Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-03
ROCKVILLE.


(speciaD.-Under the auspices Of the
Montgomery County Federation of
Women's Clubs, of which Mrs. Eu-
gene Scott Of Rockville is chairman,
q meeting will be held in the court
house here February rs to consider
better sanitary conditions around the
not been specified, and the courthouse
officials, when their attention was
called to the matter, expressed them
selves as at a loss to understand the
cause of complaint.
Mrs. Fannie N. Lindsay. wife of
| near Woodfield. this county. on We'd
nesday. aged fifty-seven years.
A mad dog scare in the vicinity OF
Blocktown. this county, kept Sheriff
Clay Piummer on the go several days
f, during this week. A dog showing
certain signs of rabies. and which
ran amuck in the neighborhood sew
eral days. scrapping with numerous
CANNES. was located and killed by
| the sheriff, and he later skirmished
around the neighborhood and notified
| all owners that their dogs must be
\ kept up" for ten days at least.
! "Book Social" Held.
! Under the auspices of the Baptist
Young Peoples Union of the Rock
Vile Baptist Church book social
was held at the church last evening,
many of the young people of the
| Nj usic, games and refreshments con-
stituted the principal diversions of
the occasion Rev. z. Rowland Wag
ner. pastor of the church. was in
! charge.
| Rev. E. G. REGISTER of Washington.
| presiding elder of this district Of the
NJ. Z. Church South. will occupy the
pulpit at the Methodist Church here
: tomorrow evening.
J Acting as best man and maid of
honor for each other, George r. John
son of Washington and Miss Mary f.
IMagruder of Philadelphia and Mar
vim NJ Wire Of Washington and Miss
Margaret |. Denham Of Philadelphia
by Rev. Nolan b. Harmon, pastor of the
Methodist Church. at the home of the
minister.
| The couples were not willing to
adopt a suggestion that they make 1t
la double wedding" so DR.. Harmon
tied the knots separately. They left
for Washington Immediately after
ward
The same minister officiated at the
marriage here today of Robert l..
Jones and Miss Rosalie America, both
iof Prince Georges county, Md.
That the Montgomery County Fed
jeration of Women's Clubs is strong
for the public schools and very much
in favor of liberal treatment of them
by the state and county authorities
ihas been demonstrated on numerous
occasions. The latest manifestation
lof that interest was shown at a meet
ling of the executive board of the or
iEaniZation few days ago, when n
resolution was adopted deploring the
icut in the estimates of the state
Ischool board and placing itself on
record as standing behind the school
programs as presented by State SUI
lperintendent Cook and President
Wood of the State University"
| A license has been issued for the
marriage of Elwood Donaldson and
Miss Pauline NJ. c. West, both of
Washington.
School Teachers Meet.
| A conference of the colored public
school teachers of the county-thirty-
five in number-was held here today
under the direction of Prof. Edwin W.
Broome, county superintendent of
schools. Ada Henderson, principal of
1.-THE Rockville school, conducted a
demonstration lesson in reading and
Prof. Broome and Prof. Taylor
tcounty supervisor of colored schools,
igave talks.
DR.. John Organ Of the Catholic
University. widely known as a writer
and speaker. Will deliver a lecture in
st. Mary's Hall here tomorrow eve
ming. under the auspices of the Rock
Vile branch of the National Council
of Catholic Men. His subject will
| be Economics" on which he is rec
ognized authority. DIR. Organs lee
ture will be one of a series being
given under the direction of the
| Rockville branch.
| Mr.. and Mrs. BERNARD T. Brosius.
who returned from their honeymoon
, trip few days ago, were "sere-
naded" last evening by a large num-
her of the young people of Rockville
and vicinity. Accepting an invitation
to take q ride in a motor truck, they
| were escorted around town to the
strains Of music by the Rockville
Brass Band. The young couple are
temporarily making their home with
Mrs. Brosius' parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
James T. Colt.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Dawson left
during the week for Marlin, Tex.
where they. expect to remain several
months for the benefit Of Mr.. Daw-
sons health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry l. Watkins en-
tertained at a dance at their home at
Cedar Grove, this county, early in
the week. their guests including
about twenty young people from the
Cedar Grove neighborhood and else
| where.
Mrs. Ernest Jones of St Mary's
county has been a visitor at the home
Of her parents, Rev. and Mrs Willard
F. Minnick, here.