Milford chronicle., 1951-10-05
Happenings In State

Happenings In State
DRIVING CLUB - Plans for the
Shore Driving Club for the Eastern
Shore are advancing rapidly fol-
lowing the selection of temporary
officers in meeting held in Har-
recently. Andrew L. Burks,
of Georgetown, chairman of the
Delaware Harness Racing Commits
sion was named as temporary
chairman and J. Ewell Calhoun,
also of Georgetown was chosen
temporary secretary. Mr.. Calhoun
is executive secretary for the Har-
ness Racing Commission.
The Harrington meeting follow
ed one held in Georgetown some
weeks ago, attended by interested
horsemen and others, when plans
for formation Of the Shore Driving
Club were discussed. Considering
the large number of race horses
located on the DelmaTva Peninsula,
according to the chairman, pros
poets are exceptionally promising
for a strong club composed of vet
eran horsemen, young hOrsemen,
breeders, trainers and others in
terested in the racing sport. The
club will feature Matinee Racing
and sponsor various other horse
events. Similar driving clubs are
now operating in the nearby states,
Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsyl-
vania.
Mr.. Burks, the chairman, has set
Wednesday evening, October 10. for
the next meeting, which will be
held at p. m. in Grange Hall,
Georgetown. The general organi-
cation of the club and election of
permanent officers and election of
board of directors, together with
selection of committees will be on
the agenda for the meeting. An in
vitation is extended to all who are
interested in and desirous of be-
ing associated with the club, and
they are urged to attend the formal
organization meeting.
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SEAF0RD PLAYS-The SeafOrC
branch of the American AssOcia
tion of University Women viii
briLs, two dramatic productions t
SeafOrd this season instead Of ont
as in former years. The first, OF
Monday, October 20, is by the E-5.
Players and the second on Monday
March II, is by the Barter Theatre
of Virginia.
E-52 was originally English 81
in the University of Delaware cat.
alogue. Students in the course
were to produce two plays In tht
first year, 1881, they found thu
plays were more successful wheI
they did not limit participation il
the productions to students in thI
course. Later in the year the di
rector organized the E-52 Player
as a University Theatre. In twent,
years they have produced fifty ma
iOr productions, ranging frOI
Shakespeare to musical comedy
besides unnumerable one-act play
and the last few years an annua
children's play. Last year the
gave a total of thirty performances
They will appear in Seaford in tina
delightful family comedy, "Lif
With Father" The players wi
feature as guest artist, DR.. Cyru
Day, granddaughter Of the Father
of the original Day family, abOU
which this play was written.
The Barter Theatre of Virgini
was inaugurated in 1888 as a sun
mer theatre in Abingdon, Va. No
it is Americas oldest and laTge'
, theatrical company. Originally
was actually operated on a barte
/ basis, but it has long since gOn
over to cash. Each year fOllowin
the summer season at Abingdon
: the Barter companies take to th
road for a nine-mOnth travelin
season and appear in more tha
200 communities throughout
states. Barter's most famous con
pany. the Hamlet group, was II
= vited by the Danish government
stage its production at ElsinOr
, the site of Hamlet's castle. Tt
Barter Theatre is now the Sta
Theatre of Virginia. 1t receives
annual grant from the legislatuI
and is the only state-spOnsOred tn
atre group in the United State
They will appear in SeafOrd
}. Pursuit of Happiness" a coined
Tickets for the two plays al
}. being sold in combination. for $50
J. plus tax, and may be obtained fro
( Mrs. John ROssman, Cannon stree
q Seaford, phone 1891, or Mrs. JOSEF
Mach, Pine street. Seaford, phoI
I. 34S6-or any member of the A.
}, y. w. Both plays will be presen
J. ed at the Seaford Central His
s School. There are no reserved sea
but the number O tickets sold
e limited to the number Of seats
: the auditorium, and the ticket sal
e will be concluded by October "a