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New-York tribune., 1920-02-09

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8 wool, with sailor collars,
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8 Sweaters in coat styles,
5 belted and with converti-
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81 Coats of chinchilla, dag
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Milford chronicle., 1920-01-16
MEETING OF AMERICAN LEGION

The first meeting after the Christ
mas holidays was well attended and
much business of importance was
transacted.
The ex-service men realize the value
and need of an organization such as
the Legion for the future peace and
prosperity of our country.
The aim of the Legion is TO promote
and perpetuate 100 per cent Ameri-
canism. The country needs it today
as never before, and until the Boil
shevists. anti-American propaganda
and traitors OF the type of Victor Ber-
ger are stamped out and driven from
this country the task started on the
battlefields OF France can never be
completed.
After the report of II. J. Pettyiohn.
delegate to the National Convention
at Minneapolis, and the reports of the
secretary and treasurer were read. it
was voted to make the dues for 1920
SO. which includes a years subscrip-
ton to the American Legion Weekly.
The matter of a dance was then
taken up and it was decided to have
the first American Legion Dance on
Iincoln's birthday. February II, in
Armory Hall. Come out and help make
this a big success for the service men.
We have engaged the Salisbury Or
chestra, and with your best girl, plenty
of eats and good jazz, you are sure of
a big time, and the price is only 81.
Tickets from any service man or from
Pettyiohns Pharmacy.
Milford chronicle., 1920-01-16
DEATH OF JOHN H. LYNCH

John II. Lynch, a former resident OF
Delaware. died at his home at PalO-
mar California, near Los Angeles, De-
cember IS, 1919, at the age Of SO years
Q months and 4 days. He was born in
New York City in $780, and after leav-
ing school engaged in farming and
mercantile pursuits for a NUMBER OF
years, finally entering the milling bus
mess which he followed most OF his
time until his retirement from active
business in 1912. In the late Sos and
early 7O's he was for few years man
ager of the farm of General A. T. A.
Torbert. one-half mile west from Mil
ford. Del. About 1873 he rented the
-four mill near Milford, owned by Dr..
Marshall. and operated it for about
five years. On leaving Milford he
milled in Kansas, Colorado and Cali
fornia. In 1891 he moved from Colo
RADIO to Ventura county, California,
and soon began building a feed and
cereal goods mill at West Saticoy
(called at that time Saticoy), which
he operated for over twenty years, or
until his retirement. After that he
spent between three and four years in
the Coochella Valley, noted for its date
gardens and its Salton Sea, which is
below sea level. In 1916 he removed
to Palomar, California. His first trip
to California was made in 1860, by way
of the isthmus, and he lived in the
northern part of the State until his
return east in 1865. He is survived by
two sons, Charles E. Lynch and H. l..
Lynch, both living in, or near. Los
Angeles, California.
Milford chronicle., 1920-01-16
TOLD IN A FEW LINES

Bad roads last week made travel in
lower Delaware almost impossible.
See a good picture at the Palace
Theatre Wednesday evening, January
21st
Owners of marshland are realizing
fine returns from the rentals of trap
ping privileges.
Help the Century Club secure some
funds by patronizing the picture at the
Palace Theatre January 2lst.
The income tax blanks for returns
to be made to the State Treasurer for
the tax for 1919. will be sent out next
week.
Sweet potatoes have made another
advance in price. AT many stations
in lower Delaware they are selling for
S215 per hamper.
Muskrat hides are selling at prices
ranging as high as $3.50 each and the
demand at this unheard of price is
greater than the supply.
The Ladies Aid of Milford Neck will
meet Thursday evening, January p.
A good program is being prepared and
refreshments will be served.
Will all brothers and sisters of Ionic
Council No. Is please be present on
lUHuuY ENGAAAEf NaMuAAg ANAh AAA1
mess of importance will be discussed,
Fred Smith, the Battery-Man OF
South Milford, has sold his business
and left this week for the oil region
in Texas where he will probaly locate
in business.
Don't miss the thrilling picture.
THE Hand Invisible" at the Palace
Theatre on Wednesday evening, jan
uary 2fst, given for the benefit Of the
Century Club.
Team number eight will hold a card
party in the New Century Club Room
Tuesday afternoon, January goth, from
2 until o'clock. Admission will be
twenty-five cents. including refresh
ments.
The local w. c. T. u. will meet with
Mrs. r. X. Stephenson on Tuesday af-
ternoon, January goth. at 2.S0 p. m.
Text word, "Gladness." A full at
tendance is desired fall members
and particularly the new members.
DR.. and Mrs. Willard Pierce OF
North Walnut street announce the
birth of a daughter on Friday, jan
uary 8, 1920. Mother and daughter
are doing well. This is their first
daughter and the first granddaughter
of Mrs. Frank Richards.
The Fellowship Bible Glass of Ave
nue. NJ. E. Church will hold a bake on
Saturday. January 24th,. from 10 a. m.
to 5 D. m, in Arnold's store building.
N. Walnut street. All sorts of delect-
able eats will be sold, including hot
vegetable soup. meat loaf. home-baked
beans, home made bread, cake, pastry.
candy, etc. Remember the date. Buy
your weekend supplies.
Milford chronicle., 1920-01-16
DELAWARE MAN HONORED
REV. F. BURGETTE SHORT CHOSEN SEC
RETARY FOR METHODIST WORK.

The Spokane, Oregon, papers have
printed the news that former Della
ware boy who made mark for him
self as a prominent preacher in the
Wilmington Methodist Conference be-
fore he went to the Western country
a few years ago, has again been hon
ored by being chosen as secretary for
the Methodist Temperance and Moral
Work in the United States. The Spo-
kane Chronicle says:
Dr. Francis Burgette Short, former
pastor of the Central Methodist church
of Spokane and now pastor of the VIII
bur Methodist Church at Portland,
Ore. has been elected extension tenn
perance secretary by the national
Methodist board. DR.. Short has not
yet decided to accept the post, accord
ing to Portland papers.
A report of Dr.. Clarence True Will
son. general secretary of the board,
states that DR.. Short has been elected
extension secretary of temperance,
prohibition and public morals. The
post is considered a distinct honor
Should he accept, DR.. Short will have
his headquarters at Washington. d. C.
DR.. Short will probably accept the
post and expects to be in Delaware in
few weeks.
Milford chronicle., 1920-01-16
HELP FOR RECORDER

At a meeting of the Sussex County
Levy Court on Tuesday of last week
decision was reached to allow the Re-
corder of Deeds extra clerical help
until such time as the Office could
catch up with the work. There are
at the present time 261 deeds in the
office filed for record and more than
$500 pages of indexing to do. The
fees from this office brought into the
treasury of the county in 1918 the
sum of 1851, and last year S5,913.95.
The fees for the month of December
amounted to S696, or nearly twice as
much as any other month during the
past two years.
BY act of the legislature few years
ago. clerks for the Office we're abol-
ished and for the past four years it
has been necessary for the officials to
take a part of the salary to pay for
assistance. The hundreds of trans
fers of real estate within the past few
months in Sussex county have neces-
STATED a great deal more work for the
office and the deeds and mortgages
have been piling up at such rapid
rate tiist tli;ss the rrresse-,t force is una hle
TO keen up with the work.
Milford chronicle., 1920-01-16
SOCIETY WEDDING AT LEWES

At St. Peters Protestant Episcopal
Church in Lewes. Delaware. on Janu-
airy 10, 1920, a very beautiful wedding
was sOlemnized when Miss Helen Mar
Conwell and Samuel n. Tammany
were Joined in holy matrimOny by the
rector of that church. Rev. c. H. b
Turner.
Miss Margaret Atkins presided at
the organ and played very softly and
beautifully while the guests were as
sembling. Just before the bridal
party entered the church, Miss Eliz-
abeth Houston of Georgetown sang
20 Perfect Love" As the bridal party
walked up the aisle of the Church
Miss Atkins played the wedding march.
Miss Mary Houston of Georgetown
was maid of honor and entered the
church Immediately after the ushers,
Joseph L. Marshall and William Tam
many, brother of the groom. Then
followed the bride on the arm of her
father, Mr.. Fred Conwell, who gave
her away The groom and Mr.. How
ard Ennis, the best man, met the bride
at the altar, where DR.. Turner per-
formed the ceremony that made them
man and wife.
Immediately after the ceremony the
bridal party and a few friends pro-
ceeded to the home Of the brides
father where a bountiful repast was
served. Very soon after this recep-
tion the bride and groom took the
train for New York and Boston.
The bride was attired in an after
noon gown of blue duvitine and car
ried brides roses. The maid of honor
wore a taupe satin gown and carried
pink roses.
The color scheme was pink and the
dining room was artistically decorated
in pink tulle, pink carnations and
maidenhair ferns.
The out of town guests were How
ard Ennis OF Dover, the Misses Tam
many of Havre de Grace, Md. Dr.
Augustus Nichols of Washington, d.
c., Mrs. George Messersmith of Ant
werp, Belgium, Mrs. John Hazard OF
Milton, the Misses Hamilton of Phil
adelphia Mrs. Harry X. Manbeck OF
Lewistown, Pa, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
G. Houston of Georgetown, John HOus-
ton of OverbrOOk, Miss Anne Kelley
of Philadelphia, the Misses Houston
of Georgetown, Mr.. and Mrs OrtOn
Marshall of Rehoboth. Miss Edith
Hickman of Philadelphia. Miss Truss
Of Wilmington.
Milford chronicle., 1920-01-16
DOVER PASTOR ACCEPTS CALL

The Rev. A. Victor Lightbourne,
who has been pastor of the Peoples
Christian Church of Dover since the
death of his father, the Rev. A. W..
Lightbourne, D. D., in 1916, has pre-
sented his resignation to the ofhclals
of the church. He has been invited
to conduct a series of evangelistie
meetings at Elon College, Elon, N. G.,
where he was located prior to coming
TO the Dover Church. Mr.. Lightbourne
had been considering for some time
an offer to become an evangelist in the
south and shortly after his return
from overseas, where he spent nearly
a year in Y. NJ. C. A. work, he was
invited and accepted an invitation to
conduct evangelistic services at Frank
lin Va
Milford chronicle., 1920-01-16
ACTION DEFERRED
ON ELKTON PASTOR
THE PRESBYTERY TO CONSIDER SYNOD
DEFENSE ON MCELM0YLE APPEAL
AT ITS NEXT SESSION.
MERGER ALSO WAS HELD UP
THE UNION OF FIRST AND CENTRAL
CHURCHES, WILMINGTON, TO Be
CONSIDERED NEXT TUESDAY.

Dover. Del, Jan. iS.-The New Cas-
tie Presbytery held its winter session
at Dover on Tuesday and discussed
several important matters. One Of the
principal matters taken up was the
case against Rev. John McElmOyle and
the composition of the committee TO
defend the Presbytery at the next
Synod, but action was deferred until
the spring meeting. Or. McElmoyle
was not present yesterday. but Henry
NJ. Mccullough and Stirling Evans,
elders of the Elkton Church, attended.
There are four reasons set forth in
the complaint against the action OF
the Presbytery in ousting DR.. McEl-
mOyle, namely: that the congregation
of the Elkton Church was nearly un-
animously against the dissolution Of
the pastoral relations of DR.. Neil
moyle: that no charges were ever
brought against DR.. McElmoyle; that
the minister felt a divine call TO con-
tinue in the pastorate at Elkton, and
that no reasons were given by the
Presbytery for its action. Those who
signed the appeal we're Rev. Joel S.
Gilfillan, Charles II. Bonner, U. Frank
lin Smiley. j. H. Crawford, Charles L.
Candee. of Wilmington; William ].
Rowan. Walter r. Clyde, George L.
Medill. of Newark; and Frank Martin
of Dover, the latter two laymen.
The merging of the First and Cen
trail Presbyterian congregations Of
Wilmington will be considered at an
adjourned meeting of the Presbytery,
to be held in the First Presbyterian
Church, in Wilmington, at o'clock
next Thursday afternoon. J. II. Craw-
ford. pastor OF Central Church and
moderator of First Church, annOunc
ed that the commission of the two
churches had not been able to prepare
its appeal for the merger in time to
be presented at the session.
Rev. w E. Pfeiffer was received
from the Potomac Presbytery and he
accepted a call to the RehObOth and
Coolspring churches, who have agreed
10 pay a salary of 5000 a year and
provide a manse. The date of his in
stallation was fixed for March 3.
Action on the transfer of Rev. Ray
mond p Day from Chester Presbytery
to the New Castle Presbytery was de-
ferred until he appears.
A call to Rev. ID. Mench Chambers
to become pastor of Lewes Church
was found in order, but his acceptance
of it was deferred until he is received
by the PresbyteTy. Lewes agrees to
pay him a salary of $500 per annum.
After a recess the Presbytery re-
convened at l o'clock to listen TO
half-hour address by Rev. S. L.
Haynes of Philadelphia, on the New
Era program of the Presbyterian
Church
Milford chronicle., 1920-01-16
Personal MENTIONS

John D. Marine of Philadelphia
spent the weekend with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Marine
Bryan Joseph McCaffrey. who has
been in the U. S. Navy and stationed
at Brest, France. for the past year and
a half, returned to his home town this
week.
William " Sipple, Sr., will leave
Milford today for Sarasota, Fla, where
he will pass the balance Of the winter
and part of the spring months with
his daughter, Mrs Ida Bromley
Misses Bessie Baris and Anna Coul-
bourn of Philadelphia apd John Trib-
bett and Willis Davidson Of Bowers
Beach spent the weekend with Mr.
and Mrs Thomas Tribbett of Milford
Milford chronicle., 1920-01-16
REGIONAL CONFERENCES
MRS. JAS. P. PIERCE OF MILFORD WILL
REPRESENT DELAWARE WOMEN.

Hotel McAlpin, New York. on jan
uary 2Sth and 29th. will be the scene
of the first of a series of Regional
Conferences to be held in the next six
weeks by the National WOmens Chris
tian Temperance Union. In this meet
ing in New York the whole of New
England. New York. New Jersey, Del.
aware, Pennsylvania, Maryland and
District of Columbia and Ohio will be
represented by delegates from their
local organizations. Mrs. Ella A.
Boole, 52S Fifth street, Brooklyn. n.
Y, will be in charge of the conference
and will act as presiding officer and
hostess president. Mrs. James P.
Pierce of Milford will represent the
women of Delaware.
The list OF speakers presents an in
teresting array of women who are do
ing splendid things in welfare work
under the greatly extended program
that has been adopted for w. c. T. u.
activities for the future. Mrs. Mary
Harris Armor of Charlottesville. Ca,
known in W. c. T. U. ranks as the
Georgia Cyclone. will be one OF the
speakers. The directors of the several
branches of welfare work of the or
ganization will present their plans and
their achievements to the conference
and will lead the discussion relative
to their work. The evening address
of the first day will be given by Mrs.
Deborah Knox Livingston. National
Superintendent of the Department of
Christian Citizenship, and Mrs. Mary
Armor will appear for the second
evening address.
Wednesdays program, January 2th,
comprises conferences upon American
ization, Child Welfare and Medical
Temperance in the morning session.
There will be a luncheon at one o'clock
with after-luncheOn addresses by wo-
men of national reputation as speak
ers. The evening meeting will be held
in the Calvary Baptist Church, 57th
street near Seventh Avenue, New York
City. at which there will be Commun-
ity Singing led by Mrs. Frances w.
Graham. Musical Director of the Ma
tional w. c. T. u, and an address by
Mrs. Deborah Knox Livingston.
The program for the second day OF
the conference comprises a morning
session of conferences upon Fairs and
Exhibits. Anti-NarcOtics, Scientific
Temperance and Young Peoples Work.
The afternoon session will be devoted
to conferences on Socitl Morality, Law
Enforcement, Citizenship and the Jub-
lice. The evening meeting will be held
in the Auditorium of the Central
Young Mems Christian Association in
Brooklyn. and will be opened by Com
munity singing, led by Mrs. Frances
w. Graham.
The Thursday evening address Will
be given by Mrs. Mary Harris Armor
of Charlottesville, Ga.
Milford chronicle., 1920-01-16
BACK OF SCHOOL CODE
THE DELAWARE NEGRO CIVIC LEAGUE
COMMITTEES MEET AT DOVER.

A meeting Of the executive and f.
nancial committees of the Delaware
Negro Civic League. organized here
several weeks ago, was held Tuesday
in Bethel A. NJ +. church. DR.. W. c.
Jason, president of the organization,
presiding.
The committees organized separate
". after which the main business of
the meeting was taken up, that OF pre-
senting and adopting a constitution
for the government of the league. Al
ter The constitution had been adopted,
a budget was submitted and a person
mel of the speakers bureau was an
nounced. together with a field secrc-
tary. The budget was adopted, there
being but three members of the COM
mittee objecting to the budget as pre-
pared, namely, A. B. Ruffin. Alfred
Raikes and w. c. Anderson. all of
Dover.
A discussion followed the presenta-
ton of the budget along the line Of the
appointment of a field secretary. the
claim being made that the person or
persons appointed on the speakers
bureau should be residents of the
State. c. NJ. Smith. who was appoint
ed field secretary at the meeting and
who had been approved by the Service
Citizens Committee, while not pre-
viously a resident of the State, has
been teaching in Delaware schools and
was considered eligible to appoint
ment.
1t was also decided that a central
office of the league should be estab-
lished at Wilmington, and Rev. H. Y.
Arnett of that city was appointed sec
retary of that office. DR.. William NJ.
Henry of Dover was elected treasurer
of the league.
The following members of the COM
mittees were present at the meeting:
Executive committee-Mrs. ]. b.
Stubbs. Ernest Jones. Charles P.
Minus, c. NJ. Smith, Wilmington; w.
c. Anderson, Dover; George Waters,
Bridgeville; Mrs. Polk, Laurel.
Finance mmittee-Charles H. Col
bourn. DR.. H. Y. Arnett, DR.. ]. U. King,
Wilmington; DR.. ]. H. Scott. Dr. ]. H.
Ringgold. Philadelphia; Dr. w. NJ
Henry, Dover; Charles Hall, Bridge
vile.
The object of the Negro Civic
League is to impress upon the negroes
OF Delaware the necessity of support
ing the new School Code, to which
cause they had pledged undivided sup
port at a meeting held in Dover sew
eral weeks ago
Milford chronicle., 1920-01-16
NEW POLICE FORCE FOR MILFORD

At a meeting of Town Council on
Tuesday evening of this week D. W.
Baker was appointed Chief of Police
to succeed Frank Hollis, and James
Courtney was made night watchman
to succeed Edward Morris. The new
officers were sworn in on Thursday
and are now on the job. Chief of Po-
lice Baker has served in this capacity
two different times and has made an
efficient officer. Mr. Courtney has
served as a special officer at times.
He bears a reputation for fearlessness
and should make a good officer. With
the appointment of the two new police
men tne policing OF Ine Town is put
upon a more efficient basis than il
has been for months past.
Milford chronicle., 1920-01-16
MILFORD TRUST COMPANY
HOLDS ANNUAL ELECTION

The annual election Of the stock
holders by the Milford Trust Company
was held in the banking house in
South Milford on Monday afternoon
last. The retiring directors were all
reelected, and the following officers
chosen for the ensuing year, viz:
George H. Hall, president; S. ]. Abb
bOtt, vice president; G. T. Reed, cash
ier and secretary; William G. Sam
mons, assistant cashier; w. S. Daugh-
erty, chief clerk. The dividend paid
for 1919 was ten per cent Over twen-
ty-five per cent was passed to the un-
divided profit account.
Milford chronicle., 1920-01-16
CARLISLE FIRE COMPANY
RECEIVES DONATIONS

The Carlisle Fire Company is very
grateful for the contributions that they
have received recently and wishes
hereby to thank those who made these
gifts. The names and amounts follow;
Town of Little Creek, $S4; Mrs. John
Prettyman of Slaughter Neck, $25, and
John Reed Of Frederica, 800. The fol-
lowing letter speaks for itself:
Mr.. C. E. Varney, President,
Carlisle Fire Company
Milford, Del
Dear Sir:
In accordance with a unanimous
vore nj our ,iiI e1t0T5, take pleasure g
in sending you herewith our check for
twenty-five dollars, which we hope you
will accept from us in recognition of
the good work you are doing.
We remain,
Very truly yours,
The Milford Trust Co.,
G. T. Reed, Cashier.
Milford chronicle., 1920-01-16
MARRIED AT LEWES

Announcement of the marriage on
Saturday at Lewes by Rev. C. H. B.
Turner, of Miss Helen Mar COnwell,
daughter of Fred ConwellI and Samuel
N. Tammanx, son of Mrs. Lena n.
Tammany, all of Lewes. has been
made The bride is one of the most
popular young women in the eastern
part of Sussex county and has a host
of friends throughout the State. The
groom is a son of the late Roman
Iammany, one time superintendent
of the Sussex county schools and for
many years a prominent educator in
Delaware. During the war, young Mr..
Tammony served as assistant naval
paymaster. He is a noted public ac-
cOuntant
Milford chronicle., 1920-01-16
VICTORY PLANS

Last week it was stated that there
would be a mass meeting on Thurs
day afternoon at 2.30 at the NJ. P.
Church. This was an error. The mass
meeting will be held Friday afternoon
at 2.30.
A special program has been pre-
pared which will be of unusual inter-
est. The local W. c. T. U. have ar
ranged to have Everett c. Johnson
Secretary of State, and E. c. Pretty
man, superintendent Of the Anti-Sa-
loon League, to speak at these meet
ings. Everybody is invited to come
and help make it a real jubilee service
Milford chronicle., 1920-01-16
TO HOLD SCHOOL MEETING

Preparatory to launching the new
school house boom for Dover, for
which the commissioners have had
assurance of S225,OOO aid from the
Pierre S. dupont fund, a meeting OF
citizens will be held Friday evening
when the plans for the new building
will be submitted.
Milford chronicle., 1920-01-16
MILFORD GRANGE

Next Saturday a varied program will
be rendered. Paul Skewis will give a
talk on his prize Week" at Newark,
and his work in the corn Judging con-
test. Some reports on produce asso-
citation work will be given, and there
will be reading regarding the passage
of the 18th Amendment. Mrs. Colell
will read an original rhyme on THE
Worst Bargain l Ever Made"
On January oath there will be an
all-day meeting, with the installation
of officers in the morning, dinner, and
a good program in the afternoon.
Further notice will be given next
week.