Evening star., 1924-02-23
WOMAN APPOINTED
JUSTICE OF PEACE
Mrs. Morris of Hyattsville One of
Few of Sex to Hold
Position.
SUPERVISORS ARE NAMED
Lists for Montgomery and Prince
Georges Announced.
SUPERVISORS ARE NAMED
Special Dispat tch 10 The Sst.r

Special Dispatch TO The Sstr
ANNAPOLIS, Md, February 2S.--
| Mrs. Retta ID. Morris Of Hyattsville,
Prince Georges county, has been ap-
pointed O. Justice OF the peace by Gov.
Ritchic. and her name ratified by the
senate. Mrs. Morris, who Is the wife
OF Prof. K J. Morris. pincipal of the
Hyattsville High School, will preside
in the sixteenth district of the county,
and enjoys the singular distinction of
being the first woman justice appoint
ed in Maryland, and one of tho few
in the country.
The governors green bag" which
was submitted to the senate made
few changes in the present state Of
reappointed. Col. T.. Austin Baugh-
man is again commissioner Of 1tor
vehicles, and Emory l.. CoblentZ ..nai-
~ consented to rcappointment as di-
rector of the department of welfare.
Robert Grain was appointed for a
University OF Maryland. One of the
changes made was the appointment
of d. Russell Talbot of Carroll county,
as commissioner of the land office,
vice James S. Sheppard Of Dorchester
county.
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Tho following supervisors of cleo
ttons were appointed for Prince
Georges county: George S. Dove, Up
per Marlboro, democrat: Boyden f.
! Watson, Upper Marlboro. republican,
and Charles ]. Wilson, Upper Marl-
cry country are: Lawrason Briggs,
Brookville. democrat; Frank Dwyer,
| Laytonville, republican, and Norman
| Wooten, Poolesville.
Other appointments made in Prince
Georges county were: Justices of the
Francis ii. Shipley, George S. Phillips.
, Berwyn: Hugh ONeil, Bladensburg:
| Harry w. Gore. Upper Marlboro: Mil
lard Thorn and Thomas d. Griffith.
! Wallace A. Ritchie. Ritchie; Henry K.
Phipps, MitcheIlville; Joseph Fowler
and Philander A. Bowen. Aquasco; w.
Gilbert Dent, Surratts; Thomas ID.
| Roberts. George L. Duvall. George W.
$. Mustingrove and Charles Ellis,
Laurel: F. II. Billingslea. Brandy
wine; Benson P. Mcdaniel. Rosecroft;
Robert Smith, William d. Leitch and
George b. NJ Phelps, Bowie; Retta d.
Morris. W, Brooke Hunter. John
| attsville; Robert f. Joyce and Isaac
D. Arnold. Mount Rainier; John
| Weast. Capitol Heights: John D. Nc
Lean, Seat Pleasant; Rutherford 3.
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NOtaries Appointed.
The following notaries public were
appointed: John Gibbons. William II.
! Upper Marlboro; T. s. Middleton. jr.,
Irving owens. John NJ. Brooks. A
Eugene Burgess, w. Hampton Hickey,
q; Hodges Carr. Charles L. Irwin and
Stanley. John w. O'Brien. Henry r
Froste, Harry S. Phelps, Elizabeth II.
$: Boss and c. f. Lettie. Laurel; ].
| Frank Hardy. Croome: John Coyne,
tener, Seat Pleasant; Wilfred II.
Townsend. Cheltenham; W. S. &. Chi
! chester, Aquasco; Irene Snyder,
Claude Warren, T.. w. Reibetanz and
r. 4. Bennett, Riverdale: ]. Frank
Dent. Clinton; Eva c. Bixler, Capital
Heights; w. Fl. Willard and William
Demott, Berwyn; James II. DUNCAN,
Charles j. Pickham; Benjamin r.
S Sherwood Laura e. Miller, John NJ.
nier; J: Il. Palmer, College Park; Hy-
| man Brown, Bladensburg: William
Luers. Bowie; Margaret L. Beale. Ac-
cokeek: Helen +. CORDOBA. Benning;
Mel W. Winchester, Brentwood; Will
liam Mcpherson, Brandywine: ].
Simms Jones, Beltsville, and Guy II.
! True1nan, Camp Springs.
Montgomery County Appointments.
The following appointments were
/ made in Montgomery county: JUS
! tiCes of the peace, Samuel Riggs and
Samuel r. kyleS. Rockville; George
L. Hughes. Clarksburg; Thomas r.
Hall, Poolesville; Edmund p. B. Mar
Gerum and Charles Leechlider. Coles
vile: John A Hall, Germantow
William S. Stampler, Upton Perel,
; Bethesda; Bernard a. Duke, Glen
| Echo; Alfred A Fairall, Sandy
/ Spring; James e. Garrett. Gathers
| Grove; Percy Z. Redden, Cabin John;
John b. Beale, Damascus; John L. II.
| Sawyer, Silver Spring, and Robert f.
! Lee. kensington.
The following notaries public were
appointed: Mrs. Jesse NJ. Hunter,
Silver Spring; Mary Lee Cashell, Lola
L. Atwood, Lee a. Thompson, Jo-
sephine E. Wolfe, Mary L. Yearly,
Anne Yearly, Alice II. Cashell, f. B.
Albert, Emily T. Cashell, Clifford H.
Robertson, Hugh r THOMPSON. Ken
William Z. Morgan. George P. Hen
derson, John ]. Jones and j. Paul
Brunett, Rockville; William \. Gas
! saway, William F. Griffith, Mary ".
! Darby. j. Forrest Walker and John
, A. Slower, Gaithersburg; Hewitt G..
Robertson, American University Park;
| Samuel M. Haines, Laytonville; HUI
! bert F. Burdette, H. D. Warield. Rus
sell Z. Duvall and Archie W. Souder,
Damascus; Joseph w. Wolfe, John
W. Stohlman and Mrs. Madeline J..
, Sonneman, Chevy Chase; Benjamin
! White and Rebecca Hall. Poolesville; !;
Martha j. Thompson, Boyds; j. J..
Shoemaker, Ashton; Charles H.
Becker, Washington Grove; Samuel
ID. Byrd, Jacksonville; Hatton d.
Brown, Sellman; Maud Barton,
Woodmont; r. D. Lille, Mary E. Rop-
port, Alfred A. Ray. H Edison Rogers,
Robert c. Lyddane, II. b. Hendrick
and William A. Kfoll, Takoma Park;
S. Walter Bogley, Bethesda; George
NJ. Wolfe, Forest Glen; Smith L. Put
; man. Garrett Park; D. Jane Price,
GAINESVILLE; Charles Rowdybush and
Ralph NJ. Hendricks, kensington; Ed
ward w. Maxwell, Comus; Harry c.
Meem, Dickerson; Frank D; Leizear,