Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-04-11
COVER THERE" FEATURES
lASPIRIKGLY PATRIOTIC
Widely Educational In Scope. And Un.
ike Any Other Exhibit.
Foeu..s. counsry's Attention

Young Mems Christian Association,
American Red Cross. Food and Fuel
Administrations, Young Women's
Christian Association. Vocational
Training experts. Army and Navy,
Munitions Manufacturers, and other,
thrilling motion pictures depicting war
scenes. plenty OF excellent music By
noted bands. and soloists. distinguish
cd visitors-thsse are just q few Of the
numerous striking features Of over
There" the great Liberty Loan Canton
ment which opened at the Fifth Regi-
ment Armory in Baltimore on satur.
day for a run Of several weeks.
Nothing quite equal to the Canton,
ment has ever been put across" in
any other part OF the country. SO
stupendous and spectacular Is this war
exposition that the attention OF the
snufe country has been attracted. In
auiries from other States have been
made regarding It and plans for the
show have been sent by the Treasury
Department to every Federal Reserve
Bank In the country.
II IL felt that Baltimore has achieved
something that will give impetus 10 the
third Liberty Loan drive. which 10 10
be launched on April 8. something. in
,aet. that will undoubtedly push Uncle
Sans third financial effort far along
the road 10 success.
The tremendous crowds which fock.
I'd to the Afmory on Saturday. its
ipening day, Witnessed spectacle that
thrilled them through and through.
The yisuAliaation OF the war was not
an easy task, but so excsllently and
Realistically has this been done that
many visitors 10 the great show upon
entering the Armory stood spell bound
II the marvellous reproduction OF
Over There whore stretched before
them. The minute person leaves the
l5-csnt stub OF bis 40-cent ticket IN the
sands OF the door-keeper. II 10 Just like
actually being transported overseas.
70 the right lies the battlefield with
Is front line trenches. Through the
trenches Canadian soldiers. but recent
b returned from France, guide wish
.ors who otherwise would be lost In
hem A. visitors are taken through
| ne trenches. the Canadians explain
PIE various guns which are placed In
he same positions they occupy in the
'front.' line trenches IN France and show
,ow they are Aired into the enerny's
/ ahas which sometimes are but a few
fards distant They also show the
communicating trenches, the dug.
sets" bgakad With rand bags. into
which tho boys" crawl when the bonn
bArdmsqt Il particularly heavy. the
| run pitS, sentry boxes. listening posts.
parspets. FIRE step. al phases Of
french warfare. In fact. are realisticai.
y depicted and made all the more real
~ the explanations Of the battlo-scar-
red Canadian soldiers who talk with
knowledge gained Al FIRST hand pi-
feetiy Ia back Of the battlefield 10 =
augs painting OF No MANS Land which
he Canadians declare 70 BE- 20 actual
n its likeness 10 that blood.atained
place that they insrinetively shuddered
shen they hrst saw e. The trenches
| n the Armory measure 127 by 81 feet.
To the left Of tho entrance lies the
oase section. Here one fnds tie Red
crosg reid dressing station, where the
sounded soldiers receive their nral
aid treatments before they are taken
10 the base hospital Near this inter
sstlnE section there il the Young Mems
Christian Association @dug-out whore
tina boys Over There" an1 shsir
only recreation and periods Of rest In
| This part Of the cantonment also one
finds the Navy Panorama. which at
tracted worldwide attention when II
waa exhibited at the Panama-P acific
Exposition at San Francisco. This
| panorama shows the Navy from the
time Ct It's inception to the present
types Of battlsshIpa and golfers The
panorama il IS feet in diameter and Is
kept in motion on turn tablea, operated
By an electric motor. Models Of ships
are seen In action on clevsrly pAint
cd ocean which with the aid Of certain
lighting device gives an illusion OF tbs
| United States Heet passing in review
Even the cloud effects are noted and
these add much 10 the general artis'
ticness and interest OF this exhibit.
| At the Young Woman's Christian As
ISOLATION Hostess House. wSlch Is an
exact replica OF those now established
/ AZ the Regular Army Cantonments.
sven TO the dainty curtains in the win
| dews and the blooming window boxes.
hundreds Of soldiers from Camp
Meade. through previous arrangement,
met their wives. mothers, sisters and
Eweethearts and with them they en-
joyed the numerous exhibits and fea.
lures Of the cantonment
The idea OF having some place 10
meet ones friends OF relatives at the
| environment has also been very care.
fully and thoughtfuliy worked out by
the Publicity Committee OF the Liberty
Loan Committee for Maryland in the
| establishment at the Armory OF q
county headquarters where visitors
from the county can go upon their ar.
rival at the cantonrlent and meet their
/ friends or relatives A sien over the
entrance OF the frmory viii direct
county visitors to their headquarters
which win be in charge Of represen-
tatiyes from each county. All one
will have TO do viii be to tell which
county he halls from and nine
chances cut OF ten he win find some.
one there whom he knows wen enough
to call by 6rst name.