Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-23
LOWER DELAWARE
AND PENINSULA
Various Towns Consider a Pro-
posal to Organize q Dsl-Mar-
via Chamber of Commences.

Special Correspondence Every Evening
Seaford, Sept. 2S-W. Howard Tur-
pin, secretary Of the Scaford Retail
Merchants Association, and w. Ford
Breeding and Albert l. Diamond,
members. attended n meeting Mt Sails
bury. Nd. Thursday, which was called
by the Salisbury Chamber OF Com
merce for the purpose OF organizing
the Del Mar-Via Chamber OF Com
merce. The purpose Of this organixa-
ton Is TO promote the economic.
civic and social welfare OF the COM
munties OF the Peninsula and to
bring before tho people OF the United
States the facts concerning the Pen
Ursula and by that means to secure
wider markets. more visitors and more
responsible and progressive property
owners.
Eight towns were represented at the
meeting. Salisbury, Cambridge. Ocean
City. Centreville, Chestertown and
Crisneld, Md, and Dover and Seaford.
Del.
II was pointed out that such an or
ganization as the Peninsula Chamber
of Commerce would be able to serve
the whole Peninsula along many lines
An organization OF this character will
be in n position to present requests
on such matters as railroad rates and
public utility rates. There are nu-
merous other problems which such IN
organization could undertake to solve
much more effectively than the towns
can rs units. The association will
probably contain the following towns:
Milford. Dover. Middletown. Seaford,
Laurel and Georgetown. Del: Sails
bury. Chestertown, Centreville, Cam
bridge. Easton, Crisheld, Pocomoke,
Berlin. Snow Hill. Ocean City. Preston,
Hurlock. fredericksburg and Denton.
Nd, and Cape Charles, Va.
1t is the purpose of the organize
ton to hold three meetings yearly
February, June and October.
Three homes in Seaford were enter
ed by thieves Thursday night. but
little plumber was obtained. At the
home of William c. Moore they forced
an entrance into kitchen window, bu,
did no damage. The home OF Horace
Outten was also entered, the thieves
securing a small quantity OF eatables
They next forced an entrance into the
home of Mrs. Ida Reinhardt and stole
a small bank containing a sum OF
money belonging TO children. This
was the fourth robbery here this week
robbers having entered the office OF
the f. C. Ross Canning Co.. where
they opened the safe and got $50.
Announcement has been received
here Of the marriage sat Harwinton
Conn. of Miss Auguste Anna OclIles
formerly OF Seaford, and Frank Leroy
Bennett on September 90
The following young men and wo
men left this week to attend different
schools and colleges: Miss Heller
Goodman. State Normal School, Tow
son. Md: Harlan Haines, Jefferson
Medical College, Philadelphia; Virgi
Knowles. Dickinson College. Carlisle
Pa; William Iank and William Miller
University Of Delaware. Newark
George Emery, Mercersburg Academy
Mercersburg. Pa; Paul Jones, Wen
onah Military Academy, Wenonah, y
J.;Philip Rawlins. Pennsylvania Mill
tary Academy. Chester, Pa; Heller
Knowles. st. Mary's, Lititiz, Pa; Vir
Kinia Vincent and Fannie and Mar,
Braun Jones, Women's College. New
ark
Mrs. Ella Sh,pley OF Wilmington i
visiting Mrs. ]. f. Wiley.
Mrs. Ardelia Coulbourn CT Seafor
and Mrs. Bessie Horsey of Bridgevill
have leased the Robert l.. Lane prop
erty, on Cannon street, and will con
vert II into hotel, TO be known a
Seaford Park House.
Mrs. Amanda Bennett of Milford !
visiting her brother. John Metten.
T.. j. Sauerhauff was called to Had
don Heights. n. j.. Tuesday to atten
the funeral OF his brother, Georg