Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-05-09
RED CROSS WEEK
FULL OF INTEREST.
Program For Annapolis Begins
With Church Service May 19
In All Churches.
PIED PIPER PARADE.
Monday, May 20, To Be Largest
Ever Held In This City.
A Full Week For Red
Cross Drive.
Cross Drive.

On sunday, May ~, addresses on
Red Cross work Will be heard in all
the churches in annapolis. This
opens the program for the big drive in
which Anne Arundel County forces.
including everyone from the kiddies
and up. Will contribute 10 make this
week a festive occasion. All you lit
tie boys and girls who want 10 walk
IN the Pied Piper parade Monday eve
ning, May 20, report 10 your teachers.
III you have no teacher and il you are
a member OF the Red Cross you can
tell Mrs c. II. Foster. Sc Maryland
avenue, that you want to follow the
Pied Piper and wear a red hat in the
parade. This Pied Piper is a very
wonderful piper, too. He is going to
draw all the wicked, idle dollars in
the town and take them with him to
help the fight for poor helpless peO-
pie and sick soldiers "oyer there"
But he will leave all the little chill
dren for their mammas here. The
parade is to be one of the largest ever
seen in Annapolis and will include a
big representation of every organiza-
tion in Annapolis and some from the
county. The procession will pass in
review before Governor Harrington,
Admiral Eberle, Captain Mutton and
others. \ large mass meeting will
follow at the Bladen Street Armory.
where the Governor will introduce a
number of prominent speakers. The
parade will begin at p NJ
On Tuesday, May 21st, in the morn
ing, a sale of vegetable plants for
transplanting, will be in charge of
Mrs. Basil and Mrs Bright, who will
appoint a number of young girls to
assist. There will be stands in a num-
ber of locations, one at the Court
House corner to attract Murray Hill
marketers. one at the City Market, and
one at SO Maryland avenue others
may be named later.
On Tuesday evening the enlisted
mems dance will draw a large crowd
of officers and men from the camps.
Begin to watch your step! for many
fair girls from Washington, Baltimore
and even New York and Philadelphia
are coming to make the occasion am
enhancing one
The pageant by the Patriotic League
at p. NJ. Wednesday, May 22nd, at
st. Johns College, has already been
given a full account in the papers, and
will be witnessed under very favor
able circumstances. Mrs William o.
Stevens and Mrs. Wolcott Hall have
already begun to rehearse the scenes
from the history of Maryland. Al
large number will take part. Mrs
Thomas L. Catch is chairman Of the
Committe in charge.
Thursday. May 23rd, delightful
silver tea at Severnside, Mrs Rich
ard Mortons home. will draw many
devotees of the tea tables TO this de-
lightful spot Everyone should go, for
a little walk in the country these days
is essential TO happiness and health.
We all walk more these democratic
times The Pied Piper parade. too,
will be conspicuous for its absence of
cars. The tea is to be given by the
local Red Cross Chapter, though Mrs.
Morton will be hostess.
Friday. May oath. an entertainment
and supper will be held in the after
noon and evening at the home of Mrs.
John Thomas Hall, 3rd, at Tracey's
Landing. West River A delicious
supper will be served. Arrangements
for busses and trucks will be made by
the committee. of which Mrs. John
Hood is chairman, to take all those
who wish to go. Announcement of the
plan for transportation will be made
( later
An excellent performance will be
given by the Five Arts Club, both
afternoon and evening at the Colonial
Theatre, Saturday, May 25th. A
special theatre program is being ar
ranged and local business men will be
given an opportunity to advertise their
stores or personalities.
On Saturday afternoon a baseball
game by two teams from Camp Meade
will be played at the grounds of the
W. B. & A, at Academy Junction.
! The game is called at $50 o'clock.
Prices in the grandstand, so cents;
bleachers. % cents.
! So don't make any engagements for
/ this week. and remember the Presi-
dent has said, Your duty is your op-
portunity to give generously to the
continuation of the work of the Red
| Cross"