The Washington times., 1923-11-30
MONT GOMERY
COT. SPENT
S2,O53.57
Expenses OF November Cam.
paign Are Filed With Court
Clerk at Rockville.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, Nov. 30.-Ac-
cording to the sworn statement OF
its treasurer, Wilson L. Townsend,
filed with the clerk of the circuit
court here, as required by law, the
Republican campaign committee for
this county spent $2,053.57 during
the recent campaign for automobile
hire, postage, printing, and Incl.
dental expense.
The principal contributors to the
fund were: State committee, $500;
Paul Sleman and Thomas L. Daw-
son, 5000 each; Frederick w. Page,
Alexander Britton, w. A. Mills,
Helen Collier, Lewis Kaiser, w. s.
Corby, 500 each; Haitian A. Waters
and Walter L. Whitney, SIS each;
Marshall Whitlach, Walter P. Plum
ley, Harry Willard and w. r. Tuck
erman, $50 each; w. C.. Clephane,
Chester Wells, Hiram Harvey, Mrs.
Elizabeth G. Getzendanner, Mrs.
Rosalie Bullard and William Tyler
Page, $25 each; Mrs. Gertrude Nj.
Stevens, Columbus w. Day, j. Well
ington Boyer, c.. Scott Duvall, Mrs.
Clara b. Finlay and Wilson L.
Townsend, $40 each. The remain
der was contributed by various in
dividuals in amounts from SO to SIS.
The second anniversary of tho
Of Montgomery Coun-
Gil. No. 1923, knights of Columbus,
of Gaithersburg, was celebrated in
st. Martins Hall, Gaithersburg,
with a large number of members Of
the organization. Catholic Daugh-
ters of America and others in at
tendance. The Rev. J. S. Cuddey,
pastor of st. Martins Church, pre-
sided, and addresses We're delivered
by Father Cuddey, DIR. Charles /.
Griffith, district deputy for WASH
ington; John J. Dolan, grand
knight of the Washington Council;
Frank l.. Hewitt, district deputy
for Maryland; Grand knight Burns,
of Keane council, Washington;
Grand knight c. Kenneth Meem,
of Montgomery council.
A musical program, participated
in by local and Washington talent,
was rendered, and comedy motion
pictures were shown. Refresh
ments were served by a committee
of ladies, of which Mrs. William
L. Hople was chairman.
A branch of the Women's Demo.
cratic Club of Montgomery county
has been organized at Cabin John
with a large membership and the
following officers: Chairman, Mrs
Charles E. Benson; first vice chair
man, Mrs. H. 1. Redding; second
vice chairman, Mrs. David Ricketts,;
secretary, Mrs. Joseph Lynch, treas
urer, Mrs. William Case; executive
committee, Mrs. William II. Bob
niger, Mrs. George Brodie, Mrs.
Robert Underdunk, Mrs. Eugene
Redden, Mrs. E. N. Oxehhan, Mrs.
Frank Lowe, Mrs. w. E. Davis,
Mrs. Frederick Bartlett, Mrs. Will.
lam E. Strother, Mrs. Charles Spong.
Mrs Jesse w. Nicholson, presi-
dent Of the county organization, at
tended the meeting and told of the
work that is being accomplished by
the various branches of the county.
Mrs. Nicholson has announced
the appointment of Mrs. Walter E.
Perry, of Bethesda, as parliament
tartan for the county organization.
At the monthly meeting of the
Rockville Volunteer Fire Depart
ment, F. Barnard Welsh, chairman;
William F. Disney, William d.
Clark, Joseph w. Howes and w.
Valentine Wilson, composing the
committee named at a previous
meeting to consider the purchase
OF additional equipment, submitted
it's report. The committee recon-
mended the purchase at once of a
riple-combination fire-fighting az
paratus to cost around $4,000 and
the meeting voted the committee
authority to make the purchase.
The new engine will give the de-
partment ample equipment.