The Washington herald., 1920-09-30
Prince Georges County

Mary Agnes Beadle has just cele-
brated her eiehty-sixth birthday by
registering. Mrs. BeadIe. who is
the wife of Henry NJ. Beadle, re-
tired employe of the Government
Printing once, and mother-in-law
of former Mayor Matthew F. Hal
loran, announces she is against the
league of nations. She is believed
to be the oldest woman in Hyatts-
willie to register. The first woman
to register yesterday was Mrs.
Gertrude Z. Owens, wife of the late
Joseph r. Owens, one of the first
mayors of HyattsviIIe. She regis
tered as Democrat.
students Pick Leaders.
Hyattsville. Md. Sept. 29.-Stu-
dent activities at Hyattsville High
School are definitely under way.
The athletic association has or
ganized with Francis Little. presi-
dent: Miss Nellie Buckley. vice pres
ident, and Harold Crawford, secre-
tary-treasurer. Cooperating with
teachers and students council COM
posed of Frank Day. Miss Elizabeth
Z. Hook and Prof. n. J. Morris,
representing the teachers, and Jesse
Hildebrand. Samuel Crosthwait and
Miss Dorothy Norton representing
the students. The senior class has
organized with these officers:
President. Francis Little; vice pres
ident. Miss Ruth Cady: secretary.
Miss Helen Gingen. and treasurer.
Charles Castella. Boys of the school
are organizing a soccer ball team,
while the girls plan to form a bas
ket-ball team.
Robertson Rites Today.
Hyattsville. Ma. Sept 2s.-Funer-
al services for Harry J. Robertson.
4s years old. a binder in the Govern
ment Printing Office. Washington.
who died Monday morning from the
effects of stroke of paralysis suf-
fered several weeks ago. will be held
tomorrow afternoon at . o'clock
from Pinckney Memorial Church.
Hyattsville. the Rev. Charles E. Nc
Allister officiating. Pallbearers will
be members of Acacia Lodge, No. Is.
Masons. Of Washington, of which
lodge Mr. Robertson was a past mas
ter. Interment will be in Glenwood
Cemetery.
Mount Rainier Citizens Elect.
Mount Rainier. Md. Sept. %
With a charter membership of 10
| the Mount Rainier Citizens AssoCia-
ton has been organized. The fol-
lowing officers have been elected :
President, Charles J. Peckham; vice
president, the Rev. L. l. Bowers.
pastor. Mount Rainier Christian
Church; secretary, Elton H. Brown;
treasurer, William Jones. An eXeCu-
tive committee has been named con-
, sisting of the officers and Shelby
Smith, Homer L. Stanforth and Guy
Farson. The associations first i'm
portant action is to protest against
the new schedule of rates of the
Hyattsville Gas and Electric Com
pany, which is effective October /.
A protest also is to be lodged
against the alleged unsatisfactory
service rendered by the company, II
/ is stated.
Wed in wnshington.
/ Hyattsville, Md. Sept. 29.-Miss
Lola Windsor, of Langdon, d. c. and
John S. Ballard, of Hyattsville. were
married last night in Washington by
the Rev. ]. f, Briggs, pastor of the
/ Fifth Baptist Church.
Urges MIX Regulation.
Hyattsville. Nd. Sept. 90. - De-
/ claring that action was urgent. DR..
H. T. Willis. appearing before the
mayor and city council at its Sep
! tember meeting. urged the adoption
! of a city ordinance which would
/ provide for the licensing of milk
dealers, inspection OF dairies at reg
ular Intervals. and tuberculosis
tests. DR.. Willis urged that pro-
vision be made to prevent the ,tak
! ing away from houses in which
| there were contagious diseases OF
milk bottles and other containers
He suggested that at such houses
a receptacle could be furnished into
which the dealer could empty the
milk
DIR. Willis urged that. instead of
fning dealer found guilty of
serving poor milk or in other ways
breaking the law. the license of the
! dealer be revoked.
DR.. Willis action in appearing
! before the council was prompted by
the fact there have been a number
of typhoid cases in Hyattsville re-
Gently, some OF which at least. Il
is believed, are attributable to poor
milk. A representative Of the state
Board of Health Is investigating
the situation
| Councilman Owens moved that
| Town Attorney Sheehy frame an
ordinance with the health commit
! tee of the council cooperating for
| presentation at special meeting
of the council Friday night. Road
| matters also will be discussed at
| this meeting.