Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-11
RIyERDALE.

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RIvERDALE, Md, July 10 tspe.
ciaD liz made that
Prince Georges County was awarded
first place, carrying a cash prize for
countrywide rural programs Of un.
usual merit In the better homes cam.
paign. which culminated In Better
Homes week. April 25 to May ], last.
In making the prize winners public
the Better Homes In American Head
quarters In Washington calls atten;
tion to the fact that the programs
conducted throughout this county
reached every community. Mrs. Guy
NJ. Meloy OF Lanham was chairman
OF the county committee. This county
entered; the contest at the suggestion
OF Miss Blanche Clark, county home
demonstrations agent, whose efforts in
behalf Of Kalamazoo, Mich, In q pre-.
vious better homes campaign. brought
that city signal honor. The campaign
was put across in this county by the
| Clubs, Miss Clarkeis guidance and as
sistance proving most valuable.
Four houses were demonstrated IN
the county. The principal one at Uni
versity Park Is q six-room Dutch
Colonial House. costing $1,000. i was
| furnished on a budget of only 81 $50.
In conducting the campaign the
county committee had the co-opera-
tion OF the United States Department
| of Agriculture, the University Of
Maryland, mems and women's clubs.
oranges. All clubs. Boy and Girl
Scouts, churches, schools, banks, news
.sand students OF the schools through
out the county. took part In the essay
contest. A kitchen contest was held:
also house lot Improvement contest.
In which 40 homes have been entered,
was started and will continue until
Fail when II win be judged. In addi-
ton to the University Park demon.
stration house, q small school house
which had been made into a com
Portable home was demonstrated at
Ianhatil, and another remodeled house
was shown In Brandywine. The fourth
house to be demonstrated was at
Cheyerly. All Club Girls and Girl
Scouts made the girls wardrobe, which
was shown In the demonstration house
at University Park. and both girl club
members and Boy Scouts assisted as
guides during the demonstration.
Health Pageant Given.
A health pageant was given under
the direction OF the county health
nurse. Demonstrations OF home play
were conducted by vocational home
economics classes and posters pre-
pared under direction Of Miss Edna
Me Naugi1ton, State supervisor Of
home economies. were displayed dur
ing lectures. Glasses. ins house fnE-
nishing from the University Of Mary
land visited the house for study OF
proper furnishings. A
The prize tofxthe county will be
devoted TO. the loan scholarship fund
| Of the County Federation OF Woman's
Clubs. This fund Is for the use Of the
girl graduate Of q, county high school
who passes the best examination and
who could not otherwise finance a
course at either the University. of
Maryland or the State Normal School,
choice OF which Is given. $500.
Mrs. Minnie Sharretts Of East Riv-
erdale announces the engagement Of
her daughter, Virginia Christenbury,
| to III. Bruce Clarke OF Atlanta. Ga.
Date for the wedding has not been set.
This corps OF teachers for the Riv-
| erdaie school for 1926-2G has been
| recommended to the county board Of
education by Prof. Nicholas orem,
county superintendent OF schools:
Lillian J. Oldenburg, Henrietta Reed
err, Frances b. Joyce, Mary A. Jump.
Charlotte Erickson. Mary II. Sparks,
Mabel l.. Corcoran. Miss Hazel IA.
Wright has been recommended to
| teach at the University Park School.
Members Of the Women's and the
Current Topics Clubs OF Riverdale and
their families held a picnic this after
noon in the Reinohl picnic grounds.
/ II was an annual event for the
/ Women's Club, which this year Was
Joined by the Current Topics Club.
| Following games and other social fea-
tures. supper was served at ; o'clock.
Mrs. e. u. Holmes was chairman Of
the committee in charge .of arrange
Il mentss s
SI.O35.Ss IN General Fund.
1 1T the last regular meeting or the
I MAYOR and town council report Of the
/ town treasurer was submitted show
ing $i,035.3g in the general fund;
/ s34.94 In the road fund: $234.62 in the
Are department fund and $25.0S in the
building fund. Bills totalirlg around
/ $340 were ordered paid.
The building inspector submitted
\ his report OF permits ISSUED ana s$l7
a. the towns share OF such permits
The council discussed the question Of
securing gravel and crushed stone
for use upon the roads OF the town
1 Without passing definitely upon the
prices submitted, the road commit
tee was directed to- proceed with the
road work. The supervising engineer
was directed to make q determine
lion OF depth ofsuch water and sewer
4 lines Of the Washington Suburban
i Sanitary Commission as lie within the
i corporate limits OF the town as q
! means OF estimating street grades "
the future.
/ Council was advised that oil had
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