Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-05-11

| Inc StOckn0loerS OF the Farmers Bank
ing and Trust Company of Rockville held
their annual meeting on Monday last and
elected directors as follows: Alton C. Bell,
Albert M. Bouic Thomas D. Darby, VIM.
W. Darby, Thomas Dawson. Jas. E. Deets,
Robert G. Hilton, Thomas W. Perry, Ed
ward c. Peter, John W. Walker and Hor-
ace D. Waters. The directors elected these
officers President and secretary, Robert
G. Hilton; first vice-president, Edward C.
Peter; second vice-president. John W.
Walker; treasurer, James E. Deets; as
sistant treasurer F. Bache Albert; assist
ant secretary, j. Hampton Jones counsel,
Albert M. Bouic
That women, so far as property rights.
are concerned. are better off in Maryland
than any other State and that they'd bet
ter stick in Maryland" is what Miss Har-
riet Freely, lawyer of this county. told
the members of the Maryland League of
Women Voters in Baltimore last week.
Miss Freely said when a woman marries
man with property in Maryland she is
sure of her dover rights in his property
land as well as personal property. But
under the so-called Community property
laws" of California and other Western
States, and also Southwestern States, she
explained, the marriage starts out with no
community of property at all.
A union meeting of the Christian En-
deaver Societies of the Rockville Christian
Church, the Jamestown Presbyterian
Church and the Warner Memorial Presby-
terrain Church, Kensington. was held in the
Christian Church here Friday evening with
large number of members of the three
organizations and others in attendance.
Rev. S. J. Goode, president of the union,
and the vice-president. Frank Higgins,
presided. The program, which consisted
of vocal and instrumental music, recita-
tions, an address by Rev. DR.. Owens, pastor
of Grace Methodist Church, Gaithersbure,
was participated in by members of the
three societies represented. Refreshments
we're served under the direction of COM
mittee of which Mrs. j. Brawner Nicholson
was chairman.
The Travilah school featured campus"
program on Monday last. the project be-
ing the planting of memorial" trees, pr
marily to honor the life work of Miss Clara
Barton. THE Angel of the Battlefield" and
founder of the American Red Cross After
singing by the visitors and the school, An
ME Creamer contributed an excerpt from
Clara Barton, and an evergreen" was
planted to honor her memory. Raymond
Lowe contributed poem, THE Red Cross
Flag" Mary Fawsett gave brief sketch
of the life of Florence Nightingale. and
a tree was named for her. Other trees
were planted, one named for Governor
Albert Richie, widow for the Monteom-
cry teachers who have passed to the Great
Beyond" and still another sturdy walnut,
as token of appreciation of the living
interest and loyalty of DIR. Julian Hubbell.
the co-laborer and field secretary of Miss
Barton, to whom our school is greatly in
debted for a recent gift of two much
valued volumes. The Life of Clara Barton,
Humanitarian. and The History of the
Red Cross. The trees planted came from
the State Forestry Association and were
donated by Miss Mary Nicol. our recently
appointed district trustee. Y.