The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-06-18
The DAILY BANNER
Brief Local News
Grand Opera House tonight.

High School will meet at the parish
house tomorrow night at 7.15 o'clocl
Miss Jean Fox, of Torres iale. Pa.
is the guest of Mrs. Henry Lloyd. il.
at her home on Mill street
Mrs Howard Bradshaw left on thu
boat last night for Crewe, Va, to at
tend the funeral of her uncle, Mr.
Benjamin S. Robbinett.
Mrs. Russell Lidard, of Baltimore
is spending sometime in this city
visiting her parents, Capt. and Mrs
Levin Lewis, Choptank avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Tschudi, OF
Baltimore, are the guests of Mrs
Tschudi's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
c. Mills, at their home on Oakley st
Mr.. H. L. Edmonds, President OF
the Dixie Realty Co., IS spending
several days in Baltimore, where he
is conducting a large sale Of real es,
tate
! Mr.. and Mrs. Pinkney Harrison re,
ceived word yesterday that their son
Calvin Harrison, has landed safe in
France. Young Harrison enlisted
enc year ago today.
Miss Isabelle Goslin, who gradu-
ated from Blackstone College, Black
! stone, Va, last week has arrived
home at Linkwood, to cpend the
summer with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert Goslin.
Mrs. George W. Meekins and little
! son, Tinsley, arrived home this morn
| ing on the B., c. & A. steamer, after
having spent several months in Dali
las, Texas, visiting Mrs. Meekins
mother, Mrs. Carrie Tinsley.
Starting last night, the mail
which has been leaving the Cam
bridge postofiicc at 80 p. m, for
Hurlock, via bus, closed at 5.45 p.
m. the earlier hour being the result
of the new schedule on the B., c. &
! A. Railway.
| Mr. and Mrs r. E. Thompson, Mr..
and Mrs A. B. Westbrook and chill
dren, of Portsmouth, Va, are visit
! ing Mrs. Edward Eskridge, at her
home on Church street, to attend the
commencement exercises of her dau-
ghter, Miss Vivian L. Eskridge.
Mrs. Charles Davis and her moth
er, Mrs. Groell, have returned to
Philadelphia, in their machine, after
having spent sometime in town. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Harry
Wilson, and daughter, Louise, and
Mrs. Richard Hooper.
Jack Pickford and Louise Huff, the
screens fayorites, are featured III
Jack And JILL" a western DRAMA
that's entirely different. It's full of
thrills and smiles; you will enjoy ev-
cry moment of this big Paramount
special, at the Grand Opera House
tonight. Regulars and 10c. prices.
Slowly, but surely, the Leonard
Memorial Fund is growing. No So
licitors have been sent out, or will
be asked to collect money for this
fund. Every cent given toward the
erection of tablet to the memory
of the first Dorchester county man to
die for his country, will come as a
voluntary offering. Contributions
are being received at this Office and
everyone is asked to give at once.
Tomorrow afternoon the colored
drafted men of Dorchester county
leave on the boat, enroute for Camp
Meade, to go in training for military
service There will be patriotic SER
vices before they depart, and the
citizens of Cambridge are asked to
display flags. The women of the
town, having colored servants i'll
their homes, are requested to let
them off early in order that they may
participate in the parade.
Mr. L. R. Evans and family, who
have resided at Elliott Island for
many years, have removed to Cam
bridge. A great many of the people
of Elliott are moving away, it being
estimated that within the past two or
three years more than one-half of
the residents have moved off of the
Island. The population now is in
the neighborhood of $50, while only
few years ago the population was
from 500 to 500 persons.
The biggest War Savings Stamp
meeting that has been held on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland will be
held next Sunday afternoon at Shi-
lob campground. The meeting will
likely be attended by people from at
least three or four counties. as the
location is such that people from
| Talbot, Caroline, Dorchester and Wi
comico can easily reach it. Cover
nor Harrington will be one of the
speakers, and in addition to the Gov
ernor, there will be other men Of ma
tional reputation, one or more of
whom are likely to be Generals from
Camp Meade. The meeting will be
at three o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Our men in the trenches and on
the submarine chasers are doing
their part. Are you doing your
part? Buy War Savings Stamps to
your utmost capacity.
| Five thousand gallons of life say
| ing gas are being manufactured each
{ day at an American Red Cross plant
/ in France This gas which is being
made with the approval of the U. S.
Army, is Nitrous oxide and oxygen,
an anaesthetic rapidly growing in ia