The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-07
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COUNTY ARE
NAMED
Prince Georges Citizens Meet
at HyattsviIIe to Pick
Party Tickets.

Y HYATTSVILLE, Md, Sept. l.
Upward Of 200 citizens, representing
various sections of Prince Georges
county at a meeting of the Citizens
League Of the county held in the
municipal building here last night,
Endorsed by an overwhelming vote
the following candidates, recon-
mended by the leagues executive
committee, to be voted on at the
primaries, Monday, September 10:
Democratic ticket-For associate
Judge, Seventh judicial circuit,
George w. s. Musgrave, Laurel:
county commissioners, Edward S..
Walker, Mitchellville, and William
P. Magruder, Hyattsville; county
treasurer, George W. Waters, Jr.,
Laurel; sheriff: John ]. Fink, Ber-
wyn; for. judges of the orphans
court, John Snowden. Laurel, and X.
Irving Bowie, Melwood.
Republican ticlket-For chief judge
Seventh judicial circuit, Frank Par.
ran, Aquasco; county commissioners,
John M. Bowie. Mitchellville; States
attorney, A. C. Keeger, Mt. Rainier;
house of delegates. Robert G.. Mac.
Cartee and Newton A. James,
Hyattsville, and William r. Small.
wood. Nottingham; sheriff. the Rev.
j. Edgar Smith, Bladensburg;
orphans court, George W. Rawlings,
Nottingham.
No candidate for the Democratic
nomination for chief Judge of the
Seventh judicial circuit was Endorsed
and none for the other two associate
judgeship nominations on the same
ticket. For the three Republican as,
sociate judgeships nominations no
candidates were Endorsed, and no one
was put forth for the other nomina.
ton on the G.. o. P. ticket for county
commissioner. Although the Repub'
licans are to nominate five for the
house Of delegates, the candidates.
Of but three aspirants were indorsed.
In a number Of cases where candi.
dates had no opposition for nomina'
ton there was no Endorsement.
Prince Georges county, folk.
through the county Red Cross chap.
ter, Of which Guy N. Meloy,. OF Ian.
ham, is chairman, are rallytng 70
the call for aid to stricken Japan.
Contributions are being received by
Meloy; Mrs. A. B. Gahan, BerWyn,
secretary of the county chapter, and
William S. Hill, Upper Marlboro,
treasurer. Importance OF prompt
COuIElput1OH8 10 uS8CA W 0ASAOSS
who requests that the people be as
importance of Prince Georges peo-
pie giving in their own county in.
stead Of in Washington or some.
where else, in order that the county
may get full credit for the contribu-
tons Of its citizens. Money received
by the county cha pier will be placed
promptly in the hands Of the proper
Red Cross authorities for immediate
relief, Meloy states. Contributors
should indicate when sending In
their money that 1t 10 for japanese
relief.
Last rites for Edward NJ. Sum.
mers, thirty-eight years old, SON of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan r.
Summers, of Bladensburg, who died
as the result Of being struck by q
passenger automobile bus in Phila'
delphia last Saturday, were held
this afternoon at / o'clock from st.
Bladensburg, the Rev. Charles L.
Monroe, rector, officiating. Inter.
ment was in Evergreen Cemetery,
Bladensburg. Four sisters and one
brother survive. The sisters are
Mrs. Rose Vincent and Mrs. Robert
L. Bosher, Of Hyattsville: Mrs.
George Turpin. of Salisbury. Md.
and Mrs. Lee Vincent, of Cape
Charles, Va. The brother, Gator R.
Summers, lives at Camden, N. J.
After serving with the engineers In
France for one year during the war.
Summers re-enlisted and served
with the army Of occupation in Ger
many, being among the last to come
| home. A native of Bladensburg, he
| had made his home In PHILADELPHIA
about eight years,