The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-18
MARLBORO FAIR.
AIDS LEGION
FUND
Prince Georges County Posts
Are Working to Raise
$500 Quota

PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY,
Nd, Sept. 1S.-With "a goal of
$4,000, the canvass for the Ameri-
can Legion Endowment Fund will
get actively under way in Prince
Georges county next Monday.
j. Enos Ray, of Chillum, chair
man of the State tax commission,
is chairman and treasurer of the
county committee, He has started
the fund with a contribution of
800, and $40 has been added as the
result of a tag day at the fair at
Upper Marlboro this week
c. L. AielIo, of Hyattsville, is
secretary of the county committee.
subcommittee have been named to
handle the campaign in the various
election districts in the county.
Contributions should be addressed
to J. Enos Ray, Hyattsville.
The plan embraces the raising OF
a permanent endowment fund OF
SIS 900 900, the interest OF which,
$225 900, will be used for the re-
establishment Of wounded and dis
eased soldiers who need special and
personal treatment and the train.
ing Of the $4,000 orphans now
fatherless and in need as the result
OF the war.
T. b. Carr has been elected chief
OF the volunteer fire department al
Brentwood to serve one year
Other officers chosen are o. H
yesterday, assistant chief; Albert
Wolfinger, treasurer; w. N. Dudley
secretary: Lee Hall, fire marshall
and Mr.. Long, captain.
A contribution OF $50 to tbs
Brentwood Volunteer Fire Depart.
ment was voted by the Woman's
Community Club, of Brentwood
meeting at the home of Mrs. O. H
yesterday. The money is to be used
toward paying for the chemical ap'
paratus recently bought.
Fred B. Tillman was appointed
councilman from the third ward to
fill out the unexpired term OF j. B.
GaIliford, resigned, at the last meet.
ing of the Brentwood mayor and
town council. Tillman will serve
until July /, 1926.
Council authorized the Potomac
Electric Power Company to install
Immediately eight new electric street
lights in the town.
These new town officials sub
scribed to the oath Of office: Ed w.
Markward. chief marshall: d. l..
Rowe, deputy marshal. and Arthur
L. Payne. building inspector.
Work on the Improvement of
Bunker Hill road from the postoffice
to the trolley line was reported as
progressing with the hope it will be
completed before bad weather.
A regular meeting of the mayor
and town council Of Edmonston Is
to be held tonight at. 5 o'clock at
the school there.
"A charter of, Incorporation under
the laws of Maryland is to be
sought by the Cottage City Fire
Company, it was decided at the
last meeting pr the company. The
necessary papers are expected to be
put through in a month. County
Commissioner George N. Wells,
Victor A. Sfmmel and Chief T.
Weston Scott were named as direc.
tors of the corporation.
The company is planning a drive
to raise money to put the recently
acquired pumper in first-class con.
dition and to pay the balance OF
$500 due on the new fire house
The debt on the house, which cost
$4,000, was reduced by 5000 dur.
ing the last month. it was an
nounced.
A benefit at the Cameo Motion
Picture Theater, Mount Rainier
and the issuing Of a yearbook,
similar to that published last year
to raise funds in aid of these pro.
jects are planned. George N. Wells
is chairman of the committee
arranging the movie benefit and
Mr.. Reinbold of the committee in
charge of the yearbook project.
The company has reduced It's
active membership from forty to
thirty members and in preparation
for putting the pumper into oper
alton has appointed Joseph Batch
and Mr.. Reinbold as lieutenants
each to have charge of an appar
atus, the company now having two
machines, the hose and chemical
apparatus and the pumper.
The company has completed pay
ing for it's siren recently placed on
the fire house. 1t is planned soon
to have the siren controlled both
from the home of Fire Chief Scott
and the Hyattsville Telephone Eek
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