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Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20
D. CooPerslnith
ashton Show
Here May End
Milford PTA, Hospital
Auxiliary Will Share
In Proceeds; Sponsored
By Century Club.

The d. COOpersmith 1851 Fashion
Show, sponsored by the Milford
New Century Club, will be present
ed Wednesday, May 2, at Schine's
New Milford Theatre.
Up until last year this popular
event was held in the D. Cooper
smith Store, where seating capac-
ity was limited to slightly more
than 800 persons. In response to
many requests, the fashion show
was presented in the Milford The
atre last year and was a huge sue
cess with the entire proceeds do
mated for the benefit of the Milford
Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.
This year, recognizing the ex-
cellent work being done by the Mil
ford Parent-Teachers Association,
and the Milford Hospital Auxiliary,
d. COOpersmith has agreed with
the unanimous vote of the Century
Club to donate the entire proceeds
of the 1851 show to these two wOr-
thy organizations.
This is the ninth fashion show
to be held by d. COOpersmith and
based on the advance sale and in
terest already shown, this 1861
event promises to be the most out
standing show presented in the
past ten years.
d. COopersmith will present an
outstanding group of the finest
and most interesting fashions for
beach, sport, street, and evening
wear, which apprOximates the
wardrobe Of the modern woman in
both style and cost, veering away
from either extreme.
In the luxury group, however,
there will be shown collection of
advance fashions in beautiful fur
coats, capes, stoles, and neck
pieces.
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.CedarS Ladies
Night Was A
Big Success
Gala Spring Opener Was
Held At Georgetown
High School Last Fri
day Evening.

The annual Ladies Night of Ever.
green Forest No. 49, Tall Cedars OF
Lebanon drew an attendance OF
around 500, last Friday night, when
the affair was held in the George.
town High School. Ernest Jeffer.
son, Grand Tall Cedar of Evergreen
extended welcome to the guests
Among the visitors were u. S. Sena.
tor Allen Frear and Mrs. Frear
Senator Frear is Past Grand Mas
ter of the Grand Lodge of Delaware
George Murphy, of Salisbury, Dis
trict Representative and Mrs. Muir
ply were also Ia attendance.
An entertainment was staged by
Reg KehOe's Marimba Band includ-
ing revue which featured all
kinds of acrobatic dances, an ac-
cordian band and musical revues
Following the entertainment
Georgetown Chapter No. 8, o. e. S.
served a buffet supper, which was
followed by dancing to the music
of KehOe's Marimba Band.
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Will Install
VFW Officers
On April 24th
Post And Auxiliary Off
GERS Will Be Seated At
Joint Exercises Tues
day Night.

Recently elected officers of Blue
Hen Post No. 6483, v. F. W., and
the Blue Hen Ladies' Auxiliary will
be installed in office next Tuesday
evening in public ceremonies to be
held in the Jester Auditorium of
the 1. o. o. F. Building, here. John
E. Babiarz, of Wilmington, Com
mander of the Delaware Depart
ment Of the " F. W., will install
local post officers, while Mrs. Pris-
ella .Lank, of Frederick, president
of the Delaware Department La.
dies Auxiliary and a member of
the Blue Hen Auxiliary, will install
officers Of the Blue Hen ladies unit.
Tuesday evenings program will
get underway at 8 o'clock with Com
mander James r. West calling the
session to order. Following a flag
salute and an opening prayer by
Rev. Andrew ]. White, DR.. West
will turn the meeting over to Mrs.
Clara p Macklin, president of the
Blue Hen Auxiliary Mrs. Maeklin
will then introduce Mrs. Lank, wll9
will proceed to install the foIlcW-
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Gen. MaCArthur Asked
To Speak liz Sussex
Nations Hero Invited is
Address Armed Forces
Gathering

General Douglas Macarthur Is
being extended an invitation to
speak at the Armed Forces Day
celebration to be held in Sussex
County, Saturday, May 18th. This
was announced by 1t. Col. John E.
Evans. Sr.. Project Officer for
Georgetown and Col. Carleton B.
Sbaffer, USA, retired. Of Rehoboth,
who is general chairman for the
celebration in Sussex County. Both
Col Evans and Col. Shaffer stated
they were awaiting a reply to the
telephone call already placed to
General Macarthur, when he ar
riyes in San Francisco. Pending q
favorable reply tentative plans are
already being formulated for lun-
cheon in honor Of General MacAr-
thur. preceding the huge parade
which is scheduled for May 10. ia
the afternoon.
In preparation for the Armed
Forces Day celebration In Sussex,
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Guard Camp
.TOBeN Named
For DR.. Barsky
Late Physician Veteran
Of Twenty-Five Years
Service In States Mill
tary Force.

The 1851 Delaware National
Guard summer enoampment, from
July % to August 10, will be known
as Camp Joseph Nj Barsky. IN hon
or Jf the late physician who serv-
ed for % years with the Guard.
The schedule for the two weeks
activity was announced this week
by Brigadier General Joseph ].
Scannell, adjutant general.
The Governors Day ceremonies,
high point of the annual training
period, will be held on Saturday,
August 4, the mid-point of the en-
campment. A buffet luncheon will
be served for guests and visitors,
and review and parade will take
place at 1880 p. m.
The guard this year will take to
camp the largest number of men in
its history. Exact figures on the
strength could not be released, but
the general indicated the Guard is
now far larger than it was before
the 736th, its largest and most
highly trained anti-aircraft battal-
ion, entered federal service last
year.
ALI units will go to Bethany
Beach, also a radical departure
from other years in which the units
have been split between there and
Fort Miles. This year, units Of the
Organized Reserve Corps and the
Virginia National Guard will be
at Fort Miles during the same time.
Guard officers, under the direc-
tion of Brigadier General John B.
( Moore, commanding general of the
261st AAA Brigade, state tactical
command, have been engaged for
the past several weeks in planning
for the encampment, in the knOwl-
edge that the increased number of
guardsmen will certainly strain
the facilities at the one camp"
Tents for Officers
All guard officers will be quar-
tered in tents and most of the head
quarters and command posts will
be under canvas also, to leave as
much barrack space as possible for
the men.
Tne change IN arrangements, it
is felt, will allow more practice
operations, and ease the problems
Of administration and supply, pre-
vi0usly spread out over several
miles.
With the units all based at Beth
any Beach, Guard officials feel that
q more compact" schedule Of fir
ing and training activities can be
tcontinued on Sags %
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20
John Albert Davis, Jr.,
William Simmons Per-
ished In North Milford
Fire; Firemen In Mil
ford Kept Busy Over
Weekend.
Large Area OF Timber
land Near Georgetown
Destroyed By Fire,
Flames From Which
Destroyed Sylvester
TOwnsend's Home.

Two children were burned IN
death, and heavy property damage
resulted over the weekend. as 13
fires kept fire fighters in Milford
and throughout the state on the
move.
The dead children, 11-month-old
John Albert Davis, Jr., and his
cousin, 10-year-Old William Sim
mons, perished as flames sWept
their North Milford home last Sat
urday afternoon.
A New Castle man, William ].
Palmer, 4S, was dragged to safety
early Sunday morning when he
was found unconscious in mis-
smoke-filled bedroom.
Five fire companies and so forest
Wardens battled a general alarm
forest fire in Sussex County for
more than four years last Sunday
afternoon.
OVeFheated Stove Blamed
The Milford children were burn
ed to death about o. m. last Sat-
urday when FIRE, believed to have
been started by an Overheated stove
destroyed their frame dwelling on
West Third street.
The children were alone in the
home of their grandmother, Mrs.
Hettie Clark, who had LETT the house
a short time before to make pastry
deliveries in the town.
Firemen fought their way through
smoke to the second door, where
the bodies of the trapped children
were found, They were pronounced
dead at the Milford Memorial Hos
pital.
The Simmons child is the son OF
Mrs. Helen Davis, and young Davis
is the son Of Mrs. Rebecca Davis.
Clothing and personal possessions
of the family were destroyed as
fremen we're unable to save the
house or any of it's contents.
The Negro community in Milford
has started a drive for funds for
the stricken family.
Timberland Barns
A general forest fire alarm was
sounded as flames ragged through
timberland four miles west of
Georgetown last Sunday afternoon.
State Forester w. H. Taber and
his assistant, Charles Goodrich, ar
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Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20

HNNO
salesman for a local beverage con-
cern, was unOppOsed.
Fridays election produced but
two contests, William Craig nos
ing out Herman Sharp, Jr., for sec
Ond vice commander, and Burton
Sharp winning reelection as sar-
geant-at-arms in a close contest
with Robert Jensen. Ray Steen was
an unanimous choice for first vice
commander and George F. Collins
was unOppOsed for the Office of
adjatant. Other successful and un-
opposed candidates were: Harvey
Williams, finance officer; Martin
Smith, chaplain and Reese Jester,
historian; Williams and Jester were
reelected to the same posts they
currently hold.
Officers elected at Friday eve
ning's meeting will be installed in
early May.
Plans for the annual carnival,
sponsored here by Milford Post
No. 3, were also completed Friday
evening. The LegiOn-sponsored car
nival will be held this year from
April % through April %, on the
Spence lot adjacent to the local
posts new home.
The Virginia Greater Shows will
be the midway attraction. This
show is we'll and favOrably known
from Maine to the CarOlinas.
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20
Bill For More Bridge Bonds
Defeated In House 18 To15
Fifteen Democrats Vote Against Measure, Demand
ing That Ferries Bill Be Passed At Same Time;
Termed Vital By Party Leaders

The House of Representatives
on Monday afternoon of this week
defeated the bill authorizing the
issue of an additional S3,9OO,OOO in
bonds needed to complete the Della
ware River Memorial Bridge by a
vote of Is to Is.
The measure, a substitute Joint
ly sponsored by Representatives
Francis E. Holiday (R-Delaware
City and Warren L. Allen (D-Sea-
fOrd), the minority leader, reuuir-
ed a three-fOurths majority or q
votes.
All Is members of the Demo-
cratic minority present-Mr. Allen
was not on hahd-voted against
the measure, carrying out their in
tentiOn expressed last week to Op-
pose the bill until legislation pro-
viding for the purchase of the fer
ries at New Castle is ready for a
vote at the same time.
By the same token all of the IS
Republicans voted for the bill,
which, Mr.. Holiday said, "is vi
tally needed il the bridge is to be
finished on time" When the bill
was seen to be lost, however, three
of the majority side changed their
votes to nay, making the final
count, Is to Is against it,
The three Republicans who
changed their votes-in order that
the bill could be restored to the cal
endar for future consideration -
were Representatives F. Albert
Jones (R-Claymont), the majority
leader: Clarence Collins (R-Smyr-
nal, and Mr.. Holiday.
In explaining the measure as he
called it up, Mr.. Holiday said it
would authorize the State Highway
bonds, making the total for the
bridge $43,9OO,000.
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Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20
G. ArIneI Nutter VIII
Address I'D Alumni
Former AIilfOrdian VIII Be Guest
Speaker AZ Dinner May 5

c. Armel Nutter, graduate of
the University of Delaware in 1928.
will be the principal speaker at
the annual Alumni Day dinner at
the University Of Delaware on Sat
urday, May 5.
Mr. NutteT, who is president OF
the Nutter Mortgage Service at
Camden, N. j.. will be introduced
by Hugh F. DOugherty, toastmas-
ter.
Mr. Nutter. former Milford boy.
is the son of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Nutter.
The dinner. at D. m. in Kent
Hall, will highlight a day-Iong
program arranged by the reunion
committee headed by Clarence h.
Taylor, Wilmington, Glass of 1911.
The days events will begin at
II a. m. with an executive COM
mittee followed by the semi-annual
meeting Of the Alumni Council. The
concluding business session of the
day will be at p. m. in the lounge
of Old College, when the annual
general membership meeting will
be held.
(eontinued on page 81
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Opportunity
Days Will Be
HeldHereOn
April 27-28
May Be Last OF The
Monthly Bargain Car
niyals; Will Mark The
First Anniversary OF
The Sales Fete.

Opportunity Days will again be
observed in Milford next Friday
and Saturday. April q and 2S.
According to officials Of the Milford
Chamber Of Commerce, sponsors
Of the monthly sales fete, the OBJ
servance next weekend may be
the last one to be held. In issuing
this statement the sponsors said
that unless there is an outstanding
demand for the continuance of the
days by the shopping public, they
viii probably be discontinued on
monthly basis, and some other
type of sales fete will be subsfitut-
ed on a quarterly or semi-annualy
basis, all Of these assumptions
however are predicated on public
response as heretofore mentioned.
subject to final approval by
meeting of the mercantile division
Of the Milford Chamber of Com
merce.
However plans are going ahead
for the celebration Of the first an
nIversary of the beginning of "Op-
pOrtunity Days" next weekend.
and the majority Of Milford mer-
chants are planning to advertise
some real leaders" for the days"
The large banner which used to
be placed across the middle of wal
nut street, will again be used and
stickers will be made available to
all desiring them. Thrifty shop-
pers have found that it is wise and
means money in their pockets to|
stop in at the stores that carry the
Opportunity Days" sticker on door
or window.
It is the belief Of several officials
OF the Milford Chamber OF Com
merce that Opportunity Days can
continue to be held monthly If all /
Of the stores will cooperate, and
those cooperating are reserving a |
feontinued On pass -
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20
Child Welfare Meet
Will Be Held Here
Legion Auxiliary Is Sponsoring
State Wide Affair April q

A state wide child welfare con
ference will be held by the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary, joining with
the American Legion and 40 ct s
on Saturday, April 21, at the Mil
ford Post Home.
The conference is planned to en-
phasize the child welfare program
carried on by the units of the aux
iliary. Held in April, which is des-
ignated as child-welfare month. the
conference will serve as a climax
for the activities which extend
around the calendar and will also
serve to focus attention on child
welfare programs.
John S. Charlton, director of child
development and guidance, State
Department Of instruction, will be
the luncheon speaker. Mr.. Charl-
ton will discuss the status of edu-
cation for Delaware's handicapped
children, a subject in which the
American Legion Auxiliary is deep
ly interested.
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To Start Excavating
For Swimming Area
Work will Begin Saturday Accord.
ing To Chairman Paul DuphiIy

At Tuesday evenings meeting
Of Puptent No. 4, M. o. c., held
at the V. F. w. Home here. plans
were made for start of the exca-
waiting, landscaping, etc, that is
necessary before much needed
kiddies swimming area can be Gre
ated here. 1t was also decided that
other local organizations should be
permitted to assist in this project.
According to Paul Duphily, Coo
ties swimming area chairman,
work will begin this Saturday on
clearing the sector of Haven Lake
beach front selected as the site of
the swimming area. A bulldozer
and other equipment has been made
available, and. weather permitting,
this equipment will be in use Sat
urday, supplementing the physical
efforts of Puptent No. 4 members.
who will turn out Saturday after
noon with spades, axes, grubbing
hoes, and similar implements.
In order that the work may pro-
gress with a minimum Of cOnfus-
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p. L. Taylor, Kent
Co. Blue Cross Head

F LynwOod Taylor, recently an
pointed Blue Cross representative
Tor Kent County will handle Blue
Cross enrolment there and will as
slst Miss Mayme Richardson In
Sussex County enrolment.
After attending the University of
Virginia, Mr., Taylor made his ca
reer for number Of years as q
professional athlete. Mr.. Taylor is
tcOntinusd On rage q
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20
March Draftees In
Delaware Listed

Director Troll Reveals 17S Men
Sent To Armed Forces In Month
Douglas w. Troll, state director
Of selective service, this week made
public the names of the ia youths
inducted into the armed forces in
March, through local draft boards
in Dels~are They are:
Frora Kent COunty-AlphOnse b.
Miles, Geue d. Paquette, William
M. Seeney, William ]. Clark, Will
liam F. Short, Isaiah Gross. Victor
]. Keller, Harvey E. MoOris. Jr.,
Thomas L. Fountain. Harvey G..
McNatt, Charles G. COker, Francis
/. Quillen, Carl r. Rentz, Jr., Ran
dolph E. DickersOn. Maurice l..
Faulkner, Iryan N. Deputy, David
S. Benson, Randolph Benson, Her
tcOntinued on page .
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20

IH5se DTulIeIs was 157a cents per
pound.
Joe's scholastic average is above
college certiication standards, he
is on his Chapter Poultry Commit
tee, has judged at FLA Judging
Contests, exhibited at fairs, and
helped with many chapter activi-
ties
Martin Johnson Laurel, member
of the Sycamore All Club, has done
a lot for a young man Of sixteen. Al
few Of his 4-H poultry accomplish
ments are: member Of the first
place judging team at the 1949 Del
marva Chicken Festival; member Of
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Child Clinics liz State
TO Be Held April 2l-25
Northwestern University
Head Will Conduct
Clinics Those Dates

Doctor Harold Westlake, direc-
tor Of the Speech and Hearing Clin-
ic at Northwestern University, will
conduct clinics in Delaware on
April "a and 25 for the purpose of
making recommendations for speech
and hearing services for cerebral
palsied children on the register of
the State Board of Health.
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20
aircraft Spoilers Test
AdjUdged Best OF 3.
More Interest Shown In Past
Weekend Observance,
Director Says 4

The two-day aircraft spotters'
test which was concluded Sunday
afternoon was termed the most sue
cessiul Of the three conducted thus
far by George Ehinger, state super
visor Of the ground observers corps.
Mr. Ehinger reported in Dover
that while he had made only spot
checks among the 80 observation
posts scattered through the state.
It was apparent that the results
were more effective than in the
previous tests.
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Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20

Neuf5etOWn, MAJOR William KNOTS
Kenton of Milford. and Major Don-
aid S. Robinson Of Dover. The
three came up through the ranks
from privittes.
A retail furniture and appliance
merchant with his father, g. B.
Stevenson Sr., Maioz Stevenson Is
the administrative assistant Of
Headquarters Battery 0f the g45th.
Before ioinins ssSS ,t.SS 545th in 1945. he
was 2 member Of the Organized Re
serve Corps at Georgetown.
Major Stevenson was inducted as
a private at Fort DIX in 1871 and
commissioned a second lieutenant
Continued on page I'D
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Home Demonstrators
Met Last Thursday

The Sussex County Home DEM
onstration Council held their spring
meeting on Thursday, April IL, at
1870 b. M, with 40 members in at
tendance. The meeting was held
at the Agriculture Center, near
Georgetown
Plans were made for the observ-
ance of National Home Demonstra-
ton Week in Sussex County. Dur-
Continued on page 22)
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] FomenaIzers To Hold
State Meeting May 3rd

May 5 is the day set for the ans
nual meeting Of Delaware Home
Demonstration Club members. A
special event during National Home.
Demonstration Week This years
is at Capitol Grange. Dover, fromI
10 a. m. to $3.50 b. n.
Laura Lane. an associate editor
Of Country Gentleman magazine.
e the featured guest speaker. Her
tcontsnued On rage $50
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20

tAc E4Ae tree 1tate. 1eaQlng the
stable Is Trade Mark. bay geld :
4ag with a mark Of 2.05, on a mile
track. and 2:09 on half mile
track. The son of His Majesty is
six years old and Is owned by w.
q Ray. merchant and realtOr Of
Aneon
the same owner has lawson
Hanover 6, BIG. 2.10.1 with mark
0f 0sl on mile track. The son
81 Lawrence Hanover also has a
marx Cf 2.13.2 ct the diagonal gait
Junior @ 2, black colt By Con-
sresional, Is also owned BY Mr..
BAY and viii be ready % race fla
(eontinued on page 11
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20
Future Farmers To
Hold 21st Convention
Annual Session OF State Group viii
Be Held At Caesar Rodney

State F. F. A. President Richard
Nibblett, Of the H. G. Conrad School
has issued the call for the 21st
Annual Convention, in the Caesar
Rodney School on Thursday, April
26.
Due to the large number of mem
bers and no place being large
enough to handle the banquet for
all only guests and ten members
from each chapter will be accom-
mOdated.
The convention win be preceded
by the State F. r A. Judging Com
teontlpued On pags .
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20
Rehoboth Voters
Favor Tax Increase
Vote re Boost 10 Aid Finances
OF Towns School

Residents Of the Rehoboth Spe-
cial School District last Saturday
afternoon voted in favor of a ~
cent increase IN the current ex-
pense tax at a referendum in the
school BY more than a two to one
vote margin.
The vote was 294 in favor with
121 opposed TO increasing the tax
from 33 to As cents.
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Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20
Sacred Musical To
Be Given April 26

Program At Milford High School
VIII Benefit Calvary Church Fund
The program for the sacred and
secular musical to be given for the
Calvary Methodist Church Choir
next Thursday, April 26, at the
high school, gives promise of being
most interesting and entertaining.
1t will consist of solos, duets, a pi-
anO solo, and sacred numbers rem
dered by the Asbury Chancel Choir
Of Harrington, the Calvary Metho-
dist Choir, the Presbyterian Choir,
and the Avenue Choir of Milford.
The music will start promptly at
8 p. m.
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Boys State Closes
Annual Dover Session
Youthful SOIOns Had Legislative
Hall All TO Themselves Saturday

Hall All To Themselves Saturday
Discussions of city and county
government helped wind up the
American LegiOn-sponsored Boys
State General Assembly in Dover
on Saturday.
For the first time since their
three-day session opened the Junior
legislators had their seats all to
themselves. During the first two
days Of the session they sat with
the regular legislators and passed
their bills in the recess periods of
the regular sessions
Wilmington City Treasurer Alex
ander p. Abrahams opened the ses-
sion Saturday morning with a dis
cussiOn of the operation of the
local government. This was follow
ed by a talk By Mayor William j.
Storey of Dover, who described the
city manager type of municipal gov
ernment, of which Dover is an ex-
ample.
CONTINUED on page %
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20
Several Maine Stables Have
Horses At Harrington Park

the stable Of Mr. Norman Myrer Maine
heh nave wnered here aud polishing
spring meet Of the Kent and Sussex
Thursday May Sd for 20 nights racing
Myef harrington resident who formerly lived in Lewiston
-. a.. all oa
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20
Poultry Award Winners
ShOw Many Accomplishment

Joe Caad Camden junior Rodney School won
Improvement ' AOUis
Joe mas raised IOO broiers since freshman member
caesar odney Chapter He profit on 400 of
oe ana ten percent profit the 7S1OO His cost raise
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20
Mi!fordLegion Post Officers
Elected Last Friday Nigh
oscar T. Moore Was Unanimously Reelected Com
n'aI'der OF Veterans Unit; Installation
To Be Held In Man
Chronicle photo

m Last Friday evening Milford Post Legion Milford
eu us annual election OF officers
" Moore - Va.
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20
Three National Guard Captains
Adyanced TO Rank Of Major

Three NStona Guard captains two serving with the 945h Auto
matte Weapons Battalion
been promoted majors Bgader Joseph scanne ad
Jutant general of Delaware
The omces all veterans
service Major William Dale