Evening Star Newspaper, May 11, 1929, Page 4

4 ® LEAGUE CONTINUES BUDGET FUND DRIVE Social Service Organization| Campaigns for Money to Help Needy. 8pecial Dispateh to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md, May 11.—An| extensive campaign for budget funds is | being conducted by the Social Service | League of Montgomery County. Thc[ll of the league is to assist needy {amilies and through its Juvenile Court afford the protection of the court to neglected and delinquent children. | Children committed to the guardianship of the league are placed in boarding mes. A committee under the leadership of Mrs. George C. Shinn met Monday | evening in Kensington for the purpose of planning the work to be carried on in the section. A house-to-house canvas, is bei made in Rockville, under the leads ip of Mr. Stedman Prescott, and in Takoma Park under Mr. Walter Wyatt, Mr. Robert E. Bondy and Mr. W. B. Armstrong are supervising the in Glen Echo and Cabin John district. Others working in the county are: Mrs. Merhe Haines, Laytonville; Mrs. W. H. Topping, Clarkeburg; Mrs. Law- rence Allnutt, Poolesville; Mr. Harold Bradford, Colesville; Mrs. James White, Darnestown: Mrs. A. B. Beall, Olney; | Mr. Willlam G. Ds . Gaithersburg; | Mrs. Wilson Poole, nesville; Damas- cus, Chief A. A. Moxley, and Silver Spring, Woodside, Mr. J. H. Cissel. In Chevy Chase district, the work is being carried on by Mr. William M. Imlay, Mr. W. L. Orem, jr.; Mr. Edward J. Murphy, Mr. Hans Maurer, Mr. Joseph T. Maguire, Mr. Frank M. ley and Dr. C. C. Clark. In this district, a house-to-house canvass is being made by a large number of workers, who report that the residents are responding well to the request for eontributions. e Proprietors of motion picture and le- timate theaters in London are claim- that, owing to modern methods of ventilation, the air in the houses is EUBURBAN NEWS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTOX, V. €. SATURDAY, MAY 1f, 192%.° Meredith, secretary. ATTENDED RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CONFERENCE iss Betty Géodyear, | | HUSBAND, AT WORK INGARDEN, SHOT Wife Sees Mate Crumple to Ground From Mysterious Attack. | Special Dispatch to The Star. HAGERSTOWN, Md, May 11— County police are today investigating | the mysterious shooting of Willlam Kimler, 60, resident of Smithsburg, near here, as he was in his yard work- | ing_early 'this morning. | Delegates and faculty of the apnual young progie's con ference of the Prince Georges County Counecil of Raligicas | Education held at the Mount Rainier Methodist Church yrsterday. Left to right, front row: Mrs. Grace S. Gordon, presid ent; Mi Malius, Mrs. Frank Stephen, County Young People’s supeyin tendent; Col. J. H. COW! tendent; Miss Gertrude Speiden, Willlam Firth, Miss Harriet Sowers, Edward Fulton, retiring president, and Miss Edith iss Nellie Griffin, Miss Helen | ipp, State Young People’s superin- RELIGIOUS EDUCATION | COUNCIL HOLDS SESSION Mrs. Grace 8. Gordon Is Elected President of Prince Georges | Organization. By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. MOUNT RAINIER, Md, May 11— Mrs. Grace 8. Gordon was yesterday | elecied president of the young peoples: division of the Prince Georges County | Council of Religious Education at the | annual meeting in the Mount Rainier! Methodist - Church. Other officers chosen were Raymond | Firth, vice preside: Miss Edith | Meredith, secretary, and Lawrence Enos, treasurer, The all-day program included three study periods during which five courses were presented. Col. J. H. Cudlipp, more healthful and comfortable than that on the street. WoobpDwARD & LOTHROP State young peoples’ superintendent Mrs. Irene M. Cudlipp, assistant State | 10**11™ F axDp G STrEETS i L | J. W. Palmer. young peoples' superintendent; Miss | Mabel ‘Thurston of the Presbyterian | e inq School; Mrs. Frank M. county ' young peoples’ su- s icauiy, und Miss B. C. Mi director of religious education Calv M. E. Church, comprised the faculty o the_conference. Dr. J. R. Duffield, director of reli- Stephen, gious education of the Presbyterian- Church; Miss Gertrude Spelden, Miss Nellie Griffin and Ramsey Small spoke at the conference banquet, while Rev. Keith Custis of the Riverdale Presby- ferian Church gave a lanternslide talk in the evening. CLARENDON, Va., May 11 (Special). —The Thomas Nelson Chapter, D. A. R, here will meet Tuesday eve- ning, 8 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. oA S, Large areas in New South Wales, Aus- tralia, are to be opened to settlers within the next few months. AT, Special Selling—White HORSE SHOW TODAY. Many Thoroughbreds Are Entered at Herndon Races. ! Special Dispatch to The Star. HERNDON, Va, May 11.—Horse lovers in this vicinity are attending today the benefit horse show and races at White Front Stables. Thoroughbreds | from every part of the State have been | entered in the 12 classes. Features of the show are the pony | races, 12 hands and under, and the | mule race. Following the show this afternoon an old-time county country dance will be given. A ball game was held this morning. The White Front Stables are owned by H. M. Powell, | well known The man was seen to crumple to the ground while working his garden by his wife, who was watching him from a nearby window. She ran to him, her first thought being that he had been stricken with paralysis. Upon investi- gation, however, she discovered he had been wounded, She told police she heard no shot. Kimler is in a critical comwiition at the Washington County Hospital. where physicians hold no hope for his life. WOMAN WHO.SHOT MAN IS ACQUITTED BY JURORS Accidental Wounding of Danville Resident Causes Release—He Corroborates Story. Special Dispateh to The Star. DANVILLE, Va, May 11 rs. Marie Burke, who last March shot and wound- |ed Harry Young in their apartment here, has been acquitted by a corpora- tion court jury. Young told the jury the shooting was accidental, corroborating the testimony of the accused. A police officer told the jury that Mrs. Burke told him at the { time of her arrest that a stormy scene between the two had precipitated a clash and that she had picked up a light calibered rifle and shot him in the head. Both denied the officer’s testi- mon Woopwarp & LoTHROP 11" F axp G STrreTs Silk Underthings and Negligees Our own importations, made in France expressly to our order. Wild rose crepe romaine pajama en- semble with matching silk lace, $135. Fleshsatinneg- ligee with ecru Alencon lace and hand em- broidery, $115. ‘SUBUREBAN NEWS Judge Rules Motorist Was Not Reckless Because Wobbly Wheels Careened Truck By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., May 11.— Conceding that s flat tire on the front wheel of an automobile truck may cause the vehicle to wobble back and forth across the road, Judge J. Chew Sheriff yesterday dismissed charges of reckless driving = against Chester Maske of Greater Capitol Heights. ‘The truck driven by Maske wobbled so badly up the Marlboro pike Thurs- day afternoon that it took up the en- tire road and ne other vehicles could pass, the court was told by Prince Georges County Policeman Frank Prince, who made the arrest. Maske denied beln{ in any way reck- less, claiming the flat tire was entirely responsible for his eccentric driving. On an additional charge of operating a vehicle without a permit he was con- victed and fined $10. Charles Carroll Mayhew of Washing- ton, owner of the truck, who testified he allowed Maske to take the wheel after himself becoming intoxicated, was assessed a similar fine for permitting an_unlicensed operator to operate. In passing sentence the court stressed the duty of every automobile owner to know that every one who operates his car is properly qualified. WOMEN OPEN MEETING. Club Federation Holds Convention | at Westernport. Special Dispatch to The Star. WESTERNPORT, Md., May 11.—The annual meeting of the Allegany County Federation of Women's Clubs was held here today, with the Westernport-Luke Civic Club as host. Mrs. W. Ralph Bretz of Cumberland presided. The ad- dress of welcome was given by Mrs. Charles A. Friend of Cumberland, to which Mrs. Walter C, Capper of Cum- berland responded. Mrs. James W. Thomas of Cumber- land discussed “Universal Membership.” A report of the northern district eon- vention was given by Miss Anne Sloan of Lonaconing, the president. Mrs. Wil- liam W. Brown, Cumberland, gave a re- port of the State convention held in Baltimore. The feature of the convention was the address of Mrs. Mina C. Van Winkle, Washington, D. C., president of the In- ternational Association of Police Wom- en and director of the Woman's Bureau of the Washington Police Department. Woobpwarp & L MUSIC CLUB ELECTS. Staunton Group Votes to Join With Federation. | Special Dispatch to The Star. STAUNTON, Va., May 11.— At the May meeting of the Music Club with Mrs. A. T. Higginbotham the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Mrs. Campbell Pancake, president; Willard P. Day, vice president; Roy W. Wonson, secretary, all imously re-elected; Mrs. Hubert Wamsley, treasurer; Mrs. Peyton Coch- ran and Mrs. J. Lewis Gibbs, new board members. An important item of the meeting was the discussion of affiliating with the Federation of Music Clubs, which was lald over until the next meeting. Lieut. Litch Transferred. Lieut. Ernest W. Litch is to be de- tached from the Naval Air Station at Anaccstia about July 15, the Navy Department announced today. and will | g0 to the aircraft squadrons of the battle fleet. 107" 1™ ¥ axp G'STnES FORMULATE PLANS FORTORNADO FUND Montgomery County Storm Sufferers to Get Im- mediate Relief. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md, May 11.—Plans for a thorough eanvas of Rockville and vieinity for funds for the Montgomery County tornado sufferers were formu- lated at a meeting in the Rockville Fire Engine House, called by Edwin W. Broome, eounty superintendent of schools. ‘Those in a position to make contribu- tions will be personally appealed to. The community will be blocked and a sys- tematic campaign made in an effort to raise the district’s allotment of $2.300. Voluntary donations totaling more than $200 had been made up to this morning, it was stated. An impression is understood to be rather general that a portion of the funds collected will be used to defray expenses In connection with the drive, but officials of the Montgomery County Chapter of the Red Cross, under au- spices of which the collections are being made, reiterated today that every dol- lar contributed will be expended for relief and that all expenses will be oth= erwise provided for. —_— Officials of Glasgow, Scotland, are in- censed over the refusal of the British alr ministry to contribute toward Glas- gOW's proposed $600,000 municipal aero drome or to send an expert to survey the grounds. OTHROP On Sale First Time Monday FINE JEWELRY At About Usual Wholesale Cost Especially timely is this selling. You may pur- chase graduation and wedding presents at very advantageous savings. 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