
Country Agents Meeting.
Beginning Monday morning with an
address of welcome from DR.. Harry J.
Patterson, president of the Maryland
Agricultural College, a siz-day meet
ing of county agents will be held a the
college. G. B. Porter will respond to
DIR. Patterson's welcome. and T. b.
Symons will speak at 1915 o'clock. The
remainder of the morning will be TAX
en- up with addresses by Jesse NJ Jones,
G. H. Afford and Reuben Brigham. Fol-
lowing the annual reports of the county
agents, addresses will be made by Clar-
ence Poe, editor of Progressive Farm
er of Raleigh. n. C.. and by DR.. Knapp.
Tuesday organization and rural educa-
ton will be discussed by Prof +. Il.
Boberger. C. S. Richardson, J. f. Metz
ger and A. z. Miller, as will also grains,
grasses, legumes, tobacco and other
farm crops, by Prof. n. Schmitz and
some tobacco expert. Wednesday will
be devoted to talks on live stock and
dairying. hog cholera, home orchards,
home gardens and commercial orchards
and plant diseases. Thursday is boys
agricultural day, when the following
topics will be discussed: Cooperation
with school authorities. holding meet
ings for organization and instruction,
building up a higher standard of pro-
duction for Maryland in boys agricul-
tural clubs, phases of boys club work
new to Maryland, organizing local agri-
cultural clubs, conducting boys club
contests, regulations to govern such
contests and their enforcement, secur-
ing and awarding prizes. methods OF
measuring yields. holding local boys
club exhibits Wednesday, farm man.
agment, rural engineering, fertilizer
and lime and home conveniences and
equipment are subjects to be discussed,
while Saturday will be devoted to mar
keting and transportation.
Riverdale Wants School.
The citizens of Riverdale will make
a determined fight for a law directing
the county commissioners to issue
erection and equipment of a public
school building in that place. The
grange and citizens association have
named committee composed of
George J. Held. chairman: G. A. Meyer,
H. A. Hegarty, Henry Peck. J. Buck
ingham and A. B. Campbell and Mrs.
Lane to urge the proposition. This
committee has the bill ready for pres
entation to the legislature now in
session in Annapolis, and a commit
tee will probably take the proposed
law over to the capital in the near flu
ture. The committee has issued
statement setting forth that Riverdale
has 81 population of l,25o; has 800
houses; 800 children between the ages
of six and fourteen; eighty children
attending the Hyattsville school on ac-
count of lack of local accom- odation;
sixty children going to Washington
schools for the same reason; ten chill
dren not attending school, showing the
need of an effective compulsory educa-
ton law; transportation is being fur
nshed by the county for twenty-four
children who live in Whdercreft, over
a mile from the Riverdale school; the
present enrolment of the Riverdale
school is $50, and with a new school
the children attending the Hyattsville
and Washington schools could be ac-
in Riverdale and relieve
these schools of the crowded condi-
ton. The committee will urge an
eight-room school to provide for the
needs of the rapidly developing COM
1t is estimated that facilities
will be required within the next few
years for the handling of $50 children.
forty-five to a room. and this will re.
auire an eight-room building.
Real Music.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Are you found of music?" asked Miss