The Washington times., 1922-07-01
BRENTWOODSET
FOR FIRST POLL,
DUE WEDNESDAY
Municipal Candidates Active az
Initial Campaign Period
Draws to Close.


for Brentwoods municipal ELECTION
next Wednesday, Incorporation OF
the town was favored by voters at a
recent special election. Candidates
have been conducting lively cam.
paigns, every office being contested
with exception OF that Of council
man from the Second ward, for
which Charles F. Hayden is the
lone aspirant. Indications point~to
heavy vote. The complete list OF
candidates who have filed their Ger
tificates as required by law, follows:
For mayor. John c. May Lloyd V.
Moxley; for town treasurer. L.
Harold Sothoron, Albert M. Wolfin-
ger; for councilman from the First
ward. Charles B. Rogers. William L.
Crawford. jr.; for councilman from
the Second ward. Charles +. Hay.
den; for councilman from the Third
ward. John r. Bakersmith, e. c.
Preusser, and for councilman from
the Fourth ward. A. C. Tolso, Walter
A. Williams, George A. Castle.
Joseph W. Herbert, John c. May
and Joseph I. Creager constitute
the board to supervise the election
which 10 to be held in Firemen's
Hall, Brentwood. from 1 to p. m.
To vote a person must be a qualified
voter Of Maryland or another State
and must have resided In Brentwood
for one year prior to the election. ,
Terms Of one year will be served
by the mayor and treasurer. Two
councilmen will serve two-year
terms and two for one year. Here
after all councilmen shall be elected
for two years. At the first meeting
Of the mayor and council after cleo
ton the time to be served by each
councilman shall be designated.
A police Justice, marshal, health
pointed by the mayor and council
A feature Of the town charter is q
provision banning the sale Of intox.
sell intoxicants within the town ex.
A committee of citizens has filed
in the circuit court for Prince
Georges county at Upper Marlboro
a bill declare null and void the act
under which the Edmonston taxing
district was supposed TO spring into
being. 1t ia maintained by the petit
TONERS represented by T. Howard
Duckett, that no persons save prop.
erty owners were allowed to vote on
the question Of forming the dis.
trict, while the law stated that oil
legally qualified voters might partici.
pate.
Featuring the June meeting OF the
Lanham Study Club last night at
the home of Mrs. J. II. Kempton
was a graphic description Of Katmai
crater by Mrs. Robert F. Gregys,
wife Of the director Of the Katmai
expeditions Of the National Geo.
graphic Society. said to be the only
woman who ever beheld the crater.
Mrs. Humphrey Beckett gave
brief talk on Charles Henry Nieu.
haus. sculptor of the Francis Scott
Yey Memorial A musical program
was offered in which Mrs. Norval
Tabler, Mrs. Brown and Mrs.
Leonard Robertson took part. Other
guests at the meeting besides Mrs.
Griggs were Mrs. Booth Boyle and
Mrs. ]. Fl. Boyden, OF the Hillmcad
Club. Mrs. Guy N. Collins presided.
Announcement has been MADE OF
the award to William Meloy, son Of
DR.. and Mrs. Hugh Meloy, Of a
Washington and Lee University
scholarship. The award was made
upon the young mans graduation a
few days ago at Western High
School. Washington.
The mayor and town council of
Mt. Rainier have levied a tax Of rs
cents on the 800 against town prop
erty to meet the $4,000 road i'm
provement bond issue. The highways
improved are Thirtieth street and
Bunker Hill road, and against prop.
erty abutting the improved portions
Of these thoroughfares a front-foot
assessment Of 35 cents has been
levied. Both taxes are effective for
1929 and for 1923-24, II necessary.
A tax Of $25 a year for manufac.
ture and storage Of motion picture
films in Mt. Rainier has been fixed
hNy ha in,