The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-04
MONTGOMERY
PLANS BABY
SHOWS
Elimination Contests Start
IS May II at PooIesviIIe and
Rockville.

| ROCKVILLE, Nd, May s4.-Pre-
llminary to the countrywide baby
contest to be held here May IL
under the auspices of the child re-
search committee. Of the Montgom-
cry County Social Service League
and in connection with the annual
athletic meet of the public school
children of the county, contests will
be held Saturday at Rockville and
Poolesville.
The preliminary show at Rockville
will be in charge of committee of
which Mrs. William d. Clark is
| chairman, DIR. William T. Pratt, DR..
Otis M. Linthicum, DIR. George e.
Lewis, DR.. G.. " Hartley, DR.. Jacob
w. Bird and DIR. Tombleson will con-
duct the examinations and they, will
probably be assisted by DIR. Thomas
A. Williams, Of Baltimore, and DIR.
Ernest l.. Bullam, Of Rockville, who
will make the mental tests. 4 4-sss
AT Poolesville. s4.o show viii be in
charge of a committee OF which Mrs.
a. Dawson Trundfe Is chairman, and
the examinations will be conducted
by DIR. Upton D. Nourse, DIR. w. C.
Miller, DR.. e. w. White and DIR.
4oyIOu We w dA1IH8s
Nurses from the Child Hygiene
Bureau will assist in the demonstra-
ton.
Similar contests will be arranged
for other sections of the county and
the winners Of these will participate
in the final contest at Rockville.
Wilson 8. Ward and Luther Hoell-
man, representing the Montgomery
county Shriners. appeared before the
mayor and council here last evening
and requested that number of traf-
lie officers be named to look after
the safety of the thousands Of mo-
florists and others who are expected
Z" pass through Rockville before,
during and after the Shriners' con-
vention to be held in Washington in
June. The request was granted and
four men will be selected for the
work, two for night and two for day
duty.
As a further means Of preventing
traffic congestion the board passed
Sn ordinance prohibiting the park
ing OF automobiles and other con.
veyances on the block In front of
the court house and the one imme-
diately west Mays30 and 81 and June
apply to conveyances delivering
goods to stores.
Governor Richie has appointed
Joseph e. Janney to succeed himself
as a member of the county board Of
education and his commission has
been received. His new term, which
Begins next Monday. wiz be for. six
years. ftsaF
i Sonic idea. Of how or6lerstS aes
tween Rockville and w darlington hes
Increased iT1.. value sisg shown by the 4
records in the office of the clerk OF
the circuit court here. According to
the records, the late Philip Sherrer
in 1874 bought from William Blanch.
fOTd and other 46S acres on the Rock
VILE pike at Montrose for 5000, or
$1.28 an acre. This land is on both
sides of the pike and part Of 1t fs
now owned and occupied by William
>Sherrer, q grandson of Philip Sher-
rer. Within the last two or three
years some Of this land, which was
unimproved; sold for more than
$1,000 an acre.
The annual meeting OF the Mont
gomery. County Social Service
League will be held III the town hall
at PoolesviYe on May %, With morn
ing and afternoon sessions. Off.
GERS Will be elected, Miss Grace Alb
bolt, Of Washington, who is a men,
Der of the executive committee of
The national conference Of social
work, is expected to deliver an ad-
dress.
A break in the monotony of the
lives of a number of the inmates of
the Montgomery county alfnshouse
was made possible when a party Of
them attended the circus in Wash
ington. County Commissioner Lacey
Shaw, who is in charge of the insti
tuition, ana Miss Naomi Bogley, rep
resenting the visiting committee,
were in charge and they showed the
guests a big time all around. All
were entertained at dinner by Mrs.
Riggs, sister-ip-law of Shaw, at her
home in Washington. /
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