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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-21
Which One Precedes

Dear Deborah Rush-WilI you kindly
advise me in regard to the following mat
ter: When young man is with girl In
a street car is it proper when they are
getting off for him to lead the way, or
should he let the young lady get Off irst|
BIS
This matter is one that seems to puz-
ZIe many people although there should
he no reason for It, as the first duty of a
man when he is escortlng a girl should
be to protect her and assist her in every
way possible, and when alightlng from 4
car or vehicle of any kind he most GER
tainly should precede her and stand ready
to take her hand as she steps down This
brings another question TO my mind-that
Is the unnecessary and provincial habit
of linking arms on the street, This Is eN-
cusable only when the payements are very
slippery or when the mans companion is
lame or otherwise unable to walk unas-
sisted, in which case the man should oiler
his arm and not instead, hold the woman's
elbow and use Il as a sort of rudder TO
steer her through crowded place.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-21
+ THE YEAR, 6HsMe4S7siz YsGF0RgsA

held fast. He shouted noor - ,.,,,,.,.
the house. ''''n'e tell on
N,ah wondered II he could find tho ,,,,.
,o lhc little attic lie hurried nIor,r ~
,M'S''u haIIs, up n tiny flight of stors
turned divcd through low narrow, t,,,,
"hu throw omen the lonr.rorrottep
"'"r' ~ wac as though he had suddorl,.
"l'''" Portal Of his own childhood 4
t'v", b'nsioned rocking chair held tho
'',"'' W lhc ioor as within his ken II
I"" ,l "."a\@ held IT, Ancient garments
n"nE from pegs on tho wallis and fro,,,
hooks on the rartcrs 4 how w ,r,n V,,'
I"u more disabled furniture Uttered tbe
i2pr The whole was family 1it I'm bv
.lc liFht from the little dorncr window
,N't'lihE stirred Alan drew a long
breath He was not disappointed No ono
Nau thought 10 come here but hirsrlr
suddenly bit Of the pendant wardrobe
was iIuhg aside and an apparition da shed
l"r the door Alan sprang i'm front Of II
threw his arms around It. held # tirht
u struggled, laughed. ceased to struggle
ana looked up as Alan looked down.
y rem race was very near to his Her
uouN, sun throbbing with excitement.
was IN ms arms Alan felt such n riotinE
surge IN his blood as he had never known
before. lie wanted to kiss elem IIo rrit
that he must kiss her, that there was NOT
strength enough left in him to do anv.
!ulHE else. Then his eyes met hers and
ne forgot himself and remembered Glenn
lilS soul cried out. "Sncrilegc." and he
dropped his arms from about her and
stepped back
elem stood before him, dazcd. She
was IN her stoCkingcd feet In each hand
she held little slipper
loo
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-21
JUNGER MAENNERCHOR INVITES
MAYOR SMITH TO BALL
Other City Officials Included in Guest
List for Tonight's Function

Mayor Smith and other city officials
and men prominent In business and fra
ternal circles are among those invited to
the annual BAH of the Junger Maenner-
chor, which will be neld In Turner Hall,
Broad street and Columbia avenue. to-
night.
The function is expected to outshine
all previous balls given by the organiza-
tion. Oscar Goering. musical director
of the Junger MaenEerchor, Is in charge
of the program.
Besides Mayor Smith. the guest list in
cludes Director Of Public Safety Wilson,
Receiver of Taxes Kendrick, Judge VIII
lam H. Stake, Judge j. NJ. Patterson,
Michael ], Ryan, James b. Sheehan, Su-
perintendent of Police Robinson, Con-
gresham J. Hampton Moore, Congress-
man William S. Ware, senator McNlchol
and Senator Edwin H. Ware The
Shriners. the Elks, Moose and Ancient
order of Hibernians. of this city. and the
Kreutzer Quartet Club, New York. and
the Arion, Brooklyn, also were invited
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-21
r,,prrR XXXvi1-uContinucd.

CHAPTER NNNNil 'o''t'nuoo.
-pou behind her cane a modified
NO "plcath do, Couthin Alan"
,.n smiled and laid down his book
& I'm right" he laughed.
! wonIe House was rambling abode that
n"p-oyvn and spread like the giant ma
faa s,sot sheltered It, In what ago The
E ges, ,.in had demanded n wing or some
tapu" Nance n nursery for her chill
vos chronicled in the annals Of
oieH ouso itself, to he revealed only to
" .aorchInr architectural eye. The key
ny ~ rambling structure lay I'm the
. pS.yolled dining room the parlor one
s.Sroorn and the kitchen
r.,,, the nucleus of these four rooms
IN House had grown. imposed and
aasrirposed, until 1t ovcrfIowcd the ar
sI1s.,v bourne Of Kitchens and front doors
w like some mounded vine rippled off
hu III sides. in vast living room, sunny
sSrseries and a broken fringe or broad
hussdae There were hooks that were
ss,iussd and held back from further en-
tas..nbment and there were outstanding
cacrs that iutted boldly out over the
.asIng lawns and threatened further
raid
..o,,gh through the maze, but on their
e.nrs hung many sombre den for am
san a.s ~ retreat. Cavcrnous closets. shad-
.r 0.,' corners, numbered attics and half
,..gc,ten intersticcs of discarded space
.rsned dark gorges to the intrepid, aud
T,sotened the nervous and unwary with
s.sst they might bring forth. The gods
', cbildhood's games Themselves could
y. ". I,, hove buildcd n better scene for that
r,o,t nalpltating Of sports, Hide and Seek,
on rainy day.
Alan soon entered into tho spirit Of the
nn lie found himself rccollcctnE
,Slnrs about 1.aple House that he had
,nore than half forgotten; strange by
,roys under the roof; n vacant chamber,
,urned into n trunk room, because ono by
ana II had been robbed of its windows,
snd lastly the Little Attic that had been,
as il were. left behind wall.
Through this drcamland OF n hundred
children fitted the brood OF the day,
marshaled rather brcathlcssly by Glen
and Alan Anxious whispers, the scurry.
ne of lightly shod feet, then a sudden
silence but for the flutc-lil<c counting of
some Juvenile It, were followed by sudden
screams and n wild race for the goal
Maple House had never Couutcnanccd the
pffete and diluted sport Of / Spy; it was
All for Hide and Seek, where you had to
hold your man when found or beat him
TO the goal
Great was the excitement when the
Llttlest II of all caught Cousin Alan by n
tackle around the ankle that spoke a
volume Of promise for the Littlest It's
career aud brought glow of
achievement to his pcrspting face. Alan
was placed at tho newell ut the foot of
the great staircase and duly admonishcd
tg
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-21
Formnl Invitations Proper

Dear Deborah Rush-A question was
raised by two friends in regard to in
yiting Lord and Lady Aberdeen to din
ner, A. had met them on one occasion
and, having some connection with mutual
friends. decided he would like to invite
them to his house. A. said he did not
know how 10 address them, but insisted 1t
should be a personal informal note, and
Il. held that the invitation should be sent
in the third person. Can you tell me
which was correct? e. v
h. IS unquestionably correct As A. had
only met these persons ON one occasion,
he aid not know them sufficiently to send
an Informal invitation. An invitation iu
the third person should have been sent.
incidentally, It IS rather unusual to invite
persons TO dinner on so slight an ac-
quaintance. DEBORAH RUSH
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-21
GOOD FORM


Ocing TO the fact thdt the Ercntrg
LcdgCr is constantly dSkCd questions
rotating 10 matters of etiquette, II has
bCcH d'cWcd 10 opCH column IN
irhirh queries Of this Kind may be an
SrcrCd
7hc co'vr is cdiicd U,dcr q pScu-
douVH; ont II iS nevertheless. cdticd
On an authority on social conventions,
trho Is prepared 10 dlSlrCr clearly,
curCfu''U AMI couciUsirCiU uuB query
trhiri mdV be propoU,dcd
"""I Jorn' queries M"Nid oc od'
"''N"'u Z" b'" '""'"" h""n' ''I''t" u.t
oNr N''c oj me paper dNH sumo" run
jnH name on" d"u.'%"' mourn W''dL"
ONhi WH DC P"Ot'Sh'" upon ''q"'"t'
-, c.,,.,. ,
questions oi ciluu'u' iloW l"'L9Ii. -.
ol course we qH Know INc proper '',.ls
unucr an rlT'u'llS,",lru7' u, n1l - Vr a.., =
uupulS.NI answer vic" ''e '"'' - w.
S"EE'S'''''
but arc ln'ro not times Will Nuvn ,,,,o
,'"'lS a,is' u'"l H"" ,,o VIZ, 10 CIV, o,,o
|" '"'lHu'' o' ,uy'', ',ii, i,oa, ,o,,-
VINO can pT ,FUS'oI, WHO ,.i,,ti,, w.. nt1
'lu'n'' ".u ~. t',' 49,, -, ti,,,, g.,
t, r ,, ,,o,,i,,,s rburrI, ,vc,diur :.
whnt IL thc Office Of the best man the
maid of honor: who paws for what at n
wedding. what is propcr to wear for an
ortrrrnon donsaut how many cards
shorld he Icrt when calling; in address,
ing invitations how many should he sent
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-21
DINNER-DANCE AT WALTON
Patriotic Air Will Pervade Tonight's
Function

patriotic air, I'm honor OF the proxlm-
ity of Washiugton's Birthday. will per-
wade the monthly diuner-dance of the
Walnut Street Business Association,
which viii be held in the American ball
room of the Hotel Walton tonight
The committee In charge consists of
Matthew Nj. Gilmore. chairman; John w.
Althouse, j. j. Ilahermehl, Miss AIacCuul-
ley, Miss Oler Flanagan, Mrs. G. s. Ras-
sett III. c, Vaughn, G.. G, Ramsdell and
Thomas Fern. The Fraternal Committee
is composed of +. 5. Caywood. chairman;
Robert A. Davis, Frank Mccall. W. NJ,
Louis J. Meyer, John Jannes.
Joseph A. scott. julius Wellnar and
Richard b. Yeo.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-21
The Fairy Princess
'by Esther Stehle, Penn street.
FrankfOrd.)

mere was once a fairy princess who
4'ga IN a rose. One day a little girl
psAed the rose, which she took to
asf teacher. The teacher loved it,
~ hef baby sister took it and threw
On the floor. The rose fairy's home
s s-s now so damaged that she had to
+. - new one, The fairies had made
! rule that the new rose home must
i exactly the same size and color as
ne old one.
INC rose fairy set out in search of
nome and did not get discouraged.
iss her perseverance was re-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-21
owhnt for1. drnmlod Kemr.

what for7" drawled Kemp.
"I was bound for our place out In the
| country when I found YOU We've got Just
40 minutes TO catch the train, You're
| coming with mo"
a wary look came into Ecmp's eyes.
"Nour folks out there, Mr.. Wayne?' he
asked.
"Ycs" said Alan aud then added,
Kemp, do you take me for man that
| would steer YOU up against game you
don't hold cards m?'
NO" said Kemp. - don't" aud then
| found himself hattcd aud hurried into a
taxi before he could further protest.
lr Alan had any duulms about intro
duriuE kcmp tb Rcd HiN. they were
soon allaycd Kemp was duly presented
ON the lawn at Maple House. To every
thing i'm pcttcuats hc took or his hat and
said "Wunm," but before the mon he
stood halted and vouChsHfod n short
"lIowdy," accompanied by "a haudshaho
where 1t was invited.
strange 10 Kemp must have seemed tho
group Of which he found himself tho cen
trc NJ 70 tcutahlo under the hiwlrst ma
pic sat Mrs j. Y, She called Kemp and
motioncl to chair beside her Kemp let
his IauiSy frame down slowly on the
fragile structure. took off his doWed hat
and laid 1t on the grass at Ills side. Fu:
an Instant Mrs. J. N nNrd her soft,
myopic gaze ON him and then looked
away. tIom brought him n cup of tea
and a biscuit, Kemp held the cup and
saucer in the hollow OF his hand and
looked duhiously at their contents.
Would you like something else, MIR.
Kemp asked Mrs. j. Y, softly "Somc
other drink. ! mean"
Kcmu's quick cvc rovcd over tho crour.
lie saw that nobody was taking anything
but tea and at tho s,ne tiu1r nc noted
gratefully that nobody was watching him.
Thc Judge ana j, Y. were talking to each
other Nance, Ir, and Cousin Tom
were ltnccliGg before Gerry, lr, stolen
for short hour from NlN. That dwarf
MoIoch. arraycd in starchy white that
stuck out like ballet skirt above his
sturdy fat legs, was gravcIy dcNouriug Il
sacrifice of cake. charlie Sterling lay fun
length on the ground, while his brood,
with shri!i cries at frequent crupUons,
buried and rcburicd him with sofa pill
lows. Nance. Alan and elem slipped tea
and chccrcd ON the chidrcn'a efforts.
Ecnp turned T., t,ynr,,Iipr cyc ON Nirs
!. Y. ~ amt saytn'. ma'am thct this
mixture is my usual bcv'ragr, but a man
don't expect to have his usual handed
down I'm a pulpit, and likcwiac ! 500 no
call for folks urnin' their front lawns
into a bar"
Ecun could fool , srcuo. his strange
nature wns moved ri finding i,sclr rlIb-
him. elbows win .Ii,,n a t,r,,i,, and whom
IIrmn wrg mny,L bc aIv.ays t1II,cd tn
hide his emotion. AIRS / w lindIy cvcg
lcd him m mndr hin, fool v,rirdIy nl,in to
those nuict rontrnt,d mon onL ,vn,unn
and ,lcan-froc,cd rosv-rhrclsrd rhiIdrrn
rrolickinr against tnc nr,rcrrl snttiu~
Of shady rrrrs ola lawns ,rd tha r.r,.
bling house tbat st,idIy .vntrhrd thcr
like some mothcrIy han winrs otItsprrad
rycr road. to hrnnI ,ni ,rrItor
r...,,, -. 80. ~, O., c.,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-21

DCur Deborah Rush-I have been
bridesmaid at several weddings recently
and have decided to give a dance for the
brides. DO you think 1t is necessary TO
ask the bridal parties? NJ r.
The proper thing would he to invite
all the members of the bridal parties.
These young people, after all, are among
the closest friends of your guests of honor
and it would bc in very questionable taste
To overlook your fellow bridal party mem
hCTs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-21
Misuse of Word Couple

Dear Deborah Rush--A club Of which
I am n member is preparing to give
dance in March. DO you think 1t would
be more advisable to have tickets at so
much per couple or for each person?
II, WI
The tickets should he printed so much
pcr person. 1t is always bad form to
speak of u man and girl as couple.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-21
BABIES IN CHURCH NURSERY
so MOTHERS HEAR SERMON
Young Women in Congregation Act
as Nurses

Two baby boys attracted much attcn.
tion in the Sunday nursery of the West
minister Presbyterian Church, 5Sth street
aud Chester avenue. While they played
their mother, Mrs Edward Moran, of
South Alden street near Chester avenue
relieved of tho care of the youngsters for
few hours, heard the Rev. Warren r.,
Ward preach in tho auditorium Of the
church
Mr., Ward called attention To the nursery
while making his annou:. ccmcnts and
urged AL mothers OF little children tn
bring their youngsters with them when
they came to church. lie said tho chill.
drcn would he admirably cared for MIR.
Ward decided to introduce the nursery at
Westminster Church because of the large
number of young mothers in the neigh.
borhood who told him they could not at.
tend the services because they had no one
at home TO care for their babies
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-21
Our Postoffice Box

This is Francis J. Brandt, of Buist
avenue, very faithful reader of the
club news. He writes a splendid let
ter about his principal and his teach
ers and we are glad to hear n IittIo
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-21

boy speak with so
much spirit about
his S c h o ol life.
Harold Eldridgc,
Philipsburg, Pa, is
a n o t h cr young
man who is very
m II h interested
in his school life.
lie is going to take
part in a Washing
toms Birthday en-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-21

warded and she found a rose exactly
like the other. There she built her
home and lived very happily.
Do You Know This?
/. What State in the Union reminds
you of February %? Give credits.)
2. What colored stone is the ma
tional park of the United States?
(Five credits.) ...
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-21
ARTISTS

Hereafter no drawings viii be
printed in the club news that are not
made in BLACK ink on WHITE
paper.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-21
FARMER SMITH,
EVENING LEDGER:

| wish to become a member of
your Rainbow Club. Please send
me a beautiful Rainbow Button
free. | agree to DO A LITTLE
KINDNESS EACH AND EVERY
DAY - SPREAD A LITTLE
SUNSHINE ALL ALONG THE
WAY:
Name ....'....''''''''''''''''
Address .....f.....'''''.''''''
Age ...........'.'''.''''''''''
School | attend. nd.............'.'''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-21

Speed of Phonograph Record
The average speed of the phonoSraph
record under the needle Is 1.S2 miles an
hour.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-21
Money and Mending

There are legions of men Who board
and have no one 10 keep their clothes IN
condition. True, the laundries attach new
neckbands I'm place OF the worn ones and
they do other sorts Of repairing, but there
is a crying need for darning and regular
old-time secure mending,
A canvass Of boarding houses might
help YOU 10 get In touch with men, and
perhaps women, who viii be lglad to pa
tronize your practical industry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-21
ATTENTION! GIRLS AND
BOYS

If YOU want to. earn pin
money after school and on Sat
urdays, write letter to
Farmer Smith, Room 1O1,
EVENING LEDGER.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-05-18
CHAPTER NO =

AN ACT to sanction and make valid q
certain purchase, sale and deed of
conveyance, made by Daniel Amman
and others to the Mayor and Com
mon Council of Deer Park, Garrett
County, Maryland, on the 9th dav
of April. 1913, and which said deed
is recorded in Liber No. 66 folio 429,
one of the Land Records of said
Garrett County.
WHEREAS, by Chapter POI of the Acts
of the General Assembly of MARYLAND
at its session of 1886, the inhabitants of
the town of Deer Park, Garrett County,
Maryland, were constituted body cor
porate by the name of The Mayor and
Common Council of Deer Park" and
WHEREAS, the said, The Mayor and
Common Council of Deer Park, desiring
to establish a small public park in said
town, purchased from said Daniel Amman
and others small portion of land in
said town, containing about one half of
an acre, and on the 9th day of April,
1913, the said Daniel Amman and others
executed and delivered to said Mayor
and Common Council a deed for said
land, and the purchase money therefor
was paid; and
w hEhEAo, lntre appears 10 De some
question as to the power and authority
of said municipality under its present
charter to purchase and hold said land
for said purpose without the sanction
OF the General Assembly of Maryland.
and therefore this Act is enacted.
SEC. l. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That the
purchase by the Mayor and Common
Council of Deer Park from Daniel
Amman and Others Of about one half
acre of land in SAID town, and the deed
from the said Daniel AMMAN and .others
to the said, The Mayor and Common
Council Of Deer Park for said land,
bearing date April 9Th, 1913. and re
corded in Liber No &c folio 429, one OF
the Land Records of Garrett County
aforesaid. be and the same is hereby
sanctioned confirmed and made valid,
and the said, The Mayor and Common
Council of Deer Park, be and it is here
by authorized and empowered to take
and hold the land embraced and de-
scrbed in said deed, with power to sue
for and defend same, to the same ex-
tent as if said body corporate was an
individual.
SEC, ?. And be it further enacted.
That this Act shall take effect on and
from the first day of June, 1916.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-05-18
CHAPTER NO =

AN All to pay to the School Commits
sloners of Garrett County sum of
money out of the State school tax
and to increase the minimum
salaries.
WHEREAS, In view of the pressure of
the present apportionment, especially
upon Garrett County, of the State
School lax, and the inability, without
larger Increase of county taxation. to
keep her schools open for seven and
one half (73) months, and in view of
the fact that the mountain ridges so
divide the population of Garrett County.
the largest county in the State in area.
as TO reEder school facilities for all-the
children more expensive than in more
central parts of the State;
SECTION l. Be it enacted in the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
the Comptroller of the Treasury be and
he is hereby authorized and required to
draw his warrant upon the Treasurer in
favor of Garrett County School Board
for the sum of four thousand dollars
$4,000 00) per annum for two wears.
out OF the proceeds of the State School
Tax before making apportionment
thereof; provided, however, that no
portion OF SAID tCur thousand dollars
ga, 200 o. per annum, shall be used for
any other purpose than for salaries and
ordinary running expenses of said
schools.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted. That
the Board of School Commissioners of
Garrett County shall pay the school
teachers of said County the sums of
two hundred and fifty dollars $3.50. COZ
and three hundred dollars 1890. O0) as
minimum salaries, instead of two hun
dred dollars $500 00) and two hundred
and fifty $3.50 COZ as at present. and
Garrett County shall be exempt for a
period of two years, from the provisions
of Section 60 of Article II of the Code
of Public General Laws of Maryland.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the first of
( June, 1916.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-05-18
CHAPTER NO. 10.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section 22S of Article
y of the Code of Public Local Laws
of Maryland, title Garrett Coun-
tY,' sub title wild Animals, " and
amended by Chapter 679 of the
Acts of 1914.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of MARYLAND That
Section 228 of Article II, of the Public
Local Laws of Maryland, title Garrett
County" subtitle wild Animals" be
and the same is hereby repealed and re
enacted with amendments so as to read
as follows:
SECTION 22S. Any citizen of the
State of MARYLAND. who shall kill anv
wolf, panther, wild cat, weasel, fox or
hawk, within the limits of Garrett
County, Maryland, shall be entitled to
the following allowance, viz: For every
wolf scalp the sum of $4,000, for every
panther scalp the sum of $1,000. for
every wild cat scalp the sum of $500,
for every fox scalp the sum of $100,
for every weasel scalp the sum OF fifty
cents.
SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the first day of
June, 1916.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-05-18
CHAPTER NO.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section IS of Chapter
POI of the Acts of the General AS
sembly of Maryland, at its session
of 1856, entitled AN Act to repeal
Chapter 5l9 of the Acts of 1884,
entitled An Act to incorporate the
town of Deer Park, in Garrett
County, and to re-enact the same
with amendments.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Section Is of Chapter POI of the Acts
of 1886, titled Garrett County, subtitle
Deer Park, be and the same is hereby
repealed and re-enacted so as to read as
follows:
SEC. IS. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of the Stateof Maryland,
That the Mayor and Common Council OF
Deer Park, Garrett County, Maryland,
be and is hereby authorized to purchase,
receive by gift, donation or otherwise,
hold and enjoy, sue for and defend, a
suitable piece Of land within the limits
of said town of Deer Park, not exceed
ing the quantity of two acres, for the
purpose of public park for the use OF
the inhabitants of said town, and or
which to erect any necessary municipal
building.