Evening star., 1926-08-08
RIVERDALE.

RINERDAlE, Md, August "A
committee of which William &. Gray,
chief VI the department., is chair
man. has charge OF arrangements
~ the annual convention of the
Prince Georges County Volunteer
Firemen'S Association, to which the
Riverdale department will be host
here the afternoon of August IA. Rep
resentativeS from the l5 companies
making up the association are expect
ed. Features Of the convention will
include contests among the various
pumper and non-pumper companies.
Intensive drills have been the order
among the companies for several
weeks A parade will be a feature.
The business session will include cleo
tion of officers. dating of the 1927
convention, discussion of legislation
and other business. A dinner will be
served the visiting delegates and their
families, A band concert will feature
the afternoon and evening. Residents
Of Riverdale are requested to decorate
their homes for the occasion.
On the arrangements committee are:
F.. {. Stewart vice chairman, who has
charge of the dinner. and J. r. Rice,
decorations: II. X. Fuller. electrical
display Messrs. Gray and Stewart and
drinks. and Miss Jules Stein, lady as
sistant. The committee will welcome
contributions.
The report of the assessment re-
Gently completed in Riverdale and ac-
cepted by the mayor and town coun
Gil in special session shows the total
asSessahe basis now to be 81. 400
645.l2. including improvements. ST.
079.625: land, $314.540. and corpora
tions. 500. .4S0.12. The corporations tot
al prOba bly, will be increa Sed with the
receipt of a complete report from the
Iyattsville Gas 4 Electric Co.. the as
SCISSOR reported. Assessors were re-
quested to submit at an early date a
list of all public parks and other prop
critics not paying taxes.
The Silent Workers of the Presby.
terian Church will he entertained Au.
gust II by Mrs. William Thompson at
her home IN University Park
Mrs. Lillian j. Oldenburg, principal
Of the Riverdale School, in a state
nent praiSinE the general conditions
at the Riverdale School, declared that
While the interior of the school build
ing is all that could be desired. beauti-
fiCation of the exterior and the
grounds might we'll he undertaken.
She saws that although there is no
Sld'N l'i idNll, SnTunDofN might ne
planted in tho angles and ivy across
the front of the building. Mrs. Olden-
burg urges campaign the coming
school year to attain these improve
ments.
The staff of the Riverdalian. COM
munity weekly newspaper published
by the publicity committee of the Riv-
erdale Citizens Improvement Associa-
ton. has been reorcanized Mrs. Ger.
trude r. Iauch is now managing ed
itor and Richard w. Tupper, associate
editor.
4 silver cup for highest achieve
ments in Schoia aSticS and athletic en-
deaNor in connection with his attend
ance upon the y. NJ &. y. Summer
School has been awarded Daniel
Moore, son OF MIR, and Mrs Clayton
Moore. Young Moore competed
against nearly a hundred boys. He
also won four buttons for swimming.
TWO from the Y NJ. G. A. one a be
ginners life saving button and the
| fourth from the Red Cross. The in
door base ball team. of which he was
captain. won the camp pennant
| Young Moore is a student at the Hy
| attsville Elementary School and Will
! enter the seventh grade in September.