Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-06
ALL HALLOWS' ITEMS;
NEWS FROM COUNTY
ChiIdren's Play At Davids0nTille A
Great Success. Lightning Rod
Business Booming

Next Sunday August 10th, at 8 p. M
is the time for the great Parish picnic
at TayIorsville. It is hoped that
everybody will come who wants TO
and help have good time. Bring
your friends, your bathing suit and
last but not least, bring a basket
lunch. and have supper on the White
House" lawn in regular picnic style.
Sunday the services will be as fol-
lows: At IL q. m, at All Hallow's
Church. p. M. at the Chapel, David
sonville and p. m. at St. Andrews,
Mayo.
Lieut. Joseph 5. Bigelow, Jr., who
has been home on Today furlough,
has returned to Hampton, Va.
Mrs Joseph S. Bigelow, Jr., spent
the weekend at Clifton"
Miss Lucy Harrison, of Baltimore.
is spending some time with Mr. and
Mrs Beale worthington, at THE
Castle"
Judging by the number of new
lightning rods going up. a wave of
prosperity must have struck the neigh
borhood Anyway, the lightning rod
company is reaping a harvest since
the burning of the stable and barn on
the farm of MIR. Stephen Jones, a short
time ago. A better plan would be to
get the tobacco on the market earlier
in the spring and increase insurance
on all crops stored in barns, instead
of the outlay at this time in lightning
rods.
Tuesday July Both, the Woman's
Club Of Annapolis and Anne Arundel
County, held a regular monthly meet
ing in the Club rooms A delicious
luncheon was served, followed by a
business meeting. There were a good
many members present from Annapo-
lis and the County and much business
was transacted. One question that
was decided was to admit men to the
luncheons if they care to come. 1t is
light lunch, but is good, and attrac-
lively served and costs only 50 cents,
and can not be improved on in any
restaurant at these times of high
prices.
The play given last Saturday night
at the Parish Hall, Davidsonville, was
great success in every way The
play was Mrs. Tubb's Telegram" a
comedy in one act by Katharine Nc
Dowell Rice, (produed by special ar
rangement with the author) The cast
in order of their appearance follows:
Tommy Tubbs, his mothers son,
Elizabeth Bassford; Telegraph Mes
senger, with the speed of molasses,
Madeline Townshend; Mrs. Ram, from
over the way, Dorothy Bassford; Mrs.
Donnell, another neighbor, Louise
Townshend; Miss Simpkins, still an
other, Mildred Barrett; Mrs Trotter,
also and likewise, Virginia Town
shend; Tuldy Tubbs, Toms brother,
Louise Bassford; Amelia Tubbs, Tom
my's sister, Marion Watkins; Another
little Tubbs, Frances Townshend;
Rowena Tubbs. the cause of it all, Ira
Bassford Scene: Kitchen of Mrs
Tubbs at inder orner. Time: Morning.
The play was funny from start to
finish and kept the audience in
laugh. 1t was played well and al
though the cast was all children, they
took the parts well and showed care
star cast. though Louise Harris as
Mrs. Tubbs, Mildred Barrett as Miss |
Simpkins and Dorothy Bassford as |
Ram, carrier off the palm.
The costumes were well planned |
and right for the characters. The |
stage was on the order of N Y. tene-
ment and kitchen. The play was fol-
lowed by monologue called "a Tele-
phone Romance" and given by Mrs. c. |
Addison Hodges. Mrs. Hodges was |
most attractive as a young girl who |
had just had a first hours quarrel. |
She won applause right through, as
she always does. She gave as an en-
core THE Trials of School Life"
which was very funny
Miss Margaret Hall of Tracy's Land
ing, has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Bernard Williams