The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-01-16
EREVITIES

Funeral services for Mrs. Amelia
E. Lyon, sc years old, wife of D. ".
Lyon, of Riverdale, who died Thursday
were held Sunday at Pinkney Memoria
Episcopal Church, Hyattsville. The
Rev. Charles E. McAllster, rector,
officiated.
The Farmers and Mechanics Bank
of Seat Pleasant, has opened branch
bank here in the room formerly used
by MIR. R. L. Wells as DINING room.
A large safe and necessary furniture
has been installed. Mr.. M. C. McNab
is president of this branch bank.
The funeral of William 7. G. Neal,
son of the late John T. and Mary S. l..
Neal, of this town was held Sunday at
Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church
here. Tee funeral was held in charge
of St Johns Lodge, No II, Masons, of
nv ashington. Mr.. Neal died in San
francisco on December 81.
The Woman's Auxiliary of St.
johns Parish will hold Brzaar for the
benefit of the starving Armenians at
the Rectory, Christ Church, Accokeek,
Md, on Thursday Feb 9Th, beginning
at Up. m. Aprons, towels handkerchiefs
and other fancy articles box sale coffee
and sandwiches Any contribution will
most greatly appreciated.
If interested in lighting your home
or place of business, see Mr.. E. G.
Bailey, of this town, who represents
the National Electric Supply Company.
in the sale of the Matthews Full Auto
matte Electric Plant. 1t is ideal and
the most modern of all electric plants.
"A leap year dance will be given in
Masonic Hall, Upper Marlboro, Md, on
Saturday, January Oath, 1920. The
committee wishes the young ladies to
step forward and ask the men for their
dances. Public invited. Darroch's
orchestra.
The Committee on proposed road
legislation appointed at a meeting on
January 9th viz. Aquilla T. Robinson,
Chairman, DR.. John E. Sansbury, Sec
retary,- George Guide, August Friday,
W. S. Chichester, George w. Rawlings
T. F. Menk, T Van Clagett and M
Hampton Magruder, met on the 18th
inst. Progress was made and another
meeting will be held on the 9th. inst,
and which time it is hoped that the
proposed new law will be in shape for
presentation to County Committee of
10.
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On Tuesday at a meeting of those
interested in the local branch of the
Eastern Shore Trust Company which
is to build on the corner of the Sedg-
wick lot, a building committee was
chosen to proceed with the erection of
a suitable building. Mr.. Wolford presi-
dent of the company was present and
the local persons attending were Messrs.
S. IG. Townshend, Jos. c. Mattingly,
George N Palmer, DR.. w. H. Gibbons,
Ohio S. Humphrey, sW. Beall Bowie
S. G. Coale, l.. G. Sasscer and S. A
Wyvili. 1t was agreed to begin the
of a modern banking build
ing at once, and to open business on
July 1st next.
Judge Heuisler, in the Baltimore
court, has sus tanned the valid
ity of the act requiring children of in
digent parents to support them when
able to do so. This act was passed b.
the Legislature to remedy the defect in
the common law, which imposed no le-
gal duty upon child:en to provide for
the support of their aged and infirm
parents, and was intended to relieve
the public of the burden. The parent
has always been required by law to
his children, but the obligation
was not reciprocal. Not only is the
act just and reasonable measure but
one that should be applied wherever MP
plicants for pen sion have children who
can support them. Our county pension
list is a long one, but we believe 1t
could be considerably shortened by a
fair and just application of this law.