The Washington times., 1925-09-17
FOR.
BETTER BUS
SERVICE
Citizens to Appear Before
Traction OfficiaIs-Hughes
Heads Bowie Schools

PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY,
Md, Sept 17.-Hoping to secure
reimbursement in the schedule that
will improve the rush-hour service
over the bus route from Fifteenth
and II streets northeast, Washing
ton. to East Riverdale, representa-
tives of the Rogers Heights and
the Stephens Citizens Association
of East Riverdale, comprising resi-
dents along the Edmonston road,
are scheduled to appear tomorrow
before officials of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company Ill
Washington.
Although a complete record was
not available at the. last meeting
of the Rogers Heights Association
at the home of w. H. Schofield, it
is believed that the Rogers organi-
cation will receive about $50 as
it's share of the proceeds of the
recent carnival conducted at East
Riverdale jointly with the Stephen
Association in celebration of the
opening of the new Edmonston
road. The Rogers Association will
place it's share in the association
general fund to be spent probably
for maintenance of street lights and
Mrs. w. Allen Griffith has been
elected president of the Woman's,
Community Club, of Berwyn, to-
serve one year. Other officers
chosen are Mrs. A. 3. Gahan, vice
PRESIDENT; Mrs. r. p. Heuper, treas
urer, and Mrs. Thomas A. H. Miller,
secretary.
To succeed George c. Howard, re-
Gently resigned, Harry r. Hughes,
of Ammendale, this county, has
been appointed principal of the
Bowie second group High School.
Hughes was educated at the Hyatts-
sionary College at Takoma Park,
Nd, and took a course during the
past summer at the University of
Maryland, College Park.
The town commissioners OF
Leonardtown. Md. have forwarded
a resolution to the Hyattsville Volun-
teer fire department expressing
gratitude of the town in connection
with the Hyattsville department
rushing to, Leonardtown shortly
after midnight, July 8, to aid in
fighting the fire at the Hotel st.
Mary's, which threatened the entire
town The commissioners sent with
the resolution a check for 500,
which the Hyattsville department
will put in its general fund.
The Semper Fidelis class of the
Sunday school of the Berwyn Pres
byterian Church will serve a dinner
tonight in the gymnasium of the
church to raise funds for the an
nQal rally day to be held at the
church Sunday, October IS.
A variety of interesting attrac-
tons are offered In, connection with
the annual autumn festival of the
Riverdale Volunteer Fire Depart
ment now in progress at the fire
engine house there. The festival
opened Tuesday night and win end
Saturday night when a chicken din
ner will be a special feature Dane
ing each evening on a new floor IS
"a popular attraction of the festival,
the proceeds of which will go for
maintenance of the fire equipment
At All Souls Unitarian Church,
Washington, yesterday at noon,
Miss Anna NJ Hook, sister of Mrs.
Frank d. Day. of Hyattsville, and
Remick Ferguson, formerly of
Massachusetts,, were quietly mar
ried by Doctor Ulysses G.. 3. Pierce.
The bride is employed at the Mary
land experiment station, College
Park. and the groom at the Wash
ington Loan and Trust Company,
Washington. They will reside on
Shepherd avenue, Hyattsville.