Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-16
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, June Is tSpe-
cian.-Charles w. Hopkins was elect
ed president of the Silver Spring
Chamber of Commerce at largely at
tended meeting of the organizat ton
Tuesday night, succeeding Capt. Frank
l.. Hewitt, who did not desire re-elec-
ton. and other officers were chosen
as follows: Vice presidents. Howard
Griffith and DIR. L. NJ. Christie; secre-
tarys' Fred Il. Jmfes; treasurer Ira c.
Whitacre. j. Donald Clagett, j. Her
bert Cissel and, DIR. l.. NJ. Christie
were named delegates to represent the
chamber at the meetings Of the Mont.
gomery County Civic Federal ton.
1t was decided to hold special
meeting of the chamber on the second
Tuesday in July, principally to receive
the report of the committee of which
j. Herbert Cissel is chairman, named
to consider plans for improving the
approaches to the subway at Silver
Spring.
ID. C. Man Marries.
julius c. Diehl. so years old, of
Washington, and Miss Annie L. Du-
gan, 81 years old, of Freedom, Va,
were married in Rockville on Wed.
nesday by Rev. 3. w. John of the
Methodist Church.
Rev. S. j. Goode of the Christian
Church officiated at the marriage here
on Wednesday of Peter n. Kitson. 81
years. of Fairfax. Va. and Miss Hilda
ID. Dickerson, IS years, of Green
County, Va, at the home of the min.
lister.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk of the Circuit Court here for the
marriage of Frank ID. kittelbergar, 81
years, of Clearfield, Pa. and Miss Anna
V. Wiley, 10 years, of Front Royal,
Va; James II. Gillespie, % years, and
Miss Henrietta +. Hartman, % years
both of Takoma Park, Md; Harry s.
Stockmeyer, 70 years, of Barking
Ridge, n. j., and Miss Jane Bernice
Gates, 80 years, of Washington.
Under auspices of the Woman's Aux
Hilary of st. Bartholomew Episcopal
Church, at Laytonsville, the comedy
Safety First" will be presented in
the Modern Woodmen's Hall, Laytons-
vile, Friday evening by the st. Co
lumba's Players of Washington.
Political School Open.
The political school arranged by the
Montgomery County Federation of Re
publican Women held it's first session
at Olney Inn, Olney, yesterday, with
about SO women from various parts OF
the county in attendance.
Galen l.. TAFT, chairman of the Re-
publican State central committee of
Maryland, and u. S. internal revenue
collector; Judge Oscar Lesser of the
State Tax Commission and Wilson j..
Townsend of the Republican State CEN
trail committee for the county. were
the principal speakers, Messrs TAFT
and Townsend discussing organization
and Judge Lesser taxation.
J. Donald Clagett and J. Darby
Bowman, member and secretary, re-
spectively, of the Washington Subur-
ban Sanitary Commission of Mary
land, told about the plans and ac-
tiyities of the commission and an
answered numerous questions pro.
pounded.
Following the various talks, general
discussions, which proved interesting,
were held. AT noon fine luncheon
was served.
Miss Elizabeth Reiss of Washington
Grove had charge of the proceedings
of the morning, and in the afternoon
Mrs. Enoch G. Johnson of Alta Vista
presided.
The committee of arrangements Is
composed of Miss Elizabeth Reiss
chairman; Mrs. Edward l.. Stock
president of the county federation:
Mrs J. Sullivan Ross. Miss Grace Me-
Euen, Mrs. John A. Holmes and Mrs.
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