The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-10
ROCKVILLE HAS.
CONCLAVE OF
TEACHERS
Elaborate Defense Day Plans.
Wife Sues for Absolute
Divorce

ROCKVILLE. Mo, Sept. TO-
Virtually all of the one hundred and
seventy-five public school teachers
Of the county attended q confer
ence at the high school building
here, Monday and Tuesday, which
was conducted by Professor Edwin
w. Broome, county superintendent
Of schools. The teachers were
separated into groups and discus
sions were held and teaching demon
STATIONS given with a view to in
creasing the efficiency of the teach.
ing force. The group leaders were;
High school, Thomas Y. Pyle; gram.
mar school, Professor Edwin w.
Broone; primary school. Miss HUI
dab Brust; one-room school. Miss
Eleanor Smith.
Mrs. Maude B. Rawlings, of Glen
Echo, this county, has filed suit in
the circuit court here for an abso-
lutte divorce from William A. Raw
lings, who is said to be making his
home in Buffalo, N. Y. She Is repre-
sented by Attorney John A. Garrett,
Of Rockville. The bill, which charges
desertion, sets forth tnar tine couple
were married in Washington on
October 20, 1914. and lived together
in that city and elsewhere until
February 10. 1913.
The citizens committee-B. Stone
Leizear, chairman; James H. Cissel
and Howard r. Sedgwick-appointed
by Governor Richie to make prep
arations and have charge Of the Oh
servance Of National Defense Day
at Silver Spring, this county, on
Friday, has announced the program.
A parade to start at the arrnory at
Silver Spring at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon, Is the feature. 1t will
be participated in by the members
Of the Service Company. Maryland
National Guard, Of Silver Spring,
and the numerous citizens expected
to enroll for the one days service,
and the line of march will be from
Silver Spring along the Seventh
street pike to Blair road, at the
District Of Columbia line, and along
Blair Road to Takoma Park, where
some of the principal streets will be
traversed. After leaving Takoma
Park, the parade will proceed 20 the
grounds Of former Senator Blair
Lee, where a program Of athletic
events will be staged. The national
guard unit will have its mobile
kitchen in operation, and the mem
bers Of the company and those who
enroll will be served with supper.
In the evening, patriotic exercises
will be held. Lieutenant Colonel
Dixon, of Washington, and others
will give short addresses and the
Washington Grove Band, which will
head the procession, will furnish
music. The volunteer fire depart
ments of Silver Spring and Takoma
Park will take part in the parade
and a water battle between the two
companies will probably be ar
ranged. Many OF the business
houses Of Silver Spring and Takoma
Park will be closed for the after.
noon, and most of them are ex-
peeted to be represented in the
parade by appropriate floats.
The committee of arrangements
Is especially to have a large en-
rollment Of citizens and has ar.
ranged for members Of the commit.
tee and the national guard organiza.
ton to be at the Silver Spring
armory at 2 o'clock, Friday after.
noon, to enable them to do so.
E. Lee LeCompte, State game
warden, has appointed Paul w.
Trout a deputy game warden for
this county.