The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-04-23
90. lei OUT FOE HIKE
Pretty Girls and Brass Buttons att
Hampstead Saturday Evening.

Hampstead Saturday Evening.
Did You see Co. IT out for drill ON
Main street Monday night2 If NOT
you missed a great sight. This is the
first time the boys have been put
through their drill outside " the a.
mory and for raw recruits. made W
very creditable showing. There were
two officers and a. noncommissioned
officers and men present. This il not
a very full attendance for "a total en-
listment of as, but it seems to be hard
for all Of the members to arrange
matters 50 as to always have Monday
night free. we hope that the bust
ness men Of the city will heIp us out
ID this by allowing some freedom IA
getting off On drill nights.
There il absolutely no use in an
pealing to the Patriotic instinct of
the young men if employers discour-
age enlistment by making it hard for
their help to get off. If we are to
hare a. efficient organization for the
National Defense some one has got
to enlist, and National Defense W MY
a pleasure party, but a business mat
ter strictly. To neglect or discour-
age the National Guards il bad bust
ness policy, just as neglect of fire in
surance on aestock of goods is. The
two cases are analogous. We an
preciate the help and announcement
We are receiving from the majority
Of our public spirited business men
and acknowledge same gratefully.
we wish that all OF you could have
been al the 9TH Regiment Armory in
Baltimore last Friday night to hear
the remarks of Governor GoldsTmr-
ough and Congressman Gardner, of
Massachusetts, upon the unDreDared-
ness of the United States for self
defense
MIR. Gardner said that two classes of
citizens i'm the United States stood
i'm the way OF preparation for the Ma
tional Defense. Those who thought
W. ought not to BE- prepared and
those who honestly thought we were
prepared. we have, said MI. Gard
ner, according to Gen. Wotherspoon's
report just enough ammunition on
hand TO last our coast defense guns
three-quarters of an hour i'm full ac-
tiOn. he fastest war vessel i'm our
Navy capable of taking position i'm
line OF battle is slower than the Ger
man Bleucher, recently sunk i'm the
battle of the North Sea, on account
of her being ; knots slower than any
II the other 9 ships engaged. we
have $4,000 miles OF undefended sea
coast where an enemy could land
troops and our entire mobile land
forces including the National Guard
could form line of defense only two
thirds of the way around New York
lily These are facts an dfigures
which can not be refuted and certain
~ are calculated to take some of the
"COckiness" out OF the thinking
American citizen. The extension of
MIR. Gardeners remarks in full are
published i'm pamphlet form and were
distributed to those present Anyone
desiring to see this pamphlet may do
30 by calling at Co. Fl Armory.
We regret to learn that our drill
Sergeant, @. a. Williams, u S. a., has
been taken to the hospital tn undergo
an operation for appendicitis. Sar-
geant Williams has won the respect
and friendship of every man i'm Co.
n. and all sincerely trust he may
soon BE- restored to health. Lieut.. z.
Nj. Waddell, IT, S. A., was with US
Monday night as instructor and said
that Headquarters is highly pleased
with the progress OF the Company
Thanks Lieutenant, come To see u
again.
On last Saturday evening Go. III
Quartet went to Hampstead to take
part in the amateur production of
Cupid at Vassar, and were received
with much merited applause, especial
IL in The camp scene, act III when
they appeared III the uniform OF the
National Guard. The Quartet which
was commanded by Miss Anna Shriv-
ter, piano accompanist, consisted of
Pvt. Smith Billingslea, list tenor; Pvt
Francis Reese, End tenor; Pvt Wal
ter Zepp, 1st bass, and Pvt. James
Mitchell, basso profundo. Miss
Shriver as the first one Of the young
ladies' OF Carroll county To enlist Id
aid of 60. III, Is the pioneer we trust
of general movement on the part Of
the ladies of the county to encourage
the boys in building up the Company.
You know the old saying about brass
buttons and pretty girls. We have
heard some rumors Of dances and
strawberry festivals in the near flu
ture, 80 look out for some social
news soon.
Next Monday being circus day and
as it il pretty strictly observed in
Carroll county, drill has been post
poned BY order of Capt Weigle to
Tuesday night Let Us have a full at
tendance.-By Press Committee.