Evening star., 1923-09-17
ROCKVILLE.

| ROCKVILLE, Nd. September II
| Especially il.--Sermon yesterday morn
ing and evening from many of the
| pulpits OF the county on the Con-
stitution of the United States, in
which knowledge OF and respect for
the instrument was urged. marked
| the beginning of the observance of
Constitution week in this county.
Study of the Constitution and dis
; cussion of topics pertaining thereto
| in the public schools OF the county
at the high school building here Fri
| day evening will be some of the ways
, In which the week will be observed
/ in the county.
, Rockville Team Champions.
BY defeating Boyds. at Boyds,
! Saturday afternoon, to 9, Rockville
won the championship of the Mont
gomery County Base Ball League.
i The two teams were tied for first
t place when the contest began. and
the game which brought the season
to a close, made the final standing
as follows: Rockville, won 81 and lost
! 4; Boyds, won 90 and lost 5.
| The two teams, which were evenly
| matched and the class OF the league,
| kept close together all season, first
[ one and then the other being in the
lead The deciding game aroused
| widespread interest, and the largest
| crowd that has attended a game in
| the county IN a long while was in
| attendance.
Saunders pitched a fine game for
| Rockville. He allowed three hits In
| the first inning, when Boyds scored
both of its runs, but after that he
heid the boys from tho upper Sec
, tton at his mercy and permitted only
two hits, both of the scratch
variety. Burdette, for Boyds, also
pitched wen throughout the greater
part of the game, but weakened to-
ward the last. Rockville scoring all
OF Its runs in the last three Innings
The other teams finished as fol-
| lows: Washington Grove, won Ia
! lost ~; Bethesda, won 12. lost 10;
Glen Echo, won 6, lost II; Dickersof'
won ., lost, 22.
Masonic Fair.
AT the annual Masonic fair TO
j be held at Kensington, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday OF
this week. play will be presented
eacn evening, under the direction OF
Herbert A. Filler The arrangements
elaborate, are about completed and
/ preparations have been made to en-
/ tertaln large numbers OF members OF
the fraternity and others from this
/ county and the District of Columbia,
Richard F. Green heads the commit
! tee OF arrangements. and ladies' of
! the Eastern Star will assist,
! Epworfh Leagues Meet.
| An institute of the Epworth Leagues
OF the Washington district of the
N. Il. Church was held at WASHINGTON
! GroVe last week with a session each
evening. 1t was conducted by Mr.,
Toothman of Washington. president
of the Epworth League Union Of the
washington district, and Interesting
ana helpful programs were rendered
In connection with the Institute. a
conference OF the ministers Of the
rural cnurches of the district was
! Friday. anu On
With thirty Sunday schools repre-
sented and a large number of delegates
anu otners IN attendance, the annual
convention of the Montgomery Countv
Sunday School Association was held in
Grace Methodist Church. Gafthersh,,rp
yesterday. Morning, afternoon and eve.
nlng sessions were held and were
T TUnoucteo oy the president, Wilson
w. Briggs of Gaithersburg.
Mrs. A. w. Karnell, prominet snr.
Day school worker of Philadefphia-
spoke at Doth the afternoon and eve
nlng sessions. In the afternoon. her
Topic was Religious Education In the
@ nome, ana In the evening she dis
During the day several conferences of
workers were held and were in charea
or a. b. Brown, state secretary; Rev,
'Maurlce Hamm, state adult superin-
Sonuent: COL Joseph Cudlipp. state
young peoples superintendent, and
Miss Lillian e. Mccormick. state ole
mentary superintendent
Ofhcers were elected as follows.
President, Wilson w. Briggs of Gath
j., ersburg; vice president, Horace r.
(thaN-Ny
Miss Marguerite Myerly, Poolesville:
. treasurer, Miss Roberta Higgins,
! Rockville.
Miss Marie V. Lowe, daughter OF
Mr.: ana Mrs. Francis p. Lowe of
Cedar Grove, this county, and Russell
! A. Geroum Of Washington, were mar
ried in Rockville Saturday evening bv
Rev; NOLAN 2. Harmon, jr., pastor Of the
methodist Church.
Republicans to Meet.
| The recently elected republican
stat, state n,v central nr5 committee for the
Dawson, Wilson l.. Townsend. Fred
1 erick W. Page and Simon o. Smith
will meet in Rockville tomorrow
afternoon and organize by the cleo
/ tlon or chairman and secretary.
Tho committee is also expected to fiji
vacancies on the county ticket. by
manning candidates for the foIIowinS q
offices: House Of delegates, four;
Judges OF tnS OrpnaneS' court, three
county commissioner, third collection
district; county surveyor
A license has been issued by the
iclerik of the circuit court here for
1.-THE marriage OF Miss Belle ". Sanford
land Kari II. De Perine, both OF Wash
ington.
At the recent annual supper for
the benefit OF the Montgomery County
General Hospital at Sandy Spring
1,459.S2 was cleared, 1t has been an
lnounced. The total receipts were
Mrs. William C. Bean entertained
the Young Women's Auxiliary of the
Baptist Church at her home here
Thursday evening. about twenty
members and others attending. An
] Interesting program was rendered
after which refreshments were served
Rev. Millard r. Minnick, rector OF
IChrist Episcopal Church here, and
Mrs. Minnick left during the week
for a stay Of two weeks at Atlantic
lefty. During DR.. MinniciS's alb
sence the services at Christ Church
Twill be conducted by Rev. Thomas A
IJohnstone OF KensinEtons
| Young people OF Rockville and