The Washington times., 1925-02-28
LEADERS PICKED
BY HOLSTE|N
BREEDERS
Montgomery County Group
Elects ]. B. Diamond, Jr.,
as President

ROCKVILLE, Md, Feb. 2S.-An
OF forty members and half dozen
invited guests attended the annual
banquet Of the Montgomery County
Hclstein Association, held at Dixie
Tevern here. John B. Diamond, jr..
president of the association, was
toastmaster, and talks were given
by c. r. Rice, Of Oakton, Va; III. 9.
Farr, Of Sykesville, Nd; p. w.
Chichester, county agricultural agent
for Frederick county; Josiah W..
Jones, president of the Montgomery
County Farm Bureau; w. G. Snarr
county agricultural agent here. and
Doctor Thomas A. Ladson. Moving
PICTURES emphasizing the advantage
Of pure-bred stock were shown.
Preceding the banquet, the an
nual meeting Of the association was
held at which officers were chosen
as follows: President, John B. Dia-
nlond, jr.; vice president, Emory H.
Ricketts,; secretary treasurer, HI. W.
Peterson; directors, Doctor Thomas
A. Ladson, McKendree Walker,
Jemes d. King, William H. Nc
Ceney, Harry Frailey, and w. c.
Snarr.
Under the terms of decree signed
by Judge Robert b. Peter in the
circuit court here. Mrs. Carolyn
Irene Seymour, Of Takoma Park,
Md, is granted an absolute divorce
from William p. Seymour, who is
said to be living in st. Louis. Mo-.
GEd is awarded the custody of their
only child, William L. Seymour,
aged five years. The bill charged
desertion. The couple were mar
red in Rockville on June IL, 1918.
and lived together at Takoma Park
until March IS, 1921" Mrs. Seymour
vas represented by Attorney John
A, Garrett, of Rockville.
Vernon r. Benton, twenty-six, Of
Washington, and Miss Flossie e.
Ycungblood. twenty-one, CT Berkeley
Springs, W. Va, were married in
Rockville, Thursday afternoon, by
the Reverend John r. Henderson,
retired Presbyterian minister, at the
home of the clergyman.
The county commissioners have
offered for sale $4,000 in Mont
gomery county road bonds in de-
nominations Of $1,000 each, two TO
be redeemed each year until the
entire thirty-three are Cancelled.
Trey bear interest Of AZ per cent.
Eds will be opened by the COM
n1issioners IN their office in Rock
vile at noon on Tuesday, March 10.
Each bid must be accompanied by
a certain check for 5000.
Licenses have been issued here
for the marriage Of John v. DUFF
field, twenty-five, Of Newark, N. j.,
and Miss Anna s. Wolfe, nineteen,
OF Washington; Louis P. Guenay,
twenty-five, and Miss Margaret
Vase, twenty-six, both Of Montreal,
Canada; William H. Meredith, thir-
ty-six, and Miss Mary I. Dolan,
nineteen, both Of Greenback, w. Va
A meeting will be held in the
here next Monday eve
ming to reorganiZe the Montgomery
County Baseball League. Towns
de string franchises will be given
to present their claims
and a decision Is expected to be
as to the teams to compose
the league. Last year the towns
were Rockville, Bethes--
da, Boyds, Glen Echo, Washington
Grove, and Dickerson.
The annual meeting Of the Mont |
gomery County Farm Bureau Sup
Fly Company will be held next
Tuesday in the auditorium Of the
high school building mere. This or
ganization buys for members of the
farm bureau something like $4,000
worth of fertilizers, seed, ETC., an
rually, and saves them, 1t Is esti-
mated, around 20 per cent.