Evening star., 1924-11-30
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE. Md. November %
(SpeciaD.-The annual donation day
for the benefit of the Montgomery
County General Hospital, at Sandy
Spring, this county was observed
this afternoon, when a large number
of persons from various parts OF the
county and not few from Howard
County. the District of Columbia and
elsewhere visited the hospital bring
ing with them a varied assortment of
good things to eat, linen articles, etc.
Some brought or sent cash i'll lieu of
other donations. The occasion proved
gratifying success and the social
feature was much enjoyed.
The general committee of arrange
mentS was composed Of Mrs. James y.
Barnsley. Mrs. Frank J. Downey, Mrs.
Robert II. Miller, Mrs. Frederick l..
Thomas, Mrs. William John Thomas
and Miss Mamie Riggs. The recep
tion committee consisted of Mrs. Fred
erick L. Thomas, Mrs. Otis H. Linthi-
cum, Mrs. Carleton Etchison. Mrs.
John r.. Henderson, Mrs. Charlotte
&. Farquhar, Mrs. Joseph Tilton, Mrs.
Blundon, Miss Alice Brooke and Miss
Mary Redding Nichols. Prominent
women from different parts Of the
county composed the other commit
tees.
Robert D. Isherwood, we'll known
farmer and lifelong resident of this
county, died yesterday at his home
near Redland. aged 66 years. He had
been in poor health for q long time,
but his condition did not become
alarming until about a week ago.
His death was due to an affection of
the kidneys. The funeral will take
place at 1:30 o'clock Monday after
noon from the home. Mr.. sherwood
WAS unmarried. He is survived by
four brothers and two sisters, one of
the latter being Mrs. Cornelius Eek
hardt OF Washington.
Charles l.. Scott Of Richmond, Va,
became 81 years old today, and he
celebrated the event by coming to
Rockville and getting married. The
young woman was Miss Grace o. Gill,
also of Richmond, who gave her age
as 21: The ceremony was performed
by Rev. p. Rowland Wagner, pastor
of the Baptist Church, at the home
of the minister. Accompanied. by two
friends, the couple motored' out from
Washington and returned to that city
Immediately after the ceremony.
Unites Warrington Couple.
The same minister officiated at the
marriage here this afternoon of
Steven Helms and Miss Amanda
Christianson, both Of Washington. the
Of the ceremony.
These cases have been disposed Of
In the Circuit Court, now in session
here: Lloyd West, colored, burglary,
five years in Maryland penitentiary.
In two other similar cases against
West, sentence was suspended. Jesse
Lancaster, colored, housebreaking, six
years in Maryland penitentiary
Sentence suspended in two other cases
of the same kind. Richmond Frizzell,
sodomy, guilty, sentenced deferred.
George Washington, colored, sodomy,
guilty. sentence deferred. George
Cooper, colored, larceny. four years in
House Of Correction, and Melvin
Burdette. larceny. two cases, sentence
suspended.
William Brown, son Of the late John
Brown OF Unity, this county, died
few days ago in a Baltimore hospital,
aged 25 years. His death was due to
an affection of the lungs. and fol-
lowed a long Illness. The funeral
took place from the home of Spencer
Brown, brother. near Sandy Spring.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk OF the Circuit Court here for
the marriage of George G. Greenhow
and Miss Fannie Walker, both Of
Washington, and James LIE Roy
Brooks and Miss Jane D. Higdon, both
Of Bellevue, Nd.
The recently organized Silver Spring