The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-02-10
The DAILY BANNER
Published Daily Except Sunday
CAMBRIDGE. MD. FEB. 10. 1919
Brief Local News
Grand Opera House tonight.

Mrs. vernon McCarter and little
! daughter, Mabel, left last night on
the boat for Baltimore.
! Mrs. L. Lee LeCompte is spending
sometime in Baltimore, having ac-
/ companied Mr.. LeCompte yesterday.
/ Miss Thelma Jones, of Bishop
I Head, is spending a short time this
week in Cambridge, as the guest Of
relatives.
: Mrs Alverda S. Meekins, who has
been visiting relatives in Cambridge,
returned to Baltimore last night via
steamer Talbot.
Mrs. Il. Jay Wheeler, who has been
the guest of Mrs. Lydia Wheeler,
Vue de L'Eau street, has returned to
her home in Baltimore.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur LEIGH. who
were the weekend guests Of Mrs.
Lydia Wheeler, Vue de L'Eau street,
this city, have returned to their home
in Baltimore.
Clara Kimball Young, the screens
famous emotional actress, is featured
tonight in The House of Glass
This is one of Miss Young's greatest
features, and will hold you spell
bound.
Corp. W. Alvin Meyer, who is sta
toned at Charleston, S. c., is visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Mey-
er, this city. Corp. Meyer is expect
ing to be transferred to Washington
in the near future.
i Sergeant George A. Glover, who
! has recently returned from overseas,
! having been sent home on account Of
, being wounded, has returned to his
home in Baltimore, after having
, spent several days in Cambridge
| Miss Drusilla Phillips, daughter OF
Hon. and Mrs Edward S. Phillips.
The Cedars," has returned to Balti-
more, where she will complete her
course in vocal training, under Prof
! Serman, of the Peabody Conserya-
tory of Music.
! Memorial services for the late
| Theodore Roosevelt were held at Zion
N. Z. Church Sunday afternoon, and
: were largely attended. Hon. Josiah
| L. Kerr delivered the address, which
was an eloquent and impressive trib-
ute to a great and illustrious man.
Private Steve James. of Dover Del,
/ is spending a few days in Cambridge
visiting relatives and friends Pri-
vate James, who was connected with
the General Hospital Corps at Cor
pus Christi, Texas, during the war,
i has recently received his discharge.
! \ number of the young men OF
| Cambridge are arranging dance TO
be held at the new Armory Friday
! evening, February 21st, the pro
ceeds TO be turned over 10 the Home
! Defense League. Music will be
furnished by the band. and the prices
of admission WILDE, gentlemen, 81;
gentlemen accompanied by lady.
$1.5O; ladies, sec.
There Will be elected az the fall
/ election this year, Governor, safe
F., Couptavller, Attorney General, Clerk
to the Court OF Appeals, State Sena-
tor, States Attorney, County Com
missioner, Sheriff, four members OF
the House ol Delegates, three mem
i bels Of the Orphans Court, and a
! Surveyor, and quite naturally some
OF the aspirants in both parties are
i beginning TO look around.
It is strange. but yet a fact, that
about this season almost every year
one viii hear many persons COM
planning about business being dull.
Why, with the exception of the gro
Gerry and provision business it is al
ways dull at this season of the year;
it could not be otherwise, and that is
just the reason why the larger stores
always stage their price reduction
sales for this season; that is, they Of
fer every possible inducement to the
public 70 come out and spend their
between seasons, too early to pur-
chase spring goods and yet just
littl elate on fall and winter stock.
consequently the reduction in prices
to encourage persons to buy.
The vicious attack made last week
by Galen L. TAFT, State Chairman of
the Republican State Committee, up
on Col. Bladen Lowndes, whose pros
pective candidacy for the Republican
nomination for Governor was the
cause Of the statement, created a
great deal of excitement in State po-
litical circles; it was quite generally
recognized that the statement was
prepared by Ovington E. Weller, bet
ter known as "Old Man" Weller; who
has attempted to assume the position
of ''Kaiser" in the Maryland Repub-
lican politics. 1t is assumed that
| the statement was agreed upon at
Atlantic City, n. j., at a conference
between Mr.. Weller and State Treas
urer William p Jackson. and that
the object of it was to hit at former
Governor Phillips Lee Goldsborough,
who has, by far, the largest personal
following of any man in the Repub-
lican party Way back years ago,
when ), eller was resident of the
State Of Massachusetts, and being
trained in the Ieactionary school OF
politics of Penrose, Weeks C Co., and
TAFT was living in one of the West
ern States, and Jackson and his IA
| Their were members of the Demo-
| cratic party, Governor Goldsborough
was one of the Republican leaders in
! Maryland, who was getting the State
| cut of the solid" Democratic col