Evening star., 1924-06-29
RIVERDALE.

R1FERDALE, Md, June % tSpe-
ciaD. The annual commencement
exercises of the Riverdale schools
were held last Friday evening. Dean
Frederick Lee of the University of
Maryland delivered the address Ed
ward Glading. chairman of the local
school board, presented diplomas to
twenty students. Virginia Chapde-
lane, Clara Granadas, Elizabeth
Graefe, Gladys Koch, Mabel Nau-
mann, Mildred Rogers. Nettie Samp-
son, Rhoda salisbury, Edna Taylor,
Roberta Gore, Samuel BoXwell,
Spencer Chase, Jack Harrington,
Nillett HeSarty, Francis McNey, Jo-
seph Silverman, Omar Somers. Ed
ward Watts. George Hahn and John
Ferris.
Mrs. Hetty Brown, county super
visor of elementary SCHOOLS. gave
certificates to the class for complet-
ing the required reading course. A
set of books, offered by X. Z. Caruth-
ers for the best es ay on local his
tory, was awarded to Edna Taylor.
Mrs. {: y. Colvin member of the
school board, awarded gold seals for
perfect attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Taylor of Will
6ercroft gave a dancing party Satur-
day in honor of the graduation of
fheir daughter Mi Miss Edna Tayor'
Miss Janet Rees, Miss Erminie Ken
nedy, Miss Lucy McButler, Miss Mil
dred Butler, Miss Bessie Chaplin, Miss
Margaret Goodwin, the Misses Gladys,
Edna, Isabel and Margaret Taylor.
Phelps, Edwin Goodwin. Baine Fred
erlck, Gerald Amann. Marvin Presley:
George Swindell, Wallace Taylor and
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Abel.
a feature of fhp flower show held
in the Hyattsville Library by the
horticultural Society was the inter
est shown by children. Prizes were
given the past week to William Dud-
row. Francis Glass. Bertha Weber.
Ralph farrell. Eliza beth Simonds and
Lille James on entries of pansies,
oriental poppies, iris and roses. Fran
els Glass carried off the sweepstake
awards in the children's class. Mem
bers of the society who received rib
bons on displays were Mrs. w. E.
Davis, Mrs. H. W, Schnede,. Mrs.
6: G. MacArtee, Mrs. F. G. Tingley.
Mrs. V. X. Chestnut, Mrs. w. E.
Thorne. Mrs. T. McChesney, Mrs
Charles Magoon. Mrs. Mills O'Keefe,
Prof. c. E. Temple, V. K: Chestnut
prizes went to Mrs. w. Z. Davis Mrs
W. +. Thorne and ". r. Ballard
Prizes for posters advertising the
show were awarded. Dahlia growers
dahlia show here, following the an
nual fall exhibit of the Hyattsville
Horticultural Society.
At an opening meeting of Bethel No.
4, Jobs Daughters, officers were in
stalled. Mrs. Emily Haas, worthy
grand matron of the o. f. s.. pre-
sented the retiring queen, Miss Fran
ces Rector, with the past queens
jewel.
The Current Topics Club closed it's
meetings of the season Thursday
evening at The Oaks" with Miss
Nan Smith. newly elected president.
As hostess. Chairmen of committees
appointed for next year are S fol-
lows: Director, Mr.. f. NJ Anderson;
legisla ton. Mrs. Jessie Lane Kelley:
home economics. Mrs. Charles Holmes;
education: Mrs. Francis Anderson;
AmeriCanization, Mrs. Charles Slime
meyer; ways and means, Mrs. Oscar
Fuller: fine arts, Mrs. Edna Reinohl;
musical program followed the bust
ness session.
The Christian Endeavor Society of
the Presbyterian Church held
lors Monday evening. Mrs B. NJ
Gather was awarded first prize in
costuming contest. The committee in
charge of the affair was composed of
Caruthers. Miss Olive Castella. Miss
Constance Meyers and Frank Gather
. The marriage of Miss Caroline
Dowhitt of Akron, Ohio. and V. f.
Martin. as istant in the Wilson drug
store of this place, occurred last Fri
day in Frederick Md. Mr. Martin
graduated from the Horticulture de-
partment of the University of Mary
land this year.
Miss Margaret Temple was hostess
at an Informal dance Monday eve
ming. Her guests included Misses
Mareery, and Betty Rice. Alice Van
doren, Eleanor Hammer, Betsy Owens,
Virginia Sturgis, Mary Louise Carr
Eleanor Gambrill, Katharine Apple
man. Mary Latane Smith, Constance
Church. Virginia Earnshaw. Mildred
Hislop. Helen Louise Duckett, Eliza
beth Owings, Aroxi Casbarian and
Alfred Werlich. Charles Webb, Wes-
ley Frame. Charles Hammer. Egbert
Tingley. Nartan Casba ran, George
and Francis Furman, Ralph Powers
Lawrence Romberger. Francis War
rem, Stanleigh Jenkins, Togo Mat
thews, Sherman and John Hollings-
worth. Sheridan Roome, Stuart Kneesi
Harold Kreider, Franklin Carr and
Douglas Davis.