The Washington times., 1924-02-01
'|NOVT'GON|ERF'S 5.
LIQUOR LAWS
ENFORCED
nti-SaIoon League Indorses
Work Of New Officials
in County.

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ROCKVILLE, Nd. Feb. LIN the
opinion Of the Montgomery County
Anti-Saloon League, expressed in a
resolution unanimously adopted at a
meeting of the organization in the
Methodist church at Clarksburg yes
terday, Judge, Robert b. Peter,
States Attorney John A. Garrett
and Sheriff H. Clay Plummer, re-
Gently elected, have made good so
far as the enforcement of law is con-
cerned. The resolution also pledged
the organization to stand solidly
back of them in their efforts to en-
force all laws alike.
That the liquor laws are being
violated in Montgomery county, not
withstanding the activities of the
county authorities, was reported
from different sections of the
county, and a resolution was passed
directing the appointment Of a COM
mitteo to gather information and
submit 1t to the proper Federal OFF,
cials. President Clarence HI. Cork
ran named r. ]. Green, e, Wilson
Walker, Mr.. Parker and the thirteen
district vice presidents as members
of the committee.
At the afternoon session, the Rev.
Samuel Small, of Washington; the
Rev. r. v. Johnson, Of the MethO.
dist Board of Temperance, Washing
ton, and Mr.. Parker delivered stir
ring addresses. A resolution was
adopted urging the enactment by the
legislature now in session at Annap-
oils Of State prohibition enforce.
ment measure.
The meeting was conducted by the
president, the Rev. Clarence H.
Corkran, of Washington Grove. The
Rev. Wallace Brashears, pastor Of
the Clarksburg church, and r. j..
Green, of the Clarksburg neishbor-
hood, welcomed the visitors, and re-
sponses were made by the Rev. u.
S. Heavener, pastor of st. Paul's
Methodist Church, Kensington, and
E. Wilson Walker, of Gaithersburg.
Although any financial assistance
the county commissioners may give
the various volunteer fire depart
ments of Montgomery county will be
welcomed, the organizations are not
in favor Of the enactment of law
requiTing the commissioners to levy
a special tax. for such purpose, II
was disclosedcat a meeting of the
Montgomery County Volunteer Fire
Association, composed of the depart.
InentS at Rockville, Silver Spring.
Takoma Park, Sandy Spring and
Kensington, held in the armory
building at Silver Spring last eve
ming.
. A resolution EeQUeSting the, coun-
ty's representatives, in the legisla-
ture to urge the passage of law
directing the county commissioners
to provide for the payment to each
company of $500 year for each
piece of apparatus costing $4,000 or
more, but limiting to $1.5O0 annually
the amount to be received by each
department was offered by Fred u.
Lutes, of the Silver Spring organi-
zation, and provoked, a very lively
discussion. Mr.. Lutes and President
Wilson s., Ward favored the propo-
sition and +. Bernard Welsh, Of
Rockville, was the principal oppd-
nent. The proposition was rejected,
three to one..
Wilson S. Ward, of Rockville, de-
cnned reelection as president and
Fred L. Lutes, of Silver Spring, was
chosen. Robert G. Lydane, of Ia
koma Park, was chosen to succeed
himself as secretary-treasurer.
The Rev. R. d. Smith, pastor of
the Methodist church at Woojside,
welcomed the firemen, and, the re-
firing president, Mr.. Ward, respond
ed. During the evening addresses
were delivered by e. j. Plarr, of the
Ballston, Va, department; Captain
Egloff, of the Walter Reed Hospital
and Robert Stl obel, of
Hagerstown, who is a member of the
executive board Of the State Volun-
teer Firemen Association.
Oysters and other refreshments
were served under the direction of
Capt. Frank l.. Hewitt, of Silver
Spring.
+. Barnard Welsh announced the
committee Of which he Is chairman
is perfecting arrangements for the
annual ''he night" of the Rockville
to be held at Rockville
the evening Of February %.
The organization Of the Montgom-
cry County Game and Fish Protec-
tive Association, steps toward which
were taken at a meeting of forty
of the leading sportsmen of the
county here two weeks ago, was
perfected at a meeting in st. Mary's
Hall here last evening when con-
stitution and bylaws were adopted
and the following officers chosen:
President, w. Frank Ricketts,, of
Rockville; vice presidents, Thomas
D. Griffith, William A. Waters, Ros-
ser Butler, J. Vinson Peter and
George F. Bonifant; secretary, Rob-
ert l.. Tolson: treasurer, j. Roger
ficers and the Rev. John T. Coola-
han, Windsor Adams and Walter
Plummer.
The executive board will meet
quarterly-February, May, August
and November--but the association
will meet but once year, in Janu.
ary, unless the president calls other
meetings,
Apoplexy caused the death at his
home at Unity, Wednesday, OF DR..
John David Dwyer, prominent den-
tist and one of the leading citizens
Of that section. He lived but a few
minutes after being stricken. Sur.
viving him are his wife, formerly
a Miss Burton, of Laurel Md, and
q daughter. He also leaves two SIS
ters, Mrs. e. H. Houck and Miss
Ida Dwyer, Of Laytonsville. The
funeral took place this afternoon,
with burial at Laurel. DIR. Dwyer
was a lifelong resident Of the Unity
neighborhood.
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