Society Of Baltimore

Tails wagged, panting was popular and fights were few at yesterday's Bark in the Park fundraiser for the Humane Society of Baltimore County. But the kissing booth was a bust. It seems even dogged canine lovers don't want to pay $2 to get smooched by a pooch. "A lot of people were taking pictures, but no one was kissing the dog," Frank Branchini, the Humane Society's executive director, said of the booth as he surveyed the waning hours of what was otherwise a hit event. At least 500 people and their canine companions attended the event on the society's Nicodemus Road grounds in Reisterstown.

When he was in prison, Harold Bailey said, he would often think about the homicide that resulted in his 20-year incarceration and about how his criminal record might cost him opportunities for employment or education. To continue the undergraduate education he had worked at for two years, Bailey would sit in his cell and voraciously read novels, autobiographies, academic texts — any work he could get his hands on. Since his release in 2005, Bailey has earned two degrees, a bachelor's and a master's, from Coppin State University.

The Muslims began with a reading from the Quran about Mary, the virgin mother of Jesus. They ended with a tour of the bathrooms, filled with watering cans and special spigots for head-to-toe washing rituals. Christians and Jews who'd never stepped inside a mosque got a glimpse of things familiar and mysterious yesterday as the Islamic Society of Baltimore held an open house at its headquarters in western Baltimore County. The event was intended to raise awareness about Muslims, who have been the targets of harassment and violence since the terrorist attacks Sept.

William C. Farrell Jr., a retired Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. executive, died Sept. 4 of complications from renal failure at his Annapolis home. He was 87. The son of a C&P telephone installer and a homemaker, William Charles Farrell Jr. was born in Baltimore and raised on Fairmount Avenue. After graduating in 1943 from Polytechnic Institute, he briefly attended the Johns Hopkins University's Whiting School of Engineering before enlisting in the Army that year. Mr. Farrell served with the Signal Corps and was initially assigned to Squire Laboratories Inc. in Revere, Mass., before completing tours of duty in Europe and Japan.

On August 20, 2003; DANIEL "HAMMETT", devoted father of two daughters and four sons. Family will receive friends at the Islamic Society of Baltimore, 6631 Johnnycake Road on Saturday at 9 AM. Funeral arrangements entrusted to March Funeral Home-West, Inc, 4300 Wabash Avenue.

On September 29, 2005, DOUGLAS H. JOHNSTON, of Reisterstown. Beloved husband of Leslie D. Johnston. He is also survived by many other family members. If desired donations may be made to the Humane Society of Baltimore County, 1601 Nicodemus Road, Reisterstown, MD 21136. Services and interment privates. Arrangements by Eline Funeral Home. www.elinefuneralhome.com

On January 30, 2004, ROBERT ECOUGHLAN III, he is survived by his wife Carol; his sister Margaret Coughlan and his devoted family. Services will be held Saturday February 7, at 11 a.m. at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, 4711 Edmondson Ave, Baltimore. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the American Heart Association or to the Humane Society of Baltimore County.

On June 17, 2004 ALBERTA PROMUTICO (nee Brooks) beloved wife of the late Rocci Promutico, mother of Rosalie V. Hood, and Christine Wilsey, grandmother of James Thomas Hood, III and Diana G. Barlas, great grandmother of Alexandra and Christina Barlas, Thomas IV, Andrew and William Hood and Ryan Stephen Wilsey. Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Eline Funeral Home, Reisterstown, 410-833-1414. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Humane Society of Baltimore County, 1601 Nicodemus Rd., Reisterstown, MD 21136.

Students at Hannah More School are holding a benefit drive to help the Humane Society of Baltimore County. Students are asking for meat formulas of baby food, blankets, towels, small rugs, canned dog and cat food, large rawhide bones, cat litter, animal toys, cleaning supplies and medical gloves. The Humane Society would also welcome food scales measuring up to 4 pounds. Donations will benefit dogs, cats and other pets housed at the Humane Society of Baltimore County and other local nonprofit animal shelters.

Your pooch needs a day to frolic outside. You need a day to shmooze with other people. So leash up the dog and head to the Bark in the Park Saturday at the Humane Society of Baltimore County in Reisterstown. The annual daylong canine festival features games, agility contests, an obstacle course, disc-catching demonstrations, a ceremony honoring the dogs rescued from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, a doggie health and wellness fair, canine contests and lots more for pets and owners.

Ronald Burton Dowell, a retired certified public accountant and former president of the St. Andrew's Society of Baltimore, died from lung cancer July 3 at Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care. The former longtime Towson resident was 82. Mr. Dowell was born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland, where he graduated from the High School of Glasgow in 1945. After serving from 1945 to 1948 in the Scots Guards, where he attained the rank of sergeant, he earned an accounting certificate from Glasgow University in 1950.

On January 19, 2009, INEZ C. HILL. Friends may visit the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST INC., 4300 Wabash Ave., on Friday after 8:30am. The family will receive friends on Saturday at 10am. Funeral Service will follow at 11am. at the Life Celebration Center, 2100 Edmondson Ave. In lieu of flowers, make donations to the American Cancer Society of Baltimore, MD.

Robert E. Kerney, a retired flavoring company executive and World War II veteran, died of pulmonary edema Nov. 15 at St. Joseph Medical Center. The Mays Chapel resident was 86. Mr. Kerney was born in Baltimore and raised near Lake Montebello. After graduating from City College in 1940, he worked at the Davidson Chemical Co. in Curtis Bay. He was inducted into the Army Air Corps in 1942 and later transferred to the Army Specialized Training Program at Indiana University. Mr. Kerney was later assigned as an infantryman with the 20th Armored Division, where he saw action in the European Theater.

On November 18, 2008, RAMON "Ray" BAIER; beloved husband of 44 years of Joyce Baier (nee Johns); loving brother of Dorothy King, Vicky Dotterweich and the late George Baier. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be held at the Connelly Funeral Home of Essex, 300 Mace Avenue, Thursday, 7:30 P.M. Visiting hours Thursday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Humane Society of Baltimore, 1601 Nicodemus Road or Maryland SPCA, 3300 Falls Road, Baltimore.

Peter Graham CHRISTIE A memorial is scheduled Aug. 17 from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. at The L'Hirondelle Club at 7611 L'Hirondelle Club Rd. in Ruxton, Md. In lieu of flowers donations can be sent to St. Andrew's Society Foundation of the St. Andrew's Society of Baltimore P.O. Box 4114, Timonium, MD 21904. Arrangements by Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc.

Ronald Cyril "Pat" O'Connor, a retired insurance broker and property manager, died of a brain hemorrhage April 16 at St. Joseph Medical Center. The Towson resident was 82. Born in Susanville, Calif., he served twice in combat in the Army. During World War II, he was stationed in Germany with an infantry unit. In Korea, as a lieutenant, also in the infantry, he earned a Bronze Star. He moved to Maryland to attend the University of Maryland, College Park, where he earned an economics degree.

A hearing on a proposal to build 38 townhouses, four apartments and a 30,000-square-foot commercial marina in the Devonport community in Middle River is scheduled today. White Marsh-based Gast Construction Co. has proposed building the residences and marina on the east side of Old Eastern Avenue, north of Punte Lane, as part of its Villas at Devonport project. The hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. in Room 106 of the County Office Building, 111 W. Chesapeake Ave., Towson. Information: 410-887-3321 Towson Presidential straw poll planned The Central Baltimore County Democratic Club and Towson University College Democrats will sponsor a presidential primary forum and straw poll tomorrow at the university.

Elizabeth Gannon Woodford, who sold real estate in Baltimore and on the Eastern Shore, died of cancer Monday at Sinai Hospital. The Centreville resident was 78. Born Elizabeth Gannon in Easton, she was a 1946 Centreville High School graduate and earned a diploma at Beacom Business College in Wilmington, Del. She moved to Timonium in 1960 and was a longtime volunteer at Timonium Elementary School. In 1973, Mrs.