Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-05-24

play to Friday, June 9Th, as else
where advertised.
Mr.. Perry. West, with his fami-
ly and party, spent the weekend at
the Hotel st. Mary's.
Mr.. John H. T. Briscoe has re-
covered from his recent illness and
is at his desk in the Treasures
Office again.
Charlotte, youngest daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph /. Cough,
suffered painful fracture Of one Of
her arms on Saturday last.
Come to Leonardtown on Mem
orial Day, May 3oth, and meet the
delegates to the Annual Convention
of the Eastern Shore Trust Co.
The Leonard Hall Baseball Club
suffered its first defeat Of the season
on Monday when Charlotte Hall
triumphed by the score of 8 10 8.
The friends of Mr.. Ben. F.
Knight are greatly pleased TO well
come him out again, after being
confined to his home for such Al
long time.
Messrs. Sterling, Loker and
King let on Monday for Atlantic
City, where they will represent the
First National Bank of ST. Mary's
at the Bankers Convention.
On Memorial Day, May 30th,
a High Mass of commemoration will
be celebrated in st, Aloysius Church
Leonardtown, at Q a. M, with an
appropriate sermon and special music
All Saints Dramatic Club will
render the comedy, Deacon Dubbs"
at Oakley Hall, Tuesday, May 29th,
at D. m. See advertisement in
this issue. There will be a dance
also with good music.
Mr.. Ralph Cullinan has return
ed to New York after business
trip to South America. He made a
brief visit to his home in the county
and expects to spend the week-ends
there during the summer.
Don't forget Saturday night the
Washington Retail Merchants Assoc
citation will be in Leonardtown, ac-
companied by q U. s. Navy Re
cruiting Party. The Marine Band
will furnish the music and a dance
will be held.
Father lyman will deliver an
illustrated lecture at Mechanicsville
on Sunday, May 9th. The sub
ject will be the EARLY Christian
Period, showing how the %
tion Of true patrietisk in
tine FIRST Two centuries
The farmers of the End District
and the ladies Of the Home Service
League will hold joint meeting at
ley Lee on Saturday, May goth,
p. M. Address will be made by
'inent speakers from the Mary
agricultural College.
The John A,,kins University
is announcing the Annual Entrance
Examinations and State Scholarships
in the Department of Engineering.
The Advertisement in this issue
should be read by all who con
template a University course.
FIR. Phillip M. Finnegan S. j.,
of Loyola College, Baltimore, will
give an illustrated lecture on the
PHILIPPINES in st. Johns Hall, Holly
wood, Wednesday, May a0th, at 8
.. m. PHILIPPINE methods OF tilling
the soil will be one Of the features
of the lecture.
The Modern Woodmen have
postponed the date for their play on
account of illness of members of the
cast. Nightly rehersals are still be-
ing held however, and the delay,
while regrettable, will insure a better
entertainment, date Of which win be
announced later.
st. Mary's friends and relatives
of Miss Philo Morgan are recipients
of invitations to the Commence
ment Exercises of the Visitation
Convent, Georgetown Her towns
people are much pleased and grati6-
ed that Miss Philo has won the dis
tinction of delivering the valedlc-
tory of the graduating class.
At an important meeting of the
wheat growers of the county on
Saturday last. the lack of storage
and grading facilities for Maryland
wheat was discussed, and move
ment inaugnrated to send delega-
tion to the State Legislature TO urge
that body to compel the Baltimore
Elevators to live up to the conditions
Of their charters, the claim being
made that Canadian wheat is being
stored instead Of the Maryland crop.
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