Evening star., 1924-05-05
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Md, May tSpe-
ciaD.-Three hundred and forty boys
and girls, representing thirty of the
one and two room public schools of
Montgomery County, participated in
the annual field and track events at
Gaithersburg Saturday, which were
held under the auspices of the fac
ulty of the Gaithersburg High
School. Prof. Thomas w. Troxall
principal of the Gaithersburg school,
was in charge and he was assisted
by the other members of the faculty
Ralph Walker, e. Higgins, w. Con-
nell, Mr.. Griffith and Misses Naomi
Butts and Vivian Reid.
The representatives of the school
at Colesville carried off first honors,
with total of 371a points to their
credit The athletes from the
Brighton school were a close second,
with a total of 81 points, and pupils
from the Oakdale school rolled up %
points and finished third
Licenses have been issued for the
marriage of Frank Mancuss and Miss
Olivia Van Risbrick, both of Wash
ington, and Robert p. Springirth of
Kensington, this county. and Miss
Myrtle b. Phillips of Chevy Chase,
Md
The funeral of Mrs. Evelyn May
Morrison, wife of Ralph S. Morrison
and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Harris, who died at her home at
huntington Terrace Thursday, aged
tWenty-four years took place yes
terday afternoon from the home, Rev.
r. RoWland Wagner. pastor of the
Rockville Baptist Church, conduct
ing the services Burial was in the
cemetery at Potomac
OratOrical Contest Winners.
In the annual oratoricaI contest
among the colored public school
children of Montgomery County. held
at Rockville under the auspices of
the county board of education and
conducted by Prof. Edwin w Broome,. ;.
county superintendent of schools,
Florence Budd, of the school at
SpencerVille. was awarded first prize
ana May boy, of the BOyds School,
among the girls, and in the boys con-
tests Ferdinand NUgent of the Rock
NIilo school, and Solomon Hat of the
Schooi at Spenccrville, were awarded
hrSt and second prizes, respectively.
The report of DR.. John Gardner.
county treasurer, of the receipts and
disbursements of his office for the
nlne months ending March 81, shows
that the total receipts during that
period aggregated SS1144667 and the
hand balance of $143,271.52, which
includes S56,477.53 in the treasury at
the beginning of the period.
The principal receipts were: State
and costs, $1S,3S7.55; dog taxes, So
$3.50; Citizens Association of sec
tion 5. Chevy Chase. $9,O43.66 The
principal disbursements were: State
taxes, S139. .73I0l; special taxes, S2S.-
477.66; public schools, $2O3, 900: bonds
and interest s95.102.57: elections.
SIG, ,244.3$: roads, S71,060.30; widening
Bradley Lane, S4.955.60: Incorporated
towns, S14,052.36; INDECENT insane. So
1895; general road fund, $12,234.09;
1896; police courts, S9,37f.94; county
commissioners and clerks, $4,000;
almhouses, $500; automobile fines to
state commissioner, s7,50+75.
At meeting of Pomona Montgom-
cry County Grange, held at Highland.
Howard County, and largely attended.
a resolution was adopted commenting
States Attorney John a. Garrett of
this county. for prosecuting violators
of law without fear or favor" 4
copy Of the resolution has been sent
the prosecuting officer by the Secre-
tary, T.. L. b. Margerum.
f the Christian Herald sends a
delegate from Montgomery County to
the ninth worlds Sunday school con-
Vention in Scotland. in June, it viii
be Miss Roberta p. Higgins of Rock
vile. Friends of the young woman
have put her forward for the honor
and ale endeavoring to procure the
necessary 400 subscriptions. w. Will
son Briggs of Gaithersburg, who Is
president of the Montgomery County
Sunday School Association, is in
charge of the campaign in behalf of
Miss Higgins.
Thomas J. Veirs was given a sur
prise shower by about twenty-five
members of the congre cation of the
Rockville Baptist Church. All
brought gifts, and during the eve
ming a committee of the self-invited
guests served refreshments.