Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-22
LAUREL AND VICINITY.
Banquet by Jr. o. q. a. M.-Decora
ton of Graves June 4.
.dence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
LAUREL. Md. May -, 1905.
American Star Council No. 32, jr. o. L.
A. NJ. gave a banquet few evenings ago
The hall was tastefully. decorated with
American flags and festoons of the ma
fional color were largely in evidence. A
pyramid was formed in the center OF the
room by red. white and blue streamerS
joining the centers of the tables 10 me
Ceiling At the apex of the pyramid red
white and blue lights burnd Large Amerl-
can flags, artistically draped, adorned the
sides and ends of the hall
Mr. T NJ. Dickey, POSTMASTER, addressed
the banuueters, and introduced those who
followed to respond to tOasts as follows:
..Our Lodge" Prof. c. W. Phillips; or
phans' Home" George A. Davis, state vice
'.Excalibur." Rev r. NJ. Dickey; Our Or
der" c. w Webb, junior past state coun-
selor Among the contributors were: DR.
T. w Linthicum. w. c. Phillips. c: W.
Haslup. W. Shorts. Frank Frazier. Q. Men
efee, E. Lilly Albert Washey. j. f. Bow
man, w Phelps, Everett Phelps. John
Reeley, H. Welsh. w. Baldwin, F. P. Fer
custom. Dallas Waters. Ii. Harrell. J. Da-
Wis. J. Lenox. w Shipley. John Hopper, l.
Shipley. Z. Harrell, \. Marone II. car
rick, Carroll Jewell. w. X. Phelps, Roy
Conway, w. Oden, E. Stoneburner, fran
els Baldwin II. Clark. Edward Lilly. w
Perkins Vernon Ntcewarner, Howard
Wheatley, Joseph Fisher, Lot Waters, A
Stokes, Bernard Phelps
The Laurel HIGH oCIlODl DdSc Dan N4Np
defeated the Beltsvlle base ball team here
Saturday in a very interesting game. The
Laurel Base Bill Club journeyed to Ber-
wyn Saturday, where ii crossed bats with
the Riverdale base Dali team, the Idtter
team winning.
The Jessup Country Club have elected
the following officers: President, Mr. VIII
liam H. Mason vice president. Mr.. Alex
ander Hagen; treasurer Mr.. $. H Jones.
and secretary, Mr.. Paul Mason. The club
house has been furnished throughout, hav-
ing a pool table. piano, and other equip
ment. Fine tennis courts are under con-
struction. and there will be a tennis tour
nament
Dr. John Cronmiller is seriously Ill at
his home in Laurel, and it is feared he
will not recover.
The Halethorpe Pleasure Club has reor-
ganiZed for the coming summer, with Mr..
Charles Beck as president. and Miss Anna
L. Kapf as secretary and treasurer
The first annual memorial service In Hull
Memorial Christian Church was held yes
terday by members of the Grand Army of
the Republic. About 200 Baltimore vet
Grams. accompanied by 100 members of the
Ladies' Relief Corps and many others. at
tended. The ceremonies were In charge of
Capt. John r. King. and began at 10
o'clock. The flag, which had been already
raised. was hung In the form of a sack
inclosing several hundred tiny American
flags. At the singing Of the last line Of
the Star Spangled Binner' by the vet
Grams, the flags were released and huttered
down over the crowd. The presentation
speech was made by Mr.. Daniel Tatum. OF
Custer Post, No. 6. The flag was accepted
by Rev. David Nicoll, pastor OF the
church.
Decoration exercises will be held here
Sunday. June 4. The Laurel fire companies.
the Junior Order United American Me-
chanIcs and the Laurel Military Band will
march to the cemeteries. where appro-
pirate services will be held and the graves
decorated.
Marion Shipley son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Shipley. fell from the loft in the stable in
the rear of August Ludtkes bakery.
Main street yesterday and severely sprained
one of his wrists.