Evening star., 1928-03-05
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE. Md, March (Spe-
c!aD On request Of the education
committee Of the Montgomery County
Civic Federation, Prof. Edwin w.
| Broome, county superintendent OF
schools, visited Bethesda Saturday eve
! ming and conferred with the commit
tee studying the situation for n report
TO the Civic Federation. Exclusion by
Congress Of county children from Dis
triCt OF Columbia schools was given
| consideration. Prof Broome assured
| the committee that the county board
realizes the Importance of adequate
school facilities and could be relied
upon to do everything within It's power
10 look after the welfare OF the chill
drcn Of the county in that respect.
He told the committee that committee
of school board memberS-Dr. George
l.. Edmonds, Mrs. Walter r. Perry and
William II. McCeney-~is studying the
situation and that the education board
would be guided largely by its advice.
A report 10 the county board Of edu-
cation by the principal OF the colored
school at Scotland that Intoxicating
liquor had been furnished TO pupils
OF the school led TO an investigation.
which resulted in the arrest of Spencer
| OF the Scotland neighborhood.
Store Robbery Charged.
John Alfred Terry. colored. OF this
| county. was taken into custody In
| Washington Saturday and has been
| committed TO jail here 10 await a hear
| lllg IN the Police Court here on q
charge Of breaking into and robbiny the
store OF Haitian Brown at Barnesville
| last August.
In observance OF the annual Every
membct-present" Sunday an unusually
large congregation attended the morn
ing services yesterday in the Rockville
Christian Church. The pastor, Rev. S.
j. Goodc. preached an appropriate SER
| mon ana special music program was
rendered by the choir. The services
nlaFked The beginning Of the usual pre-
Easier campaign Of the church.
Milton II. Bancroft, secretary OF n
committee appointed by the recent an
nLai convention at Sandy Spring Of the
FARMERS or Montgomery County to take
steps toward the formation OF n COM
munity council at Sandy Spring. 10 de-
Flae ways and means to provide water
supplies for fire protection In the vari-
| olls thickly settled communities of the
SANDY Spring area, and TO further other
projects affecting the welfare of that
section. has issued call for meeting
al sandy Spring March 80 OF repre-
aeniatiFcS OF various organizations.
The water supply will be one of the
fir3t matters Of Importance to be con-
hidered by the council
MIS- Sarah &. Sample. wife OF Charles
L. Sample. died yesterday at her home
ut Garrett Park. aged G5 years Al
| though ahc had not been Ill for a year,
her death was sudden and unexpected.
ana was due to heart disease She Is
| survived by her husband and q daueh-
| Ter. MIS-. Charles A. Edmonds OF Gar
fett Park. Funeral arrangements have
| not been announced Mrs Sample was
native Of indianapolis. Ind. and for
ncr!y lived IN Washington.
Bids to lie Opened.
The county commissioners at noon
tomorrow VIII open bids for $50, 900 Of
county bonds, The issue was authorized
| by All act Of the last Legislature and
the bonds are designated rs Brookeyille
| pike grade crossing elimination bonds
aud are alien on the taxable property
In the second. or Silver Spring. precinct
NJ Wheaton district. They are In de-
nominations Of $500 each. bear interest
| nj The rate Of b per cent and they
are rcdccmnblc the first of March uf
each year beginning IN 1920 During
! The day the commissioners Will hear
! protests, II any, Of taxpayers III Ken
! ahigtOn.
The fire department WAS called To
| the villa Roma Club. on the Rockville
! PIKE at MnutfoHr yesterday hnd tN~
| tlnEuiAhcd II grass field adjoining the
/ riuiilt1tne,