The Washington times., 1924-02-15
\ ADOO CLUB IS
ORGANIZED IN
,KENS|NGTON
Fifty Montgomery County
Democrats Form to Back
Him for Presidency.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, Feb. ia
McAdoo-for.P resident Club, believed
to be the first in Maryland, hah
been organized at Kensington, this
county, with a membership of fifty
Harry M. Martin is president and
George johnson vice president. II
ts planned to form similar, clubs at
Chevy Chase. Silver Spring, Whea-
ton, Sandy Spring and other places
In the county and through these
organizations wage a vigorous cam.
patgn in behalf of the candidacy OF
Mr.. AcAdoo for his party's nomina-
ton for the Presidency.
Mrs. Cecilia A. Fitzgerald, widow
Of Michael Fitzgerald and formerly
g resident Of this county, died in
washington Tuesday, aged ninety
years. She is survived by daugh-
ter and two sons-Mrs. Eliza X.
Delihant, Of Norfolk, Va: Edward
Fitzgerald, OF st. Paul, Mimi, and
John II. Fitzgerald, Of Washington.
The funeral took place at 1880
o'clock this morning from st.
Mary's Catholic Church here. The
FitZgerald's grandson. the Rev.
Thomas Delihant, of Baltimore, as
sisted by the Rev. John T. Coola-
han, pastor Of the church. Inter.
ment was in the cemetery adjoining
the church.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk Of the circuit court here for
the marriage Of George e. Miller,
of Ellicott City, Nd, and Miss
Nellie L. Scott, Of Baltimore: Ran.
dolph w. Jones and Miss Vennie
lawson, both Of Washington, and
Thomas G. Carter and Miss Grace
d. Duley, both Of Chain Bridge,
d. c.
Announcement has been made that
the annual convention Of the farm
ers Of Montgomery county will be
held in the assembly hall of the
Sandy Spring High School building
Saturday February %. William J..
Thomas will preside and John e.
Muncaster and Samuel p. Thomas
will be the secretaries.
Potato culture in Montgomery
county, the future of farming in
Maryland and whether or not
further issues of county bonds are
desirable will be the principal sub
jects discussed. The convention is
usually attended by several hundred
farmers and dairymen from all
parts Of the county.
Samuel H. Browning headed a
delegation of taxpayers which ap-
peared before the county commits
1toners here in the interest of road
improvement in the Damascus
neighborhood. The delegation let
1t be understood that much road
work in that section of the county
was needed, but especially urged
that a mile or more of cement
pike be constructed at the very
earliest date in. the road leading
from Damascus to Purdum, to be-
gin at Damascus. The commits
0toners promised to make every ef.
fort to comply with the request.
At a meeting of the executive
board Of the Women's Auxiliary Of
the Montgomery County General
Hospital, Sandy Spring, which was
presided over by Miss Anna Farqu-
har, chairman, Miss Gallagher,
superintendent Of the institution, re-
{ ported an average Of twenty daily
patients in January, and also stated
that the services of Mrs. Powell,
formerly assistant dietician at Gar
field; Hospital, Washington, have
been obtained as assistant superin.
tendent.
The application Of the auxiliary
Tor membership in the Montgomery
County Federation Of Women's
Clubs has, 1t was made known, been
favorably acted on and the opinion
was expressed that such affiliation
1s sure to broaden the usefulness Of
the hospital. -