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Milford chronicle., 1939-02-10
OAK ORCHARD

Due to the pleasant weather that
We have been having over the week
ends, quite a number of cottage own
ers came down to Oak Orchard. Quite
few past their time away this week
end by boat riding.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. II. Rogers were
visitors in Dover on Friday. They
presented a Z lb rock fish to Cover
nor McMullin in person. which was
caught in the Indnan River. They
are still catching quite a number of
fish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Phillips, of Will
mingtOn. who own the Ira-Del cot
tage and quite number of building
lots. spent the weekend with his
brother, Mr. and Mrs. George Phillips.
Mrs. Clifton who owns the Alan
dot cottage in Lincoln Park and
works for the DUPONT Co., i'm Will
mington. is in a serious condition.
The doctor has ordered her to take
a rest for a few weeks at her cot
tage here.
Mrs. Elmer Pride took her hus-
band and brother. Charles W. Scott,
TO Wilmington on Sunday afternoon.
so that they might be at their work
Oh Monday morning.
Lore Bird and Paul WEIGH. of Will
miugtOn. were the weekend guests of
Ferman Larmon at the Birds cottage
in Lincoln Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcdaniel were week
end visitors at their cottage.
Olin johnson entertained quite a
number of friends at his cottage over
the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Pride enter
tanned as their weekend guest. Mrs.
Pride's. brother. C. W. Scott. of Will
mington, being his first visit to Oak
Orchard.
Little Paul Short entertained quite
a number of his school chums on
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Lester Mitchell and two child
ren. Ruth and Jimmy. who occupy
the Bowden cottage. spent Saturday
in Wilmington with Mr.. Mitchell's pa
rents.
We arc sorry to report that Mrs.
James Phillips. the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. C. Green. who has been very
ill is not much improved at this writ
ing.
Mrs. Laura Purnell and SONS, Ro-
bert and Charles, spent few hours
in Oak Orchard at their cottage over
the weekend.
Mrs. Charles Rogers and son, Ro-
bert Short, spent Sunday afternoon
with Mrs. Rogers mother, Mrs. S. S.
Baker near Pittsyille, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Donovan spent
Sunday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles B. Phillis. Jr.
The Lawton Brothers were visi-
tors of Mr.. and Mrs. Sergeant and
Mr.. and Mrs. James Tate.
Mr.. and Mrs. ii. B. Vending. Of
spent the past weekend
At their cottage to "Tomawanda".
DR.. Baker. of Milford. who has en-
plOyed quite a number of men in and
'bOut Oak Orchard. to build a bulk
head and fill in the lot that he owns
md expects to build in the early |
Spring.
Charles Rogers and Charles FL |
enburger spent Tuesday in Dover.
Zack Wells, of Wilmington. and
,arty of friends were Oak Orchard |
'isitors recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Hudson, of !
were down looking their
'ottage over the past Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Jenkins who
las been living in Ellenburgers twin
Otaage has moved to the James Phil
ips cottage.
MIR. Wood. of Milford. spent Mon
ay looking over his cottage which
e has decided to remodel.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-10
WILDWOOD

The regular meeting of the Mill
wood Home Demonstration Club was
held Wednesday. Feb. 1. with a good
attendance. After the regular rOu-
tine of business the meeting was
turned over TO the local leaders.
Mrs. George Bond and Mrs. Edwin
Short. who gave very fine demon
straiion of a kitchen cart-a very
handy and useful article for any
housewife as II has many uses. A
class in Home Nursing has also been
started. each Tuesday of every week.
from until 4 o'clock. These meet
ings are very instructive. and all
members should be interested in
them. The meeting then adjourned
to meet Wednesday. March 1.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-10

Miss Mildred Donovan of Bridge
vile spent few days last week with
her sister,, Mrs. Eugene Kitchens.
Arthur Tyndall was home over the
weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Atkins were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Elliott last
Sunday.
Lawrence Elliott is on the sick
list
]. J. Lambden, Mrs. Granville
Lambden and Mrs. Lulu King at
tended the wedding of ]. ]. Lambden,
Jr., in Wilmington Saturday.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-10
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Brother Half Pint" Wilson SOckie
Our present Noble Grand,
Performs his duties weekly
I Surprised that he could, but he can.
! Vice Grand Ward. the expert
On radio. entertainment and eats.
Is there on the job doing his work
Every time the lodge meets.
Brother Webb. our recording secre-
tary.
Is in his chair every lodge night
TO write down the "dOings" that
evening
And everything else in sight.
Now our Financial Secretary wiki
ius.
So business like and sedate,
Is always primed for an argument
To keep us all up late.
Our Treasurer John LeCompte
Only comes when there's an amount
TO be- taken from this and put into
that.
For the good of Crystal Fount.
Our Warden Ivan Telling
Collects the dues each night
And passes around the regaIia
Then listens to hear if you're right.
Walt Stevenson. our conductor.
Just sits and figures you out
Better have on the right regalia
Or else he will put you out.
Eisenbrey. our Teverent chaplain.
Puts our thoughts on higher plane
To keep us true to our lodge vows
And also our triple chain
Inside Guardian Isaacs
Is the man with the great big grin
Better talk right to enter
Or he'll never let you in.
Joe Isaacs. the outside guardian,
Or whoever IL happens to be,
is easy to pass by pretending
Your an Odd Fellow of third degree.
There are six other members
Supporters of the Noble and Vice
Grand.
@NNhAA' hti' AAe EA1Nt III tnE lbuEG udll
To work ut their command.
Take Jack" Tease, for instance,
AS a right support very able.
But with his little black moustache.
I'll bet.
You're mistaken him for Gable"
Our left Support is Macklin.
a better fellow you'll never meet,
lie likes to play pitch" and 500"
But you've got to let him beat.
Our vice grands right is Harder,
crossword puzzles are his delight
But when we're ready for coffee
He can make it exactly right
Fred Lynch, left supporter, is d
salesman.
That's the reason. | presume.
He's stranger to most of the menu
bers.
in the lodge room.
Allen BOuscher is a hustler
In the lodge room or in his shop.
When he gets to his feet to make a
speech
It's hard to make him stop
Supporter Ellingsworth. or Peanut"
Well mention and then we're
through
Drawing gas and fixing tires
Is about all he has time to do.
Now here. folks. are the trusted
guardians
)f Crystal FOunt Lodge No. 10,
Fry as you may you cannot find
worthier group of men.
GO
Bowling
The two bowling teams of the Odd
fellows had another hot contest last
night at the Recreation
enter. when the Blues defeated the
Ieds by the total number of pins for
he three games. 1867 to 1914. New
II Isaacs had high score for the
vening with John Hallett right at
is heels.
The line-ups:
Rifles
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tcontinued from First Page,

I'VE must continue" DR.. .Jost en-
phasized, ito see that the level OF
protection is sufficiently high in
school children, and we should treat
successfully at least one half of the
1000 children passing their first
birthday. Il is as important to ad-
minister protection to young chill
dren I'm the home, as TO their school
age brothers and sisters, for the
latter may act as carriers to bring
the disease to the former
Or. JOst pointed out that, although
great deal of anti-diphtheria work
has been done, from which the peo-
pie Of the State are now benefitting,
they may not take for granted tha;
tie disease will not return If there
is any let-up in the preventative
work. The benefit from this work is
slown by the drop in diphtheria
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-10

last. The greater part of the even
ing was spent in playing Chinese
Checkers"
Mrs. w. F. Hastings. Mrs. John
Hastings. Mrs. EnOs Nichols and Mrs.
Elmer Nelson attended the Atlanta
Home Demonstration melting at Mrs.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-10

Thurman Adams on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Reid and
children and Clarence Nelson spent
Sunday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Nelson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Wheatley visited
friends at Pennington on Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-10

The two bowling teams of the Odd
Fellows had another hot contest last
Thursday night at the Recreation
Center. when the Blues defeated the
Reds by the total number of pins for
the three games. 1867 to 1914. New
ell Isaacs had high score for the
evening with John Hallett right at
his heels.
The line-ups:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12

A wax model Of Hitler has been
placed In the famous Madame Tus-
saud's exhibition Ia London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12
STEAMSHIPS.
c,,,,.. .. .x N; ss;.: :'''
y. ~ s AMERICAN waters

You don't have to deny yourself tho
pleasure Of cruise. Now, a. always,
you can cruise on the cleaning White
: Viking NEUTRAL Liners OF the
Swedish American Line in perfect
safety. Passengers just returned from
the successful fall cruise of the Kungs-
holm to the West Indies report one Of
the most successful trips of the year.
So plan to get away from the cares
and worries of everyday life for few
days. Rest, relax and enjoy life on tho
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12

half the size OF Washingtons pro-
fessionals. but they can ut least
boast they're undefeated.
They are the "l00-pounders" Of
the Boys Club Of Washington, q
stalwart squad ranging In age from
IS to IS.
Yesterday, before they went out
to defend their unbeaten status
against an Anacostia foe, a helmet
was passed around and the boys
deposited their nickels and dimes,
individual contributions to the Chest
campaign.
Those nickels and dimes mean
something to them, too. One boy
earned his contribution by wash
ing the family dishes for weeks.
Another saved 1t from his lunch
money. Several had sold papers or
helped on newspaper routes to get
those nickels and dimes together.
Andy Farkas, Redskin back, had
planned to be present when the
boys made their Chest contributions,
but he had to practice, so he sent
a message of congratulations to
his small colleagues.
The boys. who last year staged q
benefit" game with proceeds going
to the Chest. are very proud Of
their team, and Of the fact that
they have been scored against only
once this season, while they've gath
cred 143 points in I'VE games.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12
Columbus U. Junior Glasses
To Make Dance Plans

Plans for the Columbus Univer.
sity's junior dance, to be given De-
cember 2 by juniors In the Depart
ments Of Law, Accountancy. and
Junior College, will be initiated this
week with . meeting Of representa-
tives from al junior classes.
The representatives from the
junior law classes are: Mrs. Zelma
Clay, william Cosgrove, Joseph
Brennan, Marian Davies, Ellen M.
Herlihy. Edward L. Foster, IT,;
Gladys Guy and Henry +. Hurley, jr.
Members Of the Accountancy School
Junior class will be represented by
L. Grier DuRant, John 8. Morris,
Mrs. Gertrude Nuss- Mahorney,
James r. Turner and Charles Gar
Der. Second year students In the
Junior College will be represented by
Class President w. James Widmayer.
: Walter Mess, senior law student,
has been elected chancellor Of Sigma
Delta Kappa fraternity, Columbus
University Law Fraternity. Fellow
officers include: Dan T. Client, vice.
chancellor; Martin H. Violette, secre-
tary: Leonard Zaciewslt, treasurer;
John p. Brennan. chaplain; Eugene
G. Parker, bailiH; John A. Nevros,
finance chairman, and CHI Nelson,
IN charge Of publicity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12
College. and the Very Rev. Harry
B. Crimmins Of st. Louis Univer.

College. and the Very Rev. Harry
B. Crimmins Of st. Louis Univer.
sity.
The freshmen class election re.
suits were announced as follows:
John Egan, South Orange, N. j..
president; Robert Napier, Rochester,
N. Y, vice president; Ross Sorce,
Pittsburgh, Pa, treasurer, and Frank
Mathews, Omaha, Nebr., secretary.
The last named Is the son Of tho
newly elected g-and knight Of the
Knights Of Columbus and Mr. Sorce
gives promise Of being one Of
Georgetown's greatest athletes.
The Rev. Edmund A. Walsh, 8. J..
regent Of the Foreign Service School,
Is lecturing this week In Boston
before the Commerce Club and in
New York City at the Church Of
st. Joan dare on the present Euro
pean situation. He has many lee
ture engagements ahead and mean.
while Is preparing for his own an
nual lecture course In Washington
this winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12
American j. Plans
Chest Drive With
Goal SET al 500
Red Cross Would
Receive Fourth
Of Amount Raised
Star STAFF Photo.

The Community Chest on cam
pus" is the name given by students
at the American University to q CO.
operative effort between students
and faculty to raise $700 for the
Community Chest of Washington.
The plan was proposed because of
student sympathy with the objec-
tives of the Community Chest ideals
and to avoid repeated separate at
tempts to raise money on the campus
for worthy purposes, according to
Helen Miller, student body presi-
dent. Other agencies which will
benefit from the plan are the Red
Gross. which will receive Is per cent
Of the total tuberculosis Associa.
ton. Christmas Toy Fund, Student
Chinese Relief and similar organi-
cations.
Also aided under the plan will
be the symphony orchestra, Miss
Miller indicated. The Young Friends
Of Music, campus organization
which formerly conducted this cam
paign separately, will cooperate In
VIC AlC" pldAl. ~ Woo SIdtCO.
This will be the first year the
plan has been tried on this basis,
although the idea admittedly was
born last year when the faculty
benefit entertainment was so well
received. The entertainment Will be
repeated this year as part Of the
program and will be presented on
Friday evening.
The student committee in charge
Of the drive is headed by Charles
Davidson of Washington. Each class
is represented on the committee.
Marion Mates, freshman: Ed KEEL
Ter. sophomore: Tom Saderlin, jun
ior. and Erva Barger, senior. are the
committee members, according to
Davidson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12
Siemo Epsilon InstoI|s
New Chapter Today

Alpha Beta chapter of Sigma Ep-
silon Sorority will be installed in
Columbia Province at 1 O'Clock this
afternoon at the Hay-Adams House
by Miss Erma Leezy, grand chancel-
lor, of st. Louis, Mo.
The members of Alpha Beta chap
ter are Misses Madge Walters,
Esther Schartner. Margaret White.
Agnes Doyle, Ruth Wallace, Mildred
Reamy, Bobbie Steinberg and Eliza
beth Atkinson and Mrs. Jean Car
nell. Following the installation q
buffet supper will be served. Later
a meeting of the Executive Council
of Columbia Province will be held.
Miss Leezy is making her official
visit to the Washington chapters
and is stopping at Wardman Park
Hotel. During the week she will be
entertained by each of the five chap
tiers in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12
Sondbure to Lecture
At School Here Nov. 80

Carl Sandburg, nationally known
poet and biographer, will be pre-
sented In . lecture on November
30, at the Roosevelt High School
Auditorium by Sigma Tau Delta
Fraternity. Mr.. Sandburg will speak
ut 8 Pm.
The Wilson Teachers College
chapter of The national English fra
ternity has In past years sponscred
. series of lectures by american
literary figures. THIS years event,
IAN Evening With Carl Sandburg, /"
will mark the second appearance of
Mr.. Sandburg under Sigma Tau
Delta's sponsorship.
Sandburg has gained prominence
for his work as q poet Of the peo-
pie, and, more recently, as . biog-
rapher Of Abraham Lincoln.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12

Alumni memenioes
Of War Displayed
At GeorgetownU U.
Home-C Corners See
Display in RondoII
Reading Room

For home coming alumni who
missed the colorful Armistice OBJ
servance at Georgetown University
sponsored by the student body. pic
lures and other momentoes of
Georgetown men in the World War
were. on display yesterday in the
James Ryder Randall Reading Room.
To many attending the home com
ing reception in the morning, the
exhibit recalled the names of for
mer classmates among the 81 George.
town men who gave their lives dur
ing the war. Rows of poplar trees
planted nearly 20 years ago on the
campus are their living memorials
today.
The exhibit was arranged by Phil.
lip Temple. librarian, from pictures
and records taken from the college
archives. He was assisted by the
Rev. Wilfrid Parsons. s. j., archivist
and dean Of the graduate. school
and DR.. James 9. Ruby, jr., alumni
secretary.
Floyd Gibbons Featured
Prominently featured were pic
lures Of Dennis powd and the late
Floyd Gibbons, famous war CORE.
spondent. both Of whom were COL
lege alumni. Mr.. Dowd is believed
to have been the first American to
enlist in the French or any other
army at the outbreak Of the war in
1914. He served for a while In the
famous Lafayette Esquadrille and
was killed when his airplane crashed
IN . tree. That was before the
United States entered the war. The
GIBBONS picture showed the ace cor.
respondent with his arm in a sling.
1t was taken at the time of his re-
covery from wounds received during
the battel Of Belleau Woods in which
ne lost an eye. When Mr.. Gibbons
was buried in Washington last
month the services were conducted
IN Dahlgren Chapel at Georgetown
Another souvenir of the war was
a menu card featuring wild boar
served at a feast of GEORGETOWN
alumni IN Paris. The signatureS at
tached indicated that Hobart E. Der.
Ran. Class of 1897, served as toast
master. There was also a picture NJ
George Hirst, one of the most prom :
!nent OF the alumni, in his war uni.
form. 1t was Mr.. Hirst who con.
triouted the library at Georgetown
which bears his name.
Among visitors ut the college last
week was the Rev. Coleman Nevis
s. j, former president and now rec
tor OF st: 1gnatius Loyola Church in
New York City. Father Nevis spent
few days renewing old friend.
ships IN Washington.
Jesuit Leaders Here.
The presidents Of four Jesuit uni
versities also are the weekend
guests of the Very Rev. Arthur A
OLeary, S. j., having come to at
TEND the golden jubilee celebrat ton
OF Catholic University. They are
the Very Rev. Robert I. Cannon
OF Fordham, the Very Rev. Raphael
G. Mccarthy of Marquette, the Very
rev. William J. Murphy of Boston
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12
Junior COLLEGE Elects

Miss May Cliston LaForce, tenn
porary president Of the Chevy
Chase Junior College Student Coun-
ell, prior to election was acclaimed
permanent president after student
elections last week, 1t was an
nounced yesterday. Miss LaForce
served Is student council represen-
tative and president Of the Fresh
man Glass last year.
Vera Marie Patterson was elected
vice-president and Shirley Pholen,
socretayy.troagurof.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12

Switzerland. At lis pm. that same
day, with the other women Of the
Legation and their families, she was
en- route on the last through train
to Paris, all of them leaving behind
them their husbands and their
household possessions to whatever
might be their future destiny. In
Geneva she missed, by q few Sec
onds, the one telephone message her
husband could have gotten through
to her before the wires were gut in
Prague.
Thereafter, she was unable to OBJ
tain any news from her husband for
10sout of the 80 days she was sepa-
rated from him. At the end of
that time he met her at the Ger
man-Czech border with their own
car, as there were still no trains
running through the Czech area
which Germany was occupying. In
this interval she noted to her amaze
ment that most Of the Czech homes,
doubtless as safety measures, were
displaying NAH swastikas and Hit
ler's pictures, garlanded with flow
ers. 8 -
"The American Legation at
Prague" Mrs. Carr said. lis now
occupied by the United States Con-
sui General, Irving Linnell."
One Of former Minister Cars
hobbies is the taking Of pictures and
the Cars have many fascinating
black and white stills as well Is
movies in color of their sojourn in
CZecho-Slovakia which they plan
to share with their American
friends.
On November 20 Mrs. Carr will
tell of her experience In Prague at
the monthly luncheon meeting Of
the Women's Safety Committee Of
the D. G. Motor Club Of the Amer
lean Automobile Association, Of
which she has long been an active
and interested member. r.
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S. 6. Muttern Heads
National Law Juniors

Stanley G. Mattern, an employee Of
the Federal Bureau Of Investigation,
has been elected president of the
junior class Of National University
Law School, 1t was announced yes
terday. Mr.. Mattern lives at 1106
Euclid street.
Other omcers elected were David
T. O'Neil, vice president; Marion
Harlan, secretary; Wendell w.
Campbell, treasurer; Robert West,
sergeant at arms, and Charles Dear.
born, historian.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12
Boltic-Americdn MEETING

The Executive Committee. Of the
Baltic-American Society viii meet
at the International Students House,
1708 New Hampshire avenue NV,
at $3.50 pm. today.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-11
YOUNG PSYCHOLOGIST

An employee of the public library
has just reported conversation she
overheard between a progressive
schoolboy and a non-progressive pal.
Evidently the progressive scholar
was trying to explain the difference
between an inferiority complex and
a superiority complex to his unen-
lightened contemporary. Suppose"
he said, 81 asked you If you could
jump ten feet and you said sure.
Then you'd have a superiority COM
pick. But if you said no. then you'd
have an inferiority complex"
"What would ! have" the other boy
inquired, "if I said maybe could
and maybe I couldn't?" The pro-
gressive boy pondered. 81 guess"
he remarked. you'd have a split
personality g. II, 4sgss83
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-11
SYNOPSIS

Driving home through torrential rain,
young, well.to-do Clint Jervies picks up q
girl, scantily clad. running in terror-stricken
Digit down the road. She rides a short
ways, leaves the car and runs into the
woods He decides to talk to his dear
friends, Inspector Tope and Miss MOSS.
about his adventure. Clint still thinks Of
her as Miss Moss, his former guardian.
though she and the Inspector are married.
Clint, having settled down. now manages
the Jervies estate himself. In three shut.
tered houses. all gloomy and forbidding, on
Kenesaw Hill. near where Clint picked up
the frightened girl, lived three families. In
one house lived old Denman Hurder, his
wife, who had been Ella Kenesaw. and his
daughter. Kitty Leaford, and her daughter
June. Living In a second house was Aunt
EVE Tame, Uncle Justus and brothers Rab
and Asa. The third held old Matthew Bow
don and his wife. Living on the estate
was a man known only to June as Uncle
JIM Following their usual custom the
three families gathered In the Hurder home
Saturday night. Kitty, June's mother. re-
tired early with headache. She was given
warm milk, and insisted on taking two
sleeping tablets, one more than usual.
Strangely upset, June slept fitfully. and IN
the middle of the night went in to see her
mother. Her uncomfortable position warned
June that her mother was not sleeping she
was dead. Panic stricken, June ran rom
the room. out the unlocked door. and into
the storm to get Doctor Cabler. 1t was mere
that Clint JervieS picked her up
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-11

interest in his eyes; and Clint
caught him by the arm, demand
ing:
"what is it, Inspector? What did
Harquail say?"
Tope sat down at the breakfast-ta-
BILE again. 81 need another cup Of
coffee, Mrs. Tope," he said. ITO
think this over" And while she
poured it, he began to explain:
"You heard me ask Charley If
Denman Hurder had any children"
he reminded them; and he chuck
led. "That surprised Charley" he
said, with a certain gratified vanity
in his tones. Charley wanted to
know how / got onto it, and / asked
him what he was talking about"
He hesitated, said soberly: 'This
is what he told me: Mr.. Hurder
had a daughter named Katherine.
She eloped, twenty-odd years ago,
with a man named Jerry Leaford.
Leaford didn't amount to much,
Charley said. He said there was a
row at the time, and finally she
and Leaford went home to live with