The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-12-07

on December 4th. Music was render
ed on the piano and Victrola Later
In the evening refreshments were
served and all left expressing them
selves as having had good time.
In a letter from Sgt. George P.
Gunther, 115th Infantry Band, Camp
Mcclellan, Admission, Ala, he says: Il
am well and hardy. You know they
say the Army is alright if you don't
weaken, l seem to be getting stronger.
I'm still a Democrat"
Mrs. Laura V. Hoffman Hodges,
Baltimore, i'm her will, bequeaths
Mrs. Harriet A. House, this city,
$4,000, Mrs. Emma House, this city,
$4,000, and the leasehold property 80
South Fulton avenue, Baltimore, Mrs.
Alice Dickson, daughter of Mrs.
Harriet A. House, this city, 81 900
By the unanimous consent of the
|. o. o. F. Lodges of this county each
member will be assessed 81 a year to
help raise $2,50O,000, which will be
used toward sickness and deaths of
members who are fighting for their
country in this great war The ass
essment will continue as long as the
war lasts.
Last Saturday night burglars made
raid on George w. Stocksdale's
store at Thurmont. The thieves
carried away about $50 worth of
goods consisting of 500 cigars, scrap
chewing tobacco, 5 boxes of stockings
which had been placed on the shelves
on Saturday, about a dozen knives,
lot of overalls, gloves, and dish of
chocolate almonds
made his escape from the York
county Almshouse while being treat
ed for an injured leg Green was
captured near Thurmont, Md, after
he had stolen the automobile of Paul
Winebrenner, Hanover. The car col
lided with a. telephone pole and
Green hurt a leg, it is said, and frac-
tured his shoulder.
Mr.. j. e. Stoner, of the WestmiD-
ster Nurseries, has kindly donated sew
eral dozen Towering shrubs, known as
Barbary bushes, to the Woman's Civic
League. AS these plants are equally
pretty Winter and Summer they will
be a great addition to the railroad
corner and the triangle at The Forks,
where they have been planted. Mrs.
Howard koontZ and Mrs. DR.. Bare
had charge of the planting.
There will be a meeting at Me-
chanicsville, Saturday evening, Dec
ember Sth, at 7.30 o'clock in the Jr
o. U. A. M. Hall, in behalf of the
National Christmas Membership Cam
paign for 100000 New Members by
Christmas Eve, for the American Red
Cross. Rev. H. C. Owens, pastor of
the Mount Pleasant Church, will be
the presiding officer. Interesting
out-of-town speakers will be present.
Meeting was held in behalf OF
Christmas Membership Campaign of
the American Red Cross, in effort to
secure 100000 New Members of
Red Cross by Christmas Eve, at the
Church of God on the Sans Creek
road, near Winfield, on Wednesday,
December 5th. Mr.. w L. Seabrook
and Mr.. Alexander H. Mccormick,
Jr., were the speakers and were
warmly received by large audience.
Ensign H. L. Beckner, of the United
States Navy, was here this week and
has made arrangements for travel
ing recruiting party of the Navy who
will be at the postoffice building from
December 10, to Is, for the purpose
of enlisting men in the Navy service
as firemen, apprentice seamen, ma
chinist, electricians, cooks, bakers
and colored mess attendants. Any
person wishing to enlist could not
make a better selection than the
Navy
A rumor to the effect that Miss
Sadie Huff, McAllister street, Han
over, and John w. Young, of Union
Bridge, Md, now employed in Fred
erick, Md, had been united in mar
riage at Rockville, Md, during the
early part of this week, which has
been prevalent among the friends of
both parties here during the past
few days, has been denied by Miss
Huff, who returned to her home here
Wednesday after spending several
days in Maryland.-Hanover Evening
Sun.
/ The musical program presented in
connection with the stereoptican
lecture in ST. Johns Hall on Satur-
day evening, was especially appro-
pirate to the subject, THE Country
Jesus Loved" The Rev. John c.
Smythe, of Washington, by the use OF
maps and views, gave an admirable
description of Palestine. Those who
furnished the vocal and instrumental
selections were, Professor Howard
Benson, pianist, Quartette, c. Gloyd
Lynch, Edwin $. Gehr, James ID.
Mitchell and J. Gloyd Diffendal.
Accompanist, Albert C. Mitten.