The daily banner., 1917-12-13
Brief Local News
Grand Opera House tonight

I'll duu opeId I1OuSe tonight.
There will be no Scout meeting un
! til further notice.. S. Kinks
! Scout Master
! A big black bear as a picture stal
| is what you will see in the big Para.
mount feature which heads the bill
! at the Grand Opera House tonight.
Mr.. j. Thomas Collins and family
OF Annapolis, are visiting Mr.. Col
Inns parents, Justice and Mrs. j. R
ID. Collins, at their home on GlaS-
gov street
Mr.. William II. Goslin, who has
been working with the carpenters al
Camp Meade, arrived in Cambridge
this morning. Mr.. Goslin will spend
the winter at his home in Federals-
burg.
Funeral services over the re-
mains of the late Jacob Albert kirn
will be held tomorrow afternoon, at
2 o'clock, from his late residence on
Oakley street. The body will be in
TERED in Cambridge cemetery
Mrs. Charles Z. Warrington, who,
before her marriage, was Miss Ro-
sine Buker, of this city, spent some
time here yesterday before leaving
for Admission, Ala, to join Corporal
Warrington, who is stationed at
Camp Mcclellan.
The committee seeking new men,
bers for the Red Cross Society will
start out Monday to take part in the
nationwide campaign to increase
hA ,l0,, h |, g
you are approached by one of the
solicitors, do not refuse them. Be
cause someone in your family has
Joined, does not lessen your respon-
sibility. Every member OF every
family a member of the Red Cross
Society is the end the workers are
seeking to attain.
There are indications that the
coal shortage, which is extremely
acute in Cambridge at this time, will
be relieved in d few days. Mayor
Orem yesterday received a letter
from the fuel administrator stating
that seven cars had been shipped to
different dealers here, and should be-
gin to come in within the next day
or two. The Cambridge dealers are
doing all in their power to get coal,
and Cambridge is fareing as we'll as
any other portion of the country.
The demand for holly in the cities
was never so great as it has been
this year. One reason for this is the
fact that number of the best sour
ces of supply have been cut off. The
holly should be cut in pieces four,
five, six, seven and eight inches in
length and carefully packed in bar
rels. Holly should not be shipped
promiscuously, but instead if those
who have it Will call up this office,
We will be very glad to give them
the names OF some good firms who
make a speciality of handling it
Don't overlook the Red Cross ben
eft to be given tomorrow afternoon
at the Grand Opera House. The mo-
ney from all tickets sold between 3
and o'clock will be given to the
Potomac Division of the Red Cross
Society, in which Cambridge is in
cluded. This money is badly need
ed, and theatres throughout the
United States are giving the pro-
ceeds from one matinee to this
cause. The performance will be a
continuous one, starting at three
o'clock. No matter what time the
patrons come, they will see the en-
tire show, but those coming before
six O'Clock are assured that their
money will go to the Red Cross So
ciety.
The management of the Grand
Opera House has very generously
consented to permit five minute
speech each night, by different
speakers, for the next several nights,
in order that the new War Certifi-
cate and Thrift Stamp Campaign
may be discussed with the public.
The first speech will be this evening,
about $50 o'clock. There will also
be big patriotic meeting at the Op-
era House next Sunday afternoon, at
which time representatives from ey-
cry district will be present. One of
the Cambridge orchestras will furn-
ish instrumental music, the united
choirs of Cambridge will be asked to
sing, and addresses will be made by
Rev. E. L. Hubbard and Judge W.
Laird Henry.