Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-07

honor of Mrs. E. Hosmer, of Hender-
sonville, N. c., who is the house guest
of her daughter, Mrs. E. w. Ham.
Recent guests of Rev. and Mrs. R.
B. Stewart and Mrs. A. j. Clay at the
Presbyterian Manse included: Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Nichols and daughter,
Freddie Lou, and Mrs. Nixon and two
daughters of Wilmington, Del.
Miss Jessie Lee Lambden had as
her guest for week M. Arthur Chick
of Evanston, Ill. While here they
visited Mrs. H. j. Ryder in Philadel-
phia and Mrs. Raymond Hedeman in
Baltimore.
DR.. Albert A. Parker; of this city,
was elected vice-president of the
| Alumni Association of the Maryland
University at it's recent meeting. DR..
Parker graduated from the University
in 1905.
Miss Priscilla Crockett, daughter
of Judge and Mrs. James M. Crockett,
was awarded the "Old Home Prize"
at the Commencement exercises of the
Pocomoke High School held at the
school auditorium Tuesday night.
After spending the winter in Eas-
ton, Pa, Mrs. E. l. Blaine returned
to Pocomoke on Tuesday and is now
occupying her home on Market Street.
Her sister, Mrs. John w. Ennis, of
Concord, Mass, is spending some time
with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Edward Mar
tin, Jr., of Allentown, Pa, were over
night guests Sunday of Mrs. I. T..
Costen and family. Mrs. Martin is
the former Miss Eleanor Rose Roth,
and is the great granddaughter of
Mrs. Costen.
Miss Mariana Lee Long, Of POGO
moke City, was among the six honor
students at Western Maryland Col
lege, Westminster, to receive awards
at the annual commencement exer-
cises held in Westminster on Monday
of this week.
Mrs. Clarence Robertson entertain
ed at bridge Friday night in honor of
her son and his wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence E. Robertson, Jr. Mrs. Rob-
ertson, Jr., is the former Miss Paul
inc Long, of Salisbury, whose mar
riage to Mr.. Robertson took place
April twenty-seventh.
The annual Potato Blossom Festi-
val, staged in Accomack County the
past five years and one of Virginia's
most colorful events, will not be held
this year according to announcement
made by officials of Accomack Post
No. % American Legion. While it
has been thought for some time that
there would be no festival this year
an invitation had been extended to
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt but upon
receiving word that she could not at
tend it was definitely decided to post
pone the event.
Miss Victoria Bundick, of Philadel-
phia, is spending the weekend with
her mother, Mrs. Edward C. Bundick.
Miss Bundick will spend Monday and
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. John M.
Toulson, in Salisbury. She will at
tend a formal dance on Monday even
ing at the Cozy Cabin Club, in Sails
bury, which is being given in honor
of Miss Isabelle Toulson. She will
also attend on Tuesday, June 18th
Miss Toulson's wedding to Mr.. Harold
Porter, Of Salisbury. Miss Bundick
and Miss Toulson are members of the
same sorority.
Through Washington, Mrs. William
Hall Beach received word from Ber-
lin, Germany, Monday informing her
OF the safety of her husband who is
American Consul at Antwerp, Bel
GUM. Mr.. Beach has been American
Consul at Antwerp for the past nine
years. Before this he had been Vice
Consul at Bombay for eight years.
Returning home from Belgium Au-
gust 18th of last year with Mrs. Beach
and their son, William H. Beach, Jr.,
ne was recalled on November 18th
and sailed on the Dutch steamship,
Statendam, only recently destroyed in
the harbor of Rotterdam by Nazi
raiders. Mrs. Beach, the former Miss
Belle Hudson, and son, are with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E. Hud-
son, in Pocomoke. Prior to the above
cable the last news Mrs. Beach had
of her husband was word of his safety
received from the State Department
on May 18th, about the time Antwerp
was being overrun bv the invaders