Evening star., 1919-03-02
PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY

j EVANSVILLE. Md. March The
j term of W. S. Chichester. road direc-
tor, sixth road district, expired today
Benjamin Ogle of Nottingham district
succeeds Mr.. Chichester. In the sec
ond road district Bernard S. Walker
of Kent district succeeds Frank p.
| Hurd.
| AT a recent meeting of the joint as
| sociation of the citizen organizations
/ of Branchville, Berwyn Heights and
Berwyn organization of a fire pro-
| tectiYe association was urged. The
membership fee was placed at 81.
The student grange of Maryland
| State College has elected these Off
GERS: Worthy master, J. H. Langrail;
! overseer, +. Hotter; lecturer J. r.
! Draw baugh; steward, NJ. P. Walker;
lain, c. Hotter: treasurer. f. 3. Ady; /;
| secretary. II. NJ. Carroll, and gate
| keeper, III. L. Umbarger. The grange
| meets again Monday.
Announcement is made of the mar
| riage the evening of February % of
Miss Virginia Stubblefeld and Corp.
| Oliver {. Prosser. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Daniel n. Prosser. of the Branchville
neighborhood: The ceremony took
place at the home of the brides par
| ents at Berwyn Heights, Rev. Frank
] lin f. Neel. pastor of Beitsyille Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, officiating.
Corp. and Mrs. Prosser will reside
temporarily with the formers parents
| in Berwyn Heights.
I 4 portable school has been provided
at Branchville to take care of the
overflow. Mrs. A. p. Gahan has been
| placed in charge. She has about thirty
| pupils.
Representative Jeanette Rankin of
Montana was the principal speaker at
the recent meeting of the County
Federation of Women's Clubs at Tux
edo.
Prince Georges county boys attend
ing Maryland State College have
| formed club with these officers:
President, w. r. Hardesty; vice pres
| ident, L. w. Hand; Secretary B. l..
Burnside; treasurer, r. L.. Sellman,
and sergeant-at-arms, Charles f.
! Darne1i.
To aid taxpayers prepare their in
come tax returns experts will be in
Upper Marlboro March ~ to 10;
Hyattsviile, March to T. Returns
| must be completed by March IS
In response TO cablegram to the
Red Cross telling of the need of cloth
ing in Europe. knitters in this coun-
ty are again at work. Wool and di-
rections are being issued by the coun-
~ chapter free of charge, through
the various auxiliaries.
Persons whose water rentals were
due September 80 last will have their
SuDDiY tuFnSu OH Unless the DlllS are
paid on or before March L.
/ Andrew w. Crane died at his home
in RIadensburg a few days ago after
an Illness of several months Burial
was IN Evergreen cemetery, Bladens-
burg. He leaves a wife and several
children.
To urge the fixing of a maximum
salary for county school teachers at
$50 a month, d delegation from the
parent-teachers' association of the
local schools will appear before the
county commissioners in Upper Mari-
boro On Tuesday. The, maximum
teachers salary provided in the school
budget now in the hands of the COM
missioners is $72.50 month The
delegation will point out that Hyatts-
Vile graded school teachers now are
receiving $50 a month as a result of
contributions by members of the
school parent-teachers' association
Students of Maryland State College
have organized rifle club, under the
direction of Lieut., J. r. Drawbaugh.
Plans are being made to Join the
National Rifle Association and prac-
tice Is to begin the coming week.
It is planned to organize a club In
| each class and from these to select a
college team. Interclass contests
are soon to be arranged.