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Milford chronicle., 1929-08-30
WEDDINGS
CORpREY-WRoTEN

On Saturday, August "a, 1929, Miss
Emma Leroy Wroten, daughter of
Roy Wroten, became the bride of
Norris Cordrey, at the home of her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Wroten on North Walnut street. The
ceremony was performed by Rev.
Frank Herson in the presence of the
immediate families, at six O'Clock in
the morning. The bride was attend
ed by Miss Virginia Smith and
George Wroten, the brides brother,
acted as best man for the groom.
Miss Wroten was attired in be-
coming blue crepe ensemble with
matching accessories. A wedding
breakfast was served and then the
happy couple left on their honey
moon which terminated at Rich
mond, Va. Mrs. Cordrey has been a
teacher in the Milford Public Schools
for the past two years and is very
well liked by parents and pupils. Mr..
Cordrey is a mechanic at Macklin's
garage. They will live in an apart
ment in the Barker home.
Milford chronicle., 1929-08-30
BALTIMORE 200 YEARS OLD
TO CELEBRATE NEXT MONTH

Baltimore, the metropolis of Mary
land, is 200 years old, and on Sep
tember IL to Is will celebrate it's
birthday in an elaborate manner.
The occasion also will be home
coming for Baltimoreans whereso-
ever dispersed. Railroads and steam
er lines running into Baltimore will
grant excursion rates for the period.
The celebration is being arranged
by a committee of 400, named sew
eral months ago by Major William
F. Broening. The general chairman
is Henry B. Wilcox. The tentative
program is as follows:
September 12-In the afternoon,
the biggest and most spectacular
military parade in the history of the
city will be held. 1t will comprise
men of the regular army, National
Guard, Marines, American Legion
and Sailors from the warships that
will be in the harbor at that time.
The marchers will go to Fort Nc
Henry, where special observance
of the day, known to Marylanders
as Defenders Day, will be held.
President Hoover, the Secretary of
War and Navy and other dignitaries
have been invited to attend these
ceremonies. In the evening there
will be bombardment of the old
fort in commemoration of the repulse
of the British feet in 1914 when
Francis Scott Key, who was detain-
ed on board British warship during
the battle wrote "The Star SpangIed
Banner"
September 13-In the afternoon
$4,000 persons will gather in the
Municipal Stadium where from 5000
to 5000 children will give program
prepared by the Playground Athle-
tic League. In the evening the fra
ternal orders of the city will parade
with music and floats. Masons, Odd
Fellows, Knights of Columbus, Hi
bernians and numerous other organ
izations will march together with
bands and floats in order to display
their respective strengths.
September 14-In the afternoon a
mammoth pageant will be held COM
prising Sc floats. These will depict
the city's history and growth indus
" Ae'AAJ' SOuAHSl SA1A1yS SOFSIhuSuL-
ally, educationally and otherwise.
An interesting feature of this event
is that the business and professional
interests of the city have sponsored
the floats without cost to the NUM-
cipal government.
September 15-Special commem-
orative services will be held in the
city churches, one of which-Old
st. Paul's Protestant Episcopal
Milford chronicle., 1929-08-30

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Haslam have
returned to their home in Philadel-
phia after spending the past week
as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. c.
Houston, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. M. Walls, Ida
Walls, Roland D. Walls and Chester
Coffin spent the weekend visiting
friends and relatives in Endicott, N.
Y, and Binghampton, N. Y.
Mrs. H. A. Num- of Kansas City,
Mo-, Miss Janet Walton and little
Mary Lou Marvel of AvondaIe, Pa,
spent a part of the past week as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Num-.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Van Kirk, Mr..
and Mrs. C. D. Abbott and J. Evans
Abbott went to Colchester, on We'd
nesday and enjoyed boat trip to
Baltimore and then home by motor.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Draper,
Jr., spent the past weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Hukill, of Mid
dletown, on their yacht cruising on
the Chesapeake Bay as far as An
napolis.
Mrs. Leila Windsor Jennings and
Mrs. James Salevan left Milford on
Sunday morning by motor with DR..
Jennings for Elizabeth City, N. c.,
where they will visit their sister,
Mrs. Gilbert.
DR.. William H. Jennings of the
State College of Ames, iowa, and
DR.. Ludwig Audriette of the faculty
of the University of Illinois, have
been the guests of Mrs. Leila Wind
sor Jennings.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. G. Brosius and
daughter, Peggy Ann, of West Grove,
Pa, Miss Sara Brosius and Edwin
Brosius of New York City spent last
weekend as guests at the Num-
home, near Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis M. Reed, the
Misses Ruth and Edith Reed, Master
Bobbie Reed and Mrs. M. R. French,
all of Richardson Park, spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Reed of near Milford. d.
Senator ]. Harry Latchum and son
Levin have returned home from a
motor trip through the states of Vir-
ginia and North Carolina, returning
home via of Washington, where they
visited all the places of interest.
Mrs. Laura Wilson of Pocomoke,
Nd, is spending a short vacation
with her daughter, Mrs. ]. L. Mich
OILS, at the First M. P. parsonage.
She is accompanied by Miss Sarah
Wilson, her granddaughter, also of
Pocomoke.
Miss Marjorie A. Cannon returned
last week from a visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Schooley st. Clair, of Detroit.
Miss Cannon, who graduated from
the University of Delaware this year
will teach at Bowers Beach this
school year.
Mrs. Jane Clifton, widow of John
Clifton and Mrs. Josephine Thomas,
two sisters, who live on North Pear
street, will discontinue housekeeping
in the near future. Mrs. Clifton will
make her home with her daughter,
Mrs. Charles Malseed, in Philadel-
phia, while Mrs. Thomas will live
with her son, Herbert, on ranch in
California. This is the passing of
two of Delaware's oldest families
and loss to Milford of two highly
respected and lovable ladies.
Milford chronicle., 1929-08-30
BIG QUARTERLY REVIVE
THE OLD TIME RELIGION
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Delaware and Eastern Shore roads
reported long streams of negroes
headed to Wilmington by motor car
and tear. and some reported seeing
many negroes beating their way by
foot.
The licenses on the motor cars re-
vealed some visitors as coming from
as far off as Columbus, Ohio; Boston,
Mass; New York, Washington, D. c.,
and Baltimore.
The majority of the visitors wore
what was seemingly their Sunday
best clothes and seemed somewhat
too dressed to take an active part in
the stirring religious gatherings,
with their pleading exhorters, sing
ers and shouters. John T. Seneey, 83
years old, of Queens Anne county,
Maryland, who has attended the last
At Quarterlies declared much of the
old time revival spirit has gone out
of the meetings. He said it seemed
that where the visitors once came for
the purpose of religious experience
only, hundreds now come only be-
cause of curiosity and for the socia-
bility and dressed up part of the day.
Hundreds of white persons visited
the scene of the Quarterly through
out the afternoon and evening,
drawn by the singing of the choirs
and the beat of the cymbals used by
the street singers and dancers.
Large collections of money were
taken up at the church and street
meetings for the benefit of the
church.
The services at the A. U. M. P.
Church under the direction of the
Rev. A. d. Hammond, D. D., were
opened at o'clock with a love feast
and testimony meeting. This was
followed with service of preaching
in the auditorium of the church at
10:30 O'Clock, with the Rev. J. w.
Brown, D. D., president of the Mid
die District Conference, in charge.
The senior choir, under the direc-
ton of Mrs. e. Chippey, sang. The
Rev. P. o. Hicks, of Camden, preach
ed in the afternoon. The Spencer
League, founded in memory of the
Rev. Peter Spencer, held its services
Sunday night. The principal address
was made by the Rev. J. W. Mano-
key, D. D., of the Maryland and Vir-
ginia Conference. The grove service
in the morning was led by the Rev.
G.. H. Murphy. The Rev. Simon Guy
of Dover also spoke.
The day was declared by the police
as one of the. quietest they had ever
seen. No fights or disorder of any
sort was reported, and no arrests
were made in the section.
From early morning until late at
night extra patrolmen were kept on
duty all along French street, and
particularly between Eighth and
Ninth streets, which had been closed
to traffic, but they were not called
upon. The captains on duty also
made tours several times during the
day, and reported everything quiet.
Milford chronicle., 1929-08-30
OUTBOARD MOTOR
BOATS TO RACE
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L6OHtSbBe0 JIOW lUV P1yel
1870 p. M, laps miles-second
heat.
Event No. 3, Glass z, outboards. 2
p. M, 2 laps miles-second heat.
Event No. 4, cruiser. Band and go
back race. 8 p. m.
Event No. 5, unlimited. Free for
all. Outboards, laps-10 miles
$3.50 p. m.
Monday, September labor Day:
Event No. 1, Glass B, outboards-
1880 p. M, 2 laps Intestinal
heat.
Event No. 2-Christ-Craft race-1
D. M, laps-10 milestone heat.
Event No. 8, Glass D, outboards-
1870 p. M, laps intestinal
heat.
Event No. 4, Glass 1, outboards-
D. M, 2 laps intestinal heat.
Event No. 5, unlimited. Free for
all outboards-2:30 p. NJ, 4 laps-1O
miles.
Event No. Especial race. Family
runabouts, 3:15 p. nj laps-1O
miles.
Event No. 7-One mile time trials
for winning boats o'clock.
The Governors Cup will be pre-
sented to the winner of the unlimit-
ed free for all. Prizes will be given
for first, second and third places
cash for first, trophies for second
and third. This will be sanction
ed regatta, one mile time trials be-
ing run for a worlds record.
The committee in charge is as fol-
lows: Senator Elmer David, chair
man; John W. Bulger, acting secre-
tary; A. R. Hopkins, Leslie Schofeld,
Fred Bell and Frank Lawson.
Trophies were donated by Cover
nor C. D. Buck, Chas. E. Huber, Inc,
A. R. Hopkins, H. A. Mundorff, Com
modore Frank Lawson, John w.
Bulger, J. E. Walls, Maxwell O..
Hammond, Senator Elmer David,
George c. Noll, Oakwood Beach
Corp, Yerger's Luggage Shop.
Milford chronicle., 1929-08-30
OBITUARY
SHORT


John Wingate Short, son of Mrs.
]. Stanley Short, of South Walnut
street, died at the Jefferson Hospital
in Philadelphia, Sunday, August 25,
1929. Mr.. Short had been in poor
health for some time. He celebrated
his 10th birthday on July 16 last.
Funeral services were held at the
home of his mother on Wednesday
afternoon. Rev. Mr.. Eells officiating
and interment was made at Odd Eel,
lows cemetery. For the past +
years Mr.. Short operated a fillins
station at the eastern entrance to
Milford. In addition to his mother
he is survived by three brothers and
two sisters.
WILSON
Funeral services for William J.
Wilson, aged sc years, of 213 West
Twenty-fourth street, Wilmington,
were conducted Monday night, Au-
gust 19, at o'clock, by Rev. Adam
Stengle, retired. Burial followed the
next day, at 1 o'clock in Zion ceme-
terry, near Milton.
Mr.. Wilson died August II, 1929,
as the result of stroke suffered
ten days before. He had been in
poor health for four years and, dur
ing that time, had suffered several
slight strokes. Prior to his illness,
since which time he had been living
with his sister, Mrs. A. J. Davidson,
at the Twenty-fourth street address,
he had been employed as a conduc-
tor by the Philadelphia Rapid Tran
sit Company, for twenty years. Mr..
Wilson was born in Milton, Del, and
up until 1899 had followed the sea,
sailing on four-masted schooners
and brigs, engaged in coastwise
trade, as well as going to South
America on several occasions. On
several occasions he was shipwreck-
ed, but always managed to escape
serious injury. Besides Mrs. David
son, he has another sister, Mrs. Will
liam W. Davidson, of Milton, and
two brothers, Rufus e. Wilson, of
Elmer, N. ]. and Alfred G. Wilson, of
Galveston, Texas.
WEBB
Nelson, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Le-
roy Webb, died at their home in
Nanticoke hundred, Friday, August
%, 1929, aged months. Funeral SER
vices at st. Johnstown Church of
Greenwood on Monday at o'clock.
Rev. W. W. Smith officiating and in
terment in the cemetery adjoining
the church.
Necessity supplies courage to the
most timid.
Milford chronicle., 1929-08-30
PRESIDENT VISITS
GEN. T. C. DUPONT
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was visiting Washington and his
condition was such that it was not
advisable for him to make a trip
through the streets, the President
decided to put aside business for a
while and to call on General du
Pont. Accompanied by Mr.. Newton,
one of his secretaries, President
Hoover drove to the wharf and spent
some time with General du Pont on
the Tech. They exchanged cordial
greetings. President Hoover express
ing the wish that the former Della
ware Senator would improve in
health so that he could resume his
place as one of the financial and big
business leaders of the country. The
President and General du Pont chat
ted about many subjects of interest
to both.
General du Pont was highly pleas
ed with the courtesy and considera-
ton shown by the President in call
ing on him, as he realized that Mr..
Hoover is very busy with affairs of
his Office.
Milford chronicle., 1929-08-30
GREENWOOD HIGH HAS
GOOD AGRICULTURE WORK

The report of F. Thaddeus War
rington, Jr., agricultural instructor
of the Greenwood High School shows
the varied activities engaged in by
agricultural instructors.
The annual report recently filed
with R. w. Helm, State Director of
Vocational Education, tends to show
the broad official Interpretation of
the Smith-Hughes Law as it is now
applied to the agricultural industry
in Delaware.
Some of the outstanding items of
Mr.. Warrington's report for the fis-
cal year, 1928-1929, were as follows:
Instructors visits to farmers in
community, 80; farmers visits to
school, 80; served as assistant stew
ard of Greenwood Grange,( No. 81;
attended Grange meetings at home
and away, 81; attended National
Grange at Washington; gave definite
help to farmers, SIS; wrote approx
mately 100 letters to farmers; super
intended community fair with SO ex-
hibitors, 1877 agricultural exhibits
and SO home economic exhibits; Lu-
ther Burbank Club Vocational agri-
cultural boys club held 10 feelings;
Luther Burbank Club camp at Oak
Orchard, August IL to 18, "a boys at
tended; caponized chickens for far
mers, "a; tested samples of milk for
farmers, IA; examined chickens for
disease, IL; examined plants for dis
ease and insects, g; prepared chicken
feeding and management instruc-
tions for farmers, 3; helped farmers
draw plans for poultry houses, 2;
treated Irish potatoes for farmers, 2;
treated and bedded sweet potatoes,
1; pruned vines and trees for farm
ers, 6; attended evening classes,
demonstrations, fairs, lectures, etc.,
So.
In addition to the above commun-
ity activities, Mr.. Warrington's
school work consisted Of coaching
soccer and baseball and instructing
in biology and agriculture.
During the school year 81 pupils
were enrolled in biology, and 1S in
agriculture. 227 project visits were
made to the homes of the agricultur-
al students during the year. Seven
teen boys, who started their projects
under Mr.. Humphreys, instructor of
High School in 1927-1928,
completed their projects
with a total profit of $661.93 at the
present time. These are II projects
now in progress and the prospects
are good for an even greater finan-
cial return for the young farmers of |
community in 1929-1930. |
Milford chronicle., 1929-08-30
KEEPING CHILDREN FIT

The naming of national Commit
tee on Child Health and Protection
by President Hoover indicates again
the importance of keeping children
healthy. The objective of the new
commission is the making of future
generations of mentally and phys1-
cally fit Americans. With S500,OOO
found anonymously furnished by
group of philanthropists the work OF
the committee will be nationwide In
scope.
In the everyday test Of health peo-
pie used to be greatly Influenced by
externals. That is, to all outward
appearances a person was healthy
unless actually sick enough to go to
bed. While this may still be the rule
to some extent with adults, it is no
longer so with children. We have
long since learned that it is really
disastrous to be guided by externals
in judging children's health. When
parents explain away their chill
dren's indispositions with tits
spring fever" or "it's the weather"
they are failing in their responsible
tiles.
Children need constant watching.
First Of all their weight as babies
must be watched and, If they do not
gain as they should, the family doc
tor or the health clinic should be
consulted. The pre-school child and
his brother or sister in school must
have this same constant watch of
weight, teeth, ears, eyes, throat and
general health that was kept over
them as babies.
A great aid to parents in keeping
this watch has been the establish
ment of community health centers or
clinics throughout the country for
free examination and treatment of |
With this free medical |
advice and treatment neglect Of chill
1ren's health is no longer excusaole.
and it may mean serious physical
in later life.-The Path
Under.
Milford chronicle., 1929-08-30
LAURA CALHOUN WALLS
VISITS NEW CASTLE COUNTY
POOR HOUSE AT FARNHURSI

On Friday, August 23, Rev. Schel-
mouse, my secretary, Mrs. LeCompte,
and visited the New Castle County
Poor House at Farnhurst. I was
greatly impressed with the great
hospitality shown us by the super
1ntendent, Robert McFarlin and his
assistants, and I feel that they are
especially fitted for such a tremen-
oous task, as there are about $50 in
mates in that institution.
Many improvements have recently
been made. The interior of the
building has been painted and dec
GRATED very artistically by some of
the inmates. The grounds around the
buildings are kept in the best of or
der, and the flowers and shrubbery
are very attractive.
Mr.. McFarlin has recently pur-
chased very fine new Cadillac am
bulance, which he finds necessary to
use almost daily. I was very glad to
learn that religious services are held
every Sunday at Farnhurst, and they
have very convenient chapel for
that purpose. I sincerely trust that
not only the names of these institu-
tions in Delaware be changed to
Home Comforts for the Aged" but
every condition will be so improved
to make it so.
I hope it will be thoroughly un-
derstood by all, that the applica-
tions for "The Old Age Pension
must be sent in by September 1, as
the books will close on that date.
About two weeks ago I published
the names of all the ministers who
had sent in reports, and I stated,
''That one week before the books are
closed shall publish all of the min
listers names who have not respond
ed to this worthy cause" and am
glad to say I haven't occasion to re-
port one single name.
(Signed) Laura G. Walls
Milford chronicle., 1929-08-30
PHILADELPHIA MINISTER
SPEAKS IN MILFORD

Rev. William M. Schall, Presby-
terian chaplain of the great City
Hospital of Philadelphia, was a visit
or at the First M. P. parsonage last
week, accompanied by his wife.
At the request of the pastor, Mr..
Schall addressed the Thursday eve
ming prayer meeting, and gave a
most interesting address on the sub
ject, "How Old Are You?"
Mr.. Schall and the pastor of First
Church along with Rev. George H..
Trull, a general secretary of the
Presbyterian Board of Missions, for
med friendship in the very begin
ming of their ministry when just be-
ginners in the City of Wilmington.
They usually try to have at least a
meeting of their little group once a
year, if possible, but Mr.. Trull has
Just started on tour of the mission
ary fields of the Presbyterian Church
in Asia and Japan to be gone one
year and so could not be a member
of the party at this time.
Milford chronicle., 1929-08-30
HAPPENINGS IN
AND ABOUT TOWN

The Be Ye Faithful Auxiliary will
meet with Mrs. Ella Jones on Tues
day, September 8.
Watch for further notice of the
w. c. T. U. rummage sale to be held
Saturday, September 7.
The Greenwood firemen entertain
ed their wives and sweethearts at
banquet at Slaughter Beach Hotel on
Thursday of last week. There were
seventy-one present and the evening
was much enjoyed.
The Ladies Aid at their rummage
sale last Saturday made the neat
sum of $3.50. This money will be
used to purchase things for the par
sonage. Mrs. Sallie Reynolds and
Mrs. H. P. Van Kirk were in charge.
Milford chronicle., 1929-08-30
MILFORD SCHOOLS
WILL OPEN TUESDAY
FOR SCHOOL TERM
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closed against them. Parents are
expected to start their children for
school in time for them to be in
their places by 9 o'clock, but they
are respectfully urged to keep them
from returning to the school too
soon, since the space about the build
ing is very limited and many will be
found playing in the streets and on
the private properties adjacent to
the school.
School hours for the upper ele-
mentary and high school grades will
be from 9 to IL and from 1 to 4, but
the lower grades are dismissed ear
lier, both in the morning and in the
afternoon. Grade one will be dis
missed at 1880 and 3; grade two at
1880 and $40; grade three at 11:40
and $3.50! grade four at 11:40 and
S:40; Grades five and six at 11:45
and S:45.
Milford chronicle., 1929-08-30
INSPECTING ALL ROAD
STANDS In STATE
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1.-THE matter of issuing licenses to
milk dealers is about in the same
position. There are some whose
dairies need cleaning up a bit, and
until they attend to the matter they
will have no licenses issued to
them"
The work of inspecting the can
ming houses of the State is proceed
ing smoothly, DR.. Jost stated. Few
of the plants are operating, and not
until tomatoes start in the canneries
will there be much action. The State
Board has notified all Gamers what
they must do about keeping their
plants clean, and when they start
operations the board will send in
spectors to ascertain if these direc-
tions have been followed.
It's too early to forecast about the
typhoid fever rate this year in Della
ware, DR.. Jost states, but he is of
the opinion that the total for the
year will show a decrease. For the
two months of July and August,
there have been the same number of
cases this year as last, which is ten.
Milford chronicle., 1929-08-30
MILFORD GRANGE

The regular business meeting for
September will be held in the hall
next Saturday evening, August 81 at
8 o'clock. Note the date. Ihe meet
ing is one week earller than its usu-
al time. There are committees to ap-
point and bazaar affairs to consider.
Remember the packages for the
juvenile parcel post booth, and bring
them in good time. Get into the
spirit of the bazaar, work hard and
talk it and it is sure to be the sue
cess we hope for.
Milford chronicle., 1929-08-30

Labor Day and the opening OF
school! On Monday the personnel
of the Milford schools will have
their last fling until another Vaca-
ton time rolls around. II the young
folks have any feeling about the mat
ter thew can be consoded by the tact
that Labor Day usually terminated
the play time of the grown ups. 700.
Next wear the new school bulldlng
that is now under construction on
Lake View avenue will likely be
ready for occupancy and it Will MAKE
the beginning of school real pleas,
ure. Rooms will be less crampe1
than thew have been in the past sew
eral wears end work should come
easy.
&
The Mems Monday Night Bridge
Club met this week with Dr' H.
Neall Matsinger. All members were
present.
&
Mrs E. c. Pierce was hostess to
the 1920" Bridge Club on MONDAY
night. On Tuesday the members TOOK
guests to the Rehoboth Country
Climb for an afternoon devoted 10
cards and afterwards dinner was
served there. Those who enjoyed
this outing were Mr.. and Mrs. Z. D.
Abbott. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas DAVIS
Mrs. n. C. Pierce, DR.. Dalema ORA
ner Mrs. Robert Hall and Mrs. sue
Clark, of Camden.
&
On Wednesday of last week Mrs;
r Mortimer Browning entertained
Milford chronicle., 1929-08-30

stands on the ground of its original
site in 1880. In the evening mass
band concert will be given either in
the Stadium or in Druid Hill, the
city's largest park.
The city itself will issue a souv-
enir book in which the city's story
of 200 years of progress will be told