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The Washington times., 1937-11-17

white roses blooming everywhere
through the rooms, and in the
dining room a tall silver vase
filled with creamy white lilies,
an inviting tea table and an
impromptu bar directly to one
side of it.
TEIE Attorney General, Homer
L Cummings, standing over
by the piano and trying to an
swer all the various questions
about his attractive wife, and
just when she would be return
ing from New York and finally
having to admit that he was
only her emissary, and mot
nearly as capable as she would
be-"
Everett Sanders, one-time Sec
retary to President Coolidge, Just
as genial as ever and his most
attractive wife, all done in
browns and possessing the sweet
est smile and incest voice; the
Fred Brittens, with Mrs. Britten
all in smart black; the Marshall
Leightons, Senator and Mrs.
Royal Copeland, Baroness Won
Pagenhart, the william Nillers,
Larry Haugen, down from New
York; Frederick McKenney NAL
Ian, very lovely in black and
two gorgeous silver foxes, and
her mother, Mrs. Frederick Nc
Kenney, t h e William Leahys,
Senator Arthur Vandenberg,
the william Shearers and ever
SO m a ny people dropping in
later.
The delicious hors d'oeuvres,
so varied and piping hot, dainty
sandwiches and nice big bowls
of buttered pop corn, and Mr..
Donaldson being no help to us,
for he suggested, and we fol.
lowed it, that we choose one Of
everything for a sample! All of
which added pounds and pounds,
and so much laughter and con-
versation until well after the Z
O'Clock hour.
The Washington times., 1937-11-17
BetrothaI Told

Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Grindle,
OF this city, have announced the
engagement of their daughter,
Pauline Cecilia, to Mr.. John Gay
Floyd, son of Mrs. Eleanor H.
Floyd, of Apalachicola, Fla. The
wedding will take place late in
Dece m yer in St. Gabriers
Church.
The first Monday in Decem-
Der has been designated as the
date for the bridge party spon-
sored annually by st. Gertrude's
Guild. The party has become
an institution, several hundred
members of the Guild and their
friends taking part in the color
full event, proceeds of which go
to st. Gertrude's School.
Mrs. Robert Whitney Imbrie,
president of the Guild, an
nounces that Mrs. Raymond
Francis Garrity will be in charge
. of the patronesses for the party.
The affair will be held in the
Continental Room of Wardman
Park Hotel.
X
Mrs. T. Gray Coburn has ar
rived in Washington from her
home in Norfolk, Va, and while
here for a visit of several days
she will be at Wardman Park
Hotel.
The Washington times., 1937-11-17

Washington's diplomatic, so.
cial, official and civic life will
be represented by it's youngest
members at the National Thea
ter Saturday morning, when
"Hansel and Gretel' will be the
drawing card. This, the second
of six plays to be given here
this season by the gifted play
ers of the Children's Theater of
New York, promises to rival all
of its predecessors in popular
ity.
Donna Matilde Suvich, wife of
the Italian ambassador, has re-
served seats for the play. Mrs.
William Howard Taft will oc-
cupy the same seat she has re-
served for the five seasons
which the Children's Theater
has come to Washington.
Others who have bought tick
cts either for their own chill
dren, grandchildren or other
youngsters are Mrs. Stephen
Early, Mrs. Bennett Champ
Clark, Mrs. Burton K. Wheeler,
The Washington times., 1937-11-17
Dinner Party

Col. and Mrs. Berkeley Thorne
Merchant entertained at a small
dinner in the Blue room at the
Shoreham last evening for the
intimate friends of Lieut.. Col.
and Mrs. John B. THOMPSON,
who have come from West Point
and will make their home in
Washington while Colonel
Thompson is stationed at the
Army War College.
X X
The marriage of Miss Mabel
Gouldman and Mr.. Robert w.
Mason took place at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Hodges
on Saturday, November 13, at 4
o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Turcke, of
Switzerland, accompanied by
their son, Mr.. John Turcke,
who are on an extended tour
OF the States and Canada, are
staying at the Dodge while in
GQe Cdp1Cal.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reynolds,
OF San Francisco, who, with
their young son, are visiting in
the East, are stopping at Ward.
man Park Hotel during their
stay in Washington.
y x
Miss Mabel A. Rose and Miss
Minnie B. Ellington, of Knox.
vile, Tenn, are spending sew.
eral days at the Martinique.
X
Mr.. and airs. T. Percy Rath-
bone, of Palmer, Massachusetts,
are in town for a visit of several
days and are at Wardman Park
Hotel.
The Washington times., 1937-11-17
Art Exhibit
On Thursday

Lovers of art in the social
world of Washington will be in
terested to learn that the
Third Annual Christmas Exhibi-
ton of paintings, drawings. and
sculpture of artists resident in
Washington, Virginia, and Mary
land, under the auspices of the
Phillips Memorial Gallery, will
open in the Studio House, 1914
Twenty-first st. N. W., tomor-
row afternoon from 3 until 6
o'clock.
Assisting at the reception will
be Mrs. Duncan Phillips, wife
OF the Director of the Phillips
Memorial Gallery; Mrs. C. Law
Watkins, wife of the director
of the Studio House and asso-
ciate director of the Phillips
The Washington times., 1937-11-17
Returns Todav

The Ambassador of the Union
OF Soviet Socialist Republics and
Nine. Troyanovsky are return
ing today from Philadelphia,
where the Ambassador delivered
an address before the meeting of
American Russian Institute yes
terday.
X
Mrs. Jane R. Hollingsworth
has returned to her apartment
at the Roosevelt Hotel after hav-
ing spent the past two months
with her son, Mr.. Thomas R.
Miller, of Jacksonville, Fla.
The Washington times., 1937-11-17

What to do, but Anne was not
a whit dismayed. The dinner
was for that night, the guests
had already accepted. So-Mrs,
Suydam Just took herself down
to the five and ten and selected
everything from soup spoons to
dessert spoons, brought them all
home, placed them nicely on the
white linened table. and right
beneath the crystal glasses and
the guests arrived, admired
everything, including the dinner
and never even noticed that the
ancestral silver was missing.
And-when they read this, they
will be just a bit surprised.
nIANA HOPKINS, cunning six
~ year-old daughter of Harry
Hopkins, WPA Administrator,
had a birthday, Monday. A birth
day which she will always re-
member, in the manner of all
little girls, who keep in their
heart, throughout the years, GER
tain things which please them,
greatly.
With Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-
welt as hostess (even though she
herself was miles away, young
Miss Hopkins and her equally
young guests, each accompanied
by their nurses, arrived at the
White House. were entertained
by a moving picture, were
greeted by the President and
then were bundled into White
House cars, afterwards, and
taken to Diana's home where
they had a real birthday din
ner, served in courses and COM
posed of everything tiny young
ladies should and could eat, just
prior to their bedtime.
4 +
MRS. DIXIE BIBB GRAVES,
V1 new woman Senator from
Alabama, who was appointed by
her husband, Governor Graves,
Of that State, made a speech
Monday night to the Demo
cratic Women's Council which
was just as clever and witty as
could be.
When it was all over, someone
suggested that Governor Graves
say a few words, to follow those
of his charming wife. He did
and very smartly. Ladies'" he
began, "if any of you would like
to go to the Senate, my advice is
to get a good provider and in
case you don't, get another one"
Which wise statement got a
world of applause.
MRS. CLARENCE GROSNER,
I'VE who is as pretty as a tea
rose and wears the most beauti-
full and so smart clothes, has
one of the most unique watches
we've glimpsed about this town
in many a day. She got this
watch last summer while she
was travelling in Switzerland and
it is Just about the size Of wee
acorn, looks very swagger ana
fastens like clip, on her coat
lapel or scarf.
CENATOR AND MRS. ROYAL
y S. COPELAND are going to
be in town. at least until the
day before Christmas, and then
they are rushing off to Florida,
for a brief stay at their place
down there. Senator and Mrs.
Copeland, as you may already
know, own several groves Of
grapefruit down in Florida, and,
at the moment, Mrs. Copeland
is much more excited over a clus-
ter of 16 grapefruit, on one sin
gle branch ESQ many have never
been heard of before in that
section) than she is over her re-
cent Guest Book, going into its
third edition!
mo THE Golden Donaldsons
l. for tea yesterday afternoon
with Mrs. Donaldson, the for
mer Frances Starr. so pretty in
black velvet topped with a gold
and burgundy cloth jacket, and
The Washington times., 1937-11-17
Lady Marler
Entertains
For Bud
By Flora Macdonald

Tomorrow will see
the debutante sea-
son under way, with the
launching of the first two
buds,
And what a season it prom
ises to be with iuncheons,
teas, dinner dances and balls,
each following upon the heels
of the other until Christmas
time, when those who are to
be presented during their
school holidays will return
to the Capital, to he caught
in the whirlpool of excite
ment.
The Washington times., 1937-11-17
Dcbutante Season Gets Under Way Tomorrow
PETER CARTER


4 nne Gordon Suydam, daughter of Mrs.
"A George Barnett, is very strong
minded young She refuses to be diverted from the
thing which she has in mind Last week. returning from
spent at Wakefield Manor she opened her house
Nineteenth Street and decided to have dinner for few
friends and welcome herself back to town. All went WELL
Annes weltraned servants submitted perfect menu, ex
ouisite autumn flowers appeared for the table, the china
taken out of the closets and the sverwe the silver
nowhere to be found Of couldn't be- for it
posing where had posed all summern the safe at Wake
fold
The Washington times., 1937-11-17
In Residence

Representative and Mrs. H. P.
Kopplemann, of Connecticut,
have returned to their apart
ment at the Mayflower for the
congressional season. Since
leaving Washington the latter
part of August they have been
at their home in Hartford ex.
cept for short visit Mrs. Kop-
plemann made in the Berk.
shires.
X X 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. Steele
will be hosts at the dinner at
the Arts Club tomorrow eve.
ming. Following dinner, mem
bers OF. the club will view the
colored moving pictures taken
last summer by Mr.. and Mrs.
Mark Lansburgh on a motor trip
through rural England, Scotland
and Wales, showing some of
England's famous gardens, ruins
OF abbeys and cathedrals and
picturesque villages.
The Washington times., 1937-11-17
Awaits Wife

Representative Scott Lucas,
Of Illinois, is staying at the
Mayflower until Mrs. Lucas
arrives on December ! from
their home in Havana, Ill. At
that time they again will occupy
the Gore home at 4500 Broad
Branch Road, where they lived
last season.
~
Mrs. David L. johnson has ar.
rived from her home in Cleve-
land and while here she will
be at Wardman Park Hotel.
The Washington times., 1937-11-17
Tea at Legation

A diplomatic bud and one
from residential society will
take the spotlight tomorrow.
Lady Marler, wife of the
Minister of Canada, will en-
tertain at a tea at the le-
CATION, in honor of Miss Anne
Mahoney, daughter of the
First Secretary of the Cana
dian Legation, Mr.. Merchant
Mahoney.
Anne or peggy" as she
is known to her friends will
be given a dance by her
father and Mrs. Mahoney
later in the season at their
home on Garfield Street. She
attended the Maret French
School and last year grad
uated from the Georgetown
Visitation Convent.
Barbara Bradley, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Brad
ley. who have been identified
with Washington all their lives,
will be presented to her parents
friends tomorrow afternoon at a
tea from until 7, to be given
at the Bradleys' residence on
Twenty-first Street. Barbara is
a graduate of Madeira School.
Friday afternoon will be Alice
Barry's debut tea, which her par.
ents, Major and Mrs. David K.
Barry, will give at their home on
Massachusetts, Avenue,
Evening star., 1937-10-13
New Town to Be Built.

PITTSBURGH R.-Kopperston a
town of of 800 homes-will be built
in West Virginia valley to house the
men who will operate q new mine near
Oceana for the Koppers Coal Co.
President j. P. williams, jr., said the
company had purchased about 10000
acres of coal land in Wyoming County
and would build the coal town next
Spring about miles north Of Oceana.
Evening star., 1937-10-13
BY WILLARD
GiS37 ny TRioVssK, Iase.
BY NORMAN MARSH
REX COLLIER
BY S. [. HUNTLEY

tioning the party or to tell him that
you are having party and insist that
he join it would probably embarrass
him.
Send return envelope for the leaf :
let Restaurant Manners"
Evening star., 1937-10-13
Brain Twizz1ers.
BY PROF. I'D. FLINT.

0NE OF these guys who live to do
crazy things decided to be a pub
lie thrill giver, so he planned to jump
out OF 500-foot tower with 4 spe-
cially constructed set Of wings to
see If he could glide on them. Be-
fore he made the trip he wrote 4
will to dispose Of $1,000 which he had
in the bank. Having no near rela-
tives, he willed the money in this
way: Knowing that dear friend and
the friends wife had sdded 70 their
family. ths jumper Arranged tor hi
Evening star., 1937-10-13

thirds and the baby one-third if the
baby were girl.
The thrill giver made the jump and
passed to better world. The friends
addition to the family had been twins,
a boy and girl. In order to best
fulfil the intentions of the will what
amount should the boy, the girl and
their father (the friend) receive?
(Answer on Page B-12)
Copyright, 1879
Jolly Polly
A Little Chat on English
BY JOS. ]. FRISCH.
T. v.-When . guest calls unex-
pectedly while you ars having .
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-25
ANNUAL MEETING SOIL
CONSERVATION ASSOC.

The annual meeting of the Worces-
ter County Soil Conservation Associa-
ton was held Tuesday night, June %,
in the Court House at Snow Hill with
large number of signers present.
A financial report of the receipts
and expenditures was given and it
was pointed out by R. T. Grant, Secre-
tary, that $4,000 was received the
past year by 3S1 Worcester County
farmers for soil conserving practices.
This year 1872 new work sheets were
signed, making a total of COL work
sheets on file in the county office.
The following directors and officers
were elected to serve for the coming
year: President, Preston Jones, Berlin;
Vice-President, H. Clay Evans, Berlin;
Members of the County Committee;
C. C. Pilchard, Stockton; Milton H
Redden, Pocomoke; Secretary, r. T.
Grant, County Agent, Snow Hill; and
Treasurer, Hattie B. Williams, Snow
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-25
Rodney Scout Camp
Council Sunday Next
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continued from rage
directed by Carroll Cox of Kenneth
Square, University of Delaware natur-
al science student, assisted by "June"
Cant. Craftwork is under the direc-
ton of Francis Parkes, industrial arts
teacher of Warner Junior High School
in Wilmington.
Associate Director of Camp is Jas.
Glaes of Pittsburgh, veteran Rodney
leader, who directs the Scout advance
ment and hiking program of camp.
Five separate camp units make up
the Rodney Scout Camps. These are
graded to accommodate all from the
newest Tenderfoot Scouts to the old
est, most advanced Sea Scouts. First
come the Cheekakoo and Sourdough
Camps directed respectively by "Jake"
Kreshtool and "Joe" Dannenberg, two
veteran Rodney Campers, who have
come up from the Del-Mar-Va Scout
ranks. w. Carlton Backus, Jr., will
again assume his 1886 post as Pioneer
Camp director. For Ranger Camp di-
rector, the Council has engaged Roger
w. Cam, veteran Scoutmaster of
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-25
Treasurer-John F. Wannewetsch,
Baltimore.
POCOMOKE GIRL SCOUTS
AT PUBLIC LANDING

The Girl Scout Troop of Pocomoke
will leave June 81 for Public Land
ing where they will camp for a week,
returning to Pocomoke July 4th. The
company will be in charge of Mrs. L.
Griffin Callahan, Captain of the
Troop who will be assisted in the
camp routine by Mrs. James F. Dry
den, Mrs. Edwin Birmingham, Mrs
William Lance of this city and Miss
Ruth Dashiells of Cambridge. Mrs
Lance and Miss Dashiells will be in
charge of the swimming activities
both having life saving badges.
The routine of the camp will be un-
der the supervision of the, Captain
Recreation will include swimming,
hiking, camp fire activities and other
things pertaining to camp life and
Scout discipline.
There are approximately thirtytwo
members fthe Pocomoke Scouts, and
about twenty-five of this number will
attend the camp. Contributions toward
expenses have been made by organi-
cations of the town as we'll as in
dividual contributions.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-25
CHIRPS
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thing to say about it. But they are
real nice about it and declare they're
"going to say it with Flowers" Now
that bunch of roses ought to know
Tom Kibler pretty well, and before
he tackles President Kib, chloroform
had better be substituted for the ma
tural odor of natures blooms, or else
he won't have much bacon to bring
back. But here's hoping for quick
peaceful solution.
Speaking of diving, sliding, or skid
ding, whatever you may call it, didn't
the Philadelphia GAS" go home in a
hurry when they decided they had
been visiting too long. They didn't
seem to like their penthouse temper
airy abode, and now are resting where
surroundings are more in keeping
with their usual habitat. Their change
of base was in keeping with Carl Hub
BELLS change of form after he had
hung up a record for FINGERS to knock
down; and the chances are they will
be knocking at it for years to come
before it yields to pounding.
Right down here in Worcester, e.
verybody is talking about that little
war horse, War Admiral, son of a
worthy sire, Man o. War. Between
Berlin and Snow Hill on model horse
home, the "Admiral' spent the winter
and I'll bet an ear of corn he'd like
to be right down here on the Sho'
again. But he's some boss, amt he ?
and 1 know his old daddy is proud of
him.
And so it goes; wish could go with
it all but got to stay at home and
write more foolishness, so, goodbye
until the same hour next week, when
you can all tune in again.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-25
REV. Mr.. MATHEWS
IS CHAIRMAN OF
LIBRARY BOARD
Plans Considered To Enlarge
Membership And Expand In
Other Directions

Patrons of the Pocomoke Public
Library will be glad to know that Rev.
r. B. Mathews, D. D., rector of St.
Mary's Episcopal Church, this city,
has accepted the Craftsmanship of the
Board of Directors of the Library,
and will, in the near future, start a
campaign for enlargement and better
ment of facilities, which promises to
emphasize the library as big COM
munity asset and place it on a most
substantial basis. Particulars of plans
already discussed will be made public
later. DR.. E. ]. Clarke has been add
ed to the Board.
Library officials announce the fol-
lowing additions to the Memorial
Shelf:
The Memorial Shelf" which has
recently been inaugurated by the Po-
comoke Public Library includes some
of the following contributions:
Mr.. William A. Hoblitzell presented
a valuable set of reference books, five
volumes to the set entitled "The Lib
rary of Natural History, Embracing
Living Animals of the World" These
books contain 1000 illustrations of the
different races, animals, mammals,
birds, ETC., and were given in memory
of Mr.. Hoblitzell's deceased wife, Flor
ence E. Costen Hoblitzell.
Goods and Little Fishes" by Alfred
Pearce Dennis, presented by Samuel
K. Dennis, Chief Judge of the Supreme
Bench of Baltimore, in memory of his
late brother, DR.. Alfred Pearce Dennis.
Grim of the Prairie" by Bess
Streeter Aldrich and "Poetical Works.
of Owen Meredith, presented by Miss
Venie Hearne in memory of the late
deceased Edith Stevenson of Pocomoke
City.
Common Legal Principles" in two
volumes, presented by John A. Ditto,
D. D., as compliment to the Ladies
who labored in the establishment of
the Pocomoke Public Library.
"Boswell's Journal of a Tour of the
Hebrides with Samuel johnson LII.
D." was presented by Mrs. R. Lee Hall
in memory of her Mother and Father,
the late John Barnes Hanna and Mar
tina S. Hanna, of Hartford County, Md.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-25
THE MARYLAND
PHARMACISTS
AT OCEAN CITY
Association COnfers HOnOrs On
A Worcester Member For
Forty Years

DR.. H. c. Byrd, president of the
University OF Maryland, addressed the
Maryland Pharmaceutical Association
which has been in session at Ocean
City this week.
The association honored William C.
Powell, of Snow Hill, for thirty-five
years of continuous service on the
State Board of Pharmacy from which
he recently resigned. Mr.. Powell re-
ceived a silver service from r. L
Swain, of Baltimore, secretary of the
board.
In addition to his long service on the
board, Mr.. Powell has been member
of the State association for forty
years and has the distinction of being
one of the youngest presidents. He
was only Fl when he was elected presi-
dent in 1897.
TIL association elected officers on
Wednesday. Nominations included:
President-Mr. Swain.
First Vice-President- A. M
Dewing, Centreville.
Second Vice Presidential N. Hew-
ing, Baltimore.
Third Vice-President - Lloyd S.
Richardson, Bel Air.
Secretary-E. F. Kelly, Baltimore
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-25

At this meeting the County Agent
explained the working of the new
program and pointed out how it ap-
plies to Worcester County farmers.
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Night Base Ball First
Appearance Here
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bag in short order. They started
scoring in the second inning when
Myers made a hit, being advanced
by Higgins hit and came home on
Harris wild throw to first base. In
the third, through some wildness of
Harris, Millar and Myers were passed
and were brought home by a smashing
blow by Boyce. Prior to this, Urban
had made a four-bagger, and Girls
field was leading 4 to 0.
But in the fifth, Daddino was safe
on an error and was brought in when
Rock hit one over the fence. Another
homer by Denenberg in the sixth.
narrowed the Crisfield margin to a
single run. Here Boyce was yanked
out and Cahill was substituted. The
Pocomoke boys went to work on him
and scored three runs in short order
in the seventh, on TESTERS double
In the eighth, a double by Dugan
scored Daddino and ended the scoring,
as Crisfield was unsuccessful in solv-
ing Harris pitching and did not cross
the plate after the fourth inning
score Pocomoke z, Crisfield A.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-25

is sixteen miles.
Delaware and Eastern Shore Scouts
have received applications for Camp
enrolment, and many boys have al
ready reserved place for themselves
at Rodney. Registrations of PA
Scouts have already been received at
the Council office: Delaware: Whining
ton 1913; Delaware City 9; Harrington
1; Dover mo. u 8; st. Georges e:
Smyrna 8; Dover mo. p 1; Middle
town 2; Milford 8; Dover (No. 81 8;
Bear 1; Lewes 10; Seaford 2; Reho-
both Beach 1.
Maryland: Salisbury mo. 14s) l.;
Salisbury (No. 149) 9; Berlin 1; Girls
field 4; Marion Station 8; Hurlock 6:
North Feast 1; Perry Point 1 Elkton
6; Port Deposit z; Galena II Centre
vile 8; Hillsboro-Queen Anne 2: Fed.
eralsburg 8; Easton (No. 1857 4; Eas-
ton (No. 1907 10.