Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1923-06-08
MILFORD WILL GIVE
HARDING HEARTY WELCOME
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noon tomorrow. They will come in tn
Presidents private car. Immediatel
after his arrival in Wilmington he will
go to the Hotel du Pont where the re
ception committee will serve lunch
con. Following a reception there tn
party will leave for Milford in automo
biles. The route will be via Newark
Middletown, Smyrna, Dover ant
thence to Milford. Plans as outlined
now call for about twenty minutes
stop in Dover, so that the Presiden
may call on Governor Denney anC
visit the historic old State House.
Milford Committee in Charge
At Dover the Reception Committee
of Evergreen Forest, No. 40, of Mil
ford, will meet the President and his
party, and escort him to Milford Upon
his arrival here he will Immediately
be taken to the base ball grounds
where a special grandstand for the
Presidential party has been erected.
He will witness the game of ball be-
tween the Milford and Crisield teams
of the Eastern Shore League. This
game was cheduled to be played at
Crisfield, but the management of both
teams agreed to a change whereby to-
days game is played at Crisfeld and
tomorrow's game at Milford. Follow
ing the ball game the President and
his party will go to the home Of DR..
Frank L. Grier, on Lake avenue, where
buffet luncheon will be served to
about two hundred persons.
At $3.50 o'clock the Tall Cedars will
parade in honor of the President. This
parade will form on North Walnut
street, near the Kent garage and will
proceed through the business section,
out Causey avenue and Lake avenue,
past the home of DIR. Frank Grier,
where it will be reviewed by President
Immediately following the
parade the Chief Executive will motor
to the Plaza Theatre. At about 1880
o'clock he will make a short speech
in front of the theatre, after which he
will Immediately enter the theatre to
be made a Tall Cedar. So far as the
general public is concerned this will
end the days festivities. The Presi-
dent and his party will leave Milford
at 1850 o'clock, tomorrow night, for
Lewes, where they will board the
Presidential Yacht, MayAower. On the
trip from Milford to Lewes, motor 20
lice will escort the party.
Elaborate Police Arrangements
Elaborate police arrangements are
being made for the Presidents visit to
Delaware. The entire police force of
will be on duty while the
President is in that city, and after his
departure some of the Wilmington po-
icemen will go to Milford. About
lozen members of the traffic squad
will be sent down ahead of the Pres
Dental party, and upon their arrival
1t Milford will take charge of the
handling of traffic. 1t is likely also that
/ detail of city detectives will accom-
)any the President down the State, in
addition to the secret service men
Who will come here from Washington.
It is not likely that the President will
lave a uniformed police escort.
Adjutant- General J. Austin Ellison
N Tuesday announced that Machine
Jun battalion had been assigned to
Milford for duty while the President
S there. 1t will comprise four COM
)anies, one each from New Castle,
Dover and Milford. They will
)e under command of Major Schultz. |
They will act as an escort to the Pres
dent while he is in Milford and will !
frs0 assisttifn order i HI The
own.
Police arrangements have been
made in the towns through which the
President will pass.
Parking Regulations for the Day
On Monday a committee from Ever
green Forest met with Milford Town
Council to perfect plans for the visit !
# the President here. Following the |
Meeting it was announced that plans !
ooking to the accommodation of the |
'rowds had been formulated and that |
10Th the Tall Cedars and Town Coun- !
Ill were working in accord to make |
lis visit here. delightful one. The |
PRESIDENT should arrive in Milford not |
ater than four o'clock, and possibly |
arlier.
Town Council has issued orders to |
he police to allow no parking on Wal
tut street, from the city limits to the
no parking on Causey ave-
ue and Lake View avenue, from Wal
ut street to the western entrance of
Iilford; no parking on East Front
treet, South Milford, from Walnut
treet to Montgomery avenue, and no
arking on Montgomery avenue from
'front.' street, past the base ball
rounds. No parking will be permitted
n these streets until after midnight.
n view of these restrictions it was
ecessary to provide parking places
1 which the thousands of automobiles
oming here will be accommodated.
wo large fields have been secured by
he town authorities for this purpose.
t the northern entrance to Milford,
ne Lofand lots (on which circuses
howl have been secured. At the wes-
arn and southern entrances the lots
wned by DR.. Layton Grier have been
ecured. The Grier lots face on Eu-
enia avenue, and Clarke avenue. They
ill accommodate fully two thousand
ars, while the Lofiand lots will
andle almost as many.
At both of these parking places the
)mmittee in charge will have a large
force of men to handle the
arking Of the cars. Every automobile
sing these parking spaces will be
.gged, and the owners will be charg-
a small sum to cover the expense of
andling them. They will be proper
guarded from theft. The charge is
ot a hold-up scheme to extort money
ON visitors here tomorrow, but is
AIDE in order that proper care may
given to the safeguarding Of the
RS.