Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-06-14
The annual election Of the Social Service

The annual election Of the Social Service
League of Montgomery county resulted
President. DR.. J. W. Bird, Sandy Spring
hrst Vlce-president, Rev. Jas. Kirkpatrick
bethesda; second vice president, DR.. VIM
L. Lewis, Kensineton treasurer, Mrs. Mar
garet c. Bancroft, Sandy Spring secre-
tary' Mrs. Helen 'Grssaway. Rockville.
At the election of officers of the Woman's
eiuo OF kensineton the following were
CHOSEN; President, Mrs. J. Frank Wilson
nrst Vice-president, Mrs. j. Philip Herr
mann; second vice-president, Miss Anna
7. Keinhardt; recording secretary, Mrs. L.
M Cleveland; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
John 1. williams; treasurer, Mrs. VIM. T.
Lewis; parliamentarian, Mrs. Frank l..
Chapman; historian, Mrs. j. Dawson Will
liams; auditor, Mrs. Charles E. Houshton :;
librarian. Mrs. Herbert A. Filler.
The Newcomb Club closed its years work
with meeting Friday afternoon, June 7,
at the home of Miss Lavinia Wagner, Lake
View Farm. Mrs. VIM. E. Emory, presi-
dent. presided. The club historian being
away from home there was no history of
the years work read, as is usual, but it
had a very satisfactory year. Officers
were elected for the ensuing two years.
Mrs. Alfred Wilson was hostess for the
club party Friday evening, at which time
the members entertain their husbands and
friends.
The second trial Of the suit of Valentine
Sides, Of Frostbure, Nd, against the Hagers-
town and Frederick Railway Company be-
gan in the Circuit Court here yesterday
morning, Judges Peter and Worthington
having granted the motion for new trial.
Both of Sides hands were practically
burned off when a hammer with which he
was at work on house in Frostburg came
in contact with alleged effectively insu-
lated wire Of the railway company which
was strung close to the building on which
Sides was working.
One hundred and sixteen negro regis
trants will be sent from this county to
Camp Meade, Nd, on the 18th instant. The
local board here is of the opinion that it
can fill the call of the Government without
taking farm hands by putting in chauf-
fers, walters and the like. From Mary
land $500 negroes have been called, and
they will enter Camp Meade. From the
country, mostly from the Southern States,
10000 have been called and will entrain
for the several camps between the 10Th
and 25th of June.
Mrs. J. Frank Wilson, chairman of the
Women's Section. Montgomery County
Council Of Defense, has called the regular
monthly meeting of all chairmen and MEM
bers Of their committees for Tuesday, June
18th. at $50 A. M, in Rockville, at the
Montgomery Country Club. A speaker on
Children's Year will be present and other
speakers will talk on timely subjects. A
special invitation is extended to women
belonging to different organizations in the
county to be present, and to those inter-
ested in Child Welfare and the effort to
Save 100000 Babies" in the coming
year.
Twenty-seven men each were fined $25
and costs by Magistrate A. F. Fairall, at
Sandy Spring. on Wednesday last for fail
ing to register as required by the Compul-
sorry Work law of Maryland The cases
were reported to the States Attorney, who
had Mr.. 7. F. Brennan, of the Compulsory
Work Bureau. and Sheriff Aud make an
investigation. whereupon warrants were
issued for the arrest Of these men. Deputy
Sheriff Marine Darby and Mr.. Brennan
went to Sandy Spring and hailed them be-
fore Justice Fairall. Mr.. Brennan gave
these violators of the law a good talk, re-
minding them of the need Of every minute
Of available labor with which to win the
war and the punishment that the law has
for those who will not do their bit when
they are able to do it and for those who
persist in triffiine with their employment.
All of them were registered.