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Evening star., 1926-12-05
Joint Chairmen Named
For Pirate-Gypsv Ball

Miss Frances Mckee and Miss
Ellen Wise Crenshaw are joint chair
men for the Pirate-Gypsy ball to be
given at the Mayfiower, Friday, De-
cember II for the benefit of Belleau
Wood Association, and the special
duty of this committee will be to see
that the young people have an un-
usual frolic. This seems apparent in
view of the fact that SIS members of
the Yale Glee and Banjo Club are to
be present.
Gen. Amos A. Fries will be the
chairman of the mems committee and
he will be assisted by officers of the
Army, Navy and Marine Corps. Mrs.
James Carroll Frazer Is president Of
the Belleau Wood Memorial Associa-
ton, Mrs. ]. Borden Hartman is
chairman of the ball committee, and
Mrs. w. Harry Brown is chairman of
the box committee.
Evening star., 1926-12-05
Dinner for Ambassador
And Baroness de Cartier
Will Be Guests of Minister and Sonora de AHaro
of Panama-Special Notes of
Diplomatic Circle.
atfort Mvef.

The Ambassador of Belgium and
Baroness de Cartier will be the guests
in whose honor the Minister of
Panama and Sonora de Alfaro will
entertain at dinner Saturday evening.
The dinner party will be followed by
musical. when Senor Alfred de st.
Malo, violinist, will give the program.
Senior and Sonora de st. Malo have
recently come to this country from
Europe. where the former has made
name for himself in the last few
years. They will arrive in Washing
ton Tuesday and will be house guests
of the Minister and Sonora de Alfaro
for a week.
The Ambassador of Italy and Nobil
Donna Antoinette de Martino were
hosts at tea yesterday afternoon.
The Minister of the Dominican Re.
public and Sonora de Morales have
with them for the Winter the lat.
ter's sister, Senorita Emma Rojas,
Senorita Cristiana Michel of Santo
Domingo also is their guest.
The charge d'affaires of Great Brit
ain, Mr.. Henry Getty Chiffon. will
be JOlned thursday by Mrs. ChlitOn,
who is spending a week in Grand
Rapids, Mich.
The charge d'affaires of Cuba, Senior
Don Jose T. Baron, will go to New
York tomorrow to meet the newly ap-
pointed Ambassador, DIR. Orestes Fer
rara, and Sonora de Ferrara, who are
expected to arrive Tuesday aboard
the Western World from Brazil, where
the Ambassa IDr has been on special
mission.
The former Ambassador to Wash
ington and Sonora de Ia Torriente
and their daughter, Senorita de le
Torriente, passed through Washing
ton by train yesterday on their way
to Havana from New York, where
they arrived on the Paris Wednes-
day from France.
The charge d'affaires Of the Meth.
erland, Jonkheer van Asch van Wyck,
Is spending the week end in Albany,
having left Washington the end of
the week for an absence of several
days.
The military attache of the British
embassy and Mrs. Charlton will en-
tertain a small company at dinner
this evening.
Gen. and Mrs. Charlton will be
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Events of Interest
In Official Circles
OF Nations Capital
Goings and Comings of Cab
met Members and of
Others in Society's Lime
light.

The Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Wilbur will return this evening
from Annapolis, where they are
guests over week end Of the super
intendent of the Naval Academy and
Mrs. Louis N. Mutton. The Secre-
tary and Mrs. Wilbur made the trip
by motor.
The Secretary of Labor, Mr.. James
J. Davis, will join Mrs. Davis and
their children in their apartment at
the Wardman Park Hotel Monday
upon his return from Pittsburgh.
where he has been attending series
of conferences.
Senator elect David !. Walsh of
Massachusetts arrived in Washing
ton this morning and is a guest at
the Mayflower.
Representative Adam NJ. Wyant
will come from his home, IN Green's
burg, Pa, to join Mrs. Wyant and
their children in their apartment at
the Wardman Park Hotel, today.
Mrs. du Pont, wife of Senator T.
Coleman du Pont, will not come TO
1~.,%{n,,n6 ~, Cix<H. DauAA
Evening star., 1926-12-05
Mrs. Ellis Compliments
Miss Florence Marlatt

Mrs. Wade H. Ellis will be at home
Friday afternoon, December II, from
to o'clock in compliment to Miss
Florence Marlatt, debutante daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Marlatt.
No cards have been issued and Mrs.
Ellis will be assisted by number of
Miss Marlatt's sister debutantes. The
party viii be given at 1440 Massachu-
setts avenue, the house in which Mr..
and Mrs. Marlatt first lived and where
the bud was born. Friends of Mrs.
Ellia and MTH. Marlatt W1u essist
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will be at home Tuesday from to 6
O'Clock. in their quarters at Walter
Reed. They have visiting them their
son and daughter-in-law. Lieut.. and
Mrs. William r. Kennedy, who motor.
ed here from Fort Benning. Ga.
Mrs William p MacCracken. wife of
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
aviation. will be at home informally
this afternoon from 4'30 to Z O'Clock
in her home at 6003 Albemarle street.
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. Russell
Snow Hitchcock will be at home this
afternoon from to O'Clock. at 1885
Phelps place. Mrs. Hitchcock will
have with her her mother, Mrs. AL,
bert Morgan Gilbert and assisting her
will be Mrs. Francis Hill. jr; Mrs.
Leonard Bloch, Mrs. NJ. A Cowles
and Mrs. John Price Wetherill, 3rd
Evening star., 1926-12-05
Junior League Fashion
Show to Open Friday

The Junior League Fashion Show
will open Friday morning at IL
o'clock in the walnut room Of Wood
ward & Lothrop. and will be repeated
at 1890. 2:30 and o'clock. The
models will be Miss Mary Bradley,
Miss Maud Marshall Mason, Miss
Lenore Scullin, Miss Juliet Carpenter,
Mrs Howard N. Tucker. jr., and Mrs.
.Gwinn Rust. The hostesses for the
morning will be Mrs. Robert B.
Choate and Mrs. Dwight Dickinson,
In
Evening star., 1926-12-05
Representative and Mrs.
Phillips Paw Honor to Son

Representative and Mrs. Thomas
W. Phillips, jr.. Of Butler. Pa. enter
tained at delightful children's party
Yesterday afternoon for their son.
Thomas w Phillips, Sd. and Miss
Margaret Phillips. There We're so
guests. and DR.. Bigelow, president of
Argosy, gave a talk on nature study
illustrated with motion pictures,
Evening star., 1926-12-05
Iowa Society to Honor
Congress DELEGATION

Senator David W. Stewart, Senator
Daniel F. Steck and the eleven Repre-
sentatives from Iowa will be the
guests of honor at the meeting of the
Iowa State Society, at Rauscher's S,
Friday evening at $50 o'clock. Mrs
Lottie l.. Volkner will sing several Sc
lections and Miss Janet Coon, whistler.
MIL give q program.
Evening star., 1926-12-05
State Dinner Parties With
Receptions atWhite House
Opening the Winter Season
President and Mrs. Coolidge to Receive Diplomats
Thursday-Senate Ladies to Meet
Tuesday-Balls Listed.
BY SALLIE V. III. PICKETT.

yITH the of entertainments past
M cabinet brilliant OF all the recep
debuantes the Winter introduced and several OF the
better launched earlier by
than Few OF the Presidents the past ~
President
Roosevelt
cabinet the December H. 98fun three laps behind Mr. Cool
idge, and then considered tardy.
THURSDAY nights will bring the brilliant
the Capital and their
wonderful jewels and and American with equally wonder
lending while
the Army officers,
medals lend gndue
the The dinner the ambassadors and Thursday of
until New Year
THE President Mrs Coolidge will their Mr. John Cool
to White House life
few faces will be about informal Coolidge,
who still
Dawes Mrs Kellogg and Mrs New the latter cabinet
formerly
closely
has little anything all to do with parliamentary rules
charming lot of folk and the time provides many
ing night the Willard Several other balls
be positively brilliant William
night being carefully and well planned
the building fund the college
benefit the Beneau Woods fund Mrs
the
balls
NOR has society atered
sale waffle
while residents OF the Capital seeking all manner
OF articles throneed the sales Enthusiasm along
height and afternoon will be child
welfare.
Evening star., 1926-12-05
Afternoon Tea Parties
In Home and Studio

Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Edgar Jadwin
have issued cards for a tea Decem-
Der IL, from to 6 o'clock, in their
home, at 2540 Massachusetts avenue.
Mr.. w. Clark Noble has issued in
vitations for a tea Friday afternoon
from to o'clock, in his studio,
1928 Twenty second street.
Evening star., 1926-12-05
and Marine Dance
Tuesday Evening Next

The first of the series Of Navy and
Marine Corps dances will be held at
the Willard Tuesday eYeQipka
Evening star., 1926-12-05

THE President and Mrs Coolidge will have their Mr. John Cool
l. holiday
will his college add
20 White House life.
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White House of entertainments
N brilliant all the
wv of this than half
Of Winter
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Milford chronicle., 1926-09-24
PENINSULA EDITORS WILL
VISIT STATE UNIVERSITY
Newspaper Men Invited To Newark
For Fall Meeting Tomorrow

DR.. Walter Hullihen, president Of
the University of Delaware, and A.
G. Wilkinson, business administra-
tor of the University, have invited
the Del-Mar-Va Press Association to
be guests at a luncheon meeting of
the association at the University on
Saturday, September 25.
George Carter, president Of the
association, will preside at the meet
ing. DR.. Hullihen' will deliver the
address of welcome and will also
give a talk on the development Of
the University and the part that the
newspapers Of the Del-Mar-Va Pen
insula have played in it.
Mr.. Wilkinson will talk On his re-
cent trip to France in connection
with the Foreign Study Plan IF the
University. Walter Dent Smith, ex-
ecutive secretary of the Delaware
Safety Council will talk on "Safety
First, and the Newspapers. s." There
also may be other speakers.
The business meeting will be held
at 1880 o'clock standard time and
the luncheon at which addresses
will be made will begin at 1 O'Clock
standard time.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-24
SWEET POTATOES GO
TO ENGLISH QUEEN
Barrel OF Golden Sweets" Ship
ped By Special Request. Wrap.
ped In Paper.

The first consignment of sweet
potatoes ever shipped by request to
member of the Royal Family of
England from the Del-Mar-Va Eas-
tern Shore went on record last week.
The shipment was made from Machi-
pOngo, Northampton county, Virgin
ia, and consisted of a barrel of "GoI-
den Sweets" addressed to Her Ma
jesty, Queen Mary of England, West
minister Palace, London, England"
The request for the sweet potatoes
was relayed to the Eastern Shore by
Elisha Lee, vice president of the
Pennsylvania Railroad System, who
is abroad with Mrs. Lee. Cable in
formation conveying that order was
brief, merely advising that a barrel
of Sweets" grown on the Eastern
Shore of Virginia be shipped with
out delay to Her Majesty.
The potatoes were grown on the
farm Of Scott Brothers, near Machi-
pOngO, and were carefully culled,
brushed and each potato wrapped
to stand the oversee jour-
ney. The packing was supervised by
F. B. Bell, Exchange Agent at Mach
ipOngo. The barrel was routed to
connect with a steamer at New York
on Sunday, and should be delivered
at Westminster Palace in London
within a week.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-24
GRADED SCHOOLS
FULLY EQUIPPED
FOR ENTIRE STATE
Aim Of State Board Of Educa-
tiOn In Mapping Out A New
Program.
l-ROOM BUILDINGS DOOMED
Need Apparent As Result Of A.
Survey Made In All Three
Counties.

The era of the log cabin schools in
Sussex county and the little red one
room rural school throughout the
entire state is doomed. If the State
Board of Education, which, last Fri
day afternoon, completed its three
day tour of the state schools, can
agree on schOOl-building program,
and if this program is acceptable to
the coming General Assembly, grad
ed schools, with modern equipment,
situated near concrete roads, will
take their place.
The board will meet IN Dover, Oc-
tober 6, to discuss the desirability
of a building program, but, while
no member would commit himself, it
was the general opinion that
changes were needed soon in the
state schools.
Those on the trip were: George
S. Williams of Millsboro, president
of the board; L. M. Price, Smyrna,
vice-president; John Pearce Cam,
Newark, and DR.. H. V. Holloway,
state superintendent of public in
struction.
DR.. Holloway has outlined his
hopes for bettering conditions as
follows:
Every child should have the ad-
of a grade school, well
lighted, ventilated, and sanitary in
it's equipment" DR.. Holloway said.
'And more than all, every child |
should have a teacher who is pro-
prepared for her work.
Such teachers in such schools has
been the aim of education in Della
ware for fifty years. The time for
securing both of them is at hand.
The means are available with the
least of hardships to the taxpayers
in the history of the state. With a
tax system providing ample means
not only for operating expenses, but
for any reasonable building program,
there remains only the decision on
The part of the people in Delaware
hat they shall have a system Of
schools which will eliminate the
shortcomings which such an inspec-
ion discloses."
He pointed out that what was i'm
possible in 1919 is now easy. "The
great rural obstacles at that time"
le said, "was poor roads. In fact, in
hat year, there were not more than
IS miles of concrete throughout the
state. Now, there are more than $40
niles.
"The whole rural life has been rev.
by good roads," he added.
continued on page s1x)
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-24
PRACTICAL PROGRAM
FOR LOWER SCHOOLS
Every Teacher Ready When Term
Opened To Heavy Enrolment

There were several outstanding
features in connection with the open
ing of the elementary schools
throughout the State of Delaware
this year, according to H. H. King,
assistant in charge of elementary
schools.
In the first place, all the teaching
positions were filled when the
schools opened. Every teacher had a
certificate and there were no pro-
Visional instructors.
Every Delaware irH'I 1ctor who ap-
piled for a job and who was certi-
fed, was given a position. While the
state department of education was
compelled to engage ONE instruc-
tors from out of the ST ~ because
the Delaware supply was net sTffi-
cient, it is believed that within few
years there will be enough Delaware
school teachers qualified, so that all
home talent will be available.
While no accurate figures have
been obtained concerning the num-
ber enrolled on the first day, it is
believed that the records will show
equally as many as were registered
last year on the first day of school.
For the first time in the history of
the department of education in this
state, elementary school teachers
were supplied this year with a pro-
gram embracing every month in the
school year. This program was in ad-
dition to the text books and curricu-
lum and was co-ordinated with the
course Of study.
Assistant Superintendent King met
with the supervisors during the
summer and compiled this program.
1t is replete with suggestions and
recommendations governing every
subject in the course. It supplies
much valuable information to the
teachers and at the beginning of
each month there are directions as
to what the instructor shall do and
not do. The program stresses how
to apply the studies to the student in
order to get the most out Of them.
Formerly there was a sort Of pro-
gram made up by counties and
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Milford chronicle., 1926-09-24
ROBERT H. WILLIAMS
DIES AT MILFORD HOME
Bank President Passes Away After
Lingering Illness

Col. Robert H. Williams, promi-
nent banker and financier, died at
his home on South Walnut street,
Milford, Monday night, following an
illness of long duration. He was in
his SIND year. Funeral services were
held at his late home Wednesday af-
ternoon, Rev. Disston w. Jacobs Off
ciating. Interment was made 1T Odd
Fellows cemetery.
Col. Williams was one of Milfords
leading financiers, having been atfil-
lated with the First National Bank
since it's organization. He, with other
progressive Milford citizens, organ
lied the bank. He served on the
board of directors for years, finally
being elected vice president, and sue
ceeding the late James NJ. Hall as
president twenty-siX years ago. In
early life, Col. Williams clerked in
store in Milford, and later owned and
operated store for himself. In ad-
dition to this, he owned and operated
tan bark mill which was very pro-
fitable. The bark, he bought from
the lumbermen in Kent and Sussex
counties, and used mostly red oak
bark and some white oak, which was
delivered to the yards in Milford, at
a point near the Milford railroad sta
ton, opposite the coal yard of Mr..
Short. The bark was cleaned of the
ross" and the inside then ground
into what was known as "tannin,
not quite pulp, but much like
smoking tobacco of the present day.
This was shipped in large casks,
which he also had manufactured in
Milford, to the large tanneries; most
of it going by vessel to Philadelphia.
This was a very profitable business
but it was superseded about 1870 by
other materials for tanning leather,
so the business ended.
During and just after the Civil
War, he operated factory which
worked corn husks into shreds for
the manufacture of mattresses and
other purposes, such as cushions and
beds for the old fashioned wooden
settees of sixty years ago. This bus
mess was conducted on a large scale
up to about 1870. The old mill site
was at what was known as the Ha-
ven Lake Mill. His latter years were
passed in looking after his farming
interests and serving as the head of
the First National Bank.
He married the only daughter Of
Governor Causey, Miss Elizabeth
Causey, who received from her fa-
ther a large acreage of very valu-
able farming land, located in Milford
Neck These farms are part of the |
estate left to his two children living, |
Mrs. Ruby r. Vale, whose husband |
is a lawyer of high standing and has
been regarded as possible United |
States Senator from Delaware, and |
P. Causey Williams, who is unmar-
ried and resided with his father in
Robert H. Williams was a member !
of the Avenue M. E. Church Of Mil
ford for many years. He never held |
public office, other than that of the
banking business. He was universal ,
ly respected as a congenial gentle
man and member Of society.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-24
MILFORD RED CROSS SENDS
AID FOR FLORIDA SUFFERERS
Check For $125.OO Sent Delaware
Branch To Be Forwarded To Victims

The Milford Branch Of the Della
ware Chapter of the National Red
Cross this week sent a check for
S125.OO to Henry M. Candy, treasur-
er of the Delaware Chapter in Will
mington, to be applied to the nation
al fund now being raised by the Red
Cross for the victims Of the Florida
hurricane. Milford responded i'm
mediately upon receipt Of the call
for assistance by the National Red
Cross and after President Coolidge
had called for funds. While the To-
cal Red Cross chapter has contribut-
ed to the fund now being raised to
aid the sufferers, this will not hind
er any person who so desires from
sending money to aid the sufferers.
Checks can be made out to Mr.. Can
by and mailed to him in Whining
ton. The storm swept area in Flor
ida is now in need Of immediate as
sistance, and funds mailed now will
aid Materially in reducing suffering 4
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-24
CONSTITUTION NOW
SHACKLES LIBERTY.
DELAWAREAN SAYS
Josiah Marvel, President Of Bar
Association, Attacks Govern.
ment By Amendment.
AGAINST GENERALIZATION
Makes The Principal Address At
Sesqui Observance OF 18Th
Anniversary.

Legislation through amendments
to the Federal Constitution, which
limit personal liberty and RESPONSE
bility was pilloried Saturday after
noon by Josiah Marvel, president of
the Bar Association of Delaware, in
the formal address which was the
climax of the Sesqui-C Ex-
POSITIONS Celebration Of the 139th
anniversary of the adoption of the
Constitution.
1t was a remarkable conclusion to
exercises devised for eXaltation of
the Constitution, a conclusion which
in effect declared that the existing
document because of its amendments
has reversed the intentions of Wash
ington, Franklin and the others who
framed the first written Constitution
by which nations government was
guided.
At the conclusion of the vigorous
and uncompromising denunciation of
the trade trends toward centraliza-
tion of power in national govern
ment, Hampton L. Carson, former
Attorney General of Pennsylvania
and himself one of the Nations out
constitutional authorities,
warmly congratulated Mr. Marvel.
Capitalization Is Attacked
i A large and distinguished audience
that almost filled the auditorium ap-
plauded the fiery peroration.
Can we see through the govern
mental mists that have been thrown |
around our complicated affairs ?"
said the speaker. Can we feel the |
shackles pressing upon us through |
regulation?
Failing in this, then indeed have
he American people fallen from the
standards set by their fathers. Then
indeed is the fountain of liberty run
Try. This must be.
"The cause of liberty came to Am
erica through many centuries of
struggle against governmental tyr
lnny. The blood shed in it's cause
,ries out from the soil of all peoples.
t has made its greatest progress in
American Government and in Amer
can life. Its greatest safeguard is
ocal self-government. Are we con-
ent to leave it at its peak and per-
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Milford chronicle., 1926-09-24
GRAND JURY DRAWN
FOR FEDERAL COURT
Summoned To Meet On September %
For The September Term

A grand jury for the September
term of the United States Court has
been drawn by Henry c. Mahaffy,
Jr., clerk of the court. It is sum-
moned to meet in Wilmington on
Tuesday, September 28, at 1880 in
the morning. Following is the list Of
jurors.
From Wilmington-Fred A. Ross,
John G. Hartmann, Philip J. Isaac,
Matthew D. Murphy, George B. Ward,
Harry T. Reed, Frank G. Cox.
New Castle hundred-Alfred J..
Davidson.
Mill Creek-John Nivin.
West Dover-Luther Seward.
AIilford-Emmett Harrington.
Georgetown-Landreth L. Layton,
Jr.
Nanticoke-George H. Isaacs.
South Murderkill-Jester Gray.
Indian River-William D. Burton.
Little Creek, SusseX-Charles c.
Ellis, James Anderson.
Lewes and Rehoboth-Rolla Hart.
BaltimoIe-William G. Godfrey. ].
Horace Derrickson.
Mispillion-Charles S. Warren.
Northwest Fork-John W, Todd.
George e. Whitney.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-24
FISHERMEN CATCH
SEALINOELAWAREB BAY
Brought To Milford Where 1t Died
Sunday Morning, Had Planned
To Show It.

A large seal was captured off Ced-
ar Beach, seven miles from Milford,
about noon last Friday by James
Peterson, Milton Bunting, Frederick
Warren and Paul Harrington, fish
ermen who operate from that beach.
The seal was noticed by Peterson
when he looked out of the window of
his shanty and saw it swimming in
the shallow water off shore. Calling
the other men, Peterson rushed in
to the water, surrounded it and
drove it up on the mud flats. It was
secured with rope and after a bat
tie was brought to shore. 1t was
brought to Milfor1 that afternoon
and sold to Thaddeus Windsor, pro-
prietOr of the New Windsor Hotel.
The seal weighed about 125 pounds
and was beautifully marked The
light brown cOlOring was very at
tractive. Mr.. Windsor on Friday
had large tank built in which to
keep his new acquisition. He had
planned tO take it to the Firemen's
Carnival which begins today and to
exhibit it there, the proceeds to be
given to the fremen. His plans were
however, when it died
Sunday. When skinned, a number of
blood clots were found under the
skin. 1t is thought that it was in
iured while the fishermen were
it. This is the first time |
hat a seal has ever been caught in |
he Delaware Bay, but reports that |
/ herd of seals were living in the
)ay waters have been in circulation
or some time.