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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-12-10
OYSTER FLOATING
rs INVESTIGATED

That oysters are being bl0afed ~
means Of frceh water and that sons
IL The packing houses are giving short
measure, are reports that have reach
I'd The Stale Food and Drug Commits
ioncr. A. L. Sullivan, Baltimore
Commissioner sdiligan, acco M
panied by 3. IL Walsh, chief OF tn
baltimore Station. Bureau Of Chemis-
Try; Federal Inspector John p. Hum
nsr and State Inspector Charles z
Taylor, is making tour OF the various
places whore oysters are handled
sIong the Chesapeake Bay and lie
tributaries
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-12-10
New Commissioner For Poland


Charts Barge, OF New York, has
3een appointed ,sctiAs Commissioner
Poland OF the American Red Cross
succeeding Dr. George y Whiteside.
ii stevens .poin: Wis who has re-
ignel from the position OF Commits
sioner % Poland Mr. Barge was for
lierly : deputy commissioner OF the
American Red Cross commission 70
France.
The appointment is also announced
of Ivan Y Strawsoa as acting director
II the Department OF Personnel OF the
Americas FED Cross in Europe 10 sue
eeed Horace Morrison. of Boston. who
ias resigned zad re:urned 10 the
Gated State%
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-12-10
Tax Delinquents' List

Atom r.. Arnold. collector and treas
urer of the county IS now preparing
the tax delinQuenss Isl While the
list viii not be- advertised until spring.
the payments OF I'll, bills for 1918
taxes is steadily in progress. and the
indications are that only the usual
number will be posted Thai is ahout
thirty annually The delinquenfs lisf
includes all who are behind in paving
the taxes levied in 1918
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-12-10
10000 YOUNGSTERS
VICTIMS Or RICKETS

OF all diseases that are ,ak.ng a
deadly toll among the children Of
Vienna as the result OF nn1erfeeding
ricketts, is pro ling the mosr ~erious and
wjt,esF eaG menace. Not less than 90
eco cAildren are suffering from this
painful af,ilctioll. accordlna 10 oEieiai
estimates.
10 .reselo these through providing
Rropsr food, clethiDg and medical at
tentien that otherwise they cannot OBJ
tain tie EuropeaR Relief Gouncil, COM
posed OF eight leading American re-
lsaf agencies, ID making lint appeal
fcr s33 DOC, 900 for the relief of 1850
600 Ic.tltute and suffering Europe. =
children.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-12-10
PLIGHT Of EUROpE'S
CHILDREN STAGGERS
3,500,0O0 Facing Starvation Can
Only Be Saved by Americas
Response to Joint Appeal.

IL is utterly impossible for one who
has not actually saen the misery OF
the early Autumn 81 Europe to visual
Ire what the children Of the Eastern
and Central portions Of the continent
face this winter To say that $500 900
chiIiren have no alternative to starva
ton or death from disease excepi
American aid. is startling. but independ
enf observers by the score and care
ful scientific surveys of tie economic
md crop conditions overseas brand
the figure as conservative.
La Poland. lor instance, Were 1903.
600 youngsters last year subsisted al
most entirely Oh the one free Ameri
can meal day tat they received, con
dirions as winter closes down, are
worse than ever before. Tile Bolshe
win tnvasion stripped large portions OF
tie country OF all grain. Professor
E. d. Durand. Food Advisor TO the
Polish government, after an exhaustive
survey, has reported thar Only forty
per cent is available of the food neces,
sary 10 carry the population through
the winter.
II the city Of Vienna tests conducted
In the American Relief Administration
food Kitchens showed that 81 per cent
or che children between the ages of 6
and Ia were seriously unsler-nourISl.
ed. ThIrfy-thrce per cent we're mark.
eddy under-nourished. II per cent were
slightly subnortpal aud only per cent
approached the seRle. or normal
American child. The Amer; al Relief
Administration is feeding 100000
Austrian children every day now, and
there IL no chance Of dlmunltion Of
need before mex harye IT.
The spectacle Of the medical needs
OF Europes children Is equally APP
palIins. Estimates reaching the Amer
ican Red Cross : 10 needs For medical
service III the de-titEte areas this win.
ter include Old Austria HUI gary, 100
ono; new Poland, 5000; Gzecbo.
Slovakia, 100000; Serbia, 10000, and
Roumania, 100000. In the fseal year
Of 1919 20 athe Red Cross has renched
with tile vcrltable gift % life /, 3D0, 900
children I'm the affected areas. 1'uber-
ealosis Is prevalent 10 terrific degree.
Five children out OF seven " the cits
of Warsaw. for instance. Eave been
found TO be tpbeIcular. IynIius is
widespread; ricketts,. the right hand OF
ul1ler-nonfishn eat Is almost universal.
and cholera lifts It's grim head con.
stantiy in one place aud another.
The European Relief Council, com.
prising the American Relief Admins.
:rati0n. the AiEeRiean Red Crosse, the
American E'rier DIS. Service Committee
(QuakersY. the Jewish Joint Distribu.
ton g lnmittee. the Federal COGnetl
Of the Churches of Clffsst In A-aaFa-
ca, the Knights CT Columbus. the 2. nj.
G. A and the +. w. c. A., seeks &s2,.
100000 with which TO meet the situa.
ton It has estimated thar at least
500, 000O00 must be had for food and
$1,000, 900 70. medical service to avert
absolute disaster amor the threa .ened
children Checks may be sent to you,
local committee or TO Franklin K. Lane
treasurer Europ~qr Relief ComDcil, AZ
broadway, New York. or to che Child
Feeding Fund. Lie s,-y Digest, New
York City.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-12-10
a Historic Presentation

AT the December meeting of ths.
Maryland Historical Society which will
be held in baltimore on the 18th in
slant. ] Noble stockett will present to
he Society q framed copy of tho sur
gey OF Chsncellor's Point, locating the
I'D fort at st. Mays.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-12-10
TRANSFERS
N CITY AND COUNTY
RECORDED IN COURT

From John x. Culver and wife 10.
acharlah W. Watts and wife. four
OTIS OF ground situate il Brooklyn
ark, Fifth district
FROM Joseph Framkowski and wife
Henry Sellner and wife. tract OF
ma situate in the Third district and
obtaining Al acres.
From the Cityoo Realty Company
Daniel T. Mcguire and wife, lot
of ground situate al Bodkin Plain,
Third district
From John * Culver and wife to
ohm G. Graef and wife TWO lots OF
round situate al Brooklyn Park.
Fifth district.
From Minnie Humphrey and hua-
nd 10 Linton A. Humphrey tract OF
sad situate In the Fourth district
4 containing 52.577 acres Of land.
From John ]. Hall and wife TO
egon Nutwell, tract OF land situate
the Eighth district AT Traeeys
hiding and containing five acres and
square perches
From Annie NJ Meade and husband
Maurice E. Meade and wife lot Of
round situate on State street, East
)rt, Second district
From George ". Greer and wife to
ebert II. Blackburn. tract Of land in
e Fifth district
From Ann Davidson to Margaret +
.ylehart and Nellie /. Sell.nan. tract
land at Dayidsonville, Flgst dis
rict
From Maud Linthicum to John I.
oolahan and ii Lillian Eggleston.
ii OF ground at Arundel-on the Day,
econd district.
From August Topper and vile to
erman IL Hinternesch tract 0f lane
the Fourth district and containing
6 Ia acres.
From Herman y. Hintefnesch and
life to August Topper and wife tract
if land in the Fourth distrie; and com
aiming SIS IA acres.
From Oregon Il. Benson. Jr, AMI
wife TO Otto Muller and wife, tract Of
and in Fourth district. containing )
nd 95-1O0 acres
From Oregon II Benson. Jr anf
vito to Henry j Eischutz and wife.
raet OF land in the Fifth district, con
aiming z T5-l1O acres
From Oregon r. Benson. Jr. an
wife to Louis Fischback and wife
ract Of land in the Fourth district
obtaining $40 acres.
From oregon r. Benson, Jr, an6
life TO Harry B. Naiderneyer an
wife. tract of land in the Fifth dis
riot. containing Z acres.
From Guy b. Phipps and wife ct
o the County Commissioners of Ann
ARUNDEL County. tract OF Land in tn
.ighth district
From Frank kranlme 20 Anna 7
Anthony. tract OF land in the FIT
district
From Samuel r. Frazier and wife
James f Bracket and wife. lot
7astport.
From Richard Lee Hardesty t.
ames H. Munroe, tracts of land sit
to in the First and Eighth district
obtaining 40 acres
From Frederick sarabacher an
life to August Sommer. tracts OF IA,
n the Fifth district, containing
lots.
From Christian Tandrup to Georg
Y Harrison. two lots near Stont
reak. Third district
From John X Culver and wife
homas W. Davis and wife. two lot
Brooklyn Park. Fifth district
From Charles Fink to Theodore A
fisherman and wife. tract Of land Q
he Magothy River. Third district
From j. Clinton Mewshaw to Pau
trunk and wife. lot at Brookly'
Ieights, Fifth district.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-12-10
$4,000 eoLisH CHILDREN SICK

One InilIion nve hundred thousand
children In Poland today need medical
attention. Their condition has been
caused by hunger end want. To save
tsaern tie Europeah Relief Council is
appealing 10 The people OF the United
states for $4,000, 900 10 carry on re
LIEF work Ia stricken Europe.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-12-10
suBaR RRARaB

During the years he served on
abe .Aourt q Appeals as Chief
Judge si the secood Greuis
Judge 5aaes Aires rcsscr apd
his s3ssimsbIc vile pracasealiy
made thesr hsme herc; aua the
regard IN which, stsey wee ~held
~ the people Of Annapolis IS re-
flected III their. serfsN sg@ The
death Of Jndge Peasoe. His
graye iilness srom pSeu@ania
MAS told IN the Eeesias cesatal
q TEX days age; bnt the srasm
felt by lfis frienSs sese lessencd
when il was reported that he had
passed the esisls ei The disease
Yesterday nOrning. llls weakened
heart yielded. and be dic4 peace
fully. Last April he vas SC
years old before he Yeached the
retiring age, in 1919, che Legisla-
ture extended his term for tie
period for which Ire had been
elected, and he sat in the Court
Of appeals through 1919. lie
was physically vigorous Until re-
Gently and his superb mentality
eoninued to the LAST. After tic
VAS Is he was one of the fran
ers u the State budget system.
Mark the perfect man and be
bold the upright Tor the end Of
tlaas man i peaee." said the
l'sallnist Throughout his long
and unselhsh life Judge Pearce
had stood in his county and his
state rs the embodiment Of the
finest traits Of human nature. SO
mingled IN him were the Gle
ments that all instincsively rec
ognized the fibre of the man. To
4 marvellous brain was united the
heart Of a child the wisdom OF
the serpent combined with the
larRilessness Of the dove. De
mart,us MI nisi bon0m is SALT
lary command in the pfcseaee III
Death. the Great leveley vet ii
comes 70 the nind 81 Nc one u lis
had familiar acquaintance With
Judge Pearce OF knew of his lie
and cliaraetei Few men, amid
The iret and strain u mundane
conditions and IN the lace u hu-
nIan trailtie>. can uniformly show
the best tia, is il them, Is ,li9
tic lovable and high-rmndsd
turlst Muei MAS given him. n
capacity and environment ana
dutifully he discharged {, ef g
sponsibility
-essas eifh. eleeen d.s. IS
ea.4tes the dc~tlls . two
Mar landefs iatllef 4ns san.
each q WHOSE LETT ssehnd pre-
cisuS memory o. personal N.erth.
Il public staten they @esuitted
themselves = true men should
hui beside the open grave Of the
N.anger. IS beside that OF the dis
tingulshed father ii whose fame
Ae glcfied and whose example III
81 the relations and vicissitudes
u lis he enlulated, the people Of
the State pay homage to the crys-
tai soul OF James Aiffed Pearcs.
-
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-12-10
Arth.s Station A Convenience

70 nr~ station lately established
50 me " & 4 Fosd, between Igle-
hayts and Grow asvtIle. is proving 4
great eonesnisrcs Is tss gut.sS sa8 i
liberally pstrosixea.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-12-10

Good goras will do more than hard
speeches, as. The Eanheaas, Without
any rciss, made re tsaYalae cast e4
his cloak. ws!cn -. tbs hla-.sslrg Il
the wind could ret do, t1r made him
bind i togtthsg.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-12-10
MRS. LANSING TO BE
DIRECTOR OF Y. w. c. A

Mrs Robert LansIng wife Of the
former Secretary OF STATE. has recent
ii beon elected as corresponding sec
rotary OF the Board of Directors OF the
3 in WasMnSSatl y. c. Mrs
board
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-12-10


The teatures OF this gtrI portray fne
finest tspe Of Polish childhood that
now lies enguIfed il hunger ana ais.
ease and ali, their attendant miseries
Relief already administered by Amer.
lea has preserved her beauty and
freshness, albeit her eyes betray The
suffering she has seen. but literally
millions 10 her own and adjacent couns
tries stiIl have no one TO look 10 bu,
America as another winter OF horror
closes IN upon them. To the end thai
their prayer may not 60 unanswered
eight leading American relief orsaniza.
lions have banded together III 8 ioin;
appeal In behalf of Europe's suffering
children They are the American Re.
lief Administration. the American RED
Cross. tie Amergcap Friends Relief
Committee tQaaGeFaSs The Jewish joint
distribution Committee, the Federal
Churches Of Christ I'm America, the
Knights Of Columbus. the T. ii. C. A.
and the Z. II. C. A.
=
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-12-10

r.ssidzEt-elect Iarding's favcrit.
:: :- ssss ssSs - wis IS The Duchess"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-12-10

4aabsv II PAs AsssaA@AAs rseAa
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Phs Saserfe ~ Press - axcla
ssyaly wsusias 20 sac ase for re
eGb.Issa tah 81 all saws credited ts
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aAesIR &se alas EesseryeA.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-12-10
DIE
B. & A. Ele
Railroad.
MID.CIFY TRRNIsAls

Half Hourly SArvice Morning 40 +
fiefwees Annapolis Rolfine.
Washington and Ganp Y
Washington and EanIi W.
l,aess agrrs ,haAgr " NAM
A 'atlemy Junction.
f.FaNF NM aPeil-
Wsat street t,lion
S.fO. 1850. ee0. 6.G0 80 ~ v
1910. fi.2n. A. M. 1900 - N
$40. x4.b0. go 500 80
Hi.2O. r. ~
Leave Naval Academy Gafe i K
earlier: State House Sis'lof
Street end College Avenue e
minutes earlier.
Connecting at 0denton With n
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-19
FRANKLIN

Clifford H. Robinson is saving wood in Lebanon.
 Mrs. Everett Chappell of Lebanon is visiting her parents MT. and Mrs. c. W. Grant
 Albert Fryer, who has been i'll at St. Joseph's hospital, Willimantic, is inn proving.
 Luther Holton was a recent Boston visitor.
 c. H. Robinson and Louis Stark weather were in Norwich recently.
 Owing to the bad travelling there has been no service at the Franklin church for several weeks.
 After being enowed under for five weeks. the trolley road has resumed operations.
 In the death of Mrs. Louis Smith the Franklin Congregational church has
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-19

played by BeIair's orchestra of this city. One of the features was an elimination one-step.
 The case of George M. Jordan, Admr.. ys. Charles Como was con- tinued in superior court Thursday un- der Judge Hinman. The cross exam ination of Baker. final witness for the defense was completed by Attorney Torrey Attorney Torrey then gave the opening arguments for the plain tiff which consisted of the charges oi negligence on the part of the defend ant and the freeing of the intestate from contributory negligence. Attor-
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-19

ney Darby followed with the opening arguments for the defense. noon re- cess intervening after Attorney Tor reys arguments. After Attorney carby's statements. Attorney Brown addressed the jury with a synopsis of the case, and advanced the argu- ments for the defense. A brief re- cess followed. After the recess, the jury retired, while an interrogatory was brought in by the counsel for the defense. Attorney Searls proceeded with the arguments for the plaintiff. and presented the final arguments of the case. Because Of the lateness of the hour the jury was excused. and court adjourned till this (Friday) morning
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-19
BORN

FISH-In Scranton, Pa. daughter. Jean Harding, to Alex Fish. former ly of Noank, and Mrs. Fish.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-19
WESTFORD

The village school reopened Mon day, March 15.
 Clarence Barlow moved Alvin Wor- by's honsehold goods to Charlton, Mass, Wednesday. Thursday George Shattuck and MT. Worhy left town also for Charlton.
 Mrs. A. C. Squire returned Thurs day from a weeks visit with her par ents at Cambridge, Mass.
 Frederic Chism has been i'll with in- huenza.
 James Baker who has been working in the woods, is badly poisoned, prob ably by poison elder.
 Miss Mary Baca is nov employed in the thread mill at Willimantie.
 Miss Lottie Lee has been i'll with a severe cold. Her sister. Mrs. Harvey Coburn, has been taking care of her
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-19
DIED.

DIED. GARDINER In Dorchester. Mass, March 14. 1920, George W. Gardiner, aged 5S years. BACKUS-In New London, March IS, 1920, Miss Eliza Lee Backus. former ly Of Norwich. sAVAGE-In Norwich. March r. 1920. Hattie M. Murray. beloved wife of John Savage of Cottage avenue, aged 35 years.
 Funeral at her late home Saturday af- terneon at 2 o'clock. Burial In Ma plewoed cemetery. Automobile cor
 tege.
 HUFF-Tn New London, March IS,
 1920, Henry Huff. aged 51 years. New London. March IT, 1920, Aibertus Mather. o'NETLI-In Philadelphia. Pa. March
 IT, 1920, Owen Eugene O'Neill. aged
 2s years.
 BABCoCK - In wallingford. Masonic
 home, March 1T. 1920. Amos L. Bab-
 cock, aged 90 years. LILLIBRIDGE-In this. city, March 1s:
 1920 David ". Lllibridge. aged IT Funeral at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Frank ". Barber, 13 Boswell avenue Saturday afternoon. March 20, at ? o'clock. Burial in family lot in Yantic cemetery. BACKUs-In New London, March IS 1920. Eliza Lee Backus Funeral at the Trinity Episcopal
 church March 20 at 2.S9 p. m. Burial | private.
 TH0M-Tn Los Angeles. Cal, March IS 1920, Tetter R. Thom of Appleton Wis, formerly of Norwich. GALLUP-In Sprague. March IS. 1929 1 Benjamin s. Gallup. aged 7s year and Il months. 1 Funeral at his late home Sunday March 21. at l o'clock p. m.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-19
STAFFORDYILLE

Harry Smith of Addison was the guest over Sunday of his parents, MY. and Mrs. Fred Smith.
 Miss Arlene Hanna of Hartford vis- tied local relatives over Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Harold Tallman of Hartford were guests over Sunday of MT. and Mrs. J. G. Rishtcn. Ernest and George Beicher of New Britain were guests of their parents the first of this week
 George Moore, who has been spend ing the winter with his grandson, Merl F. Hughes, in Springfield, Mass. has returned to his home here.
 Misses Bertha and Irene Belcher of Hartford visited their parents, MT. and Mrs. Willis Belcher, over Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-19

There is such a thing as being too honest. Some young men never even try to steal a kiss.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-19
New Spring Apparel
 FOR WOMEN

Our Ladies' Ready-to-Wear Department is ready for inspection, and is overAowing with New Spring Apparel for Women. SPORT COATS of Polo Cloth and many other Spring mater ia with inverted peat in back and full cloth leather bet all very pleasing to the eye and be correct in point of style, at $16.0O to $25.OO.
 DRESSES, of Tafeta Silk and Satin, desirable new models
 featuring threequater sleeves and daped Skirts color navy brown copen and taup prices ranging from $225O to $4500
 SPRING SUTTS-The Suits for Spring feature many new effects that decidedly distinctive and peasng in the Rpped the BeIted the Straight Lne and the Semi Tailored models, at $500 to $55.00.
 SPRING SKRTS-In the Separate Skirt for the coming sea- fashion has decreed that Pads of all descriptions and pleated shall have the ca and we have fine assortment ranging in price from $798 to $21 98 each.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-19
National Yelling Week

In common with all progressive retailers we are this week giving special attention to Veils and Veings of which we have very attractive line. THE NEWEST FACE VEILINGS show dots on hexagon mesh in black navy brown and taupe. We also have the Scroll Patterns and those with Butterfly Design n black, at 29c 39c, 59c, 69c and 75c yard SHETLAND YELLING with wide border in black, taupe and brown, at 75c yard.
 NEW DRAFTED WELLS with wide border (ade up, ready to put on), at $1. .75 each-in all the leading colors. MOURNING VELINCS with ribbon border at 65c and s9c yard
 MOURNING WELLS with crepe border at $2.0O each. MOURNING WELLS with gros grain ribbon border, at $3.25 each.
 MOTOR WELLS in all shades, at Sl75 each.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-19
PENDLETON HILL

Automobiles crossed the hill Sunday for the first time in weeks. Four Yen- ,tursd out on that day.
 Mrs Stephen Saunders of Westerly is caring for her nephew, Clark Coon, who is i'll with influenza.
 Mrs. Annie Cook and Morton Geek were in Westerly Sunday to visit the latter's wife and little daughter.
 Mrs. George Palmer and tive sens are i'll with the prevailing disease.
 A trained nurse from Westerly is caring for Mrs. Henry D. Johnson and infant.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-19
JACKSONVILLE

Word was received here Monday of the death of William, youngest son of Edward and Dorothy Keegan, in Lynn where he has been staying with his grand parents for the past year. He was i'll only a few days. The body was brought here. where services we're held at the house Tuesday morning. Burial was at North Webster In the family lot. He was one year and three months old.
 Mrs. Andrew Boulet was in Werees- ter for day or two with relatives the past week.
 Miss Margaret Love was in Prqyi- daRes Saturday,.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-19
cDu6Gae5u1zzz0 0gLHG, Sx=S 52sX;z ' slkze
 PUTNAM, CONN.
PUTNAM, CONN.

lost one of its most faithful and eff eient members and she will be greatly missed by all in the community.
 Albert BeckWith is able to be nut.
The Washington times., 1920-02-12
Eva Gauthier Coming.

Eva Gauthier, the French Canadian
mezzo-soprano, will be heard in re-
cital at the Masonic Auditorium.
Thursday evening of next week. Miss
Gauthier is the daughter of the dis
tinguished astronomer, Louis Gau-
thier, and a niece Of Sir Wilfred Laur-
ier, former premier of Canada. She is
gifted with a voice of great range.
power, and the finest cultivation. She
toured as a concert star with the IA
nous Nine. Emma Albani. This will
be her first appearance in Washing
ton.
The Washington times., 1920-02-12
SOLDIERS AT MEADE
FALL FOR DRAMATICS

Camp Meade has become stage-
struck. A soldier stock company tn
will play all the leading irst-class
dramas and comedies has been formed
at the camp
The Soldier Actors Stock Company
was instituted by the war activities
office of the War Department. Mem
bers Of the company will make their
first appearance at the Liberty Thea
ter, Camp Meade, February 16, in
Edgar Selwyn's "Pierre Of the Plains"
George Smithfleld and John Storey,
who are directing the cast for the
performance, have been besieged by
hundreds Of soldiers who possess dra-
matte ability and who wish to be-
come members of the stock company.
Smithfeld is well known among the
soldiers, having produced several
plays for the boys overseas. One of
these, "As You Were" opened in New
York recently.