The Washington times., 1923-12-15
TOLSON To HEAD
ROCKVILLE
LEGION
Henderson Smith Edmonda
Post Holds Election at
Officers.


Officers.
ROCKVILLE. Nd, Dec. 1.-the
Henderson Smith. Edmonds Post o.
the American Legion. Of Rockville,
held its annual election Of officers
Thursday evening and selected the
following Commander, Robert I.
Tolson; first vice commander. Alex
ander r. Prescott, jr.; second vice
commander. william Gaasaways
treasurer. J. Dan Louthan; his
torfan. Ira Darby; chaplain. Rev.
Nolan b. Harmon. ir.. war risk Of
ficer, r. Bernard Welsh, sergeants
at arms, Walter r. Rhinehart: ex.
ecutive committee, E. S. Prescott,
Norman Belt, Merle T. Jacobs. War
ner T. Humphrey ana j. b. Nicol-
An entertainment COMMITTEES, cons
sisting Of Robert L. Tolson. W.
Welsh, Alexander F. Prescott, r.,
and Ira Darby. was named to pro-
vide entertainment for each monthly
meeting Of the organization.
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Because title to the property il In
litigation the county commissioner
have, upon the advice Of attorney;
refused q request OF citizens. that
the commissioners accept and inn
prove the roadbed of the old Glen
Echo-C Chew Chase electric railway
from the Conduit road to the River
road.
According. to sworn statements
filed with the clerk of the circuit
court here. as required by law. the
successful candidates at the Noven-
Der election in this county, all OF
them Democrats, spent amounts
ranging up to $3.50 during the cams
paign. The expenses of each OF
those elected were as follows: Perrie
e. Water, for register of wills $3.50:
III. Clay Plummer. for sheriff, 1928;
John A. Garrett. for States attor-
ney, $125; j. FUR White and DIR.
BENJAMIN G. Perry for county com.
missioners. SIG and 500, respec-
lively; Henry j. Hunt and p. Hicks
Ray. for judges of the orphans
court, $50 and SIS, respectively;
William II. McCeney and DR.. George
I. Edmonds. OF the house OF dele
gates. $40 and SIS, respectively.
Robert B. Peter, for Judge Of the
sixth judicial circuit; John r. West,
for Judge OF the orphans COURT
Carson Ward and Harry w. Blunt.
for the house OF /. delegates. ana
Joseph w. Starkey, for county sur
Veyor, spent nothing to advance
their candidates. The Republican
candidates spent amounts ranging
from $40 to $12S.
Miss Mary r.. England, lifelong
resident of Rockville, died early
Thursday morning, aged eighty.
She had been i'll a long time and
a fall which she suffered a few
weeks ago is thought to have
fastened her death. She is survived
by q sister. Miss Harriet England
with whom she made her home.
Upon the advice Of Drs, Benianin
C. Perry and Thomas X. Conrad
the county commissioners have ad.
judged Augustus M. Hall to be OF
unsound mind and have directed
that he be committed to Springfield
asylum, at Sykesville, Nd. for care
and treatment at the expense Oh
county and State.
Mrs. c. B. Smith. of Takoma
Park, has been appointed a member
OF the visiting committee Of the
county almshouse, taking the place
of Mrs. Ernest L. Billiard. of Rock
Vile, who declined reappointment.
Mrs. Smith will represent the aO-
Gals service league of the county
on the committee.
The county commissioners have
approved the rules and regulations
for the welfare and government OF
the. village of Woodmont. this
county, which were prepared by the
citizens committee of the village
and are now in effect.
Licenses have been issued here for
the marriage of the following;
Orhens L. Cornwell and Miss Irene
Marie Sheahan, both of Washing.
ton; Henry HI! Jackson, Of MuskO-
gee. Mich, and Miss Adra Virginia
Hicks, of Washington; Arthur L.
Hamilton and Miss Lucy A. Forbes,
both of Potomac City. Va, and
Henry L. Johnson and Miss AIDE
laide L. Gear, both Of Montgomery
county.