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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-16
M|DD|ES ARE GETTING
READY FOR Their SHOW
Hundredth Night Performance Gives
Every indication of Success
WILL OFFER SHORT COMEDY
Who Members Of the Cast Are-Mrs.
Cresap And Mrs. Carmine
Helping In The Coaching

Plans are steadily advancing for the
One Hundredth Night performance by
the Midshipmen dramatists. Discuss
ing the play and its preparation, The
Log this week has this to say:
For the benefit of those who are
looking forward with eager anticipa-
ton to the Hundredth Night perform
ance swe're going to publish a little
further advance dope" The charac-
ters have been rehearsing more or
less in costume. and Sunday afternoon
was the occasion of the exhibit of
many handsome tailor-made suits as
well as light. flmy feminine robes.
The only things lacking were the
wigs
"Crosley and Wilkerson have been
working diligently on the financial
end of the program and the rest of
the cast have been busy scanning
around for the last few articles of
clothing. Mrs. CTesap is winding up
the coaching and is adding little bits
of business here and there, while
Lieutenant Cresap has dropped in
quite often to give suggestions. Mrs.
Carmine is also helping out in many
ways with the costumes. having sue
ceeded in Quitting most of the
girls" with whatever is needed
ut might be well worth while at
this time to give some idea of the
thread of the story.
THE stage gang is under the super
vision of Palmer, '19, with Peifer of
20 as electrician. A focal scheme in
the electrical lines is to be executed
that will command the admiration of
all. Scott of 30 has managed the
props and Taylor of 81 the prompt
ing
While scenery is being shifted and,
having pulled sat in everything for
the term, Late blast" Rockey will
entertain with a few appropriate
words in honor of the occasion.
"As to the plot of the little three
act comedy, it is based upon a princi-
PAL joke which Bob Worburton at
tempts TO carry through He plans
Disgusting himself as a coachman,
driving his sister, Nancy, home at
breakneck speed, jumping down from
the box and receiving her in his arms
with kiss-only-hi carriage num-
ber was II, he read it II and the girl
he did kiss was not his sister, but
Betty Annesley, the beautiful daugh-
ter of Colonel Annesley whom he
swore he'd marry but
She has him arrested and there
the play begins. The Irish and Jew
ish cops furnish the light part to the
first act and from then on there is
ever an air of happening and joviality
throughout the entire play.
AS to whether it ends as a comedy
or a tragedy, in other words as to
the love affairs, you may draw your
be said"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-16
Tonighfs Basketball at
St. Johns College

st. Johns and the Medical Depart
ment of Johns Hopkins will try con-
clusions on the basketball court at
the college tonight in what gives
every indication of being a game well
worth witnessing. The game, which
is one of the series for the State
basketball championship, will be
started promptly at o'clock.
AS the local and Mt. st. Joseph
split even earlier in the season, and
as the latter has already defeated
Hopkins, the result of tonight's game
is creating not a little interest.
Should St Johns win tonight there
will be another game with the Joseph
ties to settle the tie.
Hopkins will put in team of for
,mer big time" stars. Weimer, all
American star of Yale; Cuno, for
merly of Princeton; Sheffey, former
IL of LoyoIa: Hearn, formerly of
Yale. and other well known stars are
included in the Hopkins squad. st.
Johns will line up as follows: Cooke,
Eiler, Sembler, Rechter, Watson and
Lentz.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-16
A THIRD DRY BILL
TO BE PRESENTED
An Act To Forbid Sale of Intoxi-
cants In Annapolis
HAS STRONG BACKING
Secretary Daniels Openly Espouses
Cause On Account of Naval
Interests Here

There will be third important dry
bill before the Legislature Act
to forbid. the sale of intoxicating
liquors in Annapolis-and it will have
strong backing.
Annapolis has about 5000 inhabi-
tants and about Sc saloons, hotels and
clubs, about one drinking place to
every 233 inhabitants Annapolis is
rarely enlarged by extension of
boundaries, and the constant call by
the Naval Academy for more OF its
territory has limited its increase OF
population within its municipal walls.
Not so with the urban settlements
about it and the Naval Academy
These have enlarged and contain
about seven thousand, so that the ag
gregate of citizenship in and around
Annapolis is about fifteen thousand.
All are interested in the question OF
the sale of liquor, but the voters of
Annapolis, about 2,600 settles the
matter for them all and of these 1900,
900 are colored people.
AT the last test the city of Annapo-
lis gave 447 majority against prohibit
tion, every one of which votes came
from colored voters. The vets had
the aid of both political organizations
and the use of money to defeat pro-
hibition was generally acknowledged.
The arguments especially used are
that the Naval Academy with its hun
dreds of Midshipmen is here; that the
army sends hundreds to the rife
ranges near Annapolis, and that st.
Johns College, a military institution,
is within the corporate limits of An
napolis, and that the sailors on duty
at the Naval Academy are also with
in the protection of municipal regula-
tions here
Secretary Daniels has openly es-
poused the cause of the drys of An
napolis on account of the strong ma
val interests here, and his influence, if
nothing else is given, is expected to
figure largely in the on-coming and
rapidly approaching fight for prohibi-
tion in Annapolis by legislative inhibi-
ton.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-16
UNIQUE SOUVENIR
FROM FRANCE
Member of Naval Militia Brings Home
Trinkets From "0ver There"

Returning recently from Some
where in France" Earle H. Brown
ing, a member of the Naval Militia,
and a son-in-law of Mr. w o. Pick, of
Parole, near Annapolis, brought sew
eral trinkets as souvenirs of the trip
to foreign lands.
Among the most greatly priced is
an aluminium finger ring, the setting
of which is of unique design.
Surmounting the set is a Maltese
cross of copper fianked by two French
swords. In the centre of the cross is
engraved in tiny letters Republic Of
France surmounted by the head OF
the President of the Republic. The
ring is neatly made and is ornamental
as well as being a treasured souvenir
from cover There"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-16
VITA THE SHIPPING
Tugs And Bargee Here Steamers Max
ing Bay Line Trips Northwest
Winds Free River of Ice

Today the Annapolis harbor is prac-
tically free OF ice. Yesterday five
tugs and six barges put into the Toll
chester Steamboat Company's wharf
There were fourteen barges loaded
with coal ice-bound in the PatuXent
River, when the six of the fleet left
for Baltimore, putting in harbor here
last night, The coal is consigned to
Baltimore.
The tugs Corinthian. Caroline,
Kensnore. Bohemia and Switzerland,
of the Southern Transportation Com
pany, are tied up at the Tolchester
wharf. foot of Prince George street.
They found the ice bad in the bay
yesterday morning and put into
Annapolis.
The strong northwest wind of yes
terday took most of the ice out of the
bay. and today steamers that had not
made the trips for some weeks were
seen passing up and down the bay,
and were plainly discernible from
Annapolis. The Norfolk and Balti-
more boats and the Merchants and
Miners Steamship Company's steam
ers have resumed their trips on the
bay for the first time since the ice
embargo.
The government steamer McLane
broke the ice yesterday between the
Naval Experiment Station and the
Chance Marine Railway, Eastport, and
later towed the Hamilton over for
repairs. The Hamilton needs new
wheel to supply the lost. one.
The McLane left for Patuxent on
Thursday. but was Obliged to turn
back because of the ice. She made
the trip yesterday to bring back
| schConers that had been tied up in
the ice of the Patuxent
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-16
Enthusiasm Displayed For The
American Boys Patriotic LesgUe

In two days seventy youths belong
ing to the public school of Annapolis
pledged themselves to join the Amer
lean Boys Patriotic League to in
crease the food supply of the coun-
try. A gentleman, owning a farm
near Annapolis, has given the use of
an acre of ground to the Annapolis
Branch No. /, to raise an acre of corn
in 1918 The League has its COM
mittee out hunting for someone and
place to raise a hog
The membership has become so
large that some place else than pri-
vate room had to be had for the meet
ings of the Leaguers. Mr. j. Clayton
Brewer, for the present, has given the
use of the hall in the Arundel Build
ing for the League to hold its Mon
day afternoon meeting. A lady has
rendered her musical services for the
entertainment that the League is con-
templating to raise funds for printing
and correspondence and other neces-
sary uses of the League What IS
needed now are adults to act as over
seers of each branch League.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-16
OYSTERS BY 1000 BUSHELS
ARRIVE FROM PATUXENT
The c. ". Martin Co. Pay $1,000 For
Cargo Of Oysters From Schooner
Magnolia Shuekers Busy
Filling Orders,

Yesterday afternoon there arrived
at the G. w Martin Company's wharf.
foot Of Dock street, the gasoline boat
Magnolia, loaded with oysters from
the Patuxent river
The cargo was bound for Baltimore,
but had been held up on account of
the ice embargo in the bay, and put
into Annapolis. The c. W. Martin
Company purchased the entire cargo
Of from 800 to 1900 bushels Of oys-
ter for $4,000. Baltimore prices
would have probably exceeded this
by some 75 cents per bushel, but the
captain Of the Magnolia was glad to
get rid Of his cargo and come out
even
AS oysters in these parts had been
scarcer than the proverbial hens
teeth for the past six or eight weeks,
the Martin Company had not been
able to fiji its orders with which the
books were full, and it Immediately
telegraphed agents of the abundance
OF bivalves for all, at least to tide
them over the next week
Busy scenes began to be enacted
around the wharf and sheds. A call
was sent out for all the shuckers who
had been out OF oh for many a-day,
and some fifty of them responded and
were put to work oyster knives
were gotten out and oysters opened
faster than it takes to tell it.
The Company said that three hun
dred gallons were shucked yester-
day afternoon after the unloading of
the schooner, and nobody doubts it
from the looks of the pile of shells.
The first three hundred gallons
shucked were shipped last night to
Pittsburg, Many of the remaining
orders to be filled will also go west,
to Illinois, and even to Denver.
The average output of the fifty
shuckers employed at the c. W. Mar
tin oyster packing house is from 300
80 400 gallons per day.
Oyster shucking in Annapolis is a
great industry and gives employment
to a large number of both men and
women.
The Martin Company alone pays out
weekly during the oyster season an
average OF $500 TO shuckers. This
has been "a hard winter on these peo-
pie, but fortunately labor is so scarce
that other lines of work were open TO
them during the prolonged freeze
when no oysters were coming in and
orders had to be held up.
With the local oystermen now able
to go out on the bars the season
promises to be q good one until its
close in April-the last "R" month.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-16
Carriers Sell Thrift Stamps

Postmaster Linthicum has provided
each carrier with thrift stamps, there
by avoiding the necessity for patrons
to go to the postoffice to purchase
them
Each thrift stamp sells for 25 cents
Sixteen may be exchanged for a war
savings stamp, and there is no better
investment They are worcestershire
and non-taxable, pay interest and com
pound interest until 1923.
Patrons are asked to watch out for
letter carriers with the thrift stamps.
One carrier yesterday sold $40 worth,
and this morning another carried sold
s12 worth of thrift stamps.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-16
MOTHERS CIRCLE WILL
DEDICATE NEWEST CLUB
At Washington MOnday-Mrs Robert
Moss, ce-President Will Arrange
For Entertainment.

The National Congress of Mothers
which has established United Ser
vice Clubs" in many large cities of
America will dedicate the newest one
of its clubs in Washington on Mon
day, February 18th at p. m. at p
Jackson Place.
Several members of the local
branch (Mothers' Circle) are plan
ming to attend and all interested in
this work are invited to join them,
and are requested to send their
names to Mrs. Robert Moss, 1st Vice
President for Maryland, who will ar
range for their entertainement while
there
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-16
SHIPS! SHIPS!

~ UR Government must
have ships that our
~ fighting forces in
France and those of
our Allies ba supplied with
food and other necessariee
We must have SHIPS to trans
port our troops. Men without
ships cannot win the var
Today the call Is for men
who viii volunteer for sh4pyard
work The number needed is
100000 Maryland's quota is
$3.50 This county's quota is
165 Apply for particulars 70
c. A. BRADY, Annapolis
JOHN POTEE Brooklyn
DIR. PERRIE. McKendree.
Main Office for Maryland: 2s
and % Commerce Street. Bal
timore John K. Shaw, chair
nan in charge of Labor ana
Employment Burean.
BY order FRANCIS T. WA
TIERS, Chairman of Executive
Committee Of Maryland
Council of Defense. i31
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-16
Theatres Open Again On Tuesdays

The ban having been lifted from
"Coalless. Monday" beginning next
Monday, February Is, all offices,
stores, stores, shops and buildings
hitherto closed on Mondays. will be
open.
All the theatres that have been
closed for the past several Tuesdays
will be open again on next Tuesday,
and patrons are asked to take notice
of this change back to the old order Of
things.
Colonial, Monday Charles Ray in
story full Of "pep," inspiration snd
surprises, rThs Hired Mar" ady2tfl
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-16

Charles Ray, in 1.-THE Hired Man, |"
q picture Of extremely interest Col
onial, Monday. adv2tfl6
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-16

Norma Talmsdge in an extremely
interesting story 1.-THE Secret Of the
Storm Country Colonial. Saturday.
adv. .2tfl5
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-16

"The Hired Man." good story
from start TO finish-C Colonial, Monday.
adv 2tf16
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-16
rHE CAPITAL

Istter from home
IS - a, follows you where
Sc. ... va. Toa go. soets. c month
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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-16
THE WEATHER.

For Maryland:--
Probably snow tonight and
Sunday; not much change in
temperature.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-05-11
Society and Personals

Mrs. Bonnie Reynolds of Hous'
ton, Texas, arrived here Tuesday
and will be the guest of friends and
relatives.
Jos. Gil, editor Of the Eunice Gall,
was mingling with friends in this
city Tuesday.
H. B. Edwards spent several
days of the past week in Alexandria
and Shreveport.
Mrs. Joel Fontenot and children,
who have been residing here for the
past several months have gone to
Alexandria to join Mr.. Fontenot who
is employed in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Robert are
their many friends on the arrival of
a little girl at their home on Monday.
Misses Leonie and Mabel Mis-
trio, accompanied by their sister,
Mrs. Goldman Lassalle, and their
brother, Walter, motored to Lafay-
cite the first of the week. Miss
Leonie will leave shortly for an *
tended trip which will take in Wash
ington City, Elizabeth, New Jersey,
New York City and various points
in the states of Pennsylvania and
Ohio.
Hon. R. Lee Virgins, of Evan
geline parish, was a visitor to this
city on Thursday.
Sergeant Eddie Littell and Ser
geant Macarthur Of Camp Beaure-
gard arrived here Thursday to spend
"a brief time with relatives and
friends in this city.
Judge B. G. Taylor and Abe Mey-
ers OF Palmetto in this city
Friday.
Miss Bessie Deblieux of Plaque
mine was the guest at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Deblieux during
the week.
Marine Marshall Winfiele arrived
here Tuesday morning to spend a
few days furlough with his par
ents. MI. Winfiele enlisted in the
marine corps about a year ago and
since that time has not been home on
a furlough until the present week
He recently qualified as an expert
sharpshooter and wears the medal
denoting that rank. In physique, he
is a strapping giant and looks fit to
handle any of the kaiser's men-at-
arms.
Miss Lena Kho1mann, Of Chica-
go, arrived here Monday and will be
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. M. Wins
berg. Miss Kholmann, who is a
young lady of charming personality,
visited Opelousas several years ago
and while here made many friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Comeau,
Miss Louise Comeau and Miss Mamie
Anding were visitors to Alexandria
during the week.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-05-11
Gin PLANT WILL USE
CRUDE OIL ENGINE
ELECTRIC MOTORS WILL BE DIS
cARDED COMING SEASON
Up-to-Date Concern Plans Improve
ments Which VIII Put It in
the Front Rank

The owners and operators of the
Hyman-Hiller gin are preparing to
discard the electric motors used last
season and install in their stead the
very latest type of crude oil inter-
nal combustion engines.
A considerable sum of money was
spent last year in the way of install
ing a new plant and 1t was decided
to s electric motors. After a full
and busy seasons run the managers
concluded that motors were not the
best motive power and began In
vestigating the possibilities af
crude oil engines and after full ex-
animation of the many good points
of these modern engines have come
to the conclusion that several thou
sand dollars more expended for such
engines would be a wise investment
and place their large plant among
the leading gins of the state.
The Clarion understands that work
"A installing the new type of motive
power is already under way and
when the cotton begins to roll in
this summer Simon Sicily, manager,
and n of the most experienced cot
ton men in the state, will be right
on deck when it comes to attending
promptly to the wants of the hosts
of local farmers who ~patronize the
gin. The farmers want quick and
first-class service and Simon intends
that they shall have it, or know The
why. He is a fine mechanic
and understands all ends Of gin ma
chinery and doesn't hesitate one
minute to plunge into a mass of
greasy machinery in order to get a
needed repair attended to In the
quickest possible time so that there
will be no delay or serious break
down in the future.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-05-11
SUNDAYS MEETING
Continued from Title Page.)

lege woman started the movement for
women to enter this field of endeavor
and today thousands of them are do
ing mans work in the fields and
that one million arces had been re-
claimed this year and whole fields are
being planted in medicinal herbs to
meet the demands from the front.
Women were working in the ammuni-
ton factories and had it not been for
them the last shot would have ben
fired long ago. They were also in
the shipbuilding plants and their
work in this respect was wonderful.
The millinery establishments at
Leeds had been converted into gas
making factories-'twho wants to
wear a trimmed hat when our boys
are over there?"
The curtain factories at Nottingham
were now air plane factories and
dextrous hands that had fashioned
exquisite laces now made the deli
cate parts of the planes. She told
of the fidelity Of the telephone girls
in saving London from the extreme
horrors of an air raid by the enc
my, passing the warning to "get I'M
der cover" and sent out the news
when the raid was over. Some Of the
girls had died at their posts and
these England had given a military
funeral,
Her message was for women to
speed up; forget the little things that
do not matter; money is needed, guns
food, ~bandages. The boys over there
look to us for encouragement, for
those finer things of the soul that
they looked up to us for when they
were small boys. They are boys
yet, though grown tall. Give to all
calls of the Red Cross, buy bonds,
savings stamps, etc. All is not life
to live nor death to die"
Mr.. John w. Lewis was the next
speaker and he paid a tribute to
Mrs. Lamb and later introduced her
at the picture show where she also
delivered an interesting address that
was attentively listened to by all
who were present. She received
much praise by Opelouseans and is
surely a woman OF accomplishments
who can handle the kings English
to perfection.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-05-11
ARTICLES Or INCORPORATION
-of the
SiBiLLE AND CLAY COMPANY, IN.
coRPoRATED.
OF LOUISIANA,

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of st. Landry.
BE 1T KNOWN, That on this 9Th
day of the month of May, A. D. 1918,
before me.
DUDLEY T.. GUILBEAU,
a Notary Public, duly commissioned,
qualified and sworn, in and for the
Parish and State above written, and
In the presence of lawful witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned
personally came and appeared the
several persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, all of the age
of majority, who declared that avail.
ing themselves of the provisions OF
the laws of the State of Louisiana
relative to the organization of cor
porations, they hereby form them.
selves, and such other persons as
may hereafter become associated
with them into and constitute "a cor
poration for the objects and purposes
hereinafter set forth and embodied
in the following articles, which they
hereby adopt as their charter, to-wit:
1OLE L.
The name of this corporation shall
be the SIBILLE AND CLAY COM
PANY INCORPORATED, and by this
name shall have corporate existence
for a period of Ninety-nine years
from the date hereof, unless sooner
dissolved.
And in this name it shall have the
power to SUE and be sued, to make
and use a corporate seal. and to
have, hold, receive, lease, convey,
h~ypothecate and pledge property, both
real and personal, name and appoint
such directors, officers, agents, and
employees as the interest of the cor
poration may require: and to do any
and all other acts and things, and
have and exercise any and all other
rights, powers, privileges and immu-
mites which a corporation incorpor-
ated under the laws Of Louisiana for
the purposes hereinafter set forth
could have and do, and which now
are or hereafter may be authorized
by law.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for which
this company is Incorporated and the
nature of the business to be carried
on by it are: To buy and sell mer-
chandise, such as groceries, dry
goods, notions, clothing, shoes, hard
ware, farm and agricultural imple-
ments and supplies and conduct gen.
orally what is commonly termed a
general merchandise business: and in
connection herewith, to do any and
all other things incident to the con
duct of such business.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of the capital stock of
corporation is hereby fixed at
Ten Thousand Dollars ($I0, 000.0
which shall be divided and represent
I'D by One Hundred (100) shares of
par value Of One Hundred Dol
ars each; and the amount to which
'uch capital stock may be increased
s the sum of twenty-five Thousand
md no-100 Dollars.
When Five Thousand Dollars OF
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-05-11
TO LIBERTY LOAN BOND SUB
SCRlBERS:

The banks desire to announce to
subscribers through the respective
banks undersigned that the bonds OF
the Third Liberty Loan of the Unit
ed States Government have been re-
ceived, and the subscribers are re-
quested to call at their banks to ar
range to take care of their subscrip-
lions.
PLANTERS BANK & TRUST CO.,
PEOPLES STATE BANK,
OPELOUSAs NATIONAL BANK.
ST. LANDRY STATE BANK.
Opelousas, La, May 9. 1918.
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