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Milford chronicle., 1926-06-11
Warwick

Fine growing weather we have
been having for the past few days,
with little showers and occasional
glimpses of the sun, still remains
cool though.
Charlie Short moved to Lewes last
Tuesday where he will make his
home for the future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hart of
Georgetown and Colonel Gilmore Of
Philadelphia spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. Faucet at
their cottage.
Messrs. w. w. Barto and Franklin
Baker of Philadelphia were early
callers in Warwick on Sunday NOR
ming.
The remains of Marshall Wright
were brought home last Wednesday
for interment. Funeral services were
held on Friday at New Church. HIS
older brother, Wesley, who was in
the accident, is still in a critical
condition in the hospital.
Mrs. Nellie Timmons who has re-
Gently returned from the Emergency
Hospital is convalescing at the home
of her parents here.
Mrs. E. L. Barto accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Blizzard visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee G.. Mumford in
Wyoming on Sunday.
Several from here attended COM
mencement exercises at Millsborc
last week. Most of our country
schools have now closed, and the
kiddies are enjoying their well earn
ed vacation.
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Magnolia

Mrs. W. NJ. George and Jay Kerbin
are very ill.
John B. McIlvaine and son James
have returned home from motor
trip to Baltimore, Md, Washington,
D. c., and Dickerson, Md. They were
accompanied home by the formers
mother, Mrs. Americus McIlvaine,
who had been spending some time
with her brother, McGill Belt, and
sisters, the Misses Belt, of Dicker-
son, Md.
The Ladies Aid was delightfully."-
entertained at the parsonage on
Monday evening.
Rev. C. w. Spry has purchased a
new Ford sedan and w. c. Paradee
a studebaker coach.
Harry Steinburg and family and
Clarence Schwartz attended the Ses-
oui Centennial last week.
]. X. Sapp and family motored to
Middletown and Bethel, Md, Decora-
tion Day and spent the day.
Capt. w. T. Lewis Of EXmore, Va,
spent the weekend at his home here.
Mrs. Paris Camper and daughter
have returned to their home in Will
,mington after spending few days
with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Whiteside and
daughter Lillian of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with Mrs. White
sides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. B.
Draper.
Miss Elizabeth H. Mensch of Phil
adelphia, has been a recent guest OF
her parents.
Miss Irene Johnson of Whining
ton has been a recent guest of her
parents.
A Children's Day Pageant will be
held in the NJ. E. Church next Sun
day evening, June 18th, under the
direction of Mrs. G. w. Collins.
District Superintendent Rev. Gun
bv preached a very able sermon IL
the church last Sunday evening.
Henry Heuseman has beautiflec
his home by adding new coat oi
paint.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Stout entertain
ed over the weekend Mr.. Betelle ol
Wilmington.
Claude McIlvaine of Kennett
Square, Pa, visited his parents ovel
Decoration Day.
This community was shocked t'
hear on Sunday, May 30th, of the
death of Mrs. Lille Butler, who dleC
in the Milford Emergency Hospital
after a short illness. She is surviV
ed by a husband, Clyde Butler, al
infant daughter, three sisters, Mrs
John Reed, Mrs. Harvey Gourley
Mrs. Elwood knight of this town, be
sides other relatives. Rev. G. w
Spry conducted the services with in
terment at Barratt's Chapel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace White o
Kennett Square were guests owe
Decoration Day of his parents.
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Possunn Point
(near Greenwood)

Those who graduated from the
grammar school at Greenwood for
1926 were as follows: Thelma K.
Hollis, Carl Russell, Mary Morris,
Calvert Morgan, BeVa Zott, Clarence
OBier, Mildred Banning, Fred Lid
en-, Alice Banning, Fred Annett, Mil
dred Atherton, Palmer Hatfield,
Grace Webb, Medford Hatfield, Edna
Short, Robert Mcdowell, Louise
Beck, Neil Edgell, Emma Tucker,
Samuel Richards, Ethel Hollis, Elzie
Fansler, Mary Landau, Savilla
Schrock and Gladys Duke. The class
with Misses Ethel B. Gibson, Nell R.
Rogers and Logan L. Kuhns attend
ed the grammar school commence
ment exercises at Georgetown last
Thursday evening. All reported a
fine time.
Master Everett Morris spent Sun
day afternoon with Ollie B. Pristley.
We had a very nice rain Friday
afternoon and Saturday, but the wea-
ther was very cool.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reynolds from
Bridgeville, also Mr.. and Mrs. John
Elliott and son Clifford spent Sun
day afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Tucker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rogers are
champion strawberry growers of this
vicinity.
R. L. Reynolds spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tucker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rogers spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs
James Rogers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Pristley spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Pristley.
The Greenwood graduating class
left Thursday for Washington, D. G.
Ross Coleman and daughter Mar
garet spent Saturday in Newark
and brought Miss Helen Coleman
home from the Women's College.
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e,nerittendent of the public schools,
has ac Nepted a call to another town.
DnrinJNis stay here which has been
Eve or.six years, we have learned to
love hin, and respect him for the
wonderful way in which he has of
doing things. 1t is a very easy mat
ter for him to do big things easy and
while we all hate to see him so, yet
we are sure he has the best wishes
of every person in Lewes and may
he reach the highest pinacle in his
profession c,........
hoe taken on new life and is meet
inc every Monday evening. They
have a committee appointed to So
Iicit new members and they are
meeting with very good success.
Tbis is an organization that every
business man and every man who
has an interest in the town in which
he lives should join and then get
hack of it 100 per cent. If we are to
get our share of the new develop
ments and enterprises accruing out
of the Del-Mar-Va Association, 1t
means that we have got to wake up
and get on the job, so don't turn
the committee down when they come
to YOU and ask for $1,000 to join the
Lewes Chamber of Commerce.
Miss Della Williams spent the
weekend in Philadelphia.
Rev. Milton S. Andrews, pastor OF
the Lewes Methodist Episcopal
church had the honor Of preaching
the baccalaureate sermon to the high
school graduates of Dover High
school last Sunday evening. Rev. w
! g Buckson, pastor of the Nassau
circuit, filled the pulpit in Rev. An
drews' Church.
William E. Walsh spent part o
last week at the Sesquie-Centennlal
Local fishermen are still making
some good catches of trout and sea
crokers. The fish pound which ha'
been operated by w. Virden Marshal
and Henry w. Conant has been tax
en- up. Lobster fishermen are als'
making some good catches of fin
Holsters.
Green peas made their first ap
nearance in the local market the frs
of the week. Many of the patche
which were put out for the factor,
are not going to yield more than
t half crop. In some cases not eVel
, that good. w. J. Warren & Co. plan
f has been operating on short runs 10
several days.
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LeW6

A nnmber of Lewes people from
the different church of the town
vent to Denton, Md, last Tuesday
evening to hear Dr.. George w.
Cooke. evangelist, who is conducting
services there. DR.. Cooke spent three
weeks here in the Lewes NJ. L.
Cburch previOus to going to Denton.
Nearly a hundred from this vicinity
we're in attendance both by auto
mobile and via Maryland, Delaware
Coast Railway. DR.. Cooke extended
the delegation from Lewes a most
cordial welcome. Alfred Wingate of
this town has been assisting Dr.
Cooke and Mr.. Vigneulle in the sing
ing at their services in Denton for
the past two weeks.
Samuel C. Pierce who is employ
ed by the State School Tax Depart
ment with Offices in Georgetown, has
purchased the ]. S. beaverton prop
erty on South street, occupied by w.
Virden Burton. This was formerly
the James T. Lank property.
William E. Walsh has moved that
large advertising sign which en-
braces the front of two lots on South
street back about twenty feet, by so
doing he is afforded quite large
space for which to park cars which
are usually parked on the street near
his garage.
Joseph B. Lekites has sold his
bungalow and vacant lot adjoining it
in Rehoboth Beach in the pines on
Fifth and Kent streets.
The Lewes and Rehoboth Building
and Loan Association with Offices in
Rehoboth Beach will open their sec
ond series on July 1st. The first SER
les which opened in January now
numbers over 1900 shares. This or
ganization is much toward the de-
velopment of Lewes and RehObOth
Beach. Already they have made
loans in the aggregate of around
$25,OOO.OO.
Sportsmen of Lewes and Rehoboth
Beach have organized the RehObOth
Beach Trap Shooting Club with Dan
iel G. Conant, president; William T
Tappan, vice president, and Row
land B. Ingram, secretary and treas
urer. The club has selected a site
gust across Silver Lake near the foot
bridge. This land belongs to Henry
w. Conant who gave them the use Ol
It as long as they desire to use it fol
that purpose. They propose to have
trap shooting every Saturday after
noon, and it is likely that the State
trap shoot will be held there in Au
gust.
w. Herald Brittingham and famil!
motored to Denton, Md, on Sunda!
to attend DR.. Cookies service there.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Lewes NJ. E. Church met on Monda!
evening at the nome Of Mrs. J. Ed
ward WWilley on Market street.
Next Sunday, June 18th, will b.
observed as Children's Day in tn
Lewes NJ. E. Church. Services will
begi nat seven o'clock in the eve
ming instead of seVen-thirty which i
the usual hour.
, The Lewes NJ. P. Church has gon
on it's summer schedule, having Sun
day school in the morning instead O
l the afternoon.
The baccalaureate services of tn
) Lewes High School class of 1872
were held on Sunday morning in tn
S school auditorium at eleven O'Clock
: Rev. Joseph S. Kinks, rector of s.
Peters Episcopal Church preache
the sermon. This was the only morn
T ing church service conducted in tn
e town and the members of all fOu
= churches were in attendance.
i It is with deep regret that W
q learn that Professor Ira S. Brinse'
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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE ne

fruits. all yarfeties direct TO consumer
retaIied at less than wholesale prices. pound
peck hushel barrel: city delivery: ship
more Juice, higher quality Pure anple
i1ice or cider from Pine Hlll orchards
Phone Franklin R447
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PI1one Atlattic t7so.

BEAUTIFUL. WOODRIDG E
Completely detached, home of seven
4FOOEne aud tile bath on a splendid lot
fronting on two streets. wonderful convent.
'encee IN the way of equipment goes with
this house free.
We are building larger home for the
owner and We also built this house. We
are THUS in q position to sell IL Far be-
low the market value and on very easy
terms. THE IL q very attractive home.
You sho1id seeit
Bfueninder Petersen Co.
1927 & ST. N, ". Main 3174
EVENINGS and SUNDAYS North 7471
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Rentals
APARTM ENTS
UN'rURNISHED 81
MOVINCi--TRUCKTNG
STORAGE 81

EXPRESS FOR H1RE--Day and night ser.
vice. Hyattsville 1921.
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aas
Afford to Buy Hoee0d the Lsg BeIo
Miscellaneous

WANTED-MISC ELLANEOuS 13z
WANTED-Lathers plasteFb0argi Apply
Sixteenth and p Streets Southeast.
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YOU KNOW

beyond any doubt that used cars
represented BY us are ID best pos
sihle condition. Regardless OF your
present idea OF good value. we are
anxious to have you compare your
viewpoint with ours.
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ST. N. W. 1882 tBrunswick apt.,-
Bright single aud double rooms. sine
Gle or double beds. maid service, phone
elevator. plenty OF heat Ind hot water.
Apply Apt 32.
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1920 CHEVROLET TOURING. S47b.
just like new In every way: has lots OF
extras and has been run very little: Come
early,
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RHODE ISLAND AVE. 29--Six large.
bright rooms, tile bath. llot-water heat.
electric lights Owner will redec0rate 20
suit tenant and make any, necessary re.
pairs. Will give lease, Monthly rental
only S0S so.
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FIGHT OVER FIX
PUBL IC|IY

The question Of barring al ~
come tax returns to public .inspocs
zion vae before the senate today -
A group of progressives from both
major parties united to reverse the
House provision IN the new $780,
600. 900 tax reduction bin, repealin9
the present tax publicity Law.
sTfa 1rO0ressfves sponsored amend
I,nanta not only To restore the pres
enf Nv. but 10 extend its pfoyl9'
ions So that the entire income tax
return OF each taxpayer viii become
& ssuublic record. similar to county
and city tax returns.
Senator Norris lF.l pf NebraslZa,
ana Couzens fR..I Of Michigan lea
the drive, and one 0f the hottest
fights Of the whole tax battle Waa
anticipated.
The Administration Democratic
coalition, supporting the Senate ~
nance COTnnitteess recommenQtr
lions, meanwhile cOngr tulaten Rem
selves on the surtax victory
THE coalition beat Off three A.
fernnfs rs increase TIE 20 per cent
maximum surtax rate. adopted ~
''' Fl turn. the Senate rejected pro.
posaIs "a TX 40 per cent maxi.
mum ct $500. 900.
It aid this Ia the face Of charges
that IL was ssout- Melloning Mellon
and that Il was adopting A surtax
schedule, which discriminated IN
favor of the extremely wealthy BY
Abandoning the principle OF gradu-
ated tax at 500. 600.
Al the s1rtaxes were approved
the schedule begins with 4 per cent
at SO 900 and gradually rises to the
maximum OF 20 per cent ct 500, 900.
It win represent q reduction Of
$119, 900 900 upon surtaxes over the
rates In existing law.
It's greatest relief VIII be Tor the
Glass sc incomes above 500, 900.
which win receive q SO per cent
reduction IN their surtaxes.
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any old thing. But news, they're
sick and tired Of that.
But he did give iern the news
news Of what washington people
were doing to make washington q
better city-ref1e their con-
structive activities as well as their
frailities.
Easier to Get ssSensatiOns"
II is more difficult TO gather
news of community building &C
tiyities than of transcient "sensa-
tion," but Wilson set about getting
and printing the former.
Not an organized or worthy IN.
dividual effort toward the i'm.
Drovenent 81 the condition Of the
people OF washington. but Wilson
encouraged and stimulated II BY re.
flecting its place I'm the community
by appropriate space IN the news
columns OF the Times.
We have not yet found a yard
stick or scale accurately to measure
mans mental and spiritual influ.
ence upon others nor to measure
the influence OF the printed word
but to one who worked with Leigh
Hunt Wilson through those years
on The Washington Times and
who had occasion to observe the
progress OF the paper and Of the
community among that time, 1t APP
pears clear that Washington may
profitably give moments thought
to the work in her behalf OF a
former citizen which may be noted
with his passing.
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Leigh Hunt Wilson Did
Much for Capital
AZ GEORGE n. GALT.

Saturday Bridgeport Conn., will be held the funeral
services who helped make Washington better
place in which to live.
Leigh Wilson, who died here Tuesday managing
Washington Times for three prior the
outbreak of the world war;
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BEA /
AND ROB Man

Police are stiIl searching for
clues as to the identity of the two
bandits who brutality assaulted
and robbed Charles =. Miller, go.
an employee of the Farran Express
Company Of $500 last night 1t
Third and b street southeast.
Miller Il IN Z serious condition
ct Casualty Hospital. suffering
from . fractured skull II re-
suit Of being bit on the head
with black jack. His face was
also cut and his body bruised.
Indicating that the bandits had
brutally kicked him after he had
been knocked unconscious By the
blow on the head.
Robbers white Men
The only clue the police have i
that the robbery was committed BY
two white men.
This information was given 70
the owners Of the express company
BY small coIored boy who saw
the assault and who recognized
Miller. The boy disappeared with.
out making his identity known.
Miller, who Is employed by the
express company az store manager.
was en- route to his home with tie
money containing the days col.
lections from drivers of the trans
Ter wagons, when the robbery 90
CURED.
The aged man could furnish no
Information on the identity OF his
assailants.
He told Headquarters Detectives
CuIlinane and O'Dea that he did
not see anyone following him. and
that he was attacked from behind.
He said he lost consciousness on
the second blow.
X-ray examinations were made
at the hospital today to determine
the extent Of Miller's injuries. II
Is believed that the pictures will
show his skull fractured in two
places.
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MAJOR CAUcLER ASSIGNED
TO LOCAL RESERVES

Major Roland =. GaugleT. ordnance,
has been assigned to the local r..
serve headquarters as an assistant
executive officer. He has been on
reserve duty at harrisburg. Pa.
There now are fiye regular army
officers and four non.commissioned
officers on duty at local reserve
headquarters, which started less
than three years ago with one
officer and one enlisted man.
The other officers are Lieut.
col. John Scott, senior executive
officer, Majors q. n George, Albert
s.. ]. Tucker and Roland u
Gaugler, and Capt. James p
Golden.
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"a MEDICAL OFFICERS
or ARMY TO GRADUATE

Thirty-fOur medical officers OF
the army, together with eight
dental officers, and eleven veterin-
ary officers, will graduate Febru.
ary 10 from the Army Medical
school, the Army Dental School and
Army Veterinary School, Army
Medical Center. Included In the
class OF veterinarians are two offi'
GERS Of the Cuban army.
After graduation the officers VIII
be ordered to the, medical field serv'
Ice school of the army at Carlisle
Barracks, where they will enter a
four months course of training in
field activities of the medical de-
partment beginning February 15-
known as the ''basic course" Of the
medical field service school.
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STORM BLOWS ANTENIlA
orr ARLINGTON RADIO

Handicapped by the icy covering
on the towers, q crew Of twenty
two men are at work ct the Navy
Radio Station at Arlington, Va.
repairing the damage inflicted on
the stations antenna by the storm
yesterday.
At approximately o'clock ye9-
terday afternoon the main antenna
at the station was blown from it,
moorings to the towers. II y On
this big antenna that the station
handled the fleet work of the Navy
and all these communications are
now being handled at the radio
station In Annapolis, Md.
Until the high winds let up and
the sleet melts from the towers the
men viii not be able to reach the
top Of the towers and make the
repairs.
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ARL NIGTON CT.
NE VS. MS

ARLINGTON COUNTY, Feb. -
with hundreds Of new citizens com,
ing into Arlington county and with
the apparent lack Of knowledge Of
the Virginia laws regarding the
necessity Of pom taxes being paid
six months before election. Robert
IL PIymaIe announced today reaO-
lutions offered at the meeting o.
the Arlington County Civic, Feder-
alton by Frank CT Campbell. which
insfructs the secretary to request
every citizens association affiliated
with the federation t. appoint q
special registration committee TO
get ii touch with an newcomers
and acquaint them with the law.
The contract for the heating Of
the new Potomac town hall and
flrehouse, which Is under cOnstruc-
tion. has been awarded to Walter
PierDoTlf. OF Alexandria, according
To an announcement by Walter q.
yarney, corporation attorney, to-
day The bid was &I,975.
Unanimous endorsement OF the
bill introduced by Represents Tive
II. Walton Moore, providing water
for Arlington County from the
Government filtration plat at Dele
carIia, was given by the Clarendon
Woman,s Civic Club yesterday.
Mrs. S. b. Detwiler presided.
An announcement was made TO-
day by g. L. Kirkpatrick that theirs
viii be q meeting at the court
house tonight to perfect an organ
ization to carry out plans for the
Better Home Week In Arlington
County, to be held during the
week OF April Is.
Miss Julia Corners, OF the Bet-
ter Home movement. win speak
and assist in the perfecting Of the
organization.
There win be meeting Of the
Parent Teachers Association tonight
In the Clarendon school house.
The Ladies' Aid Society, Of the
Clarendon Presbyterian Church,
announces it will serve an oyster
supper tonight at the church from
* ia t0sclOck
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FLORIDA WON'T GIVE UP
VIRGINIA WIFE DESERTER

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 4.--Gov-
ernor Martin, Of Florida, win not
honor extradition papers for wife
deserters unless the specific date
on which they became fugitiveS
from justice is stated.
He so advised Governor Byrd in
a letter received here today ex-
planning why he had refused to
honor papers for the extradition
Of oliver Carter Davis, now in Gus
tody at Jacksonville and wanted in
Richmond on a charge of deserving
his wife.
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MOVES 0
END GOAL
STRIKE:
By Internationai News service

BY international NEWS service
HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. A.
Gov. Clifford Pinchot of Pennsyl-
vania again today stood out as
the central figure in the anthra-
cite mine wage controversy, which
has caused idIeness to $4,000
miners, suffering to 10000. 900 an
thracitc using people in the United
States, and untold llardships to
countless numbers IN the anthra-
cite field He initiated another
attempt to end the strike.
Conference With Lewis
He win confer with John L.
Lewis. international president OF
the United Mine Workers of Amel
lea in Philadelphia tonight 70
.'chart future course that viii
have for its purpose the return OF
the miners to work as soon as 1t
Il humanity possible"
On BrOadcasting Program
The governor announced last eve
ming that he would be on the broad.
casting program from the Gimbel
Brothers station in Philadelphia,
and that he would see Lewis. he
refused to ampIify his statement
beyond that point.
However, when asked again today
what his purpose was in seeing
Lewis, he said:
Somebody has got to get action
In the anthracite strike.
ssThe continued lockout of the
miners by the operators presents a
real danger to the health, happiness
and prosperity of millions of per.
sons throughout the eastern section
OF the United States. Moreover, the
entire northeastern section of Penn.
syIvania is suffering from sIoW
stagnation of its industry and bust
ness.
When asked whether or not he
had any other plan of settlement
then the one accepted by the miners
and refused by the operators some
time ago; and If he would see any
of the operators during his visit
the governor replied:
ST do not propose to permit these
conditions to continue. The time
for quibbling over small matters
is past. We must get down &c
essentials and the essential thing
In the anthracite strike is to get
the miners back in the mines and
anthracite to the people.
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TIRED BUSINESS
MEN To REVEL

With the procuring of a vaude-
Vile act from a local theater, ar
for a jazzy entertainment program
for the Board Of Trade dinner Sat
uday night at the Willard Hotel.
More than 800 prominent citizens
and Government luminaries are
going to attend this gala event at
which, each year, cares Of the
tired business man" are hurled to
q night.
The diners, and its a strictly stag
affair, will assemble at 6:45 O'CLOCK
outside the grand ball room of the
Willard Hotel. At 7:15 Miss Agnes
Whelan is to lead them in--singing
after they find their table places.