Evening Star Newspaper, September 11, 1927, Page 24

~r wd UPPER MARLEORO. UBPER MARLEORO. Md., 1o, —aein < Couay ¥ wure Monday, at ¥ pam. e o e Sm, | Tow Mercineid oy | L A or the burcliase ] tlon will huld ‘lts i et e e ey vor the | with the school boprd committee. The | s Snstruction | anausl efection of officers will be held. o and &b mbers wiil brin a basket lunch. he Dunn Loring Aid will meet at value of $100. Ly i 3 was appointed o Mrs. T. T. Taylor Wed- constable for | the term end ; el et e 4T R TIE_SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €. SEPTEMBER 11. If 2 b = : —— e [ north of Hillsboro. There was no | one ut the stills when the officers tound them. Two stained glass windows were recently added to St. James' Church. The first is in memory of the late Mrs, Ida Rust, and the other is in memory of the late Mrs. Janet Knox | Harrison, mother of the present mayor of Leesburs. | At the dedication exercises of the | new Lovettsville High School Building on next Wednesday, J. J. Crim of New York Citys will speak, and music will be in charge of the Rev. Chase D v, director of the Y. M. C. A. of lerick. M Mary Louise Spring, 88, widow of James Spring of Taylorstown, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Janie Sharp in Taylorstown Friday, after a short illness. She is survived 8 [ by the following children: David ms, | Spring, Adamstown, Md.; James, Boyd, J. Druer | Md.; lingering Iliness. She was the daush- |and Are Beasley are helping .\nu.-lmuchfloe as treasurer. Addresscs ter of the late Robert @. and Nettie | Lipm toda ith its construction. | were made by Mrs J. (" Rogers of Paxson 'Hough and had spent the |and Miss Edith Curtis and Miss Helen | Round Hill und Mrs. Ashton Jones of reater part of her life in Waterford | Quizg will assist Tuesda Clarendon neral services were held Saturday | The .School League meeting Rey. L. V. Schermerhorn of Vienn: ernoon, conducted by her pastor. | Thursday evening will be pos will preach at the Presbyterian Church .M. Justice. Interment in |on account of the county fair. 3 y morning. Friends’ burying ground. veception to the faculty September The Eastern Star will meet next ety iy Jitile wlll take the place of the monthly | Tuesday evening. meeting | The scho voard on Tuesday ap- CLIFTON. 4 Miss Pace and Miss Sammon | pointed J. Smith janitor at the CLIFTON. Va., September 10 (Spe | or the ctub witi be hetd on Septem ver 14 Owing o the’ construction work by | morning | ihe State on the Hamiiton-Leesbury race pal Chuveh, Wood- | coad. traffic is now.being detoured at ide. burlal (0 be in Rock Creek Ceme- | ( Paeonian Springs and o 1 | tamilton n to Corbin's Shop on the outskirts of the town of Hamilton, where the highway is again entered The Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Leesburg, will celebrate its 10 | seventh-fitth anniversary tomorrow. Bishop Collins Denny of Richmond, presiding over the Baltimore and Vir- ginia Conferences of Southern Meth- odism, will be the speaker at both the morning and evening services. The J James' Spiscopal . gave the pageant, nd the Child,” in Misses Davis on n of the coun! who died earl Lute the siiuation, make best possible |~ Chursday evening wiligcaents and repoit their » tue next hoard meeting for vatifica . Tais commiitee will meet with ¢ tmprovement Assocation and the ivons of the school at the school Soplem | next com voncd | The LEESBURG, September 10 | speciall.—The public schools of Lou- | loun County will open Wednesday. Che Teuchers' Institute will be held september 13. Jennings ¥, Poits. agriculture | teacher at Lincoln High School, \ddressed the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club held at the Leesburg Inn | . L A0 | Wednesday. Rotarian Frank Cun- | [ olor and Firnest Shreve of the ! ninghum, delegate to the yecent Dis- | Adrain, elocten tay lender and Harry | trict meeting at Suffolk : ibition inspector, an Md.; M ot Falls C e ee Ay | report of the meeting. I, - | Compton and . Lindsey. | of Falls Church charge lay | .04 "sregident of the club, captured two large stills located at| Miss that the first regular evening meeting the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains. ' home in W commi Anne d December and Geovg» wolnie i y. cton, th LORTTRC #ihe | 1 iltiain € € wor. hi U2 supeni i ucker aining | will hold serv- Showalter | ic the Dunn Loring Church each also were | .iunday until after conference. To- o same | merrow's mesting will be at 3 p.m. At the quarterly conference of this ze llenry Robey was elected | ifleld Church, and | the Dunn <mants w ded o contrast | Fehrey veader. wrecked their car Saturday at Cen |Clifton School next year. C. D. Roh terville, coming from Washington |€r<on was appointed driver of the when in order to avoid running down Cliitton School bus. c'al).—Miss Mabel Thurston of Wash |2 man standing in the road they were | Dorothy Haycock. daughter of inston gave a talk on “Where o] forced to drive into a gasoline pump. ohn Barrett of Clifton, was mar Your Tifve st Sunday evening be. | CAF 8Nd pump were badly damaged |tied Saturday in the parsonage of the | tors the: Christian Endeaver Socloty | Put the occupants were not seriously | Baptist Church at Rockville, Md., to | oF the: Beali teting (ChLireh ¥ | injured. Valentine W. R. Smith of Alexan The call meeting of the Home Dem.| Demonstrations of waterless cook |Ifi2- one of the hookkeepers of the lonstration Club, Wednesday, at Mrs, [ing have been given this week at th: ' e mpn_dn Bank at‘ Alexan. |R. R. Buckley’s made plans for ths|homes of Mrs. John Elgin and Mrs ""]”‘ bl I",';“h;d S hooth the club will have at the fair [ [nez Kincheloe. alsey, U. 8. A.. and Mrs next week. This wiil contain samples | On Friday afternoon the women , of the work done during the ye in- | the Baptist Church reorganized th gl cluding canned chicken. candy. em- Society, electing Mrs. Ruth| With a production of 63.000.000 beth Hough died at her |broidery, sewing, painting and other as president, Mrs. Fannie Mz terford Thursday after a | producis of the gift unit. Mrs, Curtis | Kincheloe vice president and Mre, Ines pounds, the United States led the world in the rayon industry last vear 1 ormce pecitications v th the clerk of the county commis- | Bond, L | 10 (Speck M. | the Insane. Springfield Walter n the same of Sheriff | he ce Report. o commissioners approved and pted the report of the vounty court for Auzust submitted by J. Chew Sheriff, accompanied for $1.046.10, covering the | the county commission- o( fine collected. B port showed that | cketed in the vari- | ring the month, as fol- pitol Heights, 30; Laurel, riboro, 48; Hyattsville, X were motor vehicle cases, being of various natures. s were reported pend- The total heard dur as 193, and 176 were | 17 10 be taken up | tiie others Twenty llected for violations of the | motor s go to the iate comm of motor vehicles, 1 the county receives the costs in such cases. Fine totaling $416 were turned over by Judge Sheriff to the oner of motor vehicles, £1,046.10 for the commis- 9 10 4vas turned onefs on account 1dge Sheriff’s report stated that while there were docketed with the court throughout the month a num- 1or of civil suits, not all of these have finally been adjudicated. A detailed report of these cases will be made in the next monthly report. Of the criminal cases tried during August, six were held for action of the grand jury or-a jury trial was prayed, two received suspended sen- tence, four were committed to the house of correction, two were com- mitted to the house of reformation, twy were committed to the county jail in default of fine and two appeals | were noted. Lighting Contract Signed. The town commissioners have sign- ed a five-vear contract with the Poto- mac Electric Power Co. to furnish streets lights in Upper Marlboro. The contract calls for 49 lights, covering all parts of the town on every other pole of the company, at an annual cost of $832. The lights will be op- erated automatically from 15 minutes #fter sundown until 30 minutes before e. The company expects to have zhts in operation in about two At a meeting of the Prince Georges County Orphans Court here Tuesday William 1. Wells was appointed ad- trator of the estate of William n Hawkins. Ida White was ap- inted administratrix of the estate John R. White, The will of Em- :vwlt L. Pettit was admitted to pro- bate. October 22 has heen set for a cele- bration here to mark completion of the Crain highw: The plans call for a parade starting at Priests Bridge and addresses here by Gov. Ritchie, John N. Mackall, chairman of the State roads commission, and Iiobert Crain, for whom the road was named. The laying of the concrete on this road has been completed. . The road Tuns from Glenburnie, in Anne Arun. del County, to T B, in this county, nd 13 35 miles long. It reduces the 2utomobile time between southern Maryland and Baltimore by about one hour. iss Mary Frances Sullivan, daugh- ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John A. Sullivan of Washington, and Fred- erick Xavier Wilson. son of Mr. and Mrs. ¥red W. Wilson of this_place, were married at St. Francis Xavier Church, Washington, Tuesday. . Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Littlepags of near Bowie have announced the engagement of their daughter, Ellen, | 1o Wilson Lanning Hart, the wedding | 10 take place in October at the home ef the br LYON PARK. FALLS CHURCH. i SUFPvWTRNT | FALLS CHURCH, Va., September —A group of citizens met at the council room Wednesday night to discuss the desirability of forming Mr. Witt, secretary of the Arlington County Chamber of Commerce: M. E. Church, D. R. Luttrell, John F. Bethune and L. P. Daniel pointing out the advantages of such an_ organization. Mayor R. C. L. Moncure acted as temporary chalrman of the meeting and Phillip M. Talbott as temporary secretary. After considerable discus- sion an organization committee w; named to formulate definite pla to what work should he undertaken by such an organization here. This committes, which includes Mayor Moncure, | M. Church, John I. Bethune, I. O. Martin, D. R. Luttrell, Horace Brown, Dr. ) w Phillip M. Talbott, C. V. Shreve, Dr. Henry Knowles and L, P. Daniel, will present a program at another meet ing September 28 at the council room The East Falls Church Citizens’ As. sociation will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Jewell Tuesday night. The King’s Daughters’ Circle will | hold its first Fall meeting with Mi Mary Davenport at the Ontario Ap: ments in Washington next Wednes- day. Home-coming Sunday will be ob- served at the Preshyterian Church Sunday morning, with the young | people who are going to college as special guests. | Rev. M. Altfather, the pastor, and Mrs. Altfather have just returned from their annual vacation. Schools Open on 19th. The | -blic schools will open Sef tember 19 instead of September 20, : previously announced. The change is due to the fact that (he Count,; Teach- ers’ Institute will be held at Fairfa Friday and Saturday, September 23 and 24 All new pupils must show certificates of successful vyccination before being enrolled. Children G vears o'd on before Oc- tober 1 will be eligible to the first grade. The school grounds have bsen rolled and seeded and ti. sidewalks | in front of the building and along | other parts of Washington street have been relaid. Lawn Party Plamied. ! The primary department of the | Presbyterian Sunday school will give | a lawn party for children n Fri- day afternoon from 2 to 5 on the iawn at Sunset Inn. Many features of interest to children are being ar- ranged. Adults also are invited, The Falls Church Dance Club will give a dance,at Odd Fellows' Hall Sep- tember 16 from 9 to 12, with the Mont, rose Orchesira furnishing the mu Admission will be §1 p°r couple. These dances \'ill be given th~ first and third | Fridays of each month if the attend- | ance justifies. —_— ROCKVILLE. | B —— | ROCKVILLE, Md., September 10 | (Special).—On August 9 Ira L. Leaman of Takoma Park filed suit in the Cir- cult Court here for an absolute divorce from Mrs. Annie D. Leaman, charging that more than three years prior to that date she technically deserted him. Through her attorneys, Cissell & ‘Woodward of Rockville, Mrs. Leaman yesterday filed a cross bill, in which she charges her husband with having deserted her on July 31, 1927, and with drunkenness and cruelty, and asks that she be granted a limited divorce. Mrs. Leaman charges in her bill that on or about August 6, 1926, her hus- band went to Reno, Nev., to obtain a divorce, but was unsuccessful and re- turned several weeks later. She asks the court to allow her alimony and counsel fees and award her the cus-| tody of the couple’s three minor chu- dren—Helen, Hildegarde and James. They were married March 1, 1905, and ince 1909 have lived at Takoma Park. Leaman is represented by Attor- Milton Whitney, Jr., of Takoma B. Armstrong, secretary, has given notice nat u meeting of the Montgomery County Civie Kederation will be held in the public school auditorium at Bethesda corresponding LYON PARK, Va. September 10 (Specal.—A large number of the| varishioners and their friends attend- | ed the ceremonies Monday incidental | 10 breaking ground for the new Com- | munity Christian Church at Virginia | venue and Pershing Drive. The | xathering was addressed by the pas. | tor, Rev. R. A. Voorus and C. W.| Puitz, teacher of the adult Bible class, | Jed the assemblage in a speclal pray- | er service. An all-day picnic in the | recreation park concluded the pro-! gram. The Lawrence Michael Club of | Lyon Park was successfully launched | l2st night in the community house with 50 members. J. L. MacPherson | ypresided as temporary chairman. Mr. Michael, who is the Republican can didate for county treasurer, severely | criticized the lack of publicity by | the present treasurer, E. Wade Ball, | of expenditures of county funds and | allowinz “extravagances” to creep into the operation of the various county departments. He pledged that it he were elected he would only| serve one term. Speakers included L. C. McNemar, R. W. McMahon, A. Driscoll, E. W. Pumphrey, B. Hedrick, Carl Marshall and Col, J. C. | Pepper. Maynard Saunders was | chosen as president and Mr B.| Bushonz as secretary-treasurer. he regular monthly meeting of Lyon Park Civic Assoclation will held in the community house Tuesday at 8 p.m. Election of officers | will be the principal business. E. J Merrick, jr., president, announces that _he will not be a candidate for | anofher term. | Thursday 00l ML) R. evening the Sunday | of the Community Christian | ch will give a musical enter- tainment in the community house. ssion will be 35 cents, or three | . for adults and 25 cents for| . 5 to 12 years old. . TIERRIFIELD. MERRIFIELD, Va., September 10 (Snecial.—At a meeting of the county #-hoo! hoard Tuesday the communica- t'on from the Merrifield Improvement Ascociation asking the hoard to main- tain a school at Merrifield this vear with instruction in grades 1. 2. 3 and 4. to require all patrons whose chil dren belong in these grades to send them to the local school without crimination, to refuse bus transporta tion to children in these grades, and 15 enforce the truancy act, was re. ferred to a_committe® consisting of Jerhert Williams of Providence Dis- thiet ard the Fairfax Town School Monday evening, and that, as there has been a lapse of four months since the last meeting, many questions aris. ing during: the Summer will be pre- sented for consideration. Postal Receipts Gain. That the receipts of the Rockville | post office have kept pace, in a- meas- | ure, with the development of the county, is shown by the fact that dur- ing the fiscal : cur July 31 the total re- ceipts were the greatest—$13,161.45— of any year since the office was es- tablished, and substantially larger than those of the preceding vear. Ac- cording to Postmaster Willis B. Bur- dette, the total receipts for last month $2,359.49, as compared Lo 2 for the same period last year. is of the second class and all employes are under tae civil service laws. Lee M. Duncan, 23. of Rich Va., and Miss Gladys E. Hoyle Henderson, N. (., were married Rotkville this afternoon by Rev. riram M. Osgood of the Baptist Church and the same minister offici tel at th: marriage hera last evening of Paul A. Howbeer, 22, of Clarendon, Va., and Miss Grace W. Wakefleld, 20, of Falls Church, Va’ Upon pleading guilty in the Police g re 10 charges of fishing with ses J. W. Flanagan and H. of ‘Washington wera fined 0 each by Judge Samucl Rigge. They were arrested by Charles Spong, depu ame wardsn, on the *otomac River near the District of Columbia line. Biuks Ciose Monday. c2 of Old Defenders a legal holidzy in Mary land, all of the banks of the county will be closed on Monday. Rev. Millard F. Minnick. ctor hurgh, officiated at riage In Rockville during the week of William J. Weber of Balti- more and Miss Gladys Pearl Robert- son of Richmond, Va., and Ernest T. Escherger and Miss Marie K. South worth. For_the benefit of Epworth Metho- |dist Church, Gaithersburg. a_“harvest home supper” will be held at the church Thursday evening. \Women oi the church will b2 In charge. Licenses have been issued by the clerk of the Circuit Court here for the marriage of Wilber R. Fieghenne, 21 f Berwyn, Md., and Mi: . Mildred 18, of Croom, Md.; Edwin 25, of Detroft and’ Miss of Ely Anne E. Pol Ralph M. Dean, 21, and Mis: M. Robinette, 19, .0of Washingto: iel D, Blaker, 44, and Miss Susan M. Mallo . both of Washington, and Theodore T. Zitzer, 24, and Miss Ro- Edna R.| | | | | | | a Chamber of Commerce in this city. [ spoke. | | , 21, of Washington; | 3 hard. Mes McCandlish and Chap- 7 1 ard Mrs. J. U. Kincheloe. This Somumitiee was instructed to investi- ’ berta Moore, 20, hoth of Warhington. The funeral of Charles Albert Schrider, lifelong r2sident of the lower ' AAUFMANN'S Bare CHARACTER FURNITURE Kaufmann’s anncunces a rhenomenal saving event in Character Furniture, Cur recent August Furniture Sale was a remarkable event in more ways than one—we mace thousands of new friends and added to our reputation for VALUES. But we still have cn hand hundreds of occasional pieces, suites for thz living room, dining rocm and bedroom—one and two of a kind, including floor samples which must be moved from cur floors for the display of cur new Fall lines coming in from the furniture markets. Marvelous are the bargains to be had—extraordinary the savings on Character Furniture. Thete are many other items, too numerous to include in this anncuncement. Ask to be taken to cur fourth floor, where all of these unusual valuzs are on display. The advantages of Kaufmann’s Budget Payment Plan are yours for the asking—a simple plan of paying for your furniture out of income Over a Period of 18 Months WITHOUT EXTRAS OR ADDED EXPENSE. NO EXCHANGES—REFUNDS OR CANCELLATIONS ALLOWED ON THIS MERCHANDISE Odd Dining Room Chairs Just 102 diners in this lot— many from fine suites that sold up to $345. One and two up to six of a kind. 24 with Scats of Tapestry. 78 with Scats of Genuine Blue Leather. Tapestry-Seat Chairs $2.95 Lcather-Seat Chairs A floor sample which has been greatly admired, now re- duced materially for Bargain Day. Genuine Mohair covered, with reversible cushions, the reverse side of which is covered in Junior and Bridge Lamps All floor samples—some sold for $15 to $20. Tomorrow we clean out the Iot which includes 10 Junior Lamps and 20 Bridge Lamps. Bargain Day Price number. $4.95 Simmons Bed Samples Remaining lot of floor samples to be closed out as is, in both single and double 6 Crib Mattresses—regular sizes, slight- ly soiled. Some sold as high as $15.50. BARGAIN DAY $2 95 PRICE . .. s i Eighteen Occasional Chairs Regular Price, $29.75 BARGAIN DAY PRICE Chairs fit to adorn the finest living room —back and seat fully upholstered—arms and legs of gum and walnut. A &3 ’/// o 3 AN Budget Payments 21 Kaufmann Stores in 21 Cities Enables Us to Be Helpful to Folks With Homes in the Making damask. price $223. $265 Genuine Mohair Living Room Suite A'magnificent suite, with reversible spring cushions of damask—Nachman spring units. armchair DAY, PRICE Sold “as is” and only one of the number. Regular BARGAIN DAY PRICE.. Just two suites of this finished wood base rails. Settee, Regular price $265. BARGAIN Mahogany and club chair. We have just cight of these splendid suites to offer BARGAIN DAY. Each suite is upholstered in a splendid quality Jacquard velour and made with reversible loose cushions. Regular price $198 BARGAIN DAY PRICE— BUDGET $ PAYMENTS BUDGET PAYMENTS Kaufmann’s 1415 H STREET N.W. *125 Refrigerators 1—30-1b. “Koldair™ Refrigera tor (as is). three-door style, with white enamel in- $ 1 3‘90 terior. BARGAIN DAY PRICE. ;... 1—"Koldair” Refrigerator (as is), regular price 9 $33.50. B.—\RG;\L\$ l 4'6 DAY PRICE:. .. . $225 3-Piece Mohair Living Room Suite Some perfect and some slightly soiled—all ~ good values. Regular prices $6.85 and $4.93. 12 Rugs—38x10-ft, Size $2.10 11 Rugs—6x9-ft. Size Floor Sa,mpleed Spring A special lot of 28 full size coil springs ‘ and 22 single springs, 90 coil—open box. Re§ular price $19.75. BARGAIN 'DAY PR T $985 11 Mahogany Spinet Desk . Regular Price, $39.50 BARGAIN DAY PRICE Made with solid ma- hogany tops — Grand Rapids construction. Beautifully -finished. Remember, just eleven of these desks at a big saving. Budget Payments Kaufmann’s is conveniently reached from all parts of the city by - bus ot car line. In the heart of the - financial district.