Evening star., 1926-06-20
Berwyn.Branchville.

BRANCHVILLE, June 10 CSpe-
ciaD AT the closing exercises of
Berwyn School held Thursday eve
ming in the gy mnasium of the Pres
byterian Church, the following re-
ceived diplomas for completing the
elementary course: Thelma Afford
Loretta Aroow. Helen Bates, Cecilia
Beckwith, Milton Boteler, Earl
Bryant. Paul Deeck. Mabel de Ment
Clara Ellison. Aline Gormley, Howard
Gormley, Betty Griffith. Evelyn
Hazard. Louis Heuper. Ruth Jewell,
Marjorie McLaren, Robert Mahoney,
Wilford Nevius, Lefty Phillips, Eu-
gene Phillips, Alice Reed, Elizabeth
Roberts. Sidney Roberts, Thomas
Rosewag, Helen Teske, Millicent
Wenzel and Peggy Willingmyre.
The address to the graduates was
made by Prof. Watkins and the GER
tificates presented by DIR. A. O.
Etienne, chairman of the board of
trustees of the school. Rev. w. B.
Dorsey pronounced the benediction
and the invocation. Five girls and
one boy of the class have enrolled
in the Summer High School at the
Maryland University. A number of
elementary pupils have also en-
rolled in the observation school.
which will be in charge of Miss
Scharffetter.
Among the So women receiving
certificates on Friday for four years
attendance at the rural woman S
short course at Maryland University
were Mrs. A. Is. Gahan of Berwyn
and Mrs. w. F. Mulligan of Daniels
Park.
In recognition and appreciation of
the efficient and satisfactory service
given by the corps of teachers in the
Berwyn School during the past year
u luncheon was given in their honor
by the Woman's Community Club OF
Berwyn on Tuesday. at the home Of
Mrs. James Staley. Brancnvihe.
Forty eight members of the ad-
visory board of the Prince Georges
County Volunteer Firemen's Associa-
ton met in the Firemen's Hail.
Branchville, Wednesday evening. A
number of important matters were
discussed. Lunch was served. CHIEF
A. L. Johnson announces the follow
ing committees in charge of the
various features of the firemen's
carnival, which opened Saturday
night on the Community Center
grounds: H. 3. Heimer, ice cream;
A. l.. and G. c. Johnson, bingo; j.
Thrift and n. McNaught, 10-cent
candy stand; G. Brady and W. Gates.
dancing; William Deeck, Jr., milk
bottle game; Edward Mandler. soft
drinks; c. Hudgins and c. Hughes,
country store; J. Hoffman, hoopla
game; Fl. E. Arrow. 25-cent stand
of various articles: William Deeck,
chairman of the ways and means
committee. The woman's auXlllary
will have charge of the fancy work
booth, fish pond and lunch counter.
The floor for dancing is reported
in splendid condition and the fire
men are confident that sufficient
money will be raised to wipe out
the debt of $500 on the hall and to
leave a balance in the treasury.
George w Crabbe, superintendent
of the Anti=Saloon League of Mary
land. will be the principal speaker
at the opening meeting to be held
Tuesday evening in the Berwyn gym
nasium, when local unit of the re-
Gently organized Law Enforcement
League of the county will be formed.
In protest against the proposed
plan of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Co to abandon the Branchville
station as local train stop" q
meeting of interested citizens was
held at the offices of the Indian
Creek Co, Branchville, Monday eve
ming and took steps to lay their pro =
tests before the Public Service Com
mission of Maryland Il. T. Burch
was elected chairman and NJ. D.
Bowers, secretary.