The Washington times., 1923-07-27
PLANS LAID FOR
MONTGOMERY
DRY MEET
Prominent Speakers to Address
Annual Get Together of
Anti-SaIoon League.

ROCKVILLE, Md, July 72.-The
annual meeting of the Montgomery
County Anti-Saloon League will be
held in the auditorium at Wash
ington Grove on August with
morning, afternoon and evening
sessions. In connection Herewith,
law enforcement meeting will be
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The various sessions will be ad-
dressed by prominent speakers
among them being Emory Coblens,
welfare commissioner for Maryland;
United States District Attorney
Amos w. Woodcock, former State
Senator Willis B. Burdette, w. w.
Briggs, president of tho Mont
gomery County Sunday School AS
ISOLATION; the Revs. Frank "A. Kill
I man, William B. Waters II. X.
Nichols, o. A. Dillingham;, j. p.
Stacks, A. e. Owen and ]. VIII
liams and others.
There will be special music at
| Grove band. A basket luncheon
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk Of the circuit court here for
the marriage of Miss Elizabeth E.
Winston and William o. Stephens
and Miss Ona P. Lang and Thomas
H. Register, all Of Washington.
Miss A. Louise Bullock and Haley
H. Taylor, both of New London, Va,
also visited Rockville in quest Of a
marriage license, but were unable to
obtain one because Taylor was but
twenty years old and did not bring
with him the written consent Of his
parents.
Prof. Edwin w. Broome, county
superintendent Of schools, has an
nounced that the annual examina-
lions for certificates to teach in the
public schools of the county will be
held in the high school building at
Rockville on August IA and Is, be-
ginning at o'clock each morning.
Examinations for scholarships in
various institutions will be held at
the same time and place.
Harvey Poole, of the vicinity OF
4 Cedar Grove, this county, was lined
500 and costs by Judge Samuel
Riggs in the police court here fol
lowing his conviction on charge,
Of operating an automobile Wnlle
under the influence OF liquor. He
was fined an additional $50 ana
costs for disorderly conduct, and
was sentence to six months in the
. House of Correction for assaulting
Sheriff Moxley. The Imprisonment
sentence. however, was suspended
pending the defendants good be-
, havior.
The assault on the sheriff con-
sisted of nothing more serious than
a. rather rough shaking, the act be-
ing due to evaporation over being
arrested.
, For violations of the motor We
hicle laws, fines were paid and col
laterals forfeited in the police court
here today as follows: Kenneth Liv'
. ingstone, $40. so; Alexander Gadi-
son, $3.50: John Tirenay, $12.25.
Whether or not the State tax
commission should be abolished was
a. subject Of a lively discussion at
a meeting of Montgomery County
Pomona Grange, held at the fair
grounds here yesterday. There was
wide difference of opinion, a large
majority taking the position that
the taxing machinery Of the State
the commission. Some thought the
powers of the commission should
be curtailed, while others felt that
it should be continued and strength
ened.
The discussion was held for the
purpose of ascertaining the atti-
tude of members of the grange
for the guidance If it's representa-
tives at the annual meeting of the
State Grange, to be held at Bel Air
in December. when the proposition
will be considered.
A joint session of the volunteer
fire companies of Montgomery
county-Kensingto Rockville, Sill
yer Spring and Takoma Park-will
be held in st. Mary's Hall Saturday.
Representatives of the State Volun-
teer Firemen's Association and the
State Forestry Department will de-
liver addresses, a program of music
and other features will be provided
and refreshments will be served.
F. Barnard Walsh is chairman of
the committee of arrangements.
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