Evening star., 1924-02-08
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE. Nd, February (Spe-
ciaD with about a hundred MEM
bers OF the organization and others
In attendance. the annual banquet OF
tho Rockville camp Of the Modern
Woodmen of America was held at the
Montgomery Country Club here last
evening. 1t was in charge of a COM
mittee consisting of w. Valentine
Wilson. chairman: Marvin W.. Sim
mons. Berry E. Clark, Marbury F.
Gates. Albert Moulden and Guy Wat
kins and proved an event of much in
terest and enjoyment. The large hall
was attractively decorated with flags
and flowers.
States Attorney John A. Garrett
was toastmaster' and toasts were re-
sponded to by Judge Robert B. Peter,
Mayor Oti3 NJ Linthicum. Preston B.
Ray. clerk of the circuit court;
ciora M G1ay L fiS%msE' ao~ana r. Bas
nard Welsh. Rev. s. G. Goode. Robert
iG. Hilton, George NJ. Hunter, Theo-
dore Ricketts, and others Of Rockville
and State Deputy McCaffery and
r. Talbot Camp OF Washington.
During the evening q vaudeville
program was given by talent from a
Washington theater. An orchestra
!played at frequent intervals. In
the program was halted and all pres
ent stood in. silence for ono minute.
Women to Meet.
In order that the chairmen of the
economics committees OF the various
clubs composing the Montgomery
County Federation of Women's Clubs
| may gain new ideas for conducting
home economics meetings in each of
the clubs Of the federation Mrs. Eu-
gene Scott of Rockville. who is chair
man OF the home economics commit
tee OF the county federation, has
be held in the courthouse at Rock
vile the afternoon OF February 20.
| Miss Bertha Knight, state clothing
ps1k OF thH assst Miss
Blanche ]. Corwin, county home DEM
| onstration agent, in giving demon
stratione. Those attending will be
asked to take back to their clubs a
| county agent and to make plans for
| exhibits at the annual county fair
| next August.
Fines totaling $1,000 and four
years in the Maryland house Of cor.
out by Judge Samuel Riggs in the
police court here to Benjamin Man
ger. young Washingtonian after he
had pleaded guilty to six charges of
violating the local option law Of the
county by selling intoxicating liquor.
In each OF two cases a fine of $500
and costs WAS imposed. and a year in
prison was the sentence in each of
the other four cases. The imprison-
| ment sentences, however, were sus-
pended pending the defendants good
behavior.
Womnn's Charges FAIL.
| On a charge Of assault preferred hy
! Miss Eveline Duvall. daughter of Mrs.
| Matilda E. Duvall of the vicinity of
| Dickerson, this county. Jones r.
| Hoyle, a well-known resident Of the
Dickerson neighborhood. was before
Judge Samuel Riggs in the police
| court here. The young woman testi-
fed that while she was alone in her
! home. Hoyle, who came there on a
| matter os business. acted toward her
| her ideas of propriety. HoyIe. who is
fifty three years old and married. de-
! MED that he had been guilty Of any,
| thing reprehensible, insisting that all
| he did was to pat the young woman
1 on the arm in a friendly manner.
Judge Riggs accepted Hoyle's YER
| sion and adjudged him not guilty.
John Lancaster. colored. was found
| guilty OF recklessly operating an au-
| tomobile and was fined $40 and costs.
He was acquitted on a charge of
l speeding. His arrest followed the up
! setting of his machine near Brooke
/ willie. this county, few days ago.
marriage of George ". Butt and Miss
Elizabeth NJ. Shore, both of Washing
ton; Ralph C. Conklin and Miss Eva
Dixon, both OF Danville. Va, and
Charles Henry Pearce of Washington
and Miss Thelma Bolts of this county