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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-03-15

during the preceding period of six
months, reached the age of FL years,
to meet with the Elks and have some
prominent person address the meet
ing on the subject of American Citi-
zenship.
At eleven o'clock Past District De-
putty G. E. R., Charles E. Boyer, Girls
field, Md, delivered the Elks toast
friendly message "To the absent
brothers."
The occasion was a real credit to
the local lodge and particularly to
the entertainment committee, for all
who attended reported a most delight
full and enjoyable evening.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-03-15
FARMERS HAVE
TILL APRIL FIRST
TO DRAW PLANS
Farm Operations Will Be Out
lined To Bring Greatest Bene-
fits To The Farmer

Worcester County farmers who
participate in the 1910 AAA Farm
Program have until April 1st to draw
up individual farm plans which apply
to their farms, says r. T. Grant,
County Agent.
In working out each farm plan,
farm operations will be outlined to
bring the greatest benefits to the
farmer through his participation in
the farm program. The farmer will
get first-hand information about soil
building practices needed on the farm
and how he may be eligible for the
maximum assistance under the farm
program.
The farm plan, copy of which
each farmer will receive when he
talks with his committeeman, also
contains valuable information regard
ing classification of crops, maximum
payments, soil-building practice cred
its, and similar data.
Any farm operator who does not
have an opportunity within the next
few weeks to work out farm plan
should notify his local committeeman,
or his County Agent, that he wishes
to do SO. In order to qualify under
the 1910 AAA farm program, the
farm plan must be filed in the coun-
ty office on or before April LIST, 1910.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-03-15
OUNCE ASHBURN MADE
LUMBERMAN'S OFFICIAL

At the last regular meeting of the
Del-Mar-Va Lumbermen's Association
held at the Wicomico Hotel in Sails
bury, Mr.. Ounce Ashburn of this city
was elected President. Other officers
elected were: Vice-president, Mr.. C.
D. Powell, of Berlin; Scretary-Treas-
urer, Mr.. Harris Corddry, of Snow
Hill.
This Association is compised of re-
tail lumbermen of the Eatern Shore
of Virginia, Delaware, and Maryland
and is affiliated with the Middle At
lantic Lumbermen's Association.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-03-15
~
from the
Democrats Pen

Well, Sir, blest if 1 don't think I'll
interview my old friend, Clinton Dun
CAM don't mean he's old, you can
leave out that word "old", Clint; l
mean Just "my FRIEND, and ask him
what his lowest rate is for board and
lodging. If it's not too much, l think
I'll move across the bridge, stow my
self away in the Steamer Harrington,
and then run for Congress. Somerset
County comes very near being the
only one that hasn't a candidate
comes within two of it.
Reminds me of story I heard a.
bout a salesman who, after arriving
in a certain town, found that little
swig of ooh! be Joyful, wouldn't be
amiss. Seeing an officer standing on
a corner, the thirsty individual beck
oned the man in uniform to come to
the side of the car. The "cop" re-
sponded, and out of one corner of his
mouth, the salesman asked:
'Know where can get drink"
"Let me get in your car" said the
man of the law.
The two then rode around good
many blocks and finally stopped in
front of a house. Looking out the
salesman saw the building was a
church.
"Isn't that a church," he asked.
at is" said the officer.
"You don't mean to say can get a
drink in there"
"No!" said the cop, "but that's the
only place you can't get one."
think I've told this story before
in this column; but that's all right
It illustrates the point, for if one
goes looking for candidate for Con-
gress from the Eastern Shore, and
one should be led to Somerset county,
and the question should be asked
whether one could be found there, the
answer might be, "Noi but that's
pretty nearly the only place on the
Shore where you couldn't find one"
The office boy, who has been look
ing over my shoulder while I write.
saw what 1 had said about going a.
cross the River and living on the boat
Being of an inquisitive turn of mind
he asked:
GLOW could you get elected to Con-
gress, you couldn't become a citizen
of Somerset county between now and
election day?"
"Who said anything about being
elected" I came back at him. told
him I would make the seventh in the
field, and I'd lay him wager at odds,
that I wouldn't be the only one de-
feated, either. And I could run with
as much chance of election as about
one-half of those in the race. That's
a statement, I'd like to hear any one
safely combat.
You know, before that man Lee,
Continued on Page 81
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-03-15
ENGAGEMENT OF MISS
MARCED ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon Marged, OF
Philadelphia, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Edythe
D., to Mr.. Louis J. Rodbell, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Rodbell, of POGO
moke.
The wedding will take place in
May, and, Louie" is receiving the
CONGRATULATIONS of his many friends
in this locality, among whom the
Democrat" desires to be numbered.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-03-15

NUPTIALS SOLEMNIZED

Miss Ruth Marshall, daughter of
Mr.. Solomon Marshall, of this city,
and Mr.. John A. Ralph, son of Mr..
Alfred Ralph, also of this city, were
married Thursday, March 7th at Re-
hoboth by the Rev. Herman Bischof.
The ceremony was a quiet one, the
young couple leaving Immediately af-
ter for brief wedding trip. They
will reside at 925 Clarke Avenue.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-03-15
WORCESTER POST NO. 90
TO ATTEND AT SALEM

American Legion Worcester Post
No. SO will worship at Salem Church
Sunday morning. Parson Wootten
will deliver a Palm Sunday sermon
and the choir will render special mu-
sic for the occasion.
The public is invited to this service.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-03-15
Sunday, Marcb "a

~ u -
The Easter Season, which is inaugural
ed on Friday of next week, Good Friday, is
a festival observed in the Christian
Church from early times in cOmmenlora-
ton of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
1t corresponds with the Passover of the
Jews which, in the King James version OF
the Bible. is called once by the name OF
Easter. (Acts 13:4). The name appears
several times in earlier versions.
Easter is observed by the Greek, RO-
man, Episcopal, and Lutheran Churches,
and by many among the nOn-liturgicai
churches which do not generally regard
the church year.
The esteem in which it is held is indi-
Gated by it's title. ''The Great Day." Easter
is the Sunday which follows the 14th day
of the calendar moon which falls upon or
next after the 21st day of March. This
is true of the old style and new, and the
rule has been used, though not universally,
from very early period.
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DR.. Thomson
Entertain
For Duke
Other Parties
Arranged for
Saxe.Coburg.Go

The visiting Duke of Saxe-Co-
burg Gotha. grandson of Queen VIC
toria and President of the German
Red Cross. will be entertained at a
number of parties sponsored by the
German Embassy and the American
Red Cross during his stay in the
Nations Capital.
The Charge d'Affaires of Germany,
DR.. Hans Thomson, will entertain
tonight at dinner at the Mayfiower
in honor Of the royal visitor. Guests
from the diplomatic corps, the State
Department and other governmental
departments have been invited to
this.
Mr.. Norman Davis, chairman of
the American Red Cross, will be
host at luncheon tomorrow in his
home in honor of the German Red
Cross president.
Tomorrow afternoon the Shore
ham Hotel will be the scene of the
formal reception which the German
Charge d'Affaires and Frau Thomson
(See DUKE. Page B.4)
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(See DUKE, Page B-4.''
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Social Set at Preview
Officials and Diplomats See
Showing of Land of Liberty

Prominent members of official and
diplomatic society gathered last eve
ming at the Departmental Auditor
ium to see the private showing of
Land and Liberty" the historical
film portraying the development Of
America.
The executive United States COM
missioner for the United States New
York Worlds Fair Commission, Mr..
Theodore T. Hayes, acted as host at
the showing, which was sponsored
by the commission.
Among those in the diplomatic
corps who had made reservations for
the showing were the Polish Am
bassador, Count jerry Potocki; the
Ambassador Of Chile and Sonora de
Cabero.
The French Ambassador, Count
Rene de Saint Quentin; the Italian
Ambassador Don Ascanio del prin-
cipi Colonna; the Minister of Mica
ragua and Sonora de De Bayle, the
Minister Of Portugal and Sonora de
Blanchi. the Minister of Czecho-
Slovakia and Nine. Hurban.
Reservations were made by Mr..
and Mrs. Clyde B. Aitcheson, DR.. and
Mrs. Ricardo Alfaro, Mrs. Robert
Lowe Bacon, Col. and Mrs. Edward
Goring Bliss. Mrs. John Allen
Dougherty. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry b.
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DR.. Paul Titus
Is Honor Guest
At Luncheon

DR.. Paul Titus of Pittsburgh was
guest of honor yesterday at a lunch
con given by DR.. Howard F. Kane
at the Cosmos Club. The luncheon
followed lecture by DR.. Titus at
the George Washington University
School of Medicine.
The guests were DR.. Errett c. Al
britton, DR.. Harry F. Anderson, DR.
Walter A. Bloedorn, DR.. Daniel L.
Borden, DR.. Radford Brown, DR.
Roger M. Choisser, DR.. Henry L.
Darner, DR.. Paul F. Dickens, DR..
William T. Davis, DR.. Harry H. DON
nally, DR.. Custis L. Hall, DR.. George
B. jenkins, DR.. Howard F. Kane
DR.. Jacob Kotz, DR.. William j. NAL
lory, DR.. William B. Mason, DR.
Preston A. McLendon, DR.. Winfred
Overholser, DR.. Leland w. Parr, DR.
John Parks, DR.. Thomas M. Peery
DR.. Herbert p. Ramsey, DR.. Fred
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three times a week. in
cnooi payand speaking Of school plays
Mddog friends that Anne Bultt daughter
Bul splendid
One OF the most interesting attractive
casng British colony living Washington
Gnsooroueh With her her
the Hon. Gerald Noel and
Maureen doing voluntary work the
Inc family has apartment the Wardman
give frequent and jolly cocktail and
peasant small gatherings that met the famous
Elizabeth Boiling the girls Edith Mildred are great
nces OF Mrs Woodrow Wilson alike
to distinguish them they all identical
and looked simply charming Lola Boyd sister,
faculty OF Gunston Hail.
their mother studied Peabody Conservatory
musician
Added accent in the Of cumulative beauty
Rah twins Marie and Eleanor had
since coming to washington Mary Washington Peggy Wagner
Denys Smith, Angus Malcolm, Christopher Bramwe,
by the which bright remarked upon
meeting the lovely Boyd uipes "Boyds feather?
Here and There Glamorou Symngton
n Is In washington for several days with
Wadsworts Mrs smngton has singing professionally
with her TALL husband
IN st. Lou Mr. and Mrs Russell Place recently
there dinner Tuesday
classmates Harvadand
and her daughter Eleanor having
tonight;
give dinner also at the Sulgrav March go honor
law and his sister Mr.
Versary G Mary Jackson pretty daughter
Robert Jackson committee College
lied to help needy students
younger generation of today not
O
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Dawes, Mr.. Howard Sutherland, Col.
John Thomas Taylor. DR.. and Mrs.
Charles Stanley White, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. H. Cluett, Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua
Evans, jr; Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Nc
Bride, and Mr.. and Mrs. George p.
Marshall.
The Army group was represented
by Maj. Gen. E. S. Adams, Brig. Gen.
Frank M. Andrews, Maj. e. H. Block,
Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, Maj. Gen.
j. A. Green. Maj. Gen. Allen w. Gull
lion. Col. w. H. Haislip, 1t. Col. Carl
A. Hardigg, Maj Gen. John K. Herr,
1t. Col. Allen F. Kingman, Gen. G.. c.
Marshall. Gen. G. v. Strong and
Gen. Seth Williams.
70 Among the Navy folk who attend
ed were 1t. Comdr. and Mrs. B. l..
Austin. Rear Admiral r. l.. Ghormley
Rear Admiral H. F. Leary, Capt. S.
B. Robinson. Admiral Harold r.
Stark, Admiral C. D. Cooke, Rear
Admiral j. w. Greenslade, Comdr.
and Mrs. Francis Ulin. Comdr. Will
liam T. Slattery and Comdr. and
Mrs. Carleton Andrus.
More than $50 members of the
House OF Representatives, and over
SO Senators were in the audience as
were many Of those well known in
departmental circles in the Govern
ment.
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Wedding
Date Set for
April
Miss Williams
Makes Plans
For Marriage

Miss Marthena Harrison williams
and Mr.. Paul Franklin Traynham,
jr.. whose engagement was an
nounced few weeks ago by the
formers mother, Mrs. M. Harrison
Williams, have chosen Saturday,
April 20, for their wedding date.
The ceremony will be performed
In the Covenant-First Presbyterian
Church by the pastor. Rev. Albert
j. Mccartney, and will be followed
by an informal reception for only
the members Of the wedding party.
relatives and out-of-town guests
in the apartment In the Dresden
OF the grandmother Of the BRIDE
elect, Mrs. Russell B. Harrison, with
whom Miss Williams and her mother
make their home. It will be small
company owing to the recent death
of Miss Williams sister, Mrs. Will
liam M. Connors of Troy, N. Y,
the former Miss Sally Anne Will
liams.
Mrs. John L. Devine, jr., of Minot.
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News Notes of the Official
And Diplomatic Sets
In the Capital
French Ambassador Guest
At Dinner in New York
In Honor of Composer

AMBASSADOR OF
last evening at the Colony the
at the Hall general relief work the
allied countries Mr. and Mrs Robert Coolidge
Countess of the Belgian Ambassador
Countess de Tonnovene Mr. and Mrs. aeoree Ans %
the former Secretary War and Mrs Dwight
tary OF the French Embassy Jacques Dumaine
members OF Washington and New York society.
Count de sneuentin is returning to the Capital
Mr. Justice and Mrs Stanley Reed
Countess van der straten-Ponhoz.
The Ambassador Of Panama guests
honor at the dinner which
ming in the quarters at the Naval Hospital The
Plsbury. NAA'' " 0'A "A0 ''l' a. w.
The United Peru and Mrs R. Henry NorweD
are in New York and tomorrow will joined their
Jeanne Norweb College, Mr. Henry
Norweb r who will come from his studies at Harvard
Norway and Mime Munthe de Morsenierne are in
Nine Mogenstne are among the patrons for
the benefit dance which will be
Society Of Washington at Almas Temple
The Minister tomorrow
tor New Haven Conn., where he will attend the annual
knights Minister
dpha Monday and will attend the banquet the Society Friendly
Mrs. Chandler of Kentucky was
among the guests at luncheon
Mrs W. Starting Her other guests included Mrs Paul
Edwin Morrow and Mrs guests
OF Governors at one Mrs daughter
Mrs Tom of Tennessee was the
ranking guest OF Mrs Joseph W. Byrns
OF VINO luncheon
The company included Mrs Estes Keauver
Jennings G wives OF Tennessee Mrs Fn Garrett
Mrs Dale ST. Clair, Ridley
Mary Senate Howes daughter
General and Mrs William entertained
the Mayhower Hotel in
u M c. who been visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs Charles
Wright, here.
Niagara Y among the ouo
town guests Miss Fndlay camae
Park Seminary
Mrs Roy M North wife OF the Deputy Third Assistant
General entertained
Mrs Robert Feers
Assisting Mrs North M. Donaldson
Burke, Mrs Austin Laimer
others
T. Bedford Robertson Vergn
Lille Garrett.
William w. Arnold wife
Hotel where guests
1t Col and Mrs Raymond Moses
Vksbrg Miss, Of
the Wardman Park Hotel.
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erick A. Reuter-. DR.. w. Dandridge
Terrell, DR.. Elijah w. Titus, DR.
Paul Titus, DR.. Edward B. Vedder,
Dr. James w. Watts and DR.. Charles
S. White.
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~ AAkNAOAAy NACA4CStA0 WIlCu ~ pA0y6 ucIt
April 2, with Ormandy conducting No ont
would ever believe, to watch the perfectly
poised and ble-fingered Frances Mash
perform on the piano, what she once con.
fided to friend-that 50 nervous and shaky
are her hands before each professional ap.
pearance that she has to soak them In hot
water before playing single note!
While we're on the subject OF
music-Peggy Iansdowne, subdeb
daughter Of stunning Mrs. John Cas-
well, Is said to have throaty and
attractive singing voice quite above
the average. She is very much inter-
ested in music and plans to spend part
Of her Easter vacation from the
Greenwood School, near Ruxton, in
New York City, hearing Nine. Flag
stad and M. Maison sing. And next
year, when she makes her debut here,
will take time of between parties to
go to Baltimore for singing lessons
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Notes From the Social Calendar of Washington and tt
By the Way
Beth BI1ine=

Brig Gen and Mrs Edwin Watson Che secretary TO
the President and she Frances Nash the musical
enthusiastic about the building
Va Both Wasons adore the country entertaining Informally and
should n perfectly into the simple hosptabe
Mrs. Watson incidentally will be Philadelphia
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candidates for President and Vice
President. This was the campaign
of 1900, when the Federal territory
was still being operated under the
laws of Maryland and Virginia.
There were five candidates in the
running at this time. namely:
Thomas Jefferson, John Adams,
Aaron Burr, Charles c. Pinckney
and John Jay.
In addition to the District-north
and east of the Potomac River-be-
ing politically operated at this time
by the State of Maryland, It also
found itself within the counties Of
Montgomery and Prince Georges.
The polls set up for that part of the
former county were at Suffers Tav-
ern in Georgetown, which We are
told-by one who was there at the
time of the election-was a one
story frame that stood ION High
street, between Bridge and Water
streets, and a little east of the
canal bridge" The voting place for
that part of the District. carved out
of Prince Georges County, was at
Bladensburg, as we find by referring
to the National Intelligencer for No
vember 7, 1900, which announces:
ELECTION OF ELECTORS.
THE Federal Republicans of the
City of Washington are requested
to meet on the Capitol Hill at s
o'clock in the morning, on Monday
next (being the second Monday in
November). and from thence pro-
ceed to Bladensburg, where the
election will be held"
Federal Republican candidate,
FRANCIS DEAKINS.
"At the Georgetown voting place,
it is said, whisky sellers operated
freely, and a fight was staged be-
tween an enlisted soldier named
Lovejoy and Georgetown tailor
named Shipley.- The result Of this
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Bv Herbert HoIiander

The coming of election day this
week recalls the fact that not before
or since have conventions or elec-
tions been so filled with color, sus-
pense and the other attributes Of
high drama as those OF 1850, when
Abraham Lincoln was elected Presi-
dent
In a tumultuous convention at
Chicago, exactly 80 years ago, Lin
coin had to overcome the most de-
termined opposition to win the
nomination.
The election itself saw no less
than four major candidates in the
field, and, as the campaign drew to
a close, bitterness grew and tension
mounted and it became apparent
| that the new administration would
be called upon to face the greatest
crisis since the founding OF the
country.
That small Things often influence
the fate of nations never was better
demonstrated than in that epochal
Chicago convention Of 1860. For
there the hardness Of printer may
very well have been the deciding
factor in bringing about the nomi-
nation of Abraham Lincoln of ILL
nois instead of William H. Seward
of New York.
The eyes of the Nation, indeed the
world, we're focused on the Wigwam
in Chicago. The Wlgwam was the
convention hall, a sprawling, two
story frame building that was one
of the wonders of the world in its
day.
For some time 1t had been clear
that the newly formed Republican
party very likely woulo be able to
elect a President. The character
and policies of the mar who would
win the nomination would. of course,
have a vital bearing upon the course
of events, involving the life and fu-
ture of the country
The leading candidates, Lincoln
and Seward, were as dlssimilar as 1t
is possible for two men to be.
Represented West.
| Lincoln, ungainly homespun in
speech and appearance, represented
the newly opened West. the frontier.
Seward. suave, cultured, had been a
distinguished Governor Of New York
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And, according to his biographers:
He then folded and pasted the
sheet in such manner that its con-
tents could not be read, and as the
cabinet came together he handed
this paper to each member sue
cesively, requesting them to write
their names across the back OF It,"
After the election he had one OF
his secretaries open the paper and
read its contents, after which the
President said:
You will remember that this was
written at the time six days before
the Chicago nominating convention,
when as yet we had no adversary
and seemed to have no friends.
then solemnly resolved on the
course of action indicated in this
paper. I resolved in case Of the
election of Gen. Mcclellan, being
certain that he would be the can
didate, that I would see him and
talk matters over with him. would
say, General, the election has DEM
onstrated that you are stronger,
have more influence with the Amer
lean people than I. Now let us
together, you with your influence
and I with all the executive power
of the Government, try to save the
country. You raise as many troops
as you possibly can for this final
trial, and I will devote all my
energies to assist and finish the
war"
AS to Lincoln, who expressed so
many fine thoughts, truly none Is
more to the point just now than
this one from his fertile mind:
let us express nor cherish
any hard feelings towards any citi-
zen who by his vote has differed
with us. Let us at all times remem-
Der that all American citizens are
brothers of common country. and
should dwell together in the bonds
of fraternal feelings"
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he became President and after
leaving that Office he continued to
reside in his F street home in this
city until his death in the Capitol,
February %, l848.
OF course, no one who is old
enough to recall the presidential
election of 1916 will ever forget how
most every one went to sleep on
election night, confident that
Charles Evans Hughes had been
elected to the highest Office in the
gift of the people, and how dis
appointed many were the follow
ing morning to learn that Woodrow
Wilson had carried California, and
that instead of Mr. Hughes being
elected by three electoral votes he
failed by %.
At the time of Mr.. Hughes de-
feat he had retired from the bench
of the United States Supreme Court,
of which he is now the Chief Jus
tice, and was residing in the large
red brick house at the northwest
corner of Sixteenth and V streets
NV, where he received the ad-
verse news.
Surprise in Lincoln Case.
Mr.. Lincoln's election in 1860 was
more or less of a surprise. and yet
he received 180 electoral votes,
John C. Breckenridge. one of his
three opponents, receiving u.
Breckenridge, it will be recalled, was
the retiring Vice President at the
time and during the war that en-
sued between the States, was found.
on July IL and II, 1864, accompany
ing Gen. Jubal Early in his attempt
to capture Washington.
When Mr.. Lincoln was up for re-
election in 1864 he was satisfied at
one time that Gen. George B. Nc
Clellan, the Democratic candidate,
would be elected and even his own
party felt the same way about it,
according to Nicolay and Hay, his