Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY

Special Correspondence of The Star.
HYATTSVILLE. Nd. July 14-Alleg-
ing cruelty and dcsertion. Mrs. Therese
Duerr of Prince Georges county has
filed suit in the circuit court for the
county for absolute divorce from Cor
bin Duerr. The bill sets forth that the
couple were married July s. 1910. IN
Baltimore. and that they lived together
| until March 10. 1913, when the de-
PENDANT abandoned the complainant
The bill states that the defendant Is
nonresident of the state.
Women Of Prince Georges county are
exceedingly active in work looking to
the conservation Of food. Meetings at
which methds are explained by which
the best results along these lines can
be obtained are being held throughout
tho county. A canning club was re-
Gently organized In Upper Marlboro
with Mrs. b e. McManus. president.
| and Mrs. Charles j. Hin secretary, and
there are numerous other similar or
CARNATIONS in the county.
Cards asking women of the county to
pledge their aid in the national cam
paign for food conservation are being
distributed by the county commission
representative Of the state council of
defense. Cards may also be obtained
from Mrs Guy S. Meloy, Lanham.
Gov. Harrington has named the fol-
lowing members of the woman's d.
vision of the state council of defense
for this county: Mrs. IF. ]. Patterson.
chairman. College Park; Mrs. T. r.
Wade. recording secretary, Laurel;
Mrs. Frederick Sasscer, treasurer,
Upper Marlboro: Miss Virginia Spence,
corresponding secretary, College Park;
Mrs. William +. Holmead Landover
and Miss Margaret Beall, Beltsville
A dance given for tho benefit of the
Ladies' Aid Association of Trinity Church,
Upper Marlboro, in Masonic Hall there,
| last night, was largely attended. The COM
nittee in charge consisted Of Robert l..
Wells. chairman; Howard Suit, John Rus
aeii. Jack Coalc, r Ernest Smith. William
S, Hin and Ghiselin Sasscer.
Funeral services for William T.. Curren,
ffty-tive years old who was found dead
early Tuesday morning the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad tracks near the Block
street crossing here, were held yesterday
afternoon at o'clock at the residence
lnternent was in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
The annual Rural Minister'S Country
Life Conference and the school Of the
Maryland State College Of Agriculture is
TO be held this year from July 80 to Au-
gust 10, according to recent announce
| ment Tho school is to be held July 80
to August Z. and the other three days are
to be given over to the conference.
A competitive examination to fill one
hoard and tuition scholarship and one
tuition scholarship at Washington Col
!egc. ChesteItown. ts announced for July
10 in tic office of the county board Of
education, Upper Marlboro. Applicants
for Il Biuo Ridge College. New Winsdor,
Md. scholarship. carrying tuition. board
and room discount, are TO be examined
| at the same time. The examinations are
scheduled to begin at go am. The
county board also announces that it will
be pleased to award q number OF scholar
ships In the Maryland State Normal
School and two tuition scholarships in
tho School OF Art and Design to high
school graduates No examination is
reressary for the last two scholarships
The annual Springfield tournament
and carnival for the benefit of the
town hall is to be held July IS, from
10 am. to 10 pm. on the town hall
site there. The orators of the day will
be Oliver MeteZerott and Joseph Add
son; the speakers in the evening. Rep
resentative sydney r. Mudd and State
Senator William F. Holmead. The
tournament is to begin at IL o'clock
and tho Judges will be c. c. Magruder,
Thomas p. Littlepage. Herman e. Bur
CESS. Daniel X. Lloyd, Frank NJ. Stephen,
George w. Hardy. william p. Magru-
der, G. b. Tirlanus, Herndon Peach.
James y. Thompson. Bernard Naenner.
Richard ]. Swami. 0. D. Howell, A. P.
Brown. II. f. Harmon. J. Chew Sheriff
and William Luers. There are to be
classes in competition. professional
and amateur, and cash prizes will 20