Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-31
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, May 81 (speciaD.
The Junior class Of the Gaithersburg
High School gave its annual banquet
to the senior class in the school audi
forum Thursday evening, with pupils,
teachers, county school officials and
others to the number Of approximately
200 In attendance. The hall was beau
tifully decorated.
Russell watkins Of the Junior class
was master Of ceremonies, the principal
address was by William F. Prettyman
of the Rockville bar and talks were
given by Miss Alice Walker Of the
junior class, Miss Maude Duvall Of the
senior class, Mrs. Marian w. Weeks,
Miss Rebecca Fields and Mrs. Helen
Cashell, Roland Ward and Miss Lor-
raine Plummer, former graduates of
the school, Edwin w. Broome, county
superintendent of schools; Thomas
Darby of the county board Of educa-
ton, Miss Elizabeth Meany, supervisor
of rural schools, and Mrs. William Nc
Balm Of the Gaithersburg Community
and School League.
Miss Doris Palmer Of the junior class
sang solo and the Rockville High
School Orchestra played a number of
selections.
Rev. Bertram M. Osgood Of the Bap-
fist Church off1ciated at the marriage
here Of Lawrence w. Jones and Mrs.
Elizabeth M. Phillips both of Wash
ington, at the home Of the minister.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk of the Circuit Court here for the
marriage of Charles r. Keyser, 80, and
Cumberland, Md; Bernard r. Casson,
%, Of Colmar Manor, Md, and Miss
Fried p. Libbey, 30, Of washington;
John A. Barber, rs, Of washington,
and Miss Marian Agnes Bowling, 81,
Of Capitol Heights, Md; Leon L. Ca
hoon, 48, Of Washington, and Miss Ella
Lee Williams, 20, Of Alexandria, Va,
and Dorsey E. Ray rs, of Halpine, Md,
and Miss Lena S. Burriss of Olney, Md.
Rockville is a much better lighted
town and is presenting a greatly inn
proved night appearance as the result of
installation Of 200 and 100-candle power
electric street lights in the place of the
60-candle power lights that were in use
in the county seat for many years.
Nearly all of the new lights are in place
and in use. The 200-candle power lights
extend along, Montgomery. avenue, the
towns main thoroughfare, from the Fair
Grounds to Washington street, a block
west Of the Court House Square, and for
| some distance North on Washington
street from Montgomery avenue. The
| 100-candle power lights are on the re-
mainder of Montgomery avenue and
Washington street and on all other
streets of the town.
Presentation of the play, 1.-THE Flower
Shop" by pupils of the first-year class
! Of the Rockville High School constituted
! a pleasing feature Of a meeting Of the
Poolesville Community League in the
! Poolesville High School Auditorium
Thursday evening. In the cast were
Janet Ray, Juliette Nicholson, Theo-
dore PasIna, Alexander Prescott and
Winslow Renshaw. The presentation was
directed by Miss Catherine Hall of the
Rockville High School faculty.
Mr.. and Mrs. John s. Saville Of SIS
Maryland avenue, Riverdale, Md, were
injured and their automobile damaged
in an accident on the Rockville-Nor-
beck road, near Rockville, yesterday
morning.
On their way to Rockville, their car,
which was being operated by their son,
Forrest K. Saville, upset when it came
in contact with the rear of q machine
in charge of Miss Mary Norton, en-
Iployed at the Summer home OF the
Christ Child Society, near Rockville, as
it was backing out of side road.
Mr.. Saville sustained an injury Of the
hand and Mrs. Saville a possible frac-
ture Of the knee. Both were given at
tention by Rockville physician. The
younger Mr.. Saville was not hurt.
County Policeman Paul Watkins made
an investigation but made no arrests.