Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-06-05

Plans for widening and improving Mont
eomery Avenue opposite the new cour
house were studied on Thursday of las,
week by the county commissioners and
the mayor and council of Rockville, but il
was decided to give them further consid.
GRAFTON before arriving at a definite de.
clsion as to what shall be done. Several
hours were spent going over tentative
specifications prepared by Chief Engineer
irving G. Root, of the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Commission,
and Harry Shaw. county engineer.
The annual May procession of St. Mary's
Catholic Church here was held at the church
on Sunday afternoon last with about e5
girls and boys participating. Betty Boni-
FAINT, ) years old, was May Queen and her
maids of honor and other attendants were
older children. The children assembled on
the church grounds and marched into ST.
Mary's Hall. being used for church services
while improvements to the church build
ing are in progress. where talk was given
by Kew. Joseph Fitzsimmons, of ST. Mary's
College. Leicester. Md, and benediction con-
Quoted by the pastor. Rev. Chas. R. O'Hara.
The hall was beautifully decorated.
Following an illness of only few hours,
Charles Howard Moulden. aged 81 years,
died at his home. near Montrose, on Thurs
day OF last week. Heart attack was given
as the cause of his death. He is survived
by his wife. Mrs. Mary Catherine Moulden;
three sons and daughter. He also leaves
four brothers, Joseph o. Moulden, Walter
Moulden and George Moulden. of Rockville,
and William Moulden. of Kensington, and
sister. Mrs. Rose Lee Willets, of Wash.
ington. The funeral took place Saturday
morning and burial was in Rockville Union
Cemetery. Mr.. Moulden was a son of the
late Joseph F. Moulden and was lifelong
resident of Rockville and vicinity.
Foster C. Hett. of Brookeville, was seri-
ously injured Monday afternoon when his
automobile was in collision with a car
carrying couple to Alexandria, Va, to
be married. Tuesday at the MONTGOMERY
County General Hospital it was said he was
suffering from fractured skull and con-
cussiOn of the brain. The accident occurred
as Hett, an engineer at the Manor Club.
was making left turn from the Rockville
NOrbeck road into the Brookeville pike.
The other car. containing the bridal party,
was proceeding south on the Brookeville
pike. Wylie Laughln Ritchey. of Pixies
vile. Nd. was driving the southbound car.
Ritchey was arrested by Policeman Barnes
on a charge of reckless driving, but OBJ
tanned his release on bond.
DR.. J. H. M. Knox. Jr., of Baltimore, chief
of the Bureau of Child Hygiene of the State
Department of Health, spoke before the
semi-annual meeting of the Montgomery
County Council of Parent Teacher Asso-
Citations in the high school &, mnasium
here last Friday afternoon. The meeting
was conducted by the president. Mrs. VIM
McBain. of Gai,hersburg, and was well at
tended by members of the AZ constituent
organizations. Reports were submitted by
the secretary and treasurer. Mrs. j. Somer-
veil Dawson. of Rockville, and other rou-
tine business was transacted On conclusion
of the business session Mrs. McBain gave
a talk on the recent White House Confer
ence on Child Health and Protection and
girls of the Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School sang several selections under the
direction of Miss Genevieve Bordeaux, of
the school faculty. Dr. Knox was intro
duced by Edwin W. Broome. county super
intendent of schools.