Evening Star Newspaper, March 31, 1930, Page 10

A—10 = POLLARD SEHS NEARBY VA.ACTS ‘Ball Park and Planning Measure Among Those Approved. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP, Staft Correspondent of The Star. CLARENDON, Va., March 31.—Bring- ing to a close the legal session of the General Assembly, Gov. John Garland Pollard has signed a number of bills of particular interest to the Northern Vir- ginia section of the State, notable among which are the Ball park and planning bill, the Birrell bill to permit county school, boards to issue bonds for the re- funding of floating idebtedness and the Buchanan real estate assessment bill. ‘The former measure, of which Senator | Frank L. Ball of Arlington County is author, provides for the Northern Vir- ginia_park and planning district and for the Northern vVirginia park and planning commission. Must Be Ratified. As finally passed by the assembly and | signed by the governor, the bill does not | become effective until ratified by the | governing bodies of the three jurisdic- | tions_affected, the city of Alexandria, | all of Arlington County and a part of Fairfax County. The bill was amended to provide for ratification when the city | council of Alexandria oppos=d the meas- ure, claiming that the city had planning | powers already and objecting to the tax that is provided for financing the propo- sition. The bill was prepared in conjunction with the National Cepital Park and Planning Commission and has as one of its principal purposes the establishment | of an official Virginia body with which | negotiations could be carried on in mapping out plans for the future de- SUBURBAN NEWS. CORNER STONE LAID FOR ROCKVILLE CHURCH | | yesterday afternoon. platform (left to right) are ler, architect; Rev. Henry K. Rockville Baptist Church. ROCKVILLE CHURC CORNER STONE LAID Impressive Service Marks Ceremony at Site of New velopment of Virginia's part of Greater ‘Washington. Final action on,the meas- ure cannot be taken until after Alex- andria’s new council is elected and in- stalled. Signing of the bill that will permit the issuance of bonds for the refunding of floating indebtedness, as well as of bonded indebtedness, removes the last obstacle in the way of plans for the issuance of bonds for the enlargement of Arlington County’s educational sys- tem. In addition to the bonded indel edness, the local school board owes | $225,000 in current indebtedness thati must be cared for before the new build- | ing program can be gotten under way, | and it was for Arlington's special benefit that the bill was introduced. Under the ol , none of the funds raised by the | issuance of bonds could have been used | for this purpose. In Same Position. Arlington and Fairfax Counties are| glnced in the same position as cities of | 5,000 or more population under the Buchanan real estate assessment bill ‘This measure does away with periodical assessments in counties, placing this work in the hands of boards of equali- zetion, which are to be appointed by the courts. Commissioners of revenue were formerly required to do this work. In_cities, however, and in the two Northern Virginia counties and the counties of Henrico and Chesterfield, all of which are showing a rapid deveiop- ment, there are to be reassessments every four years, the assessors to be ap- pointed by the courts. As was to be expected, since he rec- ommended such legislation in his in- a 1 address, the governor signed the creating a continuing commission for the study of various forms of county wvernment, It is expected that before commission makes its first report, in 1932, Arlington County will have had referendum votes to determine upon in- corporation or another form of govern- ment, bills permitting such action hay- ing been passed at the last session of the Assembly. Another measure which received the executive approval was the bill prohibit- the erection of billboards or other ob) that would obstruct the view at ryoad intersections or railway crossings. Mileage Bills Vetoed. At the request of the Virginia State Highway Commission, which body passed a resolution in opposition to the measures, the governor vetoed the bills designating mileage under the new Porter-Rhodes highway act in the counties of Page, Nelson, Greene, Bu- chanan, Louisa, Fluvanna, Pittsylvania and Dinwiddie, Both the governor and Highway Com- mission expressed the opinion that to| put these bills into effect would be to) set a dangerous precedent and that the location of State highways would soon be made in the Assembly instead of by the commission. “The designation of the routes” the governor declared, “should be made by the highway commission for the reason that the long study by the members of the body of road problems better en- ables them to placs roads in the inter- est of economy and general welfare.” Another measure which the gov- ernor refused to sign was the bill re- pealing the existing sterilization act and re-enacting it with an extension of its application to cases in which a social ase was involved. ‘The only other bill of particular in- terest to Northern Virginia which the governor refused to sign was a measure permitting the town of Round Hill, Loudoun County, to issue bonds to the extent of $10,000. He declared this to be unconstitutional. JURY SCORES CRIME CONDITIONS IN COUNTY Tells Court Situation in Howard District Is “Very Unsatisfactory.” Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, March 31—Terming conditions in the county as unsatisfac- tory from a law-enforcement standpoint, the Howard County grand jury has re- turned 65 indictments, the largest number that has been returned in sev- | eral years. The report submitted to Judge For- sythe describes conditions as unsatis- factory, stating slot machines and other gambling devices are in operation and liquor laws are being flagrantly violated. Pive girls and four men arrested in & recent raid on the Kit Kat Inn, ‘Washington boulevard night club, were indicted today by the grand jury on charges involving operation of slot ma- chines and other forms of gambling. TO ADDRESS CHAMBER Telephone Official to Speak Before Hyattsville Body. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md., March 31—E. L. Florance, general commercial mana- ger of the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele- phone Co., will speak on “Snapshots of the Telephone Business” at a special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of Hyattsville to be held April 10 at 8 .m. in the National Guard Armory re. The meeting will mark the for- mal opening of the new telephone cen- tral office at Maryland avenue and Franklin street; opposite the armory. | and copies of the Montgomery Inde- Preshyterian Edifice. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., March 31.—The corner stone of the church Rockville Presbyterians are erecting on the recently acquired lot on the north side | of West Montgomery avenue, in the | western section of Rockville, was laid | yesterday afternoon before & large assemblage. The exereises, conducted by the pas- tor, Rev. Henry K. Pasma, included responsive reading, led by Dr. Pasma; prayer by Rev. Bertram M. Osgood of the Rockville Baptist Church, the lay- ing of the stone and singing of a hymn, after which the assemblage repaired to the Methodist Church nearby, where the sermon was delivered by Rev. James H. Taylor, pastor of Central Presby- terian Church, Washington. The ser- mon was preceded by singing, reading of the Scriptures by Dr. Pasma and a vocal duet by Mrs. Prank H. Higgins of Rockville and Mrs. Stanley E. Ever- hart of Bethesda. A hymn and the benediction followed. Placed in Stone. Before the corner stone was laid a copper box was placed therein. ' Dr. Pasma explained it contained names of members of the church and of friends of the congregation; two coples of the deed to the church property; a copy of the articles of incorporation and a copy of the agreement between the county commissioners and the church trustees, touching the sale of the old church property. The box also contained a copy of the Christian Observer and the Presbyterian of the South; a copy of the program of the last services in the old church building; a clipping from the Montgomery County Sentinel of August 22, 1873, telling of preparations for building the now razed Presbyterian church; several newspaper clippings: a copy of the manual of the Potomac Presbytery; historical notes of the and names of members of the Rockville Circle of King’s Daughters. The front page of The Washington Evening Star pendent, Maryland News and Mont- gomery County Sentinel were included. ‘The new church building, which will | cost $25,000, exclusive of equipment and site, will be of Montgomery County variegated stone and modern in every respect. The old church property was sold to the county commissioncrs to make room for the new court house and | jail to be erected here. Ready in Summer. The new edifice is expected to be ready for use by the middle of the Summer. In the meantime the congre- gation will worship in the club house of the Montgomery Country Club, on the extreme western end of Rockville. ‘The building committee is composed of Harold C. Smith, chairman; Judge Robert B. Peter, J. Garnett Ward, John G. McDonald, Mrs. Edwin Smith, Mrs. Theodore S. Mason and Rev. Henry K. Pasma. 1 Howard W. Cutler of Silver Spring is the architect and A, C. Warthen Sons of Kensington, the builders. The Presbyterian Church of which the Rockville congregation is the con- tinuation grew up with the county from its earliest beginnings. A Presbyterian congregation first worshiped near Po- tomac, this county, about 1725, the county then being a part of Frederick County. At the time Rockville was called Lawrence Owen'’s Ordinary. The church referred to became known as the Capt. John’s Presbyterian Church and counted among its members the families of Beall, Bradley, Clagett, Douglass, Gatton, Clopper, Fisher, Dowd, Councilman, Spates, Magruder, Offutt, Orme, Lodge, Peter, Searl, Wash- ington, Perry and Witkin. The Capt. John’s Church subsequently became the combined congregations of the Bethesda and Rockville Presbyterian churches. AR STATE’S ATTORNEY HELD ON CHARGES Reuben D. Rogers of Howard Coun- | ty, Md., Arrested Following Indictment. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, March 31.—Reuben D. Rogers, foremr State's attorney for Howard County, has been indicted by the Howard County grand jury on five counts of accepting bribes and malfea~ sance in office. A bench warrant was served on Rogers and he appeared before the clerk of the Circuit Court at Eficott City, where his brother-in-law, William R. Rogers, posted bond for his release. Rogers resigned on March 13 after Judge Willlam H. Forsythe, jr., of Elli- cott City and Chief Judge Francis Neal Parke of Westminster had eferred charges of irregularities against him.' ‘The charges against the prosecutor were contained in a bill of complaint presented to a committee of three mem- bers of the bar. The specific charges were not re- vealed and the committeemen afterward declined to discuss them. The blanket charge of “irregularities” covered the whole situation, it was said. 1 Class to Meet. FALLS CHURCH, Va, March 81 (Special).—The men’s class of the Presbyterian Sunday school meets to- night. President E. L, Brandon asks all members to be present, as the an- nual election of officers will be held and Following Mr, Florance'’s talk “th telephone company will show several in- teresting motion pictures, There will be no ndmission charge. After the meeting those in attendance will be conducted on & dour of in- spection of the new building. ‘| of the leaders of the plans made for the mothers and dnush- ters’ banquet, which was post) , due . N. McGroarty, one class. Educational 'TRUCK DRIVER HELD THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1930. IDOCKET CLEARED [P F (4 Scene at the laying of the corner stone of the new Presbyterian Church on West Montgomery avenue, Rockville, 1In the background is seen the combined choirs of the various Rockville churches, while on the Rev. James H. Taylor of the Central Presbyterian Church, Washington; Maj. Howard W. Cut- Pasma, pastor of the new church, who laid the corner stone, and Rev. B. Osgood of the Twin Girls Born In Auto on Way to Capital Hospital Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 31.— Twin baby girls were born to Mrs. M. Turner of Fort Humphreys in an automobile speeding to a hospital yesterday afternoon. Both the twins and the mother are reported doing well. Mrs. Turner set out for Walter Reed Hospital in Washington yesterday and had passed through this city ‘when her condition became such that it was decided to return to the Alex- andria Hospital. Before the hospital had been reached the two little girls had arrived. Doctors were called when Mrs. Turner was brought in, but their services were not needed. The twins are children numbers four and five for the proud mother. IN ACCIDENT DEATH! Manslaughter Charge Lodged: Against Operator of Machine at Parran, Md. By & Staft Correspondent of The Star. PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. March | 31.—John Cranford of Prince Frederick | was held for the action of the grand | jury on a charge of manslaughter as the result of the death Saturday of Geor{e Stallings, 28, of Long Point, who | was killed when a truck, said to have | been operated by Cranford, overturned near Parran, Md. A coroner’s jury, under Justice of Peace Duke, found that Stallings' met his death as a result of being crushed by an automobile driven by Cranford while under the influence of liquor. | Mrs. Cranford, who also was in the | truck at the time, escaped with minor injuries, while Cranford was unhurt. | He was released following the inquest | under bond of $1,000. TROPHY FOR FARMER Watch to Be Presented to Man Who | Raises Largest Crop. Special Dispatch to The Star. SALISBURY, Md., March 31.—The| Wicomico County farmer, who, during | 1930, produces the largest yield of corn on a measured acre is to be presented a glddb watch by the Salisbury Rotary ul ‘To the outstanding woman, among | the memberships of the 12 homemakers' | clubs in the county, the club is arrang- ing a trip to the rural women's short course, at College Park, with all ex- penses id. ‘The anncuncement of the two prizes was made by George R. Cobb, chairman | of the rural urban committee of the | service organization. Community Play Postponed. VIENNA, Va., March 31 (Special).— Owing to the iliness of one of the mem- bers of the cast, the Oakton community play, “The Poor Married Man,” which was to have been presented tomorrow night in the Vienna Town Hall under the auspices of the Vienna Methodist ‘hurch, has had to be indefinitely post- PARLEY PLANNED BY SEAOOL CROLP Committee Arranging Con- ference With Rockville Academy Trustees. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md, March 31—Dr. George L. Edmonds, chairman; Mrs. Thomas W. Perry and Mrs. Julian B. Waters of the County Board of Educ: tion, and Edwin W. Broome, county su- perintendent of schools, composing & committee recently named by the ed cational board to confer with the tru: ing the academy property in connection with_improved public school facilities for Rockville, have taken steps to dis- cuss the matter with the academy trus- teesp and Chairman Edmonds has ad- dressed a letter to each of the trustees, suggesting an early conference to talk over these questions. Questions in Letter. “Is there any possibility of a plan being worked out so the county could acquire property by agreement between jon and trustees or improve the clas: the academy builéing and the adding of additional rooms, if it is found desirable fm'dthe county to do so0?" the letter read. “Is there any possibility of legislative enactment removing any _disability which would scem to exist preventing the property being transferred to the county for educational purposes? “To what extent is there a prospect of the trustees of the academy improv- ing the class room conditions or the adding of new rooms in the event the county is prohibited from making such improvements, and if at the same time it were felt desirable that such improve- ments should be made? “To what extent is there a prospect of the county and trustees helpfully working together in promoting any other program, if the use of the prop- erty were discontinued eventually for public school purposes?” History of Academy. The Rockville Academy ceased to function as an educational institution | a number of years ago, and for the past few years the building has been used by the first and second public school grades through the courtesy of the academy trustees. Not only are the facilities there regarded as greatly inadequate, but the conditions at the Rockville High School Buiiding are con- sidered equally unsatisfactory, so far as the other elementary grades are con- cerned, and various organizations of the community and citizens generally have been urging the erection of a modern building to house the first six grades of the public school and a proposed kindergarten either on the academy lot or some other site. The conference that the Edmonds committee is arranging is expected to clear the atmosphere somewhat and possibly permit of a definite program being decided upon. Albert P. Owsley Dead. STAUNTON, Va., March 31 (Special). | —Albert Pullman Owsley, well known resident of nearby Crozet, died at his | home following a lingering iliness. Sur- viving is his wife, two sisters and two An e ped in No C. Evergre ake your grounds more beautiful and at- tractiv Boxwood ....59c each Hemlocks . .$1.49 each 2.YEAR-OLD MON FIELD GROWN Great big fine strong bushe: All leading varieties, including George Pernet, Lady Ashtown, Mrs. Cha: Be: A may to the death of C. N. moving pictures will be' shown !ouov.lss the business session. E. L. Brandon Prenk Eastman will act as hosts, - - BIG SALE Tuesday and Wednesday HARDY EVERGREENS At Prices That Will Astonish You beautifully de than three years old. high. Roots balled in clay and wrap- plant without any Come in and Make Your American and Globe Arbor- vitae, Retinospora Squarrosa, Retin- ospora Plumosa Aurea, Scotch Pines, Etc. American Arborvitae, 3 to 4 feet Large Size Globe Arborvitae, each. SPECIAL—ONLY. THIS SALE ROSEBUSHES, 69c Each Bell, also climbers such as Paul Scarlet, American uty, Silver Moon and 'Mary Wallace. GREAT BIG PANSY CLUMPS, per doz., $1.00 ficent array of colors—all in bloom— every shade and hue i FW.Bolgiano 607 ESt.N.W. i ; xceptionally fine lot—All I oped plants. None I 12 to 18 inches burlap. Thi thack. Selection ©. D. or Phone Orders for Plants No Plants Delivered 89c Each Retinospora Plumosa, THLY BLOOMING FIELD GROWN s _that will bloom all Summer— Red Radiance, Pink Radiance, Frau Karl Druschi, J. L. Mock, & Co{‘ Phone 009 National tees of the Rockville Academy regard-| room conditions at | IN FAIRFAX COURT Circuit Tribunal Disposes of Many Criminal and Civil Cases. Special Dispatch to The Star. FAIRFAX, Va, March 31—The Circuit Court last week disposed of & large number of the criminal and civil cases to be brought up at the March term. Roy Green and Harry Jackson of Warrenton, two of the five men and women who several months ago are alleged to have robbed the general store of Morris and Uselton at Chantilly of merchandise to the value of $800, pleaded guilty and were sentenced to serve two years each. Lee Drowns and Andrew Williams, pleading guilty to a violation of the prohibition law, were each fined $50 and and given a one-month suspended jail -sentence. Ord Bush, indicted on & charge of unlawful trans- portation, pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated. The court deferred sentence until the first day of the May term, his bail being extended until that time. James Dewey, Washington, and Albert Graef were both fined $100 and costs and one month in jail for driving while intoxicated. Graef was discharged on payment of fine, as he hn-dl served his time while awaiting trial. A capias was issued for the arrest of Harvey Johnson, indicted on a felony charge. Cases against Charles B. Ennis and Ernest Hitaffer, indicted on felony charges, were continued to the May term. The Commonwealth also continued until May the cases against the following persons indicted on charges of violation of £y prohibition law: John T. Cooke, Jol F. Fletcher, rry Kreuse, Charles W. Chinn, Herbert Kiep, G. C. Reedy, E. R, Mansfield, Wade Perry, Raymond E. Smith, Robert Lee Smith, J. W. Smith, Hatry Cohen, J, A. Minnick, Victor Moriarity. Named Special Officer. James Herbert Stevens was appointed | a special officer with jurisdiction only over the Hollin Hall estate in Mount Vernon district, property of Harley P. ‘Wiison. Stevens was required to furnish $1,000 bond. F. H. Creech appeared before Deputy Clerk E. R. Holbrook and confessed judgment in favor of J. C. Petty for $2,088.15 with interest from October, 1929. Bond on a distress warrant wa: Torfeited in the suit of Edith 8. Thomp- son against E. S. Waring and his surety, O. B. Campbell. In the sul brought by the Fairfax National Bank against Ada F Hummer et al.; A. C. Ritchie was appointed guardian for the infant defendants, and the case was referred to one of the commissioners of the court to ascertain whether the share of Alice B. Poore and R. T. Poore in the real estate left by the I Corona Pearson will satisfy the judgment with- in five years, In the case of George Franklin Ballenger Nelson Ballenger, J. M. Whalen was ap- pointed guardian for the defendant and the case referred to Harold F. Hanes to investigate whether the court has juris. diction, ‘The case of Catherine L. Triplett against M. Lillian Triplett was deferred | to Charles Pickett for investigation, the answer of the infant defendant being filed by the guardian Hugh Marsh. In the suit of E. S. Hurst against Henrietta Beans et al, the commissioner of sale was ordered to pay a distributive share of the funds in the Fairfax Bank to Mary Capitola Beans Parata, Charles Robert Beans .and Bertha Ann Beans, the cause being continued for distribu- tion of the shares belonging to Hen- rietta Virginia Beans and Florence Zillah Beans. J. W. Rust, bonded com- missioner, was ordered to pay to Joseph P. Redmon and Genevieve C. Redmon $272,11 due them in the suit of the People’s National Bank of Leesburg against Charles B. Rédmon. Washington Case Heard. ‘The cause of Wilson M. Wing against Mary C. and Lucy Madeira Wing of Washington was referred to A. C. Ritchie to report a division of the real estate, Lucy M. Wing having released her dower interest in the land. The injunction granted by Judge Smith several months ago in the suit brought by Prank C. Rogers against George C. Smith was_continued until April 10. Vera B. Darne was granted a divorce from \A. Clarence Darne of Herndon on grounds of desertion, n:itherJany to remarry for six months. Custody of the child was given to the mother. War- ren R. Bradford was granted a divorce from Myrtle Powers Bradford, neither R F— ey, e, e, against ‘Beatrice | MOTHER SAVES CHILD IN BLAZING CLOTHING Boy Ignited While Playing With Matches Rescued by Parent. Special Dispatch to The Star. LURAY, Va, March 31.—Only the presence of mind of the mother saved little Charles Shaffer, jr., aged 6 years, of this county from horrible death. As it is he is suffering from burns, from which he may not recover. The child caught fire from some matches with which he had been play- ing and rushed downstairs from 'the second-story with his clothing ablaze. His mother threw a vessel of water on him extinguishing the flames. The child is badly burned an one side and around the rams for the space of a square foot. ALEXANDRIA VOTE INTEREST LAGS Voting Tomorrow to Select Democratic Counciimen Ex- pected to Be Light. Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31.—Vot- ing in the Democratic primary to be held here tomorrow for the three city council seats is expected to be light. An apathetic electorate is taking but slight interest in the campaign. Seven candidates, two of them women, are out for the three seats, terms of which expire September 1 of this year. The general election will be | held June 5. Politicians will watch the result of tomortow's vote with considerable in- terest, however, as it will be the first time an election has been held since the new territory added approximately 8,000 people to the city. Six wards and voting places will be available for the first time in this elec- tion. In addition to the usual four city wards, precincts have been estab- lished at the Rdsemont street car sta- tion and at the clinic building opposite the George Mason High School, in Po- m$:~ Polls will open at sunrise and cl at sunset. Of the retiring councilmen, only Vice Mayor Edmund P. Ticer is in the field this time. Mayor Robert S. Jones and Councilman J. E. W. Timberman de- |clined to run to succeed themselves. | Ticer has been a member of coun- il since the present*form of city gov- | ernment was inaugurated in 1922 and is the financial expert of that body. He is freight agent for the Southern Rail- way in this eity. The two women candidates are Mrs. Dolly M. Shepperson of 312 South }Waxhlngwn street and Mrs. Naomi P.| Craver of Potomac. Both are news; per women, and Mrs. Craver served as | member of the old Potomac town coun- | cil for one term. ‘The other candidates are Arthur Her- | \b!l'l,, jr., banker; C. C. Lamond, busi- pess man, living in the new territory: | | Richard B. Washington, lawyer, and | Emmett C. Davidson, labor representa- tive, also of the new section of the city. i Indications are that the candidates | | successful in the Democratic primary | | will hold little fear of the general elec- | | tion, regardless of the fact that the new | | portion of the city is strongly Repub- lican in its tendencies. Several inde-| pendent candidates, however, are ex-| | pected to put in appearance for the | June election. to remarry for six months. James A.| Howard was granted a divorce from F Estelle Kaplow Howard, with the same | proviso as to remarriage. Lenna M | Shirkey was granted a divorce from! | Myley M. Shirkey and given custody of their daughter. Irene Dickerson Clark was granted a divorce from Frank Clark, alias Klock, given absolute cus- | | tody of the infant children and $50 a | month, Petition for divorce filed by Elizabeth | ©. Phillips against James Frank Phil- | lips was referred to Hugh B. Marsh for investigation. The petition of Pauline Elizabeth Wood for a divorce from Rob- ert Walter Wood, jr., was referred to Paul E. Brown. The suit of A. Le! | Grand _ Stafford against Ann Edith| | Dally Stafford was referred to J. M | Whalen to determine whether the court | nas jurisdiction. George Ellison Lee was adjudged in contempt of court and ordered to jail for failure to pay alimony to Olive H. Lee as directed in a previous decree. Twin Brothers! Would You Believe It? TO have—or not to have—hair? That is the question which you must answer for yourself. And you cannot help but admit that you would prefer a sturdy head of hair to baldness. Nothing adds to a man's vigorous youthful appearance or to a woman'’s natural radiant beauty like a good, thid head - of healthy hair. Eliminate the scalp disorders of dandruff, itching scalp, and falling hair, and you forestall baldness. 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GIRL HURT IN AUTO Beatrice Hayden, 14 years old, of Rock Point, Md., was reported in an undetermined condition at Emergency Hospital today, following an automobile accident, in which she was injured at Rock Point yesterday afternoon. She was brought to the Emergency Hospital by Shelby Cox of 117 Balti- more pike, Baltimore, Md., and was treated at the local institution by Dr. Ignatius Rutkoski for a possible l’rlcturel of the right hip, cuts and bruises. gmuunmnmnnmm”“” l re- = (I LT Bring afriend and both of you save money effected ses at I Smartest Styles for Women and Misses ./ Smart new Sp: for women a Charming new pr beautiful new ere Fs—smart loring 1 fects onal” styles isses. intw— w ef- es D T RO 4 [ o™ J o FROCKS NEWS. SUNDAY SCHOOL ELECTS OFFICERS FOR NEW TER Special Dispatch to The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md., March 81.—Dr, M. M. Haring has been re-elected su- perintendent of the Sunday school of the Pirst Presbyterian Church of Hy- attsville for the ensuing year. He is entering his seventh consecutive year in this post. Other officers chosen are: E. A. Bur- slem, assistant superintendent; Bessie Moon, assistant to the supe tendent (new office): Willlam Burs secretary; Dolphin Weber, assistant sec retary; W. W. Cole, treasurer; Mrs. P. R. Coburn, superintendent of the home department; Mrs, J. N. Kreider, as: ant superintendent of the home depa ment; Mrs. M. M. Haring, superinten ent of the cradle roll; Mrs. J. W. Feiser, assistant superintendent of the cradie roll; Miss Gertrude Bicknell, birthday secretary; A. C. Moon, chorister; David Stoddard, planist, and Miss Elizabeth Cole, assistant pianist. Mrs. C. O. Wor- ley has been named superintendent of the beginners and primary department, A successor will be appointed later to Mrs., Maud Gilbertson, superintendent of the junior department, who dled re~ cently. to NEW YORK and return SUNDAYS APR. 6 & 20, MAY 4 SPECIAL TRAIN leaves Washington 12 midnight Satur- day. 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