Evening star., 1916-03-19
Laurel, Md.

Spectral Correspondence Of The star
LAUREL. Md. March ls.-lhe March
meeting of the Mems club of st. Philips
parish was held in the parish nan inurs-
day night Those present were ESri
Aitcheson j. r. Bartholow. Rev '" Il.
Rushbv. George w. Bond. James !. Cur
lev. Preston Dallam. l.. clinton Donald
son, Hugh A. Fisher, f. Roy liiii. 'har'es
Hartley. w T. Eenneday. Louis V hu-
ber. e r. Miller, William \ foist. john
Snowd ,n. Harold II. Thes, John w VIII
hanson and Mr.. Smythe. guest.
The March meeting of the city tounci
was held Monday evening with the MAYOR
and Councilmeu Donaldson. tlshef. "os-
nell and Haslup present, Inc MAYOR re-
mort ed that the city hail debt mas peeii
maid i'm full and the mortgages released
This debt was created in 1880. A NUMBER
of bills including tn" salaries oi tue Town
officials we're reported and ordered psiu.
A minstrel show WAS gwen Al the
Academy of Music "Wednesday evening
under the auspices of classes 70 ana "
of Centenary Methodist Church Inc
Ladies' Aid Society "f the church gave
an OYSTER and chicken supper AT the
Masonic Hall THURSDAY and FRIDAY.
As the municipal election draws near
more candidates are announcing them
selves Those who have announced up
10 the present time are j W. NdSh'ti
for u,avor; Albert Gosnell and Gilbert n.
Hasup first ward. Howard Boteler.
second ward: Montgomery Armstrong.
third ward. for counCilmen. ana be WI
ton Donaldson and Howard r HARRISON
for councilmen-at-larse-
The funeral Of Mrs. Ellie Await. WE
Of Frank Await Of this town. who dted
saturday was held Tuesday from 81
Mary's church. Rev. Joseph Myer Of
fciating Mrs Await was the daush-
:. n
Mrs Isabelle Young of this town. She
was a graduate of the state Normal
School and for several years taught
school at WeSternport. Md. and IN
Laurel Besides her husband she leaves
three children, Gloyd, Dolan and Young
Await Her funeral was attended by
the woman's civic club of Laurel, of
which Mrs Await was member
Mr. and Mrs Herbert Roby of Ber-
wyn visited NJ. r. rockingham Sun
day
g. Maurice Ridgely of Baltimore is
visiting relatives here.
Misses Leafy Godfrey and Viola
Clouzh have returned from visit with
Mrs. Ernest Fairan in Washington.
Mrs William T.. Kaiser visited her
son, Herman Kaiser. who is at the
George Washington University Hos
pital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth Wheeler of
Baltimore spent the week end with
relatives here.
Charles Haslup Of Baltimore visited
the family of his father, John Haslup,
this week.
A surgical dressing circle has been
formed to make bandages and surgical
dressings for the hospitals in France
Miss Regina Curley visited friends at
Relay this week.
Miss Ida Tolson attended a dance at
the Arundel Boat club III baltimore
Tuesday night.
George ". Bond attended banquet
and reception given by the Georgetown
Law School at the willard Hotel, Wash
ington, Tuesday night.
Miss Susie Corbett of Baltimore is
the guest of Misses Margaret and Annie
SwafTield.
Miss Auralee sigafoose of Rochester.
". Y, is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
A. W. Kicks.
Miss Lottie Gray of Virginia is visit
ing her cousin. Mrs. F.. F. Tolson.
The Choral Society of Laurel will
tion Hope. at the Baptist Church
April Is. There will be forty voices
in the concert. Prof Charles l..
Strohm is the director of the society.
Saliie Watkins. a former slave and
one of the oldest colored residents of
this part of the country. died satur-
day and was buried Monday in the
negro burying ground at Muirkirk. a
few miles outside this town. She was
well known for many miles around and
tended her funeral She was born a
slave in this town and has lived here
all her life. She was about eighty-six
years old. She always took an impor-
tant part in the emancipation parade.
which is held here every year. and
which is great event for the negro
population OF the state Several times
she led the parade on horseback. She
was well liked by the white people who
knew her and was known among them
as Aunt Sallie' She had twelve chill
dren and large number of grand
children.
Chester Phair spent few days in
New York this week
Maryland day exercises will be held
AZ the Laurel schools Friday March "a
The topic viii be The Foundation of
Our National Union
Laurel Grammar School. No. 3. which
was closed by Superintendent Of the
Schooi Board McCeney. has been opened
again.