The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-12
MONTGOMERY.
MASONS HAVE
NEW HOME
Club Rooms Will Be Kept Open
At All Times for Convent
ence of Visitors.

ROCKVILLE, Nd. March H.
Warren s. Seipp, grand master Of
Masons in Maryland, and Deputy
Grand Master George w. Living.
stone were guests Of honor at the
formal opening Of the new club
rooms of the Rockville Masonic
Lodge here Monday evening. They
were cordially received and respond
ed appropriately, congratulating the
local organization upon its fine
home.
1t was announced during the eve
ming that the clubrooms, which com.
prise the entire first floor of the
Masonic Hall building, will be open
and heated at all times for the use
Of Masons and members of their
families, including motorists and
others passing through the town.
During the evening the second
degree was conferred upon one can.
didate, all chairs being occupied by
past masters Of the local lodge, and
later all Of the IT'S persons present
repaired to the new banquet hall
and enjoyed roast turkey and other
refreshments.
Following his conviction in the
police court here on a charge Of
assault preferred by William H.
Case, of the vicinity Of Cabin John,
this county, David Tuohey, Of the
same locality, was sentenced by
Judge Samuel Riggs to the house
OF correction for six months. He
noted an appeal, however, and the
case will be tried again at the
criminal term of the circuit court.
which begins here Thursday, March
%.
According to the testimony, I'll
feeling had existed between the
TWO men Tor some months, as a re-
suit of a court proceedings, and
about ten days ago, Case said, he
was attacked when the two met on
Conduit road.
For violations Of the motor
vehicle laws, the following have
paid fines or forfeited collateral in
the police court here: Milton W.
Thornfordt. $12.25; H. Aardens,
$7.25; Ralph Wise, Edgar Cole, r.
A. Owens, w. S. Broadus, ]. w.
Horn, George Hogan and B. F. Saul,
1r.. 81 each; Lewis s. Stone, $3.50:
j. Evans, jr., and M. H. Arms, So
each; w. e. Shilling 81.
Funeral services for Warren
Choate, long an active religious and
temperance worker and for sixty
three years prominent in real
estate circles in Washington, were
conducted yesterday afternoon at
his home here by the Rev. Nolan
B. Harmon, jr., pastor Of the Rock
vile. Methodist Church, a large
number of the people Of the COM
munity and elsewhere attending.
Burial was in Rockville Union Gene
tary. There were many floral
The funeral of Alfred Scheffner.
famous chef of the Austrian and
British embassies, Washington, and
number of prominent homes of
that city, took place from his home
here yesterday afternoon, large
number of Washington people being
among those attending. The Rev.
r. Rowland Wagner, pastor Of the
Rockville Baptist Church, conducted
services. Members of ArminiaS
Lodge of Masons, of Washington,
to which Mr.. Schiffner belonged, and
the Rockville Lodge participated in
the services. The interment was in
Rockville Union Cemetery. The
floral tributes were numerous and
handsome.
AS a result Of the heavy snow
storm of Monday night and Tues
thousands Of telephone, telegraph
and electric light poles went down
in this county and complete pros.
tration of telephone and electric
light service and badly crippled tele-
graph service resulted. Many Of
the poles fell across public roads,
obstructing traffic. The electric
railway service also suffered greatly.