The Washington times., 1922-08-10
ROBERTS To Be
NOMINEEFROM
PRINCE. GEORGE
Democrats Reach Decision at
Conference to Put Him
Up for Congress.

HYATTSVILLE, Nd. Aug. TO-
Decision TO support Clarence M.
Roberts, Of Kent district, Prince
Georges county. for the Democratic
nomination for Congress in the fifth
district was reached, It is under
stood. at a conference Of county
leaders OF the party yesterday in
Upper Marlboro.
Roberts has twice served as a
member OF the house OF delegates
Of the legislature and during the last
session was mentioned for speaker.
He has also served az states attor-
ney for this county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert f.. Johnstone,
Of Chicago, are visiting Mr.. John
stones parents. DR.. and Mrs. Robert
b. Johnstone.
Adjudged the prettiest baby at the
carnival. at Cedarcroft, Prince
Georges county, Lille Lee Rushe,
three years old, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Noble r. Rushe and grand.
daughter of Mayor and Mrs. j..
Frank Rushe has been awarded q
gold medal.
Miss Elizabeth Baden, Bowie
school; Miss Caroline Stewart, Sea
brook: Miss Ethel Hand, Bladens-
burg; Miss Susie c. Beall, Beltsville,
and Miss Nora 1. Baldwin. Colling.
ton school, are announced as the
winners OF the Prince Georges
county public teachers popularity
contest conducted by the Hyattsville
Independent, weekly newspaper,
edited and owned by Edward A. Full.
Ter and his son, Edward A. Fuller.
jr. These young women, accom-.
panied by Miss Marjorie Zug. special
correspondent OF the paper, will
leave washington Friday afternoon
for Baltimore, where they will take
q steamer to Boston for trip OF one
week. ....H
Grange Hall, Chillum. Prince
Georges county, IL the scene today
OF q gathering of grangers from
various sections of the county. the
occasion being the quarterly meet
ing Of the county Pomona Grange.
Addresses will be made by Mrs. H.
p. Sawyer. chairman Of the County
League Of Women Voters and
others.
Miss Elya Wright, OF Richmond,
Va, is the guest Of her uncle. c.. A.
Wright, Mt. Rainier. Mr.. and Mrs.
spending a vacation OF two weeks In
the Green Spring Valley, Baltimore
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy 8. Smith, Mt.
Rainier, are visiting in Philadelphia.
Of similar busses heretofore nired for
| the purpose.
The. board has granted Miss .Ag'
mes Lane, q member OF the faculty
of the Rockville High School, a
months leave Of absence. Miss
expects to remain until about the
LIST Of October.
For violations OF the motor We,
hicIe laws, fines have been imposed
by Judge Samuel Riggs in the
| Police Court here as follows: q. ID
| Inscoe, s35; Harry Grossman, Ed
ward Jackson and Walter Halli
burg, $40 each; ]. r. Harrison, S.
The county commissioners have
received numerously signed pc
tition urging them to recommend to
the State Roads Commission the
! piking of the road from Darnestown
| to Seneca, n distance Of about three
miles. The Commissioners have also
been urged TO request the roads com
mission to pike the road from Dav
sonville to Seneca.
Announcement has been made oi
the engagement Of Miss Ruth Molla
han, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. =. w
Mollahan, Of washington, to Paul
Kenneth Lyddsne, Of Rockville. The
bridegroom-elect IL a son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles J. Lyddane.
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