The Washington times., 1922-10-23
name SUNDAY
SCHOOL HEADS
|NHYATTSV|LLE
Bsrwyn Heights to Have New
$4,000 School Work to
Start at Once.

IiVhAct II. OtdniUftu, Ok MI. ltdlulST, ,
has been elected president or the
Prince Georges County Sunday
School Association for one year.
Reno, Capitol Heights, vice president
recording secretary: C.. F. Glass. Hy.
and #. l.. Middleton, county chair.
man Lords Day Alliance and State
committeeman. #t
Superintendents OF the various di.
visions of the association have been
named, as follows: Children's, Mrs.
M. E. Morley, Hyattsville; young
fpeople's. w. II. Scott, Laurel; adult.
III. l.. Stanforth. Mt. Rainier; relig.
ious education. Frank NJ. Stephen,
Riverdale: publicity. w. E.. Coils.
Tuxedo: missions, Mrs. James Sc.
we're, Hyattsville; temperance, NJ. II.
b. Hoffman. Hyattsville.. .
Robert Foster, colored, of Brent
wood. has been acquitted by a jury
in the circuit court at Upper Mari
| boro of the murder of Ernest Arm.
strong. also colored. at Brentwood
last July. NJ. Hampton Magruder
and Frank M. Hall represented Fos.
ter and J. Wilson Ryon. States at.
torney, appeared for the State.
Announcement has been made of
the marriage in Washington, few
days. ago Of Miss Ellen +. Turner,
daughter of the late John p. and El-
len Turner. of Evansville district, this
county. and Milton l.. G. Smith, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Z. Smith, of
this place. The ceremony was per.
formed by the Rev. NJ. j.. Riordan in
the Church Of the Immaculate Con-
ception. Upon their return from q
wedding trip in the North, Mr.. and
sMrs. Smith will reside In Washing.
ton.
An elaborate vaudeville show is to
he presented in the armory here the
evening Of November 6 for the bene
fit fund being raised to complete the
memorial cross at Bladenshurg in
honor of Prince Georges citizens
who died in the world war. Mrs.
Matthew r. Hallofan and Mrs. John
Fainter head the committee In
charge.
Berwyn Heights is to have . new
school. the contract having just been
awarded. Work on the building,
which will contain two stories and
will be Of frame. with cellar. porch
and outbuildings. is 10 start at once.
II will cost about $1,000. The local
home and school association. Mrs. M.
L. Turner. president. was largely in.
strumental in securing the school.
The association donated the site.
Miss Adene Williams. Of Berwyn
Heights. is home from a trip of near.
iy four months. during which she Wis.
tied Rfrmin CHAM, Ala: Grand Rap.
ids. Mich: the Mesaba mining range
and many other points OF interest.
William A. Edelblut has been elect
ed president of the Riverdale Citi.
zens' Improvement Association for
one year. Other Officers chosen are
Jessie l.. Lane. vice president: Rose
L. Lutz, secretary. and c. A. Magoon.
treasurer. Committees will be named
at the next meeting, November ".
Announcement has been made OF
the marriage of Miss Josephine o.
Purdy. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Vincent Purdy,J Of MiiNhu.
kee, Wis. and Norman +. Mcmillan,
son of DR.. s. M. and Mrs. Violet A.
Mcmillan. Of Riverdale. The mar.
riage was celebrated in Milwaukee,.
October 8. -
During the absence OF the family,
fire DESTROYED the home of Mtllard
shafter, at Bowie. The blaze origi.
mated In the roof. and, lacking fire.
fighting apparatus, citizens were un'
able to check II. Most of the furni.
ture on the first floor was saved, but
everything on the second floor was
lost. The loss partially covered by
ipatirau uce