Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-05-02
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Mrs. Max L. Millison, who. has
been confined to her room for the
past ten days, is able to be out again
There will be play and dance
at Compton School House, tomor-
row, Friday night, May 3.
a Red Cross dance will be
held at Longwoods School, near
Helen, on Monday, May 3.
Work on the tobacco warehouse
at Leonardtown is progressing rapid
" and the. building, SO by 80, will
soon be completed.
There is only one sure way to
keep posted on what st. Mary's and
her people are doing. Read the
BEACON.
DIR. George Ellis and DIR.
Ralph Snapp, of Washington, spent
a few days last week with DIR. b. H..
Camalier, Leonardtown.
Every district in the county has
worked hand for the Liberty Loan,
and should feel good over the sue
cess that has rewarded their efforts.
Mr.. VIM. Meverell Loker was
prominenent among those who help
ed to handle the rush of Liberty Loan
subscriptions at the big meeting in
Leonardtown last Thursday.
Mr.. G. F. Wathen, Jr., did
some good work for the Liberty
Loan, and was especially active at
the Leonardtown meeting last Thurs
day night.
Mrs. Dan Guy, who has been
at St. Mary's Hospital for five weeks
suffering from pneumonia, has re-
covered sufficiently 70 be able to re-
turn to her home.
DIR. q. V. Hayden and Messrs.
John II. T. Briscoe and AL Saunders,
were all busy selling Liberty Bonds
at the public meeting last Thursday.
Mr.. w. Bernard Duke came
down from Baltimore to attend the
Liberty Loan meeting, and incident
ally TO help St. Mary's raise her
quota.
Every section Of st. Mary's can
claim its share in the success Of the
Third Liberty Loan. With an over
subscription that will reach 80 per
cent there is glory enough to go
around.
Mr.. Stephen NJ. Jones, Cashier
OF the Leonardtown Bank of the
Eastern Shore Trust Co, has been
an interchangeable worker for the
Third Liberty Loan, and deserves q
generous share of the credit for the
success OF the meeting at Leonard
town.
If you have not bought your
Liberty Bond it IS still not too late
TO get on the band wagon The
campaign closes on May 4th. Call
up your bank and get yonr name on
the honor roll.
The Red Cross will make their
second War Fund Drive during the
week of Monday, May goth. A big
meeting is being arranged for Leon
ardtown on Tuesday, May 81. De-
tails will be announced later.
In order to save the grass in the
Court House yard and prevent il
from being Uttered up, the children
Of Leonardtown are requested % use
the plot of ground in the middle Of
Main Street as their play grounds.
Mrs. John J. Jenkins aud son
have been visiting Mrs Mamie
Greenwell, of Hunters Retreat,
MedIey's Neck, and spent last Satur
day IN Leonardtown, where they
were dinner guests Of DR.. and Mrs
Frank Camalier.
Misses Nellie Fenwick and
Josephine Fleury, of Washington,
motored to Leonardtown on Thurs
day last. Miss FIeury, who is an
expert driver, was at the wheel.
Mrs. L. +. Abel accom- panied them
on their return to Washington on
Friday.
The dance at st Joseph's Hall,
Morganza, last Friday night was ex-
ceptionally well attended, the big
crowd representing every section of
the county. The next Of these semi
monthly dances will be held on FRI
day, Nav 10th.
BY purchasing Liberty Bond
last Thursday, Horace Peacock not
only contributed to the war chest and
made good investment, but also
furnished an object lesson that re-
suited in number of other subscrip-
tlons.
The Major William Thomas
Chapter, d. A. r., led all the Mary
land Chapters in per capital sub.
seriptions to the Liberty Loan Fund
Of the National Society.
The Girls Fraternities Of st.
Mary's Seminary caught the Liberty
Loan favar ON last Thnrsdav and