The Washington times., 1925-09-19
PROPERTY NEAR
CHEVY CHASE
BOUGHT
William B. Kraft Acquires SS-
Acre Tract-About
$4,000 Involved

Richard @. Drum-Hunt, Of Wash.
ington, has filed suit in the cir
cult court here to have his former
wife, now Mrs. Arthur Condor,
of washington show cause why the
alimony of $50 a month, allowed
her when she was granted an
absolute divorce on October 10,
1920, should not be reduced.
Mr.. Hunt. who also has remar-
ried, states that one Of the two
sons of the divorced pair. Richard
C. Drum.Hunt, jr.. is now a mid.
shipman in the United States navy
and as such receives an annual
salary Of $72o. The allowance in
the divorce case was made for the
maintenance Of the two sons. Mr..
Hunt is represented by Attorney
Robert Peter, 1r., of Rockville.
william B. Kraft, washington
capitalist, has purchased from
Harry NJ. Griffith, Of Baltimore,
formerly Of this county, SS.67 acres
Of land adjoining Chevy Chase. this
county. The revenue stamps on
the deed filed for record In the
office Of the clerk Of the circuit
court there indicate that the price
was around $111.000.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk Of the circuit court here for
the marriage of Alfred s. Coiner,
twenty-five, and Miss Julia K.
Hobbs, nineteen, both of Washing.
ton; Howard u. Goswell. fifty, and
Mrs. Virgie e. Oden, thirty-eix,
both Of Savage, Md, and Howard
G. Green, twenty-one, and Miss
Annie s. Johns, nineteen, both OF
this county.
washington Thompson, a long.
time resident of the upper section
of the county. died q few day 9
ago at his home near Damascus,
aged sixty.five years. His death
was due to a complication of dis
eases and followed q long illness
He is survived by his wife and
son. The funeral took place
from the Methodist Church al
Damascus, burial being in the Gem
etery nearby.
Initial steps toward the organiza'
ton of the Republicans Of Bethesda
this county, and vicinity, were
taken at a well-attended meeting
at the home of Lawrence L. Dun.
ming, at Bethesda, a few evenings
ago. Mr.. Dunning was made tenn
porary chairman and Enoch q,
Johnson temporary secretary and
1t was decided to meet in the Beth
esda Masonic Hall Tuesday evening
September %, to elect permanent
officers and otherwise complete the
organization.
Mrs. John A. Holmes, president
Of the Montgomery County Fedora.
ton of Republican Women, has
called a meeting Of the Republican
women of the county, at her home
on the Rockville pike, at Montrose,
for next Tuesday afternoon, to plan
work for the next few months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lycurgus M. Grit
fifth, OF Gaithersburgs, this county
have announced the engagement Of
their daughter, Miss Mildred Riggs
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of Charleston, w. Va. The cere
mony. viii, it is understood, take
place in November.
The Poolesville branch Of the
Women's Democratic Club o.
Montgomery County has chosen OF
| ficers for the year as follows
President, Mrs. Lawrence Allnutt
first vice president. Mrs. Howard
Fyffe; second vice president, Mrs
William A. Hempstone; secretary
Mrs. Thomas r. Hall; treasurer
Mrs. C. r. Sellman; executive com
mittee, Mrs, Henry Allnutt, Mrs
Clarence Painter, Mrs. Ruth Beall
Mrs. Luther 8. Cruitt and Mrs
John Darby.
Congressman Frederick N. Zihl
man has announced that he haE
recommended the appointment OF
| former State Senator Willis B
Burdette of Rockville as postmaster
Of Rockville to succeed Harry A
Dawson, whose term of four years
| recently expired. The appointment
will, it is understood, be made
within the next few days and Mr..
Burdette is expected to assume
charge of the office just as soon
as he can arrange his business al
fairs.
Mr.. Burdette was postmaster of
Rockville from 1910 until 1914, was
member of the house of dele
gates at the session Of 1917, was