The Washington times., 1922-09-12
To
HAVE ITS OWN
FIRE COMPANY
Proposed installation Expected
To Cut Insurance Rate
In Half.

Riverdale began the collection of
the town. Mayor ]. Burrows Waters
has sent letters to property owners
pointing out that a so per cent
reduction in insurance rates would
be their portion II the town ac-
quired needed apparatus. He sug-
gests that IL each propery owner
contribute now. the amount he
would save in insurance in one
year after the apparatus had been
bought he would be making a
most economical move.
A cross-town road, from the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. boulevard at
! the western extremity at the town
| to the bridges in East Riverdale is
under construction in Riverdale
The thoroughfare is expected to be
completed by October l.
A site for a community hall in
Madison avenue, near the railway
station in Riverdale. has been bought
with funds realized through enter
tainments given by the Riverdale
Community Players and Orchestra
Later 1t is likely that a stock com.
pany made up of residents will be
organized to finance the building Of
the hall.
Notice has been given by a num-
ber of taxpayers of the Berwyn vi
cinity that they soon will appear be-
fore the county commissioners petit
| tioning them to open a county road
commencing at the Branchville road
/ ND NtKNfr IInI IA
with the City and Suburban railway
to Richmond avenue. Hollywood.
The petitioners are J. II. Shepherd,
George Lavalle, John j. Fink.
Thomas H: Dooley, r. E. Baker and
w. F. Mulligan.
j. Gould Hunt, Berwyn Heights,
has as his guest his brother, Law
renee Hunt, of Kansas City, Kan.
1t is the first time the brothers have
seen each other in thirty years.
Miss Adene Williams. Berwyn
Heights, has left Birmingham, Ala.
after a visit, and is now in Grand
Rapids, MINI.
Miss Hazel Brelsford has retarn-
ed from a vacation in Atlantic City.
A total of s1S2.75 was cleared at
the recent county fair conducted by
the Home and School Association
for the benefit Of the local school.
Mrs. John Hall and daughter, Mil
dred, have gone to New Jersey TO
spend some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. s. Yoder have had
as recent guests their cousins Miss
Ester Coffman, Mrs. William Buck,
Warren Hainey and Warren lcen-
berg, all of Huntington, Pa.
|
II negotiations now in progress
carry. Landover. champion Of the
Prince Georges County League. and
Boyds, winner in the Montgomery
County League. will meet in series
of games. J. F. Fitzhugh, La1dover
manager, has written the, Boyds
management suggesting three.
game series one game to be played
on Boyds diamond and one on Land.
overs, and in the event Of tie the
rubber to be staged on a neutral dia-
nlond.
| Nick Altrock. comedian coach Of
the Washington American League
team, will umpire baseball games be-
tween Fort Foote and Waldorf and
Standard Oil and Surrattsville, to be
staged in connection with the an
nual festival of St. Johns Catholic
Church, at Surrattsville, Saturday.
! The first game is to start at 2
o'clock. There will be other sports,
a chicken dinner, and a dance in the
evening.
| Miss Helen Briscoe has been visit.
ing friends in Western Maryland.
The Misses Pollock have had as their
guest Miss Hilda Kellman, OF Balti-
more. Mr.. and Mrs. r. Ernest Smith
are entertaining Miss Matthews, OF
Baltimore. Miss Marguerite Suit is
home after a weeks visit with
friends in Washington. Miss Minnie
Chew had as recent guest at her
home "Ellerslie," Miss Josephine
Wilson of St. Mary's county. Miss
Adelaide Traband has returned from
a visit with friends in Baltimore.
Miss Sadye Pollock has been visiting
her cousins, the Misses Abramson. in
Alexandria. Va. DIR. and Mrs. John
! II. Traband have been visiting the
| formers parents in Upper Marlboro,