The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-24
EVANSVILLE To
HAVE VOTE On
BOND|SSUE
Second Special Election Will
Be Held to Decide on Re-
building of Bridges.

HYATTSVILLE, Md, July a.
Voters of Capitol Heights on Satur
day will participate in scond spe
cial election to determine whether
the mayor and town officials snail
be authorized to issue bonds IN the
sum of $1S,5OO for rebuilding
bridges damaged in the flood which
swept this section several months
ago.
The first vote on the proposition
held several weeks ago resulted in
a tie according to the returns OF
the judges Of election.
Following this Mayor George
Finger and members of the town
council took the position that a
second vote would not be called un'
less a pronounced sentiment favor.
ing the proposition was manifested
by the citizens.
A few nights ago a petition was
presented the council signed oy ia
citizens requesting that a second
election be called and upon the
strength of this the town authori-
ties have ordered another poll.
Balloting will take place in fire
department headquarters between
a. m. and 8 p. m.
Friday night citizens Of the
town will hold mass meeting when
they plan to go thoroughly into the
proposition. Mayor Finger and
members of the council have been
invited to attend the meeting.
Announcement has heen made Of
the appointment of Miss Mary Will
lis, a graduate Of Georgia Normal
Industrial College of Milledgeville,
Ga, to the teaching corps of the
Hyattsville elementary school. Miss
Willis will succeed Mrs. George
Smith who has resigned as an in
structor in the local school to ac-
company her husband to Ithaca. N.
Y, where he will take up graduate
work at Cornell University.
Esther Rebekah Lodge, Odd Eel
lows, Of Hyattsville, has installed
officers for the ensuing term Of
six months as follows: Mrs. Min
ME P. Macgregor, noble grand; Miss
Elsie Reeves, vice grand; Mrs. Oh
i've Shumaker, warden; Mrs. Estelle
Rose, conductor; Mrs. Maggie TRAY
ers, inside guardian: Mr.. Robert
Bosher, outside guardian; Miss
Catherine DuvalI, right support to
noble grand; Mrs. Madeline Bosher,
left support to noble grand: Mrs
Isabel England, right support to
vice grand; Miss Clyde Fuller, left
support to vice grand. The officers
were installed by Mrs. Rose Burgess,
deputy president. assisted by Mrs.
p. K. Parlett, deputy marshal; Mrs.
Farwell, deputy warden; Miss Cath.
arine Duvall, deputy inside guard
ian, and Mrs. B. A. Snyder,
deputy chaplain. Officers who have
six months to serve on a years
term are Mrs. p. K. Parlett, record
ing secretary; Mrs. George r. Max.
well, financial secretary, and Mrs.
Rose Burgess, treasurer.
representing the ladies' auxiliary
or Snyder-Farmer Post No. 8, Amer
lean Legion, of Hyattsville. at the
annual State convention Of the aux
1llary to held in Frederick, August
70, "A and 25, will be Mrs. Percival
X. Parlett and Mrs. Bradley A.
Snyder, delegates, and Mrs. c. L.
A1ello and Miss Mary Crawley, al
ternates. On the same dates the
state department Of the Legion will
mold its annual convention in Fred
erick, and delegates and alternates
from Snyder Farmer Post here will
be elected at a regular meeting Of
the post to be held Wednesday,
august l at 8 p. m. in the posts
ciubrooms on Maryland avenue near
the railroad station.