Evening Star Newspaper, May 18, 1924, Page 27

TIED ON FIELD DAY Boys Hold Annual Affair on Reser- vation at Burnt Mills, Md. The Boy Scout annual ficld day was held at Burnt Mills, Md, the Boy Rcout reservation, yesterday. Three 1roops tied for first place, with a total ©f thirteen points each. The troops Were Troop 100, Y. Al C. A., Daniel Fyrel, scoutmaster; Troop 13, Cleve- land - Park Congregational Church, H':zrl:p ‘;l‘ ?)nrti(ro,\.. Scoutmaster, and r 9, Park View School, « €. SCoutmaster, ShjanLEsenn The second place wa §4. Brookland Baptist Totul uf nine points tied by Troop 6 € won by Troop Church, with a Dhird place was i alvary lhur-'vh. J. W. Talley, ;’;u“fi:E:::l wnd Troop 28, Eckington Presby. lerlan Church, Robert Jenkins, scout- master, With a total of eight points fach. Troop 61, Central Presbyterian urch. 'W. L. Fulton, scoutmaster, ”;‘I':'ecL seven .I;ulnl\ and Troop 10, e ;:;“'ll)ni;;‘n,"r";:" Church, re- colven sic omas J. Kelly, The winnérs in eac s lentoy mners in each event are to be part in the interci ‘I' 1r} !an(l, Virginia, Pennsylvania, ‘wlaware and the District of Colum- bia will take part in the event. 'Ihe‘]lld). S for vesterday's RETS Col. irvin L. Hunt, L. A. Snead, - D. Smith and P. L.'Ricker. Ed- Shaw, scout executiv of had charge of the field affair CLARENDON DON, v nearing festiv CLAR .« May 17 Plans completion 1 of the €} on and (Speclal). for the rendon Citi- fire depart- held on the grounds of Citizens' Hall the of May + Bive promise of an af- fair that will equal. if nc surpass, from points of size and brilliance the annual Clarendo; carnival Chief among an riety of novel and enterta tures will be dancing o pavillion, whi constructed of a size to accomme date several hundred couples. Present plans call for eleven other attractions, but it is €xpected that many pleasing special- ties will be added during the course of the festival Music of high order is promised for the dancing. The proceeds of the festival will b used in reducing the debt on Citizens Mall, and in augmenting and im- proving the fire-fighting equipment. 1wo causes in which to people of the town are deeply interested., as evi- denced by the way they are rally- fng to the support of the coming affair. spring Zeny' Associa 10 be Clarendon ment, nment fea- an open air Subcommittee Leaders. A. B. Eaten, general chairman the committee on arrangements, nounces the following subc leaders: A C. Putnam, ice cream M. Walsh, soft drinks; W. L. Bragg, candy; F. L. Sharp, dancing: A. Frank Snyder, novelties; A. B, ton, in tations; A, D. Langley, order and au- tomobiles; A. J. Porter and W. F. Sunderman, stands and grounds; Mexsrs. Washburn and Reatty, lights: J. Thomas Manning and Louis Met? ger. purchasing: J. F. Bushong, gro- ceries: H. H. Porter and S. R. Camp bell, jr. stockroom: J. T. Lipscomb, Jr. C. R. Tavlor and A. M. Dawson publicity: W. F. Sunderman. kiddies, stand. The Woman's Civic Club, the Boy Scouts and the American Legion are operating in the movement. The committee has accepted an offer of the latter to put on a ball-throw- ing game. With a v to effecting a saving on the overhead of the affair, A. J. Porter has issued a call for volun- teers to help put the grounds in shape. Aid will be needed in erecting the dancing pavillion, booths and light streamers. Mr. Porter states that “nail-driving experience” is all that 1 be needed to make-good on the of an- W job, Mother's Day Program. The Mother' remony plan- ned by the Woman's ic Club of Clarendon in honor of mothers of Arlington County for last Sunday, but | postponed on held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock, with the planting of a mother's trea on the courtha=e grounds as the out- standing feature. Using the spade wilh which ‘the first mother's tree wHk planted on the shores of Lake Antietam, Reading, Pa.. in 192 Mrs. Laura Virginia endon _mother, will place of soil about the roots of the coun- ty's memorial tree. The dedicatory address will_be made by Rev. Dr. Walter A. Morgan. pasior the Mount Mrs. N. Rex Hunt club, will unveil Tittls vin, will be president the stone marker and Mary Hunt will place a carnation on the stone. Fourteen lit tle Clarendon girls will Add a charm- ing touch to the ceremony, when they form a procession and carry fiowers to the tree. Cornet solos will be plaved by Mr. Furr of Myer Heights. The ceremony will open with an invocatien by Rev. C. T. Ryland and be concluded with bene- dieticn by Rev. C. 1. Flory. The Clarcndon Band of twenty- eight picces, John Marcus, conductor, will be heard in the first public con- gert of the n tomorrow after- noon at 3 o'clock, according to an- nouncement of Frank Snyde busin manager. The concert will be held on the playgrounds a short distance south of Clarendon station, on which a bandstand was erected of the A 128t fall and contributed to the town | by Frank Lyon. It the band to zive frequent comcerts there during the summer. Mrs. Lucille Johnson, noble grand of Clarendon Rebekah Lodge, No. 28, and Mrs. Clara L. Nevin and Mrs. Mary O'Holloran, members of the lodge, were signally_honored by the 1424 convention of the Grand Lodge, 1. 0. O. F., held in Tynchburg this week. Mrs. Johnson and Mre. O'Halloran were two of thirty-one andidates to receive the degree and ‘medal_of chivalry of the order, while iMrs. Nevin was appointed plain of the Rebekah Assembly of Virginia by Mrs. Minnie L. Martin, the newly elected ! president. An. impressive ceremony marked the dedieation_of the room in I. O. O. F. l-g)hus‘ Home adopted and furnished [arendon”™ Rebekah Lodge. The E{m ¢ was conducted by Mrs. John- s, Mrs. Myrtle Whipp, Mrs. Mary iiplioran, Mrs. Nevin and T. S. O'Hol- m'iaugpm Doyle, on behalf of Arling- e, No. 193, presented a beauti- W“d students” Bible to be used by four bors who are to occupy the yoome 1 /Other _delegates from the loca Jodghs were W. L. Bragg and Mrs. Annie ved. ORBAIN AND INSTALL 1onoiBEV. A. B. ALTFATHER @pegavDispatch to The Star. -~FALLS CHURCH, Va., May 17.—A double ceremony was held Wednesday pight at the Presbyterian Church, when Alton B. Altfather, a member of the graduating class at Princeton aheological Seminagy, was ordained to the ministry and installed as pas- tor of the church. S Rev. Dr. Isaac Ward, vice mode- rator of the Presbytery of Washing- ton, presided and pronounded the conatitutional questions. Rev. Dr. Hugh K. Fulton, read the Scripture Jesson and Rev. Andrew Brodie preached the sermon. In the ordina- tion the pastors of three local “hurches joined the members of the _presbytery in laying their hands fipon ghe head of Mr. Altfather while prayer was offered by Dr. Ward. Rev. Dr. Fulton gave the charge to the pastor and Chaplain Thomas 1. Kirkpatrick of the Navy, the charge to the congregation. ¢ At the conclusion of the services Rev. Mr. Altfather pronounced the hemediction and then he and his bride recelved congratulations of members of the congregation. is the purpose of week | Imost endiess va- | leasant Congregational Church. | ROCKVILLE, Md., May (Spe- vial).—Senator Thomas J. Heflin of Alabama, will be the principal speak- er at the memorial exercises to be held here the morning of May 30, under the auspices of the Montgomery County Council of the American Legion, which comprises the Ameri- can Legion posts at Rockviile, Ken- sington, Silver Spring and Sandy Spring.’ Judge Robert B. Peter is also expected to speak, and Rev. John S, Cuddy, pastor of St.' Martin's Cath- olic Church, Gaithersburg. Rev. Nolan B. Harmon, jr., pastor of the Rockville Methodist Chureh, who is veteran of the world war, will par- ticipate in the exercises. Robert L. "Tolson, president of the council, will preside The public school building at, Tu- koma Park, this county, recently erect- ed at a cost of uround $65,000, was dedi- cated Thursday afternoon Ben. G. Davis, chairman of the board of school trustees, presided. Former United, States ' Senator Blair Lee, Mayor” Henry F. Taff, Dr. George L. Edmonds of the county goard of education, Prof. Edwin W. Broome, county superintendent of schools; Dr. George E. Lewls, supervisor of county school groperty, and Mrs, Estelle Thomas, principal of the xchool, made | addresses. A program of music and | recitations was rendered by the pupils. Winston I. Jones and Miss Flor- ence E. Boswell, both of Washington, were married Rockville this eve- ning by Rev. Harmon, jr., pastor of the “hurch, “at the home of the minister. Licenses have been issued here for the marriage of James R. Astlin and | Mrs A both of W inzion mpbell of koma Miss Vera Howard of Watford Heights, Eng land. and Lew M. Noble and Mis Lillian Thomas Baker, both of Wash- ingcon. or violating a motor vehicle regu- lation, Ralph Whitehouse of Wash- ington, forfeited $7 in the police court 1 e :m—'-wm piteher of ®the hersburg High School base ball team. estab- lished what is believed to be a .\!rlkv‘- fout record for Montgomery County vesterday afterncon. In a game Wl!h‘ the Sandy Spring High School l"il”\\) |4t Gorithersburs he fanned twenty of | the “opposing batsmen, winuing’ his | game 6 to 1 While assisting in_cleaning a well | on the farm of M. W. Hendry, near| Kensington, thix morning, Louls Gray. ixty-tour years old. until recently | a resident of Virginia, fell into the | well and s drowned. Members of | the Kensington volunteer fire dc[lfl(l- | ment recovered the body. Mr. Gray wis the father of Mrs. Remus Day jaithersburs and also leaves a n. Under the lene Beebe School fac nd direction of Mrs, Diva- of the Rockville & High ity, assisted by Murray ilton, “Come Out of the Kitchen,” threc-act comedy, was pri nted at the high schoul here last evening by embers of the dramatic club of the In the cast were Misses Jean- aules, Avlynne Carey, Cath- Dawson, May Louise Wood, Mary Clagett, Helen McLaughlin and Mary Rome and John Hickerson, Braxton Mannar, Welford Mason, Spillman Burns, David Lehman and Ibin Knight. The high school or- chestra furnished the music. There is suid to be every {tion that there will be a lively fight lat Kensington, June 2, over the elec- tion of a mayor and two members of the town council to succeed Mayor Paul D. Kelleter and Counclimen Richard Green, jr., and Louis I Valentine | At a recent meeting of citizens at | the home of R R. Palmer it was de- {cided to support Aifred Ray for mayor nd C. Hughes and R. R. Palmer | fur councilmen, and it is understood the Kensington Home. School and Community Association will endeavor the have Mayor Kelleter and Council- men Green and Valentine stand for re-election and get behind them. The opposition to the present officials ix said to be that the home, school and community association is allowed too much say in the management of the town's affairs. A home-coming meeting for for- mer members was held by the Rock- ville Inquiry Club Monday evening with Mrs. Ernest L. Bullard hostess. chool. indfca- An interesting feature pf the occasion was the responses, which were in the form of affy,” or nice things about the club, and per by Mrs. Willlam H. Talbott on “First Things in Mary- land,” was much enjoyed. The annual banquet of the senfor class of the Rockville High School will be held next Thursday evening in the banquet hall of the Rockville Methodist Church. The guests will be limited to members of the class, | members of the school faculty, county school officials and alumni of the fn- stitution. The arrangements are in charge of a committee of which Miss Hazel M. Long of the school faculty is chairman. The Women's Republican Montgomery county will give 2a luncheon and Uridge party at the Manor Club, Norbeck, next Wednes- day afternoon. The committee in charge is composed of Mrs. Harry A. Dawson. chairman, and Mrs. Edward | I. Steck. Mrs. Judson . Welliver, | Mre. Elisha Hanson and Mrs. Beverly Evans. Miss Blanche A. Corwin, home dem- onstration agent for this county returned to Rockville from Charles County, where she assisted for sey- eral days during the week in home demonstration work. At the May meeting of the Barnes- ville Community League, which was held in the publie school building at Barnesville ‘and conducted by the president, Mrs. Eleanor R, Hays, Miss Elizabeth Jones and John Gott gave the speeches with which they carried off henors in the recent annual ora- torical contests among the nublic school children of the county. Misses Fsther Grubb and Marguerite Myer- 1y of Poolesville also participated in | the program. | Club of e I CHERRYDALE. CHERRYDALE, Va., May 17 (Spe- cial).—Mrs. Forney Donaldson, music instructor of the county schools, and H. M. Brown of Cherrydale, under Whose direction the country com- ™munity concert, which scored such marked sucoess, was given last m | are arranging ‘another program ter the benefit of music lovers of the county. which they will present at the Cherrydale School auditorium Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock, The coming concert, like the first one. Will present many high class solo numbers and other bright features in addition to the chorus singing in Which the entire assembly will pars ticipate. Mrs. ‘Thomas S. Wallis was re- clected president of the Governor Richard Rennett Society, Children of the American Revolution, at a meet- ing held at the home of the president last Saturdav. Other officers elected are: Francis DPierec, vice president; Virginia Goodrick, recording secre- tary: Katherine Parker, correspond- ing secretary; Eloise Topley, treasu- rer; William Pierce, historian: anna Topley, registrar; Wallace Behutt, color bearer, The local chapter, Daughters of America, have chosen Mrs. B, 8. Hutson, 'Mrs. Alice Topley and Mrs. Florenoe Thayer as delegates to the state convention to be held in Rich- mond next week: Mrs. S. F. Cooper and Mrs. Edwin P. Jenki have returned from Nor- 101k, where they attended the con- vention of the State League of Wom- an Voters as delegates from the Cher- rydale League of Woman Voters. The report of the delegates will be made to_a meeting of the league to be held May 26, at the home of Mrs. E. M. Shreve. Election of officers for the year will be the principal business before a meeting of the Cherrydale Parent- Teacher Association to be held in the eighth grade room of the school- honse Monday evening. —— e Adolph Joffe Regains Health. VIENNA, May 17 (Jewish Tele- graphic _Agency).—Adolph Joffe, the [ by Soviet diplomat, who has been taking trovl:men& for his health here for THE SUNDAY : STAR, WASHINGTO! C. MAY 18, 1924—PART 1 ) THREE SCOUT TROOPS ROCKVILLE HYATTSVILLE. Itaiure, Ol the May. masting ot ihs HERNDO! HERNDON, Va., May 17 (Special Tomorrow Miss Anna Groh Seesholtz, for the past five years student-secre- tary of the Young Woman's Christian Association in China, will speak at the Methodist Church, this town, at 8 pm. Miss Seesholtz has many friends here, where pagt of her girl- hood was spent with her grand- parents, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Groh. At a meeting Wednesday evening of the Citizens' Association and Com- munity League the new constitution and by-laws as arranged under the consolidation of the two organiza- tions were adopted. Officers are: Haryey E. Hanes, president; Crockett C. Carr, vice presidentt Mrs. Estelle Ricker, secretary, and Frederick Robinson, treasurer. A motion was carried tha proceeds from Herndon aside for the payment promised toward the building. The association-leagi ord as asking the return o Nancy Gregory Edwards as principal of the school. Harry A. Sager, chairman of school improvements, reported the league had expended about $169 for painting and repairing the school bullding dur- ing the holiday re and that the local =chool board was willing to take over this expense, thus allowing the 3160 to be paid toward paying the ex- pense of running teh sciool for the extra ten days, for which time there has been no provision made by state or county funds this year. The association went on record, alro, as being opposed to the reduction by one member of the teaching saff of the Herndon School, und also of the reduction in the salaries paid the teachers, as planned for the coming term. the entire day be set of $10,000 new school went on rec- Playlet Prexented. viayiet, “Murder Will Oui of the seventh grade Ferzerson was given. the ing part’ Leing Gr. and Cooper, Emma 1 Fran, Butts and Edith McGuire. A recitation by Virei ecitation. “Th by fifth_and sixth gra in Dutch costume pupils furnishe for the eveninz “Why Smith Left Home," will he ziven May 20 and 30, for the benefit of the Herndon srhool A reception for the new pastor of the Southern Methodist Church and h wif and Mrs. Glenn Conper. was held Friday evening at the parsonagc. At the meetinz of Home Lnter- est Club with Mrs nk W. Hud dleston at Fairfux Court House lugcheon served, after which the election of officcrs took place, Mrs. Russell A. Lynn beinz chosen presi- dent, Miss Matilda I tary’ and Mrs. Cassiu treasurer. Farmers' Club session Thursda Arthur H. Buell Mrs. Arthur Buell entertained at bridge in honor of her house guest, Mrs, Willlamson of Harrisburg, I'a., formerly of Herndon. the guest honor making high score. Mrs. George F. Buell entertained the Monday Bridge Club, highest scores being made by Mre Asa Bradshaw and Mrs. Herber( L. mans R, A by under tak- Mildred Latest Thing fourth entertainment M. Lawrence 0. 4 with met in all-day r. and Mrs nt contributions Relief, Miss Maria chairman, ‘are: Pender Church and Miss Mary . Centerville district, under chalrmanship of Mrs. Cora ley, $27.56. The Girls' Auxiliary of the T Church met with Mrs Mills, when Miss Mary elected presi Patty president, Marvette Embrey tary and Marzaret Flera urer. The May missionay meating held Wednesday afternoon h W. C. Carter. to the Near R. Bready. Methodist Millan, $8; the sub- L. Buck- ptist William G Kephart w scere treas- was Mrs Mother's Day Exereises. Mother's day addresscs were given Sunday in the Herndon rhun-hfit,‘l\\n being given at the Southern Method- ist Church, one in the morning by H, H. Hoyt, With special duet by Mr, and Mrs. Hoyt. and one in the evening by Rev. Glenn Coope: Mrs. William H. Dawson wasd soloist at _St. Timothy's Episcopal Church The Rector's Aid met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Alexander Galt. “The Romance Hunters” was given the graduating class of Floris High School W ednesday to rowded house, the cast beinz Amanda Ar- men, Thelma Kirkpatrick: Margaret Berry, Aloise Andrew. an Wil- liams, Elizabeth Horn: Nancy Recd, Lena Daniels; Kezia Vreeland, Vliza- beth Armfield; Mrs. Ber Lillian l:ns'um; Liza Steubbin, St Emily Steubbin, Marv Bennett; Cindy Brown. Aileen Hessick; Enoch Wes- terveldt, Thurman Johnson: Jim Har- rison, Bennett Rosenberge: Howard Vanter. Bradlev Shear: Hen Bush, Willlam Middleton; (iem Wicks. Jo seph Bennett; Rufus Green, Blake- mare Fleming The proces f the plav will he sed toward payment for the newls purchased athletic field. Friday the teachers and punils prepared refresh- ments in honor of the birthday of the school principal, Miss Sadie € wiler., The commission of five recently ap- pointed by Potomac Presbytery at Leesburg ta act on the subject of or- ganizing a_church in Herndon, rc- ported at the meeting of the presby- tery in Washington Monday, and a new organization will be starfed hera, the former one at Floris to be re- tained, and one minister will supply both churches for the present. Serv. ices are expected to begin here at an early date. . A mecting was held Monday eve- ning, under the supervision of W. Frank Humme, to arrange for a_base ball team here this season. It fs Det- planned to put Herndon on the map | again in base bail, they beinz at one time winners of 'the pennant for northern Virginia. Changes in Stations Of Army Officers of Interest to Capital ARMY. The following named officers have been detailed as military instructors: Maj. H. C. K. Muhlenberg, Air Service, at the University of Washington at Seattle; Maj. Maxwell Kirby, Air Service, at the University of INlinols at Urbana; Capt. Harry Latson, Corps of Engineers, at the Oregon Agricul- tural College at Corvallis; Capt. H. B. Flounders, Air Service, at the Agri- cultural nad Mechanical College of Texas at_College Station: Second Lieut. H. F. Hannis, 13th Engineers, State Agricultural and llege at Ames; Capt. C. H. Cunningham, and Second Lieut, H. T. Miller, Corps of Engineers, at the Pennsvivania State College at State College: Lieut. Col. ¥. P, Jack- son, Quartermaster Corps, with Or- ganized Reserves at New York City Sergt. J. F. Moran, Field Artillery, with the New York National Guard at Buffalo; Capt. F. G. Chaddock, Field Artillery, with the Kansas National Guard at Ottawa; Capt. F. 1. Gilbert, Ordnance Department, fith the Massachusetts National Guarfl at Boston, and Capt. M. A. S. Ming, Field Artillery, with the Utah Na- tional Guard at Salt Lake City. The following named officers have been ordered to this city for duty: Maj. O. K. Sadtler, Signal Corps, at Camp Alfred Vail, N. J.; First Lieut. P. L. Ogle, Medical Administrative Corps, at Fort Sam Houston, Tex.; Capt.' Vennard Wilson and First Lieut. R. R. Studler, Ordnance De- partment, at Watertown, Mass., and Maj. W. A. Borden, Ordnance Depart- ment, at Aberdeen, Md, Capt. F. M. Brady, Air Service, at Mitchel, N. Y., has been ordered to instruction at Bordeaux and Ver- sailles, France; Capt. I A. Crump, Ordnance Department, from Piélerlen bel Biel, Switzerland, to Picatinny, N. J.; Maj. D. S. Lenzner, Coast Ar- tillery Corps, to duty with the N tional Guard of North Carolina at Wilmington, and Warrant Officer W. E. Perkins, from this city to New Cumberland, Pa. Second Lieut. Ambrose I Morlarty, retired, has been advanced to the grade of major, retired, in accordance Miss | De 1 x McCarty, a | Decker secre- | of | a Poston: | MEETINGS TO DEBATE PRISON LABOR PLANS Maryland Among States Which Are to Take Up Question in Nation-Wide Move. Assaciated Press. NEW YORK, May 17. program for the employment of con- viets in state and federal prisons to manufacture goods which state insti- tutions will use, such as license plates for automobiles and furniture, was out- lined today at the annual meeting of the National Committee on Prisons and Prison Labor, meeting at the home of its chairman, Adolph Lewisohn at Ardsles-on-the- Hudson On the principle that ldleness among convicts breeds crime, Dr. E. Stagg Whitin, executive director of the national committee, told of the attempt nduce state officials to abandon the em of contract prison labor and xubstitute a system of prison employ- ment for the, manufactured goods which stutes or citfes within the state can buy through a state or private selling agency, Ralph 8. Humphries, consulting ac- mtant of the council, reported on the Lake City, Utah, conference re- cently at which prison officlals of eight far western states, manufacturers and representativex of organized labor agreed that the so called states’ use system was fair to®all. It wonld pro- for paid convict labor, he said, the mones to be used for the support of the prisoner’s dependents and for the establishment of a savings fund 80 that the copviet could start anew in the world after his release. Maj. Le Roy Hodges Vi, president of the Virginia state prison board. declarsd the so-called prison labor competition with organized labor and capital a “bogy Pris in Virginia were not only cducated. he said, but taught some use- ful trude. The cryinz need. he urged, for understanding among states r the disposal of prison-made goods. end a conference of south- states has been called at At- eks, it was re- England and expected to meet about 16, followed by r meeting ntat m New Jerses >cnnsylvania znd Marvland A nation wide ) - Richmond, . soon will be the regional work. eted of all & pervise pwing directors were e Alodph Lewishon, chairman; James G. Blaine, jr.; Mrs. Francis C. Barlow, Hugh Friyne of the American Federa- tion of Labor; Frederick A. Goetze, win P. Grosvenor, Dr. Walter B Jumes, Samuel A. Lewishon, Charles J. cbemann, Senator Arthur Capper and veritt Mac formed to The fol | WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL | | STAGES SPRING PLAY Oriental Dances. Shadow and Other Novelties Shown at Carnival. Oriental dances. shadow pictur tune telling, freak shows, dog tric marionettes and other novelties featured the carnival ged by students af Western High School recently. The carnival was given in lieu of the school's annual “Chopin” at a recent Pianist Club. Miss Celea Boley rendered on the plano Chopin's “Waltz, n “Miiitary aisc” was Violet Mrers 1 Fleanor Hulbert plaved The meeting was closed with ven by Violet Myers on the life of Frederic Chopin. The club plans to study Beethoven at the next meeting. Prizes were presented for the best German proverb at a meeting of the German Club recently. The first prize was presented to Howard Hackler Others receiving prizes were ithe Miss Wells, Tilley and Topley The remaining time of the mee sprirz pia dizeusced Western as the subject meeting of in by = Pictures | Verna | | | was employed in a dress rehearsal for a | play to be presented by the club in th near future At a meeting of the Art Club May 1 it was decided to hold a picnic abo June 1, on which the next vears officers’ would be elected. The club als planned to visit the Corcoran and th Freer art galleries this week. EXERCISES FOR Y. M. C. A. College Graduation Ceremony Will Be Held May 27. graduation exercises of Young Men's Christian Association College will be held in Memorial Continental Hall, May 27, at S pm William J. Shawalter. ascictunt - di- tor of the azine, and chairman of the education- a1 committee of the Younz Christian Association, will preside Renresentative T. Webber Wilson of Mississippi will deliver the com- mencement address. Rev. Harry Dawson Mitchell, pastor of the Met- ropolitan copal Church, will pronounce the in- vocation and benediction. Charles V. Imjay, dean of the School of Law, will present the law candi- dates for degrees. There will be sev- enteen candidates for the degree of LLB. and one for LL. M. Daniel A. Dollaghide, AM.. dean of the Wash- ington School of Accountancy, will prosent the accountancy eandidate for degrees. One hundred and four- teen candidates will receive the B C. S. degree and five the M. C. S James A. Bell. director of the Young Men's Christian Association College Svill preserit the diplomas. i The baccalaurcate sermon wil he preached to the candidates by Rev. G. M. Diffenderfer, at Luther Place Memorial Church, 14th and N streets, next Sunday at 8 p.m. CONTEST STIRS PUPILS. Hines Junior High Proud of Oral Reading Event. Considerable enthusiasm and school and class pride were evidenced among the students in the oral reading con- test which was presented before the sembly of the Hine Junior High Sehool Wednesday under direction of Misses Woodward and Howell of the English department. The subject was “The Hope of the World,” by Hermann Hagedorn. The contestants showed considerable ability and skill in the manner in Which they handled their material. The Publie Speaking Club ¢hal- lenged the members of the 8-A sec- tions. Each group chose a repre- sentative, among whom were Mar- garet Simons, Tosina La Fontaine, Julius Silverman and Thomas Val- enza. The judges, Misses Thonssen and Henkel and Mr. House, after de- liberation decided upon Julius Silver- man, representative Speaking Club, as the winner of the contest. t b The s U. S. CRUISER’'S PLANE FALLS. By the Ausociated Press. VALPARAISO, Chile, May 17.—A hydroplane from the American cruiser Cincinnati, on a trial flight early today fell near Vina Del Mar. Lieut. Tex Morley, who«was piloting the plane, was seriously injured on the face, and his mechanic, J. Bryan, suffered a broken “Tn taking off from a beach Lieut. Morley lost control when sand raised by the propeller blinded him, The Cineinnatj arrived yesterday from Punta Arenas and will leave tomorrow for Antofagasta. oAl T You can make a hard cement for an emergency—one part each sand nd sifted coal ashes, two parts flour. some months, has completely recov-4 with the provisions of a special act | It takes longer to harden than most ered and has left for Moscow, f Congress, cement. Men's | of the, Public| | t f | \ the | Xational Geozraphic Mas- | Memorial Methodist Epis- | i |doing the work. club held in the Olive Street I tary School. Mrs. delegate from the convention. Mre. H. B. Mayhew has just been elected president of the local club for the enguing vear to succeed Mrs. Whiting, who s not a candidate for re-election. Other new officers are: Mrs. Henry H. first vice president; Mrs. D. T. E. Ca 1, sec- ond vice president; Mrs. John Fainte recording secretary; Mrs, James Steele, corresponding secretary; Mr Warren W. Cole, treasurer, nd Mrs. Arthur W. Tupper, director. Monday, June 9, the club will hold its last meeting before adjourning for the summ Cast for be presented ne under the auspi benefit of Sny armer F American Legion, of Hyattsville, the local National Guard armory, announced, as follows: W. L. Murphy, John M. Rector, Louis N. pangler, Dwight Galt, Mrs. J. E. Steele, Miss Mary V. Alello, Carolyn Fainter and Natalie Rohrich. It ill be the third annuul dramatic offering of Snyder- Farmer Post. Hyattsville High School's orchestra will furnish music. Delegates to the annual convention of the State Firemen's Association, to be held in Havre de Girace June 11, 12 and 13, have been clected hy the Hyattsville department, as follows: John J. and Wells Fainter, Stuart J. Canvin, Raymond Stevens and Robert A. King. Friends of John J. Fainter, president of the Prince Georges Coun- ty Volunteer Firemen's Association, plan to make a determined fight to elect him president of the state asso- ciation. Addresses by Dr. J. E. aging editor of the Journal of the Na- tional Education Association, Wash- ington, and Dr. F. C. Brown, assistant ! director of the bureau of standards. ashington, were features of the summer meeting of the Prince Georges County Community Council embracing v ous civie and comm: nity organizations in the county, which was held today, in the parish hall of Pinkney Memorial P. E. Church here. Dr. Morgan spoke on “The Crisis in American Education.” BERRYVILLE. BERRYVILLE, Va., May 17 (Specialy At the annual meeting of the Clatke County Country Club the fol lowing officers were clected: Presi dent and treasurer/E. G. Butler; retary, Rev. B. D. Chambers, follo wel cted the b Zov George H. Burwell Mrs Butler. Mr. and Mrs, Ken- neth Courtney Jones, Miss | Mary Joseph . Moore and emen- Whiting was the local club to the FAIRFAX. FAIRFAX, Va., May 17 (Special).— | The bus driven by Mark Weller up- set near Pender Thursday afternoon | with a load of school children aboard and turned over in a ditch by the side of the road. The accident was caused by the breaking of the spindle of the front axle, which resulted in the wheel coming off. The children were badly frightened, but none of them was hurt Mr. Weller succeeded in crawling out of a window and then | opened the back door and took the children out. The bus was consid- erably damaged. The juniors of the Sunday school of Zion Church have rganized a base ball team with O'Neil Sutpin catcher, Juck Swenam, ler Swetnam, shortstop: Clure, first hase; Robert Daniell, ond base; John Rust, third bhase Harry Kinnear, right field; Towner Kinnear, center field, and Fred Kicle- gard, left field. ‘The portrait of the late C. V., Ford, for many years commonwealth attor- ney of Fairfax County, which bas been presented to the county by Mrx Ford, will be unveiled next Monday, the 'st_day of the May term of the court. The principal address will b made by C. C. Carlin, formerly rep- rescntative from the eighth distriet | in Congress. The unveiling will take plac in_the courthouse HYATTSVILLE, Md., May 17 (Spe- clal).—To_ succeed Councilman G. Sherman Jumes, third ward, who did not seck re-election at the recent town election . Councilman Irvin Owings, also of the third ward, has been elected chairman of the com- mon couneil. Other members of the council npw are: Charles DeWitt An- derson and Lemuel L. Gray, first ward; George H. Morley and William Moore, second ard, and George N. Bowen, third ward. Anderson, Moor and Bowen wel hosen without op- position for two-year terms at the recent election. In addition to Cou cilmani James, retiring members of the council are Krnest Gasch, first ward, und Benjamin N. Brouner, sec- ond ‘waurd, neither of whom sought re-election. Mayor J. Frank Rushe, who has a yeur yet to serve, announces appoint- ment of these standing committees of the council for the vear, the first named in cach case being chairman: Finance—Moore, Gray and Owinge Roads—CGray Owings and Morley. Fire department and municipal build- ing—Owings, Bowen and Gray. Po- lice department— Morley, Anderson und Bowen. Electric lighting—An- derson, Morley and Bowen. Health— Bowen, Anderson and Moore. Elec. tions—Owings, Morley and Gray. Community service— Councilman Moore, chairman, and G. Sherman Jumes, Charles ' W. Clagett, Dr. Thomas FE. Latimer, Mrs, Theodore | J. Vandpren and Mrs. Howard D. Orr. Mayor Rushe has named Council- men Anderson, Morley and Bowen to re t at a special meeting May 19 upon the advisability of making a re- assessment of town property and, if practicable, the most efficient way of b Page, Mitchell A m ing of the I ‘oters of Clarke ( was held riday mproing. Miss McDonald, the president, being absent i ndria on business, Mrs. Neill was asked to take the chair. The purpose of thix to have a member Eue sent as one of the dele s from Clarke County to the Nor nvention, Miss Rose M. Jjudgze of t court of do. relations. was unanimously chosen for this honor. The auxiliary to the Post of the Amesi monthly meeting at the home o Goodwin Willixms Mrs. Robert A of Women v Fifty-Fifty,” a comedy to t Thursday evening of and for the of in Donald, Lloyd Williams n Legion neld its Friday afternou its president, Mre Wainright, formerty of Clark sunty, but who has fo som ¢ made her home i recently has been appoin " position of special pussenger sentative of the Chesancake £hip Company in Norf: v Mrs. A, Cummins, who attended the thirty-fourth annual of the women's auxiliary met in Leesburs last weck, gave an inter sting report the meeting of the Women's Auxiliary of Grace Episco pal Church, which was held W day. At the annual meeting 12 gates were pre Miss | Davis, the president, urged branches meet the seven ments that would make branches. 1150 9.000 women communi less than 4,000 w auxili in inizat 1 sent out boxes, twenty-t of which en sent to Japan. Nine thousa dollars had been given toward tl leper work in the Canal Zone. ho is mecting which and Dr. Brown on “The Work of the Bureau of Standards.” The addresses were made during the afternoon ses- on, following luncheon served in the Masonic Hall by women of Ruth Ch, ter, No. 7, Order of the East of Hyattsville. Reports of th urer, the various county agents and school officials, standing committees, roll call of affi ed associations and | the brief reports of outstanding achic ments, reports of the community chest and public health com and a ral discussion on th tion of all parent-tea tions with the community counci comprised the morning program. Morgan, man- | s that ul require them stand aid Town officials appointed for a year are: G. Hodges Carr, clerk: Charle W. Clagett, corporation counsel; He bert J. Moffat, plumbing and building inspecor, and Arthur P. 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