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Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-16
WOMEN'S BIBLE CLASS
OF EDWARDS CHAPEL
HAS ANNUAL BANQUET

The first annual banquet of the
Alpha Woman's Bible Glass of Ed
wards Chapel Methodist Episcopal
Church was given Monday night in
Edwards Chapel Hall. The class has
membership of eighteen. Seven
teen sat down to the tables, each one
accompanied by a gentleman, who
was either husband, brother. or friend
of the lady. The gentlemen were the
guests of the members of the Bible
Class. The colors of the class are
red and white and this color scheme
was beautifully carried out. White
candles under red shades burned
upon the tables. All the dishes we're
plain white, while red roses and ger
aniums completed the table decora-
tions. The hall was beautifully dec
GRATED with dogwood, lilies of the val
ley and red clover and snowballs.
Across the platform was red and
white banner on which was inscribed
the class motto, Willing Workers
The speakers of the occasion were
Prof. w. j. King, who is superintend-
ent OF the Adult Bible Glass work for
the Anne Arundel County Sunday
School Association; Chaplain Miller
of the Navy; Rev Fl. w. Burgan, d.
D., pastor of Calvary Methodist
Church, and Joseph o. Fowler
teacher of the class. The pastor,
Rev. John T. Jaeger, was toast
master.
This class has the distinction of be-
ing the first organized Woman's
Bible Glass in the county registered
with, and holding a charter from, the
Maryland State Sunday School Asso-
citation. The officers are Mrs. Cora
Hopkins, president; Miss Jennie
Richardson, secretary; Miss Eva Carr
vice-president. and Miss lola Phib-
bons, treasurer.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-16
FANCY ARTICLES ASKED
FOR SALE AT LAWN FETE

Donations are being asked for the
fancy work table at the garden party
and lawn fete TO be given on Satur-
day on the lawn of Mr. and Mrs Car
ryl Bryan's residence at Wardour
The table will be in charge of st
Faiths Guild of which Mrs. Samnel
Brooke is the head. Small inexpen-
sive articles are especially desired as
it is planned to have a number oI
useful things of small price at the
table this year Wash cloths, iron
holders, little mats, and dust cloths
are among the things that the house
keeper never has enough of-she viii
find them on sale at the fancy work
table at the lawn fete.
Donations should be sent TO Mrs
Samuel Brooke or Mrs. Philip Algel
before Saturday noon.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-16
RESCUE HOSE CO.
TO HAVE BENEFIT
INSTEAD OF CARNIVAL

A large and enthusiastic meeting
of the ladies of Annapolis who are
interested in the Rescue Hose Com
pany, was held at the quarters Of
the company last night -
Plans were made for the holding of
a Rescue Hose Company benefit week
from May 21 to May 26, inclusive.
This benefit will replace the carnival
which has been the custom during
past years, the company having de-
cided that the numerous carnivals
were a burden to the people. THIS
new Plan will include an attractive
program for the week and the ladies
and firemen are much enthused over
their rapidly developing plans.
The weeks program will be ar
ranged as follows:
Monday-Card Party. Prizes award
ed at s p. m, at the City Assembly
Rooms. arranged by the ladies'.
Tuesday-Benefit performance at
the Circle Playhouse, matinee and
evening. Candy to be sold by the
ladies.
Wednesday - Salad Supper, ar
rangements by the ladies'.
Thursday Benefit performances al
the Republic Theatre, matinee and
evening. The ladies will sell candy
for the benefit of the company.
Friday-Dance under the manage
ment of the ladies and drawing for
a grand prize Benefit performances
at the Star Theatre.
Saturday Tag Day, by the ladies
and children. Benefit baseball game
at p. m. Refreshments for sale by
the ladies.
At last nights meeting, Mrs. J. W
Carter was elected general chairman
of the Ladies Committee and the fol
lowing sub-chairmen were appointed
Candy sales, Mrs. VIM. |. Owens; card
party. Mrs. j. w. Carter; supper, Mrs
Daniel Keller; dance, Mrs William
McNew; Tag Day. Mrs. VIM. H. Basil;
cake sales, Mrs VIM. Boeteler.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-16
Summer Schedule Of
Bay Ferry Steamer

Two trips daily except Sunday to
and from the Western and Eastern
Shore are included in the spring and
summer schedule of the Claiborne
Annapolis ferry steamer Governor
Emerson C. Harrington which was in
augurated a few days ago. The
steamer leaves Annapolis at a. m.
and 5:15 p. m, and leaves Claiborne
at 10 a. m. and p. m, week days.
For the present there will be only
one Sunday trip each way, leaving
Annapolis at 8 in the morning, and
Claiborne at in the afternoon. Ex-
ira trips to accommodate traffic dur
ing the rush business of summer will
be made it is expected.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-16
Reject REPORTS ON
TWO NEW R0ADWAYS
Matter Of Joyce's Lane High
way, Probably Will Be Fur
Considered, However

Opening OF a public road through
Joyce's Lane in the Third district
which has been the subject of much
contention for several weeks, still is
held in allegiance James Stewart and
Max Hanoke, constituting a majority
of commission recently appointed
by the Board Of County Commission
ers TO investigate the public neces-
sity of the road. filed an unfavorable
report in the premises at yesterdays
meeting of the Board This report
was rejected, and it is understood an
other commission will be named to
consider the matter. The board also
rejected favorable report from ex-
aminers on Browns Woods road.
To Replace Fire Losses
At the meeting yesterday, the
Commissioners disposed of a number
Of matters, largely of a routine ma
ture, however. Commissioner Myers
of the Second district, filed a report
on the loss BY fire which destroyed
the county stables at Germantown
late Saturday night. The fact that
two road trucks were burned, it was
recommended that Engineer Burwell
purchase one light truck at once, and
upon motion of Commissioner Kelly.
Mr. Myers and Engineer Burwen were
authorized to buy necessary equip
ment for the Second district road
force.
New Keeper For Spa Bridge
w. c. Smith having resigned the
position of keeper of Spa Creek
bridge, the Board appointed William
T. Branzell to succeed him. The new
appointee will assume the duties
June l.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-16
School Boys And Girls All Set
For Field And Track Contest

With a greater number of schools
represented. which means also a
much larger number of juvenile ath-
letes ready TO show their prowess, the
eighth annual field and track games
of Anne Arundel county public
schools, arranged under the direction
OF the Playground Athletic League of
Maryland, viii lie held Friday, be-
ginning at o'clock in the morning
and continuing through a greater por-
tion Of the day. Rear-Admiral Henry
b. Wilson. superintendent of the Ma
val Academy, has kindly dedicated the
midshipmen's field and track grounds
on the government reservation for the
occasion, and he viii be one of the
honorary referees of the meet.
Girls In Games And Badge Tests
Boys and girls from practically
every public school in the county viii
compete in the various events. the
girls chiefly in the dodge ball, volley
ball, badge tests, etc, and other less
strenuous events, while the boys in
the respective classes, as to weights
will strive to out-do each other in
races on the track and field ieyents
Although indications point to the meet
being by far the largest and most sue
cessful of its kind ever staged in An
napolis. AT in the morning weigh
ing in and stamping the athletes will
get under way, and at 9:30 contest in
dodge ball will he the order of things.
Then at 9:45 will come the
badge tests for boys and girls. From
1915 to l O'Clock viii be an intermis-
sion period for luncheon and the rest
of the afternoon will be devoted ex-
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-16
Gov. Richie Addresses
Md. Bankers AT
Sea-Shore

ATLANTIC CITY. y. J., May.
16.-Goyernor Ritchie. OF Mary
land declared that the people
should frown upon attacks which
seek TO undermine confidence in
the Supreme Court. in an ad-
dress to the Maryland Bankers
Association in convention here
ut is not necessary to argue
that the Supreme Court has made
no Mistakes he said. ct is only
necessary TO recall that the con-
stitution promises free speech,
free press, free religion, life,
liberty and prosperity. Some
body must have the power to say
whether a statute conforms TO
these guarantees or violates any
of them"
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-16
Walter Clark Now
Back In Business

Walter Clark. a prominent oyster
packer and crab dealer of this city,
who suspended business last fall, has
now resumed his former occupation
at his boathouse on Compromise
street, and is in a position to supply
his former customers with crab meat
in any desired quantity.
MIR Clark is one OF the most popu-
lar dealers in the business and his
return to the field will be a decided
pleasure to his many friends and pa
irons
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clusiveiy to athletic games. The Of
iicials of the meet are as follows:
Honorary Referees Admiral Henry
b. Wilson, u. s. N; Hon. A. s. Cook
State Superintendent of Schools.
Rcferee-Dr. William Burdick. p
A. l..
Starter-M. A. Markle.
Timersv-L. IL. Mang, f. Foster, H
0rtland
Clerk of Course-L. Cogswell: AS
sistant, G. Thompson.
Chief Relay Clerk-R b. Machon
assistants, r. r. Thomas, J. NJ. Arm
strong. NJ. H. Courtney, G. Parlett.
Track Judges-W Aamold, j. j
Dougherty. Major Fl. r. Riley, H. NJ
Webb. j. T. Hutchins.
Field Judges-T. Taylor, f. Sazama,
G. Emmerich, p, Morgan, A. w. An
drews.
Scorer -E. n. Parrish.
Custodians of Prizes-Miss ]. b.
Suit. Miss f. Childs.
AidA sud- MISS l@OuiSe LlHlnlCuHl
Miss Josephine Riordan. Miss A.
Maude Roberts. Mrs. J. NJ. Lynch, L.
Cochran, w. Phipps, S. Fox. b. Leitch,
X. Kaiser, l.. o'Neill, G. Hopkins, d.
jenkins. and w. Sewers.
Playground Athletic Leagues Off
cials for Games ~ Misses Mary Sar-
gent, Eleanor Mcleod, Helen King,
Relen Jamarb. Margaret Haydock,
Olive Her, and Flora Bandel.
County Board of Frank
A. Munroe, president; Edna NJ. Perry,
vice-president; Katherine Watkins
Ridgely p. Melvin, James S. Billings
lea, NJ ID.
County Superintendent George
Fox.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-16
PLAN FOR ADVANCING
INTERESTS OF FARMERS
State Agricultural Committee
Organizes And Will Map Out
Comprehensive Program
FACING BIG PROBLEMS

Work for the immediate arrange
ment Of comprehensive program
for the advancement of agriculture
and allied interests in the State was
begun in Baltimore yesterday morn
ing, May Is, when the State Agricul-
tural Committee recently appointed
by Governor Ritchie, organized at an
enthusiastic meeting attended by ap-
proximately GO representatives of
agricultural organizations.
State Fortunate, Says Governor
Governor Ritchie explained the pur-
pose OF calling the meeting, and then
turned il over TO the farmers repre-
sentatives present. The Governor
pointed out that Maryland was more
fortunate In her governmental ar
rangements than most other States in
that, In the handling OF her more inn
portant governmental problems, she
had first mapped out comprehensive
policy, thus leaving the development
Of that policy purely a matter OF ad-
ministration. This was true, he said
of the States educational system, of
the State roads system, and more re-
Gently OF the entire governmental ad-
minstratiye structure through the re-
organization bill passed at the last
session of the General Assembly. II
was with the idea i'm mind, the Cover
nor said. that such program and
such a policy should be adopted by
the State for the advancement of the
agricultural interests that he called
the meeting held yesterday.
Various Problems Discussed
E. p Cohill. president of the Mary
land Farm Bureau Federation, first
and later elected perman-
ent chairman OF the committee, call
ed on various members to present
their views as to the more important
problems with which the farmer is
faced
Cooperative marketing; the tax
Question as applied to agriculture;
the labor problem; freight rates: lar
ger appropriation for the control of
diseases among fruits and crops, and
above all complete organization and
publicity, were stated by various
speakers as problems to which the
committee should give its attention
first.
All of the speakers thanked the
Governor for his interest in the farm
ers problems, and for his action in
tContinued Pare 2l
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-16
University Club To
Meet Tomorrow

The University Club will meet at
p. m. Thursday, May II. at Randall
Hall (St. Johns College Mems Hall).
Members hardly need the assurance
that the program, which has not yet
been announced, will have as usual a
solid and substantial quality. j.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-16
CLOWNS GALORE, AND
RAG DOLLS AND OTHERS

That the Y. w c. A. musical play.
"The Land OF Dolls" would be popu-
lar was a foregone conclusion. Al
9ways there are numbers OF discour-
agements. large and small. attending
the production Of an amateur play.
but with the efficient system Of the
present corps OF volunteer workers
Nese difficulties were reduced to a
Inimum and the little play. with
tarly two hundred children to
handle. went off smoothly and grace
fully.
The two naughty little girls who
were transported TO Doll LanI were
Iacted by Mildred Rochlitz and Eliza
feth Iiaueke. OF Arnold. and they car
Tried their parts splendidly through
out the entire play.
Miss Rowe As Fairy Queen
Charlotte Rowe. as the Fairy Queen.
danced and sung beautifully. and hcr
charming little ladies IN waiting in
their white and silver costumes gave
some pretty dances. Limpy. the Rag
Doll, and King of the Land OF Dolls.
was acted by Helen Monday, and she
and the group of rag dolls who ac-
companied her showed some OF the
best acting in the play, as they flop
ped over the stage with vacant stares.
IlOup In, Clown Comedy
Throughout the entire performance
a spicy bit OF comedy was carried out
by Houp La. the Clown Doll, played
by Margaret Esther Strange, and 20
other clowns in golden, and d.white
Pierrot costumes made merry as they
turned hand-springs and dacaEtwheels
and cayorted over the stage.
The Jack-in-the-box Judge Scarem.
played by Margaret Bean! produced
no little amusement in HIS arraign-
men of the young people. who had
shed the royal sawdust OF the Doll
King, and in his call TO the army OF
Doll Land to ayenge the crime.
Lucille Prosky. as Fat Sing. the
Chinese Doll, sang clever song and
led in splendid character dance by
her Chinese attendants.
Beverly Daniels. as the Paris
Doll. and Queen of the Land of Dolls
portrayed the airs and gracos of a
professional queen and Margaret
Cochran, as Queen Fifne's maid. gave
Que of the most charming bits OF act
ing in the play in her solicitude and
Difference for the Queen, and in solo
flower dance.
Ovation For Talking Doll
Tellella, the Talking Doll, plgYed by
Ina Walker Cochran, received 4 storm
of applause as she mechanically an
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George Jax Gonld Dead

MENTONE. FRANCE. May 16.-
George Jay Could. the American
financier, who has been i'll at Cap
Martin. near here, for some time, died
today.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-16
GUNMEN' 'SFEUD
ENDS IN DEATH
Of EX-CONv|CT

Joseph Cunningham Shot To
Death During Battle Over
Woman In Small Shack At
Curtis Bay Early Yesterday
Morning-14 Prisoners In Jail.
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ATTENTION.!
ANNAPOLIS POST 304, VETERANS
OF FOREIGN WARS

All members requested to he
present THURSDAY. MAY II
Important. State Department
Commander. DR.. NJ C. Blake. and
staff will visit the Post. Open
meeting after $50. Ladies'
Auxiliary is invited.
By order of
COMMANDER.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-16
CHILDREN GIVE
PLEASING SHOW
| IN DOLL LAND

Clever Dancing And Singing
Punctuated BY Bits Of Com
cdy Marked Program By Girls
Clubs OF Local "Y" At Circle
Playhouse.
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Gangsters Rounded Up

The gangsters now in Jail are:
Thomas Ray. proprietor of the
shore where the shooting took
place.
Nelly Ray, 35, his wife.
Sergeant Ernest Butler. Battery
+. Sixth Field Artillery, at Camp
Meade.
Mary Barese, 30. No. Gil East
Ramsey street.
August Becker, saloon proprie-
tor, at the foot of Pennington
avenue.
Wilton Scott, Baltimore.
Mary Hughes, Philadelphia.
Joseph Cooke.
Harry Brown, son of Mrs. Jes-
sic Brown, proprietor OF Odenton
Inn.
Harry Barese, bartender at the
Temple Cafe.
Sergeant Leroy Gaines. of
Camp Meade.
Frank Wilson. of Wheeling, w.
Virginia.
Lawrence Haley, alias John
Hendricks, of Fairmount, w. Va.
Mrs. Elizabeth Schaeffer, pro-
prietor of the Temple Cafe.
Barese, bartender at the Temple
Cafe of Mrs. Elizabeth Schaeffer, Is
held for the murder
The others are held in connection
with the killing. They are all said TO
have admitted connection with the
wild party Monday night, which ended
with a general free-for-all fight and
the Staying.
Drinkers Start Fight
The fight is said to have begun
(CoutinuAd 0n Para FL
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-16
WOMAN'S AUXILIARY OF
Pc. Church VERY ACTIVE
Report Shows Triennial Thank
Offerings Increased To $751;
145.o9 In Seven Months
HAS 25o,00o MEMBERSHIP

The Annual Report of the Woman's
Auxiliary of the Episcopal Church
which has just been submitted to the
National Council by Miss Grace Lind
ley, Executive Secretary. shows that
the Triennial United Thank Offering
of the organization to the general
Church was estimated at $669. 1876 at
the General Convention in Portland
last September. has been increased TO
grand total of $6Sl,145.09.
Has Membership Of $4,000
This organization which is compos-
ed of the active women workers of
the Episcopal Church, now has a
membership of more than 25O,000 di-
vided among 1000 branches operating
in every section of the country and
with ramifications in practically ev-
cry part of the world. 1t is one of
the most influential subsidiary
branches of the Episcopal Church. It's
work is directed largely toward the
mission field, and the present report
notes the fact that through its efforts
90 missionary recruits were secured
during the year. Not alone in the
mission field, however, but in practic-
ally every branch of the Church's
work is its influence felt.
Various Activities Pursued
Among the more important activi-
ties in which the Auxiliary interested
itself during the year and upon
which it brought to bear the influence
of its 250,000 members. were prison
reform, adequate care of disabled vet
Grams, protective laws for women and
children, Christian inter-racial and
Christian international relations. lin
itation of armaments and work for
Christian unity. The Auxiliary has
also entered enthusiastically into the
promotion of the Youth Movement in
the Church, and two of the objects
to which 1t is now especially devot-
( ing itself are the establishment in
New York of a house where volun-
teers and missionaries on furlough
may live while in training, and a
school where colored women may be
prepared for work among their own
people.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-16
COUNTY GRAND JURY
MAY BE RECALLED

The Anne Arundel county
grand jury probably will be re-
called to investigate the murder
of Joseph Cunningham, 45 years
old, victim of a gun battle at a
shack known as Shamrock"
near Curtis Bay yesterday.
Fourteen men and women of the
underworld who were arrested by
police officials following the trag-
edy were brought to Annapolis
this afternoon and lodged
in the county jail pending further
developments i'll the case. 1t is
said that several of the gang are
involved i'll robberies and other
crime.
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Associated Press

Dispatches Of 4ate news
are publishe in The
Evening Car tal.
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Tellella, the Talking Doll, plgYed by
Ina Walker Cochran, received 4 storm
of applause as she mechanically an
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The mirror., 1923-07-19
THE NEW VILLAGE STORE

The village store has changed pile,
Or so it seems to me,
It's different in stock and style
From what it used to be;
The cracker barrels vanished now,
The prunes have gone from sight,
There's nothing left around, l vow,
To tempt your appetite.
There's no place for US to sit
That used to haunt that store,
Our wisdom and our native wit
Aren't heard there any more;
The place is all so spick and span
And citifed and smart
It's simply broken up the clan
And cracked each loafer's heart.
l know it's making money fast
Since it has changed its ways;
1t never made much in the past
But those were good old days!
1t was the meeting place, the hub,
In the glad time of yore,
1t was the forum and the club
And now-it's just store
--Selectet
The mirror., 1923-07-19
BACK OF THE BLUNDER

He blundered, and the foreman came
And burned his soul with words of shame.
High in the Office sat the chief
Whose speech was always sharp and
brief.
And all he learned was that man
Had spoiled a very careful plan
By careless work. In all the place
None read the anguish in his face.
He blundered. That was all they knew.
A man who had task to do,
Had stumbled and the day was lost
The chief in gold could count the cost.
The superintendent fumed and cursed
And saw the error at its worst,
But not one tried to understand
The reason for the careless hand.
He blundered, but not one could know
Why he had chanced to falter so;
That all night long beside cot
He'd sat to cool small temples hot
And watched, with pulses throbbing wild,
The suffering of his little child
That everywhere about the place
He saw his baby's fevered face.
He blundered, and men cursed his name
And on his shoulders heaped their blame.
Yet had they known, who stood to sneer,
They would have spoken words of cheer
And had they sought to look behind
His blunder and his lapse of mind,
And tried to understand his case,
They would have seen a sick child's face
Edgar II. Guest
The mirror., 1923-07-19
PLUPERFECT INDICATIVE

Was 1 so brave when / was young,
Or was it recklessness of youth?
There tripped so smoothly from my ton
que
Great words sonorous or uncouth,
That echo through my head today
But what they mean l cannot say.
When I was four-or maybe three
l lisped about the Predicate,
And made Subjunctives bend the knee
In passive tense ere l was eight;
I viewed, unmoved, the bones of speech
And had horrid name for each.
/ never even turned hair
When angry Surds the echoes woke;
I'd track a Gerund to its lair
And parse it at single stroke;
Nor hesitate at raising ructions
With Participial Constructions.
Each Syntax fierce I calmly faced;
And scarce a second thought I'd give
To my own safety when l chased
The Absolutest Ablative.
Bold Datives at my feet would bow
Who governed Clauses, God knows how.
And now I'm old. l shy at Verbs.
When Adverbs rise l give them room.
A Pronoun all my joyance curbs-
I can't remember which is whom.
Poor 1, who once could shake my fists
At First and Second Aorists
-Burges johnson
tn Harber's Magazine.
The mirror., 1923-07-19
SHARER

l will laugh with any one,
Laugh awhile, then onward run.
l will cry with those who cry;
But l will not linger by.
Certes, mirth or grief I'll share,
But my own l could not bear:
Long ago both left my door
l will let them in no more.
Edith M. Thomas
in Harber's Magazine