Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-05-20

a God-send, and crops are looking up
as a result.
Mrs. Mary 5. Gilmore, Of Viz
ginie, is visiting the family of Prof
Geo. w. Joy, Leonardtown.
Mr.. Herbert LaRock. of Balboa.
Canal Zone, is visiting his half-brolh-
er, Mr.. VIM. WandcI, of Baltimore.
Miss Editha L. Thurber, of Wash.
ington, who has been visiting friends
at Hotel ST. Mary's, has returned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. E. semms. Jr..
of Baltimore, spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert L. Satterlee. at
Sotterley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Cryer. of
Washington, accompanied by their
son paid Lconardtown a brief visit
on Friday last.
Mr.. Jos. NJ. Mattingly, of Leon
ardtown, attended the convention of
the knights OF Columbus, recently
held in Cumberland.
Plans for the annual convention
of the Maryland Association of Bank
erS, held every June at Cape May, n.
j., arc rapidly maturing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fowler, OF New
York, who have been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. ii. T.. Sattcrlee, at Softer lev.
have f.sftrrna1 n. as.,g,. -.
Miss Madeline Camalier, of Leon
ardtOwn, who has been on an extended
visit to friends in Washington and
Baltimore, has returned to her home.
There win be peanut hunt, ice
cream and refreshments at the Sunday
School entertainment at All Faith par
ish, Aechanicsyille, on Whit Monday
afternoons
The annual May Procession at
Our Lady's Chapel, Beauvue, will
take place ON the fourth Sunday OF the
month, May y, and at Newtown on
the nth Sunday, May 30.
There will he dance at Herbert's
Hall, Mechanicsville, on May n, for
the benefit of the Junior baseball team
of that place. The youngsters are
playing good ball and should be en-
couragcd.
Rev. ID. Wellington Curran, rec
tor OF All Faith Parish, who under
tYput an nna,.tinn ~ ska rangall
Memorial Hospital, Washington, on
Monday last, is reported as resting
comfortably.
Mr.. and Mrs. Funstall Smith and
daughter, Miss Josephine Smith; Mr..
and Mrs. Douglas Gordon and Mr.
y. Dana Hodgdon, spent the weekend
at Dana-on-the-Paluxent, the home of
DIR. and Mrs. a. l.. Hodgdon
The Bishop of Washington, the
TT. Rev. Alfred Harding, DID,, will
visit 81. Mary ; Parish on Whit Sun
day, May ., as follows: Trinity
Church, 81 Mary's City. IL a. m; st.
Mary's Chapel. Ridge, p. m.
In this issue we pub lish histori-
cal sketch of the great yellow fever
epidemic in Philadelphia during the
Revolutionary period. IL should af-
ford pleasant reading, because the
prominent characters in il are the an
cestors of some of our most prominent
families.
ON Wednesday morning last, while
making the turn at Drury's corner,
Capt. buckctt's car turned turtle and
slightly injured one of the occupants.
Capt I.uckctt. a Government Pilot.
of Washington, is we'll known here, and
his many friends sincerely sympathize
with him. The car was new and is
considerably damaged.
The local option meeting, held in
Leouardtown ON Tuesday last, broguht
out a crowd of enthusiastic supporters
of the cause and the several speakers
put forth their best efforts To convince
their audience that the county's saliva
ton is along the lines of exclusion OF
liquor. y full report of the meeting
will appear in our next issue.
Through slight change in
schedule, the prairie schooner expedi-
tion of the just Government League oil
Maryland, which leaves Baltimore
May 81 for the home of Margaret
Brent, will reach St. Mary's City
Tuesday, jane :, instead of June II
as previously planned. The itinerary
for st. Mary'S, which is subject tc
change, is as follows: juno :, Mil
stone; June :. ST. Mary's City; june
8, Great Mills, Leonardtown: June 10
Clements and Chaptico.
The Educational Rally, held il
Leonardtown on Friday last, brough
out quite crowd, and the same en-
thusiasm and interest that was sc
manifest upon the occasion last year
was in no wise abated. The town wa.
filled with school children, their par
ents, teachers and friends, and the ex
ercises were we'll up to the high stand
ard of the first rally. The entertain
ment al. the little ones was especiall,
fine. and the address of Gen. l.. A
Wilmer, who was orator of the day
will long be remembered Miss Gene
We've Wise was the lucky lady in tn
spelling bee and drew the medal when
as one of the eighth, the judges dis
paired of selecting word that coul'
not be handled. The excellent show
ing made reflects great credit on 81
Mary's corpse of instructors, and i
well worth the unstinted praise accord
cd al.
chamberlain's Eminent.