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give him.
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-04-10
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron S. Byrd.

ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron S. Byrd.
Mr.. Tilghman Woodland and Mr.
Marshield Hunt spent Sunday in Cape
Charles.
Mrs. John I. Burford is out after
having been confined to her home for
several weeks by illness.
Mrs. John Delzell Garst, who, be-
fore her marriage, on April eighth,
was Miss Marietta Wise Derby. was
guest of honor at a bridge luncheon
given by Miss Mildred Grant, at the
home of Miss Grant in Accomac, on
Thursday, April End. Those playing
were: Mrs. John w. Edmonds, Jr.,
Mrs. ]. Fred Edmonds, Mrs. Richard
F. Hall, Jr, Mrs. Leo Hanan, Mrs. U.
K. Henderson, Mrs. Robert Oldham,
Mrs. Francis Duer, Mrs. James H.
Young, Jr., and Misses Virginia Park
er, Mary Rose Fisher, Margie GUSTS
Fletcher, Ellen Edmonds, Nellie Crock
EFT, Helen Bond and Pearl Duncan.
Miss Derby was awarded a guest
prize, Miss Fisher was awarded the
high score prize, Mrs. J. Fred Ed
monds second high prize, and the
consolation prize was awarded Mrs.
Henderson.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-04-10
Miss White has as her

Lilliston. Miss White has as her
guests, Miss Charlotte Lynn and
Miss Katherine Roberts, also students
at Fredericksburg College.
Mr.. Robert Bundick spent the past
weekend in Newport News.
Mr.. Frederick D. Turner is out af-
ter having been confined to his home
for week by illness.
Lieutenant and Mrs. John Crum-
packer and children, 10 Ann and
Harry Lewis of Philadelphia, are
spending several days in the home of
Mrs. Crumpacker's parents, the Rev.
and Mrs. ]. H. Binsted.
Miss Nan Mears spent the past
weekend in Philadelphia.
Miss Frances Fletcher spent last
week in New York City.
Mrs. Thomas S. Dunaway has re-
turned after having spent some time
with relatives in Laurel, Maryland.
Mrs. Leo Hanan returned to her
home in Forest Hill, New York, Sat-
urday after having been a guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard F. Hall, Jr.
Mr.. Hobart G. Binsted, student at
Hargrave Military Academy, Chatam,
is spending his holidays with his par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Binsted.
Miss Emily A. Gunter, of Freder-
icksburg State Teachers College, is
spending the Easter season with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben T. Gunter.
Mrs. Carl J. Jones and son, Carl,
Jr., of Nassawadox, spent last week
with Mrs. Jones' parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John l. Burford.
Mrs. S. j. Bennett has returned to
her home in Paramount, Maryland,
after having visited her daughter,
Mrs. Sam Milliner and Mr.. Milliner.
Miss Mary Virginia Byrd, student
at State Teachers College, Fredericks-
burg, is spending Easter with her par
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-04-10

could not see the aged man as he
stepped in the street in time to avoid
striking him, it was stated. Officer
A. C. Hubert made the police inves-
tigation.
In Baltimore last weekend while
riding with Murray ]. Webb, Jr., for
merly of Somerset county now resid-
ing in Salisbury, Miss Sarah Webb,
his sister, and Miss Virginia Hill, of
Salisbury, were so severely injured
that they were taken to a Baltimore
hospital for treatment.
Young Webb collided with a car
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-04-10
Stockton News

Mrs. Jennie Milligan, of Pocomoke
visited her daughter, Mrs. Dalton
Fleming Tuesday.
Misses Eleanor and Barbara Reid
spent the weekend with their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alison Payne at
Melbourne.
Mrs. Milton Barnes and daughter,
Phyllis, spent Wednesday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Sharpley.
Miss Mary Humphreys spent the
weekend with her parents in Ber-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-04-10

lin.
Mrs. Cassius Jones entertained the
Ladies Aid Society of the M. E.
Church Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce Ward of Yea
don, Pa, spent the weekend with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Ward.
Mr.. Edwin Pilchard, of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Pilchard.
Misses Rose and Shirley Nicholson
spent the weekend with Miss Mary
Guthrie in Fruitland.
Mrs. Annie Bromley, of Lakewood
N. j., is spending some time at her
home here.
Miss Wilma Tull, of st. Mary's Col
lege, st. Mary's, Nd, is spending her
pre-Easter vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Tull.
Mr.. Leon Clifton of near Pocomoke'
spent the weekend with his family
here.
Mrs. George Reid spent Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. +.
Payne at Melbourne.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dalton Fleming and
son. Dicky, spent Sunday with her
mother, at Pocomoke.
Miss Kathryn Pruitt, of Wilmington
spent the weekend with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Pruitt.
Mrs. Herbert Meiser entertained the
Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyter-
ian Church on Thursday evening.
Mr.. Wilson Lang, of Elkridge, Md,
spent the weekend with friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Outright, and
family were dinner guests Of Mrs. Ell
la Hancock, Sunday.
We are glad to welcome to our COM
munity Rev. g. S. Thomas and fam
lily of Sharptown.
Mrs. Eva B. Parsons has returned
home after spending the winter with
her daughter, Mrs. Fletcher Nelson,
in Irvington, N. j.
Rev. and Mrs. o. T. Baynard, Frank
Baynard, Mrs. Florence Webb and
Mrs. Ella Hancock, were guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Payne,
Tuesday.
Mrs. Ida Bromley spent part OF
last week with her daughter, Mrs.
Carlton Powell, in Berlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Parsons, OF
Salisbury spent Sunday with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Parsons.
Mrs. R. I. Givens, of Pocomoke,
spent Monday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Bundick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Collins spent
the weekend with her parents, in
Berlin.
Miss Leona Collins spent Tuesday
with her sister, Mrs. John Nelson at
New Church.
Mrs. Belle Porter has returned home
after spending the winter with her
daughter, Mrs. Harvey Farwell in
Washington.
Mr.. Cecil Powell, of Charles spent
Monday night with DR.. w. A. and
Miss Sue Taylor.
Miss Ellen Hancock has returned
to Western Maryland College, West
after visit with her parents,
Mr., and Mrs. D. H. Hancock.
Rev. and Mrs. o. T. Baynard and
family left Wednesday for their new
home at Blades, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks Bundick of
Salisbury spent Sunday with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Bundick.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-04-10

now overheauling their boat, paint
ing and repairing, bending new sails
and mending scrapes, working along
the shores and beaches of Tangier
Sound with windows of dead crabs
lying in heaps and piles marking ev-
cry tide. Many of the watermen be-
lieve nearly every crab that ordi-
narily spend the winter in the sound
watess was killed this year.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-04-10
PRINCESS ANNE MAN
ABSOLVED FROM BLAME

]. Fred Gordy, &c, received broken
leg and scalp injuries when struck by
an automobile as he attempted to
cross on Main Street, opposite the
Court House lin Salisbury. He is now
receiving treatment at the Peninsula
General Hospital.
Marion w. Pussy, of Princess Anne,
driver of the car was absolved from
blame in the accident by Salisbury
police. Pussy, his view obstructed by
the lights of an approaching car,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-04-10
HOUSEKEEPERS
GIVEN ADVICE BY
DR.. R. H. RILEY

With house cleaning time at hand,
housekeepers who are planning to re-
plenish their bedding supplies, are
given this advice by DR.. r. H. Riley,
Director of the State Department OF
Health:
"Before you buy, look carefully at
the tag on the article. Be sure the
article meets the State requirements
as to contents, inspection and steri-
lization of material used in filling.
If it does. it can he easily recognized.
The tag attached to each article will
carry stamp showing a reproduc-
ton of the State Seal and the words
Maryland State Department of
Health
"The administration of the Mary
land Bedding Law is entrusted to the
State Department of Health. Inspec-
tons of manufacturing plants, ware
houses, and of articles handled by
jobbing concerns, auction houses, sec
ond hand dealers and retail stores,
are made by representatives of the
Department under the direction of
Mr.. J. Davis Donovan, Chief of the
Division of Legal Administration.
The sale of articles that do not COM
ply with the law is prohibited. The
law applies to products manufactured
outside of Maryland, but offered for
sale here, as we'll as to those made
in Maryland.
"The law applies to the material
used in filling mattresses, pillows,
comforts, quilted pads, other articles
of bedding, and upholstered furniture.
Certain material whether new or old,
must be sterilzed before being made
up. Second hand material must be
sterilized and disinfected before the
article in which it is used is offered
for sale. Such material must be
distinctly labeled as second hand
ALI statements must be accurate and
not misleading. One man was rec
emily fined nearly 5000 for making
false statements on filling material
on tags.
"Our Maryland law specifies that
each article coming within it's provis-
ions must have tag securely attach
ed to it, and that the tag must be
plainly printed to show the follow
ing:
1. The kind of materials used in
filling and whether new, second hand
or partly second hand.
2. The number of the permit is
sued by the State Department. of
Health, for sterilizing and disinfect-
ing, if the article contains shoddy,
feather, down, or second hand ma
terials.
3. If the article has had prior
use the words Second Hand must be
clearly printed on the tag.
"a tag is not complete unless the
official stamp is attached to it.
"The number of manufacturers or
dealers who obtained inspection
stamps last year, was 324, an increase
of nearly 80 over the number in 1884.
Over 100000 inspection stamps were
issued to these concerns in 1885, the
largest number issued in any one
year since the law was enacted. Of
these, 268,OOO went to Maryland deal
ers, and the next highest number
250,000-to New York concerns.
Twenty-Five states and the Distict of
Columbia were represented in the to-
tai issued to concerns outside of
Maryland"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-04-10
SEAFOOD BUSINESS NOT
so GOOD IN SOMERSET

Reports of a good outlook for the
Somerset seafood business this year
express the hopes of the watermen,
but not the actualities as they see the
prospects. Preparing for the 1886
grabbing season, local watermen are
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-04-10

driven by Charles P. A. Thorington,
of Washington, D. C. Ernest l..
Whitzell, a passenger with Thoring-
ton was also injured and taken to a
Baltimore hospital.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-04-10
Acconac News

Miss Margaret Ellen White, student
at State Teachers College, Fredericks-
burg, is spending the Easter Season
in the home of her uncle, DIR. H. D.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-04-10

When you want job, want to hire
help, sell your business, or used
equipment. run an ad in the classified
section. 1t gets results when others
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-27
THE DEBUTANTE

Here's the low down from Lillian EichIer's
new book on Etiquette" published recently
by the Garden City Publishing Company,
which makes the launching OF debutante
seem sweet and comparatively simple ac-
compIishment. The Eicher opus apparently
does not take cognizance of the big-time
racketeers in the society game, but presents
a short Sunday-schooI, midde-class coming
out in the way Aunt Hetty Tooflefinger of
GAINESVILLE might describe the occasion to
Mrs. n. Elmer Clutterbuck, who has daugh-
ter she believes needs launching 1t was evil
IDENTITY not meant to be humorous naive.
However, find it both, knowing what "reaP'
presentations are. Judge for yourseIf-here
it is Quoting Lillian Eichier):
"To present ones daughter to society at
dance is doubly pleasure. One is not only
ushering ones daughter into new world,
or If not new, at least a world with, which
she is barely familiar; but one is also enter
tanning friends and acquaintances in man.
ner most pleasant and enjoyable to them.
For everyone enjoys dancing If the music
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-27

actly zero. And in having more entertainment
than a three-ring circus could offer he expert
enced the Joy of taking very fine young lady
out every night He picked up his phone.
Marcia" he said, you certainly put me
straight when you told me we could have
grand time out of the deb racket I've worked
my little racket within a racket and saved
enough for that theater party asked you to
the first night l met you How about it?"
A sweet voice replied, Now you've learned
the racket of show, don't try to show me. Let's
make it a movie"
And then there is the other side of the story
the people to give the parties and foot the
bills. Here's the story of newly rich family
who spent $25,000 for a launching"
Lawlers Little Pig Sausages had become a
by-word in the households of America, and in
becoming by-word, they had brought coveted
riches to Ma and Pa Lawler and the young
LAWYERS A town house, a country estate
swanky lmousines, ermine wraps-all the bau-
bles denoting great wealth were theirs And
now Ma and Pa Lawer were in solemn con-
clave laying plans for the most coveted thing
money could buy, social prestige.
Sarah Lawler had just arrived at the ripe old
age of II. the age considered quite correct for
launching spoiled young ladies into the whirl-
pools of society On Sarah's slim shoulders were
resting the hopes Of the elder Lawlers for
crashing the mystic gates. Her parents decided
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-27

it will look like the people giving the affair
know a lot of people. The people footing the
bill never know who's coming to their
party. And boy, what a bill they get! The
agency handles all the cash for the party and
take one grand slice for that handling, plan
ming and cataloguing of fellows like you"
While Bill Bowes was able to live comfortably,
each month found mounting bills, and he was
unable to get around as much his youthful
pep made him wish. He was fun-loving young
man, but went to the first deb party with mis-
givings However, he met a number of young
men in the same boat as himself, managed to
get introduced to some mighty attractive girls,
found the food and liquor of the best, and, in
general, had grand time for himself. He also
found that the host and hostess were invariably
nervous didn't give hoot whether they got
your name or not, and seemed merely to care
that their party was little more lavish than
others.
At his second dinner dance, Bill met the girl
of his dreams 1t developed she was not a deb,
but was of very old distinguished family. and
invited to all the parties Now Bill had most
urgent desire to more of this young lady,
and Immediately broached the subject of
theater party The young lady looked at him
with quizzcal smile and said You haven't
been in this city long, have you?"
He agreed that he hadn't, and she added,
And I understand you work for Perry Clark's
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-27

is good and the guests we'll selected, the
debut dance cannot fail to be a success
"The debut dance may be held in ones
own drawing room, or If many guests are to
be invited, a ballroom in hotel may be
reserved for the occasion. In either case, the
hostess stands at the door to welcome each
guest as he or she arrives. The young debu-
tante stands at her side and is introduced to
all newcomers with whom she Is not ac-
quainted. II is customary also to have one
or two of her most intimate friends receive
with her for the first hour
"The debutante should not dance with any
one guest more than once on this occasion of
her introduction to society, but she is ex-
pected to dance every dance, returning to the
side Of her mother to receive guests during
the intervals
"Usually the hostess at debut dance does
not join in the dancing herself but remains
loyalty at her post welcoming each new
guest, making the necessary introductions
and seeing that all shy young people have
partners"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-27
BY Sidney c. Long

4 AUNCHING the young debutante upon So
l. ciety has become serious problem. Agen-
cies in the big cities have taken over the tre-
mendous job which dotng mothers find too
big or often impossible to handle With most
families about to give society the opportunity
of meeting their badding feminine offspring on
a lavish SCALE the guest list is not only COM
piled by an agent, but most of the guests are
absolute strangers to the debutante and her
family In return for their services the so-called
agents" receive huge sums for their work.
from $4,000 and up, depending upon the
wealth of the family and the lavishness of the
coming out party.
The newly rich, who are often unable to OBJ
tain eligible guests themselves, find that the
proper agent do the magic trick for con-
sderation-a very substantial one. Who are the
people who go to these affairs and who are
the people who give them A brief true account
of one young man who was on the eligible
list, and another story of a newly rich family
that launched their young ''battleship," will give
you an insight into "the debutante racket"
TILL BOWES was perfectly normal, healthy
d young man, possessed with such little nice
ties of life such the ability to eat with the
proper implement, and hold his liquor. He owned
a dress suit, and had gone to one of the tradi-
tionally famous old colleges. His roommate at
school, Perry Clark had been from a socially
prominent family and had obtained a job for
Bill in his fathers plant in large city.
Bill established himself in the University Club
and set about the task of making a place for
himself in the world His modest salary was
augmented by a small monthly dividend from
an estate that made it possible for Bill to oper-
ate small car and live at the club.
Through Perry Clark he met a few girls and
young men at golf clubs, but not until fall did
he realize he was very popular person One
November morning his mail jumped from the
usual letter from his mother to an imposing
array Of envelopes. 1t developed each contained
an invitation to a party during the Christmas
season.
Bill was nonplussed. 1t was nice to be invited
to so many parties but he could not remember
ever having met his prospective hosts and
hostesses. Must be people | met with Perry"
he mused. But each morning the deluge of invi-
tations continued OF 40. he could only remem-
ber meeting two of the families. True he had
heard most of the names, or seen them on bill
boards connected with some big business He
decided to present the problem to Perry.
That evening the two boys were lolling over
a cocktail in Bills room when Bill suddenly
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-27
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father" She received nod, and went on, "And
I know he doesn't pay fellows just out of col
lege very much money. So why spend your
hard-earned cash on me? You're invited to all
these parties and seem to think the same thing
of them that do. So let's just form an alliance
and take what the silly, doting parents hand
out, and get our fun that way. They have to
have crowd to make their parties look worth
while, so we can have our fun and do our good
deed at the same time by helping them out"
~ did little figuring He had been to II
dinner dances, 10 balls II theater parties and
more cocktail parties than he could figure. He
tried to figure out the cost if he had had to
spend the money for all the entertainment he
had enjoyed. 1t astounded him.
o His winters entertainment had cost him ex-
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-27

said Perry, you've introduced me to flock
of people in this town. Lately I've received
raft of invitations to coming-out parties and
I'll be damned if l can remember meeting the
people who sent them. How about putting me
straight"
TERRY laughed outright you don't know
them" he blurted. "And what's more, they
don't know you. Mister Innocence, it's racket" !"
Bill felt he was being taken in some way and
looked foolish. His friend continued, "You have
good clothes and went to good school. Hence
you are catalogued as eligible for decoration
at deb parties. Your name is in a little file in
a big office downtown When girl is about to
be launched into so-called society, her parents
get in touch with this deb agency, and they do
the rest. They keep list of eligible young men
and they do the sending of the invitations
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-27

fragment of conversation as couples passed
by, such as who the DEVILS giving this blow
out" or Liquors pretty good, but let's hop
over to the Turner binge."
IOME again. weary and wilted, Ma and Pa
guessed the affair had been a success
Lots of people had come. They wished they
knew who they were Anyway, Sarah was
launched, and they had done it right.
A week later Pa Lawler stormed into the
house Look at this" he said, and displayed
bill from Miss Craig, Inc, for exactly $4,000.
Before Ma could recover, he blurted, II
checked on this Craig woman, this social-secre-
tary lion She's a racketeer and she has the
city in the palm of her hand. It's not society.
Ma, I tell you, it's racket. A floor of offices,
families tucked away in files and numbered
according to the amount of money she
get out of them. Got commission on every
thing Guests! Has all the boys in town listed
according to whether they have a full-dress
suit or not, how they hold their liquor and
what college they went to-"
final blast: IF that's society I'm going to stick
to the pig g-sausage business Twenty-Five thou
sand dollars, and we didn't invite guest of our
own, and don't even know who was there!"
There is another side to the debutante racket
the launching of the so-called "bluebloods"-
which does not differ greatly from the newly
rich affairs, except that perhaps more exclu-
sive list Of guests Is used by the agents, and
the charge may be considerably greater.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-27

THIS STORY, by Princeton man, son of one
of Americas best literary families, was ac-
cepted by Five Star because of its thought-pro
voking quality. 1t does not deal with the fine
and genuine arstocracy which is one of this
countrys most priceless possessions, but with
those who would faunt material wealth. The
young woman in the above picture is from
family whose members have been gentle folk
for generations, and for this reason she is un-
named. She is fine and real!
Do you believe Mr. Long is right? Five Star
would like to hear from you! The best answers
will be published in March,
THE EDITOR.