Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-28
MARYLAND's sCHLEY FUND.
A Clerical Force VIII Be Employed
Under Gen. SpriEg.

thOer "tn- SpEiESs
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CUMBERLAND. Md. July 2s.-The ex-
ecutive committee in charge of the Schley
testimonial is getting down to active work.
a clerical force will tie employed. under
the direction of Gen. Joseph Sprisg. the
chairman. to coLduct proper corTespon-
6ence and send out necessary printed mat
ter.
After considerable discussion, the com
mittee concluded that blanks shoald be
printed at once for dollar subscriptions. to
be put in public places and in the hands Of
persons ready to aid the cause. The COM
mittee set no limit for subscriptions. but
the idea seemed to prevail that the sum of
q dollar would he a proper amount for
popular subscription.
The chairman was authorized TO write to
the principals of public schools throus bout
the county and state that every school
making subscription as a school wotld
receive handsome souvenir. All orSGrilsi-
tiCns will be enlisted in the work and De
asked to coAJribute. while the cooperation
of mayors of towns throughout the state
will be inv lked.
Mrs. George Easterly Of Olympia. Wash.
lest her pocket book Monday under pecu-
liar circumstances. her baby. one year old.
playfully having thrown it out of the car
window about seven miles north of Cum
berland. 1t contained Sj3. all the woman
had She went out on hand car with a
crew and walked four miles along the
track, but failed to find it. She returned
exhausted. but was overjoyed when late
last night the book was restored t. her.
A big subscription had been started in her
behalf.
The woman's Home Missionary Society
of the Methodist Episcopal Church Mon
day closed a two days session in the ALL
ditorium at Mountain Lake Park. Mr..
George C. Sturgiss of MorgantowH. w
Va, presided. Rev. A H. Ames delivered
address on rTrai int rr
coness;' Mrs. C. l.. Roach, on Tie ".
II. NJ s of the Baltimore Conference" and
Miss Ida H Rogers. on THE Ktatlcrgnr-
ten Among the Poor" Some of the best
talent from various parts of the country
took part in the musical exercises.
Senator George L. Wellington has ac-
cepted an invitation TO address the Luth-
eran reunion of Maryland, Virginia. West
Virginia. Pennsylvania and District of Co.
lumbia at Pen Mar TODAY
me Maryland State Bankers Associa-
ton has named Daniel AMMAN, cashier of
the Second National Bank, Cumberland
and ]. D. Wheeler. cashier Of the brewers
ana Mechanics National Bank, Baltimore.
as delegates to represent the associa tiou
at the convention of the American Bank
erS Association to be held in Denver CoI
August %, "a and % '
u NJ Slmonton, postal clerk, was
awarded $1,000 by a jury at Parkersburg.
w. a. In a suit against the Baltimore and
Jur1es alleged to have been received nv n
Earc Train running into the mail car
Governor Lowndes has gone to Bedford
Springs, Pa, to spend a week Governor
Hastings. ex-senator Henry q Davis and
FAMILY and Stephen and Richard Elkfns.
sons OF Senator Elkins, are also there
MI Abner Mckinley, with his family is
at Somerset They will spend most of their
time there until October, going occasionally
70 Washington or the seashore President
Mchlaley Is expected to visit his brother
al somerset before the season ends
Governor Lowndes has commissioned F.
l. Sterling of CrisfielG. former election su-
pervisor Of Somerset county, as dsh COM
missioner for the eastern shore vice j.
Y Iawes, who resigned TO become col
lector OF the port at Cr.sliell
CharlCs F. Newman. who has beeu =
CepGty IN the office of he clerk OF the
COURT for Allegany county for fifty-one
years, has been appointed deputy Uni, ed
STATES marshal for Cumberland and yicin.
ny oy MARSHAL W F. Airay of baltimore
The Davis Coal and Coke Company are
row shipping 1000 I las Of steam coal for
the use of the naval vessels IN CIIha1
waters 40 ~H'e-''
Lieutenant Samuel D. Brady mas re-
ttGite" 20 Tar forty seven men prince
ElHS 2Xrnen from thu lumber regions GI
Virginia, for the ID Regimen Vol.
uAteer Engineer CoCirs. Tha r:en will be
sent from Piedmont, ". Va. the recr,it.
his station, to jefferson barracks. ~
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