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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-24
CLOSING EXERCISES OF
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
viii Be Held AT Snow Hill May Il;
Berlin May Is; And Pocomoke
City June z.

Central Closing exercises for pu
pills completing the work of the Sew
enth grade will be held at the follow
ing places this year:
Snow Hill, Tuesday, May 27.
Berlin, Wednesday, May %.
Poconoke City, Monday, June 2.
William J. Holloway, assistant
State Superintendent of Schools, will
be present and deliver an illustrated
lecture at Snow Hill and Berlin and
Prof. Thomas L. Gibson, State Super
visor of Music, will make the address
at Pocomoke City. In addition to
these addresses by members of the
State Department of Education, at
tractive programs have been prepar-
ed by the teachers and pupils of the
various schools and this with in.
strumental music which will be furn-
shed at each place, will make up an
interesting evenings entertainment.
Last year Central Closing exercises
were n0lu III WOICSStCI COuAAty 0AAA
We're attended by practically one hum
dred per cent of the pupils complet-
ing the work of the grammar grades
and entitled to receive certificates of
promotion to High school. This year
there will be a much larger class to
graduate from the elementary school
and it is hoped that every pupil, no
matter from what school he is grad
uated will attend one of these Clos
ing exercises. >ss
Not only the pupils but the parerts
and friends as well are cordially in
vited to be present and share the en-
joyment with the young people. Tick
cts will be on sale at each place sew
teral days previous to the occasion, SO
don't fail to secure seat and be on
time. Exercises at each place will
begin promptly at 8 o'clock.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-24
CAR WRECKED; BOY
FOUND UNCONSCIOUS
James H. Young, Jr., Meets With
Serious Accident On Pocomoke-
Crisfield Road Tuesday Night

James H. Young, Jr., fourteen
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Harry
Young, this city, met with quite a
serious accident on Tuesday even
ing, which came near being fatal.
The lad, desiring to make a trip to
Crisfield, commandeered the car of his
uncle, Norris M. Young, and alone
started on his journey.
Between Hopewell and Marion, he
lost control of the car while turning
a curve, crashed into culvert, and
landed in a ditch, the car total
wreck, and James in an unconscious
condition.
Persons living near heard the crash
and hurried to the scene. The boy
was of course, unknown to them; but
looking around for Identification they
found some advertising matter con-
nected with the firm of Young & Son,
and concluded the boy was salesman
Of the firm.
Parents of the boy were soon COM
rnunicated with, while he was rushed
to the hospital at Crisfeld. There he
was enabled to tell who he was and
where he came from. Mr.. and Mrs.
Young were again called up over the
phone, and some information vouch-
safed as to their sons condition.
1t was found that he had a broken
nose, a sprained wrist, and lacerated
shoulder; later more thorough exami-
nation revealed no internal injury.
The car was a total wreck, and it
was a seeming miracle that the occu-
pant was not killed instantly. From
the smashed condition of the ma
chine, it looked as if it would be i'm
possible for one sitting behind the
wheel to have escaped being pinned
into the debris. The theory is the
boy was thrown out before the auto
was hurled to the bottom of the ditch
and doubled up.
The latest reports show James will
soon return not seriously incapaci.
tated.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-24
WORCESTER BOYS SET
PACE AT CHESTERTOWN
Carry Off First Place Honors In
Seven Events In Athletic Meet
At Washington College

The result of the Track and Field
Meet at Washington College, held last
Saturday at Chestertown for Eastern
Shore high schools, showed Worces-
ter county boys well up in front; and,
although no statement has been as to
the winner Of the Meet, it would
appear that if county units were con-
sidered, Worcester piles up the most
points; or if individual towns are TAX
en- as units, Berlin would seem to be
ahead.
Worcester county boys tailed sew
en- firsts, two seconds, and two thirds,
total of As. Bill Bicking showed
the way in the 440 yard Senior unlim-
tied run, and Paul Bicking threw dust
in the faces Of the field when he won
the 22O yard Junior unlimited event.
In the latter, Sherkey, of Snow Hill
won third place.
D.. Trimper, of Ocean City, in the
80 pound class, captured first place in
the so yard dash, l.. Bunce taking
second.
P. Whaley, Berlin, 95 pound class,
took third in the 60-yard dash. The
44O yard relay, same class, also went
to Berlin, the team being made up OF
E. Cathell, M. Holland, v. Dale, and
M. Quillen.
In the lis pound class, T. Quillen
of Berlin won both the 10 yard dash
and the running broad jump; and in
the same division Berlin took second
in the 600 yard relay, the team being
composed of D. Quillen, r. Hickman
M. Pruitt, and E. Palmer. Berlin
carried off honors in the Medley race
The nearest competitor was Talbot
county, with Caroline coming in third
The county boys are to be con.
graduated on their good showing, ant
the results should be an incentive tt
greater efforts next year in the> home
meets.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-24
Poconokians VIII Figure
In Baltimore Wedding

Miss Louise Landlord daughter of
Mrs. Arel.a Lankford and the late
Joseph Lankford, Of Baltimore, will
be married to Stephen George Bar
chet, member of the graduating
class at the U. S. Naval Academy and
one of the star football players of
the country. She will be given away
by her uncle, William, E. Landlord,
and Mss Annie Merrill of Pocomoke
City, will be maid Of honor. Miss
Eunice Harrison, niece of Senator
Orlando Harrison, will be one of the
bridesmaids. Joseph Lankford, the
father Of the prospective bride; was
ST one time a, resident Of this city.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-24
TWO BRIDGE FUNCTIONS
GIVEN LAST MONDAY
Mrs. W. Sidney Stevens Entertains
Junior Club In Afternoon And
Friday Eve. Club At Night

Two of the seasons most delight
full social affairs were given Monday
Of this week by Mrs. w. Sidney Stew
ems at her home on Walnut street.
In the afternoon the members of
the Junior Card Club were entertain
ed by Mrs. Stevens and in the evening
the members of the Friday evening
card club, and a number Of her
friends. Five tables Of Bridge were
arranged on each occasion and the
guests in all numbered forty two.
Miss Anne Blaine and Mrs. Griffin
Callahan were winners Of first prizes
and the guest prize was presented
Miss Myrtle Ashburp. The guests in
cluded:
Mesdames L. Paul Ewell, Winter C.
Cullen, James Dryden, A. A. Parker
Harlan Robertson, Clarence E. Rob-
ertson, Milton L. Veasey, Emma
Stevenson, J. Paul Young, Ounce
Ashburn, H. B. Pilchard, Eta Red.
den, J. Harry Young, Mark Gala
han, Griffin Callahan, Eugene Mat
thews, Claude Davis, Norris Young
Russell Matthews, Clinton Duncan
John Clarke, Farrell Bowen, E. Viii
fred Ross, Jay B. Cullen, Eugene S
Maddox, Allen Schoolfeld, G. E
Powell, David Hawkins, Frank D
Young, Randeau Goodwin, Misses Ber
tina Walters, Willie Walters, Anne
Blaine, Louise Byrd, Myrtle Ashburn
Charlotte Young, Nettie Barnes, Ell;
Wilson, Sadie Jones, Alice R. Young
and Claire Coston.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-24
"A. j. Merrill Catches
Unusually Large Shad

A. J. Merrill of Pitts Greek neigh
bcrhood, brought to the Democrat Of
flee one of the finest roe shad ever
seen in the Pocomoke City market.
The fish measured two feet from tip
to tip, 16 inches around the middle,
and weighed 6 pound 2 OF.
It was caught in the Pocomoke
river in the neighborhood Of Beverly,
and Mr.. Merrill has succeeded in
landing forty nine beauties this sea-
son. This is most creditable haul, in
the face of reported scarcity Of this
specimen Of river food,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-24
c Commencement Week Starts
Sunday With Annual Ser
mon By Rev. Bunce.
CLASS LARGEST IN
HISTORY OF SCHOOL

The. Pocomoke City High School
Commencement exercises will be in
augurated tomorrow, Sunday, even
ing by the sermon to the graduating
class. This will be delivered in the
E. Church by Rev. e. L. B1nce, pas
tor of the Methodist Protestant
denomination. All the churches of
the town will be closed that evening
and pastors and communicates will
attend the school service. The Epis-
copal will be closed and the. congrega-
ZION will be given an opportunity to
lear the sermon in the M. E. Church.
The rector, Rev. G. v. Bell will not
be able to be present, inasmuch as his
congregation at Mt. Vernon, Somerset
county has had no services for three
weeks, owing to inclement weather,
and road conditions. He feels that he
should take this opportunity to. serve
his people there.
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
of next week win be devoted to final
examinations. On Thursday night it
is expected Class day exercises will be
held, but at this writing, this feature
of the week has not been definitely
decided. upon.
Friday night will be Commence
lnent proper. Prof. G. C. Shutz, of
the Maryland University will deliver
the address to, the graduates. Those
onstituting the class are as follows:
Academic /
r Julia Merrill Blaine, Margaret E.
Beauchamp, Thelma Winifred Brit
tingham, Emily Grace Bromley, Grace
A. Lambertson, Marguerite Anna
Jockey, Ella Elizabeth Matthews, Es-
telle Mae Magee, Lillian Waters
Satchell, Angie Lee Scott, Mildred
Blanche Taylor, Madge Virginia Tull,
Wanda May Veasey, Beatrice C.
Ward, Wilson King Barnes Elmer A
lonzo Birmingham, Frederick Cook
man Hayman, Vernon L. Ingersoll,
George Dyer knight, Earl Landing,
Allan Morris Lankford, James Dick
inson Merrill, Galen Albert Fifer,
Henry A. Davis.
General Course
Walton Pilchard.
Commercial
Rosetta Carter, Madelyn Lucille
East, Catherine Isabelle Holland, Dor
cas- E. Mariner, Louise Virginia Pow
ell, Ruth Ellen Pusey, Juanita Willie
Reid, Bernice Charlotte Ward, Helen
Gertrude West, William E. Bounds,
Jr., Hollis James Dryden, Harrison
Merrill.
This constitutes one of the largest
classes in the history of the school,
and one of the most interesting occa-
sions is in store for the parents and
public generally for next Friday e.
vening.'s
Tickets will be on sale Monday,
May 26 at the store of the l. H. Mer-
rill Company.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-24
SHORE LEAGUE CLUBS
OPEN SEASON MAY 80
Teams Now Being Whipped Into
Shape For Opening Battle
Next Friday.

The Eastern Shore League base
ball season will be formally opened
on next Friday, May 80. Parksley
visits Salisbury; Crisfield is the guest
Of Cambridge; and Dover entertains
Easton.
Poke Whalen is at the helm for
Parksley; Jim. Riley holds the reins
at Crisfeld; A. B. Burris will attend
to the health of Salisbury; Jim Sharp
will try the Shore fortunes once more
at Cambridge; Jiggs Donohue will
seek another championship for Dover;
and Home Run Baker points the way
for Easton.
Each of these managers has been
busy all the winter gathering his
forces, and each has his. eye set on
the pennant. Some good material has
been corralled, and it is safe. to say
some good ball playing viii be seen in
the towns which are starting the
clubs.
Last year the League began its sea-
son with eight clubs. Trouble arose
with Milford over eligibility of play
ers, and she dropped out. Pocomoke's
finances caused embarrassment, and
this city gave up the ghost. Laurel
also fell by the wayside, and Crisfeld
finished the season in a much Grip
pied condition.
Only four clubs were counted on
early in the year to open the season,
but Easton finally succeeded in fl.
nancing team, and then Crisfield
plucked up courage to try once more
This makes up rostrum of sixeclubs
"a much more easily handled organi.
zation for the Shore.
Base ball in the Leagues territory
has proved to be unable to support
itself by gate income. There are e.
nough fans, however, to hand out
money enough to keep things going
in way, and it appears they are viii.
ling to keep them going for another
year. The Leage lives year by year
and whether it will extend it's exis'
tenec into 1925 can not be foretold.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-24
TEMPTING MENU FOR
NATL GUARD SUPPER
Feast VIII Be Spread Next Friday.
Soldier Boys Will Parade
In Afternoon.

Big preparations are being made
for the supper to be given on Decora-
tion Day in the Methodist Protestant
and Presbyterian Churches for the
benefit of the local military company.
Large sale of tickets is reported, and
it looks as if the two churches will be
taxed to the limit to accommodate the
crowd.
The members of the Headquarters
Company will be the guests of the
Rotary Club on the evening. in ques-
ton. Music wall be furnished by the
two local orchestras directed by Mau-
rice Groh and Harrison Merrill.
There will be a street parade in the
afternoon, in which the public will
have an opportunity to inspect the
military bearing Of the home soldier
boys, and also to get in line with them
if so desired.
Decoration Day will stage the op-
ening game of the Eastern Shore Base
Ball League between Parksley and
Salisbury. 1t is expected that Vir-
ginia will turn out en- masse to see it,
and an effort is being made to serve
them supper on their return from the
Wiconico capital.
The ladies have prepared the fol-
lowing menu:
Pickles Jelly
Fried Chicken
Cold Baked Sliced Ham
Maryland Biscuit Hot Rolls
Cold Slaw Potato Salad
Frozen Custard Strawberries
Angel Food Cake
! Coffee Tea
| The management desires it to be
known that they are prepared to serve
suppers outside to parties, not able
to attend the churches, at 6 o'clock
Any persons desiring such are re-
quested to bring their own dishes al
the Presbyterian Church.
The public seems to be behind this
effort to help thee boys and also the
town along, and all good spirited citi.
zens should make every effort to lent
| a helping hand.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-24
c. & P. OFFICIAL
ADDRESSES THE
ROTARY CLUB
Assistants Give Interesting Explana-
tion And Operation OF Tele-
phone Central Office
EMPHASIS PLACED ON
EFFICIENT SERVICE

Il p. Telephone Company was present
at the meeting of the Rotary Club
last Monday evening and, with two
lady assistants gave a very interest
ing explanation Of the switchboard
operations i'm the central office. Mr..
Carly spoke as follows concerning the
telephone business in general and
was followed by Miss Garitee who
gave a very interesting explanation
of the system from an operators
viewpoint:
Mr.. President Rotarians:
We are mighty glad to be with you
again. ~
Before introducing the young lady
who will demonstrate to you the op-
Grafton Of telephone exchange or
central office, I would like to have
the privilege Of telling you few
things about the company which fur
nishes you this vital service.
1t is perfectly natural that at times
you may be inclined to criticize or
condemn us because it appears that
we do not do certain things which to
you seem to be quite simple and easy.
Such misunderstanding as these, we
feel, are due largely to the fact that
we have not sufficiently availed our
selves Of the opportunity to give you
clearer knowledge of some of our
problems.
Ours is a tremendously. intricate
service. 1t involves the use of vast
lot Of delicate mechanism and the
labor Of a small army Of highly train
ed men and women /.
According to our conception Of our
task or that Of any public utility
which hopes to secure the good will
and supports of its patrons, we must
fulfill three primary requirements:
1. Service must be satisfactory not
only from a technical standpoint as
the Company sees it, but must be
satisfactory from the viewpoint of the
public.
2. The Employees must be eff
cient and unfailingly courteous in
their treatment of our patrons.
8. Our earnings must be suffi-
cient. /
Taking up, first, the matter of SER
vice, we would like to have you think
of it as not merely the handling Of
telephone calls, but all Of the Com
pany's many and varied activities in
which the patron is interested. These
include the installation Of telephones
moving Of telephones to new loca,
tions, collection of accounts, changes
in directory istings, establishing o1
telephone connections by the opera
tors at the switchboard and tht
proper maintenance of the telephone
equipment not only in our central Of
flee, but also on the subscribers
premises. e ~.
If We fail in any of these matters
you are justified in saying that the
service is not satisfactory.
Second, / would, like to tell you thai
one of the highest aims which we seel
to accomplish is that our employee:
shall always be unfailingly courteou!
to the public. The giving of tele
phone service, as I have said, is {
delicate thing. It involves an init
mate contact between the men an}
women of our organization and od,
patrons. The occasion will arise a
times, of course, when a person ma!
Continued ON Page, 8.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-24
State Delegation Instructed
To Vote For Governor At
National Convention
DELEGATES NAMED AT
BALTIMORE THURSDAY

The Md. Democratic State Conven-
tion met in Baltimore on Thursday to
appoint delegates to the National
Convention to meet in New York. The
list selected are as follows:
Delegates at Large - Governor
Ritchie, Senator Bruce, Attorney Gen.
eral Robinson, Mayor Jackson, J. E.
Ray, Robert Crane, Howard Bruce,
Mrs. Mortimer West.
District Delegates - Joshua W..
Miles, Henry Turner, former Govern
or Harrington, Omar d. Crothers, G..
D. Benson, David G. Mcintosh, Jr., E.
o. Weant, John J.. Mahon, John S.
Kelly, Robert, Padgett, Robert B. En-
mis-, William Curran, Gilbert Daley,
Charles Linthicum, William Maloy,
Charles H. Knapp, DR.. Hugh H.
Young, Stephen w. Gambrill, Frank
Revell, L. G.. Sasscer, William Walsh,
L. Brooke Lee, Emory L. Coblentz, j.
w. Mccullough. -
A list of the alternate delegates
follows:
Mrs. George Abram Moss, Mrs. j..
L. O'Donnell, Mrs. Andrew Amman, M.
Harry Laib, Eugene Jones, S. S. jan
ney, Parsons Newman, Wilson N.
Cary, M. Hampton Magruder, George
G. Peve1ly, Thomas A. Andrews.
Presidential electors nominated by
the convention are: At large, Frank
Given and Lawrence P. Williams;
districts, Hooper, S. Miles, John ].
laslin, Augustine J. Ryan, George M.
Smith, James F. Strange and Robert
E. King.
Senator William Curran declared
he had no intention Of going to the
Convention as a delegate. They SEEM
ed to think it would be disloyal to
many of his friends who had been
left out Of any consideration as to the
deleI Mayor jackson also de-
clined to serve as delegate.
The effort of the Smith forces to
influence action in the Convention
made no impression whatever. The
First district representatives were
adherents of the district plan OF
nominating delegates; while the
Richie forces desired the unit sys-
TEN, which finally prevailed.
The conventions instructed the
Maryland delegation to vote for Gov
Ritchie for President, and the text Of
the resolution endorsing him as fol
lows:
Whereas the Democrats of thi!
State take unbounded pride in thu
consideration which has been given il
other States in this country, as wei
as in Maryland, to the name of Gov
Albert C. Ritchie as the Democratic
nominee for the President of tn
United States; and
..Whereas Governor Ritchie's recor'
for executive efficiency and econom.
his reduction Of the State tax rate b,
more than 25 per cent, which is un
precedented since the Civil War; an
"Whereas his sound views on tn
right OF the States to determine thei
internal and domestic affairs TO
themselves are among many out
standing qualities which equip hir
splendidly for the high office Q
President; and
Whereas his reelection for .anoth
er term as Governor by a majority 0
10000 was both unprecedented j
Continued on Page 81
The broad ax., 1924-06-28
THE PHYLLIS WHEATLEY
HOME

The Clara Jessamine Club (former-
Iy the Phyllis Wheatley Advisory
Board) Mrs. Caroline Stanton, Pres
ident, is one Of the most active work
ers for the home, they installed the
electric light 6xures at a cost of over
two hundred dollars, their financial
contributions have been the largest Of
any organization in the city, and now
they are planning to have the home
thoroughly cleaned, that it may be
spic and span for the record breaking
Biennial Of the National Association
of Colored Women, August 5rd to 9Th,
which will be held in the Wendell
Phillips High School.
Mrs. Irene Mccoy Gaines, director
Of girls activities, cordially invites
outside girls to join the interesting art
classes in crocheting and embroidery
on Thursdays at 3 p NJ, and the rug
making classes on Friday afternoons.
The boarding department serves
wholesome meals to outsiders as well
as to the residents in the home at
reasonable rates.
Mrs. M. E. Holloway, the very eff
6cient chairman Of the house commit
tee has had all Of the furniture
The broad ax., 1924-06-28
MAYOR KENDRIcK OF PHILA-
DELPHIA WELCOMES NEGRO
ADVANCEMENT CON-
FERENCE

Mayor w. Freeland Kendrick, Of
Philadelphia, at the opening mass
meeting last night Of the Fifteenth
Annual Conference Of the National
Association for the Advancement Of
Colored People, CHERRY Memorial
Church, 10th and Christian Streets),
delivered the following address OF
welcome:
aAs Mayor Of Philadelphia I ex-
tend a hearty welcome to the Ma
tionaI Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People of the United
States.
at is my earnest wish that your
Annual Conference to be in session
here from June Is to July 2 may re-
suit in much good to your people in
our city and to your entire race
throughout the country.
at was in Pennsylvania, in 1870,
that the first definite step was taken
toward the abolition Of slavery in the
United States. Since then the pro-
gress of your race in this country
has been steady and upward, which
augurs well for further and greater
development in the future.
Conventions like the one to be held
BY your Association will not only ac-
celerate that development, but will
bring about a cooperation and under
standing between the races so neces-
sary for the welfare and advancement
of our great Nation"
The broad ax., 1924-06-28

ton and one dollar from Mrs. Thomas,
Cleveland, Ohio, completed the clubs
quota Of fifty dollars to the Scholar
ship Loan Fund of the National Asso-
citation of Colored Women. The club
will meet at the home Wednesday,
July End, arrangements will be made
for entertaining the N.A.C.W. Visitors
are welcome.
The Elizabeth Lindsay Davis jun
Tors. charming group of p young
misses. recently organized by Mrs.
Myrtle Roberts, proprietor of the Lee
roy Drug Store, held interesting Field
Day exercises in the Bauer & Black
lot, 10Th and Dearborn streets, Mon
day, June %, from A to 8, the Prof.
Walkers Orphan Boys Band Of Vir-
ginia donated the music. The use of
the lot was also donated. The Of
icers are:
President, Azzied Shirley; Vice
President, Gladys Johnson; Secretary,
Helen Mitchell; Treasurer, Francis
Strickland; Monitor. Martha Jefferson;
Chaplain. Julma Brown.
Members; Margaret Johnson, Ruby
Lee Smith, Helen Johnson, Marcella
Shirley, Jennie Johnson, Florence Nit
chell, Mary Williams, Annie Murphy,
Geneva Caison, Matte Lue Murphy,
Margaret Perkins, Lucille Chambers,
Ada Mercer, Helen Garden, Evelyn
Garden.
Meetings are held every two weeks
at Leroy Drug Store, 10Th and Dear
born streets.