The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-12-29
BREVITIES

The County Commissioners, Orph
ans Court and Board of Education
will meet next Tuesday.
Miss Kate Merrick has entirely re-
covered from her recent illness and Is
spending the holidays in Annapolis.
DIR. and Mrs. L. A Griffith spent
Christmas day with their son, DR.. w.
Allen Griffith and family, at Berwyn.
Mrs. Thomas N. Magruder and
daughters, the Misses. Slingluff, are
spending the holidays with Mrs R. l..
Hall.
.Mr. Reginald Traband, who is at
tending the Baltimore City College is
spending the holidays at the home OF
his parents.
The Sunday School children of
Trinity Church were given Christmas
entertainment at the Town Hall
Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Louise Bowie, Benjamin and
Keene Bowie are spending the holidays
with their parents, Judge and Mrs. r.
Irving Bowie.
There will be dance given by the
ladies of Forestville, at Odd Fellows
Hall for CHART y, on Friday night, Dec
ember 10Th.
Miss Nellie Moran has closed her
home near Mellwood, and will spend the
winter at Mrs. John McGregor's, at
Chevy Chase, d. C.
Miss Mary Gordon, of Islip, L. L.,
and Miss Bessie Rice, of Pennsylvania
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. w.
Gore, over Christmas.
Invitations have been issued for
the marriage of DR.. John H. Traband
and Miss Adelaide Hempel, of Balti-
more, at St. Marks English Lutheran
Church on Wednesday, January 10th.
Monday next, being legal holiday,
the local Postoffice will be closed from
1890 a. m. to 800 p. M, and from Ais
p. m. to 800 p. m. Carriers will not
serve their routes on that day.
Practically every teacher from the
county was present at the teachers
meeting. which was held last Friday at
the old Central High School building in
Washington and several interesting
talks were made.
Mr. and Mrs H. Rogers Gore and
little daughter, Lucy. of Pottsville, Pa.
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sasscer
Mr.. James Sasscer is also home from
the Tome Institute for the holidays.
Seat Pleasant has new Postmis-
tress. Squire Edison, who rendered his
several months ago and was
very anxious to be relieved of the du-
ties of the Office has been succeeded by
Mrs. Olive P. Litz, well-known by
practically all the patrons of the Office.
The report of the board of educa-
ton of Prince Georges county for the
year ending July 81, which has been
made public by county superintendent
E. s. Burroughs, shows the receipts
to have been $l39, 445, IS and the expen-
ditures. $137, 900. ~, leaving a cash bal
ance of 81, 53S. So.
Mr. Thomas Clagett and Miss Susan
E. Clagett entertained large house
party at ''Keokuk" during the Christ
mas holidays. The guests, represent
ing four generations of the Clagett
family. included Mr.. and Mrs. Worth
ington w. Bowie, Mr.. and Mrs. Charl-
ton M. Clark, Miss Elizabeth C. Clark,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur C. Houghton,
Master Worthington B. Houghton,
Messrs. Geo. Clagett and Royden D.
Clagett of Washington, D. c., and
Misses Lavinia and Sarah Clagett, of
New York City.
AT Trinity Church, Holy Commun-
ion was administered to goodly num-
Der at $50 m, and also at the II
. clock service, on Christmas Day. The
church was beautifully decorated and
the music by full choir was joyous and
spirited. The Rector, Rev. Mr.. Nc
Manus, extended his good wishes and a
Merry Christmas to all his parishioners.
The acetylene gas plant was used for
the first time at the early service and
is a wonderful improvement.
"A happy family met on Christ
mas Day, at the Rectory, the home of
Rev. and Mrs. F. E. McManus, being
the latter's brothers, sisters, nephews
and nieces. Those present were: Judge
and Mrs. Byron Amber and daughter,
Miss Laura Amber, of Washington,
Judge and Mrs. Ralph Amber and son,
Phillips, of Canton. Ohio, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cary McNab, of this town, with their
daughters and son -in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Euwer and little son, of
Youngstown, Ohio, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Brainard and little daughter, of New
York. With the host and hostess and
son, Amber McManus. the party num-
bered nineteen, an unbroken circle of
devoted relatives who always try to be
together ut this season.
Pupils of the Hyattsville High
School have adopted a war orphan of
France and have subscribed $36. so for
its care for year, an equal amount to
be given by the French government.
This action was taken recently follow
ing the reading to the high school
pupils of an appeal of fatherless chill
dren of France. Principal K. ]. Morris
has suggested that the High Schools
of the country at large take similar
action, a school adopting one of the
orphans. Thus thousands of orphans
could be cared for.
Mr.. J. Reuben Young and fisnce
Miss Florence Van Bergen, of New
York, recently visited Mr.. Young
sister and brother. Mrs, Charles B.
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