Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-10-14
THE FLU" ON WANE;
PROSPECTS BRIGHTER
Many Patients Recovering and Fewer
Deaths Since Saturday. Doctors
Believe the Worst Is Over

Spanish influenza, or by what other
name it may be called, is believed to
have spent its force, and it is thought
Many of the sick are recovering
and there are fewer deaths since Sat
urday, comparatively, than in that same
period of time the past week
The prospects for the passing of the
FLU are brighter, the outlook more
encouraging, and it is believed the
question of the ultimate elimination
of the infectious disease is only mat
ter of few days at most
Mr. Emerson c. Harrington, Jr., son
of the Governor and Mrs. Harrington
who has been quite i'll of the Flu at
the Executive Mansion, was able to
sit up yesterday, and is on the road
to recovery.
He has been sick for the past week
His wife, who was nursing her moth
er in Cambridge at the time of her
husbands illness, was sent for, and
has been with him since.
The Governors little son BILLY"
Harrington is sick, and was confined
to his bed yesterday
Mrs. Clifton Moss is quite i'll of flu.
Miss Lola Baker, stenographer for
the Parlett, Parlett Co, is flu vic
tim
Mrs Isaac Thomas is suffering from
influenza at her home at Germantown.
Three children of Justice W. d. X.
Lee, at their home on Spa Road, are
i'll of influenza.
The family of Mr.. Cannon, Is East
street. who have all been i'll of the
flu, are convalescing. Miss Emma
Cannon had sufficiently recovered to
return this morning TO her duties at
the Naval Academy.
Little Oliver Purvis, son of Capt
Oliver Purvis, of the Army Medical
Corps. and Mrs. Purvis. is i'll of in
fiuenza.
Capt Purvis, who has been a patti
ent in an army hospital at Fort Ogle-
thorpe, where he is stationed, is re-
peroted much improved
Mrs. Norman Smith, wife of the pro
prietor of Hotel Maryland, is flu
victim
The Rev. Maurice s. White, pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church. who
has been confined to the Manse by
flu, for several days, is able to be out
again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Howard are
i'll of flu at their home on Market
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meinhold, Conduii
street. have been very i'll of flu.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hall, of Conduit street
are confined to their home with an
attack of influenza
Mrs. d. NJ Garrison, Regent of the
Peggy Stewart Tea Party Chapter, d
A. r., wife of Prof. Garrison, of the
Naval Academy, and their daughter
Miss Jessie, are recovering after q
ten-days' illness of influenza.
Many cases Of flu are reported al
Eastport, some of the patients being
seriously ILL.,
In the family of Mr. Revell, who
died on Saturday night a. Eastport
there have been five deaths in a week
Mr.. Daniel R. Vansant. Mrs. Van
SAINT ard son, of Murray Hill, are sick
of influenza.
Mrs. Walter Myers is quite i'll al
her residence in Parole road, of infiu-
enza.
Mrs. Whitten, wife of Lieut.. Whit
ten, U. S. N, is i'll of influenza at the
home OF her parents, Judge and Mrs
Robert Moss, Shipwright street.
William Elliott. son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Elliott, who is in the Aviation
Corps at Camp McCook, Dayton, Ohio
is suffering from double pneumonia
His condition today was reported un'
changed The young mans father
! visited him last Friday.