Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-05-02

Ilub &FHsl hold q meeting nfluay'
May 8rd. at 8 p. 10, Il the Holly
wood School. All members are r.
quested to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. J. Clements,
of Leonardtown, have received no
tice that their son, Sgt. William NJ.
Clements, has arrived safely in
France. Willie is one of st.
-Mary's first volunteers, having en-
listed in the Medical Reserve Corps
at the outbreak of the war.
Leonardtown extends congratu-
Iations to Mechanicsville aud St.
Mary's City. We went you some
thousands better, but you set the
pace for US, and besides we had the
whole county to help us. Your
meetings were local and ours was
county wide. All honor to you both,
for it was your example that inspir-
ed the balance of the county and
forced us over the top"
Mr.. G. F. Wathen, Jr., county
agricultural agent, has been in
Washington comforting with the
Highways Transport Committee on
the proposition to establish a motor
truck express line in this county,
that will afford direct marketing
from producer TO consumer.
The Liberty Loan Committee is
indebted to Messrs. John w. Jones
and A. d. Carpenter, of Cedar
Point for assisting in transporting
the speakers and band from Leonard
town to Milestone last Friday morn
ing. Both Of these gentlemen readi.
ly and cheerfully rendered the use Of
their cars for this purpose.
The Maryland Council Of DE
fence is de ermined to exterminate
the rats and mice. The amount Of
food and feedstuH that they destroy
is enormous, and a patriotic service
is involved in killing them. In or.
der to give new impetus TO the cam
paign the council viii pay 80 cents
per dozen for rats and 10 cents per
dozen for mice. Don't bring in less
than 3 rats, or 1 mice at a time.
Among those who placed their
cars at the disposal OF the Liberty
Loan Committee last Thursday we're
Messrs. J. @. Greenwich, G. H..
Greenwich, Geo. w. Joy, Jr., Louis
Russell, w. G. Mattingly, Rev. H..
G. Crutchley and the Leonardtown
Co, all Of Leonardtown,
and DIR. w. B. Burch. Of Valley
Lee; J. Allan Coad, Of Porto Bello;
Stanley Baker, Of Milestone, and
julius johnson, Of Morganza
On Friday night, May 3, big
patriotic meeting will be held n
Community Hall, Cedar Point, led
by Rev. Father Matthews, DR. c. v.
Hayden and Mr. J Allan Coad II
is especially DESTROYS that this affair
be well attended, m Gedar Point in-
tends TO make il banner demon
stration Of the we'll known loyalty Of
that section. Election Of officers
and collection Of dues will be de-
ferred until the next meeting
Persons vino subscribed B card
at the public meetings 10 The Third
Liberty Loan, should not aai, until
the last minute 10 complete their
bat should call at
their bank nj once and el7se out the
transaction. This will not only en-
able the county COMMITTEES 20 make
official return and shoN St. Mary's
as having reached her quota, but
will avoid the rush that is bound to
occur on the last DAY. MAY tth.
We are authorized by the Local
Board FOR ST. Mary County 60
state that the five names stricken
from the list, heretofore selected by
the Board on Monday were de-iguat-
cd and directed t. be 50 stricken by
the Government Appeal Agent
under the authority which he claim
ed the right 10 exercise 10 the mat.
ter by virtua Of communication
from the office Of the Adjutant %ene-
raj Of Maryland, under date Of April
70, 1918, presented to the Board by
said Agent.
The chances are that q great
many dances and entertainments
will be held in the county this spring
and summer Don't ieopardise their
success by a duplication Of dates.
Practically every.alfair Of this kind
is advertised in this paper and the
notices should be carefully read be-
fore dates are selected, The editor
can be reached by phone at any time
and will be glad to furnish advance
information that will prevent the
holding of two or more entertain
ments on the same night The semi
monthly dances at st. Joseph's Hall,
Morganza, and the meetings Of Cedar
Point Literary and Debating Society,
held on alternate Friday rights,
practically eliminate that day Of the
week. The selection Of open dates
would undoubtedly tend to increase
tho attendance at all the affairs held
in the county.