Milford chronicle., 1925-05-29
Harrington
Harrington Post Ready For En-
dOWment DriVe-TOWn'S Quota

dOWment DriVe-TOWnS Quota
is $6OO.OO
Mrs. Laura Sapp was selected a
chairman, by the State Committee
of the American Legion, to work il
conjunction with the local Legion
iares in putting on the EndOwmen
Fund Campaign.
A meeting of Legioniares anC
members of the Citizens Committee
was held at the home of Mrs. SapI
last Tuesday evening, at which time
the entire plans of the campaign
were discussed. First the members
of Harrington Post, No. Z, American
Legion, were canvassed and it was
found that IS per cent of the mem
bership had responded and that they
had contributed rs per cent of the
towns quota.
Earl Sylvester, adjutant of the To-
cal post is chairman of the Legion
Committee, and his assistants are as
follows: Command, Fred B. Bloom /;
Post Historian, Harry c. Tee; Clar-
ence w. Graham, Fred S. Bailey,
Horace Riley, Lewis Clymer, James
H. Deputy and Lawrence Adams.
The town has been divided into
seven districts, each district will be
in charge of a committee of four,
one legioniare and three from the
Citizens Committee. The following
have been selected as members of
the Citizens Committee: Mrs. H. c.
Tee, Mrs. Fred Wilson, Mrs. J. L.
Harmstead, Mrs. G.. S. Harrington,
Mrs. Pearl Chapman, Mrs. J. W. Shell
drake, Mrs. Fred Greenly, Mrs. Ma
jor Wyatt, Mrs. A. c. Creadick, Mrs.
Elizabeth Cahall, the Misses Helen
Beckwith, Jean Longfellow, Messrs.
Lorenzo T. Jones, Rev. E. H. Col
Inns, Herman Johnson, L. G. Markert
and Ernest Raughley. Most of the
citizens have been interviewed and
all expressed their willingness to
serve on the committee, considering
it a duty as we'll as a privilege, to
be able to assist the Legion in such
a worthy cause.
The plans as outlined are that
each member of the committe will
be armed with pledge cards. make a |
house to house canvass in their dis
tricts and secure pledges for each |
and every person to assume a por- !
ton of the fund. The pledge made by |
the contributor. can be paid to the |
member of the committee or payable
over a neriod Of one year in six
equal payments.
At the conclusion of the meeting
held at the home of Mrs. Sapp, the
hostess served delicious ice cream
and cake.
Hon. George Hanson Slightly
Injured
While visiting friends in Whining
ton last week, Hon. George W. Han
son had narrow escape from ser
ious injury. The accident took place
at Thirteen and Washington streets.
Mr.. Hanson attempted to leave one
street car and board another when
he slipped and fell heavily to the
street. He was rendered unconscious
but soon revived and with the as
sistance of friends continued on his
journey, apparently none the worse
for his experience.
High NOsed Out Mills
bOrO In 10th; Game Protested
Nearly two thousand fans were on
hand last Friday to see Harrington
High copy the lower Delaware
Championship for the third consec-
utive year. Winning out over Mills
boro in each occasion. The fans were
treated to all kinds of baseball,
good, bad and Indifferent. On sew
sral occasions the game was delayed
oR of IC
pires and finally Millsboro finished !
he game under protest. The visitors
made this claim when the locals
pitchers so often and de- 1
ayed the game. Slim Ryan who de- {
,eated the visitors at Millsboro on
in a well played game,
started on the mound. He seemed to
be somewhat off form and walked 6
he first two men to face him. Shorty !
ioon ended their career when they z
to steal second. He held
hem safe in the second but in the +
bird they piled up five runs and
Ryan retired to center field, in ia
ror of Hall. Hall gave Ryan a rest 7
or one inning and then Ryan took
10 the pitching again. He was re- c
ieved at the end of the 5th, by \
avs. Ryan then covered the right
Ield territory for an inning, coming Y
,ack to the pitchers box in the 7th =
nning and finished the game. The r
Ocals kept cutting down the Wis \
tors lead until in the 5th they had A
led the count at seven runs each.
10 more scoring was done until the 4,
asst half of the 10th, when Ryan n,
on his own game with hot l
rounder through second after Le- q
ates had singled and gone to Sec u
nd on a sacrifice by Hall. Hall laid ~
own a perfect bunt but was called II
ut on a close decision at first. =,
hobe was easily the fielding star VI y.
Z the afternoon, he made two SEN u
ltional one handed stops and cut "
f runners at first. Legates increas- d'
l his batting average with a homer, III
)uble and two singles. Shorty who se
sads the list of batting averages eu
,cured three hits. Fisher led his Ill
with the willow with
rec hits to his credit. III
The score: WI
HARRINGTON HIGH Ia Ia
r. H. o. A. e. VI VI