Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-05-30
LOcalviSs and Otherwise.

Neglect this spring means suf-
fsrinR next winter. Order coal now.
Mr.. James f. Lee, of Cali
fornia, was county seat visitor on
Tuesday.
On Tuesday, June 4th, there
will be dance at Compton School
for the benefit Of the Red Cross.
There will be a dance at Ora
vile School, Miss Maude NJ Jarboe,
teacher, Friday evening, May alst.
The eclipse of the sun on June
8, according to Government astrono-
mers, has been postponed" one
hour.
Miss Eloise Moore, of Wash
ington, but formerly of st. Mary's,
is the guest of Mrs. L. f. Abel,
Leonardtown.
Don't overlook the Ninth DIS
trict in awarding the honors for the
Red Cross campaign. She is little,
but she is all there.
Buy your pepper and egg plants
from the Orayille Plant Farm, Jos.
M. Reeder, proprietor, Orayille,
Md, phone Turner'S store.
A play and dance VIII be given
at Longwood's School, near Helen,
tonight, Thursday, May 30th).
Ice cream will be served. Admis-
sion 25 cents.
Attend the dance to be given at
Chaptico Hall tomorrow, FRIDAY
EVENING" for the benefit of the Red
Cross Working Circle Admission
so cent?, with city music.
Misses Isabel Brooks and Eliza
beth Hartman, of Baltimore, res
pectivelv, sister and niece of Mrs.
Stuart Kearney, are guests of the
latter at Hotel St. Mary's, Leonard
town.
The Merchants Cooperative
Association of St. Mary's will meet
with the Food Administrator neYt
Monday, June ord, at Hotel st.
Mary's, Leonardtown, at 2:30 p.
m. sharp.
The Red Cross campaign in St.
Mary's has resulted in an oversub-
scription Of her allotted quota of
$4,000. Returns are not yet all in,
but the final total can be safely
placed at close to $4,000.
The Fourth District Farmers
Club will meet at Chaptico School,
Saturday, June LIST, ut 4 p. m.
Subjects of special importance will
be taken up at this meeting and full
attendance is urgently requested.
A very successful entertainment
was held at California School No. .,
Miss Edith NJ Clarke, teacher. on
Friday evening, Nav gath, for the
benefit Of the Juvenile Red Cross,
the proceeds amounting to S3l
The next Of the semi.monthly
dances at st. Joseph's Hall. Nor
ganza, will be held on Friday even
ing, June 7th. The same good
music will be provided, and this
should bring out good crowd
Mrs. Nina Herbert has returned
to her home in Leonardtown, after
quite and extended visit to relatives
and friends in Washington. She
was accompanied by her daughter,
Miss Teresa Herbert, who spent the
week end at home.
The Second district has the
honor Of being the first in the eouu-
ty to reach It's quota through actual
individual subscriptions, this result
being accomplished on Wednesday
night last, the third day Of the cam
paign.
The Oraville Plant Farm has
on hand some extra large early to-
mato plants, already in bloom, a.
very reasonable prices People
wanting them should bring box
large enough to accommodate the
number they wish.
The Beacon is in receipt of an
invitation from the Sisters of Chari-
ty and the graduating class of 1918
to attend the Commencement exer-
cises at st. Mary's Academy, Leon
ardtown, Tuesday morning, June
nth, at 10 a. m.
Among the institutions and or
CARNATIONS which have made an APP
preparation to the Red Cross Fund,
are the Mechanicsvile National
Bank, the First National Bank Of
st. Mary's, the Knights of Column
bus and the Modern Woodmen.
Notices have been posted of
the sale of the property of the late
Samuel Wallis, consisting of tools,
such as are used by carpenters and
cabinet makers. Sale to be on
Saturday, June LIST, next, at 2
o'clock p. m,
Estimates'by Provost Marshall
General Crowder indicate that prob
ably three-quarters of million men
will be obtained for the army by the
registration on June of all youths
who have attained 81 years of age
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