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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1925
Page
3
Maryland forestry officials report 1924 total forest fire damage at 74 825 dollars, down 152 663 from 1923, with 268 fires and 26 995 acres burned. Railroads led known causes, 47 fires from locomotive sparks and 36 linked to unattended campfires.
The report lists 68 fires blamed on incendiarism in Maryland during 1923 with 44 from brush burning, 39 from railroads, 22 from smokers, 21 from camp fires, and other causes including miscellaneous, lumbering, and lightning. In Berryville Virginia a carnival incident ends with Mrs. Kolb leaping from a third story window. she survives with serious injuries after clothes snag on a water pipe. Also noted is the 78th birthday of Mrs. Susie Brunner Adams, formerly of Frederick, now residing with her daughter in Providence, described as hale and active with music.
The Rockville Chamber of Commerce organizes its permanent officers and structure after a recent meeting of about 40 local business and professional leaders. A Friday Montgomery Country Club gathering will form the final step to affiliate all Rockville residents and nearby communities. Harold C. Smith chairs the membership committee, which met in Rockville and hosted luncheon beforehand.
The Montgomery County Women s Christian Temperance Union groups in Laytonsville Rockville Colesville Spencerville Bethesda Sandy Spring Qukdale Gaithersburg and Kensington plus four youth branches convened at Sandy Spring for their annual meeting. Officers elected included President Mrs Alice Chapman Kensington Vice President Miss Rebecca Miller Sandy Spring Recording Secretary Miss Mary Magruder Sandy Spring Corresponding Secretary Mrs George W Ashworth Kensington Treasurer Mrs Sherman Kensington and Mrs Mary R Muslap Baltimore was named president of the State union.
The Woman's Club of Jimmittsburg entertained the husbands of members with a musical and supper on Wednesday evening Aug 12 at Mrs. Lewis Topper's home near Mounlieburg. About seventy guests attended, with a program arranged by Mrs Topper featuring Mrs Joseph Welty Mrs Lewis Higbee Mrs Cyr Rotoring Milare Welty Jerry Griffin Kathleen and Margaret Zinn. A quartet of four violins contributed a pleasing performance with piano accompaniment.
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