The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-03-29
COUNTY HEADQUARTERS AT
aOVER THERE" CANTONMENT
A Glad Welcome to Be Extended to
All Persons From This
Locality.
Big Advance Sale Of Tickets.

That the folks from down home"
may feel perfectly at home and well
come at the Fifth Regiment Armory
when they visit the great Liberty Loan
Cantonment, "Over There" arrange
ments have been made by the commit
tee to establish a county headquar-
tiers at the Armory.
Each county will have a committee,
which will be in the nature of a recep-
ton committee, and when Jim Jones
or Mrs. Martha Simpson visits the
cantonment and finds herself unable
to locate any Of his or her friends,
and when that little lonely feeling
threatens to spoil ones good time,
then Mr.. Jones or Mrs. Simpson can
go to thescounty headquarters, pick
out the county from which they hail,
and there be given the "glad hand"
by those in charge of that particular
county booth.
Nine times out of ten both Jim
Jones and Mrs. Simpson will know in
timately those in charge of their
county booth, and in less time than it
takes to tell they will soon get rid Of
the lonely feeling, and find them
selves in the midst of old friends, and
ready to enjoy the numerous attrac-
tons at the cantonment.
Through this arrangement 1t is
probable that many old friendships
will be renewed, and impromptu fam
lily reunions will be- "the thing" by
having the county folks meet at
county headquarters.
Visitors to Baltimore on the open
ing day of "Over There" March 80,
will be given an opportunity to not
only see the war tank Britain
mia" but also see it in action-doine
stunts which caused CONSERVATION In
the German Army when those mon.
sters of destruction first made their
appearance in battle. The tank will
not be shown at the Fifth Regiment
Armory, on account of it's great weight
--thirty-four tons. The Maryland
Jockey Club, however, has consented
to the use of the Pimlico Race Course
for this purpose, and at its own ex
pense. will erect building fifteen by
twenty feet, have trenches dug
mounds thrown up and other obstacles
placed, 1t being the idea of those who
have charge of this feature of the
War Exhibition to make 1t as realistic
as possible. The tank will be in Bal.
timore only on the opening day of the
show.
The advance sale of tickets to "Over
There" which is said to be the largest
for any one show ever known, is still
rapidly growing, approximately 400.
900 having been disposed of so far.
The committee on admission of which
Judge John C. Rose and Albert G.
Towers are city and county chairmen
respectively, are using every endeavor
to give the tickets the widest possible
distribution. Upwards of 5000 letters
were sent out last week to physicians.
lawyers, preachers. architects, build
ing and loan Associations. clubs, den
fists, educational institutions, mer-
chants, etc. Just how the committee
In charge will take care of the vast
crowds which the stupendous sale Of
tickets denotes will attend the Can
torment, was at first question which
gave much concern. but arrangements
have now been made whereby there
will be practically no difficulty expert
enced in handling the enormous
crowds.
There will be three exhibitions
daily. The first will be from 10 A. M.
to IL M; the second will be from
p. NJ to 5 p. M; the third from Z
P. NJ. to II P. M. This means that
the Armory will be actually closed for
one hour at the end of each exhibition
during which time the building will
be cleared of all visitors.
All the exhibits which will feature
the Cantonment will be vivid end i'm.
pressive. They will include demon.
stratiens of practically every phase of
war work there Is. The Red Cross
will have a field dressing station
which will be an exact replica Of those
now In service behind the Lines while
other phases of Red Cross activities
will be demonstrated The Y. M. e
A. will show one of its travel huts
which are doing such vital work for
the boys at the front, the Y. w. c. A.
will have miniature hostess house
in operation, the Army and Navy will
have splendid exhibits of their work,
In addition to which there will be
thrilling war movies. a war trophy .ex-
hibit of $500 pieces, an exhibition of
thousands of war posters collected in
all parts Of the world. band concerts,
prominent soloists. speakers-in fact,
nothing has been neglected that will
aid in making the Cantonment the
most elaborate and spectacular show
ever given in this country.
A unique feature of the entire pro-
auction lies in the fact that there will
Pc nothing sold except meals. The
Cantonment is anything but money
making scheme, it having been pro-