Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10
POMONA GRANGE
|NSTALLS HEADS
]. B. EdeIkamp Becomes
Master of Prince Georges
Farmer Group.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLLEGE PARK, February 9.-Re-
affirming its position that the police
force of Prince Georges County should
be placed under the control Of the
county commissioners, taking 1t out OF
the hands Of the sheriff. advocating the
placing of stop signs on all county
roads leading into State roads and the
placing of safety rails on the hills Of
all county roads, Pomona Grange OF
Prince Georges County held its quar-
terly meeting in the auditorium of the
administration building at the Univer-
sity of Maryland this afternoon. The
Student Grange of the University OF
Maryland was host.
The main business feature OF the ses-
sion was the installation Of newly
John Bernard Edclkamp, prominent
poultryman, Brandywine Grange; over
seer, Augustus Wolfe, Brandywine; lee
turer, Mrs Ella Nalley, Eureka Grange;
chaplain, Miss Mollie Hall, BeltSville
Grange; steward, Thomas M. Joy.
Eureka; assistant steward, Joseph B..
Blandford Brandywine; treasurer Sum-
merfield D. Hall, Beltsville; secretary,
w. F. Mullikin, Beltsville; gatekeeper,
Peter A. Gallt, Beltsville Ceres. Mrs.
Flavia Edelkamp, Brandywine: Pomona.
Mrs. Louise Anderson; Flora, Miss Edith
Miller; Eureka. and lady assistant
steward, Mrs. Emily Lepson.
Stanley Stabler, Montgomery County,
past master of the Student Grange,
University of Maryland, of which
Charles Gray of Washington is now
master, presided.
j. Enos Ray, Eureka Grange of Chill
lun1, past master of Pomona, extended
fluctuations to the new officers.
DR.. Thomas B. Symons, director, ex
tension service, University Of Mary
land, reported on the status of legis-
lation looking to the establishment of
a farmers market in Washington and
he said that farmers in Prince Georges
County did not favor any particular
site, except that it be located north of
Pennsylvania avenue: The director
thought the outlook for the establish
ment of the market north of the Ave-
nue. was more favorable.
A committee composed of the fol-
lowing masters of subordinate oranges
was formed to work on the market prof.
ect: Augustus Wolfe, Brandywine:
Charles Gray, Student: Thomas M.
Miller, Eureka, and Brice Bowie, Belts
Vile.
Following a basket luncheon, DR..
Frank B. Bomberger, assistant director
University of Maryland extension serv-
ice, spoke on the changing life Of the
American farmer.
Pomona Grange was organized Febru-
airy 8, 1917, at a meeting held with
Eureka Grange of Chillum as host,
Alexander Guide of that grange being
chosen first master. Since its organiza-
ton the membership has doubled and the
roster now totals about 500, composed
of members of Eureka, Beltsville, Stu
dent Grange of the University of Mary
land and Brandywine.
The resolution reaffirming the grange
stand on the police law was introduced
by Secretary w. F. Mulligan, Beltsvlle
Grange, and the stop sign and safe
guard resolution was offered by Angus
tus Wolfe of Brandwine.
Master Edelkamp named the follow
ing standing committees: Roads, DR.. S.
S. Steinherg University of Maryland;
Thomas M. Miller, Arthur Wolfe; edu-
cation. Mrs. j. Enos Ray, Mrs. w. r.
Mulligan, Mrs. Mary MCPHERSON; or
ganization. DR.. Thomas B. Symons,
Hunt Burroughs, Thomas M. Joy, j. Fl.
Dixon, Mrs. W. F. Mulligan. The ex-
ecutive committee comprises Mr.. and
Mrs. j. B. Edelkamp, Mr.. and Mrs.
Augustus Wolfe, Mr.. and Mrs. Brice
Bowie and Messrs. Charles Gray and
Thomas M. Joy.