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Milford chronicle., 1926-06-25
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. WEDDING
AT MILFORD TUESDAY EVENING
At The Home Of Colonel And Mrs.
TheO. Townsend

The wedding of Miss Florence Ann
Lyons and Mr.. Albert o. Humphreys
last Tuesday evening, June p, 1926,
was one of the prettiest home we'd
dings of the year, and the immediate
relatives and friends of the contract
ing parties, made a group that fitted
with the handsome setting among
beautiful roses, which banked the
large parlor where the ceremony
took place.
The wedding took place at Z p. m.
in the home of Colonel and Mrs.
Theo. Townsend, No. Is West Second
street, North Milford, with Rev. Guy
L. Hill, of Christ Church, Milford,
using the Episcopal Church forms
with the ring ceremony. The large
parlor was beautifully decorated
with roses, using as a color scheme,
light pink with green ferns as back
ground, with a lighting scheme
which brought out the beautiful col
oring.
The fireplace was banked with
ferns and loads Of rambler roses,
which were never more beautiful
than at this season in Delaware. The
walls and corners were covered with
large baskets and vases of roses, ar
ranged by the young lady friends and
recent class mates of the bride. The
lighting was arranged in pink shad-
ing. so that the effect was a lovely
setting for the wedding.
The wedding party came down the
stairway, led by the little flower
bearers, Miss Ann Townsend and
Miss Jane Harrington. Then came
Miss Agnes Humphreys, the maid OF
honor, carrying large bouquet Of
pink roses. The bride, dressed in a
lovely dress of Bois du Rose and
carrying a large bouquet of deep
cream colored roses, entered on the
arm of Colonel Townsend. The bride
groom and his best man, Mr.. Earle
Meredith of Greenwood, q student at
the University of Delaware, entered
the parlor by the rear hall door, and
met the bride at the centre of the
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Milford chronicle., 1926-06-25
SESOUI VISITORS
TO SEE EDUCATION
WORK In DELAWARE
National Association DevOtes
Part OF Convention Program
To Visit.
WILL VISIT UNIVERSITY
Parent Teacher, AmericanizatiOn
Schools To Present Desired
Demonstrations.

More than two hundred members
of departments of adult and rural
education of the National Education
Association, who will meet in con-
vention in Philadelphia, the week of
June 28, will visit the University OF
Delaware, at Newark, and later go to
Wilmington, on Wednesday, June 80,
to see features attending education
al work in Delaware and Whining
ton. A comprehensive schedule has
been outlined whereby the visiting
educators, representing the entire
nation, will see how this state con-
duct schools, with particular em-
phasis on AmericanizatiOn work.
Those who anticipate attending the
demonstrations 10 be conducted
there, have expressed a desire to see
these features of the work, and the
committee arranging details for the
Philadelphia convention included IN
its plans a visit to Delaware.
The visitors are expected to travel
by a special train from Philadelphia
to Newark, Delaware, shortly before
noon. when they will be conducted to
the university for an inspection tour
and luncheon, under the direction of
the State Parent-Teacher Assocla-
tion. In the luncheon program, which
will last from u until 2:30 o'clock, q
Dlace has been set aside for a con-
sideration and demonstration of the
place of a Parent-Teacher Assocla-
ton in the Adult Education move
ment.
Discussions of matters pertaining
TO work done in Rural Delaware, IN
cluding the presentation of a banner
nv the American Legion to the coun-
ty giving instruction to the largest
number of it's men and women, haV-
ing no chance for education in their
younger days, were unable to reau
and write in 1926, will be included
In Wilmington a program mas
been arranged by the Student Ad-
visorv Council and Alumni Assocla-
ton of the Americanization Schools,
in co-operation with Hugh M. Nor
ris. United States District Court
Judge. John C. F. Gordon, chief ex-
aminer of the United States Natural
ization Bureau for this district, and
tbe Delaware Americanization COM
mittee.
The first event will be attendance
to the examination of petitioners toI
naturalization in the United states
District Court at $3.50 o'clock, to be
presided over by Judge Morris. Fol
lowing this, reception to the Wis
itors will be given by representa-,
tives of all organizations interested
in the promotion of AmericanlzatloI
and Adult Education in the Y. W. Z
A. building, Tenth and King streets
This will be followed by a banquet II
the "Y" building at $3.50 o'clock.
4 At the close of the banquet
pageant depicting the program o
extra-curricular activities sponsored
by student and alumni organizations
will be presented, including the re-
enactment of the Constitutional Con
vention. presented at the annua
commencement exercises in April.
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-25
SENATOR BAYARD
ON WRONG SIDE
Takes Issue With Mrs. John w. Kill
len. State President Of W. C. I. U.

Senator Thomas F. Bayard of Del
aware takes issue with Mrs. John w.
Killen of FELTON,, state president of
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union of Delaware, who attributed to
the senator a degree of responsible
ty for the recent attack upon Frank
E. Haley, an officer, in the vicinity of
Wilmington.
Speaking" she said, "for three
thousand women of Delaware" Mrs.
Killen noted with displeasure, Sen
ator Bayards letter to Prohibition
Commissioner Budnitz protesting
against the action Of enforcement
agents in firing upon Farmer Clar-
ence Collins automobile and endan-
gering the life of one of Collins
children. 1--WE believe" wrote Mrs.
Killen, "that that had something to
do with the brutal attack upon our
splendid and faithful officer, Mr..
Frank Haley"
Mrs. Killen reminded Senator Bay
ard that she is Democrat and pre-
sided at FELTON, meeting and intro
duced him to an audience when he
was a candidate for the Senate.
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-25
LADIES OF MILFORD
SING IN NEWARK
Double Quartet Sings At State Fed
Grafton of WOmen's Clubs

The members of the double quar-
tet of Milford sang in Newark at the
State Federation of Women's Clubs
on Friday afternoon last. The ladies
left Milford by automobile, arriving
in Newark at three o'clock. The fed
Grafton was held in Wolf Hall and
the quartet received considerable
applause and numerous compliments
on their selections. The singing of
the quartet is becoming famous
throughout the state, as they have
been called upon for selections at
many towns by the different clubs
of the state. The members Of the
quartet are Mrs. D. W. Jacobs, Mrs.
c. D. Abbott, Mrs. S. c. Evans, Mrs.
w. H. Warren, Mrs. Elizabeth Riggs,
Mrs. Thos. Davis, Mrs. Postles Ham
mond and Miss Elizabeth Carlisle.
Mrs. Edward Hurley is the accom-
panist.
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-25
The STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION'S FINAL ACTIONS
Approves Bond Issue And COnsOli-
dates Two School Districts

The consolidation of the Warren
school district, No. 28, with the Fred
erica school district, No. 80, was ap-
proved by the State Board of Educa-
tion at their final meeting for the
season at Dover last week.
The meeting was attended by all
the members. Among other matters
approved was the Delmar bond issue
for $4,000, which had received a
vote of 322 for and 81 against. The
Milford bond issue for $125,000 was
turned down after it was announced
that it had received a vote of 26O for
and 779 against.
The board adopted a resolution
expressing appreciation to the press
for the fairness and accuracy with
which the meetings have been re-
ported. Another resolution which.
was also adopted expressed a
citation to the staff of worl
the board for their co-operat
the members of the board.
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-25
CONCRETE SHIP,
WAR FAILURE, TO
SERVE PEACE END
The llI.Starred Atlantus Will Be
Used As Ferry Pier At Cape
May Point.
TO Be SUNK DEEP IN SAND
Two Wooden Hulls To Form Sides.
Engineers Watch Experiment
With Interest.

A sea-scarred hulk, black and for
bidding, which is destined to write a
new chapter in the annals of naval
architecture, rides at anchor in Del
aware Bay off the shores of Cape
May Point.
1t is the Itlantus, last of the four
ill-starred vessels built of concrete
by the Government during the stress
of war, when lumber and steel could
not be obtained in sufficient quanti-
ties. The concrete boats were a fail
ure. Now the Atlantus, like many a
good ship, will poke her nose in the
sand and come to a final resting
place.
But this, instead of ending her
period of usefulness, will be her re-
naissance. For as the great hulk
settles in the sands it will be meta
morphosed into a concrete pier
which will be the Cape May terminus
of the Cape-May-Lewes Ferry line.
Jesse Rosenfeld, president of the
National Navigation Company, which
will operate the ferry, described the
procedure that is planned to beach
the Atlantuss
I'VE are going to dredge channel
to shore that will be twenty feet
deep at the shore line" he said.
This channel will run straight out
into the bay for two hundred and fif-
ty feet. Then the Atlantus will be
worked into this channel by tugs
and loaded with sand AS the load
ing continues the boat will sink
deeper and deeper, until it is imbed-
ded firmly on the bottom of the bay
She displaces twenty-six feet nine
inches of water when loaded. AS
the chanRel will be twenty feet deep
allowing two feet for settling in the
sand, the lowest part of the hull will
stand about four feet out of the wa
ter
"Thirty-fve hundred tons of sane
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Milford chronicle., 1926-06-25
BIG BALL GAME
In MILFORD TODAY
Connie Mack's Athletics Club Plays
For Benefit OF Emergency Hospital

Today, June 25th, will be long re-
membered by the boys and base ball
fans of Milford, and lower Delaware
because of a splendid act by Connie
Mack, the great base ball magnate
of the United States, who will bring
% members of his Athletics Base
Ball Club, to Milford, where they
play a real contest between twU
mines; one led by Connie himself on
one side, and Coach Gleason the
other team.
Every cent of the proceeds, with
out any deduction for travel ex-
penses to and from Milford, will be
turned over to the Milford Emergen-
cy Hospital. Connie Mack visits Mil
ford frequently and is we'll known to
the base ball enthusiasts, and it was
while going through the Emergency
Hospital here, that he made the Of
fer last spring to bring his club
here and play a benefit game for the
hospital, which was gladly accepted.
The game takes place today on the
base ball field, and it will be great
event for Milford. Game called at 8
o'clock p. m.
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-25
TWO DEAD, SEVEN
INJURED IN WRECK
AT GLENDALE
Automobile Loaded With Nine
COlOred People Struck at Ellen
dale Sunday,
OTHERS ARE In HOSPITAL
Boy Driving Car Ran In Front
OF A Passing Engine On D., M.
". Railroad.

Last Sunday afternoon an avoid
able automobile and train accident
happened at Ellendale, directly in
the centre of the town ana at the
railroad station.
Two lives were snuffed out almost
in the twinkling of an eye, wn1fe
four are now in the hospital. suffer-
ing from injuries, which are of a
serious character, and may result in
the death of at least one Of the VIC
TINS. Three boys, one of whom was
the driver, escaped without break
of their skin.
AS near as can be gathered the
facts involved in the accident, are
about as follows:
According to residents who were
sitting on their front Dorches and
who witnessed the accident, the
proper signals were given by the
engine crew and Mrs. Macklin Shout
ed at her son to stop, but he qppar-
entity became confused and drove on
to the track. The engine struck the
machine with terrific force and de-
mollshed the machine hurting the
| occupants in all directions.
The party, all of whom were col
ored people, on their way to a Chill
dren's Day service at their church.
which is on the western side of Ell
lendale, were crowded into Dodge
touring car owned by Mrs. Laura
Macklin, and driven by her son, had
left their home about mile east of
Ellendale for the church. At the
main crossing of the railroad in the
town, an extra engine was proceed
ing south just as the boy was ready
to cross. 1t was then that the emer-
gency came and the boy was incap-
able of meeting it, or making a
quick and safe decision; the result
was, painful injuries for four and
death for two persons.
The Dead
Indiola Macklin, Is years old,
killed instantly.
Hugh Ingram, 40 years old, died
shortly after being admitted to the
Milford Emergency Hospital.
Injured
Elvey PettyjOhn, years old, is in
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Milford chronicle., 1926-06-25
MARY FLOOD WINS
FOURTH PRIZE in
NATIONWIDE Bee
Delaware Champion Speller
Makes Fine Showing In Natl
Onal Match.
PRIZE $l5O IN GOLD
Miss Flood Spelled Down 2l Of
The COntenders, And Was In
The Final Group OF Four.

Mary Flood, of Selbyville, Della
wares 13-year-old entry in the Sec
ond national spelling bee, held last
Thursday night, June 18th, in the
National Museum auditorium, in
Washington, won fourth prize, car
rying with it $3.50 in gold. Every
Evening, a Wilmington newspaper,
sponsored the bee in this state.
Pauline Bell of Kentucky won
first place and the grand prize of
$1,000. The other winners of prizes
were as follows:
BETTY Robinson of Indiana, sec
ond, prize, $500.
Dorothy Casey of Missouri, third,
prize, 5000.
Harriet Blumberg of New Jersey,
fifth, prize, $1OO.
Thomas Chegwidden of Ohio, sixth,
prize, $50.
Delaware's champion spelled down
q of the 25 contenders, and was in
the final group of four when she mis-
spelled the word beagle" her erro-
neous spelling being "begile." One
minute later, Dorothy Casey dropped
out when she spelled "coolie,
"koule."
That left Pauline Bell and Betty
Robinson, who raced along for an
other two minutes, when the WORD
"cerise" floored the latter, her spell
ing being "serease." The grand prize
winner then spelled the word cor
rectly and the contest was over.
Prizes were Immediately presented
the winners by S. D. Shankland o
the National Education Association
who presided.
The bee was divided into four pc
riods. In the first period, Mary FlOot
spelled the following words: Believe
arrange, false, natural, pleasant
taste, already, struggle, uphold ant
message. In this period one contes
tant dropped out on a misspelle'
word.
In the second period, which begal
with "a contenders, the Selbyvill
girl spelled these words: Query
maxims, incense, loyalty, suspense
variable, foursome, infinite, tentative
scheduled and ingenuity.
The third period began with l
contenders. Mary Flood spelled tn
following words: Precedence, invari
ably, expiration, af1idavits, scholastic
fraternally, antiquities, ingredients
countenance, aristocracy, readjust
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-25
KENT COUNTY JOINS
PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN
Will Let The Light OF Widely
Spread Information Shine To
Show The GIOries OF Delaware.

Kent County, Delaware, and Cecil
County, Maryland, have formally
joined the ranks OF the other twelve
counties on the Del-Mar-Va Eastern
Shore, each with county unit in
the Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore As
sociation.
Definite action was taken in Kent
county, last Friday night, when 100
representative citizens, including
delegation from eight of the nine
election districts in the county, at
a dinner session in the Hotel Rich
ardson, Dover, voted to canvass the
county for 1000 memberships in the
Del-Mar-Va unit, county Organiza-
tion, to affiliate with the 14-County
Eastern Shore Association.
The district No. l organization,
which includes the town of Smyrna,
reported through its chairman, H. P.
Hall, the pledging of $4,000 in ad-
vance of the meeting, as starter"
on Smyrnas contribution toward the
budget of $4,000 a year for two
years, it is proposed to subscribe.
Out-ofrtown speakers at the Dover
meeting included Fred P Adkins,
president of the Del-Mar-Va Eastern
Shore Association and Harvey j.
Hill, executive director of the assO-
citation, both of Salisbury. County
Chairman c. L. HarmonsOn, of Do
yer, presided.
Mr.. Adkins brought greetings to
the Kent county boosters from the
twelve counties already organized
two in Virginia, eight in Maryland
and two in Delaware. The banks of
Kent county are being approached by
a separate committee, with the re-
quests that they take memberships
in the association, paying on the ba-
sis adopted by the principle banks
of Sussex county and a number OF
the Maryland counties, of one fifth
of one per cent of capital and sur
plus.
Cecil county's formal entry tool
place Wednesday night of this week
when committees and soliciting
teams representing the nine election
districts met at a dinner at the New
Central Hotel, Elkton, to inaugurat'
a canvass of the county for the
signing up of a minimum of $4,000
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-25
WALLACE F. MCFAUL
CASHIER FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Promoted To Succeed The Late John
b, Smith At Directors Meeting

The board of directors of the First
National Bank of Milford, at regu-
lar meeting held last Tuesday at the
bank, elected Wallace F. McFaul,
who has been the understudy for
several years, as cashier to succeed
the late John B. Smith, whose death
occurred last week.
Mr.. McFaul is young man who is
married and resides on West Front
street, North Milford, with his wife
and son, and in everyway, he is a
fine young man.
His training under the immediate
supervision of the late cashier, made
him familiar with the business of
the bank and its methods of hand
ling large financial affairs; so that
the promotion is fine recognition
of him as a man, and excellent SER
vice for the customers and stock
holders of the bank.
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-25
mrs. ]. B. M'CABE
HEADS WOMEN'S CLUBS
RehObOth Woman Elected Fedora.
tiOn President At The Meet
ing In Newark.

The Delaware State Federation of
Women's Clubs at its twenty-ninth
annual meeting in Newark, elected
Mrs. John D. McCabe, OF Rehoboth
as president Mrs. J. Lynn Fratt, of
Milford, was the other candidate
Other officers elected follow:
First vice president, Mrs. R. W..
Helm, of Newark; second vice presI-
dent, Mrs. L. B. Harrington, of Har-
rington; third vice president, Mrs.
Arthur Brewington, of Delmar; re-
cording secretary, Miss Mary w.
Mullen, of ClaymOnt; treasurer, Mrs.
E. C. Sudler, of Georgetown, and au-
ditOr, Mrs. Hervey P. Hall, of Smyr-
ma.
After the new officers were install
led by Mrs. Clarence Fraim, of Will
mington, retiring president, the
meeting was adjourned.
Mrs. Floyd E. Booth, of Whining
ton, chairman of the Junior Section
gave an interesting report and pre-
sented some of the officers of the ju-
niOr sections. Those presented, each
of whom made few remarks, were
Miss Doris Zinnan, treasurer of the
Council of Jewish Juniors of viii
mington; Mrs. Dunbar Muhlhausen
of the Junior section of the Will
mington New Century Club; Miss
Marjorie Thompson, of the BluJ
Rock Community Club Juniors; Miss
Eleanor Stroud, of the Washington
Heights Juniors. Mrs. E. w. Lynch
told of the organizing of a junior
section this year at Selbyville witt
| II members.
The federation adopted resolutions
renewing the stand of the federation
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-25
DARWIN S. COLLINS
DIED in MILFORD
Widely Known As NurSeryman And
Insurance Writer

Darwin S. Collins, aged 67 years,
died at his residence on East Front
street, South Milford, Delaware, ear
ly Thursday morning, June "a, 1926,
after an illness resulting from par
alysis, which lasted two months. The
funeral will be held from the home
on Sunday afternoon at two o'clock
and interment made in Odd Fellows
cemetery.
Darwin S. Collins was a son of
Martindale Collins, a sheriff of Kent
county just after the Civil. War. His
brother is John Collins, the retired
cashier of the First National Bank
of Dover.
He was for many years engaged in
the nursery business at Milford with
the Pullin Nurseries, but afterward
owned the business, and conducted it
up to ten years ago, when it was
sold to corporation.
He then took over an insurance
business, and later with his son,
Thomas Carlisle Collins, built it up
to its present proportions.
His wife died several years ago
and his son is the only child living.
For the entire span of his man
hood, he was a constant attendant
of the Methodist Church; forming a
part of the choir in the Avenue M. E.
Church of Milford for years. He
took an active interest in public af-
fairs, both as to town and state, and
served as member of town council
as well as a member of the County
Board of Assessment for Sussex.
Quiet, careful and considerate,
Darwin S. Collins made many friends
who have sympathized with him in
his late illness, and now sorrow at
the passing of good man.
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-25
SIX u. S. INSPECTORS
FOR RDELAWAREAPPLES
Early Apples Will Start To Mar
ket Next Week--CrOp And
Quality Fine.

w. T. DericksOn, Director of the Bu-
reau of Markets of the State Board
of Agriculture, in response for in
spectiOn of early apples by the grow
ers of this state, has arranged for
six United States government fruit
experts to be at his disposal begin
ming the end of this month, when
the first carloads of Delaware apples
will be moving to city markets.
Under the plans now made, there
will be two inspectors stationed at
Bridgeville, with third man work.
ing out of Bridgeville at smaller sta
tions where apple shipments are not
so heavy.
There will be two inspectors To-
Gated at Wyoming, with third man
working at Dover, FELTON, and other
stations nearby. In this way, the lar
gest shipping points will be covered
and also the smaller ones where the
services of an inspector may not be
needed all the time. The completion
of all the plans to give Delaware
growers U. S. inspection will be
made this week but enough requests
have been received to warrant the
present arrangements.
Three years ago when the U. S.
inspection was tried out in Delaware,
there was one inspector on the job.
The way in which the plan has pros
pered is due to the awakening on
the part of the Delaware apple grow
er to the realization of how much
more money and less worry it meant
to have his fruit inspected. The in
spection has also given Delaware
fruit higher standing in the larger
cities of the east, and placed the
CONTINUED on page fiveJ
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-25
OVER 300 TEACHERS
AT SUMMER SCHOOL
Classes Are All Organized And
Work Began Last Monday At
Newark.
PAULINE BELL

The unusually large enrolment at
the University of Delaware Summer
School this year promises a very
successful session. The teachers
who are in attendance are looking
forward with interest to the lecture
and entertainment course to be CIV
en- under the auspices of the Service
Citizens of Delaware.
Although there will be no'Sunday
evening services this year, the week
ly program is interesting and varied,
including lectures, music and drama.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend all entertainments which will
be given in Wolf Hall, University OF
Delaware, at 1880, standard time. +
A brief summary of the program
follows:
July L: Aircastle players in "Yoh
and 1" by Philip Barry.
July 8: Lecture. "What Do Yo
Know About That?" by BritOn Haas
den, Editor Time"
July %: Lecture, "A Book of Am
erican Humorous Verse;" by T. A,
Daily of Philadelphia.
July 20: Concert by John A.
Thoms, Jr., Harry E. Stausebach, of
Wilmington; and Bertrand A. Austin
of Philadelphia.
In addition the students and fac
ulty of the Summer School have been
invited to visit Longwood during the
session, where a special musical p' J.
gram will be given and supper sew
ed.
Additional announcement folders
will be sent upon request by Miss
Mary G. Hunter, 4116 DUPONT build
ing, Wilmington; telephone 6105.