The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-20
EVANSVILLE NEWS
Graduates of Schools Get Ger
tifiCateS-High School Exer-
ciSeS to Be Held Tonight.

EVANSVILLE, Md, June 2o.-B=-
fore a large gathering of parents and
others closing exercise Of the Hyatts-
vile elementary school were held last
| night in the Masonic Hall. After
| prayer by Rev. A. K. Stockebrand of
| the First Baptist Church, Miss Fartna
| Lucille Erwin, welcomed the assem-
| blage on behalf of the graduating
class. George Buckley FUrman re-
cited The Americans Creed" A VIC
| lin solo by Miss Lillian Margaret
| Christensen was followed by a paper
on Songs" by Miss Helen Beale
| Clagett. Dr. William J. Holloway. head
Of the department Of rural education
! in Maryland. made an address. The
graduating class and sixth grade gave
the class song, The Anvil Chorus
DR.. w. Carson Ryan. Of the United
States Bureau of Education, delivered
certificates to the following: Helen
Beale Clagett, Charles Rex Kessler,
Jack KerfoOt Bowie, Gertrude Ches-
nut Martha Lucille Erwin, James
Thornton Ford, Arthur Lee Fritts.
Mary Carolyn Fainter, George Buck
ley Furman, Francis Joseph Furman,
Dorothy Lee Hutchinson. RebecCa
Wells Lewis. Bernice Virginia MOler
Lester William Gutenberg, Walter
kier, Elizabeth ROsaIie Purdum, Smith
Hastings Purdum, Evelyn Lindsay
Smith. Eleanor Lee Spehen, Rubin
Silverman, Mary Elizabeth TAFT, Frank
Carson Warman. Catherine Armiger
Crawley, Christine Marguerite ElwelI,
Florence Virginia SChaener, Lillian
Margaret Christensen, John South
wick Hollingsworth. Following pres
p.
Clagett, a member Of the legislature
from this county, spoke. Musical Sc
lcctiOns by Misses Campbell, Chris
Jensen, Speiden, LatimcT. and Fred
WOrley, followed.
movement has been started look
ing to the installation of a new f-e
alarm system here.
County tobacco growers are meeting
today in Upper Marlboro at the call
Of County Agricultural Agent c. II.
Taylor, for the purpose Of organizing.
Committee Chairmen for the carni-
val TO be staged here during August
under auspices Of OriOlc Lodge, odd
Fellows, are: Dance. Ardley &. Hart;
finance, George r. Maxwell; lighting,
j. G. Hawkins; candy wheel, Mr..
Hutchinson, Robert \. Boshcr, George
Farnham; ice Cream-muSIc, Robert
y boShcr; advertising, fLoDcIL A
Bosher: doll and pilIOwtops stand, |
r. G. Meredith; aluminium wear wheel, |
w. K. Rroadbent: soft drinks, Ernest
Gasch and Mr.. SteadhoUscr; basebalIs |
stand. J. c. Hawkins; barrel stand, |
4. L. Crawford: sandwiches, William |
Gray; voting contest William H. |
hngIin.
Candidates for political office from |
this county are not only being |
quizzed as 10 their stand on the race |
track and other questions, but in adj |
dition are being asked 10 state their |
position on the woman suffrage ques-
ton.
Graduation exercises Of Hyattsville |
High School are to he held tonight in
the Masonic Hall. Charles w. Clagett |
will present diplomas 10 the follow
ing: Hazel Earnest, Lillian Earnest.
Constance Brandt, Charles White,
Thelma Smell. Allan Gormley, and
Robert Porter.
Closing exercises Of SUrrattsviIle
High School were held this morning at
10 o'clock. The graduates were John
HradbU~- C,c. Ec~iIv Cl"irr Lyons.
'harles LEROY Baum. Dorothy Allpnc |
Long, Robert SpIigg BiandfOrd,
George Vernon Fhompsoo. jE