Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-20
EVANSVILLE

HYATTSVILLE, Md. December 10
tSpeciaD.-Capr. J. Moses Edlavitch
local real estate man. who served in
the World War, was elected 1926 COM
mander Of Sydney-Farmer Post. No 3.
American Legion, of Hyattsvile, at a
meeting Wednesday night. Other Off
GERS chosen are: K. B. Blade, vice COM
mander; Ernest Davis, adjutant; VIII
liam II. Constantine, finance officer;
A. w. Suess, chaplain: c. L. Aiello,
historian, and Raymond Cara, ser
geant-at-armS.
1t was decided to hold installation
Jointly with the auxiliary in the club
rooms the evening of January ID,
when it is expected that officials of the
State organization and others prom
inent in legion circles will be present
The auxiliary is TO choose its officers
next Wednesday night.
1t was announced that a final APP
peal for funds for the American Legion
endowment fund in the county will be
made after the holidays, with a view
10 closing the campaign. which so far
has Melted close TO s. 900.
The post voted S. for the buddies at
Point Perry, Md \ check for $50 was
received from the auxiliary represent
ing receipts of a recent card party and
the money was placed to the credit of
the endowment fund.
Waldo Burnside, +. E. Blade and
Mr. Radcliffe were appointed a house
committee to see that the clubrooms
are kept in good shape, and were au-
thoriZed to make reasonable expendi-
lures to this end.
Eastern Star to Install.
Ruth Chapter. No. I, Order of the
Eastern Star, will install at a meeting
January 4. Officers elected are: Mrs.
Bessie NJ. Dickey, Hyattsville, worthy
matron; NJ. L. Jardine, Riverdale,
worthy patron; Mrs. Marie Felter,
Riverdale. associate matron; Mrs. Al
fred Jardine, Riverdale, secretary; Mrs
Emma Hutchinson, Hyattsville, treas
urer (re-elected for the sixteenth con-
secutive term; Mrs. Flanders, River
dale, conductress; Mrs. A. r. Lee, De-
catur Heights, associate Conductress
The appointive officers to be installed
will be announced later by Mrs.
Dickey.
If the new lodgeroom is ready by
January ,, the annual visitation of
the Grand Chapter of the Eastern
| Star of Maryland will be held there
then. Mrs. George A. Tovey of Mount
the State.
The evening of December IS a
group of members of Ruth Chapter
will visit ward n at St. Elizabeth s
Hospital, Washington, where they will
give d Christmas party for former
service men. The women will take
candy, nuts and other refreshments.
and there will be dancing and other
features.
For the last several years members
of Ruth Chapter have been visiting St.
Elizabeth's every Monday night and
staging a party for "the boys" Past
Worthy Matron Eva McQuin of Ed
monston has been in charge of the
work.
The Christmas vacation for the
Prince Georges County public schools
begins at the close of school Decem.
Der 81 Glasses will be resumed jan
uary +.
Miss Mary 1. Dunn of the faculty of
the Bowie High School has resigned,
effective January /.
With the lowest bid $40 900 and
with but SIS 900 available, the Prince
Georges. County Board of Education
has decided to modify it's plans for
colored schools at Laurel. Bowie, Lake
land, Tee Bee and Westwood, and
again ask bids.
The anthracite coal strike means
little to the public schools of this
country, which, it is announced, are
now using soft coal extensively and
with satisfactory results. A saving of
about SIS 900 for the school year, 1t is
estimated, will be effected through
the use of soft coal.
Reelected by Holy Name.
c. l.. Aiello has been reelected for
the second time as president Of the
Holy Name Society Of st. Jerome's
Catholic Church here. 1t is his third
consecutive year In this office. Other
vice president; Richard Walton, sec
rotary; Miles Quail. treasurer. and
Stephen J. Kelly. sergeant at arms.
Charles A. Darnell, Hugh CraWley,
sr., and J. Burrows Waters, ST., We're
elected delegates to the quarterly
meetings and the Diocesan conven1
ton. Rev. Andrew ]. Carey. pastor
of st. Jeromes Church, Is spiritual
director of the society.
The annual sale of Christmas seals
in Prince Georges County by the
county branch of the Maryland Tu-
berculoss Association is proceeding
satisfactorily. Every one is urged to
send in his money for the seals by
failing an additional outlay of postage
may not be necessary. More than
1900 letters with 81 worth of seals
inclosed have been mailed in the
county. The idea was to send the
seals to only one in each family Fam
lilies or persons receiving more than
one envelope of seals are requested to
notify any of the officers of the coun-
" organization. who are striving to
make the mailing list as accurate as
possible.
1t is pointed out that from $1,000 to
81, 400 must be raised In the county to
meet the fixed expenses of the coun-
ty organization, which contributes
toward support of the county public
health nurses and maintains An Office
in Hyattsville. TWENTY-FIVE cents of
each dollar raised in the county goes
to the State organization.
In explanation of the Queen of