Evening star., 1928-12-29
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Md, December Is
(SpeciaD Hanson G. Cashell of the
Gaithersburg Lodge and DR.. George E
Lewis of the Rockville Lodge were re-
elected president and secretary-treaS-
urer, respectively, at the annual
meeting here Thursday evening of the
Montgomery County Past Masters AS
sociation. Joseph Griffith of the Silver
Spring Lodge was made vice president
The Past Masters degree was conferred
upon r. G. Green, GaitherSburg Lodge
Curtis L. Ward, Rockville Lodge: w
p. Ames, Kensington Lodge; Fred w
Page, Bethesda Lodge, and George F
Hamilton, Silver Spring Lodge. Pre-.
ceding the meeting the annual banquet
was held at Olney Inn, with Wilson l.
Ward of Rockville, chairman of the
committee on arrangements, master OF
ceremonies, and with members Of the
association and their wives and other
guests to the number of 125 in attend
ance.
A community Christmas entertain
ment was held in the public school au-
ditorium at LaytonSville Thursday eve-
ming under Joint auspices of the Lay
louisville Community League, st. Bar
tholomew's Episcopal Church and the
two Methodist Churches Of LaytonSville
Elmer Armstrong, president of the
Community League, was master OF cere-
monies and a program or music, reclta-
tionS and other features was given
Santa Claus and two big trees were fea-
lures.
Couple Obtain License.
A license has been issued by the clerk
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riage of Samuel Burroughs, 81, Of Way
Cross, Ga, and Mrs. Bessie Luck, SO. OF
Radford, Va.
Under direction Of the Sunday school
superintendent, Frank H. Higgins, the
annual Sunday school Christmas enter
tainment Of the Rockville Christian
Church was held in the church Thurs
day evening with large crowd in at
tendance. A program OF music, rec1ta-
tions, a playlet and other features
was given and Santa Claus and big
tree were in evidence.
The annual Christmas entertainment
for the children of Christ Episcopal
Church Sunday school. Rockville, was
held in Christ Church last evening
Rev. DR.. Millard F. Minnick, rector OF
the church, was in charge and gave
short talk, and the program included
singing of carols by the junior choir
Later the children were entertained In
the parish hall.
Street Work Planned.
Something more than quarter of a
mile of concrete streets will soon be
constructed in Edgemoor, one of the
most attractive subdivisions of the Be-
thesda neighborhood. 1t is planned to
construct concrete streets, curbs and
cutters on North lane, beginning at
East lane and running TOO feet to West
lane, on East lane, beginning at North
lane and running $50 feet, and on West
lane, beginning at North lane and run
ming distance of $50 feet. The cost
will be assessed against abutting prop
erty, according 10 front footage, to be
paid either in five annual inStallments
beginning July /, 1929, or in full at any
time, interest on deferred payments tt
be charged at the rate Of per cent
The cost has been estimated at approx
mately $12,500.
The dwelling on the farm of Carol
Shreve near Dickerson, this county, wal
destroyed by fire at a loss of approx
mately $4,000, partially covered by In
surance. Virtually all furniture ane
much of the clothing of members of tht
household was lost. What caused thu
| fire is not known. Members of thu
Rockville Fire Department responded t.
the alarm and made the 18-mile run
The dwelling collapsed before the fire.
men arrived, but they saved two nearb!
outbuildings.