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The Meeker herald., 1923-01-13
Kne,. ehe Wasn,t ReaI

- AAssss fsSo 'Q1e mn, o., 0k -
knsw She Wasn't Real.
Bobbie had always been intrigued
BY the wax figures In the windows,
but had never asked any questions
concerning them. Several weeks ago
he and his mother emerged from the
elevator on the second floor o. enc Of
the department stores. immedlAssay in
front Of Z wax lady clad In Tor.
geous pink satin breakfast Jacket.
Bobbie rushed up to the ngurs and
touched her face and neck. then
turned and said In q horrtned tone.
sNotheri She's waxi"
Mother smiled tolerantly and 70
piled, Eyes, son; did you think she
was reAlr
"sure. thought she was real
0tufted."-Los Anee3es Times
The Meeker herald., 1923-01-13

Beyond Wsrds.
"shs told him everything about hes
past"
"Everythinsf What q courays,"
sAnd what q memory.
The Meeker herald., 1923-01-13
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saiting Aum kidney. Hvr snd uric scid
troubles. An druggists. three sises.
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Milford chronicle., 1923-11-30
FELTON,

The farmers through this section
have finished husking their corn and
all report a good crop. The price is
rs cents bushel.
Harrington and Melvin are busy
now buying and packing sweet pota-
toes, and the price is advancing daily.
The potatoes are not keeping so well
and lots of people are having a good
many to throw away. The price at
this writing is S1.30 per hamper.
Miss Mary Hodgson is spending
some time with her parents.
Mrs. John Carson and daughter
Elizabeth C. Hill and little son Nell
son and Ira DeLong spent Sunday
with Mrs. Mary Bennett at Federals-
burg, Md.
Mrs. Annie Waldman who has NOV
ed into her new store on Water street
has made a great improvement both
in the store and street.
Miss Ida Kitchens was the guest of
Dover friends over the weekend.
Our canning factory is now running
full time canning beans.
The whooping cough is now in our
town and a few cases are reported.
We surely hope there will be no more
cases to break out.
The little infant child of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Willis died last week of
cough.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Roe moved to
their new home, near Woodside, on
Milford chronicle., 1923-11-30
Glendale

On Tuesday evening last after a
lingering illness of several weeks,
William Bennett died at about o.
clock. Funeral services were held at
his late home on Thursday; interment
in Red Mems cemetery, by e. G. Reed
and Son, of Lincoln.
Mrs. Sarah Ann Warren, widow of
the late Isaac Warren, died very sud-
denly on Sunday morning at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Chas. Warren,
near town. Funeral services at her
late home on Wednesday at 2 p. M,
by Rev. Thomas Barrett. Interment in
Odd Fellows cemetery, by S. ]. Wilson
and Son.
Mr.. and Mrs. David H. Reed enter
tanned Dagsboro friends for several
days last week.
Elmer Warren of Camden, N. J.,
was a recent town visitor.
Fred Millman of Connecticut is Wis
iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Millman for few days.
Luther Coverdale and wife have
been visiting at the home of Harry
Dickerson.
Miss Grace Harper spent a few
days in Wilmington recently.
Mrs. Maggie Reed has been spend
ing a few days in Wilmington.
Rev. and Mrs. Travers are spending
this week with her mother and sisters
at Rock Hall, Nd.
May Prettyman is visiting friends in
Philadelphia and Wilmington.
We are very glad to report that Mia
NIacklin who underwent an operation
at the Marshall Hospital, is improv-
ing very nicely.
John Short has improved his house
with new coat of paint.
The special meeting of the two COM
mittees of the Ladies Aid was not very
we'll attended so please try and be
present at the meeting on Friday
night, November Both, at 1880 p. m. at
he White Hall.
On Monday afternoon the Milton
basketball team played the Glendale
cam here with a score of 10 to 16 in
'avor of Glendale.
Milford chronicle., 1923-11-30
Bridgeville

A short time ago one of our Chron-
icle readers, saw an article regarding
white potatoes that a party had filled
a basket with 80. Joshua West, one of
our local farmers, has on exhibition
at Calhoon's Shaving Parlor, a 5-S
wire hoop basket, containing 25 pota-
toes. Mr.. West purchased the seed at
Rehoboth, but is not sure; anyway the
potatoes are here and they look good.
Come in and see them, then let us
hear from another potato grower if
you have any larger ones.
Mrs. James Newton who has been
i'll for some time but up and around
home, has taken a relapse and is
again confined to her bed.
Harold Fountain is on a business
trip to New Castle and Wilmington
the first of the week.
Harold Collision, one of our local
boys, who attends the University of
Delaware and has succeeded in get
ting on the sub list Of Delaware first
foot ball team, participated in the
Observation-Disclosures game on Frank
lin Field, in Philadelphia, during the
second and third quarters.
John Anderson who is employed by
the Fruit Growers Express Company,
has been home on a two weeks fur
Tough. He has been ordered back to
New York City where he will be sta
toned for the present.
Paul Adams was on a business trip
to Wilmington the first of the week.
Russell Short has returned to Har-
rington freight office, where he will be
employed during the winter months.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Wiley spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
Summons, near Newark.
H. L. Cannon has purchased from
R. A. Culver the properties adjoining
the plant and will erect storage
houses in the near future.
A few holly wreaths have commence
ed to arrive in the local markets. The
price of the wreaths are around six
cents.
Our public school celebrated the ed
ucational week last week, but owing
to the storm on Friday, postponed the
parade until Monday. Too much credit
cannot be given the teachers for their
interest and trouble in getting up
such splendid lines in the parade.
W. E. Conway was in Wilmington
on Monday.
Harry W. Cannon who is interested
in the holly business will be located
at Millsboro for the next few weeks.
Roland Adams of Clayton spent the
weekend with his family here.
Tie Chautaqua dates for this sea-
son are from December 9TH to the
10th, inclusive. So far the season tick
cts have not sold so readily.
Robert Ricards has sold part of
his farm along the State Highway,
north of town, into building lots.
Milford chronicle., 1923-11-30
75 Miles In 1924

The program for 1924 bodybuilding
throughout Delaware calls for rs
miles Of highways. In addition to this
there are IL miles of contracts left
over from this year, when the pro-
gram called for the building of 100
miles and only SO miles were complet-
ed. Had the bodybuilding program
commenced this year in March in
stead of May, the Highway Depart
ment would easily have been able to
complete the entire 100 miles of
roads. AS it is the bodybuilding pro-
gram for this year will be rs miles,
plus Is miles or SO miles of highways.
One of the big jobs to be accom-
plished this winter is the construc-
ton of the preliminary work on the
bridge at Nanticoke. The bridge will
cost $4,000 and will be of the open
or lift variety. It will be gotten into
shape this winter so that it can be
quickly completed in the spring.
The first stretch of road to be be-
gun in the spring by the Highway De-
partment, will be that leading from
the road to Lewes to Rehoboth. There
is now a good highway to Lewes and
the plans are all laid for the COM
pleting of a new stretch from the
Lewes road to Rehoboth. The new
roads to be built are about equally
divided between the three counties Of
the State. The cost of the highways
built for Delaware this year in the
new road program will be about ST.
100000. The expense of the IL miles
of unbuilt road left over from this
year has been fully covered and ar
ranged for in the bond issue made for |
this years roads.
Requests for lateral or cross roads
in Delaware that either have been
made to the State Highway Commits
sion or are in the minds of the citi-
zens of the respective counties calls
for about $50 miles. With the build
ing of the 81 miles of highways the
coming year this amount will be cut
down one-third. The Highway Com
has not as yet definitely fix
ed all of the roads that are to be built
but have under consideration recon-
mendations and reasons why this
amount of highways should be con-
structed from sections where the tray
ell is the heaviest and the need the
greatest. With the completion of the
program for 1924, Delaware
will have highways connecting all i'm
portant cities and towns in the State.
Sunday Star.
Milford chronicle., 1923-11-30

Cnear Staytonsville)

VIM. Zimmerman and family spent
Wednesday evening at the home of
Henry Weisseman.
James N. Tracey Of Greenwood,
spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs.
Frances Murphy.
J. R. Lilley of Chester, Pa, spent
Thursday cunning with George H.
Murphy.
WIN. Hall Of Philadelphia spent the
weekend with his family here.
Thomas N. Stayton entertained his
brother, Herbert Stayton, Of Philadel-
phia and a number Of other friends
last week.
Milford chronicle., 1923-11-30
FINE SHOWING MADE BY
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
continued from first nagel

mission in giving rights of way, was
the stretch, of road 1@2 miles from
SeaforG to Reliance. Owing to the ac-
tivities of the wide-awake citizens of
that section, the rights of way for
this road were obtained without a
penny of cost to the state. The only
nominal cost to the highway was the
money paid for transferring the prop
erty and fees for recording deeds to
the land.
Saving in Concrete
One of the most important items in
the construction of highways in Della
ware in the past year, and which is
due to the able management of Engi-
neer Buck, is the saving and streng-
thening of concrete highways through
a more even distribution Of cement. 1t
used to be the fashion to build the
highways with the cement thickest in
the center of the road. Engineers now
know that this is not the most etii-
cient way. A little over year ago
Engineer Buck had his attention call
ed to the experimental stretch of road
in Illinois at Bates station. The high
way engineers of this middle western
state, took a short section of highway
and built it with less cement in the
middle but pouring more cement on
the sides where it was apt to wear
away quicker. After building the road,
which cost 100000, automobile
trucks were driven continually over
this section day and night until it
cracked and broke up, some sections
cracking quicker than others and the
reasons were plain, the engineers
gaining vast experience because Of 1t.
Mr.. Buck returned to Delaware and
Immediately revised his plans for
building concrete highways. The new
idea required the sub-grades shall be
crowned providing thicker edges for
the concrete surface which experience
showed to be the weak part of the
road. This would permit saving of
concrete in the center Of the road
where additional thickness is not re-
duired. The concrete highways built
in Delaware now are two inches thin
ner in the center of the road and the
two inches is utilized on the sides. By
the use of this the saving in the &C.
ment bill for Delaware this year was
1882, 750.81.
A second and very big and material
reason, in addition to the economy
end of this change in building roads,
is that roads constructed under the
new plan do not crack as quickly and
as often as roads constructed under
the old plan. For that reason the
roads ought to last longer and cost
the state less because there will be
less money expended in repairing and
filing in these cracks.
The highways constructed this year
and their cost are as follows:
Miles Cost
Frederick surfacing -0.76 S 14,145.00
Milford chronicle., 1923-11-30

Tell 'em you saqv il in the Chronicle.
Milford chronicle., 1923-11-30

Tell 'sm jon ,aqD it in the Chronicle.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-18
MISS HARDYNTA NORVILLE,s
VISIT IN BIRMINGHAM

The visit Of Miss Hardyna Nor
vile to Birmingham last week
brought to our midst one of the most
DISTINGUISHED missionaries OF our
country. For 90 years Miss N,rviile
was q missionary TO Mexico. under
tae direction Of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary society of the Methodist
Episcopal church, south. 1t was dur
ing this time that she established the
; hrst hlgh school for girls in the city
Of Mexico.
Eeing called out If the country on
account OF war conditions she spent
three active years in New York civ
studying child welfare work under
. the leadership of the most noted in
/ sfructors, and engaging in rescue
work under direction OF the United
Charities.
For the past nine years she has
I peen engaged in child welfare work
IN south America, with headquarters
/ N Buenos AIRES, where her work lies
CHIEFLY with the children OF the pub-
nc schot Is. Four years ago She at
I TENDED, as the representative of South
America, the Worlds Temperance
Association congress in London.
In November OF last year Miss Nor
Filie' as delegate from South Amer
lea attended in Philadelphia the
Norlds woman's congress of tenn
perance workers, where 81 nations
were represented, and fro m there
went TO Toronto, Can. as representa-
tive of South American temperance
workers to attend the Worlds
League Against Alcoholism. com
{ posed of both men and women, and
which was attended by delegates
from G5 nations.
Miss Norville Is very finished and
fluent speaker. her illustrated "Story
TRIP II South America" being of
great educational value as well as
most highly entertaining This lee
ture was given Wednesday evening
at the Woodlawn Baptist church:
! Thursday morning at the Brming-
| ham southern college, and Thursday
afternoon at Lakeview school.
| W ednesday afternc on she was the
guest OF Pelham chapter, Daughters
q the Confederacy. and spoke most
delightfully."- and impressively OF the
work and opportunities of North
American women as compared with
/ that of their less fortunate sisters
, Of South America, Thursday after
neon she wss entertained by the
lii mingham Woman's Temserance
societies at the home Of MRS. L. M.
Jackson.
Miss Norville was the guest of Mrs.
j. A, Rountree during her stay in
Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-18
WEEKS EVENTS
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10

Bridge luncheon-Gven by at home.
Silver teaGven by Missionary society Eleventh
Band meetng-NIrs MCrons band the league
with Mrs. Joe
Art exhibi-At Gallery.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY
Bridge partyGven Mrs McGavock Country club for Mrs
w. P Rison of Rye, NJ Y.
Art exhbt-At Little Gallery
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY
LuncheonGiven by Mrs. F. w.
Luncheon Given by club for
Mrs Richard Chiders.
Tea-Gven by Mrs c. L. Moss.
Art exhb-At Little Gallery
Open meeting of Council of Jewish Women-musea.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY ~
D. A. r. tea-At home of Mrs. Joseph R. Estes.
Silver eaGiven by Circle of
parlor.
Bridge party-Gven by at Justice
BanquetGven by Womens Bible of
Art exhbt-At Little Gallery
TeaGven by Mrs. Horace Knoxville
and Mrs j. B. Adams of
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY %
Bridge luncheonGiven Mrs Rion
DanceGiyen by Crescent club Miles School Dancing
Art Exhibit-At Little Gallery
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY "a
Tea dance-Tutwler hotel gps sfs*sk
Dinner dance-Country club
Art exhbt-At Little Gallery
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-18
ENGAGEMENTS

Harrs D.
daughter Maxine Elliott Mr. Lovc L. Stephenson
J the wedding take place Wednesday, March L. at the Walker
Memorial church.
Mrs
their daughter Clara Marie Mr. A Reich
Louisville, wedding to place March 5
of their daughter Sngfeow
of Norfolk and Atlanta the
wedding be announced later.
Mrs c. B. Yand the
Halle Mr.. Howard HES
ding to take place in March
John NJ Wright engage
ment daughter Tyler
the wedding % take place April 4.
M NJ Warren the engagement
daughter Saing Mr. T. " Lutz, wedding
take place February %
-AlenMrs D. L. Allen the
daughter Matte Lee to Mr. Henry Lee Macey the wedding
April 49,
engagement of
daughter Mr. Harry Bromley Owen
ding to take place at an early date
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-18
THE FORTNIGHTLY
SHAKESPEARE CLUB.

The Fortnightly Shakespeare club
met with Mrs. d. G.. Meadow, Thurs
day morning, at the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. L. A. MILESTONE
After the business meeting, the fol-
lowing program was carried out.
Two vocal numbers were rendered
by Miss Stevens. Then Mrs. Donald
Mcdonald read an interesting paper
on Sources of the Play and Sig
nificance of the Title Mrs. ]. q
Smith gave a paper on Court Life
Sylvan" and Mrs. Charles Mcdonald
discussed "The Songs. the Purpose OF
Each and Its Effectiveness In It's
Place. The club Is studying as
you Like IT." but the open dis
cussion of the play was omitted on
account of the absence of the leader.
A delicious ice course was served
during the social hour
The following visitors Were pres
emit; Mrs. e. G. Burchfiel, Miss
Stevens, Mrs. Whitstone and Mrs.
SDence.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-18
HOWARD COLLEGE GLEE CLUB
SINGS AT ENSLEY

The Howard College Glee club, fea-
turing especially the Boys and Girls
quartets, appeared in gram at
Ensley on Thursday nigh under the
auspices of the First Methodist
church. This Glee club is making
notable success under the direction
of Professor Gladstone Jackson. Es-
pecially are the two quartets much
in demand throughout the city. Only
two weeks ago the Boys Glee club
was the special feature of the com
munity concert on Sunday afternoon
at the Lyric and last Sunday night
the combined clubs appeared on the
musical program given at the First
Baptist church when Howard college
was in charge of the Sunday night
service.
The Boys quartet consists of Bur
nett Cowart. bass; Burlington, first
tenor; Boyd Runyan, second tenor,
and Hugh Allen, baritone. The.s have
appeared frequently on club ana
church programs in the city.
The Girls Glee club, though or
ganized only this year. is doing good
work. The quartet, which consists
of Miss Ethel Clark, Miss Mamie E.
Chandler, Miss Eura Abrams and
Miss Euna Abrams, is receiving en-
thusiastic applause wherever it APP
pears.
The Boys club made a road trip
over South Alabama before tho holi-
days and are planning another to
North Alabama later in the spring.
according to r. b. Sims, business
manager tour of North Alabama
is also being planned for the Girls
club.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-18
MONTEyALLO ALUMNAE
VALENTINE TEA

The Valentine Tea given recently
by the Birmingham chapter
of the Montevallo Alumnae in the
Blue Triangle club rooms was a very
interesting event. The club rooms
were beautifully decorated for the
occasion. and the Valentine idea was
effectively carried out. A large
basket of red roses adorned the va
rious tables. The president, Mrs.
d. f. Rucks. presided. Among the
interesting numbers were songs by
little Mary Knox and Helen Hol-
combs Rucks. Attractive solo dances
We're given by Resale Swigart
dressed to represent a Valentine, and
Leonard Hartley, dressed in pale
green chiffon. The readings by Mrs
Bessie Strother Curtis, and Mrs.
Thrasher were enjoyed very much. A
Spanish song was sung by Mrs. Louis
Gholston Jackson, who was dressed
in gypsy costume, and was immense
ly enjoyed.
Mrs. Eugene Henry and Mrs. John
Prosser poured tea from an attrac-
tive table covered with red hearts.
Assisting were Mrs. Spidle, Mrs
Raph Quinn. Mrs. H. H. King,
Miss Posey. Miss BERTHE Allen, and
Miss Beatrice Norris.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-18
spANfsH-AMERICAN CLUB
Will. MEET MONDAY

The Spanish American club VIII
meet Monday evening in the board
room, Chamber of Commerce build,
irg, where arrangements will be COM
pleted for the annual banquet at the
Young Mems Christian association
Thursday, February -, at $780, The
banquet will commemorate the birth
day of George Washington, and Will
be a costume affair, representing
that period An all American menG
will be served by the capable man
ager of the Young Mems Christian
association cafeteria, Mrs. A. d.
Brown. The principal speakers will
be DR.. p. p. Burns of Howard col
lege, whose subject will be, Our
own George Washington" Prof. AL
zen C. Loehr of Birmingham Southern
college will address, the banqueteers
concerning Simon Bolivar, Tile
George Washington of South Amer
lea" and Mr.. A. II. Rosenfelt, repre-
senting the club, will make an ad-
dress in Spanish, subject General
San Martin" Musicians well known
in Birmingham will delight the audi
ence with patriotic music. Reserva-
lions can be made by phoning Mrs.
Carlisle. the Chesterfield.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-18
Shrine Ball at the
Tutwiler Lovely
Affair

The shriners' ball given at the
Tutwiler hotel Thursday evening
from to 1880 o'clock in compliment
to Mr.. James McCandless, imperial
potentate of the Shrine in Honolulu
and his lovely wife. was one of the
big social events of the week.
"A man who cannot play has no
business in the Shrine" said Mr.
McCandless in his short address just
before the ball began. The Mobiles
demonstrated to the father of
Shriners" that they were qualified
to wear the fez, as they, with their
wives and swcethearts. glided and
swirled over the polished ball room
floor, to the strains of the latest
dance music, which was furnished
by two splendid orchestras.
The ball room proper was far too
small to accommodate the large
crowd. and the tea balcony was
pressed into service. The lobby, bal
comics and ball room were beautifully
decorated in the Shrine colors of
red, green and yellow, while ban
ners and standards bearing the
scimitar and crescent hung from
columns and ratings.
In Seat of Honor
Mrs. McCandless, in a lovely gown
of vivid blue canton crepe, an ex-
quisite Spanish lace stole draped
about her shoulders. occupied the
seat of honor, and smiled graciously
upon the people who had come out
to welcome her, though they were in
such numbers it was impossible for
here to meet them all
Immediately upon their arrival in
the city Thursday at noon, Mr.. and
Mrs McCandless were driven to the
Hotel Tutwiler, where midday
luncheon by the officers of the local
Shrine was served. After that the
visitors were taken on an automo-
bile trip over the city and surround
ing district. At csc O'Clock they
were entertained at a formal lunch
con at the Country club.
The distinguished visitors, who
have travelled extensively both in
America and in Europe, were very
favorably impressed with the Magic
City. Charming and thriving were
the words Mrs. McCandIess used
when she returned from the trip.
While this was Mrs. McCandless'
first real visit to Birmingham, yet
she is known to numbers of people
here, one of Mr.. McCandless sisters
in-la.w, being also the sister-in law
of Mrs. AIDA C. Barnes of Hunts
vile avenue. They're almost in the
family" said Mrs. Barnes 1t is in
teresting to note that Mr. John Nc
Candless, brother of the imperial
potentate, was a guest at Mrs.
Barnes wedding so years ago
Is ApproachabIe
Mrs McCandles. like all really
worth while people, is very approach
able. Just the kind of person you
could ask to have a chocolate cream
and chat with about the latest
styles. Though a woman of rare
culture and wonderful poise, her
manner is sweet and simple.
She usually spends a part of the
year in Piedmont, Cal, where they
have a wonderful home; some of the
time in Europe, and her winters in
Honolulu, but this winter Mr.. Nc
Candless is touring in the states in
the interest of the hospitals for
crippled children which the Shriners
are building. Mrs. McCandless is so
interested in her husbands work
that she Just had to come along"