Evening star., 1926-09-20
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE. Md. September 2(
(SpeciaD.-To enable the patrons and
other friends of the public school al
Bethesda to meet the new supervising
principal. Prof. Thomas w. Pyle, and
become better acquainted with the
other II members of the faculty, an
informal reception was held at the
school Saturday evening. 1t was ar
ranged by the school trustees. f. G.
Bosworth. chairman; Mrs. II. Latane
Lewis and Oliver O. Kuhn. and was
largely attended. Following a pro
gram by pupils Gf the school. which
included the school yell. marches
ssongs. one Of them in the nature of q
welcome to the new principal, and
other features, Prof. Pyle outlined
the program of school work for the
year told Of the aims, methods and
ideals. especially of the junior high
school department, and urged co
operation on the part Of the patrons
and others. In point Of attendance the
Bethesda school. with $50 pupils, is
the second largest school in the
county. the Rockville High School
with an enrolment of approximately
20. standing first.
The annual report of Welles Merriam
town clerk and treasurer. shows that
during the fiscal year which ended
June 80. it required S5.67S.14 to run
the town of kensington. OF this
amount s1.694.63 was expended on
roads and streets. $l,505.68 for street
lighting. $1,000 for salaries. s256.25
for fire department and s85.13 for
trash collection. while $936.45 went
into the contingent fund. The re.
ceipts of the town during the year
aggregated s5.5o7.73. as follows
Taxes, $3,993.S4; miscellaneous. 81.
324.10: penalties and costs, $104. So
and trash collections, $S5.93.
Work OH Wisconsin Avenue.
The work of widening Wisconsin
avenue from the District Of Columbia
line through Bethesda to the inter
section of the Rockville and George
town pixies, a distance OF a mile and
q fifth. is under way. The work OF
clearing the right Of way is abou,
completed. and the grading will be
started within the next few days. The
work Is expected TO be completed be
fore really cold weather sets in. The
cost. including the widening of the
bridge over the baltimore and Ohio
Railroad at Bethesda, will be some
thing less than $4,000. The road will
i,e wtdened 25 feet on the east side
The county commissioners are Ell
deavoring TO have the Washington
and Rockville Electric Railway Co
remove it's trolley poles from the cen
ter of the road and place them on the
sides and bring the railway tracks
down to grade The railway company
has not, it is understood, given much
announcement along that line as yet
hut those Interested are hopeful that
It will finally agree to do so. The
Montgomery County Civic Federation
is cooperating with the commission
ers In their efforts To have the com
pany make these changes.
The funeral OF Rev. Fillmore w
Shriner, retired Methodist minister
who died at the home Of his sister
Mrs. Cornelia Benson. near Neeles
vtlle this county. aged 1S years. took
place yesterday from the Methodist
Church at Clarksburg. the pastor OF
the church. Rev. DIR. Nelson. conduct
ing the services. Burial was in the
cemetery near the church.
Dr. Shriner had been i'll a long
while of a complication of diseases and
his death was not unexpected. He was
a widower and leaves no children. For
many years he was connected with
the Baltimore Conference of Methodist
Episcopal Church South, and was pas
tor Of numerous churches within the
conference district. He was placed on
the retired list a number of years ago
The fifty-third annual conference OF
the Free Methodist Church Of the New
York district. comprising about fifty
churches in Maryland. Virginia, the
District OF Columbia. West Virginia
New York Pennsylvania and other
places. adjourned last evening after
having been in session in the Rockville
Free Methodist Church since last Wed
nesday afternoon. Large congrega
tions attended the closing services
which included love feast and
preaching services in the morning. a
Sunday school rally and missionary
meeting In the afternoon and a
preaching service at night. The ser
mon Of the morning was delivered by
Bishop Walter f. Sellew Of James
town, y. Y, who was in charge of the
conference; the principal address ar
the missionary meeting was by DIR.
w. A. Backenstoe. returned mission
AIRY from China. and the evening ser
mon was by Rev. E. A. Taper OF
Chicago. secretary of the Illinois Con.
ference Of the Free Methodist Church.
Il was decided 10 hold the next annual
conference in Washington.
Princess Tarhata Of the Philippines
former University of Illinois girl, Is
enc oe the first Moro girls to dare the
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