The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-01-31
LOCAL AFFAIRS

On Monday evening of last week
the executive board of the Woman's
Civic League met at the home OF
Mrs. Frank Myers. Almost the en-
tire membership of the Board was
present and many new plans and
methods of work were discussed and
mapped out for the summer which
will be presented to the league at
their next meeting at the home OF
Mrs j. P. Wantz, the third Thursday
in February.
Officers OF the Hanover Agricul-
tural society were all reelected to
serve during the ensuing year at the
annual meeting of the stockholders.
The officers reelected: President, C..
:. Shirk; yice-president, C. N. My
ers; treasurer, T. j. Little, secretary,
Samuel A. Geiselman directors, c. ..
Shirk, c. N. Myers, H. M. Stokes, D.
Guy Hollinger, Ward c. Haffner, L..
B. Hafer, A. r. Hostetter, R. l.. Ehr-
hart, H. D. Sheppard, H. N. Git and
Melvin J. Shatfer.
Chairman Frank Fl. Zouck, of the
State Roads Commission, announced
Monday that no new construction
work On the roads of Maryland would
De begun before the last week OF
February, or, most probably, early
IN March. THE commission hopes to
START things going at the earliest
possible date, and it is especially to
Oe desired that labor conditions will
permit our procedure with the work, !"
SAID Mr.. ZOuCk. I'm the course OF
our work during the next period we
saall expend between $5,000,O00 and
so'VUOOOO, which, in itself, is no
small sum"
"A very interesting meeting of the
". u. I. U. was held at the home of
WIS Howard Koontz, Thursday af-
teinoon OF last week The pouring
ram nterfered much with the at
tenGance and program that had been
mapped out for the afternoon, but
1uOSe who braved the storm were
wen repaid After the devotional
anu business session, extracts from
tae national program for reconstruc-
~ work for the year were read
p uu plan to support French or
Dels,um orphan for part Of the
Ears work was thought well of; al
~ 3e formation Of a good strong
avClal service committee composed of
"onlen from the Parent-Teaeher or
SIaHl \ the Civic League and the
:" =. 1. U. The work of that COM
an Lttee to look out for and try to
Uv..ef the lives, conditions and
.,U, OF some Of the women and
SIS 800 q our town and the community
=, Lieutenant and Mrs. Phillip Myers,
80. Noland Park, Baltimore, spent
win nrlaay until Saturday evening
NJ Nh MRS. Myers parents, Dr. and
~ 49, =: =. Shipley. Lieutenant My
Coo. arrived in New York from over
tbaf Friday, January liz. From
ha ne ne was sent to Camp Dix where
NJ "as aonorably discharged from
fIent service Tuesday, January q.
sav vu.enant Myers had 8 months
Mill e eo over seas arriving i'm France
with tn' 1918. He was brigaded
citatas ~ English and was incapa.
ON H M Ior front line service i'm July
In. iva way 10 Aeras by Shell, break
M" a Sone 10 the instep of his right
tai he l.er a short stay in the hospi-
wv &c. va put i'm charge or d camr
Him %n prisoners, near Paris
were Gu aay friends in Westminster
md riaS u N see him looking % well
IL time indeed to know that he viii
Wound Tntleiy recover from the
enlistinp , = Myers, before
wv WY ~ the service w his com.
RaltinIorsa member of the stan Of tht
eay pf fh;s evening Sun and Oh Mon.
a week again took riD tht