Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-06-24
ORDER OF
PUBLICATION

The object of this proceeding is
to procure a decree declaring the
infant Fred Whipple to be the leg
ally adopted child of petitioners,
Henry Frederick Legge and Mar
ion Elmo Corriek 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-
cry 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 Whipple;
that said child's birth was duly
reported to the Health Depart
ment of the District of Columbia,
and certified copy of said birth
record 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
custody of petitioners; that on
November 10, 1947 the said nat
ural mother of said child duly exc
cuted 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
able to become respon-
sible for the care, custody,
maintenance and education of said
child. and are well qualified there
for, being of good moral charac-
ter and of excellent reputation in
their community; that petitioners
desire to adopt said child in full
conformity with the laws of Mary
land, and to give said child their
own name to all intents and pur-
poses as if said child was born to
them as a result of their mar
riage; petitioners have no other
children, and said male child is not
related to them in any way: that
petitioners own their own home,
and no other person except them
selves and said child reside there
in: that said male child is of the
white race, and both he and petit
TONERS are of the Protestant re-
ligion; that petitioner husband is
regularly employed as a fireman
with the government of the Dis
trict of Columbia. and petitioner
wife is a housewife and has her
entire time to devote to said child's
welfare.
The petition then prays that
decree be passed declaring the
said infant to be the legally adopt
ed child of petitioners. and that its
name be changed to Henry Fred
erick Legge, Jr., and for general
relief. .,
It is. thereupon, this Bird day of
June, 1913, by the Circuit Court
for Montgomery County. Mary
land, sitting as a Court of Equity,
ordered that the petitioners by
causing p copy of this Order to be
inserted in some newspaper pub
lished in Montgomery SCounty,
Maryland, once in each of four
successive weeks before the 10th
day of July, 1948, giving notice
to the said nonresident natural
mother, Helen Jean Whipple, of the
object and substance Of this pc
tition, and warning her to he and
appear in this Court in person
or by solicitor, on or before the
Goth day Of July, 1913. to show
cause, If any she has, why a de-
cree ought not be passed as
prayed.
(Signed)
STEDMAN PRESCOTT.
Judge Of the Circuit Court for
Montgomery County. Md.
Smith, Lamar, Cantrel & Noyes,
By: Joseph A. Cantrel,
Solicitor for Petitioners.
True Copy-Test:
CLAYTON X. WATKINS.