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>", the only "uad" statue.

senator Norris. 81 Nchraska, sug
rcstcd that this was not tin" only 'h;,d"
statue. from au artistic point "f view,
~ Washington. and that perhaps IL
would hc Il mistake for Congress /"
start upouNa course which would lead
10 a constant change in style of statues.
senator Williams admitted that there
Mere many SuCu statues IN Washing
ton. especially "t the rearing morse"
variety. He said. however, that he did
not agree with senator Norris. and
pointed out that IN" proposed chang"
would not result in any expenditure Of
money by the government.
senator Norris objected 10 ..onaidcra =
ton OF the resolution. however. al q
thnufh he Admitted tina, he nicut
withdraw this objection after he had
looked further into the matter
\ Favorable report on tic hill to
plac" a new statue in Dupont circle
WAS m:'G" to-day from tn" iIouS. COM
wittcc on Library.
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MANY APPLY FOR JOBS
WITH SCHOOL BOARD
Sixty Applications Already on File
FOR Division Supcrintcndencies
Now Occupied.
BOARD TO ELECT ON MARCH ,
Fixes Time for Hearing Claims In
Contested Cases - Endorsements
From Party Committees VIII Not
he Considered.

Implications for appointment as di-
vision superintendent OF schools have
"eiuSed the Offices Of members OF the
state Board Of Education during tire
last few DAYS. About sixty Of these
applications. principally from those
who VIII oppose tho incuinbents, nave
b""n filed already. and many more are
'Npect"d to arrive before the week is
out
TN" board vii! meet in Richmond
"i' March l Tor the purp6se OF max
lng these elections for the term II four
wears. beginning July | Applicants
nave been requested by resolution To
tlc their applications with each mem
her Of the board thirty days prior TO
The election. The board this year viii
not consider endorsements from party
committees. nor does IL desire endorse
'neuts from those who have no per-
s"nal knowledge OF the fitness OF :hc
applicants.
In contested cases the board Will re-
Tnosf that applicants appear before il
~ person. Those from the Eighth.
Ninth and Tenth Congressional Dis
irict. Will he heard on March l. APP
riicants from the Fourth Fifth sixth
and Seventh Districts Will appear on
the next day. and those from Tn. re-
manning districts Will be given AN OPP
p"rtuniiy I" present their claims on
March, z.
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CANDIDATES. VT 81 FILE
APPLICATIONS Ar ONCE.

I'll" board haas passed resolution
declaring its policy TO require all new
men elected To the office Of division
superintendent, paying salary Of
3l2hn or more. I" devote themselves
exclusively 10 the discharge OF the
duties ~ their "iicc. No exception to
This rule. tn" board announces. viii be
mai" except upon the most urgent
consideration Minimum qualifications
have been prescribed by the board for
tho position Of division superintendent.
All candidates who have not filed
their applications arc requested by the
board Ia do 50 at once on banks FUR
nishcd by the Department OF public
Instruction. SIX copies should lie filled
"Ut aud uu" copy furnished 10 each Of
ih" fullowiu
Superintendent Il g. Stcarncs. prcsi
dcut ~ tho board, i;ichmuu'i II =
SiG"ri. .;oNcrnor. Richmond; lri,n CAR
Ian ollard. hftrIncy -jcu"tJ). :''il-
n'"ud. Ia. i VI. Page. urlN"r~ily:
-, rcl ~. =. Ford. Lexington. an Dr.
i.ir"- :. wilson. WILLIAMSBURG.
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ONLY THREE KNOW WHO
Will he NENT I.NNI.Ii NnIi

or all tn. sors Of hc Old Dorti,ioI
thcre live only three who would am.
swer StraIghtforwarGly aud without
reservation the question Of who viii
M 'h" snb"rnatoriai chair in Virginia
IN TIA" sord Year 1918. Th.s. arc Lieu
tenant-Govci J. Taylor Ellyson, At
toTncy -Gcncral Jonn Garland r.il,r,,
ana NcStmorc!and Davis. Of !oldouu
COUNTY The tirst would sas tn. pres
eht i''cu'ehaht-iov tho second
woni" answer Nirsinia's Attorney
General. ana the third would uredic,
MI. Davis. nf l.oudouu County
~ the third year OF Governor Stuart's
administration many events OF NOR.
IMAM passing Importance nave been
andcd TO Virginia history. For the
war tn" States quota of the National
nrst Time since the Spanish American
Guard vas called upon to rally To Tho
stars and Stripes When President
ilsoh ISSUED the mobilization order
INC Governor was in tho Far West. ON
ms way TO attend the National Confer
"i'cc oil Governors. Tho meeting Was
cal!ch off temporarily. and Nirginia's
chief executive FASTENED back to his
Once. from which he took AN active.
part IN speeding UP preparations for
inc departur" of Nirr inia soldiers to
their pos, along the Mexican bordci
POWDER CTR, RISES
In !:GiIf:ST RANK
~ midsummer OF 1916 tIopcwcll. far
tanned throughout the country a. -
new found III bur.ii,lo shook from
herself tn" numerous drawbacks OF az,
improTised Cuncotion town and proudly
took her position. by virtue OF a char
tcs granted hy tho last Legislature.
among Virginia municipalities Of tn.
hrSt class. Since this city rose sud
denly from q rornhcid area INTO Il po-
sit'"n Of recognized Importance in Tho
commercial life Of tn" State and coun-
Try. the Governor took the l<ccncst ia.
forest III lis welfare and wrouuh Int
IniShttl! for better conditions and ade-
uuatc government - appointed IL.
hrst Mayor and Council
fhe Legislature OF 1916. which enact
ed into law the viii Of Virginia voters
that Virginia voters should he dry"
passed considerably NOR" laws than 4
~ "ccdinG Legislature has done in many
years. Thus Governor stuart was
forced I" read ana sign more bills than
a majority OF his predecessors. some
Of these bills had I" Il" with lax re-
form 81 which tho Governor has been
An ardent advocate. and for which he
called in 1919 a special session OF the
Leg is!a,ure to give it statutory cx-
preston.
The Governor has deuiod tho runor
that he is contemplating entering Tho
lists next year against Senator. Martin
tor the United states Scmat"
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Attorneys 70: tho commission have
inferred general denial.
Evening star., 1917-12-02
Chevy Chase.

There will be a meeting Of the Home
Defense Guards next Tuesday evening.
The committee in charge of tho meet
ing Is composed of Mr.. William T. s.
Curtis. Mr. Thomas E. Robertson and
DR.. James Dudley Morgan.
Maj. Ryan Devereux has returned to
Allentown. Pa. after spending a week
with his family.
Mrs. Thomas E. Robertson will en-
tertain the Chevy Chase Wednesday
Morning Reading Glass at her home
next Wednesday.
Mr, and Mrs: William W. Bride. who
have returned to their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Teas. who
spent Thanksgiving with the latters
father in Pennsylvania, have returned
Mrs. Robert E. l. Yellott has re-
turned from New York. where ehe
chaperoned her niece, Miss Pauline
Bennett Wright, and Miss Rogers Clay
Of Sop at Wsss Pant n Dali
Mrs. J. v. Chase has returned from
Gloucester point. Va. where she visited
SMrs. Richard B. Clayton has returned
after spending the summer and autumn
with relatives in New Hampshire.
Mrs. John L. Ridgway will entertain
the Chevy Chase Chapter or the Flor-
ence Crittenton Mission at her homo
at their next meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Winchester
Stone entertained the Chevy Chase
Dancing Class at the Chevy Chase Li-
brary last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roper and Mrs. E. C.
Hathaway of Philadelphia, Pa. who
have been house guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace c. Chandlee. have re-
turned to their home.
Mrs G. r. Lyman will entertain the
members of the Chevy Chase Thimble
| Club at her home Friday afternoon.
Mrs. William Richardson entertained
her bridge luncheon club last Tuesday.
Mr.. william I. Deming has returned
after spending the week at Cleveland.
Mrs. W. ]. Hawkins of Montclair.
N. J., who has been visiting Maj. and
Mrs M. l. Brett. has returned to her
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace c. Chandlee
went to Norfolk, Va. to spend Thanks
giving with the formers sister. Mrs.
D. w. Chadwick.
Mrs. TeIfair wolcott of Chicago. ILL.,.
| is visiting her brother-in-law and sis
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Laurenz NJ. Prior.
Mr.. and Mrs. oliver Smith left last
| week for Winston Salem. N. c.. where
they will visit relatives.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Magruder have
Evening star., 1917-12-02
Brookland Society

Miss Beatrice Carpenter has return
ed to her home at New York. after
visit to her brother-in-law and sister.
Mr. and Mrs. David Stahl.
Mr.. and Mrs. A H Brawner OF New
York have been spending q few days
with the latter's sisters. the Misses
Brawner.
! Messrs. Edwin Muse and e. J. Mer-
rick, jr. spent Thanksgiving at Balti-
more, Md, where they attended the
Maryland State College and Johns
Hopkins University foot ball game.
Mr.. Harry w. Pike entertained at his
home Monday evening for the mem
bers of the Phunny Phellows' Club. 1t
being their initial meeting of the sea-
son.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kluckhuhn. their
daughter Florence and son Frederick
were Thanksgiving day guests OF MI.
and Mrs. Charles J. Cassidy.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. N. Luton and little
son Jack of Baltimore, Md, have been
spending a few days with relatives
here.
Mr. and Mrs. rharp of Wilmington.
Del, were guests Thursday Of their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Price.
Mr.. Ralph Marean Of Dalton, Mass.
spent a few days recently with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Delzene Marean.
Mrs. Maxwell o. johnson of Homo
lulu, H l., has arrived at Brookland
and will be tho guest Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. X. Het1eld, for sew
eral weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. L. c. Ferrell of Una
tilla. Fla. were Thanksgiving day
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Primm.
Island. N. Y. spent Thanksgiving day
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Butler were hosts
Wednesday evening to the members of
the Baraca class Of the Brookland
friends. After a brief business meet
ing, supper was served Those present
were Rev. DR.. II. w. o. Millington. Mr..
and Mrs. Glen Brumbaugh. Mr.. and
Mrs. s. w. Burgess. Mr. Edwin Muse.
Mr.. Charles Perry. Mr.. Clarke. Mrs.
Farmer.
Ensign John sperle. U. S. n. of New
port News, Va. spent Thanksgiving
with his family.
sergt. Harry Bruce. U. S. A.. OF New
Haven. Conn.,. was a recent guest of
friends at Brookland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles v: Burnside had
as their guest Thanksgiving day Mr..
William n. Belk, U. S. N.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fernando A. Carpenter
entertained Thursday evening. when
their guests were the members Of the
|Neighborhood Card Club.
Mr.. Stanley Smith, U. s. N. was a
Thanksgiving dinner guest of Rev. DR..
and Mrs. A. S. Mowbray.
Mrs C. G. Lynch entertained at din
ner Thanksgiving day, when her guests
were Private Frank Ahl of Wisconsin,
Private C. c. Brooks and Private Bid
well of Michigan. all Of the Sd Battal-
ion. goth Engineers, from Camp Bel
voir, Va.
Evening star., 1917-12-02
30cletX,

very pleasant indeed this winter In
Rockford both for the boys" and their
girl friends and the young newlyweds.
Of which there are a large number:
Mrs. Mccormick has largo old
fashioned house in Rockford, and there
she keeps open house" over . the thu, week =,
laid until ready to sit down to lunch
con or dinner. or whatever the meal meal
who will drop in. She has made her
friends feel that they may come at any
time and for any meal. and most of
the young folk have grown into the
habit of dropping in whenever they
feel inclined to do so. and to bring all
their friends with them.
Mrs. Mccormick entertained over the
week end for her son Gordon, who Is
at Camp Grant. having among other
young girls from town the Misses Mar
ion Strobel, Sylvia Shaw. Janet Paul
ing and Elizabeth Granger.
Miss Margaret Pullman has been
spending almost every week end in
Rockford for several weeks, part Of
the time as the guest of her close
friend. Mrs. Charles G. Cushing. who
was formerly Miss Elizabeth Goodrich.
Evening star., 1917-12-02
In Nearby
Society Circles
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY, VA.

Miss Ottie Williams of Lynchburg.
Va. Is tho house guest OF Mrs. Anna
Rucker on Oak street, Clarendon. MI.
and Mrs. John Minar of washington
have moved into their clarendGn Ssi11,, home. ts:
the U. s. S. Georgia were week end
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pick
ems Of Clarendon. Mr.. Mathew Snyder
of Brooklyn. N. z. and Miss Anna B.
Pennyheld Of Washington. D: C.. were
Clarendon Wednesday evening. MI.
Clarence Craver Of Greenpost, N. Y,
and Miss Cora Lee Courtney were also
married Wednesday.
Rallston and Clarendon Protestant
churches attended tho Thanksgiving
services at the Clarendon Baptist
Church Thursday. Rev. Edward Wright.
pastor of the Ballston Presbyterian
Church. preached the sermon.
George G. Dewey. director Of the
mems Bible class for the Billy Sunday
campaign. will speak at meeting for
men at the Methodist Church in Clar-
endon Wednesday evening. Mr.. and
Clarendon left this week for Jackson
vile. Fla. Frank Potter of the U. S. S.
Nevada and Arthur Scharer of tho
U. S. 8. Nebraska are on short fur
loughs with relatives in Arlington.
Rev. g. c. Shears of Epiphany Episco-
pal Church at Cherrydale has received
a call to the diocese of Louisiana. Mrs.
Walter G. Monroe entertained the Do
minion Heights Pleasure Club Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. De Witt Stehman enter
and a friend from Camp Meade and
Henry Stehman of Lancaster, Pa. Miss
Patterson of Baltimore is the guest of
Mrs. w. g. Monroe Of Dominion
Heights; Lieut. lawrence Quinn and
Miss Edith Alma Clark were married
Evening star., 1917-12-02

at Somerset, Va. Nrs. Julia A. Hendsr-
son Of Washington was the guest Bum
day Of Mr.. and Mrs Charles N. Shop
person at the Wagar. Mr.. and Mra.
Shepperson also had as their guest last
week Mr.. Jefferson D. Jolley Of War.
renton. Mr.. Fred Chambers Of Mount
Pleasant School near New York city.
is spending the Thanksgiving holidays
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.. Frank
Chambers, at Rosemont Mr.. and Mra.
Chambers will leave Tuesday to visit
relatives in Baltimore.
Mrs. William Lewis Packard and lie-
tie Lucy Brookes Packard Of Geneva.
N. Y, are the guests Of the formers
parents, Mr.. ana Mra William Fowle
Brookes. in Prince street. Miss Eliza
beth Boothe Of Oldneld School, near
Baltimore, and Mr.. Gardner Roothe OF
the University Of virginia are the
guests Of their parents. Mr.. and Mrs,
William ]: Boothe, in North Washing
ton street. Miss Willie Payne and Miss
Annie Beattie are the guests of friends
at Remington. Va Mr.. Johnson Nc
CURE Of the University Of Virginia Is
tho guest Of his parents, Dr.. and Mrs.
Hugh MCGUIRE. in South Washington
street. Mrs. Ward winchell wife OF
COMMANDER Winchell. u. 8. N. stationed
at Cleveland. Ohio, was tho guest last
week Of Mrs. NJ. c. c. Peyton at the
.wagar. Mise Nellie Payne 10 spending
the week end with relatives at Calver-
ton. Va,
Evening star., 1917-12-02
Picked Up Here and There.
Continued from Fifth Pase.)

Continued from Fifth Page.)
tained from Miss Morris. a daughter Of
the nationally known Felix Morris of
that city and Oconomowoc. and started
making vests. Old kid gloves, old
chamois gloves. any old gloves that
were not really worn. were solicited by
Mrs. Petit and soon she had made and
neatly bound a dozen or more Of these
vests. each lined with khaki-colored
SILICA, ready to be forwarded to soldier
boys.
Few people at London give dinners just
now. The difficulties Of getting about are
somewhat discourag-
Breakfasts Sup- ing to hospitality
plant Dinners. One Of t the ssf arat nas rsid sst
breakfasts was given last week by Lady
Lytton. who has a charming house near
Westminster Abbey. She invited only
people who are actively engaged in war
work. says London writer in the Birm-
ingham Age-Herald, and among her
guests were three charming Red Cross
nurses home on leave, three canteen work.
ers. number Of officers on leave from
Evening star., 1917-12-02
CHARLES TOWN, w. VA.

Mrs. Richard C. Meyer. Philadelphia
visited her parents. Mrs. d. B. Lucas
and Miss Virginia Lucas have moved
here from their country home, Rion
Hall. Mrs. H. P. Cline is visiting al
Newport News. Mrs. Selma Wolf is
visiting at Petersburg. Va. Mrs. Will
liam L. Wilson is with her daughter
Mrs. Milton Rouss, for the winter. Mrs
F. D. Marberger. who visited Mrs. J. F.
Casey, Ransom, has returned to Belvue,
Evening star., 1917-12-02

rented their house and gone to the
city for the winter.
Mrs. Leonafd Hoffman has leased her
house in Chevy Chase and taken an
apartment In the city for the winter. :
MrA William 8. Corby entertained
the members OF tho Cultus Ciuo II
Mrs. Jesse c. Adkins will entertain
the members Of the Chevy Chase Chap
ter Of the Young Women's Christian
Association At her homo Tuesday att
ernoon.
Evening star., 1917-12-02

the front and a couple of members OF
parliament 1t was all very unusual. in
formal and amusing. and since Lady Lyt-
toms entertainment l have heard of sew
eral others being given.
Mrs. Saumel Newhouse, who is a very
popular American in London society. is,
am told, giving breakfast this week,
while Lady Curzon of Kedleston is another
hostess who also shows signs Of having
a similar entertainment.
Wandering through the foyer at the
opera. at Chicago, on Thursday night.
when Ielba sang
Quaint in 'Boheme." was
Fashions Revived. e,rl IN Old
time costume. who looked as though she
had Just stepped out of the frame of
some world-famous old master in mez-
zotint She recalled old-time pictures Of
Taglioni, the dancer. only Taglioni
never was half so lovely to look upon.
I am sure" says writer in the Chi
cago Herald. 1t was Mrs. David Adler.
glossy, chestnut hair and dainty, slen-
der figure At SO admirably into such
a costume as she wore.
1t was hooped-just slightly-and
the foundation of the frock was a deli
cate silvery tissue with a petticoat of
soft silken lace about the ankles and
made with bodice of plum m-colored
silk. The sleeves had little caps of lace
at the shoulders and the bodice was V
shaped and filed in with some rare old
lace. Her hair was parted demureiy IN
the middle and braided into two coils
and looped over her ears-a trying style
for any one less sculptural or beautiful
than Mrs. Adler, and about her brow
was a narrow silver ribbon studded
with crystals.
Her shoes were laced with black vel
vet and clasped about her wrists were
some old-fashioned bracelets of gold
and black enamel. There were many
handsome costumes noted at the opera
that night, but 1t was almost irresisti-
bIe-that impulse that every woman
had to follow the wearer of the quaint
frock and study it's unusual details.
And almost every woman did until Mrs
Adler finally took refuge In the box
where she and Mr.. Adler were the
guests of friends.
The Adlers are spending the winter
in Libertyville and this was their first
appearance in public for some weeks
world as Katherine Keith, is said to be
at work on another novel like The
Girr-or would you call 1t an auto
biography?
X n
With the exception Of the small and
earlies." otherwise the little dinners of
/ six or eight
Mrs. Mccormick tn at precede
Keeps Open House. is little going
on in a social way in Chicago this win
ter. Not SO in Rockford. where. ac-
cording to one Of the debutante group
there's something doing every min
ute"
| BEGINNING last Saturday evening a
series of dances was inaugurated a,
Mendelssohn Hall. which is to Rock.
| ford and the colony there what the
| Casino Is to the north side. and all the
eligible young men at the camp are
| invited and most of the younger set OF
girls in Chicago society.
Mrs. Cyrus Hall Mccormick. who fs
noted for the gracious manner in which
she dispenses hospitality in her towr
house here and at Lake Forest wher
she is in residence at Walden. hel
country home. IL helping to make ufs
Evening star., 1917-12-02
MANASSAS, VA.

Rev. and Mrs. Harwood P. Myers and
their two little sons of Onancock. Ac-
comac county. were recent guests of
Mr.. Myers parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w.
r. Myers. Mrs. w. H. Dinges of
Middletown is visiting her son-in-law
and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Loche
Bushong. Miss Naomi Bushong of
Woodstock is visiting at the homo of
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. ]. Bushong. Miss
Mary Larkin and Miss Catherine
Larkin have returned from Culpeper.
where they were the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. w. p. Rudasill. Miss Courtenay
Meade OF Tne Piains. Fauquier county
lany. The Bethlehem Good House
keepers Club was entertained recently
at the home of Mrs. Westwood Hutch
Evening star., 1917-12-02
FREDERICK, MD.

Frederick City and neighboring towns
supported we'll war benef1t dance
given in Independent Hall Thursday
night by a committee of tho Frederick
County Chapter Of the American Red
Cross Society. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles c.
Waters, Thurmont, entertained at a
dance on Wednesday night in honor
of their SON.
Evening star., 1917-12-02

turned from their bridal trip. Miss
Gladys De Witt. Piedmont. has gone to
Lynchburg. Va Rev. @. G. Martin.
Keyser, has been visiting at Monterey.
mont from Waverly, Va. to make her
home. Miss Mary McGuigan. Washing
ton. 10 tho guest of her father, John
McGuigan, Piedmont. Col. Samuel B.
Harrison. Piedmont. was in Washing
ton. Mrs. Carrie Kenny, Washington,
was visiting in Piedmont. Mr.. and
Mrs. M. J. Morgan. Washington. were
guests Of Mrs. Mary Morgan, Piedmont.
Mrs. William Ledlow, Piedmont. re-
NJ. A. Moran, Washington. Mrs. Allan
Coglan and daughter, Eleanor. Pied
mont. are visiting in Washington.
Evening star., 1917-12-02
Alexandria Society.

Representative and Mrs. Charles c.
Carlin are spending several weeks at
Evening star., 1917-12-02
HERNDoN, VA.

Miss Florence Quinn OF Culpeper is
the house guest Of Mrs. Florence.
Mrs. Harvey w. Timsman of Phila-
delphia has been a recent guest Of Mrs.
Madison Kenfeld.
The ladies of the Congregational
Church gave linen shower Friday in
honor Of Miss Cynthia Cumins. whose
marriage will take place the latter
part Of December.
The Music Study Club was enter
tanned Wednesday by Mrs. Arthur
Smell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cassell of Baltimore
were recent guests of DR.. and Mrs. Ben
Detwiler.
Mrs Ernest Sweetzer of st. Louis
and Mrs. William Blanchard of Wash
ington were recent guests of Mrs. Ed
win Simonds.
Mrs. William Aver is visiting her son
in New York.
Mrs. Francis Scott Key-Smith is
visiting in San Francisco. Cal.
ROCKVILLE, MD.
Mrs Frank B. Thomas and daughter.
Miss Ella Thomas. of Roanoke are
visiting Mrs. Thomas brother-in-law
and sister. The Rockville Inquiry Club
was entertained Monday afternoon by
Simpson read a paper on How War
ring Nations Economize," and Miss AL
verda c. Kingdom gave a report Of
recent meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Montgomery County Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs. Mrs. Roger
Shaw and little daughter. Katherine,
are spending a few days in Chester.
Pa. Mrs. Howard S. Larcombe enter
tanned a few friends at euchre and
luncheon Tuesday. Miss Letha Ed
monds. who is attending the State
Normal School at Baltimore, is spend
ing the Thanksgiving holidays at the
home of her parents. Prof. Charles G.
Myers and Misses Edith Ford, Virgie
Brewer. Fannie HorneF, Elberta Rice,
Alice Hepburn, Estelle and Lena Rick
etts and Miss Snavely of the Rockville
High School faculty. attended the an
nual meeting of the Maryland State
Teachers Association in Baltimore
during the week. The annual Thanks
giving ball Of the young people Of
Rockville and vicinity was held at the
Montgomery Country Club.
RoMNEY, w. VA.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Blakeslee. Spring.
field, have gone to Washington to
spend the winter. H. E. Schell. Peters,
burg, has returned from Washington.
Edwin 8. johnson, Petersburg. Va, is
visiting his parents at Franklin. Mr..
and Mrs. Paul c. Williams have re-