The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-12
ROCKVILLE IS To
FETE SHRINE
CARAVAN
Town to Be Decorated While
Visitors to Capital conven-
ton Are Passing Through.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, May 12.-At
q meeting last evening OF the
Shrine committee of Rockville, of
which Roger Shaw is chairman, 1t
was announced that official notice
had been received from the Wash
ington parking committee that the
western caravan will pass through
Rockville on it's way to the Shrin-
ers convention in Washington at
IL o'clock a.. M, on Monday, June
4. The Rockville committee will
furnish a. luncheon at the falr
grounds to all in the caravan. 1t
was also announced that the main
street of Rockville will be elaborate
ly decorated in honor of the &C.
Casion.
The annual State convention of
the knights of Columbus will be
held in st. Martins Hall, Gathers
burg, next Monday and Tuesday,
and preparations are being made to
entertain more than 100 delegates
from thirty-five councils cOmpris-
ing the State organizations.
The convention Will be conducted
by State Deputy William S. Aumen,
of Baltimore, and he is expected to
be assisted by virtually all of the
State officers. Prominent mem
bers of the order are on the pro-
gram for addresses, and other in
teresting features will be provided.
Monday evening, the visiting
delegates will be guests OF the
Montgomery county council ut a
banquet in st. Martins Hall.
James HI. Gormley, grand knight
of the local council, is in charge Of
the arrangements. Tuesday morn
ing, the Rev. John S. Cuddy, pastor
of st. Martins Church, will cele-
brate mass.
At the regular monthly meeting
Of the county board of education,
the board reorganized by rejecting
DR.. James e. Deets president and
Joseph E. Janney president.
The other members of the board
are Mrs. A. Dawson Trundle, DIR.
George L. Edmonds, Ledoux e.
Riggs, Thomas d. Darby.
A delegation representing the
Bethesda Woman's Club and the
Newcomb Club was before the
board in the interest of better
school facilities for the Bethesda
neighborhood.
DIR. Edmonds informed the board
that the various Masonic bodies of
the county have arranged to pre-.
sent to the Rockville high school
decorations-United States and
Maryland flags, etc.-for use on
special occasions. These decora.
tions will be in the custody Of
DR.. George e. Lewis.
The Rev. Leroy Myer, OF West
Virginia, has been called to the
Passionate of the Rockville Pres
byterian Church, but it is not yet
known whether he win accept. He
is recent graduate of Princeton
Theological Seminary, and is said
10 be a preacher of promise. The
church has been without a regular
pastor of several years. Recently
costa, d. c., has been the supply
pastor.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk of the circuit court here for.
the marriage of Miss Flora M.
Stewartson and Aubrey C. Drum
heller, both of Rockford, Va; Miss
Lucy H. Moffett and Clarence Wag-
ner, both of Washington: Miss M.
Edna O'NeiH, of Alexandria, Va,
and John l.. Wright, of Washing
ton, and Miss Irene Morgan, of
Falmouth, va, and Patrick C.
O'Brien, of Washington.
According to the report of the
treasurer, Mrs. M. w. Bancroft,
contributions to the MONTGOMERY
County Social Service League dur.
Ing the month of April amounted
TO $384.76
The league has a fixed annual in.
come of $1,000, and individuals and
organizations are relied upon to
contribute the remainder-about
81, SOO-which the organization re.
quires each year.
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