The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-06-01


risburg, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
John Raymond, at her home in this
city.
Sergeant BirdselI Andrews, of
Camp Meade, is the guest of his mo-
Their, Mrs. Mary Andrews, at her
| home on West End avenue.
Mrs. Elmer Christopher and little
| son. Melbourne, are spending some
| time with Mrs. Christopher's pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Milbourne Can
non, at their home on Willis street.
Mr.. w. Bayly Brannock. Jr., of
Baltimore, arrived IN this city on
the boat this morning, to spend
short time with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jefferson Brannock.
Rev. B. H. Vestal, of Greensboro,
n. c., the evangelist who IS to assist
Pastor Bean and wife in two
weeks meeting at the Holiness
Church, arrived on the beat this
morning.
Mrs. C. Guy LeCompte was hostess
last night at a card party given
at the Ladies' Yacht Club. The first
prize was won by Miss Susie Hurlock
and the second by Mrs. James w. Nc
Cready.
Mr.. and Mrs J. Radcliffe Jones,
Messrs. J. Watson Thompson and
George Jones, and Misses Lura West
and Edith Dill have returned to
Cambridge, after a business trip to
Buffalo, N. Y.
Private F. Warren Prettyman, of
Co. B, 313th Inf, surprised his pa
rents by coming home last night
from Camp Meade. He is on a three
days furlough. Richard North, of
1925 w. North Ave, Baltimore, &C
companied him.
DR.. H. P. Raud arrived in this city
on the train last night to spend a
few days with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
H. Barnett. DR.. Raud recently at
tended the conference in Philadel-
phia on the Second Coming of the
Lord"
Governor Harrington and family
reached Cambridge late yesterday
evening and are spending the week
end as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Winder F. Harrington, at their beau
tiful home on High street.
uG muse VI b1OOU, WIFI
Bara in the leading role, will be the
attraction at the Grand Opera House
tonight. Miss Bara is celebrated for
her ability as an Interpreter of
'vampirish" characters, but this is
one time that Theda does not
"vamp," and in this splendid Rus
sian picture she is at her best. Ven
geance and the Woman" will also be
shown.
The races at the Dorchester Coun-
ty Fair track last Thursday after
noon drew a large cowd, and a good
ly sum was realized for the benefit of
the Red Cross Fund, the exact
amount of which will be published
just as soon as the final returns are
tabulated. At the same time the
list of the winners will be published.
Through a mistake it was announc
ed that the recital to be given by the
pupils of Miss Mary G. Leonard
would be last night = instead, it will
be tonight, at the parish house.
There will be no admission, and the
public is extended an invitation to
be persent. The pupils will be as
sisted by Miss Florence Phillips, of
OgontZ School. Miss Nellie Shackel-
ford. and Miss Coda Cook.
There is a movement on foot to
organize band, the Citizens Band
having disbanded sometime ago.
During the recent campaigns for the
Liberty Loan, Red Cross and War
Savings Stamps the need of a band
has been felt. 1t is now the desire
of the people of Cambridge to re-or
MI hn n
so public meeting will be held
Wednesday night in the Masonic
Temple. Everybody in town is in
vited We need a band, and the
band needs us.
A minister friend of ours (news-
paper men sometimes have friends
even among the cloth) several years
ago told us that one of the most dis
couraging things that any minister
faced was to attempt to preach to
empty seats. The present spell of
warm weather recalls this incident
to our minds, for there are so many
persons who stay away from church
during the summer months, not rea
lizing how hard it is for the preach
er to have to face the actual situa-
ton that many of the members of
his congregation only attend Divine
services in fair weather and when
they have new clothes to display.
The Cambridge High School base
ball team defeated the Centreville
High School team by the score of
to 2, in a very interesting game at
the New Athletic Park last Thursday
afternoon The visitors were I'M
fortunate in the breaks, which pos
| sibly cut their score down a run or
| two, but it was the all around good
work of the home team which result
| ted in the achievement of the vic
tory. Flowers, who pitched for
Cambridge, handled the ball like
veteran, in fact, all of the players
put up good game. The Cam
bridge High claims the champion
] shin of the Ea stcrn Shore haIin de