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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1911
Page
3
Letters from Wolysville recount visits and greetings among residents and kin from Hagerstown to Frederick. It notes church services at St Luke's Lutheran, a strawberry festival with the Catoctin Band, births, illnesses, and a long parade of neighbors visiting relatives in nearby towns, with multiple mentions of families, travels, and social gatherings.
The Maine wreck, raised from Annapolis harbor after thirteen years, will be towed to deep water in the Gulf of Mexico and sunk unless Congress orders a different disposition. The cofferdam is nearly complete and pumping will continue to expose and salvage the hull before full examination.
George W. Cubitt is out of the city on business. Luther C. Derr is visiting relatives. Col. Joan R. Rouzer spent yesterday in the city on business. Jacob Rohrback is out of the city on business. Harry G. Dorsey is on a business trip to Baltimore and Washington. Mary Pale is visiting her brother. David Wertheimer is spending a few days in the city on business. George A. Zeigler is spending a few days in Baltimore on business. Mrs. Thomas Dunlap is visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Crothers. Miss Bettie Beatty has returned home. Mrs. Rebecca Wallis and Miss Cox and Miss Sarah Cox are stopping at the Braddock Heights hotel. Miss Henrietta Ritchie left for New York to attend a wedding. Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Wilson have returned from visiting in Hagerstown. Adolph Hahn has returned to reside in the city. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Sponselier went to Baltimore for an operation.
Masons officiated at the cornerstone layings for Cumberland’s new Masonic Temple and the new Cumberland City Hall on the same day. Grand Lodge officers and local dignitaries attended a large crowd as Judge Atkinson spoke before the temple cornerstone was set, followed by the city hall ceremony led by Mayor George G. Young. A Beauseant Commandery Drill Corps exhibition capped the event, with a Grand Lodge luncheon afterward for delegates.
Observance of June 14 1911 is urged with public displays on state and municipal buildings and editorial praise. Proclamations by governors and mayors promote the flag as a national symbol, with schools planning patriotic exercises and historical notes on the flag’s origin and evolution. Pupils Picnic at Braddock Heights near Hagerstown features games and lunch.
Lonaconing welcomes Maryland State Firemen's Convention with bunting and flags as delegations arrive for a three day gathering. Father Joseph P. Nolan delivers the welcome, Peter C. McFarland speaks for the Lonaconing firemen, and John Brooke Parker responds. A street parade and contests follow with $600 in prizes set for Friday events. volunteers from Maryland and Pennsylvania expected.
President Joseph H. Apple received the degree of Doctor of Pedagogy from Franklin and Marshall College in a morning ceremony. Rev. J. M. Motter read a telegram from Dr. William C. Shaeffer, president of the college board, praising his work as president of the Woman's College and as an educator.
The board conferred the degree of Doctor of Pedagogy on Dr Apple at the close of his eighteenth year of service at the local institution. The announcement drew applause and pleases his friends and the college community.
A group of prominent Baltimore lawyers led by Bernard Carter urges Alert C. Ritchie, nephew of the late Judge Ritchie, to enter the Democratic primaries for Maryland Attorney‑General. Ritchie, of the firm Ritchie & Janney, has served as Assistant City Solicitor, assistant counsel to the Public Service Commission, and a Maryland law professor. He chairs the Baltimore Bar grievance committee and has been assistant secretary of the American Bar Association.
At the Academy of Visitation 65th annual commencement yesterday medals were awarded to graduates and students for achievement in various fields. Names include Miss Mary M Offat Miss Mary A Kearney Miss Katherine Butler Miss Mary Kane Miss Margaret Long and Miss Mary Snyder along with honors in algebra prose and penmanship. The Alumnae elected Mollie Jones Jarboe as president and chose a slate of officers and committee members for the coming year.
Alumnae of the Woman's College gathered at the New City Hotel for their annual banquet. A formal menu featured consomme through assorted cake and cheese. Toastmistress Mrs. Dutrow led toasts honoring Mary Gerhard 99, Margaret Hoffman 08, Margaret Cameron 11, Elizabeth Gitt 03, Ann Reuter 10, and the class of 1911.
A period advert warns readers to avoid mercury based catarrh ointments due to harm. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and effective when taken internally. The claim copy notes testimonials are free and suggests buying through druggists.
Local Scouts prepare a guard of honor as Gettysburg Scouts travel from Gettysburg to Thurmont then Frederick en route to Washington to meet President Taft. They will march from Gettysburg today to Thurmont for an overnight stay and stop in Frederick tomorrow. The group aims to reach Gaithersburg next and finish at the Capitol after two days of travel. Weather may affect travel pace.
Maryland Pharmaceutical Association prepares for its annual gathering at the Blue Mountain House from June 27 to 30. An expected large turnout includes members and the president Charles Morgan will be honored at a reception on June 27 evening. The first business session is set for June 28 morning and a banquet with officer elections is planned for June 29.
At St. John's Lutheran church the Hagerstown Ministerial Union held a meeting with a general discussion of the Anti-Saloon League campaign for summer and fall in Washington county.
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