Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-12-12
LOcaIEise and Otherwise.
Join the Red Cross.

friends in Washington.
The Xmas Roll Call of The Red
Cross is not campaign for funds.
1t is a camgaign for members.
Miss Teresa Herbert, of Wash
ington, is spending this week with
her mother, Mrs. Nina Herbert,
Leonardtown.
Join the American Red Cross
in appreciation of its service to our
soldiers and to strengthen its hand
during the reconstruction.
One big heart ard one little
dollar are the only qualifications
needed to secure full membership in
the Red Cross.
Make the Red Cross as eIfec-
tive in peace as it has been in war.
Join next week during the Xmas
drive for memberships.
Judge B. H. Camalier left on
Monday for Prince Frederick to
attend the December Term Of Court
for Calvet county.
Miss Madeline Camalier, of
Leonardtown, is spending few
days with her sister, Mrs. Thomas
J. Gaffney, in Baltimore.
Read the Xmas announcement
of /. s. Johnson's store in this issue
Thursday, Dec. 10th, will be Santa
Claus Day at his store in Leonard
town.
The many friends of Miss Lii
liam Mattingly, of Bushwood, will
delighted to know that she is con-
valescing from her recent illness.
Miss Catherine Mattingly, the
obliging assistant to Postmaster
Duke, of Leonardtown, spent the
first few days of this week visiting
friends in Baltimore.
The Hollywood Community
Club will hold special meeting at
the Hollywood School on Thursday,
Dec. II, at p. m. All members
are requested to attend.
Guy Brothers, Of Clements.
have just received another consign-
ment of Chevrolet cars, and also
have on hand plenty Of wire fencing
and half a car load of bugRies.
Mr.. Claude HAYDEN, for num-
Der of years associated with the
commission firm of EdeIen Bros,
in Baltimore, has retired from active
business and returned to his home
in this county.
Tuesday, Dec. 81, 1918, has
been selected as the date for a play
and dance to be given at Community
Hall, Cedar Point, under the direc-
tion of Mrs. VIM. M. Hilton. Far
Their notice will appear later.
The usual semi-mouthly dance
under the auspices OF the knights
Of st. Joseph will be given at St.
-TTJoSsphE fffzfii,,- tomorF6w friday
evening. Darroch's Orchestra will
furnish the music.
Are you member OF the Rcd
Gross? As Lieutenant Croix, OF the
French Army, stated at St. Mary's
City on Sunday, all you need have
in the way of qualification is a
heart and dollar"
The usefulness of the Red Cross
is not confined to war. In famine.
epidemic, pestilencef earthquake,
and in every disaster, 1t is the first
on the job and the last to leave.
Hence its need for year member
ship.
From the report Of tbs Con
servation Commission of the dis
tribution made from its several fish
hatcberies it appears thas $500
large-month bass and $500 catfish
have been placed in Breton's Bay,
81. Mary's Co.
The annual Xmas drive to in
crease the membership in the Red
Cross starts on next Monday, Dec.
I6, and ends on the following Mon
day, Dec. 90. Every family in the
county should be represented by at
least one member in this great or
ganization.
Church services at st. Mary's
City Sunday next will be held at $3.50
p. m. The early hons will continue
throughout the short afternoons Of
the winter months. Subject o. adj
dress, Preparing for the Home
Coming of Your Boys-Are yon
Ready" Rey. Fl. G. Goodman
will ofiiciate.
The Leonardtown Implement
Company states that the PipeIess
Furnace handled by them is becom-
ing very popular and advises their
friends to install them and have their
homes comfortable this winter. They
have recently received large ship-
ment of buggies which they can de-
liver on sale.
A report from Leipsic states
that the former kaiser of Germany
was frustrated IN an attempt to com
NIT suicide by one of his retinue.
This is probably the first good act
ever attempted by a Hohenzolern.