The Washington times., 1925-10-24
SEEKING
CONSTAbLES'
POSTS
Thomas n. Garrison Asks tor
Reappointment to Job at
HyattsVilIe


Md, Oct. 24.-Thomas H. Garrison
of Hyattsville, perhaps the Oldest
policeman in Prince Georges county
in point of service, has applied to
the county commissioners for reap
pointment as constable. Any pro-
tests against Garrison's reappoint-
ment must be filed with John +.
Fisher, clerk to the commissioners,
at Upper Marlboro by November II.
as also must protests against the
appointment of Harry Boswell and
Carroll C. Carrick as constables for
Seat Pleasant district.
The annual Halloween masquerade
dance is to be held tonight at
Holmes Hall, at Landover Mrs
Tompkins, principal of the Land.
over School, Is arranging for a
Halloween party for pupils OF the
school. October 80.
The Washington Suburban SAM
tary commission has applied to the
public service commission Of Mary.
land for authority to issue $500. 600,
principal amount, of its series Il"
bonds. A hearing on the applica.
ton has been set for October % at
10 a. M. at the office of the COM
mission in Baltimore.
The first annual convention of the
Prince Georges County Woman's
Christian Temperance Union is to
be held October %, beginning at 10
a. M, in the Memorial Methodist
Episcopal Church, Hyattsville. The
principal speaker will be Mrs. Mary
r. Haslup, State w. c. T. u.
superintendent.
At a recent meeting of officers
of the Bladensburg volunteer fire
department at the home Of Frank
Mace it was decided to finance the
proposed new fire house <y selling
blocks at % cents each to pay for
the material used, the labor to be
furnished by members of the depart
ment. Plans call for a building
28x40 feet. with cement floor over
laid with wood. Construction of the
building will be of cement blocks,
with fireproof lining. Work will not
be started until next spring.
St. James Hail. Bowie, will be
| the scene of two plays tonight to
be presented by the Girls Friendly
| Society. A comedy In one act will
lsDrecede the longer play The Old
Peabody Pew"
| Rally Day will be observed tomor.
row morning at 1890 o'clock at the
Methodist Sunday school at Branch.
| ville.l There will be special music
and speaking. A Jenny June and
Tom Thumb Wedding" entertain,
ment will be given under tie
auspices Of the church in the new
church hall the night Of october 30
The children are being trained by
Mrs. Marvin Nevins and Miss Jessie
Miller.
The Parent-Teacher Association
will give a Halloween party at the
Riverdale school October 81. Only
children will be invited as the
grown.ups will have their party
October 20 in the National Guard
Armory at Hyattsville. Mrs. Allen
T. Russell Is chairman Of the com.
mittee arranging the children's
party.
The Sunday school class recently
| organized by Professor w. G. Myers
at the iverdale PRESBYTERIAN
president; Fred Worley. vice presi-
dent; Virginia Browning, secretary
| treasurer.
Addresses by Irwin Owings. mayor
of Hyattsville. and Doctor Thoma 9
E. Latimer, vice president of the
Arcade Theater Corporation. and
musical selections by the Congress
sional Club Orchestra, will mark the
formal opening Monday night. No
vember 2, Of the Arcade, Hyatts-
ville's new 100000 theatrical en-
terprise.
The officers Of the Arcade Theater
Corporation are: Doctor William
Burton Spire. of Mount Rainier.
president; Doctor Thomas z. Lati
mer, Hyattsville. first vice presi-
dent; b. r. Sherwood. Mount Ra-
nier, second vice president: Thomas
II. Welsh. Hyattsville. secretary;
George II. Lanhardt, Hyattsvtlle.
treasurer. and James A. Dowrick,
Sylvan F. Dietz and A. A. Crawford