Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-05-03

One nation indivisible, with liberty
and justice for all,
DIR, L. e. Payne has returned
home, after spending week in
Baltimore.
Mrs. Lucy Spalding and Miss
Lottle May Fenwick spent Monday
in Washington.
Mrs. McLain Caywood and
daughter, of West River, Md, are
visiting the family of Mr., j. p.
Greenwich
DIR. + II. Greenwich, Harry NJ
Jones and Charles w Foxwell were
elected Town Commissioners at the
municipal election held on tuesday
last.
The Alumnae of 81. Mary's
Academy will meet at 10 a. M,
Sunday to MAKE remote preparation
f the Commencement and June
Bl.
The Combs Motor Co., IL
Washington, reports the sale Of
C3llmers cars to DR. WIN. Is. BUch
AID Mr.. G, b. Greenwell, Of st.
Mra's,
1ha Trustees of the Methodist
.aIal Church are making ex-
VI nSks repairs to the parsonage
lvhn completed the building will
quite ATTRACTING.
. Lieutenant kalmer, q friend of
nj j. Ford 1'hasYpson, Is a goest
the HQsaa MARY s.. Pie las
Ssd from the Mexican
VI. where he saw active duty
with his cavarlry regiment.
Mrs. Sears, of Society Hill, is
a frequent visitor to Leonardtown,
We hear from her neighbors very
4glowing accounts of the success that
is rewarding her efforts to manage
and improve this fine old place
The Chaptico Hall Association
will hold public dance on Tuesday
evening, May 9Th. This is for the
purpose of raising needed funds Tor
the Association. Good music and
refreshments will be provided
Miss Lucy Russell, of Clements,
has Joined the American Red Cross,
and is now mt Norfolk, Va. She
will be member of large force %
surgeons and nurses who will soon
depart for the battlelields Of Europe
On Tuesday evening, May sth,
the children of ST Nicholas Parish
will give an entertainment in the
Parish Hall, at The Ridge. Every
effort is being made to insure the
success of the affair and large at
tendance is expected.
y The annual State Convention Of
the Knights Of Columbus will be
held at Oakland, Md, an Tuesday,
May 9Th, 1917. Grand Knight j.
Fenner Lee and Delegate G.. Ethel
bert Abel, of St. Mary's Council,
win be in attendance.
Mrs. Alice Edelen Hickey died
suddenly in Baltimore on Friday.
April 27th, 1917. Mrs. Hickey was
the daughter Of Mr.. VIM. l. Edelen,
, and resided in st. Mary's until her
marriage to the late VIM. J. Hickey
Her many friends are deeply grieyed
to learn Of her demise.
The officers Of the Home Ser
vice League have been called to
meet on Saturday at p. M, in the
parlor Of Hotel ST. Mary's. AS a
public meeting of the farmers and
truckers Of the county has been call
q. cd to meet at the Court House the
same time, it may be necessary to
hold the officers meeting later in
We afternoon.
Mr. J. Ford Thompson is a
guest at the Hotel St. Mary's. He
is a son of DIR. Thompson, noted
Washington surgeon, who is ma
tive of St. Mays. Mr.. Thompson
was a member Of Col. Roosevelt's
famous Rough Rider Regiment in
the Spanlsh-Amerlca war, ana Is
contemplating volunteering for SER
wee against Germany.
Ii becomes necessary again to
call to the attention OF owners of
stock that they owe a duty not only
to their neighbors but TO the town
generally to keep their cows, hogs,
sheep and chickens properlyenclosed
The law relative to such stock is be-
ing repeatedly and fagrantly violat-
ed IN Leonardtown, not only to the
annoyance of individuals and dams
age to their property, but the streets
md parking are being ruined at the
vArytime when the grass should have
every chance to grow