The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-04-07

recent visit in Media and Philadel-
phia.
DR.. and Mrs. T. B. Moore enter
tanned last week Mrs. Norris Cam
eron, of Perryville.
Mrs. Jennie Gillespie. is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Hudders Green
field, in Coatesville, Pa.
Miss Laura A. Price, of Baltimore.
spent Saturday and Sunday with
Miss M. Ethel Hall, near town.
Rev. F. H. Huffman and family. OF
Baltimore, werel guests of Mr.. ana
Mrs. A. l.. Duyckinck on Monday.
Miss Jean Shepherd, of Beech
wood School, has been spending the
paid-term vacation at her home in
Rising Sun.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dix and son, OF
Ardmore, and Mrs. Grant Brown, OF
Oxford, were guests this week OF
Mrs. E. M. Hunt.
Amos R. Brown, who has been
spending the winter in st. Peters
burg, Florida. returned from the
Sunny South this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Dare, son
Edgar and daughter Virginia, OF
Rosemont, Va, spent the weekend
with Rising Sun relatives.
Mrs. Mary Pownall, who spent the
winter in Florida, returned to Rising
Sun on Wednesday and is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Albert L. Buf-
fington.
Dorothy, young daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. w. L. Ryan of this town,
has so far recovered from her re-
cent serious illness, the result OF
shedding accident, as to be out OF
doors again.
Announcement comes from Mary
land Headquarters Near East Relief,
that May 9Th to 18th has been set as
Bundle Week for the Near East Re-
lief. During this week, everybody
is asked to set aside all the old
clothing and shoes that can be
spared.
George w. Albaugh, of Westmin-
ster. owner of the Havre de Grace
Water Company, has offered a farm
to the Baltimore Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, now in
session at Grace Church, Baltimore,
as site for the erection Of a home
for orphaned boys Of the denomina-
tion.
At the meeting of the Calvert
Woman's Club April 19, at $3.50 p
m. Miss Elizabeth C. holland of the
U. S. Interdepaftmental Social Hy-
giene Board, Baltimore, will give a
lecture on Social Hygine. She will
also show motion pictures on this
subject. i. All women are cordially
invited to be present. The meeting
will be held in the Manual Training
laboratory of the High School build
ing.
The Rising Sun team played it's
first game on Wednesday afternoon,
at Tome. The School boys showed
what early practice in the cage had
done for them, while the Susque-
hanna leaguers did not have all the
winter kinks out of them. The
game was good one, nevertheless
hut the Tome boys got the bacon by
a score of to 2.
The first practice game on the
home grounds will be played on
Saturday afternoon, but we were
unable to learn what team will be
here.
Announcement of the appointment
of John Francis Gallaher Of Port
Deposit. Maryland, as principal to
the U. S. Naval Academy at Annap-
oils, has been made. Mr.. Gallaher
is one of fifty-four young men of the
State who took part in general
competitive examination, held by
the Civil Service Commission, last
October. He stood fourth on the list
with an average of 1927. Originally
Senator Weller had but three ap'
pointments this year to the Acad-
emy, and Mr.. Gallaher was given a
first alternateship. A fourth ap-
pointment has since resulted to the
Senator's credit, and Mr.. Gallaher
was fortunate enough to be trans
ferred from first alternate to prin-
cipai. On March 14th, Mr.. Gallaher
took the mental examinations for
entrance to the Academy. and has
now received notice that he was sue
cessful In passing them. He viii
report to the Academy for his
physical examination in June. and II
successful, will then be admitted as
a Midshipman.