Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-05-02


Mary's has reached and oversubscnbed her
quota Of the Third Liberty Loan. On We'd
nesday night, with three days still remaining Of
the campaign, actual purchases of bonds in this
county had amounted to S $4,000, which sum
had been officially reported to the State Com
mittee in Baltimore. Indications are that the
final figures will be not less than $l25.000.
After the remarkably enthusiastic meetings
of last Thursday, much disappointment has
been expressed that no adequate mention of
them was made in the Baltimore papers, and
many people are inclined to place the blame
for this upon the county committee. In view
Of the actual facts in the matter, the unfairness
Of this is readily apparent A report Of the
days meetings, the enthusiasm displayed and
the amount Of the subscriptions, was telephonedI
to Baltimore Thursday night, before | 2 o'clock
and was received there with the promise that
the county would get "write-up" that would
do full justice to the patriotism displa, ed. The
following days papers contained no mention of
the matter at all, and on Saturday the readers
Of the "Sun" were finally rewarded by finding
q words stating that ST. Mays would goI
$4,000, the meetings being entire y ignored,
Notwithstanding the fact that they had broken
all records for attendance and had resulted inI
subscriptions that had far exceeded the most
optimistic estimate.
St. Mary's has answered every call that has
been made upon her since America entered the
war. In the draft she has gwen freely and
cheefuIly Of her very blood and sinew. Her
volunteers are in every branch OF the military
and naval establishments. Her artisans and
VIC. men have thronged to the shipyards and
munltion factories. The women of the county,
depicting their own pantres, have contributed
four tons of canned products to Camp Meade
anc other hospitals, and under the auspices Of
the Council Of Defense and Red Cross are en-
gagged in every phase OF war relief work The
farmers, though threatened with serious labor
shortage, are preparing an acreage that will add
materially to the food supply, and the banks
and business men Of the county are backing
them to the limit Of their resources. In theI
First and Second Liberty Loans this county was
among the FIRST in the State to reach their quotas,
and In both instances over subscribed her allot-
ment, and did it without the slightest outside
aid or assistance.
The meetings Of last Thursday, attended by
the largest gatherings that have ever been held
in the county, and marked by the most magni6-
cent demonstrations Of patriotism and loyalty,
resulting in the sale Of 100000 worth of bonds,
would seem to deserve some special recognition
from the papers Of our principal city.
St. Mary is proud Of Baltimore, and rightly
so, for she has contributed to her prosperity and
helped to make her one Of the most important
cities on the Atlantic seabord. Our products
are sold in the Baltimore market and our sup
plies are purchased from her jobbers and whole
salers. Our people are among the most appre-
ciative readers Of her daily papers and neces-
sarly depend upon them for State news and
when we do something really big and worth
while, as we did last Thursday, something that
will rebound to the credit Of the entire State,
x.,e EeI justified IN evrectino RI GEE nroner men.