Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Md, April 20 (Spe-
ciaD AS o retult of the drive
inaugurated sevJal weeks ago, the
membership of the Rockville Parent
Teachers Association has been doubled
or increased from go to 100, it was
announced at the monthly meeting of
the organization last evening. The
campaign will, it was decided, be con-
tinued until the May meeting of the
association, when the prize of $40 in
gold, offered by Leonard L. Nicholeo
jr., for the high school pupil obtaining
the most new members, will be awarded.
Various matters affecting the well
fare of the Rockville school were con-
sidered by the meeting, prominent
among them being the care Of the
school grounds. The consensus seemed
to be that there should be permanent
committee to look after the grounds
and the following were named: w.
Frank Ricketts,, Richard L. Waters,
Albert Moulden, Nicholas Bres'er.
L. Fletcher Schott, Mrs. w. Harry
Beard, Mrs. Adolph Guide, Mrs. Leonard
L. Nicholson, jr.; Mrs. Frank Karn and
Mrs. s. j. Goode. The committee, it
was stated, will take immediate steps
to beautify the grounds, which, 1t was
agreed, are badly In need of attention.
1.-The meeting was conducted by the
u, a.
and was largely attended. It was pre-
Sceded by a number of selections by ~
BUSY Town Band" composed of pupils
of the fourth grade of the school, which
were much enjoyed.
The bi-monthly meeting of the Rock
vile Woman's Club, held Thursday
afternoon at the Montgomery Country
Club, Rockville, with Mrs. w. Randolph
Talbot, hostess, was featured by the
singing Of number of Negro spirituals
by Rev. Clarence p. Parker, rector OF
st. Johns Episcopal Church, Bethesda.
The usual business session was con-
Quoted by the president, Mrs. L. G.
Probert.
Rev. John Knott of the Bethesda
Methodist Church officiated at the
marriage at Bethesda of Miss Dorothy
e. Budd of Newark, N. j., and John 7.
Painter of Washington, and Miss Kettle
M. Van Why of Analomiek, Pa, and
Clifford L. Rush of Cresco, Pa, were
married in Rockville by. Rev. Frank
Tyler of the Methodist Church.
Blake D. Merson, formerly In the au.
tomobile business at Bethesda and
Rockville, who was arrested few days
ago at Charlotte, N. c., where he Is said
to have recently embarked in business,
on two charges of embezzlement prefer
red by the grand jury recently In seS-
sion here, has been released on $500
bond. The indictments charge that ne
embezzled total of sos from Lulie E.
Waugh.
Licenses have been issued here for the
marriage of Julius F. Nicholson, 26, and
Miss Janet A. Langford, %, both OF
washington, and Walter Nicholson, rs.
and Miss Anna Ennis, Is. both of Der
John F. Crissenger, a Carroll County
farmer, was given Judgment for $4,000
by jury in the Circuit Court here in
suit against George Rickells, also OF
Carroll County formerly United
states deputy marshal at Baltimore, for
alleged assault. It was contended by
the plaintiff that he suffered q fracture
of the skull and other injuries when
Rickells attacked him last November.
Crissenger was employed on farm
near Westminster, and when q contro-
yersy arose between him and the de-
fendant and several friends OF the lat
ter over hunting on the farm where
Crissenger was at work, Rickeils strucK
Rickells pleaded self-defense, but 1t took
the jury only few minutes TO decide
Crissenger was represented by Attor-
news Cuy Steele Of Westminster and
Robert Peter, f., Of Rockville and
Rickells by Attorneys Edward O. Weant
of Westminster and Thomas L. Dawson
of Rockville.
The annual banquet of the Mont
ronery County Holstein Breeders As
sociation will be held in the Rockville |
High school gymnasium Monday eve
ming, DIR. Thomas G. Kelly, president
has announced. DR.. J. G. Mcdowell OF |
the United states Bureau Of Dairytng,
who will discuss recent experimental
work In connection with economica!
mix production. win be the principal