The Washington times., 1924-12-30
STUDENTS HOLD.
ROCKVILLE
SERVICES
a4FgS HHHE
Corporal William Shoemaker,
Of Bethesda, Is Appointed
Cadet to West Point

Of Bethesda, Is Appointed
Cadet to West Point
ROCKVILLE, Nd, Dec. 30.--A
large number of the young people
Of Rockville and vicinity, who are
home from various educational in
gtitutions for the holidays. attended
students Night" exercises in the
Baptist Church Sunday evening.
Adds Robertson, Western Maryland
College, presided; Jack Janney,
Johns Hopkins University. delivered
On address; Harry Dawson, Wash
tngton and Lee, sang; John Daw-
ION, Washington and Lee. rendered
q violin solo, and Craig Bowman,
University of Maryland. read the
Scriptures. The closing prayer was
BY the Reverend p. Rowland Wag-
ner, pastor Of the church.
The annual count of property
* the United States War Depart.
c1ent in possession Of the HoWitzer
CoTnnany, Maryland National Guard,
% kensingtOn, was conducted at
the Kensington Armory Sunday af-
ternoon by Captain L. 8. FRASER,
United States army. 1t has been
announced that Colonel Britton,
United States army. will deliver a
lecture in the arnory the evening
o. Thursday, January 8, his subject
70 be H1owitZer Ammunition" The
Talk VIII, 1t is understood, be illus
trated by motion pictures.
AT a competitive examination,
participated in by members of vir.
tually all national guard units of
the State, Corporal William Shoe
maker, of Bethesda, who is a mem
Der OF the Kensington organization
was decided by the board Of army
onnl0ers conducting the examination
20 have made the pest showing,
both mentally and physically, and
a. q result has been appointed a
cadet at West Point.
Page Tucker and Miss Katherine
Bryant, both Of Amherst, Va, were
married in Rockville yesterday by
the Reverend p. Rowland Wagner,
pastor Of the Baptist church, the
ceremony taking place at the home
Of the minister. That the young
man, who gave his Gge as sixteen,
was able to obtain a license was
Que to the fact that he was accom-
panied by his mother, his only liv.
ing parent, who gave her written
consent. The girls age was given
as eighteen.
The same minister officiated at
the marriage here yesterday OF
Marshall Sprouse, thirty-two, of
Fairfax, Va, and Miss Virgie Flor
erce, twenty-one, of Farquier coun-
", Virginia, the home of the min
lister being the scene of the cere-
mony. The couple were accom-.
panied by the young girls mother
and a friend.
Preston B. Ray. clerk Of the cir.
cult court for this county, is seri.
Ously i'll at his home here. He was
stricken the day before Christmas
and his trouble since has been
diagnosed as bronchial pneumonia.
While he is understood to be in no
immediate danger, his friends are
uneasy over his condition.
Miss Ethel H. Burns, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Webster Burns, Of
Woodfield, this county, and Mr..
Wilbur d. Beall, Of Damascus, Md.
were married few days ago by
the Reverend John E. Stack, pastor
Of the Methodist Church at Jay
louisville, the ceremony being per-
formed at the home Of the minister.
st. Johns Day services were held
Sunday morning in the Methodist
Church at Woodside and the Pres.
byterian Church at Kensington. A
large number of the members Of the
Silver Spring Masonic Lodge at
~ 1maH Il
church, where q special sermon was
delivered by the pastor, the Rever-
end Ralph ID. Smith, and many
members Of the Kensington Masonic
Lodge were among the large num-
'bor who heard the pastor, the Rev
erend Robert Atkinson, deliver an
appropriate sermon in the Kensing-
ton church.
A license has been issued by the
clerk of the circuit court hero for
the marriage Of Otis c. Corbin,
thirty-five of Goldvein, Va, anG
Miss IolO A. Heflin, thirty-nine, of
Stafford, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Faulconer.
OF Silver Spring, this county, celc-
brated the fiftieth anniversary Of
their wedding at their home few
evenings ago. They had with them
their children, children.in. law and
grandchildren and a few close
friends, among them being Mr.. and
Mrs. John M. Faulconer and chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. William e. Per-
~ and children, Lauman T. .Faul-
coner and ]. Edward Faulconer, of
Silver Spring, and Mr.. and Mrs. l.
~ Gehrman, OF Takoma Park.
The prizes offered by the Silver
Spring volunteer fire department for
the best essays by pupils of the
flfths sixth and seventh grades of
the public school at Woodside, on
the subject Of fire prevention, have
been awarded as follows: Fifth
grade, Virginia Horner and Robert
Kidwell; sixth grade, Marjorie
GriggS and Dorothy Covert; seventh
grade, Virginia Beall and Jean Ru.
pert. The essay Of Marjorie, Griggs
was adjudged the best. r.
The Judges were Robert e. Lang
ley, Victor III. Bender, F. C. Hig.
ginbothom, John Feast and Lee
Bender. The presentations were
made by John ]. Dolan, president
Of the fire department.
At the last meeting of silver
Spring Lodge, No. 215! r. A. A. M,
officers for the coming year were
chosen as follows: Worshipful mas.
ter, Stewart A. Postle;, senior
warden, Henry p. Alden; junior
warden, Joseph A. Griffith; treas.
urer, Samuel c. Bready; secretary
Robert Murphy. John j. Dolan
was elected q member Of the board