Evening star., 1926-08-15
ROCKVILLE.

| ROCKVILLE, Nd, August IA tSpe-
ciaD.-J. c. r. Jenifer, we'll known in
house show circles, has been selected
to act as chief judge at the horse show
Ito be held here on Wednesday, August
%, in connection with the annual fair
: which begins the day before and con-
| tinues four days. so Mrs. Andrew j..
| Cummings. chairman of the commt-
| tee in charge, has announced. He
| will be assisted by Mrs. Cummings
and the other members of the com
mittee---Mrs. Herbert l.. Diamond,
| Charles r. Rowdybush, Thomas l..
/ t'ulks and William A. Waters.
1t has been announced that 10
classes will be shown, including a
! hunters fiat race at six furlongS, and
| first, second and third cash prizes will
he awarded in each class in addition
10 the usual ribbons. According to
those in charge, the show will prove
easily the best of its kind ever held
| at Rockville.
Miss Viola Rebeccs1 RichS daughter
| of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Rich of
Burtonsville. this county, and John
Santini Of the same locality, were
married a few evenings ago by Rev.
| Edward B. Wilcox, pastor of the
Burtonsville Methodist Church, the
ceremony taking place at the home
| of the minister, in the presence of a
| small company Of relatives and
friends Miss Maria Santini, sister OF
| the bridegroom, was the brides only
attendant. The couple will make their
| home at Burtonsville. The bride was
| assistant teacher at the Blair Public
| School. near Silver Spring, last school
| year.
Former Sheriff James P. Gott of
| Rockville has formally entered the
contest for Democratic nomination for
| Judge Of the Orphans Court by filing
| with the supervisors of elections here
! a certificate of candidacy and making
the required cash deposit. William
| r. Ridgely of Washington Grove has
| also complied with such preliminary.
| and the other avowed aspirantS for
| the three nominations to be made
John r. Lewis. p. Hicks Ray, Henry
]. Hunt, incumbents, and Thomas n.
| Bailey--are expected to do so within
the next few days.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk of the Circuit Court here for
the marriage of Truman c. Thomson,
81. of Camp Meade, Md, and Mrs.
Gala Z. Stone, 27, of Washington;
Harold F. Lease, %. and Miss Alice
Mae Hogues, 10, both of Takoma Park
Md; Lewis II. Huntington, 21. and
I Miss Mary V. Scully. %, both of
| Washington, and Victor II. Campbell,
27. and Miss Alma l.. Mayors, %, both
of Takoma Park. Md.
AS the Democratic and Republican
primary campaigns are in progress
more than usual interest is said to be
felt throughout the county in the an
nual meeting of the Montgomery
County Anti-Saloon League, to be held
in the auditorium at Washington
d.! Grove on Tuesday.
George w. Crabbn superintendent
OF the State AntiSaloon League; Rev.
3. +. Ewing OF Montana, Rev. l.. A..
Nelson. a former missionary In Africa:
Rev. j. W. Lowden. Rev. j. f. Mil
burn. Rev. B. w. John. Rev. F.. B.
, Wilcox Rev. T.. Fl. Davis, Rev. &. w.
| Waters. Rev. II. S. Myerly, Rev. AL
bert Osborn are among those sched-
uled for addresses. Morning and
afternoon sessions will be held. and a
basket luncheon will be served.
MIR. and Mrs. Benjamin Becraft of
! Burtonsville a few evenings ago cele
brated the twenty-flfth anniversary of
their marriage, a large number of
their relatives and friends gathering
AT their home. Mir. and Mrs Becraft
were presented with a number OF
handsome gifts and a collation. was
served.
w. Jett Iauck of Chevy Chase will
he the principal speaker at a meeting
in the Modern Woodmen Hall at Lay
louisville Monday evening of the
United Democratic Law Enforcement
Clubs of Montgomery County. Mrs.
Daniel G, Chace of Chevy Chase will
preside and bapd will be in attend
ance. Mrs. Jesse W. Nicholson of
Chevy Chase. president of the United
Democratic Law Enforcement Clubs
Of Maryland. is also expected to speak
Qualified voters whose names are
not already on the registration books
of the county will be given an oppor-
tunity September to have their
names enrolled and thereby made
eligible to participate in the Demo
cratic or Republican elections on Sep.
tember IA. SO the supervisors of cleo
tons for the county have announced.
The registrars will sit al the usual
places and in addition to enrolling the
names of new voters Will issue trans
fers and accept declarations of inten-
tons of new residents to become citi-
2ens of the county.
Rev. Berkiey Griffith. who recently
resigned as rector of st. Peters
Parish, Poolesvlle, after being in
charge four years. has been made
rector of st. Margaret g Parish, Prince
Georges County, and will begin his
duties there at once. He preached
his farewell sermon at PooleSville last
Sunday.
The annual fair dance of the young
people Of Rockville and vicinity will
be held In st. Maly's Hall, Rockville.
the evening of Thursday, August 20.
according to announcement by the
committee in charge - Miss Rose
Dawson. j. Harry Gormely and
Joseph Dawson. 1t is planned to
make it an elaborate event and a
large number of guests from this
county, the District of Columbia and
elsewhere are expected to attend
4 The annual carnival for the benefit
of the Henderson Smith Edmonds
Post. American Legion. of Rockville
held on the courthouse lawn here this
evening and yesterday evening, at
tiacted large crowds and proved big
success. Virtually all members of the
post assisted.
The work of widening Georgia
avenue through Silver Spring from
Sligo avenue to the Coles vile road
will be started early next week. A
20-foot concrete roadway will be con
structed at a cost of around $lS 900.
The work will be done under super
vision Of the Maryland State Roads
Commission.
In the Circuit Court at this place
Judge Robert E. Peter has signed a
decree granting 10 Mrs. Sarah Eliza.
beth Waters of Takoma Park, Md. an
absolute divorce from Leroy Waters
also Of Takoma Park, on the ground
of deSertion. The decree awards Mrs
Waters the custody of the couple :
daughter and the father the custody
Of their Son. both children being