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LISTEN, WORLD!
Don't Be Consistent
By Elsie Robinson

II AM NOT consistent
AND I GLORY IN THE
FACT!
! do not think the same thing
two years In succession nor even
two days In succession
And IL catch myself doing so
I'm going to boot myself out of 1t.
] realize that this attitude violates
our best traditions. Consistency,
have been informed. is a treas
ure beyond price.
All rightyou can have my
share!
TO ME-. THE GREATEST
THING IN LIFE is NOT TO
HOLD TO ONE OPINION BUT
TO EXPERIENCE AS MANY
NEW OPINIONS AS POSSIBLE
WHILE THE oPINIoNING IS
GOOD.
Growing things aren't static.
Growing things move, change, ad.
just, take on new forms from one
minute to another.
I'm growing thing. Why
should I he at ten what was at
five? Why should / think at
thirty.fiye what r thought at
twenty? Or why should / believe
today what / believed yesterday?
TWenty-four hours of experience
have flowed by me since yester-
day--hours in which. IL l am
mentally awake, l have seen long
reaches of the human drama.
have seen love in that time,
and hate and treachery and ten
derness and despair. I have seen
men broken by circumstances.
And l have seen circumstances
broken by men. have seen
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beauty and ugliness and courage
and fear and gobs Of cusSedness.
/ have seen things arise in the
human heart--pa rticularly in my
own heart--that have given me
the surprise of my life.
All this happened TO me in the
last "a hours. All this happens
to any one OF us in any "a hours,
il we have the wit to perceive it.
-FOUR HOURS OF
ANY LIFE WILL MAKE ANY
HUMAN BEING OVER If HE'S
WILLING TO BE MADE OVER.
Each day comes booming In like
great flood tide, bringing q
salty deluge from the infinite
sources of life. cleaning away tine
flotsam and jetsam OF all the days
should human being stay the
same stay consistent-in the face
of such ebb and flow?
And yet most OF us do stay the
same and take great credit to our
selves for doing so. We close our
minds and harden our imagina.
tions and glorify the process by
calling ii consistency"
Change your mind.
Change it often!
Abhor an unchanged mind as
you would abhor any other stale
ness--as you would ablnor I'M
changed linen or stagnant water
or aged eggs.
Stop being afraid to be differ
emit.
Be as different as you possibly
can, as often as you possibly can.
Growth is always different.
Growth never stays at one given
point. 'GROWI
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After that, there il nothing
more to do except tie the rinbons
on his leash and teach him TO
catch bonbons on his nose.
There IL nothing on earth that
a man prizes so highly and cher
fishes so .devoutedly az his own
counsel! You may scorn his love.
trample on his heart and outrage
his Victorian notions OF propriety
but beware how you trifle with
his advice"
As long as you remember his
wise and wonderful eounsels, to
hold them sacred" you are on
the safe side OF his friendship, and
on the right road to his heart.
Even waiter melts and be-
comes human, when you look up
at him confidingIy and inquire,
What would YOU advise me to
order, Francois? YOU always
know what's bestr'
And IL you want a nice; safe,
smooth ride in a taxi, don't start
by telling the taxi.driver to take
you through Maple Street and up
the boulevard. Win his mercy
and approval, first, by asking him
what he THINKS of the Maple
Street route.
The average woman spends at
least one.quarter OF her life in
listening to masculine "sugges-
tons" il she should carry around
all the gratuitous advice she re-
ceives, she would have to pay ex-
cess baggage wherever she went.
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SECRETS OF
HEALTH
BY DE-. G. a. L. Reed

s
VotT. II normal person, nat
urally desire To i've KS long.
Is possible. This desire to live
On and on Is inherent and uni
versal Peoples Of All times and
chimes have dreamed Of and
sought for and ever and anon
have heralded the discovery of a.
fountain Of youth and an elixir
0f life. The results following The
recent so-called reiuvenation treat
ment have led to a general de-
m1and for an authoritative answer
to the question. Are rejuvenation
and life prolongation possible, and
to what degree?
There IN no doubt that the life
span has been materially length
erled through improvements in 1iy-
ing and In sanitation and dieting
We have been able to harmon
ize the life progress and thus pro-
long the life span. Attempts to
proI0ng life. however. at the cost
of energy output never can be sue
cessful. Constant physical and
mental striving without suitable
intervals of relaxation certainly
does cut the life span shorter, We.
therefore constantly strive to hus-
band and safeguard the vital
activities through sleep, afternoon
maps and other rest periods.
The recent Investigations by
laboratory workers have led TO
the phrase Man Is as old as his
ductless glands
it has also been determined that
the skin protects against injection
and produces immunizing sub
stances. The tiny blood vessels
take UP the protective substances
formed in the skin and convey
them to the blood stream and
thence all over the body so that
others have said. Man is as old
rs his skim
Others recognizing that energiz-
ing elements must be carried by
the blood coursing through the
blood.vessels, have said. Man Is
as old as his arteries.
1t Is cheerful to remember that
regeneration of tissues and organs
ts common among the lower forms
of animal life. Even in the higher
groups OF the animal kingdom
skin areas are constantly icing
replaced by new skin. But In
these regenerations there Is no re-
juvcnation. The newly-formed it's
sues or organs take on the degree
of senility appropriate to the body
at the time.
Reactivation--that Is to say, re-
newing the activity-of waning
cells and tissues is also undoubt'
edly possible. Research institutes
have cultured fibers from the
heart of an embryo chick for 10
years. Tomato pulp cells have
been kept alive in a hanging drop
for Is months. Organs have been
transplanted from one animal to
another. Skin, bone and muscle
grating has been successfully car.
ried out. All this, however, Is not
rejuvenation. In spite OF 1T all
youth remains unrestored.
A great deal has been said in
the popular press about reiuvena-
ton. Doctors, however, have
been cautious about 1t. it seems,
however, warrantable to say that
senile and other lessenings IN cell
activity can be halted and the
cells may also be reactivated. The
agencies for this purpose may De
classified as: Eugenies. perpetual
ton of desirable germ plasm'
right living, including diet, exer-
else, etc; moderation in all things;
suitable endocrine treatment. be-
gun early; suitable prqtein treat
ment. a method still lin its IN
fancy. Radium and x.ray treat.
rnent and diathermy also held
promise.
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That Heroic Engineer

HERE Is an intense thrill in the story Of the Baltimore
and Ohio engineer who seriously injured his head partly
scalped ID attempting correct engine defect while
moving long freight train stuck to his post from Laurel 70
yattsvie and then collapsed after stopping the train
Brave men viii admire the devotion to duty 81 Engineer
Gosne Though blood streaming from his head and other
wounds he refused to leave the throttle until al danger tc
his train and to the public passed
Cosne typical DC the who compose the great brother
hoods Of train operators Protection Of their trains and Of
che human beings entrusted their always uppemost
IA their minds Human many awful train acci
dents but there towards among men who man the
trcs Of the huge engines the coaches or cars IN the
rear.
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Telling a woman how to do
things is an ingrowing. weakness
in the masculine makeup. Whether
it's about cooking, finance. car
pentry or philosophy. ALL men
have wonderful judgment! Ask
them.
You may question = mans sin
certify, doubt his veracity. argue
about his religion and even dis
approve of his politics--but never
question his JUDGMENT!
A woman doesn't have to take
anything" from the man she
.narries, these days--not even his
name or his money or his family
crest.
But IL she wants to live happily
and serenelv with him, she had
better take his ADVICE. Take
it-and LIKE ~
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He who has the truth at his
heart need never fear the want of
persuasion on his tongue.
--Ruskin.
IN |sophy triumphs easily over
nis Pr ana ills TO come; present
Ills n@rdph over PHILOSOPHY.
LA Rochefoucauld.
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DO YOU KNOW THAT

The Nationalist government Of
China has decreed that all for
eigners will be subject to native
law pending the forming Of new
treaties.
As the result OF drought N
many parts of Mexica cattle ~
dying, the crops are burning
and farmers are being faced
heavy losses.
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The knowledge Test for
Readers Of The Times

Match correctly
1. Antelope Has faculty of changing It's color
2. Chameleon Often attached ships bottom
3. Barnacle Very much like deer
4. Kangaroo Closely related to the
s. Bison A pouchbearing animal
Do you know:
g. In Swiftx "GuIiyers Travels" what the of the
imaginary country where everything is enormous
scale?
Why arteries more deeply placed than the veins
g. What is a loggia?
= Where is Shakespeare buried?
TO- What the female with whom the
Greeks Warred?
H. For what kind people is the Brae system OF printing
used?
H. What is the pupa stage of butterflies called?
Complete these quotations:
H. The rank is but the stamp'-Burns
f. Build thee stately mansions, y my
To- mo --- long
But last to vesper song'--l4ongfeliow.
ANSWERS on Fiction Page)
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A house Is under construction
in Gary, Ind, without single
piece Of wood. The framework is
made OF angle.irons with a com
plete system of diagonal hracing,
Both boiling and electric welding
are used to fasten the steel to.
gether.
j.
There are 247,0O0 unemployed
persons in Italy.
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MEDITA CATIONS
OF "A WIFE

Tho short Cut 70 i Mans Hear
TIME one infaIlible way To win
b mans admiration. II not
his heart. Is to ask him for his
ADVICE.
It's like feeding peanuts TO the
circus elephant. You cant overdO
IT. and they DO love 1t 80!
Beg him to explain the farm
Keller bill to you. or persuade him
to help you mold your political
opinions. Ask him to help you
pick out your neW5car, or tell him
that you have queer headache
and let him prescribe for 1t. Let
him tell you all about some
thing, no matter how much you
know about It! 1t always works.
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WORDS FROM LIPS OF WISE MEN

Language is an art. and a glori-
Gus one, whose influence extends
over all others. and in which all
science whatever must center.
--Tooke.
He IL twice conguerer who con
uuers himself in the moment of
victory. --Syrus.
Smyrna times., 1928-03-28

salted nuts, mints and coffee were
served.
Mrs. Cora Heinold entertained on
Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Hanna of
Chester; Mrs. Herbert Smith of West
Chester; Mrs. Henry Warner of Will
mington and Ralph Heinold of Cam
den, N. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Nickels of Del
aware City, We're Sunday visitors with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Hen
derson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Naylor enter
tanned on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Jones and Horace Naylor, Mrs. Clara
Bacon and Mr.. Joseph Armpriester of
New Castle.
Mrs. Harry Jones visited Mrs. Mary
Eddenfeld of Duck Greek on Mon
day.
Ms. Susan Davis has returned af-
ter spending the the winter in Will
mington.
Smyrna times., 1928-03-28
KENToN
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Items OF Personal and Social Interest
Cleaned About the Neighborhood
Kenton, March 27-Mrs. Frank
Burrows who has had an operation in
the homeopathic Hospital in Will
mington is much improved and able
to leave the hospital.
Mr.. Kennard Wooleyhan spent Mon
day with his parents Mr. and Mrs.
WoOleyhan near Sudlersville.
Miss Marie Sparks who has had an
operation in the Kent Hospital, Dover,
is improving slowly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kennard Wooleyhan
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs Wooleyhan near Sudlersville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Hutchins
spent the weekend with their parents
near Dover.
Rev. and Mrs. w. B. Guthrie have
been entertaining their chinldren.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan Crossley and
son Weston of Millington, Md, spent
the weekend with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Crossley, ST.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Morris and
son Billy Of Havre dc Grace, Md,
spent the weekend with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. N. N. Bull.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Knots enter
tanned at cards on last Thursday ev-
ening, Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Stafford
Of Marydel, Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Hutchins and Mr.. and Mrs. Kennard
Wooleyhan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Miller and
daughter Carolyn, Mrs. John Titus
and Mr.. and Mrs. Miller of Whining
ton, visited Mrs. w. S. Arthurs and
family on Saturday.
Mr.. H. w. Hilyard and family
spent last Sunday in Georgetown.
Mrs. Kennard Wooleyhan spent
Monday with her sister, Mrs. Ernest
Ford near Downs Chapel.
Smyrna times., 1928-03-28
BLACKBIRD
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Items of Personal and Social Mention
Cleaned About the Neighborhood
Blackbird, March 27.&The socials of
the church year came to a close last
Wednesday evening, March q, when
the "Dime Social', believed BY many
to be the most popular, was held at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Fortner at Blackbird. After a short
program consisting of hymns, a pray
er and few recitations, Mrs. Fortner
called the names of the dime workers
who in turn told how much they had
made on their dime and how it had
been made. Mrs. George Woodkeeper
again had the highest, having made
thirty-seven dollars. Mrs. Frederick
Heinold was second having eighteen
dollars and eleven cents, and Mrs.
John Biddle third, having seventeen
dollars. After the folks who had
dimes had handed in their money the
basket was passed to other folks pres
ent and together with this and the
money from fifty-two dimes which
Ao' tOieiSI Hdu given OUT, The SuHi
Of S356.50 was realized. After the
meeting the guests who numbered
somewhat over one hundred and who
were present from distant towns as
well as home, were invited to the din
ing room where a delicious supper
consisting Of chicken salad, boiled
ham, potato chips, Maryland biscuits
and hot rolls, cucumber rings, jelly,
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Tomlinson, George Heinold, Walter
Lee, Charles Money, Paul Money, Scott
Maloney and Jerome Niles. Mrs. Ed
ma Hart Norment and Miss Leilah
Money will sing a duet and the worn
en- will present a playlet, Packing
the Missionary Barrel. The cast con
sists Of Miss Ethelwyn Maloney, Mrs.
Dallas Hart, Mrs. Fletcher Daniels,
Mrs. Clyde Shockley, Mrs. Virgil
Stout, Mrs. Leon Buckson, Miss Re
becca Bramble, Mrs. Walter Lee, Mrs
Albert Lee mad Mrs. Lee Maloney.
Edgar Heinold will give monologue.
Smyrna times., 1928-03-28
HARTLY
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Cleaned About the NeighbOrhOOd
Hartly, March 27.-Mr. William
Virden, farmer living near Hartly,
died at the Kent General Hospital,
Dover, Sunday, March 18, where he
had been taken that day for serious
operation. Mr.. Virden was 83 years
Of age. He was former member of
the Kent County Levy Court, served
one year as prothonotary Of Kent
County by appointment and was elect
ed sheriff of Kent county in 1896, but
never served as that was the year of
the contest over the election which
was not settled for two years, neces-
stating all those holding office to hold
over another two years. Mr.. Virden
is survived by his wife and one son,
Samuel Virden and six grandchildren,
one brother John Virden. Funeral
services were held at one O'Clock
Thursday afternoon in Bethesda NJ. P.
Church, and interment was made in
Silver Lake, Dover
Camp No 8, p o. Of a., Of Hartly,
initiated two more new candidates
~ 1dICSQdA 6N6illlSy #A1dlCH =.
Mr. E. G. DAILY spent Thursday in
Wilmington.
Mr. Lyman Scotton u Wilmington,
is visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George r. Scotton.
Mr. and Mrs. c. G. Rodway spent
Sunday with Mrs. Rodway's brother,
Harry Gullett and family.
Mrs. William H. Carter Of Downs
Chapel, spent Thursday with her sis-
ter, Mrs. K. w. Truitt.
Miss Frances DAILY was the guest
of relatives in Dover on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Milbourn of
Chester, were guests of Mr.. Milborn's
sister, Mrs. W. W. Powell on Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. L. v. Kirk of Middle
town, spent Sunday with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Royden A. Davis and fam
ily.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Schweitzer
spent Sunday in Marydel with Mrs.
Schweiter's parents.
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WALKERS
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! Walkers, March 27.-Walkers' PIT.
"A. held its regular monthly meeting
at the school house on Tuesday March
/ 20, at s p. m. The president, Mr. An
derson took charge. After a song,
"Work for the Night is Coming" and
prayer by the audience, the secre-
tary, Florence Reed, read the previous
meetings. minutes. Miss Reed then
read a letter regarding the P. I. A.
convention at Milford on April IA.
Having forty-six paid-up members
we have three delegates besides our
president. The following were elect
ed: Delegates-Mis Lydia Shane, Miss
Carolyn VanPelt and Mr.. James Vir-
din; alternates-Mr. John Stevens,
Mr.. William Shane and Miss Florence
Reed. The suggestions for nomina-
tions for P. 7. A. cabinet were: Pres
ident, George S. Williams; treasurer,
Mrs. J. J. Northrup; others for re-
election. Due to a lengthy business
meeting no children's program was
given. After discussion of the
monthly topic, Play and Recreation,
It's Value to Community and Individ-
ual, Mr.. Anderson introduced the
speaker Of the evening, Mr.. George
Wright, director Of Physical Educa-
ton and Principal of the Commercial
department Of Smyrna Public School.
Mr.. Wright's topic was Physical Ed
ucation in the State of Delaware" He
stressed that physical education is not
only helpful and essential but compul-
sorry. He gave the values Of the work
to boys and girls and the need for it
to be carried home" by the pupils.
M. Wright's interesting and instruc-
tive talk was appreciated and enjoyed
by his audience. The business meet
ing adjourned at 9.45 after which
Miss Lydia Shane took charge for the
social hour. The next meeting will
be held at the school house on Tues
day, April II. The community in
vites the public to attend.
Smyrna times., 1928-03-28
WELLINGTON

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Cleaned About Town and Community
Miss Emma Jones, of the Salisbury
Normal School, spent the past week
end with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles P. Jones.
Mrs. Kate Carton was the guest
last week of her son, Mr.. William
Carton, at Colts, Nd.
Mr.. and Mrs. George N. Hyatt and
little son, of Wilmington, visited her
father, Mr.. George S. Everett, near
town.
Mr. Gilbert Burris, Of Darby, Pa,
spent several days last week with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Burris.
Smyrna times., 1928-03-28
TOWNSEND
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Items Of Personal and Social Interest
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Townsend, March 28-Farmers and
merchants who have ben hearing the
tales of annoyance and hardships by
reason of bad roads during the spring
thaws, are determined to bring some
pressure to bear to have the Levy
Court improve a number Of the dirt
roads in this vicinity. Many do not
want to go through another winter
like it. On some Of the roads, it was
utterly impossible to run automobiles
and horse driven teams sunk axle
deep. Children were kept from at
tending school.
The Townsend Fire Company held
a meeting on Friday evening, March
16, adm decided to hold tfeir carnival
from July 13 to p, the date being
about six weeks earlier than the pre-
vious dates Of the carnivals Of other
years. Efforts will be made to make
the event Of more general interest and
pleasure than ever before with at
fractions that deserve much success
and no doubt the residents, both far
and near, will give as much aid as
possible to the coming carnival to
make it highly successful.
In the school auditorium this We'd
nesday eveninga group of local wom-
en- will give an entertainment and so
cial. The program will be as follows:
'Negro Spirituals," sung by William
Watson, Edward Bratton, William
Smyrna times., 1928-03-28
SHERIFFS SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE

BY virtue of writ OF LeVarl Eaclas to me
directed, will be exposed to sale by way of
public vendue in front of Colonial Hotel,
Smyrna, Del,
TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1928
at 4 o'clock p. NJ.
The following Real Estate to-wit
All that certain piece and parcel of land
and premises situated the Westerly side of
East street in the town of Smyrna, Kent
County and State of Delaware. adjoining
lands now or late of Mary Jefferson. lands of
George M. Jones and lands of others. having
a front on said East street of thirty-six feet
and four inches and extending back therefrom
between parallel lines a distance of one hun
dred and fifteen feet and containing forty-one
hundred and seventy-eight square feet of land.
more less. being the same lands and prem
ises granted and conveyed in fee unto the first
parties hereto by Deed of George M. Jones and
wife, bearing even date herewith.
The improvements thereon consisting of a
two-story dwelling.
Together with all and singular the buildings
and improvements of every kind whatsoever,
ways water, water-courses. rights. liberties.
privileges, improvements. hereditaments and
appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging
or in any wise appertaining.
Seized and taken as the property of COR
BITT DARNELL and CLARA M. DARNELL
his wife, Mortgagors. and will be sold by
EDGAR W. FRAZIER. Sheriff
Sherif's Office Dover. Del. March "a. 1928.
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BAYVIEW

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Bayvied, March 27.-The Bayview
School P. T. A. held its monthly meet
ing March 21st. The meeting was
well attended and delightful spring
program was enjoyed by all. Mr..
Hanson, Miss Brown and Mrs. Wilson
Emert We're elected as delegates to
represent Bayview at the Delaware
State Parent Teacher Convention
which will be held at Milford on April
18th.
Smyrna times., 1928-03-28
DOWNS CHAPEL

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Downs Chapel, March 27.-Downs'
Chapel NJ. p. Church, Rev. j. p.
Adams, pastor, announces these serv-
ices for the week: Sunday School, 1.30
preaching, 2.30; Class-meeting, $50,
led by the leader, W. H. Carter. We'd
nesday, 7.30, prayer meeting, led by
Charles McFadden.
Miss Mary Nelson and Mr.. Herman
Borthell of Philadelphia, took supper
Sunday, with Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Carter.
Smyrna times., 1928-03-28

chicken salad, potato salad, pickles,
jellies, Maryland biscuits, rolls and
coffee was served. A nice sum was
realized
Smyrna times., 1928-03-28
CHESWOLD

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Cheswold, March PA supper for
the benefit of Fire Equipment for
Cheswold was held in Anderson's
Hall, Friday evening, March 23rd.
Supper was served from 430 to $50
and bountiful menu Of boiled ham,
Smyrna times., 1928-03-28
SUDLERSVILLE
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Sudlersville, Nd, March 27-Messrs
Harry Truitt, Rigby Stafford and John
George will represent Calvary at the
Young Mems Conference to be held in
connection with the annual conference
to be held in Wilmington this week.
Mrs. George A. Farr who has been
on the sick list, is better.