The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-06-14
RREVITIES

of space.
Mrs, Willie BealI will hold an
icecream and parcel post sale at her
home, -.sDumblane," Saturday. June
%. Everyone will be welcome.
Mr.. Chas. Rawlings, clerk in the
office of the Circuit Court was operat-
ed on for appendicitis at Providence
Hospital Yesterday morning.
Mr.. and slrs. Frank W. Hill and
family, who spent the winter III Wash
ington, have returned to their home,
"Dleakhill. -
The commencement exercises OF
the Marlboro High School will take
place on Monday, June 18th, at Gihf
bons' Hall, s p. m.
We regret to learn that County
Treasurer Fuller sustained severe
bruises. from a fall on Tuesday night,
and is confined to his home.
There will be Red Cross dance at
Modern Woodmen>' Hall, MitchellVilles
on Saturday, June 18th.
The Brandywine Auxiliary of the
American Red Cross will give Dance
and Gard Party at the Brandywlne
High School, on Friday evening, June
18th, 1918
The Red Cross dance which was
scheduled to take place at St. Barnabas,
parish hall, Iceland, on June 10Th, has
been postponed until June 22ld.
Mrs. George j. Meyers, wife of
Commander Meyers, and little son, OF
Annapolis, and Mrs, Douglas Thomas,
of Baltimore, are spending a week with
their aunt, Mrs Frederick Sasscer.
Mr.. Douglas Thomas will also be with
them for the week end.
Among the graduates of the Johns
Horkins University on Tuesday was
Mrs. Catherine Bowie Clagett Thomas,
daughter of the late Thomas j. CIagett,
of this county. She received the degree
of Bachelor of Science.
We have just received ten -Four
Ninety Chevrolet cars for immediate
delivery If you want new car this
season our advice is to buy now as the
production is limited Act quickly as
this shipment will soon be sold out.
Southern Maryland Garage.
News leaked out this week Of the
marriage of Miss Eulalia Robey, OF
Waldorf, to Mr. Joseph N. Rldgely, OF
this town. The ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. F. j. Loughran at St
Mary's Church on May 18th last. Mr.
Ridgely is now taking mechanical
instructions at the Pennsylvania State
College for service cover there.
The members of the Mellwood Red
Cross Auxiliary are requested to meet
at .'Keokuk' Monday, June 24th, in
stead of Tuesday, the 25th. Mrs. Percy
Duvall will give talk upon Efficiency
: w avs of Rising M Dney. and other
interesting matters.
MISS SUSAN E. CLAGEFT, Chairman:
As a result of the registration IL
t his county of young men available iol
service in the National Army, VINO nave
become q years old since June last,
there are 23S subject to call. OF these,
159 are white and 10 colored. Fansvlilt
district made the best showing, II
being registered. Marlboro dlstnc
registered 9. In Hyattsville district Is
registered, but this district furnished
nearly all of Company +, the cfat
organization of the States National
Guard, large majority of whom
volunteered.
The choir of st. Patrick's Church,
Washington, D. c., will give a concert,
consisting of sacred music. camp songs
and patriotic songs, on Sunday, June
23rd, 1918, at $3.50 D. M, at GiDbons
Hall. this town, for the benefit OF St
Marv's Red Cross Auxiliary. This
famous choir will render the same pro
gram used in their visits to camps anC
Red Cross benefits in and aroune
Washington, and cannot fail to dellgh1
the public with this great opportunity
to hear fine music Admission 80 cents
children under II years, % cents. lee
cream and cake for sale.
The County Board of Education
reorganized Tuesday by electing George
P. McCeney. of Laurel, president ant
Brice Bowie, of Riverdale, vice-presi
dent. George w. Rawlings, fornerl,
a member of the Board of Election
Supervisors, took the oath of office a
a member of the Education Board
succeeding Virgil Nj. Lawrence, o
Aquasco The county superintendent
E. S. Burroughs, was authorized t
designate one fourth the number 0
white teachers to attend summe
schools. Miss Alice Dandy, teacher i
the Hyattsville High School, resigned
to take effect at the end of this year
The resignation of Miss Myra Alexar
der. teacher at Berwyn, was accepted
The new school building at BerWyn wa
accepted.
i earnestly appeal to every MAJ
woman, and child to pledge themselVe
on or before the 28th Of June to saw
constantly and to buy as regularly
possible the securities of the Cover
ment: and to do this as far as possIb
through membership in War Saving
Societies. The 18th of June ends tn
special period of enlistment IN tn
great volunteer army of production an
saving here at home. May there
none unenlisted on that day!
(Signedj WOODROW WILSON
Lieut.. G. Dent Townshend, son {
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. d. Townshend,
Mitchellville, and Miss Esther Dole.
of Topeka, Kan, were married IN Ne
York Tuesday. Owing to the fact thu
Lieutenant Townshend is eXpectn
orders at any time, the wedding W;
FASTENED and was quite informal. II
was practicing medicine in WashingtC
when he entered the service and WI
selected as one Of the surgeons to tai
a special course in brain surgery at Il
University of Chicago. Atterward
was sent to Fort Riley and while thel
met Miss DoIleY, who is the daught
of prominent Topeka business ma
He was recently ordered East to ava
orders.