The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-27
The DAILY BANNER
Brief Local News
Grand Opera House tonight.

Trumpeter Paul r. Mcbride. who
is stationed at Paris Island, S. c.. is
home on brief furlough
Mr.. Hubert Tyler left on the boat
last night, after spending Christmas
with his mother in this city.
Mr.. Oscar R. Wiley, of Baltimore,
is spending several days in CAM
bridge as the guest Of relatives
Mr.. John D. Tall, of Baltimore, left
on the boat last night, after spending
| Christmas as the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ollie Andrews.
Mr. Robert Ransone, of Chester,
| Pa. is spending the week with his
mother. Mrs. John W. Ransone. at
her home on Locust street.
Miss Martina E. Shenton, who tea
ches school at Golden Hill, is spend
ing the Christmas holidays with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Shen-
ton, at Taylor's Island.
Miss Margaret Carpenter, who
holds government position in Balti--
more, is spending the holidays with
her parents, at their home at Tay-
lor's Island.
Captain w. Oscar Barkley has been
spending the Christmas holidays
with his sisters, Mrs. VIM. S. Car
mine and Miss Ella Barley, at their
home on Church street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry D. Mcbride
and little daughter, Helen, of Will
mington, Del, are spending the Xmas
holidays with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. I. Mcbride, this city.
Mr.. Ambrose Dunn, of Whining
ton, Del, spent several days this
week as the guests of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Dunn, this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Mcbride and
son, Master Irving, of Wilmington,
have returned home, after having
spent Christmas Day with his pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. J. 1. Mcbride,
Choptank avenue.
Messrs. Harrington & Bayly, of
this city, have received the contract
for furnishing the curtains for the
new postoffice building. This would
seem to indicate that the new build
ing is to be occupied shortly
List of letters remaining uncalled
for in the Cambridge postotice to
Dec. 20: R. Bergman, Davis Ship
building Co., Harrison Dashiell, Den
wood Jones, D. P. Leonard, ]. T. Tub
man. Margt. A. Buchanan, Mrs. Car
RE Nichols, Mrs. Jacob Vance,.
Walter Wright, Postmaster.
II anyone has bought a book, and
is not going to use it, it will be very
greatly appreciated if they will give
it to the committee, as Is books have
been lost, and the chairman of the
Smileage Book Committee is respon-
sible for them when settling with the
War Department.
MY Four Years in Germany" is
in ten reels, the longest picture ever
shown in Cambridge, with the excep-
ton of THE Birth of a Nation" On
account Of the extreme length of this
picture, it will be shown once only
at the Grand Opera House tonight,
starting at o'clock. THE House
Of Hate" will be shown at 7.30 and
1915.
On Christmas Eve the female en-
ployes of the J. G. McCrory Company
5 & 10c. stores were pleasantly re-
minded that they had been in the
Company's service for one year or
longer by being the recipients of let
tiers from the Company's New York
office. enclosing checks amounting to
SIS, $40, or SIS, according to term
of service. This is a custom which
has prevailed in McCrory Stores for
many years.
When on October 25, 1915, the
Kaiser shook his fist in the face of
Ambassador James w. Gerard and
told him that after the war was end
ed he would stand no nonsense from
the United States. he did not realize
that the patience OF Americans would
soon reach the breaking point.
The whole series of incidents, the
plot and intrigue, the broken promi-
ses, the deliberate disregard of all
the rights of a friendly nation in the
insane desire to rule the world, is
clearly shown in the wonderfully
vivid motion picture reproduction of
Mr.. Gerard's book, my Four Years
In Germany" which will be shown
at the Grand Opera House two days,
starting tonight.
A Christmas entertainment will be
| held at the new store, Golden Hill,
on Tuesday evening, Dec. 81, at 100
O'Clock. Everybody is requested to
join in making this happy time for
the children, those of Hargis, Meek
ms Neck, st. Johns, Forest and
Keene's Schools all being cordially in
yited. Santa Claus is expected to be
present, and everyone who can recite
or sing something in his honor is ask
ed to do so. The store will be
trimmed on Monday afternoon, and
those who can help will please come,
bringing evergreens and any other
decorations The only donations ask
ed are one or two pound packages of
sugar, to be left at any of the stores,