THE WASHINGTON TIMES SUNDAY MAY 13 1906
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Saturday with Mrs J E Froom 01Maple street She will san fromYorK 3hortly with her husband MrCanman for Badon Germanythey will spend some time
Mr S Harlan arrived recentlyBattle Creek Mich to take charge othe art department In the Review amHerald Publishing Company at thlplace
Mr Everlngton of Osborn countyKansas Is vlsljjng at the homo of Mrand Mrs A Moody on Carroll and Oaavenues
Last week Mr Heckman of cJltonPa visited friends at Takoma Parkbut has now returned to his home
Mr and Mrs Ellery Robinson arguests at the home of Mr and MrsW A Spicer on Chestnut street
Mr and Mrs Keller formerly ofCreek Mich arrived at this place
last week with a view of continuingtheir work In the new publishing houseat Takoma Park
Elder J 8 Washburn and familyhave resided in this vicinity thefour or five years left Wednesdaytheir new home In Nashville Tenn
Tuesday Mr and Mrs W Robinsonof Occoquan Va formerly of Barcelona Spain visited at the home oftheir old friends Mr and Mrs
on Butternut streetMr E R Palmer from the Pacific
Press Publishing Company MountainView CAl who recently passed throughthe earthquake experience addressed alarge and Interested company of youngpeople at Takoma Hall last Saturdayafternoon
Elder K C Russell preached last Saturday at Takoma Hall to a large audience
L B Smith arrived lust week fromBattle Crock Mich to assist In puttingup machinery in the Review and Heraldpublishing house Ht will remain asstock keeper of the book department
Mr and Mrs C E Miller of Wash-ington D C visited Takoma Park lastTuesday
Mrs Ovorfleld spent some time Satur-day in Takoma Park with friends
Prof B G Wilkinson ofstreet left last night for ML VernonOhio where ne will deliver ttte commencement address to the graduatingclass of the college at that place
Elder I H Evans of Buffalo streetleft last week for Berrien Springs Michwhere he will be for a few days on budness
Mr Ellston and son of Georgetownvisited Takoma friends last Sunday aft-ernoon
Miss Hyett of Washington Heightswas in Takoma last Vodnesday
Dell Pickard who has boon attend-ing the Washington Training atTakoma left Thursday for his homenear Syracuse N T Next week heleaves for the Thousand Island Parkwhere he will spend the summer
Last Wednesday evening Mr Dyrcswelltrained chorus of Takoma Parksang again at the M E Church Northat Brightwood Park where E C Pow-ers Is pastor J W Dyre leader ofchorus also sang with and trained thedouble quartet of that church Thosefrom Takoma who took part were Firstsopranos Meedames Love Movers Aus-tin Nealle Washburn Smith and
Misses Russell Gould ZeldlerWheeler Waters Perry second sopranos Mesdames Crittenden JacksonShear and Misses M P Dyre HopkinsSkinner and Mabel Bailey first altosMesdames Miller Walters and MIMesPyre Smith Gilbert and Miller second
Mesdames Perry McLaughlinBrainard Gould and Miss Carrie Bailey first tenors Messrs Shedd McCoyCrittenden second tenors Messrs Mc-Laughlin Drs Heald and Palmer firstDass Messrs Smith Dexter N JacksonShear Drs Nealle and Beatty secondbass Messrs Perry Eastorling DexterFavorite Walters and Austin
Mr Alexander H Taltamus who hasbeen at Takoma for some time leftMonday for Alexandria Va where hewill farm the coming year
Miss Gildea who has been attendingthe Washington Training College leftFriday afternoon for her homo in Fredericksburg Va
Mrs Morris formerly of HamiltonMich who has been with friends inTakoma Park for some time left lastweek for Alexandria V
Mr of Chenwellt Del is In thisplace visiting friends
Mrs J W Lawhead of Carroll ave-nue is still very ill at her home
Last week Mr Muncy visited Takomafriends and has now returned tohome in Cheswell Del
Mrs E H Rogers who has been veryill at her home on Pine street the pastfew weeks is now convalescent
Miss Lulu Swift of Lincoln Parkspent Saturday with friends at thisplace
Mr J R Scott and family of Northeast Washington made a flying visitto Takoma friends last Tuesday
Mrs C E Holmes of Blair roadvisited frends in Washington last MondayMr
and Mrs Chaso moved last weekfrom Northeast Washington to theLamonde flat on Maple street TakomaParkMr and Mrs Harding of Washington spent one day last week at TakomaPark with old friendsLast Friday evening tho TakomaHall tho Hyattsvillo Dramatic Clubpresented their popular play Just forFun it was well attended and onjoyed by allMr and Mrs Dexter of Brightwodd
visited the formers parents Dr Doxter and Mrs Dexter on Cedar streetlast SundayDr Galloway spent one day last weekat his farm near this placeLast Saturday Elder J S Washburn who has been pastor of the M
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who has boon theguest of Mr and Mrs A G Danielson Blair road the past week left TuesytAmong the arrivals Thursdayfrom Battle Creek Mich to theworkers in the new Review and HeraldPublishing Company were Mrs Nich-
ols and Mrs HendrIcks to theirhusbands who preceded them to thisplace Miss Spear also arrived with thecompany and make her homo withbrotherMr Volney H Lucas of Carroll ave-
nue i holding a series of meetings inPark
Last Wednesday evening Mr diariesF Fitzgerald gave Vaudevilleplay at Takoma HalL t
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The Rev Edgar Carpenter last eveningattended the conference of the Ogdenparty at Hampton as trustee of theSt Pauls School of Lawrenceville VaHe was the guest of George Peabodyof New York at the Hotel Chamberlin
Miss Ida Evans and Mrs May Huntare spending some time at Macon Ga
Mrs H F Robertson Miss Cora Cochran and Miss Cora Smoot last Fridayevening served tea at the Golf Club-house
Mrs C H Zimmernan is sick at hexhome in this city
Mrs William N V e of Leesburg isvisiting friends in Alexandria
Conrad Syme of Vashuigton paid ashort visit to Alexandria last week
Mrs W H Wllltt arid daughter ofLynchburg are visiting friends in thiscityMrs
Charles T LJndsey had as herfruests last week Miss Dawn FowelerLindsoy of Bristol and Miss AllioDavies of Bridgewater
Courtland Lukens of Fairfax lastweek went to Philadelphia to attend thefuneral of his sister Mrs Ellen Reffsnyder
Mrs Mary Cox has bought fromA S a lot of ground inthe alley bounded by lOng CameronFayette and Henry streets
R F Lee formerly of this city butnow of Richmond paid Alexandria avisit last week
Edward Hughes was seriously III athis home in this city last week
lleut James Smith is laid up with acarbuncle on his neck
John W Neville formerly of this citybut now of Louisville Ky paid visitto Alexandria last wj ek after an absence of fifty years
Miss Mittle Herbert paid a visit toMrs E M Page at the University ofVirginia last week
Mrs Ella McGraw and daughter MissMadge of Fredericksburg have madethis city their home
Miss Hunter of this city has beenspending some time in Norfolk
Lieut James Lannon U S N wasin Alexandria for a short visit last week
The Rev Dr Fisher of the First Baptist Church last week attended themeeting of the Baptist convention at Chattanooga
State Senator Machen last week paid-a visit to Lexington where he servedon the committee of the Legislature toInvestigate the complaint against themanagement of the V M 1
P H Early had as his guests lastweek Mr Funkhoueer and Albert Princeof Roanoke
Mrs Albert Dreyfus and niece MistIrene Cinstein sailed lest week forEurope where they will visit relativesin Wurtemburg Germany
Mrs A C Weech delivered addroescson temperance last week in Baltimorecounty Md
David Graham and bride have return-ed from their honeymoon
Miss May N Dodson and George PPerry both of Winchester wore married by the Rev C D Bulla at theparsonage of the Methodist EpiscopalChurch South last week
Misses Kate and Julia Monroe whohave been friends in Now Yorkand Brooklyn have returned home
John H Trimyer has accepted a position with the Washburn Crosby MillingCompany In North Carolina
Wallace Fawcett of New York pairla visit to his old home last week
J E Kidwell of Panama was on avisit to Alexandria his old home lastweek
John A Marshall Is spending a fewweeks at Atlantic City
Capt K Kemper had as his guest lastweek Dr G W Carrington grand sec-retary of the Masons of Virginia
Major R H Hunter paid toAlexandria last week
Mrs W J Morton last week enter-tained the Colonial Dames at herin North Washington street
Miss of NC who has been visiting relatives Inthis city returned home last week ac-companied by Miss Irene Lambert
A PRINCE OF SILENCE-Sir Henry Peyton was famous a gen-
eration or two ago for his teamand his lack oven for an Englishmanof small talk It Is related in the Lifeof the second Earl Granvllle that SrHenry once honored a pretty English-woman with the on the box of hiscoach for a sixteenmile driveHalfway he opened his lips for the
timeWoolly weather for coach horses my
lady he remarkedOn another occasion he fairly outdid
himself His health was drunkenthusiastically at an agricultural meetIngThanks said he and drank their
health in returnSitting down he kicked his neighbor
Lord Jersey and muttered-I didnt say too much did IYouths Companion
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he last mooting of the season of theJohnny Jones Club was held Tuesdayevening at the home of Mr and MrsFrank Chadwlck 160S Twelfth streetnortheast Games were played duringthe early part of the evening and avocal and instrumental musical programwas given Refreshments were servedThe dining room was tastefully decorated for the occasion after which danc-ing was enjoyed The following werepresent MIsaoe Eva Rice Helen MQrray Ruby Perkins Bertie Walker L1Ilie Callahan Elsie Perkins MinnieWalker Bertha Perkins and FrankBarrows Paul Murray Samuel JockGeorge Sauter Charles Perkins J Morrison Charles Souder Rona Frailer Elmer Metzgor George Mattlngly Mr andMrs John Callahan Mr and Mrs Wil-liam H Strobert Mrs Strobert MrsG N Perkins and Mrs Murray
The Misses Viola and Louise Walkerwho are visiting Mr and Mrs E VRice of Capitol Hill have returned totheir home In Philadelphia Pa
The parish hall of St JosephsRoman Catholic Church corner Secondand C streets northeast was well filledFriday and Saturday nights when aminstrel performance was given Everynumber on the program welt applauded and the entertainment provedto be such a success Itwas decided to repeat the performancethe following evening Among thosepresent were the Rev Valentine FSchmitt the pastor of the church andRev Ignatius Fealy the assistant pas-tor The program was under the direc-tion of Matt Horns
Lieut John Gaylord Church U S Nis visiting his parents Mr and MrsJohn P Church on Third street north
i east For the past eighteen monthsLieutenant Church has been In com-mand of a gunboat on the waters aboutthe west coast of Mindanao P I Thisis his first return home since he wasgraduated in IfM
Funeral services over the remains ofMrs Annie Ports widow of GideonPorts whose death occurred at Provi-dence Hospital Friday of last weekafter a long Illness wore held lastMonday morning at S3 oclock fromher late residence 511 F street northeast The services were attended bythe Third Order of St Francis and bythe Ladies Auxiliary of the Knightsof St John Interment was in Congroaeional Cemetery
Mrs Ports lied resided in the north-east section of the city for many yearsShe was prominently connected withSt Josephs Church She is survivedoy two sons and a daughter
A meeting of Unity Council No 2Independent Order of the of Jonadab was held in Melford Hall cornerEighth And I streets northeast Wnesday evening Among the large number present were visitors from Hopeand Georgetown Councils WorthyChief James A Clarke presided At theconclusion of the regular business ses-sion a goodoftheorder program wasrendered with J J Kieraan In chargeJ J Spellman and J J Kiernan enter tai nod with songs and short addresses were made by Past Chief J TFarr B N Wild man j x TaulorPhil Weber F E Reeekte J E Hartman M J Harry Hand JJ A Clarke and Grand ChiefJohn C Daley
The regular monthly meeting of theRonroc Club was held in the club roomslast Monday night
Excelsior Club EntertainedMrs Chambers entertained the mem
bers of the Excelsior Literary Club ather home 1005 D street southeast Tuesday night Mrs Willis the presidentoccapted the chair Subject matter for-th clubs year book and arrangement ofsame was discussed and an early meet-ing of the committee having this incharter recommended An interesting article was read by Mrs Chambers onAncient Warfare The hostess also
gave a talk on Rome As a aiiitaryPower A sketch of the Coliseum wasgiven by Mrs Gordon and Mrs Robinson read a on rPozzull A pianosolo was contributed by Mrs Frear
Funeral services over the remains ofClarence B Entrikin whose death oc-curred Saturday of last week were heldlast Monday afternoon from Seventhrtreet northeast Interment was madeat Glenwood The young man anephew of Commander B P Entrikinof the Department of the Potomac GA R Ills death occurred at Commander Entrlklns home
The ninth annual meeting of the Epworth League Union of Washingtoncity and vicinity was held at EpworthMethodist Episcopal Church SouthSeventh and A streets northeast Fridayafternoon and evening A large numberwas present and the address of theevening was made by Rev C D Harrisof Baltimore Md
Lodge No 11 InternationalOrder of Good Templars met in Melford Hall corner Eighth and I streetsnortheast Monday evening A large
woe present including visitors from Perseverance and Mlnnehahalodges The meeting was presided overby Chief Templar Richard W Waldron The feature of the business sexdon was the making of arrangements-for an after meeting and social on thethird Monday evening in May At theconclusion of the regular routineness a social session was held whichwas followed an election of officersfor the ensuing quarter The sitting
were reelected with theLion of treasurer Miss Ida Doyle be-ing elected to that office
The goodoftheorder program whichwas conducted by the chairpiano solos by Henry J Jeffries ad-dresses by T L orby grand templarMrs T L Corby Mrs J R HarrovorMiss Boyd and Messrs Russell FOs-ter Jeffries Waldron and Perry anda reading from a temperance Journalby Mr
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Under the direction of Miss VirginiaRaymond the president of the Y PC E Society of Ninth Street ChristianChurch a delightful Japanese tea wasgiven by that organization last weekThe program was as follows Chinesesong Junior Christian EndeavorcrsJapanese song Genevieve Stevens In
MissAmerican song Alma Nielson Japaneserecitation Miss Jessie Gray Indiansong Ruby Raymond
Following the entertainment a sale ofrefreshments anti Japanese Articles washeld from which was realized a substan-tial sum which will be placed In thetreasury of the society
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Mrs O R Johnson of Washingtonhas been visiting her daughter MrsWarner Tallaferro of College Park
Miss Hygen of Chrlstlanla NorwayIs spending the summer with Mrs RA Bennett
Mrs Mae B Walker of RichmondVa who has been the guest of MrsR A Bennett loft for Washington onThursday where she will spend sometlmoxit the Driscoll before returningto Richmond
A dance will be given by the juniorsof the Maryland Agricultural Collegeto the seniors in the college chapel onMay 18
Miss Lydia Fuller of Columbia SC has been visiting Miss Jennie Kerrof College Park
The family of S P Veltoh has re-turned to College Park after spendingthe winter in Washington
Mrs C W Blrdsall of Marylandavenue Is visiting flrends in Indiana
Mrs John C Huston of Washingtonwas visiting friends in Hyattsvllle thefirst of the week
Mrs Sarah Wardell of Boulder CoLwho has been spending the winter withher daughter Mrs Grant loft for lionhome on Tuesday
Robert F Simms and family havemoved from Washington into the Elliotproperty on Maryland avonue
Mrs Charles and Miss May Allen ofWashington were guests of air andMrs J R Risdon of Rlvordale lastweek
Mr De Groa of Washington hasAdams avenue
euny In the futureair and Mrs A H HIllls and family
of Washington have been the guestsof air and Mrs De Witt Corkins ofEast Rlverdale
lt iLadies Social Session
The Ladles Auxiliary of the Riverdale Citizens Association will holdtheir monthly social ees on in theCalvert Mansion on Tuesday A liter-ary and musical program will be ren-dered and refreshments served
The proceeds of the entertainmentgiveR by Ruth Chapter No 7 forbenefit of the San Francisco suffererson last Saturday evening amounted to76 The program was an excellent
one The Hyvutsvilfe Dramatic Club re-peated Poor Pillicoddy Little Miesaiarguerite aiders of Rlverdate ren-dered several songs Mrs George NWells recited and Harold Burneesplayed a violin solo MISS EvelynLewis also sang and was accompaniedon the piano by alias A Mae RogersAfter the program an impromptu dancewas given
The Prince George County Medical As-sociation a branch of the MarylandState Medical organization met yester-day at 12 oclock in the chapel of theMaryland Agricultural Department andDr Buckley of the Maryland experiment station addressed the conventionDr W 0 Enefiaid of College
the president oo the association andHyattsvlile is represented on its rollsby Drs Perry Latimor and Btrdsall
An entertainment and dance was givesat the Calvert Mansion on Friday even-ing last by Miss Conn and the mem-bers of her dancing school The program consisted of a Japanese dance incostume a whistling solo by aiiss Smallsongs by Miss Meyer piano solos byMrs and Marguerete Meyerand the Misses Maggie andHelen aieyer
Affairs in Town CouncilA meeting of the town council was
held on Wednesday evening aiessrsLong and Darnall were absent Pending the Istallatlon of electric lights itwas ordered that all and fixturesnot in use be that thefilling of lamps be dispensed with Onmotion of Dr Owens mayorelect thecouncil meet on Monday atwhich elected councilwill bo sworn in
At tie town election on Monday atwhich Dr elected mayorand four men wore selectedthe vote by wards was as follows
Ward Owens 43 Richardson for41 John Fainter jr council
man for two years 42 C N Darnallcouncilman for one year 43
Second Ward Owens 68 RichardsonOS councilman for two years DevlinS-O Long 9 S
Third 57 Richardson78 councilman for two years aiudd 42BoRis 37
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Citizens Association MeetingThe Citizens Association of Riverdale
met on Monday in the Library of thePresbyterian Sunday school President-S M aicailllan presided and WilliamB Severe was secretary The electriclight question was discussed at lengthIt was stated that the WashingtonRailway and Electric Company hadoffered to furnish light to Rlverdalecitizens at the same price as to Wash-ington patrons A number present signified their willingness to take lightsand immediate steps will be taken to secure the required number of patrons
A statement was presented by thecommittee on roads and sidewalks airriundon chairman In reference to theroadway which the City and SuburbanRailway wusJ instructed to open alongits right of way on aiaryland avenuebetween Jefferson and Cleveland
The company was warned by
steps were taken by that company tojextend their right of way to includethe roadway condemnation proceedingswould be resorted to and the costscharged to the company In reply tothis the company stated that they hadlost the agreement arid asked that acopy of the one made in 1S01 be fdrwarded by the commissioners The secretary to the ordered-to do this the vaultsat the Marlboro Court House the doc-ument could not be found
This announcement created asensation at the meetingpapers were lost or stolen has not beenascertained
The school board committee made areport through its chairman MrThe receipt of a large quantityfrom the Agricultural Department andthrough A P Gorman for distributionby the association was acknowledged
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John W Brown has been appointedpostmaster at Barnesville succeeding
W OrmeEdna Ward of Washington
Grove has be n visiting friends atGalthersburgvund Unity
At the organization of the new coun-cil for this town on Wednesday nightlust Carey Kingdon was reelectedclerk to tho board
Peter Duffy a wellknown and high-ly respected citizen of this countydied at Providence Hospital Washing-ton city on Wednesday morning last
A hoary frost occurred here on Wed-nesday night last and gardeners andfruit growers are very apprehensivethat of their produce has beonInjured
Mr jid Mrs E U Ward AlexanderLeRoy and Miss Lottie Boll of Wash-ington were the guests of Miss EdnaYard of Washington Grove for tendays recently
The contest for the Warner 2 ingold prize will take place at RockvilleMay 19 at 10 a m when the winnersin tho districts on Friday will com-pete
On Tuesday lust the county commis-sioners appointed Dr 0 aL Llnthlcumphysician at the county Jail for termof two years dating from January 1
1906 and R Benjamin Bean janitor atthe court house
Miss Margaret Baker daughter ofair and Mrs Jonathan W Baker agedfortytwo at the home ofher parents near Station thiscounty on Sunday last Her remainswere Interred in Rockville Cemetery
The following constables have beenbonded and are qualified to met assuch Second district William WHesse and Wlnfteld Rice third Ran-dolph Luhn eighth Armetus Sullivanninth Thomas Smell tenth BenjaminPeyton Wnalen eleventh RichardGray thirteenth Wade Hughes
The Montgomery county baseballleague composed of six teams hasprepared its schedule for the seasonwhich will begin on May S whenWashington Grove will play Kensing-ton at Kensington Takoma Park andPoolesville at Poolesville and Boydsand Roekrllle at Rockville
will close in SeptemberMargaret Bowman wife of
Augustus Bowman dropped dead inthe yard of her residence at Breokevilie on Saturday afternoon last
was in the house at the time andwas found lying in the yard
by a colored boy who lives with J WWhiteslde in the adjoining house Shewas in her sixtyfourth year andleaves a husband and three sons
The funeral of Mrs Clara V HeeterCreamer who on Wednesday oflast week at near Glen thiscounty took niece on Saturday after-noon from Potomac ChapeL Rev Ernest L Woolf the pastor officiatedand the interment was made In thecemetery adjoining the church
Marl Howe Howe Tottenand rotten havein court here
against the Baltimore and Ohio RailCompany to recover damages in
of fHMXM The bill sets forththat sparks trove the companys enginesset fire to leaves that had accumulatedthrough the negligence caus-ing the destruction of a large numberof shrubbery f different kinds
on the plaintiffs farm atBoyds Attorney Robert B Peter
the plaintiffsAt the annual meeting of the Farmers
Banking and Trust of Montcounty on Mondayfollowing directors wre elect-
ed Samuel L Phillips Edward WoottonEdward C Peter Grlggith WMliam Veins Bottle Williams Hor-ace D Waters John W WalkerJoy Edson DeetsWelsh W Derby Thedirectors elected the following officersof the bank William Velrs Boulc
Edward C Peter first viceEdward Wootton second vice
president Philip D secretaryWilliam W Welsh John JHiggins assistant treasurer
Mrs Prances Creamer former resi-dent of this county died a few days agoat WHHamsport Pa of pneumoniaHer remains were brought to tnte countyfor I terment
C Utnden King who lately retired Ironthe board of county school commission-ers visited ReckvIHe on MondaySpeaking from his experience inboard he stated that the increase inthe number of members of the board tosix would prove a fruitful step In theschool system Heretofore the countywas divided up among three commis-sioners and none of thewas able to do fullterritory allotted to his management
In a cleverly played game the RockvlUe baseball team defeated the Tech-nical High School team of Washingtonat the Fair grounds on last Saturday by a score of 6 to 4 The pitchingof Ed Taylor the locals was entirelytoo much for the Washingtonians He
out eleven men Reichard foralso pitched well having
nine strikeouts to his creditJ William Wormley colored charged
with murderous assault in two casesupon Adair Brooks and Robert Hayescolored was given a hearing on Wednes-day last before justice Brewer in tillstown The evidence upon the ofthe State showed thatguilty of an unprovokeXJ outrageous assault upon air Brooke with a pitchforkand upon Hayes because he stepped Inbetween air Qrooke and Wormley aspeacemaker so the justice thought He
hold a prisoner in default of ban ofin each case The assault was com-
mitted on the farm of air Brooke onSaturday
Dr Crawford agej seventythree years one of the most widely
of this county whohome at Laytonsvllle on Fri
day last was burled on MondayIn Boshen aL T Cemetery in the
presence of several hundred personsThe two days race meeting to be held
at the Fair Grounds at this place onMay 15 and 16 promises to t very Interesting There will also be a runningrace each day
The board of county school commis-sioners as enlarged by the recent actof the Legislature met and organized onaionday last
The board was called to order 1 yR RIc In nominating Mr Rice
as president of theMr Farquhar complimented himhis efforts in behalf of schools of
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rooair and Mrs Farquhar have returned
to their Michigan avenue home aftermonths travel through Europe The tripIncluded a visit to the Holy Land andmany other places of interest
Next Thursday night will be ameeting at the town the organ-ization of a Brookiand chapter of theOrder of the Eastern Star It is ex-pectod the chapter wilt start with amembership of at least fifty drawnlargely from Brookland and Blooming
Ladies Aid Society f the Brookland Baptist Church an making ar-rangements to give a lawn party onTuesday evening June i-
aiiss Houten has been appointed assibtant principal of the Brooklandschool the position recently va-cated Lamb
At a recent meeting of the PhunnyjPhellows Club the followingwere elected President Fred F Tamestill vice president Edwin aiarean sec-retary Ralph aioteter treasurerCharles Hanna corresponding secretaryE A Carpenter
Mrs JSldrldgc and Mies Knight ofaieunt Pleasant spent Sunday at thehome ef Colonel
Mr Wanger to PreachNewton Wenger of the First Bteptfet
Church of Washington wilt preach atthe Brookland Lapttot Church today
Last Sunday at the Baptist Churchairs a missionary to Japanspoke country and the work be-ing done She was accompanied by ayoung Japanese girl who has OF ate here-to study kindergarten
Miss Jean ofVa taof West Brookland
The Brookland baseball team havebeen rather unsuccessful the pastweek hut it is whenaianager Barnhoit and Captain Coltshave tried all their players tiwy willbe able to pick a team
Mission Circle TeaOn Tuesday evening May IS at the
Baptist the Ladles Mission Cir-cle will a missionary tea Everycountry will be represented by curiesand people ht muhre dress Doting theevening will be ftre or ten nile
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and Mrs Rledel Tea and waferswill be served to all from thetea garden following aremittees
Speakers Marean Mrs LawlessMrs Grant Miss Brown AfricaMrs Mobster Miss Beasts Lynch MrsPrirom Miss Kurd Miss MISSMay Stroman Misses
and Miss Stale Lord IndiaHess Schwier Maxwell Hughes
Scrivener K Oaiera Florence Jack-son Merle WWteside H Moister ELawrence and Messrs Lawrence andTaylor Japan Misses Edith BrownEtz Prlram Lucy MIddlekauff Sherwood KatieLynch Klnnan De Loach KatherineLord and aiessrs Paul
Mkkllekauff and Herbert CrimmHorns Missions Mrs Etz Mrs Galbralth Mrs De Loach Anna Lynch Ed-na Louise Sturgis Mrs Ertley
Misses Hughes M OMeara-E Bailey aiesers W Lanthan and Eva
Enjoyable SurpriseAs enjoyable surprise was
at the home of air and MrsCharles E Moister last nightin honor of the birthday
Miss Helen Most of the eveningwas spent in dancing anti games
Among those present were the aiisses-E Jullien Margaret Clark T HenryKatherine Burton BurkeEmily HetfieW Ethel and EvelynWashington Amelia Etz and GreetTanslll Messrs Milton W-Xiddlekauff Fred McHugh J Noel Walter and Johnafe Gal-lagher J Rodler Paul Jollies and RNolster
At the young peoples meeting of theBaptist church Mrs Winblgiertary of the District for theBaptist convention gave an interestingtalk on the mountain school work Instead of the regular contributions theyhave proposed to collect a small librarywhich they will send to the uneducatedmountaineers
the air Rice declined t havethe board saying
he had served his time in that responsi-ble position
Upon resuming the chair air Lameexpressed his appreciation of the honorand diligent and painstaking
discharge of the duties aspresident of the board
Much time was consumed in the choiceof a superintendent There were but twoformal applications on file namely thatof Earl Wood principal of the Rock-ville Gronar School and William Darty principal of the Hyattsvllle publicschool The indorsements of Mron file were quite voluminousthe highest character and Included therecommendations about 81 per cent ofthe teachers of the county
air Darby filed no letters of recom-mendations but the president and othermembers of the beard called attention tothe fact that he had Keen commended bynot a few citizens ot the county for theposition
air Farquhar in a very effectivespeech placed the Rev S R White Innomination but air White declined toallow his name to go before the board
Cn motion of Farquhar the boardproceeded to elect a superintendent byballot and without nominations whichresulted In there being cast fourfor air Wood and two votesDarby
air Wood was educated in the publicschools of Frederick and aiontgomery
spending much of his boyhoodIn of his aunt Mrs HarryRiggs of Gosh u Ho afterward gradu-ated with honors from the male highschool of Frederick City since which hehas been teaching In the public schoolsof Frederick and Montgomery countiesWhile engaged in teaching he has takenseveral courses under private tutors incorrespondence schools and In Institu-tions in Washiigton all of which havetended to make him a liberal educator
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The regular monthly meeting of theNorth Washington Citizens Associationwas held last Monday night in Haslip aHall First and V streets northwest Aresolution was adopted expressingCommissioner Kacfarland their appre-ciation of his adios in accepting a thinterm tcy a member of the Board ofCommissioners Upon the request ofofficiate of the PlaygroundIt was te send to the Senate
of the ap-peal for a larger appropriation for thiswork A communIcation from the Capi-tol Heights Citizens Association askingfor an indorsement of the bill introduc-ed by Representative HeiOin requiringthe establishment of Jim Crow carswas referred to the executive commuteThe president asked for suggestionsconcerning the recommendatIons thatshould be suede by the association ti-
the Conuataskmers for the improvementof certain streets and stated that this
would be discussed at the nextof the association o June 4
The opening ef W and Adams streetsfrom First to North Capitol streets wasdiscussed A committee was appointedto draft reotot10M on this death f HH Fulton a former member of theassociation The were re-ceived into NelsonE M HaMetback T P Rooaey and J-W Clarey
The Ladles Bow Knot Auxiliary ofCapitol Circle Ko SO P H C must r
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the good of the dub were offered b
Secretary Bertfe Kirch rMrs R Peterson Mrs Bryan Mrs EvaNalJey and Mies Lottie WakeneicULater those adjourned todining room where refreshment
Those invited to meet the lad sWhite Miss Veraitlion air
Mr Crawford sad Mr Kirchei-
R weaDedg e WeddingA pretty wedding took place test Wed-
nesday evening at the residence of Mrand Mr Charles D Bowen formerlyof Moines Iowa at US Fifth streetnorthwert when their only daughteraitae K Rowen was married toFrederick Dodge of this city Palmsand Koses were used profusely indecoration of the parlor ant diningroom Lohengrins Wedding Marchwas played as the couple enteredceded by the flower girl Mtas Virginia-Wanner a cousin of the bride She wa
dressed la white axed carried nof flowers which contained tTv
wedding ring The Rev Richard Rof the Maryland Avenue Bapti
Church fliciated The bride was gown-ed in a beautiful white silk and a publace coat She carried a huge boutof sweet peas and wore orange Woesome in her hair Alter a buffet supperthe couple left for a ten days visitAtlantic City The brides travelinggown was of Alice blue silk with hueand stoves to match
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Bloomingdale Lost a BaseballThe Btooxatogdale AtWetfe Club jour-
neyed down to Alexandria last weekand played a game with the AthleticClub of that city in which the Bloomingdatee lost out by a score of 13 to 10
Carter who lives at 1108 Thirdwas probably fatally
injured test week at Second and 0streets northwest He was unloading awagon when a telegraph pole weighingperhaps 2OW pounds fell bearing h3body to the ground His bead wasbadly injured and he was hurt
Patrick Fealey sixtyfive years of agwho resided at 4W Rhode Island avenuenorthwest died suddenly on test Sun-day morning His death was due
Indigestion The funeral tookhue residence yesterday morn-
ing at 9tt oclock Requiem mass wascelebrated at Immaculate ConceptionChurch at M oclock
The reel estate of Moore Hillhas sold house Stet Fiagter street north-west Bioomingdale for Harry Wardman for the sum of LISt This is thelast home of a row of twentythreewhich Mr erected on thisstreet
The Le Droits met recently at thohome of the vice precedent Miss NellFielding 4tt T street northwest Asusual games were played after all thebusiness of the meeting had been trans
Refreshments were at a
The Rode Island Avenue MethodistBaseball Club which to composed almost entirely of Bloosiiagdale youngmen crossed bets last week with theBrookland tem on thegrounds the Rhode Islandwinning out by a score of 4 to 2
A competitive drill between cracksquads representing Companies E andH of the Second Regiment Boys Bri-gade took place recently in the base-ment of the Assembly PresbyterianChurch The contest was won by asmall majority of points by the squadfrom Company H commanded by CaptJ F Meacham
Mrs Phil May of Charleston W Vais here on a visit to her andparents at the home of the J1Sixth street northwest
Thomas seventy years of agedied last his home 172 Flftiistreet northwest Heart disease wasthe cause of his death Mrbody was not found until ahe had As he was in the habit of
from home and remainingtwo or three days at a time his relatieswere not alarmed by his absence Whena member of his family to the doorOf his teens and found was locked-a policeman was summoned The doorwas broken open and the body foundupon the bed
A reception was held lent Wednesdayat the home of Mr and Mrs EdwardErmantraut the occasion being the 2Mhanniversary of their wedding Duringthe evening they were the recipients fmany handsome piecesfrom their friends and relatives
Lieut John Gaylord Church U S Nis visiting his parents air andChurch at their home on Third streenorthwesx-
In a hardhitting gent the Bloomingdale Athletic Club last week defeatthe U and I Fraternity by a acerof 15 to 5
A pleasant evening was spent recent-ly at the home of Mrs Steers thecnftlou being the birthday of her daugh-ter Minnie Musk games and sot Swere the amusements until a late hourwhen refreshments were served
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