Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-02-26

The object of this suit is for the
adoption of a male child known as
Infant Richard w. Douglass, Jr.
by Franz Joseph Maier and Har-
riet Cummings Maier, his wife, and
for the change of name of said
Infant Richard w. Douglass, Jr. to
Richard Douglass Maier; the pc
tition in the case states in sub
stance that the infant Richard w.
Douglass, Jr., now in the custody
of your petitioners, was born on
the 18th day of July, 1943 in New
York City, New York, to Betty
Douglass and Richard w. Doug
lass; that your petitioners are citi-
zens of the State of Maryland,
residents of the County of Mont
gomery and are husband and wife,
now residing at 4702 Chestnut
Street, Bethesda, Maryland; that
your petitioners were lawfully
married on June 10, 1886 in New
York City, New York; that they
have resided in the County of
Montgomery since January, 1914;
that your petitioners have no chill
dren of their marriage; that your
petitioner, Franz Joseph Maier, is
now thirty-eight 1881 years of age
and is employed at the U. s. Pub
lie Health; the wife, Harriet Cum
mings Maier, is thirty-seven (37)
years of age and is occupied as a
housewife; the infant is of the
white rnce and was DO II of a
Protestant mother; the mother of
said infant is the sister of petition
err Harriet Cummings Maier and
sister-in-law of your petitioner,
Franz Joseph Maier and thereby
the infant is related as a nephew;
your petitioners are of the white
race and are Professionals actively
attending Church; the infant child
has been under the care and Gus
tody Of your petitioners since
about June, 1916; the home of your
petitioners was approved by the
Board Of Public Welfare on date
of about October, 1947; the mother
Of said infant has consented 20 the
adoption by the petitioners as will
appear by reference to exhibit A;
the whereabouts Of the father
being unknown, your petitioners
have been unable TO obtain, con-
sent; it is the desire of your pc
titioners to adopt, infant Richard
w. Douglass, Jr., as their lawful
child and to give him their name
of Richard Douglass Maier; that
the Welfare Board of Montgomery
County, Maryland has been advised
in this matter but because of the
relation of the parties has the
usual Investigation; the petition
prays this Honorable Court; -
pass q decree ordering the infant
child. Richard Douglass Maicr. the
lawfully adopted child of Franz
Joseph and Harriet Cummings
Maier. to order the CLERK
Of this Court to seal the records
as in like cases; for such other
and further relief as the case may
need.
II is thereupon this 22nd day o.
January. nineteen hundred anC
forty eight, by the Circuit Court
for Montgomery County, sitting
as a Court of Equity. and bv
authorizing thereof. ADJUDGEE
and ORDERED that the petitioner.
by publishing q copy of this Order
n some newspaper printed anC
published in said Montgomer'
County once in each Of four sue
cessive weeks before the 2Sth da,
If February, nineteen hundred anC
forty-eight. giving notice to tn
absent defendant, Richard W
Douglass. whose whereabouts ar,
unknown to your petitioners. of thu
object and substance Of thi'
petition. warning him TO be ant
appear in this Court. in person 81
bv solicitor. on or before the l5tl
dav of March. nineteen hundred
md forty-eioht. and to answer e
the said petition and abide by apC
perform such decree as may, b.
passed therein.
CHARLES w. WOODWARD.
Judge Of the Circuit Court fol
Montgomery County, Maryland
True Copv-Test:
lCLAYTON X. WATKINS,
1898 Clork