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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-10-09
new CASTLE
PRESBYTERY IN
SESSION Sc
Meet In Oldest Presbyterian
Church, Mackenzie Memorial
In Snow Hill
DEPOSITION OF FOUR
PROMINENT CLERGYMEN

DR.. S. J. Venable, pastor of Pitts
Creek Presbyterian Church, this city,
was in attendance on Monday and
Tuesday at a meeting of the New
Castle Presbytery, holding its ses'
sions in the Mackenzie Memorial
Church, Snow Hill, Md, oldest organ
lied Presbyterian Church in Ameri-
ca.
Rev. Robert P. Davis, pastor OF
Mackenzie Memorial, as a member OF
the committee of arrangements, an.
nounced that fifty delegates attended
the meeting from churches of the
Presbytery, which included Delaware
and part of Maryland.
First on the opening days pro-
gram after the constitution of the
Presbytery, the roll call, and the adop-
ton of the docket, was the election OF
moderator and a temporary clerk
Reports of committees took up the re-
mainder of the afternoon session
Monday night Rev. J. Herrick Oar
ling, the moderator preached.
One question that came before the
Presbytery concerned the withdrawal
of the leaders of six churches who
aligned themselves with the new
Presbyterian Church of America
formed in Philadelphia in June under
the leadership of DR.. ]. Gresham
Machen. A development note was a
communication from a representative
Of one of these churches, the Rock
Church of North East, Md, that a
delegate was to be present from this
congregation. The revealing preach
ers were deposed.
Whether this delegate represented
an element of the congregation cor
dial to the old church organization
or affiliated with the new was not
known.
The session was the four hundred
and thirty-eighth stated meeting of
the Presbytery. The church in which
it was held was formed in 1858 by the
Rev. Francis Mackenzie, the father of
Presbyterians in America, soon after
he landed at the William Stevens plan
tation at old Rehoboth.
The stated clerk of the Presbytery
is the Rev. William Leishman and the
permanent clerk the Rev. J. Paul
Trout.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-10-09
MD. EMPLOYEES ARE
HOLDING ANNUAL DINNER

The Maryland Classified Employees
Association is holding it's second an
nual Banquet at the Lord Baltimore
Hotel on Saturday evening, October
10th, 1886. Over one thousand men,
bers of the Association are expected
to attend. Delegates are coming from
every County in the State.
Governor Harry w. Nice is slated
to make the main address of the even
ing to the employees. Among the
other guests will be Senator and Mrs.
Willard E.. Tydings; Mayor and Mrs.
Howard w. Jackson of Baltimore;
Col. Harry c. Jones, State Employ
ment Commissioner; Comptroller and
Mrs. William S. Gordy; Attorney-Gen-
eral and Mrs. Herbert R. O'Conor;
Senator and Mrs. w. Frank Every;
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur w. Boyce
House of Delegates; Luther Steward.
National Federation Of Federal En-
ployees; and Col. Amos w. w. Wood
cock, president of st. Johns College.
Annapolis, Md.
The Banquet is expected to be the
largest affair the Association has
ever held, and will be followed by a
dance.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-10-09
new PROPRIETOR OF
HOTEL TAKES CHARGE

Mr.. C. D. DesBrisay, the new prop
rietor of the Parker House, is now
established in this long known and
popular hostelry, and ready to pass
out such hospitality as has made this
House a mecca for years of the trav-
cling public.
Mr.. and Mrs. Des Brisay are genial
people, removing from Seaford, Del
aware, to Pocomoke, and will exert
every effort to maintain the standard
set by predecessors. They are the
right sort to do so, and the "Demo-
crat" welcomes them to Pocomoke and
trusts they will meet with all the sue
cess they anticipated.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-10-09
EXAMINATION OF
SCHOOL PUPILS
FOR FALL TERM
Examination Carried On Among
Pupils In The Lower
Grades

The annual physical examination of
children in the public schools in the
counties was begun in each county by
the County Health Officer, with the
approval of the Department of Edu-
cation, soon after the schools opened
for the fall term.
In announcing the arrangements for
the school year, DR.. r. H. Riley, Di-
rector of the State Department of
Health, said that the plan of concen-
trating on the younger children, es-
pecially those in the lower grades,
which has been followed for several
years, would be continued in the ma
jority of the schools. Children in
ether grades will be examined at the
request of the teacher and special at
tention will be paid to those in the
upper grades who were scheduled for
re-examination.
School dental clinics have been es-
tablished in nearly all of the coun-
ties and the usual clinics will be held
during the year.
particular attention is paid in the
examination of the children" DR.. Ril-
ey added "to the general health of the
child as indicated by weight and 9TH
er symptoms of good or of faulty nu-
triton; to the throat, nose, teeth, Wis
ion, hearing, the chest conditions and
the child's posture. The younger chill
dren are selected for the examina-
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-10-09
COOLING STATION MILK
SHIPPERS HOLD MEETING

A meeting of the Snow Hill Cooling
Station Milk Shippers was held Tues
day evening, October 9Th. A new In
terstate Milk Producers Cooperative
Local was formed at Snow Hill, with
eighty nine members signed. A new
cooperative was organized over the
interstate territory, comprising the
states of Maryland, Delaware, Penn
sylvania and New Jersey.
The following local officers were
elected to serve the coming year for
the Snow Hill Local: President, r.
Newell Stage, Jr., Vice President,
Rider Adkins, Secretary and Treas
urere, Albert w. Dickerson.
The speakers attending the meet
ing included DR.. Thomas Kelley of
Scott-Powell Diaries; A. H. Lauter-
bach, Manager of Interstate Milk
Producers Association; DR.. Mark
Welsh, State Veterinarian, College
Park, and c. I. Cohee, Director of In
terstate Dairy Council.
Plans were outlined by Mr.. Lauter-
bach for the new Cooperative which
had just been formed, and delegates
were elected to attend the annual
meeting in Philadelphia, November
18th and 10th. The delegates includ-
ed William H. Holloway and Rider
w. Adkins, alternates were Lester D.
Shockley and Marvin D. Tyndall.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-10-09
"Chirps''@
from the
Democrats Pen
from the

Well, Sir, I see by the papers that
the odds on the "Yanks"-for the bene
fit of you people who may think I
am barking back to the Civil War,
I'll just explain that by "Yanks" I
mean the New York base ball club
that was tops in the American League
of diamond artists this year;-well,
I saw that the odds on those experts
were 8 to to win last Mondays game
against their brothers, the New York
National Leaguers.
Now, I'm not an expert in betting
either, but suppose that means if I
had put up thirty-two cents on my
opinion that the Yanks would win,
and they did, I would have been richer
by four cents. And worser-worser,
If they lost, my thirty-two cents would
have departed.
Well, I am just wondering how
many simoleons exchanged hands that
day, and just how much those play
ers knew about the matter. Looks
to me that was a mighty fat chance
to win by losing. Now, amt say
ing nor insinuating a thing didn't
have even the four cents to put up;
but, more frequently than not, the fell
lows that make the odds know what
they are doing and know how to bet.
Seems to me a club that's supposed to
be eight times stronger than another
one, ought to win, don't it seem so to
you? And if they don't, sometimes
there's an African in the winters sup
ply Of fuel.
How-some-ever, that's what makes
baseball-1ot knowing what's going to
happen next. A fan, with his heart
in his mouth, drops des i almost when
a man like Lazzieri hits homer with
the bases loaded; and another rooter
does the same thing when a fence
buster, like Gehrig, strikes out with
four on. So all We who looked for a
win on Monday, didntS.see il come
Yankward; so that maintained the
games traditions. Look again.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-10-09
ORDER RED MEN
ORGANIZE AN
ASSOCIATION
Ladies Aid Of Girdletree M. E.
Church Served Appetite
ing Menu

Seventy members of the Improved
Order of Red Men from tribes at Snow
Hill, Berlin and Girdletree, organized
the Association of Worcester County
Red Men at banquet and countrywide
business meeting held last Friday
evening at Girdletree.
Officers for the County Association
were unanimously elected as follows:
President-Jack Culver, of Nassa-
wango Tribe No. ITO, Snow Hill.
Vice observation-disclosures E. Blades,
of Alletta Tribe No. 100, Girdletree.
Secretary-H. Clayton Jones, of
Alletta Tribe No. 100, Girdletree.
Treasurer-Oscar Littleton, of
White Eagle Tribe No. 1O1, Berlin.
The next meeting of the Associa-
ton will be held at Snow Hill on
Thursday, November 5.
The Ladies Aid Society of Girdle-
tree M. E. Church served the County
wide Red Men an appetizing menu,
preceding the business session. Dur
ing the banquet the Hurdle Family
Of Berlin, who entertain weekly over
WDEL Radio Station, Wilmington,
presented several entertaining must
cal features. The family of music
ians is composed of Wilbert Hurdle;
his wife, Mrs. Rose Hurdle and their
two children, Kathleen and Wilbert,
Jr.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-10-09
SECOND SUNDAY
in OCTOBER IS
REHOBOTH DAY
4 Very Interesting Program
Prepared Which Presents
Noted Speakers

AS the Rehooth Church, at Reno
both, Maryland, is the mother-church
of American Presbyterianism, the pas
tor, DR.. Herman Bischof, and his peo-
pie are setting aside the second Sun
day in October each year as the can
nual Rehoboth Day." at which time
prominent speakers of the Presby-
terrain faith will occupy the pulpit.
At II A. NJ, DR.. William Chal-
mers Covert, former Moderator of
the General Assembly of the Northern
Presbyterian Church, will speak. DR..
Covert is from Philadelphia, and is
considered one of the outstanding
preachers of today in America.
At a P. M, DR.. J. D. Eggleston,
President of Hampden-Sydney Col
lege, in Virginia, will bring the mes
sage. DR.. Eggleston is a well-known
educator, a forceful speaker and is
President of College which was
founded before the Declaration of
Independence" was signed. He will
represent the Southern Presbyterian
Church on this day.
A very cordial invitation is ex-
tended by DR.. Bischof and his people
to Presbyterians and friends on the
Delmarva peninsula to hear these two
prominent speakers on Sunday, Oct.
II. Should any persons desire to
bring basket lunch, in order that
they may attend both services, the
Social Hall will be open, and hot cof-
fee will be sarved free.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-10-09

An important meeting of the
Business Mems Association will be
held this (Friday) evening at 8
o'clock in the Municipal building.
Important matters relative to the
laying of the cornerstone of the
new Municipal Building are to be
discussed. A large attendance is
desired.
Mayor Ross has some interest
ing information to hand out in
connection with this much needed
and beautiful addition TO the ar
chitectural aspect Of the city.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-10-09

The first meeting of the Parent
Teachers Association will be held in
the Pocomoke High School Tuesday
night, October 18th, at 8 o'clock. The
Association is fortunate in having Sc
cured Mrs. Coppage of Baltimore,
State President Of the P. T. A., as
guest speaker. The program will be
followed by an informal social hour
honoring the new teachers.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-10-09

And speaking of base ball, there was
laid away last week a native son of
Pocomoke who, in his earlier days,
was, with the rest of u.s., nutty about
the national game. And I know,
there was never time he failed to
see contest, if within his reach and
his health permitted him. I refer to
the late Jefferson d. Stubbins, or
Jeff" as he was Familiarity and af-
fectionately known by all his boyhood
friends.
Well do recall the excitement that
followed Jeff's statement that he
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-10-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred B. Hope and Mr..
and Mrs. C. K. Howard have returned
from motor trip to Virginia's World
Wonder, the Natural Bridge, return
ing by the Skyline Drive and Wash
ington, D. C.
Evening star., 1936-01-05
FLEET MARINE RESERVES

Enlistments In the 5th Battalion
Fleet Marine Reserves, were an
nounced last week by Mai. Harvey
Miller, as follows: Pvts. Karl G. Nc
Cormick, battalion band: Aston L.
Levesque, Company B; William w.
White, Company G; Alfred A. Hopiak
and Walter w. Mooney. Company D;
John A. Sullivan, Company F; Emery
e. Roberts, jr, Company G.
Pvts. Alfred A. Hopiak and Walter
W. Mooney are 1884 graduates Of the
United States Naval Academy and are
candidates for commissioned rank In
the Marine Corps Reserve.
Pvt. Alfred B. Hebeisen Joined Com
pany G from Company 3, eth Bat
talon, Chicago, III.
Pvts. Edgar A. Miller, jr, and Mer-
ritt Byers were transferred from Com
pany D to Company A.
There are vacancies in Companies
A and B for recruits with or without
previous military training. The age
limits are from II to IS. Recruits
may apply on any Tuesday or Wednes-
day evenings at 458 Indiana avenue.
There are also several vacancies for
musicians.
The 1896 field training period for
the battalion has been set for the
Is days from July - to 26, both In
elusive. st Quantico,. Vs.
Evening star., 1936-01-05
EIGHT AND FORTY

District of Columbia Salon, Eight
and Forty, sponsored q Christmas
party in the tubercular ward for chill
dren at Gallinger Municipal Hospital,
with Mrs. Mary B. Corwin in charge
and program features as follows: AS
sembly Christmas carols, accordion
selections, Miss Phoebe Hargy; dance
and song numbers, Rita johnson, and
a reading, 1.-THE Night Before Christ
mas" by Mrs. Sally Bishop Bruce.
Gifts were presented the children and
party-eats served with the evening
supper. Mrs. Viva Doleman assisted
Mrs. Corwin, with Demi-C -Chapeaux
Mildred Eckles opening the program.
The 8 ct 40 Salon with the 40 ct 8
voiture provided the Christmas tree
and trimmings for the party given
by the Legion welfare department,
under the direction Of Miss Ann Pryde.
lie Chapeau Ellen Louise Warren
attended as q guest.
The child welfare chairman ar.
ranged distribution Of Christmas din
ner baskets for nine families and 70
children were presented gifts and
clothing.
The chapeaux passen le rendezvous
will honor Chapeaux Passe Dorothy
B. Harper and Mabel r. Staub this
month with dinner.
The January social meeting will be
held Wednesday at the home Of Mrs.
Daniel Goodacre, with Eunice Cox,
Bess Stewart and Amelia Boberg as
co-hostesses. Telephone for reserva-,
tions. The next business meeting will
be January is at the Washington
Hotel.
Evening star., 1936-01-05
HEAD OF D. A. y.
HERE THIS WEEK
Harlan Maps Campaign in
Fight for Payment
of Bonus.

M. A. Harlan. national commander
of the Disabled American Veterans,
will spend this week in Washington
completing plans for the legislative
campaign before the present session
of Congress. Comdr. Harlan last
week completed his plan to have the
Veterans of Foreign Wars and the
American Legion meet and agree upon
one measure to obtain immediate en-
actment of the law to cash the ad-
justed service certificates.
For two years after the economy
act the D. A. v. abstained from any
action relative to this legislation, with
the explanation that the whole influ-
ence of the organization would be
centered on restoring the benefits to
those disabled in the war which had
been removed by the act Of March
%, 1888. The New Haven convention
last Summer voted for the cash bonus
on the ground that SO much Federal
money was being spent that these
certificates should be redeemed at
this time.
Next Wednesday and Thursday
Comdr. Harlan will attend sessions
under the auspices Of the United
States Employment Service here.
Among those in attendance will be Joe
w. Mcqueen, past national COM
mander Of the D. A. ", who is a mem
ber of the Citizens Federal Employ
ment Advisory Council.
Ace-Rasmussen Chapter, No. 1, met
at the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
Club.
The following officers were re-
elected: A. Stuart Burch, commander;
Hans Sorensen, senior vice COM
mander; Arthur McKane, junior vice
commander; Nathan Williams, treas
urer, and James M. Kissock, chaplain.
The following were chosen as members
Of the chapter Executive Committee:
Frank NJ. Owens, George w. Phillips,
James A. Stader, Raphael Zwinglas,
Talmage S. Wilcher and Howard w.
Woerner.
Frank Haley and DR.. Walter G. Hess
were elected to serve on the Depart
ment Executive Committee.
The officers will be installed by the
new department commander, DR.. C.
Hamilton Anderson, at the meeting
January II. At that time the annual
reports of the officers will be submitted.
Evening star., 1936-01-05
D. c.. American Legion
Membership Hits 1000
Telegraphic Roll Call Contest Is Closed
District Posts Defeat Delaware
in Contest.

veterans, Is requested to contact Sergt.
James A. Pistorio at Room IS, District
Building. Also any one desiring to do
nate q bicycle is urged TO call Assistant
Welfare Officer Elmer Reynolds, Di-
vision Of Rural Mails, Post Once De-
partment.
The annual dance of Bunker Hill
Post, No. 81, will be held at thu Ken.
nedy- Warren February /.
Maj. e. H. Hale was the recipient OF
medal of honor, voted by the post.
for efforts in behalf of the membership.
Comdr. Bean made the presentation at
Comrade Hale's home.
The new year will be inaugurated BY
George Washington Post, No. /, with
past commanders night, next Tues
day at the Admiral Club, 1910 Rhode
Island avenue. The past commanders
OF the post will act as hosts. Special
guests will be members of the George
Baldwin Mccoy Unit, American
Women's Legion.
Comdr. Raymond M. Lanigan an
nounces that special surprise, the
Magic Master" will perform slight
of-hand tricks. Adjt. j. J. Murphy i
in charge of the entertainment and
refreshments.
The new proposition Of national
headquarters to honor members of the
American Legion who have held con-
tinuous membership in the organiza-
ton for 5, 10 and Is years, finds
George Washington Post, out in front
with SO members who have been certi-
fied to department headquarters as
having served their post for the past
IS continuous years. They will receive
special 15-year cards this year. In
addition those members desiring to
do so, may purchase small gold stars,
one for each five years membership,
from the national organization,
through department headquarters.
The post has been awarded a cita-
ton from national headquarters for
community service. 1t will be awarded
by the department to each member of
the post who secures five or more
members during the Legion year. A
gold Legion button will be awarded to
every member securing 20 or more
new members during the year.
Finance Oficer Lew S. Mohler re-
ports the post is about to go over the
top" with 100 per cent paid-up mem
bership for 1886.
Evening star., 1936-01-05
LIEUT.. COL. DITTO
ENDS TOUR HERE
Will Assume Duty at Sd
Corps Headquarters
in Few Days.

Lieut. Rollo c. Ditto. c. w. S., ex-
ecutive officer, Office Of the chief Of
Chemical Warfare Service, will COM
plete his tour of duty in Washington
in that capacity within the next few
days and will assume duty at Sd Corps
Area headquarters in Baltimore on
January Is as the Chemical Warfare
Service officer of that corps area.
He will relieve Maj. Eugene P. Fl.
Gempel. c. w. S., who will go to Edge
wood Arsenal, Md, for duty. Col.
Ditto will be relieved as executive off,
Ger in the chemical Office by Lieut..
Col. Haig Shekerjian, c. w. S., who
has been on duty chemical officer of
the 9th Corps Area, Preside Of San
Francisco. Calf. Capt. John H.
Becque, c. w. S., who has been on
duty as an instructor at the Cavalry
School, Fort Riley, Kans., will arrive
here in the near future for temporary
duty at the War Department in the
Office of the assistant chief Of staff,
ca. He is due to report for duty on
January 20. Upon the completion Of
this temporary duty Capt. Becque will
go to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for duty
as a member of the United States
military mission.
A board consisting Of Is medical
and 2 dental officers will meet at
the Munitions Building on January
l3 to conduct the annual physical
examination Of officers of the Regu-
lar Army on duty in Washington. The
personnel of the board include Col.
Alexander Murray, president; Lieut..
Col. Georg F. Lull and Majs. Charles
w. Riley, Frank w. Wilson, Oramel
H. Stanley, John w. Watts, recorder;
John j. Mccormick, Frank w. Young,
Frank w. Pinger, James B. Owen,
George w. Rice, John M. WEIGH, Ira
F. Peak and Capts. Clifford A. Best
and Robert F. Bradish. Dental officers
include Lieut.. Col. Leigh C. Fairbank
and Maj. Earle j. McClung.
Navy.
Capt. David Potter and Rear Ad-
miral Charles Conard, paymaster gen.
eral Of the Navy and chief of the Bu-
reau Of Supplies and Accounts, who
have been selected for advancement
to the permanent rank of rear ad-
miral, win be promoted to the higher
rank within the next two months.
Capt. Potter will advance on Febru-
ary /, on the retirement Of Rear
Admiral George g. Seibels for age,
and Rear Admiral Conard on March
/, on the age retirement of Rear Ad-
miral Joseph j. Cheatham.
A meeting Of medical officers Of the
Navy in the District of Columbia will
be held at the Naval Medical School
tomorrow evening. The lecture on the
treatment Of stiff shoulders resulting
from injury will be delivered by DR..
Mark H. Rogers, professor Of ortho-
petic surgery, Tufts College Medical
School, Boston.
Evening star., 1936-01-05
Patriotic Order America.

Camp No. 4 met Thursday at
Woodmen Hall-with President Cora
Kennedy in the chair. Election Of
officers for six months was: President,
Mrs. Deck; assistant president, Mrs.
Maxwell; vice president, Mrs. French;
assistant vice president, Mrs. Garner:
conductress, Mrs. Lawless; assistant
conductor, Mr.. Shields; guard. Mrs.
Barnhardt; sentinel, Mrs. Wilmer; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. Burke, re-
elected for her nineteenth term; as
sistant recording secretary, Mrs. ARM
strong; secretary, Mrs. Scaggs. re-
elected: treasurer, Mrs. Myers, rec
elected for her fifth term; chaplain.
Mrs. Buckley; orator, Mrs. Lentz;
pianist, Mrs. Callno: trustees, Mrs.
Lentz, Mrs. M. Holt, Mrs. Harvey:
color bearers, Mrs. Shields. Mrs. Ship
pei Mrs. Frey and Mrs. r. Holt.
Evening star., 1936-01-05
VT. v. W|LLHONOR|
DEPARTMENT HEAD
Comdr. Edward K. Inman
Will Be Guest at Dinner
January 18.
Meetings This Week.


Monday-Council of Admins
tration. 8 pm. board room, Dis
trict Building. Advance Post
Junior Drum and Bugle Corps, 2
pm, National Guard Armory.
Tuesday-Top Notch Tent, M.
o. c., 8 pm, s35 G place.
Wednesday-Columbia Post, 3
pm, Thomas Circle Club, 1925
Massachusetts, avenue. Defense
Post, 8 pm, Odd Fellows Hall,
2030 Rhode Island avenue, north
east. Police and Fire Post, 8 pm,
National Guard Armory. overseas
Band, Drum and Bugle Corps. Ma
tional Guard Armory. Nc. Kim
mie Catterton Auxiliary, 123
Tenth street northeast.
Observation-Disclosures Post, 8
pm, Hamilton Hotel. special So
cisl session. National Capital
Auxiliary, 8 pm, Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines Club, 1915 L street.
Friday-Treasury Post, 8 pm,
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
Club.