The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-11-21

4 marriage license was issued at
ElllcoII City on Tuesday to Raymond
B. Graves, Of Washington, and Edna
May Halle, Mount Airy.
! Mr.. Sterling Killer, guard at SPRING
field Hospital, Sykesvflie, will leave
this week for Cambridge, where he
has accepted q position as an assist
ant Of : higher rank with the same
duties.
Cape May has again been selected
for the annual meeting of the Mary
land State Bar Association. For the
third time the association will meet
there next year. The days Of the
meeting will be July ], 2 and 3. The
selection was made recently By the
executive council.
Rev. Lewis Beeman Browne, rector
of St. Stephens Episcopal Church.
Thurmonl. has accepted call to st.
Johns Episcopal Church. HAVE de
Grace. and will enter upon his new
duties December l. Mr.. Browne has
been rector at Thurmont for three
years. having previously been located
at Sparrows Point
The fourteen-year son Of Mr..
James Brothers of near unlon1own.
last week fell upon his knee causing
diglocation and rupture of the liga-
menI By the advice of his physician
he was taken to the Maryland uni-
versity Hospital, Baltimore. where
the dIslocation was reduced With
great difficulty owing to the time that
had elapsed since the injury. H. has
returned home.
/ On November 10, State President
/ Prof Il. T. Griffith, State Vice Presi-
dent " L. Seabrook, OF this city. State
Secretary William j. Heaps and State
Treasurer W. J. Carter visited Wash
ington Camp. No. SO. at Port Deposit.
and attended the annual banquet. Each
State officer responded to an appro-
pirate toast Brother Il. II. Atkinson.
past national representative. vas
master Of ceremonies. and Brother ].
". Haason. toaBtmaster. The Patriotic
Order of America, Joined with the
banansters.
Within the shadow of the historic
old Wills Mansion, where Abraham
| Lincoln finished and revised hi I'm
mortal speech delivered at the con
seeratIon Of the Soldiers National
Cemetery. at Gettysburg. Pa. NoYem-
| Der u. 1863. an audience thai filled
Gettyabnrg's largest theater gathered
Wednesday to pay homage 70 the
memory Of the great emancipation and
to DO reverence 10 the piece Of liter
AZURE which he delivered on Cemetery
Ridge % years ago. Gettysburg. the
scene Of many remarkable gatherings.
has had few more impressive and sig
nifieenI occasions than that Of We'd
neaday. On the stage were seated 30
or more persons who heard Lincoln
when he made his memorable address.
Some Of these took part In the pro
gram Of the afternoon. telling Of their
experiences nj the time Of the var
Presidents Walt 20 the town.
On Saturday. November q. tn en-
tire state executive committee Of
Maryland. accompanied BY Brother
". 7. chllds and others. vii Walt
Washington Camp. p. o. ). Of =. No.
Is. Of Winfield. The degree n the
order vii be conferred By The atate
executive committee degree team On
large class OF candidates. after
which there will be a banquet held IN
honor Of the oflcial visit Il Tie
weather Il favorable this Klii Be the
banner meeting Of the year. - Il i
confidently expected that the hal I'll
not b able 10 accommodate ths mem
beers and friends who will want 10 -
present Recently the state president
held meeting of the state exc atlss
committee and state officers II ths
Office Of the state secretary. and out
lined plans for campaign If advance
=. 10 - Zz-H#4=H
presidents vii take up The work Of
pushing tho interests Of ths star
HpanKIed banner celebration. n ual=
timofe
The 1uat Government League Of
Carroll county held ita regular month
l. meeting at the residence . MrH
William II. Yaudcrtord on Tuesday
evening. November 18th. The meet
lng NJ largely attended b. IL mem
bera. and = number OF gentlemen sere
alao present a. guests. The regular
business meeting was opened 18th
prayer l. Mrs. Fccmhn, and IL re-
poftH 81 the various committees snrs
heard and accepted Prof knIh. nrIn-
cinal uf the Westminster High School
made N extremely interesting I'd IN
aIFuGIIxH address on Why | believe
in Wumana Suffrage and HIEz Lick
wood I'D n discussion. of Woman or
the Feminist movement" Thee id
dresses xere not only very interesting
but Led - To the free Interchange Of
ideas and ideals amongst The mem
bera. proving concluHiYeiY thHI Ihs
advocates Of WomanH Suffrage afe
giving 10th thought and study l. The
great questions OF the day. Nj Dor
othY Elderdiee. who has recently r.
turned from Boston. where ahs InoE =
course in the Emerson School IT Ora
tory. delighted all with her nna read
ing. and Mrs.. Yanderford intsrHnsrHed
the program with selections ~ IL
handsome YietrolR, rendering come
exceptionally fine records from Operas
including the famous aexIeIIe from
Lucia" Mr. Tompkins. of NeR York.
aiso reeited several original poems.
Which we're greatly appreciated. II
the close If the evening the gentle
men present enrolled rs honaHar.
members Of the League. Several nat
tera Of interest were discussed which
VII he announced later.