Evening star., 1923-07-22
RIVERDALE CHARTER
Amendment SOUGHT
Citizens Want Right to Tax Selves
to Pay for Fire Ap-
paratus.

INDAbE, 4uu, July tope-
ciaD.-The town council will ask the
state assembly to amend the River
dale charter so that citizens may tax
themselves to pay for the fire appara-
tus and provide a maintenance fund
for the same. AS the fire rates are
reduced to the protected standard. no
opposition Is expected. 1t is proposed
also to give citizens credit for their
contributions to the fire-fighting fund
in the event the charter is changed
and the new tax plan accepted.
Mark NJ. Moran, president of the
East Riverdale Association, addressed
the town council in the interest of the
proposed improvement to the Edmon-
ston road. The state and county are
expected to assist the citizens in the
Improvement. which will allow the
street car company to abandon it's
tracks from Bladensburg to East
Riverdale and substitute busses. The
town council indorsed the project.
Fight on Peddlers.
Councilman Kneessi urged the
council to take action against ped
dlers of ice cream who sell their
insanitary concoctions to school chill
dren. H. A. Hegarty was elected town
attorney.
Chief of Police Harvey E. Smith,
reported an increasing number of
arrests for speeding on the Balti-
more-W ashington boulevard. the
state police aiding in rounding up
reckless drivers.
In an address before the Women's
Literary Club last week, Chief Smith
declared for vigorous law-enforce-
ment policy. He insisted that any
county can be kept clean If it has
fearless and aggressive officials. and
that law violators quickly become
aware of the character of the officials
with whom they are liable to come
in contact.
Mrs. Vergil G.. Baldwin was the
honor guest at miscellaneous
shower given It the home of Mrs.
Herbert Roby. on Washington avenue,
Monday evening. Mrs. Roby was as
sisted by her daughter. Miss Pauline
Roby. Those present were Mrs. Harry
Ohlson, Mrs. Wilson Ryon, Mrs. John
Roby, Mrs. A. s. Thurston, Mrs. Noble
Owings. Mrs. Harry Gouff, Mrs. James
p. Egan Of Riverdale. Mrs. Remi
Heuper of Brooklyn, Mrs. J. Walton
Morrow of Baltimore and Mrs. Harry
BarroWs Mrs. w. A. Eisenberger. Mrs.
Lloyd White, Mrs. Lewis Opperman,
Mrs. Howard Wilson of Washington.
The Numen Lumen class of the
leadership of Mrs. Clyde Munich. held
an enjoyable garden party on the
lawn of the B. H Gather home
Wednesday evening, the young ladies
of the class entertaining their friends.
Among the out-of-town guests We're
Mr. Charles Hoot and Misses Ella,
Alma and Dorothy Hoot of Baltimore
and Rev. and Mrs. c. J. Hicks of Nor
folk, who are guests in the Gather
home.
The D. w. worley residence in
West Riverdale was the scene Of a
merry gathering on Tuesday evening.
when Mr.. and Mrs. Worley enter
ta!ned the Berwyn-Branchville band.
their families and friends. Refresh
ments were served and dancing en-
joyed by the young folks. Music was
furnished by an orchestra composed
of Fred Worley, Clyde and Albert
Felter, coTnets; Thomas King, saxo-
phone: Charles O'Lare, drums, with
Mrs. Malcolm Young al the piano.
At a meeting of the officers and
teachers of the Presbyterian Sunday
school plans were made for rally day,
and $500 set as the goal to be solicit
ed. A committee composed Of Rev.
John K. Lynn. Mrs John Roby, Mrs.
Jessie Blaisdell. Edward Galding and
George F. Montgomery has the ar
rangements in charge Mrs. John
Roby was made superintendent of the
primary department of the Sunday
school,
"For the first time in its history
eitto 10 sioh 10 cohif foHteo py an or
ganized resistance to a regular
amendment to the federal Constitu-
ton" said George Crabse. secretary
of the Maryland Anti-Saloon League,
at an open meeting of the w. c. T. u.
at the Presbyterian Church on Thurs
day evening. The speaker referred to
The wet movement as an attempt to
nullify the Constitution, but expressed
no alarm over the result of this con-
test against law and order Scoring
four members of the general assembly
from this county, he called upon the
maries and general elections. He said
The women have not measured mn
in this fight" Mrs. Eva C. E. Chase
presided.