The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-06-11

EFT Stem are camping near Roop's
dam in Wakefield valley and are
having fine time
The Girls Club of Grace Lutheran
Church will hold on ice cream and
strawberry festival Monday and Tues
day evenings in the office Of Charles
w. King West Main street. Also cake
and candy for sale.
Miss Dorothy M. Shipley, daughter
of Samuel D. Shipley, of Sykesyille,
and sister of William S. Shipley, OF
the State Hospital force. was married
on May 81 in Baltimore, to Henry K
Granger, a well known young man
of that city. They are spending the
honeymoon. at Atlantic City.
While demonstrating a tractor and
pillow in field near Union Bridge a
few days ago, Earle Shriner picked
up an English penny bearing the date
Of 1887 which had just been plowed
out. The coin. which is Of copper, is
well preserved.
Those spending Sunday with Mrs.
Rebecca Caple at the old homestead
near Finksburg, were Mr.. and Mrs.
William +. Cap1e, Mr.. and Mrs. Wolf,
all of Baltimore; Mr. and Mrs. Mich
lous Mummaugh, of Emory; Mr.. and
Mrs. William Westaway. of Patapsco.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Ford and
little daughter, Margaret
The Finksburg base ball club will
hold picnic on Saturday evening,
June 49,. in the grove on the state
road leading from Finksburg to AS
bestos. The club will play double
header in the afternoon with the Gam
Der A. C. and the Strong Hampden
athletic club of Baltimore at Glover
Hill meadow.
The Western Maryland Railway re-
ceived instructions from the Car Ser
vice Commission, Washington, d. c.,
today restricting the placing of open
top cars for any commodity other han
coal, until each railroad will
have more than a 5Olper cent supply
of empty cars.
"A large delegation of residents of
the Fifth district of Baltimore county
appeared before the Baltimore Couny
COMMISSIONERS and requested that the.
road between Hereford and Hanp
stead, which is in a deplorable con-
dition, be recommended to the State
Road Commissioners for improve
ment this year.
A bill providing for reduction of the
salary Of the President of the
United States flom $4,000 to $4,000
a year was introduced by Senator
Smith, Democrat, Georgia. Senator
Smith also introduced resolution
proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution which would limit the Pres
ident to one term of six years.
The eighth anniversary of Rev. DR..
2. H. Miller as pastor of Concordia
Evangelical Lutheran Church was
celebrated Sunday morning. An
appropriate sermon was preached by
the pastor from the theme: aRemenl-
bering All the Way Rev. Miller was
pastor OF Grace Lutheran Church,
Carroll street, for many years
Mr. Walter Coppersmith. who Durs
chased the building occupied by
Wehler's Drug Store, East Main
street, from Mr. Walter Taylor this
city, is remodeling the second floor
for a residence which he will occupy
The first floor will be made into a
garage
-. Lee LIE Compile, State Game
Warden, under the previous admins
tration, was reappointed to the office
Monday at the first meeting of the
new Conservation Commission. The
new commissioners, Harrison W.
Vickers, of Chestertown; e. o. Weant
of this city and Capt. E. j. Plowden.
OF st. Mary's county, spent more than
two hours in conference, after which
it was announced that no changes
would be made. for the present. in
the more important positions within
the gift of the commission.
On Sunday afternoon, May 30. John
r. Utermahlen and wife, of Pleasant
View Heights, near MT. Pleasant. de-
lightfully entertained the following
persons: Mr.. Henry G. Helwig and
daughter, Grace, of Pleasant Valley:
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Utermahlen and
daughter, Bernette, Mr.. and Mrs. John
w. Utermahlen, all of near Pleasant
Valleyi Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H Jones
and daughter, Ethel, of Bark Hill:
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Wolf and son. of
Ogg Summit Late in the evening
after spending pleasant time, they
all departed for their respective homes.
With the shortage of farm labor
threatening to be as acute as in 1918,
Secretary of Agriculture Meredith has
issued an appeal to city men, college
students and others who can do SO to
spend their vacations working on
farms, particularly as helpers in the
harvest fields. Reports to the Depart
ment from practically every State
indicate that the supply of hired farm
labor is only about 70 per cent. of
normal compared with "a per cent.
normal year ago. Secretary Mere
dith feels that the situation must be
relieved if food production is to be
brought to near normal.
The Pasadena, Cal, Evening Post.
May rs, contains a picture. Of j.
Maurice Eckenrode formerly of this
city, handing check to a Salvation
Army worker, representing his gift
OF 10 percent of his returns on one of
his busiest days. Mr.. Eekenrode is
proprietor of the Smoke House, a
popular tobacco headquarters of
PASADENA. The Post says: Ever since