Evening star., 1924-02-15
ROCKVILLE.

l.OChNlLI<E, Md, February 10
fSpecial(. McAdoo-for-Presiden
Kind in Maryland. has been organised
at kensinGton,,- this county. with u
membership OF fifty prominent demo-
Gratis OF both sexes. Harry NJ. Martin
is president and George Johnson vice
similar clubs at Chevy Chase. Silver
Spring, Wheaton, Sandy Spring and
other places in the county, and
through these organizations wage
campaign et%na N behalf fo Of the
party's nomination for the presi-
dency.
Sheriff Clay P!ummer has Just re.
turned from Atlanta. Ga, bringing
with him Mrs. Grace Coster. an at
tractive young woman OF that place,
who is wanted in this county to
answer charges of larceny preferred
by Mrs. Annie Hoag OF Takoma Park.
She is now in Jail here awaiting
a prepreliminary hearing.
member of q theatrical company that
was stranded In Washington some
weeks ago, and that she obtained
board and lodging at the home of
Mrs Hoag.- Two weeks later. so II is
represented. the young woman sud
denly disappeared. and about the
same time Mrs. Hoag missed some
clothing and cash. 1t was learned
that the actress home was In Atlanta.
and Sheriff Plummer went there. and
thorities located her.
Mrs. Cecilia A. Fitzgerald. widow
OF Michael Fitzgerald, and formerly
longtime resident of this county,
died in Washington on Tuesday, aged
ninety years.
Mnrringe Licenses.
Licenses have been issued for the
marriage Of George E. Miller Of Ell
licott City. Nd. and Miss Nellie L.
Scott Of Baltimore: Randolph w.
Jones and Miss vennie Lawson. both
OF Washington. and Thomas c. Car
ter and Miss Grace D. Duley, both Of
Chain Bridge, d. c.
The annual convention of the farm
held in. the assembly hall OF the
Saturday, February 2s. william ].
Thomas will preside and John L.
Muncaster and Samuel p. Thomas
will be the secretaries. Potato cul-
ture t.r IN Montgomery county. the fu;
whether or not further issues of
county bonds are desirable will be
the principal subjects discussed.
Next Sunday will be go-to-church
Sunday in Rockville. so the pastors
W NhC CuQECHSb nave an
bounced. The people Of the town are
being urged to attend some church
service on that day.
Samuel n. Browning headed q DEL
before the county commissioners here
in the interest OF road Improvement
In the Damascus neighborhood. The
delegation let II be understood that
a whole lot OF road work in that Sec
tion OF the county is needed. but es-
cement pike be constructed at the
earliest date In the road leading from
Damascus to Purdum, to begin at
Damascus. The commissioners prom
ised to make every effort to comply
with the request.
Report on Hospital.
At meeting of the executive board
Of the Women's Auxiliary Of the
montgomery County General Hos
pital. Sandy Spring, which was pre-
sided over by Miss Anna Farquhar
Miss Gallagher, superin-
tendent of the institution, reported
an average OF twenty daily patients
In January, and also stated that the
services Of Mrs. Powell. formerly as-
sistant dietician at Garfield HOSPITAL.
have been obtained as
assistant superintendent. The ap-
plication Of the auxiliary for mem
hership in the Montgomery County
Federation OF Women'S Clubs, has. 1t
was made known, been favorably
acted on. and the opinion was ex-
pressed that such affiliation is sure
to broaden the usefulness Of the
hospital by enabling the institution
TO keep In closer touch with the many
women of the county who are inter-
eSted.
The auxiliary meets the second
Tuesday Of every other month. The
needs OF the hospital are discussed
and efforts made to meet them. At
each meeting lunch Is served by
different group oil members.
&. Parker Jones, member of promi-
nent family and lifelong resident of
the lower section Of the county, died
,arly Wednesday morning at his home
at Forest Glen and was buried this
afternoon in Grace Church cemetery,
The services were con-
ducted by the rector, Rev. j. Henning
Nelms.
Mr.: Jones was seventy-four years old:
His death was due to pneumonia and
Surviving him are four daughters-Mrs.
Charlotte !; Stavro, Mrs. NJ. Frank
Heating and Misses Alice NJ. and Mar
guerita F. Jones, all Of Forest Glen.
He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Diana
Danforth, OF Washington, and brother,
John c. Jones, of Sunderland, Fla.
Clean Drinking Manor, near Chevy
Chase. was part OF the ancestral estate
and owned by members Of Mr.. Jones' :
family until recently.
Mr.. Jones was beloved by wide cir
a vestryman of Silver Spring parish.
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