Evening Star Newspaper, May 4, 1929, Page 4

SUBURBAN NEWS. THE FEVENING STAR.” WASHINGTON, D. €., SATURDAY. MAY 3. 1920, SUBURBAN NEWS." 4 PRIZES AWARDED AT FLOWER SHOW .Many Entries Are Judged at Rockville Garden Club | Event. Bpecial Dispetch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., May 4.—The first | anual flower show of the Rockville Gar- | den Club was held in the Rockville fire engine house yesterday afternoon and | evening and attracted a large number of persons from Rockville and other! points in the county. | Many beautiful specimens of Spring flowers of different varieties were on | exhibition, tulips predominating, and | the judge, Edwin C. Powell of Silver | Spring, had no easy task determining the prize winners. A contribution of potted and cut roses and tulips from the nursery of | Adolph Gude, near Rockville, attracted | much attention. These, however, were not in competition. Mrs. J. Harry Gormley was chairman | of the exhibition committee, the other | members_including Mrs. Chauncey M Grubb, Mrs. Frank D. Leizear, Mrs Frank H. Karn and Mrs. Carl Eas wood. The officers of the club are: The photo shews the interior of Christ Episcopal Church at President, Miss Laura Ann Wadsworth, present being redecorated. George Washington attended the chui and secretary, Miss Elizabeth M. Mc- vears. Lo Culloch. 3 — Prizes Awarded. The prizes were awarded as follows: Darwin tulips—Purple and maroon HISTORIC CHURCH UNDER REPAIR lect the taxes from the affected arca until the case has been finally decided.. Following the signing of the order | | the three judges, Don F. Halsey 'W. Hudgins | ANNEX A'I'I[]N l': ASE Fredericksburg, Jeft for_thelr homes. | ' improvement for which Alexandria will ; paved highways, sidewalks, building | system and other improvements that of the property to be annexed is worth | ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT- | S | {ton County for a part of its territory | by the city. System an appeal, stating that the ease will | Pouada the order for more than a year. LAUREL, Md., May 4.—When E.! over the monthly report of Medical | cut that Arlington County believes that five of the State’s patrolmen were losing | the territory ordered or any part there- Lynchburg, "C. | announcing that they will return on | have to pay Arlington County. Judges Sign Order Giving are’ ge g q of the George Mason High School, and { Alexandria Large Por- | have been made by Arlington County. approximately $5,000.000 and that Alex- e ke | ments of between $400,000 and $500,000 | HOUSE, May 4.—The judges sekned‘MARYLAN’D’ PODCE BEGIN . ! today signed the order granting the | One Officer Uses ‘“Heroic Efforts” | In a detalled exception to the deci- | | be fought to the limit and in so deing | i Ricaieaa e Austin Baughman, Maryland _State | Examiner Edward F. Perkins early in | | the evidence fails to show cither neces- | their trim figure. | of: that the decision was made without | i City and Frederick Coleman of June 13 lo sel the valuation for the Included among these improvements | Elementary School in Potomac, sewerage } tion of County. 1t is estimated that the total value ! andria will be required to make pay- ! Staft Correspondent of The Star. to Arlington County. !to try Alexandria’s suit against Arling- | : , i ‘GET' -THIN-QUICK PLAN; | annexation of the entire seetion sought = ! | <fon. Arlington County's attorney noted | and Loses 24 will probably delay the effectiveness of | BY & Staff Correspondent of The Star. | | commissioner of motor vehicles, looked | In the bill of exception it Is brought March, he was horrified to find ibat, | sity for or expediency of annexation of | Immediately word was sent out that Alexandria, at first ascertaining the extent of com- | unless the men “trained down” to the °nsation to be made to Arlington | required maximum weight, they would | rch for many | County for existing debt to the county | face the loss of thelr jobs. | Varela Photo. | 0t district affecled nor for the present| The five “heavyweights” b-gan forth- - value of such permanent public im-|with to diet, exercise systematically, provement as have been made in the | and in one case to use reducing tab- territory affected. | lets. The latter is said to have lost It further claimed that by reason of | 54 pounds through these “heroic” ef- the annexation the County of Arling- | foris, i of i of Chase - OFFICIAL HONORED FAIRFAX SCHOOL sion Superintendent After 43 Years’ Service. Special Dispatech to The Star. FALLS CHURCH, Va, May 4—Col. M. D. Hail, for 43 years division super- intendent of the schools of Fairfax County, who §s retiring at the close of the school session in June, was the honor guest last night at a banquet in Madison School here, given by member; of the Fairfax County Teachers' Ass clation. Dinner was served to 125 guests by the Palls Church Parent- Teacher Association, the dinner being very appropriately held in the town where Mr, Hall taught when he began his service in Fairfax County. The large auditorium beautifully decorated with flowers and potted plants, the stage fitted up as a living room, ‘the color scheme of green and gold carried out in furnishings. table derorations and menu. Large baskets of peakers’ table carrying the numbers 1886 to 1929” in large gold letters. Many Changes Made. The program opened with a song_of greeting, written by Miss Dorothy Ot- ley, principal of the Clifton High School, to the music of “America the Beautiful.” F. S. McCandlish, member of the Fairfax County school board. acted as toastmaster and introduced Served 43 Years of the four division superintendents of Virginia who had served the State in this capacity for over 40 years. In ad- dition to Mr. Hall's superintendency, he taught four sessions in the pablic | schools of Culpeper County and 12 ses- 'M. D. Hall to Retire as Divi- !a large sterling silver bowl. M. D. HALL. Retiring division superintendent of schools of Fairfax County, who was hon- ored last evening at a banquet by the _Equity Teachers' Association at Falls SChureb. | vellow tulips adorned each table, the |salary from $30 per month to $100, the school expenditures from $15,700 to | $256,074 and the value of school prop- | | ety from $29000 to $712.000. Miss M. M. Snead. principal of the | MeLean schools, responded to the toast. | “Mr. Hall, the courteous gentleman." This was followed by a glowing tribute | to Mr. Hall and his service to the | youth of Fairfax County by Hon. R. | Walton Moore, Congressman of the eighth district; Miss Lillian Millan of | varieties, first and second, Mrs. J. Harry TRIPLE FUNERAL NATIONAL BALLOON ton and its citizens in the territory set | ‘When a second examination wzs held first Miss Maude Hobbs, president of Legato, one of the three oldest teachers sions in Fairfax County, making him one of ths Geans among the teachers of Virginia. During this time he served for four years as & member of the State Board of Examiners and four years as a member of the board of visitors of State Teachers’ College at Farmville. Dr. A. L. Bennett, president of the de- partment of State superintendents of Virginia and superintendent of schools of Albemarle County, praised the help Mr. Hall has rendered to other super- atendents. Bowl Presented. Miss Sadie Detwiler, principal of the Floris Vocational High School, pre- sented to Mr. Hall in behalf of the Fairfax County Teachers' Association As the presentation was made. a group of school children in the balcony let down a shower of green and gold toy bal- loons which floated around the room with festive effect. Pred Cunningham, principal of the Oakton High School. presented to Mrs. Hall a large bouquet of Sunset roses. As the strains of the farewell song, written by Mrs. Annie Robey Walker of Herndon, superintend- ent of music in the schools of Fairfax County, resounded through the hall, a brilliantly colored canary on the stage burst into song and accompanied tha audience. One hundred and fifteen of the 143 white teachers of the county were present at night's program. SEVEN SLAIN, 90 INJURED. Military Engaged in Quelling Com- munal Rioting in Bombay. BOMBAY, India, May 4 (#)—Ad- ditional military reinforcements arrived here today to aid in suppression of communal rioting, which was in its second day. Seven have been killed and 90 injured after a day-long out- break of renewed fighting between Hindus and Moslems. Isolated assaults | aside for annexation will be made liable for the debt of the City of Alexandria, | incurred many generations ago: that i the territory set apart for annexation | is not reasonably compact and contains the Teachers’ Association and principal | in the couniy in point of length of of Falls Church Schools, who responded | service, gave tribute to Mr. Hall as to the toast, “Mr. Hall Our Super-|“the teacher’s friend.” ‘Telegrams intendent.” ~ Herbert Williams, Provi- were read by Mr. McCandlish from dence district's representative on the | H. Harris Hart of Richmond, State | yesterday it was found four of the {men had been successful in attaining the proper “roadside weight,” while the fifth had shown sufficient progress to lea dhe commissioner to believe he Gormley: red varieties, first, Mrs. J,‘ Harry Gormley, lavender and lilac va- | rieties, first, Mrs. Leonard L. Nicholson; | other colors, first, Mrs. J. Harry Gorm- PENS TODAY ley. and second, Mrs. Frank H. Karn.| M 1l Cottage and vellow varieties—F Gormley: second, Mrs. W. E. Ward: third, ‘Miss Laura Ann_ Wadsworth. Red and pink varieties—First and sec- ond, Mrs. J. Harry Gormley: third, Mrs. W. E. Ward. Other colors—First, Mrs. W. E. Ward; second, Mrs. George A. Ninas; third, Mrs. Leonard L. Nichol- zon. Breeders, bizarre and babloem tulips ~—FPirst, Miss Laura Ann Wadsworth; second. Mrs. Chauncey M. Grubb. Parrot tulips—First and second, Mrs. Chauncey M. Grubb. Best vase of tulips—Mrs. W. E. Ward. Best basket of tulips—Mrs. J. Harry ‘Gormley. Collection of tulips, 12 varieties— First, Miss Laura Ann Wadsworth. Six varieties—First, Mrs. George A. Ninas; second, Mrs. W. Harry Beard; thid, Mrs. Chauncey M. Grubb. Other Flower Awards. Other Spring flowers: Pansies—First Mrs. Chauncey M. Grubb: second, Miss Laura Ann Wadsworth. Daisies—First, Miss Laura Ann Wadsworth. Flowering shrubs—First and second, Mrs. Leland L. Fisher; third, Mrfs. W, E. Berry. Columbine—First, Mrs. Gilbert V. Hart- ley: second, Mrs. W. E. Ward; third, Mrs. George B. Allnutt. Iris. vase—First. Mrs. Gilbert V. Hartley: second, Mrs. W. E. Ward; third, Miss Annie Yearley. With other flowers—First, Mrs. W. E. Ward; sec- ond, Mrs. George A. Ninas; third, Mrs. Gilbert V. Hartley, Designs, table—First, Miss Laura Ann 'adsworth; second, Mrs. John Ward; ird, Mrs. Gilbert V. Hartley. Bed- m vases—First, Miss Laura Ann 'adsworth. Hallpieces—First, Mrs. Leonard L. Nicholson; second, Miss Annie Yearley. lowering Mrs. tulips, J. Harry N ROCKVLLE SE Three Victims of Storm to Be |, Buried Tomorrow | Afternoon. Special Dispatch to The Star. | ROCKVILLE, Md., May 4.—A triple | funeral will take place from the under- taking parlors of Roy Barber at Lay- | tonsville, tomorrow, at 2 p.m., when the last rites will be held for Mrs. William H. Childs, 89, and grandchildren, Hampton Childs, 18, and Florence Childs, 16, who lost their lives when the home of the aged woman's son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. F. Bowie Childs, parents of the boy and girl. was destroyed by the wind storm of Thurs- | day night. Burlal will be in the ceme- | tery at Olney. | Mr. and Mrs. Bowie Childs and their 16-year-old son Fielder, and James | Leizear, who were injured when the | house was demolished, are understood | to be resting comfortably and their | early recovery is looked for. | The damage caused by the storm was | more extensive than at first reported. The farm, near Grifton, of J. William | Benson of Rockville was especially hard | hit. Every building on the place was | wrecked, & fine apple orchard was vir- [ tually yuined and many other trees up- | rooted. | Mr. Benson recently leased the prop- erty. and the renter had not moved his | family there. He had, however, moved | his furniture and other household ef- fects, all of which was destroyed. much territory not adapted to city im- provements and which Alexandria will not need in the near future for devel- | opment. | Continuing the bill alleges that the c court during the course of the trial | admitted_evidence offered by the city | and erroneously excluded evidence of- — SHIMONOSEKI. Japan. May 4 (#).— fered on behalf of the county by Ar-|Marshal Chang Tsung-Chang, defeated lington and that a number of other Shantung war lord, has found asylum actions of law do net give to Arlington |in Japan. The fugitive, whose native County what it deserves. land is now entirely hostile territory, arrived by steamer today from Dairen Appeal Ties Up Case. —ob- | and was permitted to land. St E S e e e B of the appeal so ties up the | He was accompanied by only one wife servers at the University of Pittsburgh ., "ya¢ Alexandria will be unable to fout of an erstwhile large harem, but Stadium, where the national balloon acquire any of the territory until afl hrlhtd six or so male retainers with him. race will start today, said this morning | the case has been rteviewed by the He told newspaper men, “Although Court of Appeals. While | & light northwest wind was blowing. | R0 (1o "Fie dectsion of the present |under the Nanking government, I am | Forecasts were that the winds prob- ripunal will be upheld, Arlington |sure its troubles will continue indef- |ably would vary later in the day, with | County will be entitled to and will col- nitely.” - i velocity of 20 miles an hour at a height of 1000 feet to 30 miles an hour at 5,000 feet. | The race is scheduled to start at 5| o'clock this afternoon, Eastern daylight time, with the Detroit Balloon Club entry going aloft in charge of W. A. Klioff, Detroit, and Thorvald Larsen, | | Dearborn, Mich., as his aide. The re- maining 11 balloons will leave the | ground at 5-minute intervals. | The three baby blimps of the Good- | vear Zeppelin Co. of Akron, Ohio, which were to have come here yester- | | day for the christening of the Volun. | teer, newest of the ships, postponed | | their trip because of inclement weather, | but word was received they would be | brought here today. | | Amelia Earhart, transatlantic avia- trix, and other air no i layed coming to Pittsburgh yesterday, | as storms continued to sweep the West- ern Pennsylvania district. | " The winners of today’s race, to be de- | would soon come within the requ.ie- | ments. RACE OPENS Prospect Is for 20-Mile Wind at Altitude of 1.000 Feet. HANG LANDS IN JAPAN. | By the Associated Press. WoopwaRD & LoTHROP O™ 1™ F AND 6 STreEETS it is held | China is outwardly peaceful and unitec | {Class 12—First, Miss Naomi Magrud- | The property loss in the county was ef, Mrs. W. E. Ward and Mrs. Wil- | heavy, although the storm was confined liam D. Clark: seconds, Mrs. W. D.|to" a rather small area. Damage will Clark and Mrs. W. E. Ward; thirds, Mrs. total at least $75,000, it is estimated. Chauncey M. Grubb, Mrs. Willlam D. | — GAGED. Qa wua Mt Penak Diteter - Gl OVIEIACTRESS EN HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 4 (#).— FLYER DIES IN F.iLL. f oD, © [Patey Ruth Miller, motion picture ac. tress, last night announced she woul Instructor Killed and Student In- |5, ey "\ September to Tay Gar- jured in Plane Crash. | mett. film director. < Miss Miller, who is the daughter of DAVENPORT, Iowa, May 4 (#).— | Oscar Miller, former Eastern newspaper Chester Sutherland of Des Moines, fly- | publisher, said_the marriage would be ing instructor for the Iowa-Illinois Air-|delayed until she completed a series of way Co. was killed and Jack Coin, | pictures. The actress, who often has student flyer, was seriously injured when | been reported engaged, commented th: the plane fell near here yesterday. | this was the first time she had ever ad- Coin, taken to a hospital, was unable | mitted a betrothal. to give an explanation of what caused | the plane to fall. He was at the con- | rols. Magistrate Wins Acquittal. s " i i i | trate rt J. n_was acqui Service League Dance Tonight. | yesterday by a jury in Quarter Sessions BALLSTON, Va., May 4 (Special).— | Court, which had tried him on charges The Young People's Service League of |of freeing defendants on “straw bail" St. George's Episcopsl Church will give | and of splitting commissions with pro- a dance in the parish hall tonight. | fessional bondsmen. | termined by distance covered, will rep- | | resent the United States in the Gordon ! Bennett international race, which will start from St. Louis. | | BOY CUTS THROUGH ROOF. | | AND ESCAPES FROM JAIL | | | Special Dispatch to The Star. | PAIRFAX, Va. May 4.—Aubrey Tus- | | sing, aged 17, broke jail this morning | | escaping_through a hole in the roof, | which he had apparently made by the | use of a knife. Tussing was last week | sentenced by Justice A. C. Ritchie to | | the State Reform School at Maidens, | Va. being convicted of robbing a house | in_Mount Vernon district. ! | Tussing climbed over the top of one | | of ‘the steel cages to make the hole in | | the_roof. 2 | | " Other’ prisonérs heard a suspiclous noise and summoned Jailer Wilson A. | Darr, who discovered the escape and | sent out a searching party. It is re- | ported that a youth answering his de- | scription was seen walking along the The Easy Washer Let us show you how the Easy Washer cuts washing time to half. While wash- ing part of your clothes it damp dries anotfier part. In three minutes your clothes are ready for the line. Phone Main 5300 for a demonstration tomor- row. No obligations. $175. county school board, gave a five-minute | superintendent of fublic instruction resume of the development of the and from Mr. Cody of the National schools of Fairfax County under the | Education Association, both sending administration of Mr. Hall, pointing | congratulations to My. Hall and re- out that during the past 43 years the grets that they could not attend. number of teachers has increased from C. J. Heatwoll, secretary of the State 78 to 181, the number of schoolrooms ' Education Association. the next speak- from 78 to 106, the average teacher's er, pointed out that Mr. Hall was one still were being reported at midnight, although the city for the most part was auiet. The police were rounding up un- tuly elements throughout Mombay. 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