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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-27
GAMBLER" WAS
WELL RIDDEN.
Jockey Benson And His Assist
ants Brought The Old Horse
Home Ahead Of Field.
JOY TO THE MASSES.
Those Who Like To Wager A
Bit On The Result Of Fleet
Horse Flesh Contests
Happy.

That scandalous crowd of people OF
Maryland who bet their money on the
outcome Of a contest between horses
as to which of the animals has the
greatest fieetness OF foot, are center
ing about the halls OF learned states
manship at Annapolis today with their
features contorted by wide grins.
Necessarily therefrom Dr. w w.
Davis. and other members and back
ers and supporters OF the Lords Day
Alliance are shrouded in gloom and
among them there can be found not
even one whole smile.
While the betting crowd all had their
field glasses turned strainedly and
yes, il was confessed rather ner-
yously, toward the upper track. the
real winner came in on the turf of
the House track at 6,4212 yesterday
afternoon. The time was not posted
And was there bit of jubilation
when the odds were posted? There
was surely just that In fact it al
most amounted to a celebration when
Speaker Wooden in the. to him very
unwelcome, capacity of announcer
stated that the odds were 45 to AZ and
Gambler had won, with Anti not even
in the money.
Woven into the killing of the effort
to put the kibosh on the sport of kings
there stand out some high lights to-
day. one is the jockeying of the op-
ponents of the effort to kill racing
and the beautiful finish they made
after a somewhat bad start which
might in no small measure be attrib-
uted TO the official handicapper whose
name is alleged TO be Wooden. Rid
den by Jockey Benson the good old
Gambler came in a wonderful winner.
Fresh and not even blowing hard,
much less showing any great amount
of sweat under his saddle blanket the
old critter made the form followers
gasp. But it was admitted that the
riding of Benson, with the stable care
If Mcintosh. the cheering of Bryant
had much to do with the victory
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-27
HOME SERVICE OF
AMERICAN RED CROSS.
Civil Relief For Families Of
Soldiers And Sailors. Good
Work Here.

Men may be the best soldiers in the
world, but if things are not well with
their families at home they lose eff
cheney through worry, and the morale
of the army-that all-important fac
tor-begins to fail.
To alleviate these conditions the
Home Service workers of the Ameri-
can Red Cross, to care for lonely fam
lilies of the fighting men. has been or
ganized
To the soldiers and sailors the Red
Cross means hospitals, doctors and
nurses when they are sick or wound
ed; hospitality and recreation when
off duty in France or at American
cantonments.
To their folks at home the Red
Cross must mean, no less surely the
neighborly counsel and aid which will
keep them in good spirits. health and
comfort
The Home Service of the Red Cross
must be the Nations assurance that
no enlisted mans family shall suffer
for any essential thing that it is with
in its power to give,
The Civil Relief of the Home Ser
vice Section of the Red Cross. to look
after the families of soldiers and sail
ors. has been established in Annapo-
lis. with Miss Nellie Ennis. its secre-
tary Her Office hours are from to 8
D. m. daily al the Municipal Building.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-27
ENSIGN DRAPER KILLED
IN SEAPLANE ACCIDENT.
A Marylander Loses His Life At
Pensacola. Brother of Naval
Officers Wives.

That portion of Annapolis and the
Naval Academy who knew so well En-
sing Thomas w. Draper, of Brighton,
Md, who was killed in seapIane ac-
cident Monday at the Naval Training
School at Pensacola, is shrouded in
gloom.
All who knew him were fond of the
young man. who had spent much of
his time here, with his sisters, Mrs.
Kaufman, wife of Lieut.. Kaufman, U.
S. n, and Mrs. DOnavin, wife of Lieut..
Donavin, U. S. n. His mother is now
also residing here with her daugh-
ters.
Up to a late hour last night news
came here that his body had not been
recovered, although search had been
made, and was continued today.
The body of Ensign Michael Dele
hanty, of Boston, who was killed at the
same time, was recovered and will be
sent TO Boston.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-27
CONCURRENCE ON
ACADEMY BILL.
Anne Arundel Academy Bill Will
Be Settled According To Com
niSsioners' Desires.
MR.. MELVIN'S STAND.
Introducer Of Measure Makes
Statement Showing His
Position In The
Matter.

| Chairman II. p Melvin. OF the
Anne Arundel County Delegation. 70.
day issued the following statement oi
| his position regarding the bill offered
by him to authorize the Board of Edu-
cation to purchase the Anne Arundel
Academy and establish there an agri-
cultural high school:
Il desire to correct mis-statement
in yesterdays Capital, as well as one
the day before in the same connec-
tion. The article yesterday was sup
posed to be by way of correction of
the preceding days article about the
Anne Arundel Academy bill intro
duced by me in the House of Dele
gates.
This bill was handed me by one of
the trustees of the Academy just be-
fore the expiration of the time limit
for introducing bills at this session.
The substance of the bill was explain
ed to me to be that the trustees offer
ed the county a valuable tract of land
at Millersville and $7,50O.00 in cash if
the county would raise another ST.
10000 toward putting up a school
building and maintaining the whole as
county agricultural high school !:
furthermore, that this proposition
should not be consummated even if
the bill passed, except upon the ap-
proval of the County Commissioners
and the County School Board. The
bill, it was said. was simply to give
the necessary authority, and il was
left to these two Boards to decide
whether or not to exercise it. | was
under the impression that the whole
proposition had been taken up with,
and approved by, the official boards
of the county, and thought the propo-
sition a rather attractive one for the
county.
Il had no opportunity at all to con-
suit with the School Board at that
last minute. However, at the very
first opportunity thereafter, / did
make it point to talk with them and
then found that they had had sub
stantially this same proposition be-
fore the Board, and, after full con-
sideration, had decided adversely to
it. l thereupon wrote the trustees of
the Academy to the effect that, in
view of the School Boards position
in the matter, it would not be right
or proper for me to press this legis-
lation, and that l would of course,
abide by the School Boards wishes
as to it, as it was a matter within
their jurisdiction.
THE last two articles that appear
nn N n nj Irv
stated the facts, and as the last ar
ticle gave an incorrect version of the
former and stated that it came from
me, desire to have the above correc-
ton made"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-27
EVERY WOMAN Who
WASTES AN HOUR
Can Count The Life Of One
Soldier Lost, Says Miss
Carita Spencer.
SURGICAL DRESSINGS.
Talks Before One Hundred Or
More Women In St. Anne's
Chapel. Quizz Class
Followed Talk.

More than one hundred women gath
cred yesterday in the lower room OF
St. Anne's Chapel TO hear an address
of Miss Carita Spencer, Vice National
Chairman of the National Surgical
/ Dressings Committee recently return
ed from France.
Mrs. Blojdgett, chairman of the local
committee, introduced Mrs Manson
Smith, chairman of the Surgical Dress
ings Committee for Maryland, who, in
turn introduced Miss Spencer. Miss
Spencer has been across twice during
the present crisis, and was a free
lance, in order that her observations
should not be restricted. She was
given every opportunity to hear and
see for herself, and all organizations
co-Operated. She said the men at the
front are making the maximum sacri-
fee just as we must do. They are alb
solutely "selfless." The Red Cross
work was only actively begun, she said
after America became an Ally. Now
ther are between 1,S00 and 1000 hos
pitfalls, supplied with things they need
most. The Red Cross has been saved
months of investigation by the Surgi-
cal Dressings being already on the
field. There are large workrooms in
Paris, and no request for dressings is
refused. There are also large store
houses and warehouses for holding
dressings for the needs of the Ameri-
can Army only. Ninety per cent. of
the wounded can be saved. said Miss
Spencer if proper dressings can be
procured during the first six hours. In
Italy 1000 dressings made in one
month were ready for the Italian
drive. The relationship between the
French and Americans and the English
and Americans is excellent They are
part of one whole family. The Eng
lish officers say "They are warmed by
the good spirit of the American sol
diers."
Miss Spencer said the public must
realize that the work is going to in
crease, not decrease, and we must
make the supreme effort to get every
body at home behind the men at the
front, and form a splendid fighting
force. Every woman who wastes an
hour now,' said Miss Spencer, "can
count the life of one soldier lost"
Miss Spencer made a strong appeal
for money for the Food Fund for
France. She closed her splendid ad-
dress with a personal appeal from
General Pershing to the women of
America: "Obey orders from the
Front without Question and write,
write. write"
A quiz class followed her talk Miss
Spencer was entertained at luncheon
by Misses Nancy and Margaret Wal
ton, and left for Washington later in
the afternoon
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-27
REAR ADMIRAL
RAMSAY HONORED.
One Of Six New Destroyers Built
For The Navy Bears
His Name.

One of six new destroyers has been
named Ramsey for Rear Admiral
Francis Ramsey of the District of Co
lumbia, a former Superintendent of
the Naval Academy. Names of other
naval heroes given to the destroyers
as announced by Secretary Daniels
are as follows:
McCalla, for Rear Admiral Bowman
II. McCalla, of New Jersey; Braese,
for Capt. Kidder Randolph Breese, of
Pennsylvania; McCook, for Command
er Roderick S. McCook, of Ohio; Co
well, for Master John G. Cowell home
not recorded. and Meredith, for Ma
rine Sergeant Jonathan Meredith. Of
Pennsylvania. All of the commission
ed officers honOTed distinguished
themselves during the Civil War.
Master Cowell was the hero of a
bloody action in the war of 1912, and
Sergt Meredith saved the life of an
officer in a fight with Tripolitan cor
sairs in 1904
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-27
SUPT. FOX SPEAKS
TO MOTHERS CIRCLE.
Talks To Patrons Of Schools At
Interesting Meeting. DR..
Weitznan's Paper.

Before a large gathering of women
of the Mothers Circle, Superintendent
George Fox of the Anne Arundel
County Board of Education, read his
first annual school report yesterday af
ternoon at their program meeting in
the Grammar School Assembly Hall,
which report he discussed at length
with the patrons. superintendent Fox
said he thought the patrons of the
school should know something of the
work of the school and the system and
plans proposed. This was the first in
sight the patrons of the school have
the schools are being conducted, as
it was stated by the president of the
Mothers Circle this morning, Mrs. T.
j. Linthicum, no other Superinten-
dent had ever submitted a report or
discussed school matters with them.
Mr.. Fox talked of the backward pu-
pills, and some of the reasons for their
backwardness, and of the number of
scholars who drop out before the COM
pletion of the course.
His talk was most interesting and
helpful to the patrons present
Dr. Frances e. Weitzman gave an in
teresting and instructive talk on The
AdOlescent Child" 1t was a frank
heart TO heart talk with mothers, and
was couched in the best language, in
offensive and well chosen speech as
well as tactfully expressed.
Mrs. Raymond Stone read a splen-
did paper on What are the Dangers
That Menace Our Boys and Girls Who
Are Permitted to be on the Streets
After Dark?"
Mrs Stone dwelt upon the founda-
ton and formation of habit and what
it frequently leads to. She spoke of
evil companionsship, and its menace,
and of the spirit of restlessness and
idleness that naturally as a result of
children being permitted on the
streets at night. Familiar streets, she
said seem different at night from the
day, and children are more noisy at
night than in the day. Darkness
seems to lend excitement and children
feel freer on the streets at night than
in the daylight Mrs. Stone dwelt upon
the evil companionship of the street
and the idleness and restlessness that
this endangers as bad influence for the
growing children.
Miss Julia Douw sang a solo during
the afternoons program, Miss Queenie
Stone accompanist, and was obliged
TO respond to an encore.
The program was entertaining and
profitable and enjoyed by large unm-
Der of the membership of the Mothers
Circle.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-27
TO ORGANIZE FOR
THIRD LIBERTY LOAN.
Meeting OF Maryland Council OF
Defense. Woman'S
Section.
MEETS SATURDAY.
Mrs. S. Johnson Poe To Give
Full Instructions. A Well
Arranged Program. Com
mittee OF 100.

The meeting Of the Maryland Coun-
CT .' Defense. Woman Syst' on. to lie
held on Saturday, March 30th. at >
p. NJ, at So Franklin street, promises
to be of unsual interest
As it is for the especial purpose of
organizing the Woman's Executive
Committee for the Third Liberty Loan
for Anne Arundel County. any girl or
woman who is willing TO volunteer her
services for this patriotic duty win
be very welcome
Mrs. $ Johnson Poe will address
the meeting and will give full instruc-
tions. advice and marching orders"
to the ladies who are al ont TO take mp
this work for Uncle Sam.
1t is desired to organize commit
tee of one hundred women for Anne
Arundel County, who will put their
shoulders to the wheel and help the
men put the Third Liberty Loan over
the top"
1t is determined that no house shall
be unvisited, that no one shall be al lie
to say that the appeal TO subscribe
try in the great war was not made to
them personally.
There will be a number of pul lie
meetings during the campaign.
The program is being well arrang-
ed. The county women can help very
much by word of mouth They can
always get out the crowd" If their
special talent does not lie in selling
bonds there are other ways in which
they can help.
The space being somewhat limited
for the Saturday meeting, any one
wishing to attend should notify the
Office secretary of the Council of De-
fense between the hours of . and II
in order that sufficient chairs may be
provided.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-27
BUDGET BILL IS
FINALLY PASSED.
Small Fight Made On Measure
By Senator Speicher, But
He Is Outvoted.
WISHED TO BE RECORDED.
psogblican Floor Leader, How
ever. Declined To Press OPP
nosition To Extra Session
Point.

~aa Governors budget bill has been
..sa hr tac Senate Only three
-.ua.r. u. rbe upper house voted
.-.n.. " They are Senator Speicher,
f..e and Nuttlc 1t had been persist
,,r r.naIgd about the State House
.., ,far. would De active opposition
..n. bguaa. iu the Senate. One Sen
..- a, least was expected to go far
enough u his opposition to endanger
... MASSAGE of the bill at this session.
should Oh. bin fail of passage during
.-. regular session the Governor is
required hg law 10 call special ses-
sion ,o act upon it,
Danger of This, however, appears
m have been aycrted for the House is
rr likely to hold up the bill sent to
2 arum thc Senate today. Even the
Senator. who were most outspoken in
.ar opposition to the budget as pre-
ea.rI hy the executive were reluc-
an. .u bring about an embarrassing
.uauuu under present conditions.
Senator Speicher made the only real
Eht against the budget and he appar-
entity did this with the view of ex-
planning his position and not to hold
a the BILL
senator Speicher pointed out two
TNs.nus of the bill, one providing
$4,000 "a year for fuel for the Mary
land state Normal School and the
other $4,000 "a year for agricultural
rngwcnts for the State tuberculosis
Na.lar.um were among the things
a' made it impossible for him to
we for the bill. He also protested
Elns. the manner in which it was
pushed 60 its third reading.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-27
REAL MERIT IS TO
COUNT HEREAFTER.
Amendment To The State Roads
Commission Law Meets With
General Favor.

The House bill introduced by Mr..
Mcintosh providing a merit system
for the Roads Commission passed its
third and final reading in the Senate
last night This plan, civil service
proposition, will be watched with con-
siderable interest and possibly with
not a little regret by political chief
tains who regard moves of this sort as
tending to usurp their job distribution
prerOgative.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-27
Founders Day.

The Society of the Ark and Dove
viii celebrate Founders Day today at
the seventh social court of the So
ciety, to be held in the rooms of the
Colonial DANES, AZ North Charles
street. Baltimore Founders DAY
commentaries the 2S4 anniversary of
the founding of Saint Marie's City by
Governor Leonard Calvert and the
first colonists of Maryland.
Appropriate addresses viii be made
and historic papers read.
The Hon. George Marbury Macken-
zie. of Baltimore, is Governor of the
Society of the Ark and DoTe. Mr. and
Mrs. George W. Hodges. of this city,
are two of the five charter members of
the Society.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-27
WOMEN GET ANOTHER
SUFFRAGE WALLOP.

The Senate, where the advocates of
votes for women centered their fond
est hopes, has voted to indefinitely
postpone consideration of the War
field bill extending to women the right
to vote in Presidential elections. This
action came last night, when the bill
was called up by Senator Warfeld.
Senator Grason moved indefinite post
ponement and his motion prevailed 13
to IL With the exception of the au-
thor of the bill, who spoke briefly, the
Senatorial advocates of suffrage made
no fight.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-27
TO ELECT VESTRY
OF SAINT ANNES.

The annual election of four mem
bers of the Vestry of st. Anne's viii
be held on Monday of next week, Eas-
ter Monday, according to custom.
Four members of the VestTy will be
voted out of Office and four members
voted in. The same four may be re-
elected and in past years this custom
has been very generally followed.
The election TO be participated in by
the qualified voters of the congTega-
ton of the church. will be held at
noon in the Guild room of the church
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-27

Beautiful piece of land on Chesa-
peake Bay near mouth of Patuxent
River will be developed by owner,
and in order to interest a good class
of people in IL proposition, the
owner will sell several beautiful Bun
galow or Villa Sites in half acre to
five acre lots to desirable purchasers,
at very low price, and on reasonable
terms Property fronts on a beauti-
full land locked harbor and is part OF
a large game preserve
RENDEZVOUS,
Box 597, Annapolis, Md.
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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-27
MID-WEEK SERMON BY
CHAPLAIN S. K. EVANS.

This evening at o'clock, the last
Of .ae series of mid-week Lenten SER
mons will De preached in st. Anne's
Church The preacher will be Chap
Tain Evans of the Naval Academy.
00 Friday the Three Hours Devo-
Zion of the seven last words spoken by
he blessed Lord on the Cross will be
Conducted by the Rev. George Saw
age OF Millersville
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-27
Miss Voinot Accepts Position.

Miss Eugene Voinot, daughter of
Prof. and Mrs. Paul E. Voinot, of the
Naval Academy, has accepted a cleri-
cal position at the Naval Academy as
stenographer
Miss Voinot is a graduate of the
Annapolis High School and took a
course in the Commercial Department
there
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-27
TAX COMMISSION
BILL IS KILLED.

The Spejchcr bill proposing the re-
.a"'on of The State Tax Commission
F" o oHcwau commission died sud
@..E IN the Senate last night Only
q 'f" moments were required to dis
pose oi the measure which was vot-
cd down l. to-
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-27
Mrs. Howard Thomas III.

Mrs. Howard Thomas, who was be-
fore her marriage, Miss Daisy Gran
dell, of this city, is quite i'll at the
Emergency Hospital, where she was
subject yesterday to a delicate opera
tion. DR.. Raymond Spear was the
operating surgeon. The patient is re-
ported to be resting comfortably this
morning.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-27
Marriage License Granted.

The Clerk of the Court today grant
ed a marriage license to George Henry
Snyder, of Baltimore, Md, and Miss
Miriam Margaret Feldmeyer, of An
napolis.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Z. Feldmeyer, College
avenue, and a former teacher in the
Annapolis High School.
The groom is an army officer sta
toned at Camp Gordon The wedding
took place today.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-27
Pure Food Supper Tonight.

Under the auspices of the District
Nurses Aid Society Of Eastport,
Pure Food Supper" will be given this
evening at the City Assembly Rooms,
in the Municipal Building.
Supper will be served twice, the
first at o'clock sharp, and the sec
ond at Z o'clock.
It is necessary for those taking sup
per to be on time for each service Of
the meal Generous patronage IS
solicited. The Eastport District
Nurses Aid is doing a splendid work
and is worthy of encoura gemnt-
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-27
FREE Site For
Hotel!

To person who will build a house
with rooms and accommodations and
operate a summer hotel or boarding
house for so people from May 1st to
Thanksgiving Day, will give a beau
tiful site on the Chesapeake Bay near
the mouth of the Patuxent River, ad-
joining a large game preserve. Boa.
landing on property, four boats to and
from Baltimore every week. Plenty
of oysters, fish, crabs and game.
Beautiful land locked harbor also on
property. This is a very desirable 10
cation for an exclusive summer re-
sort Address
RENDEZVOUS,
Box h97 Annannlis. Nd
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-27
EAGLES Dance Postponed.

The grand ball to have been given
tomorrow evening by the Annapolis
Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles, has
been postponed until Thursday, April
11th.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-27
NOTICE!
The Farmers National Bank
ANNApnII Mn

GOOD FRIDAY, MARCH Goth, 1918,
being legal Holiday this Bank will
be closed. Paper maturing March
10Th, 30th and 31st, will be payable on
Monday, the First of April, 1918.
l.. d. GASSAWAY,
m26-4t Cashier.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-27
THE WEATHER.

For Maryland
Fair tonight, tc1ncpraturo
slightly below freezing;
Thursd y fair.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-27

, nEe O Ietter from home.
: chat il follows you
..-sra- you go. 3octs a
month by mall
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-27

Box 597. Annapolis, Nd.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-27
Navy Men, Notice!

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