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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-12-18
VA. LAWYER
TAKES A BRIDE
DECEMBER 10
Warner Ames, Esq, Is Welded
To Miss Frances Fletcher
Of AccOmack County
MIR. AND MRS. AMES
WILL LIVE IN ONANCOCK

The marriage of Warner Ames,
ESQ.,, of Onancock, to Miss Frances
Fletcher, of Pine View, Accomack
County, Va, was solemnized at the
home of the bride, at 1880 o'clock A.
M, on Thursday, December 10, the
officiating clergymen being the Rev.
F. D. Thomas, of the Presbyterian
Church, Accomac, assisted by the Rev.
l.. C. M. Smythe, of Nagoya, Japan,
brother-in-law of the bride.
The groom is the son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard T. Ames, both
of Onancock, Va. He was educated at
the Onancock High School, the Epis-
copal High School at Alexandria, Va,
and the University of Virginia law
school. He is a member of the Phi
Delta Theta, the Eli Banana and the
Phi Delta Phi, fraternities, the last
named a Law fraternity. He is at
present a member of the law firm of
Ames and Ames, Onancock.
The bride is daughter of Mrs. Jen-
ME Rhodes Fletcher and the late
Judge James H. Fletcher. She was
educated at the Accomac High School,
and Randolph Macon Woman's Col
lege, graduating at both institutions.
The best man was Richard T. Ames,
of Hagerstown, nephew of the groom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ames will make their
home in Onancock.
Mrs. J. L. DeCormis of Accomac,
furnished the music. Before the cere-
mny she played Cadman's Glove
Song;" the Wedding March; and,
during the ceremony, 81 Love You
Truly" After the ceremony we'd
ding breakfast was given at the home.
The bride was given away by her
cousin, Gen. Beverly F. Browne, of
Front Royal, Virginia. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ames left Immediately after the we'd
ding breakfast to tour the South.
Mrs. Ames wore Burgundy wooden
suit trimmed in ermine with match
ing accessories. Her flowers were
brown orchids, bronze snap dragons
and gerbera.
Out of town guests included Gen.
and Mrs. Beverly F. Browne and Mrs.
S. James burlington, of Front Royal.
Va; the Rev. and Mrs. L. G. M.
Smythe of Nagoya, Japan; Mrs. John
Ames and son, Mr.. Richard T. Ames
of Hagerstown, Md; Miss Sallie Fish
er and Mrs. Nan Robinson of New
York City; Mr.. and Mrs. James E.
Heath of Norfolk; and Mrs. Thomas
L. Drummond and Miss Annie Fetch
er of Cape Charles.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-12-18
BEVERLY" IS
PURCHASED BY
WILLIAM PERRY
Former Eastern ShOreman Pur-
chases Colonial Estate In
Somerset County
HOUSE WAS CENTER OF
INTERNATIONAL PLOT

William Perry, former resident of
the Eastern Shore, has purchased old
Beverly" country estate of some 600
acres in Somerset County three miles
south of Princess Anne.
Perry, formerly foreign representa-
tive of the DUPONT munitions interest
in Europe, and now connected with
the sales department in New York, is
a brother of Mrs. Mark Cooper, of
Salisbury, with whom his mother now
resides.
Beverly stands on the south side of
Kings Creek and the palatial old home
is visible from U. S. Route No. Is. In
recent years it was purchased and re-
stored to it's former splendor by Lynde
Catlin.
This old house was the center of a
plot of international portent more
than a century ago, to secrete the
French Emperor Napoleon I at Bever-
ly.
Jerome Bonaparte, then living in
Baltimore, and Nehemiah King owner
of Beverly, were close friends. These
two, with confederates, planned to
take Napoleon from exile at st. Hell
ena and bring him to America.
In the bedroom, beside one of the
massive chimneys at Beverly, is the
secret chamber which is said to have
been constructed as Napoleon's hiding
place.
Before the boat left Cape Charles,
however, word was received that Ma
poleon had died.
The old mansion house, completed
in 1896 has unusually thick walls. The
interior finishing plaster was applied
directly to the bricks. It has been
estimated its construction required
from ten to twenty years. For some
of its architectural features the Chase
House, Hammond Harwood House in
Annapolis were used as models. Bricks
were made locally, trees were felled
and seasoned on the land, native oy-
ster shells burned for lime and all
material prepared by hand.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-12-18
MAJOR PILCHARD
DIED LAST FRIDAY
IN STOCKTON, MD.
Funeral Services Were Conduct
ed On Sunday Afternoon
In Goodwill

1t is with deep regret that the death
of Major Washington Pilchard is re-
corded. He passed away at his home
near Stockton, Md, on Friday last,
December 18th.
While his health had been failing
for some time, yet he had continued
his vocations as farmer and carpenter
until few days of his decease, and
his end came quite suddenly and unex-
pectedly.
He was born near Stockton, in 1874
and spent all his life in that commun-
ity. Early in life, he became Christ
ian and united with the church, being
among the first members of the Good
will Baptist Church, where he served
as a Deacon and was the Sunday
School Superintendent for over twen-
ty years.
He leaves to mourn his loss a wild
ow, Louise Pilchard, son, Cleveland
Pilchard; three daughters, Mrs. Edith
Waterfield, Mrs. Helen Myers, and
Mrs. Virginia Bradley; also four
brothers and one sister: Messrs. Hen
ry, Charles, Lee and Owen Pilchard:
and Mrs. VIM. Petit, all of Stockton,
Md.
Funeral services were conducted on
Sunday afternoon, December, Is at
the Goodwill Baptist Church by his
pastor, Rev. E. w. Church, assisted
by Rev. John A. Ditto of this city,
and was one of the largest ever held
in that community which, in itself, is
the manifestation of the high esteem
in which he was held.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-12-18
CHRISTMAS DANCE
PROMISES BIG SUCCESS

The Christmas Dance sponsored by
the American Legion is drawing near
and reservations are being made for
the gala event. The orchestra engag-
ed for the occasion is proving quite
a drawing card. 1t is one of the fin
est ever to visit the Shore. The man.
agement was able to secure Mr.. Pin
kerton and his orchestra only by en-
gaging it weeks ago for the Christmas
event.
The Dance will be held in the State
Armory, this city Christmas night,
and those who have not made reser-
vations are requested to do so as soon
as possible. In order that everyone
may attend the price this year is So
per couple.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-12-18
SATURDAY NEXT WEEK
DECLARED A HOLIDAY

The Governor has declared Saturday
December Goth a legal holiday for the
State of Maryland.
While stores in Pocomoke will
close Xmas Day and open Saturday,
both the local banks will be
closed, both Friday and Saturday
Patrons of the Pocomoke City Nation
al and the Citizens National are asked
to note the closing as no business will
be transacted in the banks after Thurs
day, until the following Monday, De-
cember 28th.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-12-18
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
in BETHANY CHURCH

Sunday, December goth, will be ap-
propriately observed as Christmas
Sunday in Bethany M. P. Church, this
city.
At the II o'clock worship service
Christmas music will be rendered by
the choir and the sermon theme will
be "The Real Christmas Message"
At 7:3O o'clock in the evening the
service will be in charge of the choir
with fine program of Christmas mu-
sic and an address by the pastor, Rev.
G. J. Hooker. The public is invited
to attend these services.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-12-18
CRESCENT LODGE MASONS
HOLDS ANNUAL ELECTION

At the regular meeting of Crescent
Lodge No. 178 A. F. & A. M, held
Friday night last the following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing
year:
Worshipful Master, James P. Blaine
Jr.; Senior Warden, Walter Emf; Jun
ior Warden, Clinton H. Jones; Secre-
tary, William H. Dryden, and Treas
urer, James R. Tilghman.
These with the appointive officers
will be regularly installed at a SUBJ
sequent meeting.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-12-18
"Chiirps' ~
from the
Democrats Pen
A GRAND EXCURSION
TO
POCOMOKE CITY
Thursday, December 18th, 1897.
Chhndu1o

Thursday, December 18th, 1897.
Schedule
Leave Cape Charles 500 A. M. Ar
rive in Pocomoke 1000 A. M.
Returning, leave Pocomoke F. M.
and arrive at Cape Charles about
600 P. M.
This will be an all day train, and
give you a plenty of time for Christ
mas and winter shopping, and we cor
daily invite you to make our store
YOUR Headquarters for DRY GOODS,
CARPETS and FURNITURE deal
ing.
Hoping to see you Thursday, Dec.
18th, we are, Very Respectfully Yours
w. S. DICKINSON & SON
There you are! That's the way
thew did it 80 years ago, as set forth
in a small circular. That's the way
they brought people to Pocomoke to
shop for Christmas. And the people
came here, too, don't you think they
didn't. And there wasn't so much
fuss made about it, either. Just
little by 81 circular, put in an en-
velope, and posted with a one-cent
stamp.
I'd like to see any you modern bust
ness men ask the railroad to run an
excursion to Pocomoke City in these
DAYS and times. They'd probably
smile at you; humor you a little bit,
just to gain time for some keepers of
a mad-house to come get you. They'd
set it down you were some escaped
lunatic. Or, they might sigh and
say that they didn't have any more
trains, they'd taken them all off.
Back in 1897, they didn't illumi-
nate the streets with electricity; they
didn't give automobiles and good hard
dollars away; they didn't .Ecok up
loud speakers to harangue a crowd
they were not quite as far along the
road in modern achievement; = but
they got there just the same. Them
was the good old days.
I wish some of you enterprising
20th-century hustlers could have seen
what happened in w. S. Dickinson
and Sons Store when a train load of
people came up from the "Sunny
South" They didn't need any second
invitation to make that business stand
their headquarters; they took him at
his word and he had to hang out the
as. r. o" sign. And he was as happy
as they were. I don't mean happy
because he thought they might leave
some of their surplus cash with him,
but glad to hand out to them the right
hand of fellowship in a warm, sincere
welcome to his store.
Continued on Page 81
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-12-18
DEMOCRAT. ISSUED
NEXT WEDNESDAY

The Democrat will be issued next
week on Wednesday, December %.
1t is very important that cOntribu-
tions to the paper, of whatever
kind, be sent in not later than the
preceding day. Tuesday, December
%. The Democrat earnestly de-
sires the early date to be remem-
bered, and all interested to be gov
erned thereby.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-12-18
BOY SCOUTS TO COLLECT
CLOTHING AND TOYS

On Monday afternoon at three
o'clock the Boy Scouts will go from
door to door to collect toys and cloth
ing that will be used to make Christ
mas happier for less fortunate fami-
lies. These will be distributed by the
American Legion Auxiliary. Please
have your bundles ready when the
Scouts call for them.
The Washington times., 1936-05-18

Richman Is only an occasional
BrOadwayite now. Bert
Wheeler comes back East for
q brief visit. Pat OBrien Is
happy when he can spare .
week or two to revisit his old
haunts here and to again in
spect the attic quarters over
TOny's which were once his
lodgings. Norman Krasna,
Jerry Wald, Rian James, Dud-
ley Nichols - newspapermen
Once-nOw paying heavy in
come taxes annually for less
work and much less fun,
they'll tell you.
Cliff Odets has succumbed
Sidney Kingsley is barely holding
out . . Sigmund Romberg, Jerome
Kern, Rudolph Friml are daily
MONDAY lunchers at the Ven
dome, which certainly is nowhere
near Broadway or Park Avenue
Max Gordon flies back and
forth home in Hollywood Sam
Marx, once q Broadway columnist
himself, is now q Metro producer
Boris Morros plays his daily
round Of golf at his Hollywood club
and wears Gaucho shirts Wal.
ter Wanger doesn't even miss his
old gang here any more-because
his old gang is out here Johnny
Walker has returned but shortly,
he leaves for Ireland and then
back to the California hills he
goes Skolsky is a permanent
Hollywood fixture and the report
is that Mark Hellinger is heading
there for q short period at any
rate Damon Runyon IS still
content to confine his travels no
farther south than Miami, which
by no means is weSt-but even he
has the itcn is the report.
The Washington times., 1936-05-18
WOHmen9S Club
Calendar
TODAY


Petworth Woman's Club-Edu-
cational Section, meeting, q p,
m, home Of MRS. George Mehl-
felt.
Woman's National Democratic
Club-Forum luncheon, 1890 p,
m, clubhouse, 1925 New Hamp.
shire Ave. N. w.
Washington Branch, American
Association University Women
Tea and lecture, p. m. club
house. 1884 I st. N. w.
Delta Sigma Chapter, Delphian
Society-Meeting, 10 q. m. Shore
ham Hotel; Gamma Chapter,
meeting, 8 p. m, Shoreham Hotel
Ladies Oriental Shrine OF
North Convention, all
day, Mayflower Hotel.
Ladies' Hostess Committee, XII.
wants Club-Meeting. 10 q. m.
Mayflower Hotel.
TOMORROW
Petworth Woman,s Club-Phil-
anthropic Section, meeting, 1880
p. m. home Of Mrs. Mildred s,
Kimball, 4l01 Illinois Aye.
Women's City Club-Book Hour,
5 p. m. clubhouse, 1876 jackson
Pl. N. w.
World Fellowship Committee,
Y. w. c. Affecting. 4 p. m.
home. Of Mrs. william S. Culbert-
son, 2101 Connecticut Ave.
Kappa Sigma Chapter, Delphian
Society-Meeting, 1880 q. M,
Shoreham Hotel, -
Women'S National Press Club
Luncheon. p. M, Willard Hotel.
Ladies Oriental Shrine of North
America Convention, all day.
Mayflower Hotel.
Constitution Chapter, D. A. r.
Meeting. 8 p M, Mayflower Hotel.
mems Bar Association
Meeting. 1880 p. m. MayfloweI
Hotel.
The Washington times., 1936-05-18
Louis SObOl
THE VOICE OF
Broadway
Impressions Of a Broadwayite!

So fewer people greet and to be greeted by pass
through the principal arteries. Time when fifth
or sixth you met Broadway between 48th and 52d
was someone you knew personally by sight Even the
musicians around the Sos Hollywood has ured
the names Only the old beggarsthe blind the lame,
the eges and the armlesremain true to the old beat
The raw of hope is that crop gets its chance Soon
thew will be the this of Broadway Hollywood
will lure them too-and another batch will into the lime.
light Broadway will continue to be the spawning ground OF
the famous who are to be- That will change For
which, haeujah Otherwise, bunch of who chronicle
events of the cooru pasway the world would be out
nf
The Washington times., 1936-05-18
By MARY PADGETT

With preparations complete,
chairmen are ardently hoping for
good weather to insure success for
the annual garden party for the
benefit of the Memorial Chapel
fund, sponsored by the Grey La
dies Of the American Red Cross
and the Chapel Guild Of the Medi-
cal Center, which will be held
Saturday, beginning at p. m.
at the Army Medical Center, Wal
ter Reed General Hospital.
The garden party will also cele-
brate the birthday anniversary Of
the Grey Ladies. and it is expected
that Gen. John j. Pershing will
attend anc. cut the birthday cake.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and
Mrs. Henry r. Rea, honorary
chairman of the Grey Ladies, also
are among the distinguished
guests for the occasoion.
Among the activities planned
for the afternoon will be q
fashion show, with tea and punch
to be served and music by the
Army Band during the exhibit of
the latest spring and summer
fashions; bridge. with imported
prizes for awards; fortune telling
by Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis,
wife of Senator Lewis who has
q popular following because Of her
talent to fortune telling which she
conducts at benefit affairs: and
the children's playground, which
will feature pony riding, marion
cite show. and other methods Of
entertaining to keep the children
busy while their mothers are play
ing bridge:
What women cook in rural
The Washington times., 1936-05-18

1t is discouraging to step ex-
pectantly to the scales to read the
same bad news day after day. But
the worst thing that can happen
is to find that you have gained!
Dieting to'the contrary, you may
gain a pound or two during this
sterilization period.
This 1rkSome See-Sawing may 60
on for two or three weeks. How
ever, this is just an interval in
which you stabilize your initial
weight loss before proceeding with
the second and more solid layer of
adipose tissue.
Failure to lose according to
schedule makes perennial reduc-
ers. You take off the 10 or so
pounds of eaSy-to- loSe-and quit
at the standstill period.
The second 10 pounds makes re-
ducing unpopular, and may keep
you from a slim figure. If this is
where you gave up your former
reducing attempts as a bad job,
take hope! You can get down to
normal weight by continuing your
low-caloric diet, Intellectual as it
may seem.
AS matter Of fact, even though
this standstill holds over from
three to six weeks, it may be re-
garded as a normal stage in your
reducing course. It is natures
method Of cooperating to make
your first loss permanent. Take
advantage Of the lull to recheck
your physical condition.
Your doctor will advise you how
many pounds you have to go to
reach the weight that is normal
for you. It is just possible that he
may diSapprove Of further reduc-
ton in your case, which is the rea-
son for a checkup now. Perfect
health is worth far more than a
perfect thirty-Six figure.
Keep right on with your exer-
else program. Well-toned mus
cles are your best insurance
against an upward trend in the
scales. General overweight can
rely on the daily half dozen"
to prevent a return of adipose
tissue. The disproportionate fig
ure should continue with the spe-
cial exercises incorporated in her
program.
Exercise has, furthermore, an
astringent effect on the skin,
preventing the. Sagging which is
hazard in the removal Of exces-
sive weight. The stabilizing period
in weight loss gives the skin its
chance to adjust to q smooth
covering.
The most important thing Is
The Washington times., 1936-05-18
START BIG JOB
ATCAPITOL

A crew Of 'workmen under direc.
ton Of David Lynn, architect Of
the Capitol, tonight will begin
cutting through the six and
eightfoot thick stone walls in the
endorsement Of the Capitol, pre-
liminary to the task of air condi.
tioning.
Invitations for bids for the &C.
tual construction of this immense
system, for which Congress has
appropriated $4,000, 900, will be
sent out next week. The Stupen-
douS task, which takes in the two
House Office Buildings, the Sem
ate Office Building and the CAPT.
toll proper, will start with the new
House Office Building.
1t is hoped to finish the Job
by next January, when the new
Congress comes in.
Renovation of the offices in
which the Senators and Repre-
SentativeS are now working will be
held off until Congress adjournS.
According to Mr.. Lynn, it will
be one Of the hardest jobs that his
office has been called upon to
superintend because of the neces-
Sity Of putting a new system into
buildings that were not designed
for it. In this instance he will
have some help in the old House
Office Building and the Capitol,
since there are a number of ducts
in the walls that can be
used to expel and draw in the air.
The Washington times., 1936-05-18
MD. u. PLANS
FRENCH STUDY

COLLEGE PARK, Md, May
18.-BecauSe q trip abroad to
study the French language is
usually far too expensive for the
average college student or grad
uate, the modern languages de-
partment Of the University Of
Maryland has evolved q plan to
teach French at home under
foreign conditions.
The University has completed
final arrangements for the or
ganization Of q French school
for the coming summer school
session to serve as a substitute
for six weeks Of actual work in
France.
The outstanding feature is
that students will be pledged to
use nothing but French in every
day conversations. Only those
students who have studied Suf-
ficient French to be able to
speak it paSsably will be ad-
mitted.
The male students will be
CHARTERED in the Home Eco
Monies Building on the campus
while the women will use Ger
neaux Hall, formerly a coed
dormitory, where the men and
women will eat their meals to-
gether. The French House will
be the center of extra-curricular
activities for the group and will
offer dramatic entertainments,
games, illustrated lectures and
weekend parties.
The Washington times., 1936-05-18

Kitchens all over the world will
be revealed to the public at the
triennial conference Of the Asso-
ciated Country Women Of the
World, which will bring 1000
women to the Capital June 1-6,
with meetings conducted at the
Department of Labor Auditorium.
After q three-year survey Of
world customs in selecting, pre-
serving and cooking food in rural
homes, q book on Food in the
Country Home" to be released at
the conference, contains material
gathered from homes in 80 coun-
tries through the medium of rs
rural women's organizations affil-
lated with the international asSo.
citation.
The book gives 500 recipes.
most of them never before printed,
for characteristic and traditional
dishes served on farm tables in
five continents. General informa-
ton on rural food habits through
out the world and articles sum-
marizing data from many nations
based on information from indi-
vidual home-makers are contained
in the book.
According tn an announcement
by Miss Elsie M. Zimmern, Of
London, secretary Of the organi-
zation, who is In washington now
making arrangements for the con.
vention, the study provides for
the first time definite facts to re-
place popular ideas that families
in India suhSiSt chiefly on curry,
that Scotch housewives bake
scenes for every meal and that
New England farmers always eat
pie for breakfast.
The Washington times., 1936-05-18
Monday Night Club
Plans June Picnic

Members Of the Monday Eve
ming Club will hold picnic at
JeSSup Blair Park June 8, Ray
Everett, club president said today.
The plans were made at q meet
ing Of the arrangements commit
tee at the Elizabeth Somers
Y. w. c. A. Under Craftsmanship
of Edgar Gerlach the committee
includes Lois Jarrett, Morris KlaSs.
Doris Andrews, Rosa Brown, Sally
Wood, Pauline Vert, Phil Akre,
Mary Feldman, Lynn Drake, Capt.
Thomas RiveS and Anita Peters,
The Washington times., 1936-05-18

The book tells how the peasant
woman of India makes q dessert
from slowcooked milk and molas-
ses, how South African house
wives make ''konfyts" out Of
green figs. and "Boer biscuit"
from dried scenes: how the coun-
try women Of New Zealand bot
tie" whole cooked chickens. and
how rural families in Ceylon
breakfast on pancakes made from
rice flour and cocoanut milk.
Rural women throughout the
world cooperated in the study by
sending in recipes and filling out
queStionnaires on food production
on the farm, conservation, use in
the home and disposal Of surplus
food products. Government de-
partments, embassies, legations
and rural women's groups were
active in collecting the material
for this unusual study Of the food
habits Of country populations.
which was then compiled by ex-
pertS at the London headquarters
Of the Associated Country Women
Of the World.
Many Of the recipes, although
describing the preparation Of ma
tional "specialties," call for ingre-
dents available to farm home
makers anywhere. 1t will be en-
tirely practicable for the Amer
lean rural mother to make dried
apricot meboS, a popular confec-
ton in Natal, and there is no rea-
son why Boston brown bread
could not be popular Saturday
night dish in the rural homes Of
Tatvia
The Washington times., 1936-05-18

TNHERE's NO DEBATE about the need for safety
l. ...modern traffic demands it...so make sure
that your new car really has it.
But note that Plymouth leads on economy, too
..owners boast of IS to "a miles per gallon of gas
.phenomenally low ilconsumption and the low
est upkeep expense of any low-priced car. The
reason for this is that Plymouth is also the only
one of "All Three" low-priced cars with all such
great economy features as: 6-cylinder L-head"
engine simplicity and economy ..full-length wa
ter jackets. .directional water circulation. cali
brated ignition. engine oil filter -four rings per
piston. -four main bearing crankShaft.
Drive and ride in 'tAll Three and you'll find
Plymouth has the extra size and comfort you want
TUNE IN ED WYNN AND GRAHAM MCMAD