Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-07-30

The object of this suit is for the
adoption of Marjorie Ruth Mooers
and Clifford Henry Mooers, infants,
by Clarence E. Dawson and Mary
Dawson, and for the change of name
of the said Marjorie Ruth Mooers
to Marjorie Ruth Dawson and Cliff
ford Henry Mooers to Clifford Henry
Dawson. The petition in this case
states that the petitioners, Clarence
E. Dawson and Mary Dawson are
residents of Chevy Chase, Montgom-
cry County, Maryland, where they
have continuously resided since ON or
about October 6, 1881; that the said
infant, Marjorie Ruth Mooers was
born on the 26th day of January,
1922; and that the said infant, Cliff
ford Henry Mooers was born on the
9th day of October, 1924; that one
of your petitioners, Mary Dawson is
the mother of said infant children
by previous marriage, she being
Mary Mooers until on or about June
80, 1880 when by decree of the Su-
preme Court of the District Of Co
lumbia she was divorced a vinculo
matrimonii from her former husband,
Clifford Mooers, and that in these
proceedings the care and custody of
said two infant children were award
ed to her; that the petitioner, Clar-
ence E. Dawson intermarried with
said Mary Mooers on the 9th day
of October, 1881, and that they have
been living together as husband and
wife since the date of said mar
riage; that the said infant children
have been in the care and custody
of both of said petitioners, Clarence
E. Dawson and Mary Dawson since
their said marriage and prior to said
said children were in the
care and custody of the said petition
er, Mary Dawson; that the best in
terests and welfare of said infant
children, Marjorie Ruth Mooers and
Clifford Henry Mooers will be pro-
NOTED by such adoption.
The petition prays, ~ That the
Court may pass decree declaring
the infant children, Marjorie Ruth
Mooers and Clifford Henry Mooers
mentioned in said petition to be the
adopted children of your petitioners
and that the names of said infants,
Marjorie Ruth Mooers and Clifford
Henry Mooers be changed to Mar
jorie Ruth Dawson and Clifford Hen
ry Dawson, respectively. (2) That
the petitioners may have such other
and further relief as their case may
require and to the Court may seem
mete and proper.
It is thereupon this 21st day of
July, nineteen hundred and thirty-six,
by the Circuit Court for Montgom-
cry County, sitting as a Court Of
Equity, and by authority thereof, ad-
judged and ordered that the petition
ers, by publishing a copy of this
Order in some newspaper printed and
published in said Montgomery County
once in each OF three successive
weeks before the 18th day Of August,
nineteen hundred and thirty-six, Civ
ing notice to the said absent defend
ant, Clifford II. Mooers, ST., whose
are unknown to your Pc
titioners, of the object and substance
of this petition, warning him to be
and appear in this Court, in person
or by solicitor. on or before the 22nd
day Of August, nineteen hundred and
thirty-six, and to answer to the said
petition and abide by and perform
such decree as may be passed therein.
CHARLES w. WOODWARD,
Judge Of the Circuit Court
for Montgomery County.
True Copy-Test:
CLAYTON X. WATKINS, Clerk.
JAMES H. PUGH,
Solicitor for Petitioners,
Rockville, Maryland. 1885