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Smyrna times., 1931-09-23
PLANS FOR 100000 BRIDGE
Span will Cross Chesapeake & Del
aware Canal at Delaware CITY

Plans for the construction of a
new 100000 bridge across the
Delaware City branch channel of
the Chesapeake and Delaware Can
al to replace the old wooden span
at Fifth street, Delaware City, are
being prepared and work on the
erection of the bridge is expected
to commence next Spring. Two
sets of plans are being prepared
for the new bridge, which will
probably be Of the bascule type,
with only one span. One set of
plans is being prepared by Govern
ment engineers at the offices Of the
Northeast Division, New York
City, while the second set of speci-
fications is being drawn up at the
Wilmington District Engineer Of
fee. Following the completion of
the two sets Of plans, they will be
forwarded to the Office of the Chief
Of Army Engineers, Washington,
when a definite decision will be
made relative to which set of plans
the new bridge will be patterned
on. The necessary sum, 100000,
has already been appropriated to
the War Department for construc-
tion Of the bridge. The width Of
the new span, it is said, will de-
pend entirely on whether the Gov
ernment will deepen Delaware City
branch channel at Fifth street
which will necessitate widening the
waterway at this point. Surveys
have been made by Government
employees relative to deepening and
widening the channel but no an
nouncement has been made con-
cerning the decision made follow
ing the scanning of the results of
the survey. Sometime ago, Gov
ernment engineers announced that
a new bridge would not be con-
structed over the branch channel
until new road had been con-
structed on the east side of the
span. This road is now being con-
structed by the State which led the
Government to decide to erect a
modern span over the branch chan
mel.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-23
JURORS DRAWN FOR UNITED
STATES DISTRICT COURT
MET YESTERDAY FOR TRIAL
OF CASES FOR THIS TERM
EIWOOd w. Bartlett of Duck Creek
Hundred, and Wilbur e. Clark
of kentOn Hundred, Serving

The following petit jurors have
been selected by H. G. Mahaffey,
Jr., clerk of the u. S. District
Court, for the September term of
Federal Court. The jurors met in
the court room on Tuesday, Sep
tember %, when the trial of cases
for this term started. They are:
Harvey Messick, Dagsboro Hun
dred; George E. Veasey, Broadkiln
Hundred; Edward B. Collins, Days
boro Hundred; William S. David
son, South Murderkill Hundred; L..
Ray OtWell, Little Creek Hundred;
Wilbur E. Clark, Kenton Hundred;
Elmer Wiley Northwest Fork Hun
dred; Harry M. Pierce, Red Lion
Hundred; Ernest Magee, ,Lewes and
Rehoboth Hundred; John Heldmyer
st. Georges Hundred; j. Henry
Hazel, East Dover Hundred; /.
Weaver Eby, Wilmington Hundred;
Elmer Dickerson, Broadkiln Hun
dred; Alexander M. Thomas. North
MurderkilI Hundred George Gray,
Jr., Wilmington Hundred; Percy
Darlington, Wilmington Hundred;
Alfred H. Coe, Wilmington Hun
dred; George Carson Boyd, Will
mington Hundred; H. Rodney
Sharp, Christiana Hundred; George
A. Martin, Wilmington Hundred;
Harry Yerger, Wilmington Hun
dred; c. A. Reihm, Kenton Hun
dred; George D. Grassland, St
Georges Hundred; William DUPONT
Jr., Brandywine Hundred; Elwood
w. Bartlett, Duck Creek Hundred
William P. White, Wilmington
Hundred; Emile Potter, Kenton
Hundred; Alexander Donoho, Sea-
ford Hundred; Samuel N. Culver
Little Creek Hundred; Howard L
/ Seaman, Wilmington Hundred
Everett C. Ackart, Wilmington
Hundred; Howard Hager, Cedar
Creek Hundred; c. Morris White
side, Wilmington Hundred; Thorn.
as Slay, n. Murderkill Hundred
John J. Kinder, Seaford Hundred
William NJ. Pickering, N. Murder.
kill Hundred.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-23
Perfect Man." as Seen
by Clothing Designers

Are you a perfect man.? The
specification is as follows: Height
should be . feet S inches; weight,
140 pounds; waist 80 to 81 inches;
hips. 81 inches; length of arm, IS
inches; length of leg, 80 inches. If
these are your measurements, then
you are a perfect man-according
to the American clothing designers.
The average Englishman is too
short and too heavy TO fill the bill.
He is . feet IA inches tall, and
weighs 155 pounds. The Irishman
comes nearer the ideal. The aver
age height of Irishmen is feet
S inches-iust right, And the aver
age weight 113 pounds-only Is
pounds too heavy. Scots, by the
way. are on the average, the tallest
people in the British isles. Their
average height is ) feet So inches.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-23
WHITE HOUSE ARCHITECT
James Hoban, Who Planned White
House at Washington, Forgotten

James HOban, native of Ireland
citizen of the United States and
faithful servant Of the infant city
Of Washington, devoted 81 years of
his life to the design and construc-
ton Of the White House, together
with that Of other public buildings
in Washington.
From q purely geographic point
of view James Hoban's work and
personality are well worth remem
bering. Ills genius, combined witt
i singleness of purpose. is a thin.
too fine to be forgotten. For hi
service to the city of Washington
alone-in the capacity of architec:.
councilman and general super
visor of important construction
work-he should have place
among our national figures. Yet
in the length and breadth of the
land today not so much as a stone
has been raised to his memory, not
a street, not a highway bears his
name. Save for a modest headstone
erected by members of his own fam
lily over a bit of ground in Mount
Oliyet. there is nothing of perma-
nence to show that such a man as
James Hoban ever lived.
OF Hoban's life before he came
to America little is known, except
that he was born in Dublin, Ireland,
educated at Maynooth college, Dub
lin, and had become fairly well
known in his own country as a ris-
ing young architect before his de-
parture for the new country soon
after the Revolutionary war.-Cor-
inne Reid Frazier, in the Washing
ton Star.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-23
DEATH OF CIVIL WAR VET
Samuel Roberts, Resident of Sum-
NIT Bridge for Many Years, Was
a Native of Duck Creek

Samuel F. Roberts, 81 years old,
Civil War ceteran, who died at the
home of his son, Isaac C. Roberts,
near Summit Bridge, on Tuesday,
was buried from the home of his
son Friday afternoon at 2 O'clock.
Interment was private in St.
Georges cemetery. Mr.. Roberts
was born at Duck Creek and lived
in this county most of his life. He
was a member of Little Bear Tribe
of Red Men at Bear, and the Coun-
ell of the Junior Order of United
American Mechanics at st. Georg-
es. He served three terms as road
commissioner and several as a
member of the registration board.
After the Civil War he returned to
Red Lion where he lived until 1907
when he retired and moved to
Summit Bridge to live with his son.
At the beginning of the Civil War
Mr.. Roberts enlisted in the First
Delaware Regiment which was en-
camped at Hare's Corner, but his
father objected on account of his
age, and took him from the regi-
ment. He later ran away from
home and at IL enlisted on Novem-
Der IL, 1861, in the 59th Regiment,
Pennsylvania Volunteers, Second
Cavalry. The regiment was as
signed to Gregg's Division, Cavalry
Corps, Army of the Potomac. The
unit participated in the engage
ments at Warrington, Clouds Mills
Cedar Mountain, Centreville, Chan
tilly, Ashby's Gap, Rappahannock,
Thoroughfare Gap, New Baltimore,
Warrenton, Opegnan, Gettysburg,
Culpepper, Bristol Station, Beverly,
Ford, Parker's Store, Todd's Tav-
ern, Charlottesville, Yellow Tav-
ern, Howe's Shop, Deep Bottom
Malvern Hill, Ream's Station, Pet
ersbuurg and in Lees surrender at
Appomattox. He was honorably
discharged on December 81, 1868
but re-enlisted on the following
day in the same regiment and serv-
ed until the end of the war. He
was wounded at Ream's Station
and was in a hospital at York fol
three months but rejoined his regi
ment as soon as discharged anC
continued until the end of the war
Smyrna times., 1931-09-23

Newark at New Castle; Clay
mont at DUPONT; Smyrna at Frank
ford. October 8-duPont at New
Castle; Newark at Claymont;
Frankford at Harrington. October
Is = Claymont at New Castle;
Newark at DUPONT; Smyrna at
Harrington.
October % New Castle at du-
Pont; Claymont at Newark; !;
Frankford at Smyrna. October %
DUPONT at Claymont; New Cas-
tie at Newark; Harrington at
Frankford. The date and place of
the State championship contest
will be determined.
Smyrna times., 1931-09-23
n, SCHEDULES. .!!!,,a+5 IN ALL
|1IgjII|IIS ( I| ARE ANNOUNCED
DpICKS COM
|, f. : FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
valley Ball This Season .,'a
!. Eaes s.,so s'IS Teams to Play the
came Of Hockey

...or george #. HendElcns. g.sda
fsssot ssactor Of physical edaca7 'lea5
has as,,sSnIe sIl, for high schools
ISIsTr nsIaware. The most not not
a.nss sl p's" i the placing Of LIZ po-
| 'naTSs niSision A instead oI plyi- Y
pITts III schools have been a.
'..ai IN four divisions, DUPONT.
p in'0 MiddIetown LSt and Dover oy',
~ Division "A. FELTON, NJ, Al
q 4 Bridgeville are in DIVISION q
Z athsr two divisions remain
q 4. IN, j Iast year with George
y Ss.ford, q Laurel and Delmar
III Division Q, and Rehoboth, 4
bo,o Frankford and seloyvllIe
PUio ,a, n The season opens
lVlslUu lssar ! and closes with the
/ l',sDsr ,ossomDiOnship game At Do
m thanksgiving Pay, Ine
a,,le follows:
! luls as.r Newark at dupont
Eoe'l .,.oun At seaford;; Millsboro
fSobotb. october 2 Dover at
Estown; Bridgeville at FELTON,
a. 1t Laurel; selbyville a
I.s.r I WY dupont at Dover
\ at seaford; Frankford at
koth. october 9-Middletown
ss,,ort. FELTON, at Milford;
E.town at Delmar;; Millsboro
klbyville. J.,
sohsr -Middletown at du-
] Georgetown at Laurel Mills
! at Frankford. October 10
IL at Dover; Milford at
xsviIIe, Seaford at Delmar;
SOth at Selbyville.
rober -Middletown at Do
4 aurel at Delmar;; frankfort
(lbyville. october 28- FELTON,
kjdgevilIe; Seaford at George
. Rehoboth at Millsboro.
Sober 29- Newark at Middle
/ Delmar at seaford; Selby-
| at Rehoboth. October 80
Smyrna times., 1931-09-23

Dover at dupont; Milford at Eel
ton: Laurel at Georgetown; Frank
ford at Millsboro.
November 5-Dover at Newark; /;
Delmar at Georgetown; Selbyville
at MilIsboro. November 6-duPont
at Middletown; Bridgeville at Mil
ford; Seaford at Laurel; Rehoboth
at Frankford.
November 12-Open date to play
off ties. November 13-duPont at
Newark.
November 20 Semifinals. Di-
vision A VS.. Division B. Division
G VS.. Division d.
November 20 State champion
ship at Dover.
Soccer Games Scheduled
Nine Delaware high schools will
have soccer teams this year and
they have been divided into three
divisions. New Castle, Delaware
CITY and Claymont comprise Di-
vision "A. Smyrna, Caesar Rodney
and Harrington make up Division
B, and Greenwood, Milton and
Lewes comprise Division Q. The
schedule follows:
September IS New Castle at
Delaware City; Harrington at
SMYRNA; Greenwood at Lewes.
September delaware City at
Claymont; Smyrna at Caesar Rod
ney; Lewes at Milton. October 2
Claymont at New Castle; Har-
rington at Caesar Rodney; Milton
at Greenwood.
October 9 Delaware City at
New Castle; Harrington at Caesar
Rodney; Milton at Greenwood. Oc-
tober -Claymont at Delaware
City; Smyrna at Harrington; Lew
es at Greenwood October %
New Castle at Claymont; Caesar
Rodney at Harrington; Greenwood
at Milton. October 30-Open date.
November 6 -Semi-finals. Novem-
Der 13- State championship at Do
yer.
Girls Hockey League
Seven schools have entered teams
in the girls field hockey league and
they have been divided into two
divisions with New Castle, Clay
mont, DUPONT and Newark in the
first division and Smyrna, Harring-
ton and Frankford in the second
The schedule follows.
September 24-NeW Castle al
Clavmont; DUPONT at Newark
rr-.;.-.~4 -, - cSy,,1,r,o nafohays 1
Smyrna times., 1931-09-23
Introduce VOlley Ball

A new event is being introduced
this year through a volley ball
league for high school girls. Nine
schools have entered teams and
they have been divided into three
divisions with Middletown, Smyrna
and Caesar Rodney in Division A,
Milton, Lewes, and Rehoboth in Di-
vision 3, and Greenwood, George
town and Millsboro in Division @.
The schedule follows:
September 10 Middletown at
Smyrna; Milton at Lewes; George
town at Millsboro. September %
Smyrna at Caesar Rodney; Lew
es at Rehoboth; Millsboro at
Greenwood. September Caesar
Rodney at Middletown; Rehoboth
at Milton; Greenwood at George
town. October Smyrna at Mid
dletown; Lewes at Milton; Mills
boro at Georgetown. October la 4-
Caesar Rodney at Smyrna; Reho-
both at Lewes; Greenwood at
Millsboro. October 21 Middle
town at Caesar Rodney; Milton at
Rehoboth; Georgetown at Green
wood. October % - Semi-finals,
November State championship
at Dover.
Evening star., 1931-11-04

Cover Of Elkton, Va. carried the ring
On wl1ite satin pillow
MT. Frank Gould OF Harrisonhurg.
Va was the best man. ATncng the
ushers we're NJ. LOTing Cover. brother
cf the bride. MI Thomas Tancey, r
Walton Wine ard Mr.. George Ta
ferro OF HarriSnuburg. Va, and RIr.
Sidney Snapp of Elkton, Va.
Immediately following the ceremony,
4 reception was hello in the home of the
brides parents fer the wedding party,
relatives and olIt.of-toWn guests. Mr..
and Mrs. Cover we're assisted In Teceiv-
ing by the wedding party, the bride
Ero9ms parents did sister, Dr. and Mrs.
w. A. ShyeVe and Mrs. Tmogene r.
Hughes. Washington. also Mr.. and Mrs.
J r. Cover, Fle1CD. Va, grandparents
Of the bride. Tuc brides mother wore
a gown Of black velvet, with corsage
bouquet. The brdcgroom's mother was
Eovned IN pale yellow crepe chiffon
with corsage bouquet. and Mrs. J. r.
Cover was IN a gown of black chantilly
lace. Among re out-of-rown guests
we're Judge and Ms. Eugene Black and
family. Judge and Mrs. Henry p. Alden
Mrs. NJ. b. StcEIcy and daughter, Miss
Elizabeth and Mass Corrina Watts. all
Of Washington. mr. and Mrs Frank
Gould Mr.. and Mrs. James f. Reherd,
Miss Clara smith Mr. w. H. Rickard
and daughter, MISS Edna: Miss Ruth
BOdine and Nj and Mrs Gilbert
Harnsberger ara daughters Evelyn and
Sarah Frances. ul HarTiscnburg, Va;
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Cover and daugh-
ter, Jessemae, of Staunton Va, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Palmer, Miss
Evening star., 1931-11-04

University. with Mrs. Clark, will have
as their box guests Bishop John w.
Hamilton. Miss Frances Battelle, and
Miss Mary Pagan. Mr.. Hans Kinder,
conductor Of the National Symphony
Orchestra, will entertain party Of
guests tonight. as will others prominent
in musical and society circles.
The Rubinstein Club, with Mrs Ethel
II. Reed, as hostess will have box;
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyons will have with them
in their box, Mrs. Elizabeth K. Peoples,
director of the Community Center De-
partment; Miss Bess Davis Schreiner
will have Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Burchard
and MFR. and Mrs. Theodore Cook.
Many musical authorities from out Of
town will be In the audience, among
them being DR.. w. e. Martin, president
of Sullins College, at Bristol, Va; Mr.
Earl Evans of Baltimore; Prof. Henry
Wade of Hood College, at Frederick, Md,
and Mr. r. X. Hollinger Of Hagers-
town. Md. Almost the entire body of
pastors will attend the con-
cert, which is given in the interest of
Evening star., 1931-11-04
Gertrude Lyons, and Miss Bess David

Gertrude Lyons, and Miss Bcss David
Echreiner.
A wedding Of much interest to Wash
ington and Virginia society took place
in the Methodist Episcopal Church at
EIkton. Va. Friday evening. October 30
At $50 O'Clock. hen Miss Ruth Viz
ginia Cover, daughter Of Mr. anc Mrs
Reese IIortng Ccter became the bride
Of Mr.. Thomas Ten-Will Hollom0n of
Harrisonburg, Va The church was
BEAUTIFULLY decorated with palms ferns
and cathedral candles Before the
ceremony Miss Louise Hosmer az the
Harrisonburg STATE Teachers College
played Nevin's Rosary and Il Love
You Truly" on the violin, accompanied
at the organ By Miss Edna Schaeffer
Of the Teachers College az Harrison
burg. Mr. l.. l. i5hirclif of HageIstown
sang AT Daw-ils."
The bride. Who war given in marriage
by her father, wtae a gown Of gardenia
white satin fashioned along princess
lines, with n train. Her veil was Of
white tulle, caught with apple blossoms,
and she carried a shower bouquet Of
white roses and llies-of- the valley
The maid - honor, Miss Mildred
Robinson, OF Salem. Va, wore a gown
of peach-color .afTeta, with turquoise
accessories, and carried a bouquet Of
Talisman roses. Among the bridCmaids
we're Miss Florence Cover, sister OF the
bride; Miss Carter Cover OF Elkton. Va.
cousin Of the BRIDE, and Miss Mary
Cover of Staunton, Va, also a cousin,
and Miss Adele Black, daughter of
Judge and Mrs. Eugene Black OF Wash
ington. Their dresses we're OF turquoise
blue taffeta and their gouquets of Tails
man roses. Maude Miller Cover, young
est daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Russell
Cover Of Stanton, Va. was an attract
i've little figure as she scattered rose
petals before tire bride. Her dress was
in accord with that worn by the maid
Of honor. Herbert Lee Cover, second
Evening star., 1931-11-04

Florence Palmer and Miss Adelaide
Saunders Of University. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. HoIlomon viii be at
home after November 10 on East Mar
ket street in Hair.sonburg, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Stark Of Otsego.
Itch. are spending a few DAYS at the
lodge. and are accompanied by Mrs.
A. f. Schumann OF Allegan, Mich.
Mrs Mable Walker Wiliebrandt en-
tertained informally at luncheon yes
terday at the Carlton.
Mr. and Mrs. George w Huguely. jr.,
have taken an apartment at Tilden
Gardens and are established there for
the Winter. Mrs Hugueiy was formerly
Continued on Fifth Page
Evening star., 1931-11-04

better choral music in the churches of
America"
DR.. and Mrs. John Finley william
son and Mrs. H. g. Talbot, the former
having arrived In the city last night
from Carbondale, Pa, were guests at
breakfast today Of Mrs. Marie Moore
Forrest. whose other guests wer Mrs.
Elizabeth X. PEBBLES, DR.. George c.
Havenner, Mr.. Arnold Kruckman, Mrs.
Evening star., 1931-11-04
Many Parties Mt Concert
OF Westminster Choir Tonight.

Dr. w. L. Darby executive secretary
of the Washington Federation of
Churches with Mrs Darby, Mrs. Harvey
s. Irwin, president of the wonaan's
Council Of the Federation, and Miss
Smith, will occupy a box with Bishop
William III. Mcdowell, president OF the
federation, at the concert of the West
minister Choir tonight in Constitution
Hall at 8:15 o'clock.
DR.. Lucious C. Clark of American
Evening star., 1931-11-04


Mrs. A. Geary johnson and her son.
Mr. A. Geary johnson. have returned
10 Washington and have opened their
home on Nineteenth street. They spent
SIX weeks at East Gloucester, where
they had cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Clark win have
as their guests Mr. and Mrs. Frances
Atnertor Hunt Of Braintree, Mass. who
VIII arrive tomorrow en- route to their
Winter home I'm st. Augustine, Fla
Mrs. Clark's sister, Mrs. w. j. de Boer.
of Atlanta, Ga. and her small daughter
Antoinette, VIII arrive later this week
TO spend the Winter.
Quartermaster Corps officers OF the
Regular Army National Guard and
organized Reserves were hosts at a
luncheon yesterday at the Carlton Hotel
IN honor OF tho Secretary OF Labor. Mr.
William ~ Doak. The company num-
pered 30 and included the Assistant
secretary OF War. Mr. Frederick II
Payne; the quartermaster general. Mai
Gen. John l.. De Witt. Mai Gen. John
l.. Glen. u S. A.. retired; Brig. Gen
Louis III. Bash, Quartermaster Corps.
Brig. Gen. F. lie Jau Parker, chief of
the bureau OF Insular Affairs; Brig,
Gen. FL. G. Whitehead. Quartermaster
tSAAb+ 0tlas n. II. Wlitllm1S-
Quartermaster Corps: Brig. Gen. n y
Callan, Brig. Gen. w. s. Wood. u. 81 A.
retired: Brig. Gen. c. K. Kranthoff
Y. s. A., retired; Brig. Gen. William =
Horton, U. S. A. retired, and Col. Julian
e. Yates, chief of chaplains. Music
was furnished by members Of the Army
Band.
DIR. and Mrs. Walter Freeman enter
tained party of physicians and their
wives in their home on Connecticut
avenue last evening. Among their
guests were DR. and Mrs. Stewart
Foster DR.. and Mrs. James Esler DIR.
and Mrs. Dexter Bullard, DR.. and Mrs.
Matthew White Perry, DR.. and Mrs.
Charles HALEY, Dr. and Mrs. Earl B.
Mckinley, DR.. and Mrs. John Shuprue.
Or, Wallace Yater and DR.. Robert
Kelly.
Mr.. Culver b. Chamberlin and Mr..
Richard p. Butrick were hosts at the
dinner dance at the Shoreham last
evening, having among their guests
Admiral and Mrs. David M. Taylor,
DR.. Stanley X. Hornbeck, Mr.. and Mrs
stuart j. Fuller, Mr.. and Mrs J.. b.
Stewart, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E. Jacobs,
Comdr. and Mrs. Stuart d. Truesdel'
Mr.. and Mrs. Mackay and Miss Mary
Taylor
Evening star., 1931-11-04
SOCIETY
fcontlnued From second pasel

1continued From second Pasel
rue FOR ife Winter. Their little dauRh-
Ter Elizabeth has entered The Potomac
School
Mrs. Henry Parsons Erwin enttf.
taincd ~ luncheon TO-DAY tn honor CT
her aunt Ma. Edward Pufcher Of Co
Goa, Fia. There were 10 guests.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert l.. TsIpmsn
have arrived 81 Washington for a shosr
stay. Mrs. Lipmsn was formerly Miss
Ruth Fesler. enc Of Mrs. HooYer's social
secretaries.
Capt and Mrs. @ c. Calhoun viii
return fsp their home in Braemar
Forest Saturday. from New YorE.
where they are the guests Of Mrs IL r.
Butler Capt and Mrs Calhoun left
Washington Sunday by motor and
stopped ID Philadelphia and Princeton
Mrs. s " panniH. 3r. is the guest
ot her tsseents Mr. and Mrs williara
Eeicsto1. Ia their apartment at the
Eroadmoof.
Miss Priscilla T0tten entertained at
the dinner cance at the shorcham last
night IN l7oncr cf Miss Elvira johnson.
Among her other guests we're Miss Mar
torlc Tairnan. Mr.. Calvin Oakes Mr..
Frank Goodwin and Lieut. Edward l..
StrohbchT
The Washington times., 1931-04-30

AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE
place for usea cale, sis and up. Day
& night sales. EyW0sa Ford Dealers.
Jim FfaheFty. UsaN Car Mgr. 1887 Irving
Street.
The Washington times., 1931-04-30
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

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