Evening star., 1923-10-14
Berwyn-Branchville.

BRANCHVILLE, md, October 1:
tSpeciaD.--A meeting of the Berwyr
Woman's Club was held at the home
Of MIS- a. b. Gahan, with Mrs. II. A
X. Miller presiding. The following
We're named chairmen of committees
Education, Mrs. J. II. Shepherd: social
service. DR.. Flanagan; finance, Mrs
jean Brelsford; program, Mrs w
T. May: publicity. Mrs. W. f. Multi
gan; library, Mrs. E. A. Truan. A
special committee to arrange details
OF rummage sale, October 20, is in
oyster supper will be given by the
/, club early in November Mrs. C. e
Temple, head of the English depart
ment of Hyattsville High school
rooms for the high school Pupils and
asked the support of the club.
The regular Friday might meeting
of the Boy Scouts was held in the
Church. Reports of contests at Camp
Roosevelt last summer were made
and successful contestants of the
local troop are Assistant Scout Master
Mallory Wooster and Scouts Hoffman
and Scott. The course of four lee
lures TO raise funds for the troop has
been postponed until a permanent
meeting place has been decided upon.
wall hold an oyster supper in Ber-
wynn pavilion the evenings of October
Is and 16.
Meeting of Grange.
The meeting of Beltsville Grange
held Tuesday evening was well at
tended. The usual $50 supper was
served. followed by the business
meeting. Sixteen new members were
elected and will be initiated October
%. Following the business session
MRS. Achter gave several violin solos
ana Dr. Frank Bomberger, assistant
director of the university extension
service, gave a talk on the asricul-
tural outlook.
The annual election of officers of
Beitsville Womans Club resulted as
follows: President Mrs II r Hughes.
vice president Mrs. Lena Cady; cor
responding secretary, Mrs II. ID. New
man; recording secretary Mrs r. E
woodward; treasurer, Mrs. Henrietta
Fay. The annual report of the retir-
ing treasurer, Mrs. II. H. Matthews,
and the report of the recent farm
products sale, weEe encouraging. Mrs
w. II. Damn actedRas hostess, assisted
by Mrs. w. J. Moffett.
At the regular meeting of Birluing-
ham Chapter, O. e. s., 70 be held
next Tuesday evening, sveeral mem
berS viii be initiated. A general in
vitation to attend is extended to al
Matron Mrs. Esther BrelsfOrd
AT the meeting of the Joint COM
mittee for a greater Hyatts"ille High
School. Berwyn was represented by
MIR. and Mrs. NJ. r. May. Judge and
Mrs. J. II. Shepherd, Mrs T. A. H
Miller, II. H. Smith. A. B. Gahan and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Mulligan.
Citizens Association Meeting
The Branchville 'Citizens' Associa-
tion held its October meeting with
Judge Shepherd presiding, in the
absence of President Bierman. J. H
Cunningham, chairman of the road
committee, reported that all psNaila bl e
funds had been expended iaftffe con-
Struction of Rhode Island avenue, and
that until more money is procured the
sidewalks specified in the original
contract cannot be built. Mr.. Cum
bingham stated that the road. whicn
Is about fOur-tifthS of a mile long
with seven culvertS and 1&1 feet of
concrete sidewalk, three feet wide
had been graded. Scraped and ditched
and partly graveled at cost of about
5000. which is well within the cost
estimated by experienced road build
erS.
Detailed reports were received from
other committees and several ramcs
were presented for membership. The
metal garage owned by the associ-
alton will be moved TO the Community
Center lots. opposite the school
grounds. after the rummage sale of
october 20.