Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-15
Happenings in Nearby
Virginia and Maryland
EVANSVILLE.

HYATTSNILLE. Md. Jaly IA a
special meeting Of the mayor and
town council last night the follow ~
resolution was adopted: Resolved.
That the mayer and common core.
in "ongrdtulatlnE the pcop,e 90 Ii
attsvilie upon the grand celehratior
Of the home coming welcome 10 tit'
boys in the ser.icc on July u. ttnd'-
a vote of thanks 10 ir",n L." the.
hearty cooperation IN rl.lu& a..
event a complete success.
BE IL further resolved. That q 70
Of thanks he extended tho various
committees for he a5ir and zeaIous
manner in which they pcrforin.''
their services.
And he ii further resolved. That
vote of thanks ba extended to all
organizations and citizens who p-'-
ticina;ed in tho parade, aiding =
making il a great success.
HyattsEille. which perhaps has
given more boys - tho scrH ice than
any other town OF its size ~ ~.
United States. is Justly loud of to
boys, and of ;Es fact t..t one -
them. can't Luc:en HHii NL2oo~"n.
las been cited for irANatt %. rc: .ut.
and for The further G.si::.ct OF -
having tire" hoys-cIfft. iawrcrc"
Ar.au. Capt. Edward P Hal,nran and
r, o =
TIE erst $4,000 TROOPS to land IA
Frame.
Lieut.: F. : Holmes Of College PAX
has returned from overseas after
many months of service in the artl'-
lery branch of the Army. Lieut..
was connected with the Maryland
agricultural experiment station, Col
,ege Park.
Indications are that the ratnar seri
Gus shortage OF water existing IN
Hyattsvil1e for the last several days
Will ". Rush states that the short
age has been due to the brea king
down of a pump at the local plant.
The outlook for a carrier system or
mail in Hyattsville soon is brieh;.
according to Mayor Matthew F. Hal
Ioran. who has issued letters to prop
erty owners in the town inquiriuy
as to whether they are in favor of
and are willing TO contribute to the
work of having the streets of the
town indicated by signs and the
houses numbered.
A bronze slab is to he placed in
st. Jerome's Catholic Church here
bearing the names of the boys OF
the church who served the colors in
the world war.
Mayor Matthew +. Halloran and
r. b. White, superintendent, Ralti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company.
are at work on plans looking to the
improvement of the stretch between
the electric and steam railroad tracks
here between the Maryland avenue
crossing and Anderson street. 10 is
understood that the plot will be
planted in flowers and shrubbery.
At special meeting of the Hyatts-
vile fire department last night in
headquarters. in the municipal build
ing. final reports of the Fourth of
July celebration in ZantzingeSs Park
were submitted. The affair. in face
of a number of handicaps. was sue
cessful. William II. Black was chair
man of the committee in charge. 1t
is regarded as probable that the fire.
men will stage another outing Labor
day.
Hospital Sergt. Paul s. Jack has
arrived from many months or over
seas service. Sergt Jack. who is
nephew of David Lynn. assistant SUI
perintendent Of the United States
Capitol and grounds, qualified for the
interallied Olympic games recently
staged in Paris. but. owing to press
of military duties. was unable to he
relieved to participate