Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-18
Hyattsville.

| Special Correspondence of The Star
| EVANSVILLE, June 1I-More than
$50 persons attended opening services in
| the new Pinkney Memorial Church here
last Sunday. Rev Edward Wall of Berry
vile. Va. a former pastor. delivered the
| sermon. in which he traced the history OF
the church from it's establishment about
1885 until the present time Miss Dorothy
| L. Gait. formerly of this town. now of
Washington. sung Nearer. MY God. to
Thee" Preceding the services the Sun
day school. numbering more than 100
pupils paraded from Masonic Hall. where
they had been having school tempo
rarily
! Fourth of July is to be celebrated
throughout Prince Georges county with a
| will this year. Company F. the Hyatts-
willie command of the National Guard. as
| usual. will hold outing In Zantzinger
| Park. The program embraces held ana
/ track events sham battle. two base ball
| games an elimination drill between mem.
| bers of the local guards. Company o!
Silver Spring. Montgomery county, and
! a, company from Washington and other
features. In Riverdale the volunteer fire
| department will conduct celebration OF
practically the samee character as that
field events. etc. featuring the program
| At Capitol Heights and Mount Rainier
outings under the auspices of and for the
benefit of the volunteer fire departments
| of those places will be held. A display OF
fireworks at night will bring the celeora-
lions in each of the towns to a close.
With the announcement that Company
F. the local command Of National Guards.
will go into camp near Laurel. this
| county, for two weeks. beginning July 10.
| the Hyattsville boys have been holding
extra drills. Company F. which is con-
coded to be the crack company Of the
state, will attempt to equal or better Its
excellent craftsmanship record Of last
year. when it led the companies of the
have recently enlisted in the company.
Henry Heiser, Wilson Little. Robert
Flourney. Galen Sturgis and Charles Fen
wick. The company Is not only up to its
full complement. but has a long waiting
list
Charles F. Marden. a farmer Of this
county. is critically i'll at his home in
| Oxon Hill district Mr. Marden is eighty
Base ball and track teams representing
Hyattsville High School this spring did
we'll Under the tutelage Of Coach Merri-
ken. a st. Johns tAnnapolis) alumnus.
veloped. Superb work by its battery.
Kessler and Belt. was strong factor in
the teams success. Not a man is lost
by graduation. Belt and Lanhardt; cap
tain. led the team with the bat, each hit
ting we'll over 400 The track team en-
gagged in the Maryland Aggies' meet and
|
did not score having only two men in
competition. In the latter, however. II
finished close second in points This
was the first year the sport was ever
taken seriously. and next season a bet
| ter showing is expected. Robertson. Bal
lard, Porter and Wilson were the chief
point winners.
Tho Sunday school of Hyattsville
Baptist Church held its annual chill
dren's day exercises last Sunday morn
ing. Songs. Rotations. etc. made up
the program. Rev. A. K. Stockebrand.
pastor of the church. spoke.
A housewarming under the auspices
of the Ladies' Aid Society of Pinkney
Memorial Church was held in the new
parish hall Friday evening. Musical
numbers, games. etc, made up an en-
The Ladies' Aid Society Of Memorial
Methodist Episcopal Church held its
regular meeting at the home of Mrs.
John e. Tucker, johnson avenue. Tues
Richard Chew. otway B. and Frank
lin Zantzinger. sons Of Mr.. and Mrs.
otway B. Zantzinger. are home on their
vacation. The nrst two are students at
Tome Institute. Port Deposit. Md, and
the latter attends the Episcopal High
School at Alexandria.
George P. Hickey, register Of Wills
for Prince Georges county: Mayor John
G. Holden of Hyattsville, County Treas
urer Edward A. Fuller. Arthur Carr.
H. Haymaker. Frank Smith and Donald
Mcneil composed an automobile party
on a brief fishing trip to Benedict.
Charles county.
Miss Catherine Ward Fighter has re-
turned to her home in East Orange, n.
j., after a stay Of about six weeks with
Miss Dorothy P. Holden, daughter of
Mayor and Mrs. John G. Holden here.
The Epworth League of HyattsviIle
Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
held Its business meeting at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Herman B. Dell Friday
evening.
Misses Josephine and Alice Randall
have returned to their home in Phila-
delphia after weeks stay with
friends here.