Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-23
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Md, March % (Spe-
ciaD At the bi-weekly meeting OF the
Rockville Woman's Club, held at the
Montgomery Country Club, Rockville,
and well attended, 1t was voted to con-
tribute $25 to the Montgomery County
Social Service League. SIS to the
scholarship fund of the Montgomery
County Federation of Womans Clubs
and $40 toward the fund that is being
raised by the Rockville Parent Teachers
Association to pay for piano recently
purchased for the high school gym-
naSium.
Monday will be celebrated throughout
the State as Maryland day and in
observance Of the. occasion the public
has been announced, hold appropriate
exercises. The day commentaries the
25sth anniversary OF the founding Of
Maryland.
Arrangements have been completed to
seat 600 at the testimonial dinner to
be given Representative Frederick N.
Zihlman In the armory at Silver Spring,
Monday evening. by the Congressman's
zihlman In the armory at Silver Spring
friends. Capt. Frank L. Hewitt, who
suggested the idea, will act as toast
master, and talks will be given by
James J. Davis, Secretary of Labor !;
Walter H. Newton, secretary to Presi-
dent Hoover, and Senator Willard e.
Tydings. Three-minute speeches will
also be made by. DR.. A. C. Christie,
Murphy, H S. Sedgwick and Gordon
Bonnette. Vice President Curtis and
Speaker Longworth have been invited.
The Montgomery County Social Serv-
ice League is arranging for dinner at
the Manor Club, Norbeck, the evening
of April 4. It Is intended for residents
of the county who are interested in
the work of the league and arrange
ments will, 1t is understood, be made
to entertain large number. Miss Irn1a
Mohr, executive secretary, heads the
committee In charge.
Announcement has been made that
Mrs. George Gillingham, chairman OF
the motion pictures committee Of the
Federation of Woman's Clubs of the
District of Columbia, will speak before
the motion. pictures chairmen of the
various clubs of the Montgomery County
Federation Of Woman's Clubs In the
Earle Theater Building, Washington
Thursday morning Her subject will
be Current Releases of Book Films.
Mrs Nina Church Brann, county chair
man of motion pictures, will preside.
A special program of music and
addresses has been arranged by the
Epworth League Of the Rockville Meth
odist Church in observance tomorrow
evening of Epworth League anniversary
day.
Funeral services for Benjamin B
Wheeler, retired farmer and lifelong
resident Of the county, who died Wed.
nesday night at his home near Falkland
! aged n years, were held yesterday II
st. Marks Episcopal Church. Falkland
burial being in the church cemetery.
Mr.. Wheeler had been Ill a long TIM
and recently underwent an unavailinl
operation as a last resort. He Is survived
. by two daughters and two sons. The.
are: Mrs. Phil Love Of Colesville, Mrs
William A. Marlowe of Falkland, JOIN
A. Wheeler of Falkland and Harr.
Wheeler of Eolesville. He was brothe
. of former County Commissioner william
r. Wheeler. :,
Rev. Bertram M. Osgood of tn
Baptist Church officiated at the mar
. riage here yesterday afternoon OF Harr
Irving Grinder, %. and Miss Louis
Bowie, o. both of Washington, at tn
home of the minister.