Evening star., 1925-08-23
ROCKVILLE.

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ROCKVILLE. Md, August q (Spe-
ciaD.-sixty business and professional
men of Rockville and vicinity met at
the Montgomery Country Club here
last evening and elected officers for
the Rockville Chamber of Commerce,
the initial steps toward the formation
or which were taken at a meeting two
weeks ago. They are: President, ".
valentine Wilson; vice president,
George II. Lamar; secretary, Harold
{. Smith; treasurer, William r
Prettyman executive board, w. Guy
Hicks, Leonard l.. Nicholson. jr.; d.
A. DE Lashmutt. w. Ernest Offutt,
curtis Ward, DIR. o. NJ. Linthicum and
Edgar Reed
The president was authorized to
name q committee to draft consti
tuition and bylaws and report at n
meeting of the chamber TO be held
within the next two weeks. 1t was
decided TO fix the annual dues at $40
The announcement of the purpose Of
the Montgomery County Council OF
the American Legion to invite the
State Department OF the American
Legion TO hold its annual convention
at Rockville next year provoked a
discussion and It was unanimously
voted TO cooperate.
Collie Brown of the United States
Chamber of Commerce addressed the
meeting on making the orga nizatiou
an agency of value 10 the community.
Others who spoke We're Richard Wat
errnan Of the United States Chamber
of Commerce and George II. Lamar
The rganiZation starts with a mem
bership of 6l
Since Judge Samuel Riggs an
nounced In the Police Court that he
would jail all drunken offenders five
offenders have been sent to Jail for
terms of from 80 to so days. William
X. Tibbs was given 80 days. a car
he was driving collided with another.
ID. {. Couple Married
Herman c. Simpson and Miss
Francis Phillips, both of Washington,
were married here Thursday by Rev
Forrest J. Prettyman. former chap
lain OF the United States Senate now
pastor Of the Methodist Church South
at GaStonia, y. g, and the same min
lister ottlciated at the marriage here
yesterday of Francis 7. Buckley of
Philadelphia and Miss Anna Eliza
| beth Townsend of Davidson, Nd. Dr.
and Mrs. Prettyman are visiting reIa-
tives here
Licenses have been issued BY the
clerk of the Circuit Court here for the
marriage of Harry II. Breuter, %, and
Miss Sadye Legum, 20. both of Wash
ington, and Grocer Cleveland War
neke. 81, and Miss Bessie Connolly,
%. also of Washington.
De Witt c. Patterson of this county
has filed suit in the Circuit Court here
for an absolute divorce from Mrs
Beatrice May Martin Patterson, also
of this county. He is represented by
Attorney
pie were married in Washington on
July ., 1920, by Rev. Cotton Smith,
and more than three years ago the
plaintiff was without just cause or
provocation" deserted
Among the couples married in
Rockville during the week were Rob
ert II. Dyson of Washington and Miss
Harriet Duck of Martinsburg. w Va.
and Charles J. Canlon and Miss Rose
LaEana, both of Washington, by Rev
Millard +. Minnick. rector of Christ
| Episcopal Church, and George r. Mu-
schlitz and Miss Ethel a. NJ. Hallman
! both of Washington, and William
! Armstead West and Miss Ethel j.
Simms. both of Hunting Hill. this
| county. by Rev. s. ]. Goode, pastor OF
the Christian Church.
In honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
/. Becraft. who recently returned to
| Gaithersbure from their honeymoon
| trip. Mrs. Charles Z. Crawford en-
| tertained at a large reception at her
home in Gaithersburg a few evenings
| ago.
The annual fair dance of the Rock.
| vile Post of the American Legion will
| be held in st. Mary's Hall here next
| Thursday evening. The committee of
arrangements is composed of Warner
! +. Pumphrey, chairman. and Edward
| II. Cashell and Buell. Howard.
The Rockville Cotillion Club, recent
! ly organized among the members of
| the Montgomery Country Club of
| Rockville, will give its first dance at
| the country club next Wednesday
| evening.