The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-05-23
BREVETIES

to AshvIlle, N. e., this week a1tel
5 Wis iting her parents in Baltimore anc
: Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Griffith here.
Misses Ensign and BEEN, of Ohio,
who are attending school in Washing
ton, spent Sunday at the Rectory with
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. McManus.
Mrs. L. A. Griffith gave an after
noon tea at her home on Friday last
in honor of her daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Webb Griffith, of Nashville, N. c.
-Messrs. Guy Coale and Charles
Wilson, two of our most respected
young men, left on Tuesday morning
for the races at Montreal, Canada. Mr..
Albert Michel went there about week
ago.
Mr.. Enos F. Humphrey, the we'll
known retired merchant and farmer,
died last Tuesday night at his home at
Meadows, after lingering illness. The
funeral will be held from his late resi-
dence on Friday, May 23rd, at 8 p. m.
There will be memorial services at
Bells M. E. Church, Camp Springs, on
May 80, at $3.50 p. m. Supper and re-
| freshments will be sold at the conclu-
sion of the services. The public is in
| vited.
Mr.. John Sweeney, of Strawberry
Hill, is under treatment in Washing
ton hospital for an ulcer in his stomach.
The doctors IN charge of the case hope
to be able to cure the infection with
out operation.
On the afternoon of May "a, 1918,
there will be a refreshment sale in St.
Paul's Church Grove, Baden, Md, for
the benefit of the Church. Public cor
daily invited.
The Ladies of st. Barnabas' Guild
will hold strawberry and ice cream
festival on Saturday, May 31st, from
to p. m. at the residence of Mrs.
jeremiah Berry. Admission rs cents.
including refreshments.
The Ladies of Epiphany Church,
Forestville will hold. their annual sale
Decoration Day, May 3Oth, for the
benefit of Cemetery on Church lawn. (
Coffee sandwiches, ice cream and cake.
Some fancy articles. In the evening
dance at Odd Fellows Hall. Admis-
sion 25cts. Music by Forestville Band.
BE sure to attend the Marlboro
High School Entertainment Friday |
night, May t23rd. The entertainment |
will be held in the Masonic Hall. |
"When Woman Rules" merry
comedy in two acts will be acted by |
fourteen of the High Schools girls. The
court scene in the second act is both
spectacular and impressive, and the
falry-port scene with which the play
closes, is dream and a thing of sur
passing beauty.
AT the meeting of the Town I'm
provement Club, Tuesday, the ladies
decided to take Cleaning Up Week,
the first week in June, and earnestly
all householders and merchants
to cooperate in making their premises
front and rear tidy and clean. Let
everybody get busy, for the ladies are
going to personally inepect unsightly
spots and have a general houseclean-
ing in the town.
Mrs. Mamie Melvin, representing
the Equal Suffrage League, of Balti-
more, made an address to quite
a large audience in Masonic Hall on
Monday evening. Mrs. Melvin is a
very bright woman and made many
friends during her brief stay here.
She succeeded in organizing the Equal
SuffrageLeague of Prince Geo. County
with Mrs. E. L. Bruun, president,
Miss Katherine Marbury, vice-presi-
dent and Mrs. William B. Clagett,
secretary. The next event here for
suffrage will be the presenting of play
during the Summer, How The Vote
Was Won," by the newly formed
League.
john Selling was granted a license
for ''The Pines," in Bowie district by
the Liquor License Commits sioners Tues
day. The hearing occupied almost the
entire day. Both sides were represent
ed by large delegations from Laurel
and Bowie districts. Selling was re-
presented by Messrs. M. H. Magruder
and George B. Merrick while those in
opposition to Selling were represented
by Messrs. T. Van Clagett and James
=. Boss, of Laurel. The case of Frank
McNey, whose application for license
at Fort Washington, is being opposed,
was postponed until next Tuesday.
Mr.. Franklin Weems, who is chair
man of the good roads committee form
ed by the Taxpayers Association, has
secured the cooperation of the Retail
Merchants Association, the Board of /
Trade and the Chamber of Commerce, /
all of Washington, and they have in
structed their secretaries to furnish /
for transporting the speak
ers and Mr.. Weems to Mitchellville
where series of lectures on good D
roads will be given at the meetings of
the Taxpayers Association between I
low and autumn. On Saturday, Mr.
Woodward, president of Woodward and
Lothrop, fur nished his private car to
send Mr.. Weems and Mr. M. o. Ed
ridge, of the Office of Public Roads U.
5. Dept. of Agriculture, who was the