Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-08
ORDER OF
PUBLICATION

The object of this proceeding is
to procure decree declaring the
infant Fred Whipple to be the leg
ally adopted child of petitioners,
Henry Frederick Legge and Mar
ion Elmo Corrick Legge, his wife.
and to change the name of said
infant to that of Henry Frederick
Legge, Jr, and for general relief.
The petition states that petition
ers are citizens of the United
States and residents of Montgom-
erv County, Maryland. residing at
2521 Forest Glen Road, Silver
Spring; are husband and wife. of
legal age, and file their petition
herein Jointly in their own respec-
tive rights: that there was born at
the Columbia Hospital, Washing
ton, D. c., on October IL, 1947 a
male white child whose natural
mother is Helen Jean Whipule;
that said child's birth was duly
reported to the Health Depart
ment of the District of Columbia,
and a certified copy of said birth
"ecord is filed herein: that the
reported address of the natural
mother of said child is 1000 Rose
mont Avenue, NV, Washington,
d. C.
That on November 16. 1947 said
child was given over unto the care
and custody of petitioners by its
natural mother for the purpose of
adoption and has since been, and
is now, in the continuous care and
"'lstodv of petitioners; that on
November 10. 1947 the said nat
ural mother of said child duly exc
ruted an affidavit, which. is filed in
This cause. wherein she relin-
quished and released all her right
or claim to said child unto petit
TONERS for the purpose of adop-
ton.
That petitioners are willing and
ohle to become respon-
sible for the care, custody.
maintenance and education of said
hid. and are we'll qualified there
FOR, being of good moral charac-
Ter and of excellent reputation in
their community; that petitioners
lesire to adopt said child in full
conformity with the laws of Mary
and, and to give said child their
own name to all intents and pur-
ooses as if said child was born to
hem as a result of their mar
'iage; petitioners have no other
'hildren, and said male child is not
related to them in any way: that
petitioners own their own home
md no other person excent them
elves and said child reside there
N; that said male child is of the
White race, and both he and petit
toner's are of the Protestant re-
'igion; that petitioner husband is
'egularly employed as a fireman
With the government of the Dis
riot of Columbia. and petitioner
wife is a housewife and has her
'ntire time to devote to said child's
Welfare.
The petition then prays that 9
lecree be passed declaring the
aid infant to be the legally adopt
ID child of petitioners. and that its
lame be CHANGED to Henry Fred
,rick Legge, Jr., and for general
-elief.
1t is. thereupon. this Bird dav of
Iune, 1948, by the Circuit Court
or Montgomery County. Mary
and, sitting as a Court of Equity
,rdered that the petitioners by
'ausing a copy of this Order to be
Inserted in some newspaper pub
ished in Montgomery County
Maryland, once in each of four
,uccessive weeks before the 10th
lay of july, 194S, giving notice
the said nonresident natural
mother, Helen Jean Whipple, of the
,biect and substance of this pc.
ition, and warning her to be and
tppear in this Court in person
" by solicitor, on or before the
10Th day of July, 1913, to show
,ause, if any she has. why q de-
cree ought not be passed as
prayed.
(Signed)
. STEDMAN PRESCOTT:
Judge of the Circuit Court Tor
Montgomery County. Md.
Smith. Lamar, Cantrel & Noyes,
By: Joseph A. Cantrel,
Solicitor for Petitioners.
True Copy-Test: l.
CLAYTON X. WATKINS.