The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-03-22
BREViTIES


+. Gloucester, Massachusetts,, are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs CORTLAND H. Wicks
on their way from Florida, where the,
spent the winter
Mr.. William Talbot spent the
! week end with his parents here. He
expects to be ordered from Camp
Meade shortly.
Captain Eugene Owen, of Douglass,
Arizona, spent the week end with his
brother, Mr. Claude Owen. Mr. La
trobe Owen, of Washington, spent
Sunday with his brother here.
There will be services held at the
Church of the Atonement, Cheltenham
drring Lent, on Wednesday afternoon,
at 3 o'clock p. m, and Holy CommW
ion services on Easter Day, at Q o'clock
| a. m.
A dance for the benefit of the Red
Cross in Accokeek Hall, Accokeek, Md. :,
on Friday. April 9Th. Silesia Band.
Admission 25cts. Refreshments.
Dancing s p. m.
MIR and Mrs. Harry w Gore, left
on Sunday, MIR. Gore returning to
| Florida for few weeks and Mrs. Gore
was bound for Staten Island, where
she will visit her son, Mr. Rodgers Gore
and Mrs Gore and little daughter,
Lucy.
DIR. John Traband, u. S. A. is
now stationed ct Allentown, Pa, hav-
ing recently been moved from Fort
Oglethorpe, Pa. He spent Sunday
night with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John H. Traband.
Mr.. Wesley Kerr, of the artillery
division, at Fort Washington, was the
only one of the boys from Trinity
parish who could be present at the un-
furling of the service flag in that
Church on Sunday.
According to recent ruling of the
Post Office Department, all newspaper
subscriptions that are more than one
year in arrears must be discontinue
ed. We have no discretionary powers
in this matter 1t is a case of keep the
subscriptions paid up, or take the delin-
q1ents off the mailing list.
There will be dance given by the
Baden Auxiliary of the Red Cross on
Tuesday, April End, 1918, at P. M,
in Baden Hall, Baden. this county.
Music from Washington-three pieces.
Admission 35cts
Mrs. George Magann and daugh
ter, of Montreal, Canada, and son Cap
tain George Magann of the Canadian
Army, spent Thursday night with Mr..
and Mrs. E. L. Bruun. Capt. Magann
has been in the Army three years and
is now on a short furlough recovering
from severe wounds.
"A safe was blown open early Mon
day morning in the store of Edlavitch
& Co. at Bowie and about $500 in cash
taken therefrom. The thieves made
good their escape and left no clues.
Every evidence of a "clean" job was
indicated. The store is located in a
spot very favorable to the plans of the
craftsmen, as it is quite distance
away from other buildings.
Move the hands of your clocks and
watches forward an hour before retir-
ing on the night of March 81, 1918.
l.
retiring on the night of October 26, 1918.
Then forget it. Thus the daylight saw
ings law is put into and out of opera
ton. Nothing more is to be said OF
done. Your bank, office and shop will
open and at the same hour
There will be an entertainment fl r
the Red Cross, at St. Thomas Parish
Hall. Groom, Md, on Easter Monday
evening. April lst, 1918, at p. m.
Hon. Joseph H. Blandford Jr., and
| other patriotic speakers will be present
and will make addresses after the en-
tertanment Admission, Adults 25 ;
Children 15c, under years free. Re
freshments for sale. Dancing.
Mr.. Edward w. Sweeney, died at
his home, GIT Hamilton Street, N W.,
Washington, Friday, March II, of
pneumonia He leaves a widow, four
sons and two daughters the eldest be-
ing Mrs. Benjamin Suit by his first
wife, who was Miss Mary A. Coffren,
the only daughter of the late Thomas
Cotfren of this town The funeral was
held from his late residence, March Is.
The interment was at Rock Greek
Cemetery.
The casualty lists from General
Pershing's campaign have begun to
appear daily in the papers, and we are
brought face to face with the awful
sacrifice of war. And now comes the
announcement that the second draft
army of 800, 900 men will be called to
the colors during this year, install
ments being called as they can be as
simulated But the American people
| are brave people, and will bear theil
sacrifices heroically, knowing that oul
cause is just and the war a necessity t.
rid the world of beast that threatens
its very life.
Under the new draft order to selec
10000 more men, the Local Boards arr
advised to defer those who are bon
fde engaged as farm laborers. Thi
provision is to meet the fear of decreas
ed production by withdrawing labo
from the farms. 1t does not appear t.
mean that all who pretend to work o
the farm, work spasmodically or t
produce crops not material to the wei
fare of the army and the country gen
: orally, are to escape. In fact, it furtt
B er advises the Local Boards to kee
watch on those passed up and if the
are not genuine laborers to take ther
] in.