Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1921-12-09
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Westernport.-Twenty musicians Of
the community have organized a con
cert band with the following officers.
President. William Smith; secretary,
A. N. HUH; treasurer, HALEY Patton;
librarian, John Munsie, and director.
Roland Gilbert.
Port Deposit-Fostered by the Tome
School, petition is being forwarded
to the Postmaster-General requesting
the establishing Of Sunday mails in
Port Deposit. both ingoing and out.
going. It is stated that on the Tome
reservation more than 800 persons re-
ceive daily mails and Immediately an
swer. The Port Deposit mail stays at
Perryyille all day Sunday and out
going mail, even to Baltimore, does
not arrive there on Monday for de
livery before late in the afternoon.
gerstOwn.--Nearly two hundred
persons attended the opening Of the
Washington County Public Health
Bnit, which was held Thursday. The
building occupied by the association
was thrown open by Miss Laura Beck,
secretary. The visitors were shown
through all Of the rooms Of the build
ing and the work Of the clinical rooms
was explained to them. The new lab
oratory was also visited and its work
ings explained.
Annapolis = Mayor Samuel Jones.
Republican, elected as member of
the Board Of County Commissioners,
appeared before the Clerk of the Court
and formally declined the commission
for the commissionership. The Mayor
had previously stated that be would
prefer to remain as executive head of
the city government, since the ruling
of Attorney-Gensral Armstrong that
he could not hold two "ofiices Of profit"
under the constitution.
entreville.-Queen Anne's county
Masons will pay tribute to living
mothers and honor the memory of
those who have died at their annual
banquet in Centreville Friday night.
The occasion will be known as
Mothers Night" and while the wives,
sweethearts and sisters and daughters
will be In attendance, the honors Of
the evening will be showered upon the
mothers. The annual event will be
held In the Centreville Opera House
assembly room. The speakers will be
the Rev. R. B. Mathews. of Trappe;
the Rev John l. Yellott. grand lee
turer, OF Belair; Doctor Morgan, OF
Baltimore. Public Service Commits
sioner j. Frank Harper will be toast
master.
Upper Marlboro-Abolition Of the
State Tax Commission. with its high
salaries and arbitrary valuations"
through return OF the old method Of
tax levy by the County Commissioners,
is the panacea for the high and very
unjust rate of taxation levied on u.s."
states Mrs. Hal B. Cfagett in the News,
official organ of the MeIwood woman's
Club, one Of the largest women organi.
cations in Southern Maryland. Mrs.
Clagett points out that the Commits
sioners, being identified with the
neighborhood, could judge better the
value Of county property. The present
valuations In many cases work a par
ticular hardship upon farmers, whose
incomes have been reduced, it is de-
clared. Mrs. Clagett urges that the
Prince Georges county delegation to
the Legislature be urged to do all in
their power to have legislation enacted
to abolish the State Tax Commission
'as a needless expense and oppres-
sion"
Prince Frederick. members of
the Calvert County Tobacco Growers
Association, at a largely attended
meeting here, reelected Thomas New
ton Gibson, president of the associa-
tion. and Thomas C. Scrlyner, sacre-
tary, for the ensuing year. Thomas
Parran, DR.. Clarence T. Hutchins and
Dr. D. Russell Talbot were selected
as delegates to a general meeting in
Baltimore on Tuesday next, at the
Offices Of the Maryland Tobacco Grow
ers' Association, when two directors
from each Of the tobacco growing coun-
ties will be elected to serve for the
year. The newly elected delegates will
elect president of the State associa-
tion. AT the meeting, President Par
ran, OF the Maryland association, stated
that there were more than $500 to.
bacco growers enrolled as members of
the organization. Twelve hundred of
the members Joined the association
during the past year, and Of that num-
Der not one has violated his pledge to
support the association in every par
ticular, he said. The next meeting of
the Calvert County Tobacco Growers
Association will be held the second
Tuesday in January.
Baltimore.-Work on the legislative
program to be supported by Baltimore
organized labor was started at a meet
ing of the Conference Committee of
BoDafide Labor Organizations at 1922
st. Paul street. Henry F. Broening.
chairman Of the committee, presided.
He said the program as It stands is in
complete and subject to change. 1t
may be made public after the next
meeting, on December Is. Mr.. Broen-
ing said the conference committee is
still growing Carpenters Local No.
1O1 became affiliated at Sundays meet
ing.