Evening star., 1923-07-01
ROBERT GRAIN ROAD
INJUNCTION FAILS
Court Permits Building of
Highway Through Sass
Ger Estate.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

| Special Dispatch to The Star.
HYATTSVILLE. Md, June 30.--The
/ state roads commission can construct
| Il portion of the Robert Grain high
! way through the property of the late
| Frederick Sasscer opposite the mon
| ument erected some time ago to mark
the beginning of construction of the
highway. as far as the circuit court
for Prince Georges county Is con-
, cerned. Judge Fillmore Beall or that
tribunal has just handed down de-
cision. accompanied by quite q
lengthy opinion. refusing an intunc-
ton to restrain the members of the
commission from constructing the
| highway through this property. The
decision Is based primarily on the
grounds that the questions raised in
! the equity court were properly de-
| terminable upon exceptions to the
verdict in the condemnation proceed
ings.
Appeal Likely.
| 1t Is understood that the case will
| be taken to the court of appeals.
The case. which has been before
! the court for several weeks. has been
| vigorously contested by William L.
1 Marbury Of Baltimore and Charles
w. Clagett of Hyattsville for the Pc
4 tltlOneTS TOT tne injunction anu pS
States Attorney ]. Wilson Ryon of
| Riverdale, Vincent A. Sheehy of
I Hyattsville and Assistant Attorney
General ]. Purdon Wright for the
! roads commission.
| Members of the Sasscer family oc-
| cupy the property about which the
legal battle is being waged: 1t is
| one Of the most attractive old home
| steads in southern Maryland.
| HamiII-Curtin Wedding.
Miss Helen Mary Curtin. popular
| employe of the Prince Georges Bank
here, and William R. Hamill, jr.. a
| corporal In Company f, 1st Infantry.
Vile, and a teller in the United
States Savings Bank. Washington,
were married recently. friends here
| have been advised. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hamill will reside at 4127 7th street
| northwest. Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Hollingsworth
entertained Monday evening at dane
! ing in Masonic Hall, in compliment TO
their son. John Southwick, and daugh-
ter. Mary Elizabeth HoIlingsworth.
The guests included the Misses
Helen Hill, Betsy Owens, Helen Clag-
ett, Catherine Bennett. Mary Louise
Carr, Lucille Erwin. Elizabeth Owings..
Helen Louise Duckett. Betty and
abeth Dorsey. Josephine Thompson
Roberta Howard. Gertrude Chestnut,
Constance Church. BLANCHE Church
Louise NARROW of College PaTk' ,1is
Louise Molair of Barnwell. S; c.. and
Messrs. Ness Eebert F Tinsiey: Togo
Mathews, Stanleigh Jenkins. sherman
| 1Hollingsworth, Frank Carr, Francis
Sands. George Aman, Parks Shipley.
HerbertShafer. Tarbell Howard, Doug
las Davis. James Lauderdale, John
Howard. William Hin. Wilfred Hearn,
William Tyler Page. trr.; James HIN.
John Andrews. Samuel Crosthwaite,
Edward Shepherd, Daniel Fancy, ROD
| ert Luckey and Lamar and Hearn
Spragins.
Flowers and fans were the fayors.
Mr.. and Mrs Dwight B. Gait, the Rev.
and Mrs Charles L. Monroe and Mrs.
| Irene Durham assisted Mr.. ana Mrs'
Hollingsworth.
! RectOr's Aid Meets.
Plans for the years activities were
I discussed at a recent meeting OF the
Rector's Aid of Pinkney Memorial
Church. held at the home OF Mrs.
F. S. Hinrichs. president. 1t was an
a committee of which Mrs. George II.
Lanhardt is chairman and Mrs. harry
Roome, vice chairman. lawn 1ete
\ will be held July. II. on the lawn OF
Mrs. Roome on the Washington-bai-
| timore boulevard.
Mrs. Lanhardt and Mrs. Roome VIII
be assisted by Mesdames Haroesty'
Edward Lanhardt, George Berger
Charles L. Monroe and gladys Snooks
Mrs. Hinrichs was selected as chair
man of the committee to arrange for
!! q rummage sale to be held later In
the summer, with Mrs. Robert owens
vice chairman. 1t was decided to hold
q supper in the fall, and Mrs. q. Sher-
man James and Mrs. George b. Luckey
! were selected as chairman and vice
lchairman, respectively, of the commit
/ tee to make plans for this function.
The nature of the fourth entertain
ment has not yet been announced.
Treasurer Elected.
Mrs. Edward G. Bucklin was elected
treasurer of the organization TO sue
ceed Mrs. p. q. Melbourne, VINO mas
removed to Laurel.
Members of the aid attending the
meeting included Mesdames Robert
Owens, Irwin Owings: G.. sherman
James, Charles w. Clagett. Charles
II. Welsh, Charles L. Monroe. Edward
I.anhardt, George H. Lanhardt. George
Berger, John H. Hollingsworth, Harry
| Roome, Harry Hall, Otway b. Zant-
ginger, Nicholas Orem, Gladys Snooks,
! Edward A. Fuller. w. Hardesty and
Miss Eleanor Lanhardt.
Canned milk is keenly needed for
lnear east relief now, according to Mrs.
K. J. Morris of Hyattsville, chairman
of the county league, who is appeal
ing to residents of the county to give
as many cans as possible to the cause.
A prominent company has offered to
match each can given, 1t Is stated.
There has been considerable re-
sponse to the appeal so far, Mrs.
Norris states, but the need has by no
means been met, and she urges every
one in the county who can possibly
do so to contribute as promptly as
possible. Cans may be sent either to
the county headquarters. Zantzinger
building, Hyattsville. or to state head
quarters at IA West Franklin street,