The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-26
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INNEAR EAST
RELIEF,
HyattsViIle Committee Holds
Meeting in National
Guard Armory.


Gus local churches, Of which Mrs.
K. J. Morris. was chairman, a
largely attended meeting in the in
terest Of Near East relief was held
in the National Guard Armory
here last night. In connection with
a lecture by Harold F. Pellerin,
State director of Near East relief,
lantern slides depicting how Amer
lea is aiding the people of the Near
East were shown. Miss Cora Beach,
field secretary of the State organi-
zation, also spoke. A, musical pro.
gram was given by choirs of the va
rious churches.
A bundle Of clothing or package
Of garden seed was the admission
and large supply Of both was re-
ceived. :.
+ Among men and women from the
various churches who aided, Mrs.
Norris were: Mrs. Theodore J. Van
doren, st. Jerome's Catholic Church;
Mrs. Charles F. CLASS, Baptist
Church; Mrs. N. HI. SpicknalI, Me-
mortal Methodist Episcopal; Mrs.
James II. Severe, M. E. Church,
South, and Mrs. ]. J. II. Graham
and Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin G. Tin
ley. of Pinkney Memorial Church.
Mrs. Earl Johnston was also a
member Of the committee.
Mrs. Nicholas Orem, wife of the
county superintendent of schools,
and son, Nicholas, jr., will spend
most of this week with relatives in
Baltimore, while Prof, Orem ID at
tending the sessions of the National
Educational Association in Cleveland.
With twenty-seven boys enrolled
Riverdale's newly formed Boy Scout
organization promises to prove one
of the most active in this section.
Twenty-four boys have passed the
tenderfoot examination. The other
three have not been members long
enough to take this test. The scouts
hope soon to have a permanent
building of their own with q lib
rary, gymnasium and other features.
They are planning a. program for
Arbor Day. w. A. Edelblut is
scoutmaster; Mr.. Graflin, assistant
scoutmaster and the committeeman
gorfiery, ST., and I'll. c.. Nickum.
Meetings are held each Saturday.
Mrs. w. H. Edelblut has return
ed to her home in Riverdale from
Richmond where she was called by
the death Of her brother, c. w.
Bradley.
The road committee Of the River
dale t6Wn council. OF. which E. b.
McBath is chairman, has been in
structed to communicate with the
WASHINGTON Suburban Sanitary
Commission in connection with con.
dition of roads here following install
lation of sewerage by the commits
sion.
The newly organized Riverdale
volunteer fire department is rapidly
increasing in membership. the
So, 900 combination fire engine Is
expected to arrive in about month.
1t is planned to paw for the
engine through a tax OF 30 cents
on the 500 on property" in the
town, authority to-. levy which Will
be sought at the next session or
the legislature. It is proposed to
levy this tax only for one year ana
to seek authority for an annual tax
thereafter of cents on the 500
for maintenance of the department.
Citizens have subscribed the initial
payment on the engine.
Plans have been completed for
the posting Of two-way metal street
signs in Riverdale. A system of
q hPln2
worked out.
In Bowie election district a pc
tition is being circulated, addressed
to George w. Waters, county COM
missioner, asking that Peter G.
German, brother of the late United
States Senator Arthur Pue Cor
man, be not reappointed as a mem
Der of the committee having charge
of the public roads in Bowie district.
The petition sets forth that Mr..
IGorman's handling of the work has
been unfair to certain sections of
the district. It is said that the
petition has the endorsement OF
the Lanham District Democratic
Club. German is a Democrat
The two-story frame dwelling of
James P. Hanlon at Seabrooke,
Prince Georges county, was destroyed
by fire Saturday. The loss is about
$4,000 The family was downstairs
and knew nothing of the blaze until
notified by neighbor.
Friends of John E. Brown, OF Lam
ham election district, are urging him
to enter the lists for the Democratic
nomination for county commissioner
in the primaries this summer. The
names of George N. Palmer, Seat
Pleasant; Henry A. Friday, River.
dale, and August Miller. Chillum, are
also being mentioned in connection
with these offices.
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