Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-16

Children's Day services will be held
in the First Baptist Church, this city
Sunday night, June 18 at 8 o'clock
A splendid program will be presented
by the young people of the church and
Sunday School. The public is cordial
ly invited to attend.
Mrs. Stanley Lambden and Miss
Julia Robertson motored to Washing
ton, D. c., last week and were accom-
panied home by the latter's brother,
Robert II. Robertson, Jr. While there
they caught a glimpse Of the visiting
King and Queen.
Mr.. Edgar Shay was taken quite i'll
Friday and on Sunday it was found
necessary to remove him to hospital
for observation and treatment. He
was carried by ambulance to the Ma
rine Hospital in Baltimore where he
is at present undergoing treatment.
Mr.. Ralph Birmingham, accompan-
led by a party of friends from
Virginia, visited the New York
Worlds fair several days recently,
returning Tuesday. All reported a
wonderful trip and the Fair as well
worth seeing.
G.. C. Hudson of Corsicana, Texas,
is spending a brief vacation with rela-
tives in Stockton. cake" as he is
known among his friends, was in Po-
comoke on Monday where he called
on a number of his former acquaint-
ances who were glad to welcome him
back to the Eastern Shore.
Lieut. Claude Merrill, Of Edgewood
Arsenal, near Baltimore, is spending
a part of the month Of June with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Marion r. Mer-
rill. Marion Merrill, Jr., who holds
a government position in Washington,
D. c., also arrived Thursday for a
visit with his parents.
DR.. and Mrs. Erich Meitzner and
daughter, of Philadelphia, motored to
Pocomoke Saturday for a visit with
Mrs. Meitzner's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Marion R. Merrill. DR.. Meitzner re-
turned to Philadelphia on Sunday leav
ing his wife and daughter for longer
visit.
Miss Miriam Pritchett, accompanied
by her niece Miss Ethelinda Brewer,
stopped in Pocomoke Sunday for a
brief visit enroute to their homes IN
Baltimore from stay in Virginia.
Miss Pritchett is the daughter OF the
late Mr.. Pritchett a former editor Of
the local paper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius Jacob and son,
Lucius, Jr., and Miss Anne Goffigon,
of Cape Charles were weekend visl-
tors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Woodward C. Merrill of near POGO
moke. Miss Laura Handy Merrill
who has been spending brief vaca-
ton in Cape Charles returned with
them.
Mrs. VIM. H. Merrill has returned
to her home on Laurel Street after
a pleasant visit with Lieutenant-Com-
mander and Mrs. S. G. Barchet at An
napolis. She was accompanied home
by her son and daughter-in-law Mr..
and Mrs. William Merrill, of Balti-
more, who were her guests over the
weekend.
Hillaire Wardwell is patient in
the Accomack-N Northampton Memorial
Hospital in Nassawadox where he un-
derwent an emergency operation for
appendicitis on June fourth. Mr.
Wardwell, former resident of this
city was on a visit to his mother, Mrs
Ella M. Wardwell of Harborton, Va.
when he was taken i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bowler expect
to move into the Parker House the
latter part of the week where they
will Immediately begin extensive i'm
provements to the hostelry, converting
it into a modern up-to-date hotel OF
which Pocomoke and the Eastern
Shore will be proud. Mr.. Bowler re-
Gently purchased the property from
Young & Son.
I Rev. G.. E. Lester and family Of
this city, are attending the 111tE
Maryland annual conference of the
Methodist Protestant Church now In
session at Westminster, Md. The con.
ference sermon by the Rev. J. Leas
Green, of Salisbury, and the report