The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-08-08
EVANSVILLE NEWS
Parents Teachers Society Seek
$500 to Increase Pay of
Instructors.

EVANSVILLE, Nd, Aug. S.-The
Reconsideration Education Associa-
tion of Hyattsville has issued an APP
peal for funds for its auxiliary sal lry
fund. The association, to aid Super
intendent of Education Eugene S. Bur
roughs to obtain competent teachers,
has authorized him to guarantee a
minimum salary of $500 a year, to
graduates of a normal school or of an
institution of equivalent rank, who
have had one years experience and
whose credentials have been approved
by officials of the association. More
than $500 has been subscribed to the
fund but at least $500 more must be
obtained.
The county board of education has
fixed the following schedule for teach
ers' salaries for the coming year:
Holders of first grade certificates
/ first and second years. $50; third and
fourth years, $500; nth and sixth
grades, 1926; seventh grade, $3.50;
eighth grade, 1915 and ninth grade
and over $780, Holders of second and
third grade certihcates-frst and Sec
ond years. $40; third and fourth
years. $50; fifth and sixth years,
| $500; seventh year, 1925; eighth year,
| S649 and ninth grade and over, 800.
An interesting program has been
arranged for a meeting of the men,
| bers of the second district of the
Prince Georges County Sunday School
Association tonight in the parish hall
! of Pinkney Memorial Church.
Citizens of Hyattsville are to meet
| tonight in the Masonic Hall to con-
slider the purchase of a carload Of
surplus army food.
Lloyd Ginder, son of Mr.. and Mrs
]. NJ. Ginder has returned from overt
seas service.
Caleb c. Magruer. of Glendale,
clerk of the Maryland Court of APP
peaIs, has filed his certificate Of can
dIdacy for denomination on the Dem
ocratic ticket.
The State tax commissioner. in his
! report OF the tax rates OF the coUn-
ties for 1918 and 1919, shows the rate
| for Prince George County is lower
than last year. The rate for this
county is S1.0s. a decrease Of Q cents.
The second district Of the Prince
Georges County Sunday School Asso-
clifton will meet tonight in the parish
hall OF Piukney Memorial Church.
vice. L. B. Gordon, leader: devotional
| service, the Rev. S. V. Hildebrand,
pastor Of the First Methodist Episco-
pal Church, South; address, the
Rev. Charles E. McAllister. rector OF
st. Matthew's Parish; address, F. L.
Middleton, of Berwyn; solo, R. w.
Conkling; moving pictures and bene-
diction. the Rev. J. H. Strong.
| A big farmers basket picnic at
Beltsville is planned for August Il, on
the Government farm, 1t will be under
the direction of the agricultural COM
mittee OF the county Council of De-
Tense with the cooperation OF the ex-
tension service of Maryland State Col
Iege OF Agriculture.
An inspection Of the farm will be-
| gin at a. m. and continue until
| D. mi. After luncheon addresses will
he delivered by oliver Wilson, master
OF the National Grange, DR.. George
| M. RommeI, chief Animal Husbandry
Division United States Department
of Agriculture. and Thomas Parran, Of
Calvert county. The county Pomona
Orange will aid to make the picnic q
success. The agricultural committee
Of the council Of defense is composed
of DR.. Harry J. Patterson, director
! of the Maryland experiment station,
College Park; Robert J. Nelson.
Joseph Mattingly, Alexander GUIDE, pf
Chillum district; Joseph H. Blandford,
Of Brandywine district; W. S. B. Chi
chester, OF Aquasco district; George
w. Hardy, John Snowden, and County
| Agricultural Agent G. H. Taylor.
| swift & CSmpany's sales Of Beef In
| Wilmington, D. C., for the week ending
| Saturday Aug. 2, 1919. averaged a. fol-
lows: DomestIc Beef. I5:44 eentG-Adyt;