Smyrna times., 1931-01-07
DELAWARE LEGISLATURE IN
BIENNIAL SESSION, DOVER
MRS. ESTELLE w. TSCHUDY,
SMYRNA REPRESENTATIVE
Holds a Unique Position as Being
the First Woman Ever Elected
From Duck Greek Hundred

thC hSt Evil
From Duck Creek Hundred
Both houses of the Delaware
Legislature assembled in biennial
session az Dover yesterday. Mrs.
Estelle w. Tschudy, republican,
the first woman ever to have been
elected representative from
Smyrna or the First District of
Kent County, took her seat and re-
ceived cordial greeting. She is
the only woman representative in
the Legislature and holds a unique
and distinctive position. The SEN
ate organized by electing William
A. Simonton of Wilmington, re-
publican, speaker pro tenn. Lieut..
Governor j. Henry HAZEL, of Do
yer, called the session to order
The new officers of the senate are:
Secretary, Mark L. Davis, of Mil
ford; assistant secretary, Louis II.
Green, of Wilmington; reading
clerk, Paul Van Dyke; reading
clerk, Arthur j. P. Clark; bill
clerk, Werner Van Fleet; assistant
bill clerk, Frank Corsano. Attor-
neys, William Bramhall and James
F. Alice, Jr., chaplain, the Rev.
William Cantwell; sergeant-at-
arms, Glenn Newton, John T. Tom
lison; document clerk, John w.
Dickerson; stenographers, Mrs.
Bessie Weaver, Anna M Jones and
Helen Griffin; floor messenger,
Marshall B. Hazard; telephone
messenger, William Saunders;
cloak room attendant, G. E. Fleet
wood; page, Clifford Lingo. Sem
ator Simonton was escorted to the
chair by Senator Green. In TAX
ing his seat Senator Simonton said
For the second time this body has
elected me to the highest office
within its power. For this | am
grateful It will be my purpose to
preside without fear or favor. l
ask your cooperation in order
that the business coming before US
can be consummated with all pos
sible dispatch and the session end
ed within the time allotted" The
House of Representatives was for
time deadlocked between Bud
Coy, republican, of Georgetown,
and William E. Virden, republican,
Of Wilmington. Coy was elected
13 to 8. An interesting feature in
ioor-ao+;or .r,;+b fba aruariza tion
of the House was that when it be-
came necessary 10 swear in MIR.
Coy as speaker it was found that
the oath had to be administered by
notary public. The only one
present was Herman Q. Taylor,
chairman of the Kent County
Democratic Committee, who was
called upon to administer the oath
The other officers elected by the
House were: Chief Clerk, David
Hollett, of New Castle county, who
is also milk inspector in Whining
: ton at the present time; assistant
clerk, David Lynn, of Sussex
county; reading clerk, ]. D. Reyn'
olds, of Townsend; assistant read
ing clerk, George w. Cunning, OF
Smyrna; bill clerk, Mrs. Vera Dav.
is. of Kent county; assistant bill
clerk, Fred B. Nelson, New Castle
county; attorney, Julian c. Walk
er, New Castle county; sergeant
alarms, Frank Day, of Sussex
county; assistant sergeant-at-arm'
L. Lathbury, Sussex county; docu
ment clerk, Irwin Spanish, Sussex
county; assistant document clerk
William D. Deane, New Castle
!, county; floor messenger, K.O.War
! rington, Sussex county; page, G
Clifton, Sussex county; telephone
messenger, Freeman Camille, Ken
: county; stenographers, William Y
I Rulse. and Americas Belts, of New
] Castle county, and Virginia Walk
! er, Of Sussex county; doorkeeper
It. H. Dunn, New Castle county
chaplain, the Rev. Alfred L. White
4 of Kent county.
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