The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-11-15
BREVITIES

Mr.. George 3. Merrck has pucna6
ed the barber shop of William F. Sedg'
wick, who had to give up business or
account of i'll health Mr.. Merrick viii
use the building for law Office.
Lieut.. John d. Bowling has been
recently notified that he was on July
1st last promoted to a First Lieuten-
ancy in the Marines. He is now at
hospital in Paris, recupecating from
recent wounds.
MOVING Pictures at l o . F hall,
Forestville, Nd, Sat, November 18th.
at 730. Admission Csc. The pictures
will be life size and the program will
be first class.
A play entitled Popping the Cues
ton" will be presented at .Cheltenham
School on Wednesday, 9th, 300 2. M.
for the benefit of the Red Cross Aux
liary.
Robert G. MacCartee of Hyatts-
Vile, Md, has received his third pro-
M otion in France. He is now regimen
tai sergeant major with the I'd Division
of the expeditionary forces. MacCartee
was formerly official stenographer for
the circuit court of Prince Geores coun-
ty and stenographic work in the local
courts. He went overseas with fight
ing 18TH as the 18th Field Artillery
is called, in December, 1917.
The annual meeting of the memb-
ers of the Red Cross in Prince George $
County will be held at the Court
House, Upper Marlboro, Wednesday,
November 20, at eleven O'Clock A. M,
for the purpose OF electing delegates to
the National Red Cross Conven ton,
and to elect the Board of Dire ctors for
the county and such other off GERS as
may be necessary, as well as to trans
act such other business as may be
brought before the body.
The following Auxiliaries, -Croome
(colored and white), Forestville, Mel
wood, ST. Anne, Trinity, st. Mary's
Manor, Blue Ribbon, Wiling Workers,
(colored) and Colored Cooperative ln
dus trial, may obtain Christmas boxes
and return same when filed, until Nov
10Th, to the local subcommittee for in
spection, of which Mrs. John H Ira
band Is chairman. Please bring officiar
tag and ten cents, in stamps, paletl
post due 20 Hoboken, from which place
they will be sent to our Boys cover
there.
AS officially announced in this paper
the fall term of the Circuit Court, post
poned from October 6, will open Mon
day. November Is. The following
changes have been made in the jury
lists printed at that time: G. 2. Bick
ord, in place of w G. Frisbee, Nor
val Y. Tippett in place Of Alexander
II. Terrett, W. E. Tower for Barton l.
Wallace M. Dixon, William
7. KIock in placed OF Daniel Buck, John
B. Alsop in place of George Wells,
John M. Bowie in place of Robert +.
N elson and William Luers in place OF
Rigal O. Beali.
= Announcement is made by Mrs. II
J. Patterson, general chairman OF the
Prince Georges County unit of the
MARYLAND Council of Defense, woman
section that plans are being made to
held a meeting of the county women
the latter part of November at Brandy
wine. This will be historic meeting. |
It will be the first one following the |
victory towards which the women OF |
the county have been working and to
the assembling of tho sc who |
have more than the second line OF de |
tense for the American boys at the |
front, will bea significant thing for
every woman attending.
The County Executive Committee
for United War Work Campaign are
very anxious to have daily reports from |
each district of the daily subscriptions
30 that the same can be promptly re-
ported to the State committee. 1t is
material to the State Committee to |
know daily what ca CHI county in the
State is doing so they may keep prop |
err track of the campaign and know
VIII ere any extra effort is necessary.
1t is therefore earnestly requested that
all solicitors for subscriptions give the
necessary time to the work to cover theli
territory early, and report each day the
amount of their co ntributions received,
to their District Chairman, who in turn
is asked to report daily to M. c. McNah,
Upper Marlboro, the county chairman.
1.-The Executive Committee foi
Prince Georges County in the United
War Work Com paign proposes the
preparation of a record of the work OF
Prince Gergee's County, in this camp
align; it's organization in the county,
and in each district of the county; the
allotment to each district; the amout
actually dona ted and the names and
addresses of all subscribers in each
district, alphabetically arranged; anG
at the close of the campaign, that
the same be suitably bound and placed
in the custody Of The Clerk Of the
Circuit Court; and that legislation be
sought to make it permanent record
of the court. The executive com mittee
of the county requests each district
chairman and leader to keep an accur-
ate record of the subscIip lions in hls
district with view to making this re
ord complete for Prince Geo rye :
County"