The Washington times., 1925-01-10
new ROUTE To
HIAT TSV.|LLE
soon READY
improved Highway to Join
Brookland Road to
Washington

EVANSVILLE, Nd. Jan. To-
A new route to Washington. ex-
pected to be well received particu-
larly by motorists travelling TO the
northwest section of the city, Will
be open with completion of the
permanent Improvement of Franklin
street, from the washington. Ralt1-
more boulevard to Oak street In
HyattsvilIe hills. Tho improved
rad viii join the Brookland road
to Washington.
At q meeting OF the mayor and
town council next Tuesday night
two ordinances will Re presented. one
providing for the Improvement Of
Franklin street from Maryland to
Wine avenue, and the other from
Wine avenue to Oak street. At
this meeting property owners who
will be assessed the cost of the
work win be heard.
That the state Roads Commission
Is considering the elimination OF
the Maryland avenue Baltimore and
Ohio railroad grade crossing here,
but that ii will be at least two
months before its plans are COM
plete is the information reaching
here.
1t also has been learned that the
roads commission viii extend Rhode
Island avenue from Mount Rainier
to Hyattsvi1le IL this Is found
justified.
With view to aiding in bring
ing about the project committed
was named at the last meeting of
| the mayor and council to confer
| with committees from Mount
Rainier, Brentwood and other
points along the City and Suburban
line.
Establishment Of hospital in
Hyattsville which would be avail
able to patients throughout Prince
Georges county is being considered,
| 1t is reported. by the board of di;
rectors Of the Washington salli-
Itarium at Takoma Park, Nd. 1t
Is known that several sites here
have been inspected and that the
/ idea now is to rent q building for
temporary use in order to ascer-
tain IL the project reasonably may
be expected to succeed. No de-
cision., it is known, has been
reached by the directors and it
probably win be several weeks be-
fore anything definite Is deter
mined.
| Mrs. Emily G. Haas, grand n1atron
Ipf Maryland, has installed the new
officers of Ruth Chapter No. I, Or
der or the Eastern Star, OF Hyatts-
| vile, assisted by Mrs. Virginia
j thompson. grand marshall and Mrs.
Altha J. Jardine, chaplin.
The officers are: Mrs. J. r.. WheIp-
ley. worthy matron; G. Forrest
Dickey, associate matrOn: Mrs. Aftha
]. Jardine, secretary: Mrs. Emma
Hutchinson, treasurer; Mrs. Marie
Felter, conductress. A number of
appointive officers were also in
stalled.
| Miss Agnes Duvall, Prince Georges
county social service worker, will,
| 1t is understood, establish head
quarters in Hyattsville until May /.
Monday night these newly elected
officers of Birmingham Masonic
Lodge No. 12S of Beltsville will be
Installed by Joseph Haas, grand in
spector Of the grand lodge of Mary
land:
Lester S. Keefauver. Berwyn. wor-
shipful master; T. j. Ellsworth,
senior warden; benjamin BrAndOn,
Beltsville, junior warden; C. e. Nor
ton, secretary (re-electedl; Frank
Boteler, treasurer (re-elected. A
number of appointive officers also
viii be installed.
Officers of Birmingham Chapter
No 26, Order of the Eastern Star,
of Beltsville, have been installed
by past grand matron tfrs. c. v.
burlington, of Baltimore, as follows:
Mrs. Ethel Ellsworth, Berwyn,
worthy matron; J. r. Brelsford,
worthy patron; Miss Elsie Beall,
| Branchville, associate matron; Mrs.
Elinor Harr, BranchviIle, secretary:
| So D. Hall, Beltsville, treasurer;
| Mrs. Ruth Buddington, College
Park, conductress; Mrs. Maggie
Downs, Branchville, associate con-,
ductress. A number of appointive
officers also were installed.
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