Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08

| UPPER MARLBORO, Mo. August
Ia (SpeciaD.-Candidate in Prince
| Georges County are increasing. Among
! the latest is Charles II. Ager, seekine
| the Democratic nomination for State
Senator. Ager. a resident of Chillun
district. served as a Representative
! in 1922-19o4. He will be opposed
| by the present State Senator. Lans
! dale c. Sasscer of Upper Marlboro.
| j. August Miller of Chillum district
! has announced for the Democratic
| nomination for county commissioner
County Commissioner William Z. Ma
/ gruder, Democrat of Hyattsville, filed
! recently for denomination.
Many Sheriff Candidates.
&, The latest aspirants for sheriff are
! Samuel j.. Sweeney Of the Melwooo
district and l.. o. Middleton of Spald
ings district. for the Democratic nomi-
| nation. and W. Harry Crozier of Suit
| Harvey G.. Machen of Hyattsville, q
! brother-in-law of Middleton. and p
! Frank Tippett of Cheltenham. alsC
| have filed for the Democratic nomina
ton. Constable Thomas III. Garrison
/ of HyattSVille and Constable a. e.
| Thompson. Surratts district. have
made it known they will seek this
nomination. The present sheriff
John j. Fink of Berwyn, Democrat
has announced he will not be can
didate for reelection.
Other candidates who have just filed
are Willard Thornc OF Piscataway dis
, trict, seeking one of the Democratic
; nominations for the Orphans Court
and County Surveyor Edward l.. Latl
mer of Hyattsville. Republican. -fol
(Son,}iHataS file
by August -.
Assessment Suit Hearing.
Trial of the suit entered in the Cir
cult Court for Prince Georges County
here by James f.. Steele ct al. against
the Washington Suburban Sanitar!
Commission designed to compel the
commission to set aside its increase
/ in front foot assessment charges
which became effective July !, 1925
on the ground that they are illegal
| probably will take place early in Sep
! TENDER. according to C. l.. Aiello
! counsel for the complainants.
| Prof. Nicholas Orem. Prince Georges
! County superintendent of schools
has announced the appointment OF
Jesse ]. Hinson. last year a super
wishing elementary school principal ir
-NOIlOlh. Nd., Ills VI tiiS
| Laurel High School. Mr.. HinsOn. who
will succeed A s. Cummins. resigned
, is a graduate of the University OF
Alabama. and did post graduate work
at the University of Virginia and Co
! lumbia University. He was at one
| time principal Of the WarrentOn va.
i High School The county schools viii
! reopen September -.
More than $3.50 was realized from
! the recent annual carnival of the Fire
| Department held on the fair grounds
| here. Prize winners included: Best
! decorated Observation-Disclosures Bin
ger, jr., first: Seat Pleasant Fire Com
! pany, second: b. w. Crawford, third
Best costumed girl-Lorraine Coyle
i first; Virginia Hulfish and Marguerite
| Suit. tied for second Beatrice Wilson
| third. Most comically dressed boy
! Wesley b. Crawford, jr.. and Lindsay
! Crawford. Best dressed doll-Barbara
Livingston. first: Peggy Mccormick
/ second; Polly Rowland. third. Claude
| II. Owen sold 152 tickets to win frs
| prize in this contest and Ethel Fisher
| who disposed of 1O1, took second prize
| r. Lee Hall of Cheltenham wa:
! awarded a $40 gold piece for holding
the ticket with the prize-winnine
| number.
BY order of the Prince Georges
/ County Orphans Court. Margaret :
Walls and George w. Shuler have
been appointed administrators OF the
estate Of William II. Shuler.
Prince Georges County commission
| ers have appointed Frank p. HurC
collector Of dog licenses for Evansville
district.
! Prince Georges County Pomona
Grange, embracing the various sub
ordinate oranges of the county, Will
hold it's quarterly meeting in the high
school at Brandywine next Thursday,
with the Brandywine Grange as host.
Business will occupy the morning ses-
sion, which is to begin at 10 O'Clock.
Following luncheon to be served by
members OF the Brandywine Grange,
an attractive program open to the
! public will be the order. featured by
music, lectures and other numbers.
/ A feature of the annual lawn party
! for Trinity Episcopal Church, to be
| held next Saturday afternoon and eve
ming at the residence of Harry Buck
| here, will be a baby show. Prizes will
! be awarded in two classes, one for
babies up TO 9 years old and the other
, for those from to 4. Mrs. Mildred
| Mullikin, Upper Marlboro. will receive
entries. 4 supper and other features
| also have been arranged. Committees
for the fete are: Supper--Miss Mary
i Hill, Mrs. George Buck Mrs. w. T.
Davis, Mrs. Harry Buck, Mrs. Luther
King. Mrs. Plummer Smith, Mrs
Harry Boswell, Mrs. Harry Nicholson
Mrs. Frank De Vaughn. Mrs. Alex
Moore, Mrs. Charles Traband, Mrs
| Charles Lowe. Cake-Mrs. T. Van
| Clagett, Mrs. John II. Traband. Miss
| Maggie HILL Mrs. Ernest Smith, Mrs
Gui Clag,.tt. Mrs. II. II. Talbert, Mrs
| Robert Wells, Mrs. Guy Coale, Miss
Myrtle Buck, Miss Hilda Buck. Ice
cream-aIrs II. l.. Morris. Mrs. Rev
erdy Sasscer, Mrs. Cleveland Buck
and Misses Freddie Hill. Esther Sass
Ger, Adelaide Traband. Malinda Ben
nett, Virginia Mcguire, Annie Buck
Eva Nicholson. Virginia Hulfish. COT
! fee and iced drinks-Mrs. Harry Gore
Mrs. BENJAMIN. Suit Mrs. Hulflsh, Mrs
Buck, ST.: Mrs. Bruce Buck. Mrs
| Wesley Kerr. Candy-NIisses Maize
Bennett. Ellen Smith, Sylvine Clagett
Eloise Sasscer, Hilda Bennett. Gwen
dolyn Smith Fancy table-Mrs. Hal
Clagett. Mrs. Shrewsbury. Mrs. Ma
guire, Miss Susie Hill. Mrs. W. S. Hill,
Mrs. l.. G. s;asscer. Mrs. ]. s. Sasscer
Mrs. B. w Crawford, Mrs. Edward
Bailey, Misses Cecil Traband. Beth
| Hill, Louise Morris. Della Buck
! Marion Van Wagner. Orange tree
Misses Marie Hill. Eleanor Morris
Mary Sasscer, Gladys Buck, Hilda
Buck. Mamie King. Regina Smith
Muriel Bennett. Entertainment
Mesdames Henault. Rowland, Owen
Mullikin. Winnie Livingston, Walter