Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-03-30

b. KENNEDY ABELL,
Notary Public.
My commission expires May, 1g16).
Miss Elizabeth Maddox, Of
Beauvue, is visiting Mrs. Joseph II !.
Key, Tudor Hall.
Masses at the usual hours in
Sacred Heart and Holy Angels
Churches next Sunday.
We are endebted to Senator
Cheslcy for copies Of important bill
now pending before the legislature.
There win be service on Sun
day next, April 2, at st. Peters
Chapel, Leonardtown, al 3 O'Clock
y. m. q
Attention is called to the adj
vertisement of the ST. Mary's Auto
CO., which aopears elsewhere IN
this issue.
MIS-. William "A, Fenwick, who
has beea on an extended visit 70 rel
atives NJ Washington, has returned
to hT home.
ioyernor Harrington has issu-
ed a proclamation designating Fri
day, April 9TH, 1916, AZ Arbor and
Highway Day.
The Spring meeting Of the
Southern Maryland Agricultural
Association begins at Bowie on
Saturday next.
AT meeting OF the Trustees
on Tuesday, March 2ist, Mrs Lucy
v. Maddox, was reelected princip9F
id~ry vFfr-
A move is. afoot to organize a
civic league for the Identifying Of
Leonardtown and il is move that
should receive the endorsement Of
all. Join il.
Cadet r.. J.. Bennett, Of Char
lotte Hall Military Academy, who
is in i'll health, is at his home,
Esperanza-on-the- Patuxent, until
he recuperates.
We received in this afternoons
mail an account Of MARYLAND Day
Celebration at St. Mary's Female
Semienary which was too late for
this issue, and which we viii publish
next week.
There will be a meeting at St
Joseph's Hall at p. m, Friday,
March 81, to organize 4 musical
club Those interested In this
movement are cordially invited. 1t
will be nonsectarian and county
wide.
There win be a meeting Of the
Ladies' Auxiliary Of the St. Mary :
Hospital at st. Joseph's Hall, Nor
ganza, on Saturday, April !, at $3.50
p. m. All who are interested IN
this worthy cause are urged to be
present.
The death OF Mrs, Blanche
Wood, which occurred on Sunday
the 10th instant, occassioned much
regret among her many friends.
Mrs. Wood was the wife Of Capt.
Dola Wood and the daughtsr Of the
late James A. Tennison.
We understand that bus line
from Piney Point to connect with
the Washington-Le onardtown bus
VIII shortly be in operation. Mr..
Howard Swami, OF Washington,
will, we are informed, have charge
Of the operation Of the line.
The steamer Three Rivers
dressed all up in new dress 81
paint, is again on the local route
She has been thoroughly overhaule(
and has taken the place Of the Str
Northumberland, which has gont
on the ways for similar treatment.
The annual retreat at Leonard
Hall and St. Mary's Academy viii
occupy the time between Thursday
afternoon of this week, when a pre-
paratory discourse will begin, ane
Monday morning, when the exer
cises will close with general Com
munion and the Apostolic Benedic
ton. Father James Mnlyaney ane
Father Gasson, s. j., Of George
town, will conduct the retreats
Mr.. Georges lecture on thl
practical side Of Catholic fraternity
was given at the Academy Hall o.
Sunday afternoon Mr., George i
we'll known and descryedly popula
here, especially with the knights o
Columbus, whose guest he was 81
this occasion. His lecture was
brilliant exhibition Of clear an.
forcible reasoning and showed
wide experience, mature judgmen
and ardent enthusiasm Mr. Georg