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Milford chronicle., 1953-02-20
PIT A Auction
At Houston
Friday
Annual Affair Will Be
Held In The Fire Hall; ;
Robert III. Yerkes Will
Be The AuctiOneer.

Once a year at this season, the
membership of the Houston Par
Teachers Association, ably as
sisted by all the residents in the
area served by the Houston school,
put on an Old-fashioned Auction
Sale. The event is the only fund
raising venture put on by the PTA
or the school during the entire
year, and the proceeds from the
sale of the merchandise which is
so generously donated by friends
of the school, not only in Houston,
but Milford and Harrington. are
used to buy those things needed by
the school which are not furnish
ed by the State Board of Educa-
ton.
The affair this year will be held
at the Houston Fire Hall the eve
ming of Friday, February 9th, be-
ginning at eight o'clock. Robert H.
Yerkes, president of the Parent
Teachers Association, will serve as
auctioneer for the fete.
Inefe Will De no duiHASSlOu
charge, and there will be some
close harmony singing by the
Houston Male chorus. Refresh
ments will be offered for sale dur
ing the evening and John r. Brit
tingham, principal of the Houston
school, will announce the winners
of the membership solicitation con
test.
The articles to be auctioned of
are donated by the residents o
Houston community, and the mer'
chants of Milford, Houston anC
Harrington. All are sold for the
high dollar under the auctiOneer''
hammer. The variety of articles
runs the gamut from horse. collars
to stickpins, with plenty of home
made cakes, pies, preserves, jellies
home dressed chickens, eggs, cOun
try dressed pork, fancy work, an
tique glassware. etc, on the side
For an evening of fun and prof
you can't go wrong by attending
this auction sale.
Milford chronicle., 1953-02-20
W ON an CAP Century Club
Aide Joins Enjoyed Play
Air Fore e On Monday
Presentation Of "Amaz.
ing Arabella" Well Re-
ceived By Milford And
Harrington Groups.

The Amazing Arabella" brought
much laughter and good entertain
ment to the members of the Mil
ford New Century Club and their
guests, the members of Harrington
New Century Club on Monday as
she cOncOcted lurid and blood cur
ding stories, straight out of a mag
azine of that type. Arabella was
the leading character in play,
presented to the members by Mrs.
Mortimer Whitehead, drama chair
man of the club. Mrs. Edward J.
Salevan had the leading role and
was supported by Mrs. Robert COul-
ter, Mrs. Laurence Fitchett, Mrs.
Philip Jacobs and Mrs. Neal Viii
kins. 1t was a half hour of good
fun and the members and guests
enjoyed it very much. Stage set
tings were done by the Webster
Furniture Company. Music for the
afternoon came when Edgar M
Welch gave three selections. He
was accompanied by Mrs. James B
HOman. 1t was Mr.. Welch's frs
appearance at the club and his
singing was greatly appreciated
and his temperance will be wei
coined. Tea followed the program
Mrs. Robert Rudolph, president
conducted the business part of th'
meeting. Mrs. Wilson S. Vinyard
vice president of Kent County
spoke to the two clubs, asking tha
their committee reports be sent t
the State chalrmen as soon as pos
sible, that all State chairmen hav
their reports in the hands of tn
Department chairmen by March Is
and that all departmental chairmel
have their reports sent to the Nat
ional Chairman by March 9Th. Tn
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Milford chronicle., 1953-02-20
N ''....' Esq., : :. Chamber
Of Commerce To
HoIdDinnerMarI7.
Gov. J. Caleb BOggs viii
Be Guest Speaker; Ser.
vice Clubs VIII Be Ask
ed To Participate; Will
Install Officers.

It was announced today by Cal
Ball, manager Of the shore Thea
tire and the newly elected president
of the Milford Chamber Of Com
merce, that the annual dinner meet
ing would be held on St. Patrick's
Day, Tuesday, March 18th, with his
Excellency, Governor J. Caleb
Boggs, as the principal speaker.
The meeting, which is expected
to be the largest ever held by the
organization, will be held in Var
ney Auditorium, Milford Community
Building, and the meal will be serv-
ed by the newly organized Carlisle
Fire Company Women's Auxiliary.
The Rotary, KiWanis and Lions
Clubs Of Milford will sbe asked to.
participate in the affair which is
scheduled to begin at seven o.
clock.
The newly elected officers OF the
Chamber, who, in addition to Mr..
Ball, are: vice president, Harvey
G. Marvel; treasurer, Harry J.
Pierce and Secretary to the Board
Of Direcbora Robert H. Yerkes.
Directors for 1858, in addition to
the gentlemen already mentioned,
are: Lawrence G. Sharp, Edwin L.
Fisher, Irwin G.. Burton. Harry q.
Mayhem, Frank r. Grier, Harold
w. Wall, Theodore Aber and For
rest N. Webster. They will be Sworn
into office by Mr.. Yerkes, who is
the National Councillor represents
ing the National Chamber Of Com
merce in the Milford area.
Milford chronicle., 1953-02-20
Legionnaires Plan
To Honor Gov. Boggs
Testimonial Dinner win BE Held
In Wilmington Feb. 9Sth

All members of the American
Legion in Delaware, their wives,
and Auxiliary members have been
invited by Laurence Roberts Post
No. 81, Wilmington, to join in hon.
Oring Governor J. Caleb Boggs.
DeIaware's chief executive will
be the guest of honor at a testi-
monial dinner, to be given on Sat
urday, February 2S, in the Gold
Ball Room Of the Hotel Dupont by
Laurence Roberts Post, Of which
the Governor is a member.
A special program honoring
Governor Boggs, the nature of
which is to be a surprise, will be
held at 5:15 p. m, followed by a
dinner. The Rev. DR.. Park W.
Huntington is the chairman of the
arrangement committee.
Tickets for the dinner are $3.50
Reservations for the dinner may
be made by sending checks, pay
able to Laurence Roberts Post No
21, to Zelda NJ. Wilson, adjutant
40 Shipley Road, Wilmington 3
Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1953-02-20
Lions Minstrel
ShOw Tickets Are
Selling Rapidly
Everything Points To A
Sell-Out Both Nights,
Wednesday And Thurs
day, February Is, 26;
New Faces In Cast.

Tickets for the annual Milford
Lions Club Minstrel, which is to
be held in Schine's New Milford
Theatre next Wednesday and
Thursday evenings, February 25
and 26, are selling well, according
to a report made this week.
On Monday morning of next week
at 10000 O'Clock, the reserved seat
tickets may be exchanged for seat
locations at the lobby of the New
Milford, and attendants will be on
hand thereafter to make exchanges
until the day Of the show, at the
following hours: 10 a. m. to noon,
/ p. m. to 4 p. m, and 2 p. m. to
10 p. m.
w. Price Webb is the general
chairman of the committee prOduc-
ing the show and "Webbie" has an
nOuncec that all arrangements for
the extravaganza have been COM
pleted, and he predicts that this
years show will be the best ever
presented by the Lions Club.
Many new faces have been added
to the show and with "Ole" Doc
Furniss as interlocutOr, ably assist
ed by end men, Fred Geyer and Har-
vey Williams, the show should have
no lost motion. Mrs. Vivian YOn
and Bob Leslie, both Of whom are
favOrites with MilfOrd's music low
ers, will have solo parts.
Another feature of Lions Minis
trel, 1858 style, eagerly looked for
ward to by local folk is the sing
ing trio composed of Alma Rust
Dorothy Bennett and Phoebe Lu-
cas-.
New specialties include guitar
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Milford chronicle., 1953-02-20
Bangs Disease Is
Costly To Dairymen

Bangs Disease (BrUcellosis), al
so known as contagious abortion
costs Delaware dairymen around
S250,00O annually. This cost in
cludes calf losses, low production,
breeding problems, sterility cattle
losses, continued reactors, and loss
.es in cattle sales. It is introduced
into healthy herds by the addition
Of Injected cows or by dogs, buzz
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1953-02-20
Geo. A. Robbins New
Head OF Kent DABA

At the recent annual meeting Of
the Kent County Unit Of the Della
ware Artificial Breeders Associa-
tion, George A. Robbins of Milford,
was elected president and Ellwood
b. Gruwell, vice president, with
Edgar Dill again selected as secre-
tary-treas0rer Of the unit.
The other members Of the Board
Of Directors are Henry Kozicki Of
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1953-02-20
Glendale Made Fine
Polio Drive Showing
Quota OF 100000 Is More Than
Doubled In Sussex Town

There is an old. old saying, that
you can't keep a good man down, ,
and this is literally true Of the lit
tie thriving town VOf Glendale,
down Sussex County way, although
to the 'man down" part, it would be
necessary to include the women and
children of that village, for Ellen
dale, with a quota of $4,000 in the
Polio Fund Drive, has turned in the
magnificent sum of $5O6,44.
William e. Donovan was the
chairman for the highly successful
'endeavOr, and he is deeply appre-
ciative of the splendid help he re-
ceived during the campaign and he
especially wants to thank those
who helped in the very successful
program presented in the Ellendale
School auditorium on Friday eve
ming, January 3Oth. At that time
Colonel Ralph Baker gave an in
teresting and impressive talk con
cerning the money raised to com
bat Polio.
Milford chronicle., 1953-02-20
School Music Dept.
Enjoyed PliIIy Trip
One Hundred -Four Pupils,
Five Adults Enjoyed
Excursion

The Music Department of the
Milford High School, one hundred
and four in number, with five ad-
ults, as chaperons, went to Phila-
delphia on Thursday of last week,
remained over night and enjoyed a
class in music appreciation while
there. The students we're made up
Of choral and band groups and
went by bus to the city. Thursday
evening they attended the perform
ance Of the opera la Boheme" at
the Academy Of Music and on Fri
day were present for the perform
ance Of the Philadelphia Symphony
Orchestra at the same place. The
boys and girls we're given a free
time Friday morning, in which
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Milford chronicle., 1953-02-20

place teams. The independent ranks
are we'll represented as we'll as the
Service competition.
Harrington Legionnssres, pace
settlers in the Eastern Shore lea
que, will be making their 9Th ap-
pearance in the Tourney and loom
as a strong contender. With such
we'll known cagers as Jack Dill
Joe Griffith, Cal Prentice, Curt Gal.
lagher. rom Shalley, Don Barlowe
Bob Snowden. the Legionnairel
loom strong. Laurel Owls shape uI
as much stronger with the recent
addition Of Dick Evans, former Del
laware captain, along with Ton
Continued on page figel
Milford chronicle., 1953-02-20
Millsboro Dollar
Days February 2O-21
Fete Is Being Promoted By The
Towns Businessmen

Dollar Days are being observed
Friday and Saturday, February 20
and 81, by the leading merchants
and businessmen of Nlillsboro.
This twO-day sale is being spOn-
sored in MillsbOrO for the first time
in the history of the community
Considered to be the greatest sales
fete for MillsborO, the sale is de-
signed to help the shoppers Of the
area to save dollars by their pa
tronizing the stores that have the
dollar days signs in their windows
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Milford chronicle., 1953-02-20

Emergency Sterilization Act Of
1852.
The bill would give to the Presi-
dent many of the powers, on a
standby basis, which are contained
in the present Defense Production
Act due to expire on April S0th.
Mr.. Frear reviewed the origin Of
the original Defense Production
Act, which was passed subsequent
to the outbreak Of hOstilities in
Korea. He noted that 1t took many
weeks of study and debate before
Congress approved that oil, which
allowed the President to mobilize
our economy for Defense purposes.
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1953-02-20
5-Day Work Week
Proposed For Police
Would Make Change I'm The Pres
ent Statute

Members of the state police force
would gain a five-day work week II
"a bill presented to the House Of
Representatives on Wednesday Of
this week becomes law.
The measure, sponsored by Rep
resentatives William S. Marvel, III,
(D-Delmar), and David c. Speich-
er (R-Bridgeville), was one Of five
presented to the House which ad-
journed early so that some Of the
members could attend the funeral
of former State Senator Benjamin
Simmons Of Dover.
The new bin adds a section to
the present law regulating the po-
lice and says, briefly:
"The work week Of all members
Of the State Police appointed by
the Department Estate Highway
shall consist Of Eve days"
Milford chronicle., 1953-02-20

New Castle. Lespedeza, MedtOrd
Calhoun, Greenwood; alfalfa grass,
Arthur Snyder, New Castle; Red
Glover and Timothy, Phillip Pier
son, Hockessin; Crimson Glover,
Woodrow Austin, Wyoming; Soy
beans. Kenneth Moore, Dover.
In the bushel corn class, Mitch
ell Brothers, Hockessin, are first
place winners IN New Castle Coun-
~. First place winner in Kent
County IS Ernest Mattiford, Smyr-
ma: first place winner in Sussex
County Is Millard Calhoun, Green
wood.
Mitchell Brothers Of Hockessini
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Milford chronicle., 1953-02-20
Lady Wrestlers At
Dover Tomorrow
Promoter Bert BertOlini Promises
An Outstanding Card

Standing room only likely will
be at a premium Saturday night,
February 21st, when Bert Bertoiini
presents his semi-mOnthly wrestl-
ing show in the Dover ArmQry.
In appreciation of the fine pa
tronage accorded him at his three
previous mat presentations in the
Dover drillshed the dapper little
maestro will offer a best-Of-three-
falls engagement between women
wrestlers as the main event on the
forthcoming program.
In one corner will be Theresa
Theis, 21-year-old 140 pound beau
ty from st. Paul, MINI. Providing
the opposition will be Beverly Hen
derson, 137-pound newcomer %
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Milford chronicle., 1953-02-20
Natural Vision Show
Coming To Milford
Schine's New Milford will Feature
3.DimensiOn "BWaEa DeViP' .

3sDlmens1On "BWaEA DeVlP' .
Mayor E. c. Evans, manager of
Schine's New Milford Theatre, an
nOunces that the special equip
ment necessary for the exhibition
of the worlds first Natural Vision
3-dimension motion picture, "Bwa-
ma Devil'', starring Robert Stack,
Barbara Britton and Nigel Bruce,
in Natural Color, are rapidly being
completed and tests will be run
during the present week so that
next weeks issue of this paper will
carry the opening dates.
Much confusion seems to be the
KEY word with many New Milford
patrons since the motion picture in
dustry has suddenly gone all out
with this newest Innovation in the
presentation Of "Bwana Devil. All
major studios are either producing
at least one Natural Vision picture
or will shortly go into production
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Milford chronicle., 1953-02-20
Houston Cardinals
Sponsoring Show

Talent Program Will BE HeId IN
Fire Hall, March 18th
The Houston Cardinal An Club
is sponsoring a Talent Show on
March 18th, beginning at 1880
o. m, in the Houston Fire Hall.
Il you are a All Club member no
entry fee is charged, otherwise, the
entry fee will be $1.OO. Tickets will
be SOC for adults and 25c for chill
dren.
Prizes will be awarded for first,
second and third place winners.
Any entries are to be sent to
Miss Virginia Robb, Milford. Del
aware, r. D., not later than March
5th.
Milford chronicle., 1953-02-20
Architects Admire
New Farmers Bank

The other day a group of Archie
tects were Ga conference ia Dover.
In the course Of their luncheon
they stopped % view the new Earm-
ers Bank 81 the State OF Delaware
Building. one of the facts they
stated was that &c was one Ol the
most outstanding artistic struc-
mraily built banlIs they had ever
seen. Another Architect stated that
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Milford chronicle., 1953-02-20
Gaping Exercises
Here Next Friday
Program VIII Be Held In Avenue
Church Beginning At P. NJ.

Program VIII BE Held In Avenue
Church Beginning At 8 p. NJ.
Gaping Exercises of the Milford
Memorial Hospital Training School
for Nurses will be held in the Ave-
nue. Methodist Church on Friday,
February q. 1853, at 500 p. m. The
following student nurses will be
capped: The Misses Hilda Bender,
Greenwood, Anna Schrock, Green
wood, Maxine West, Greenwood,
Cathryn Mervine, Greenwood, Doris
Galloway, Laurel, Ellen Webb
GoldsborO, jeanne Orlando, Read
ing, Pa, Melrose Meyer, Denver,
Pa, Carolyn Weaver, New Holland,
Pa, Sara Jane Hayworth, Lancas-
ter, Pa, Barbara Palladino. Eel
ton, and Namoi SypOlt, McKeespOrt
Pa.
Milford chronicle., 1953-02-20
Flower Arrangement
Course Announced
Lewes Lady VIII Conduct Course
At Her Home In March


Mrs. Raymond R. Atkins, of Lew
es, whose flower arrangements de-
lighted her audience at the recent
anniversary luncheon Of the Mil
ford New Century Club, will con-
duct a class in the Arrangement
of Flowers. in her home in March.
This has come about by popular
demand and there will be four ses-
siOns or classes, the dates Jof which
will be later announced. Color and
design, mechanics, coTsage making,
and conditioning Of flowers, and
clinics when the members of the
class will work with materials un-
der supervision and criticism Will
constitute the course. They VIII &c
Continued on page sikh
Milford chronicle., 1953-02-20
Sen. Frear Urges Legislation
Providing Standby Controls

United States Allen Frear said Tuesday legisa
on proposing standby economic controls worthy of the careful
sideratOn of Congress.
weekly Washington
the bill Chairman Banking
and Currene1 Committee D. Capehart the
Milford chronicle., 1953-02-20
Winner At Crop improvement
Show Anncunced By Mitchell

Winners Of the Delaware Crop Improvement Associations 4h An
Exhibit announced today Show Chairman William
University Agronomy Department
in the classes chosen total Of 269
exhibits.
the class a Arthur SNYDER.
Milford chronicle., 1953-02-20
YNCA Basketball Tournament
Opens At Dover Tomorrow Night

The Dover YcA Invaonal basketball Tourna-
which Saturday evenings
February ndout event
4 teams will
playing in Delaware the
MARYLAND eagues repreanted win i've rs
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06
University Alumnae
Present Portrait

Alumnae members of the class
of 1862 of the University of Della
ware decided at their first reunion
last May to present the University
with a portrait of Miss Amy Rex
trew, retired Dean of Women. Miss
ReXtrew, who had been a member
of the University of Delaware fac
ulty since 1927, was Dean of the
School of Home Economies before
her appointment as Dean of Wo-
men in January of 194S. When Miss
ReXtrew retired in 1852, the class
of so had enrolled and graduated
while she was Dean of Women.
Formal presentation of the por-
trait was made at the beginning of
the current school year. Miss Joan
w. Mccain of Newark, assisted bv
Miss Betty Boyce of Wilmington
and Miss Susan Brown of Milford.
made arrangements with the class
and the artist, Mrs. Hugh GRAY.
for the portrait. Mrs. GRAY. who
lives at S03 North dupont Road.
WestOver Hills in Wilmington, has
studied with Frank J. Dele Donne.
Silver reunion gifts, also pre-
sented to the University by the
Alumnae after their reunions last
May, are now being used for the
first time in Cannon Hall, the wo-
mems dormitOry opened last fall.
They are a silver lemon dish given
by the class of 1923, a silver tray
given in memory of Louise White
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06
Local Cub Scouts
Display HandiwOrk

More than half a hundred men,
beTs of Milford Cub Scout Pack
No. 101 displayed Indian handi-
craft and otherwise participated in
the regular monthly pack meeting
held here last week. In addition,
twelve Cubs received awards recog-
nizing their individual progress in
Scouting.
The Indian handicTaft, running
the gauntlet from headdress to
tepees. was made by the Cubs dur
ing October as part of the develop
ment of the months theme, IN
dian Summer. Some of the dens
put on unscheduled war dances to
further demonstrate their famili-
arity with Indian lore.
Cubs receiving awards at last
weeks meeting included: Russell
Argo and Richard Vican, both of
Den No. 4, WebelO badges; Ronald
Harder, Den No. /, Davey Hugg,
Den No. 3, and Tommy Sharp, Den
No. 5. Lion badges; Larry Sharp,
Den No. 3, Bear badge; Eugene
! Holden, Den No. z, Wolf badge,
and Kenny Kerr, Donnie Fisher,
and Bill StaytOn, of Den No. 2,
Bobby ZOok, Den No. 8, and Eddie
Webb, Den No. Z, arrow points.
The last named, Eddie Webb, re-
ceived seven arrow points in rec
OgnitiOn of the accomplishment of
seventy projects during the past
three months.
-Four newcomers To Clubbing
frankie Paquette. of Den No. Z
and Gary Grier, Dennis Ninzehelt-
ger and Kenny Deats, of Den No. s
were inducted into the Cub Scouts
and given their Bobcat pins. AlsC
pinned were Mrs. Ellen Griel
and Mrs. Marjorie Cresson. co-den
mothers of Den No. s, a recently
formed unit of the local pack. Pins
signifying completion of a years
service in Cub ranks, were pre-
sented to Mike Phillips, Bobby
Burris and Dickie Goodrich, OF
Den No. l, Bill StaytOn, Den No
2, Rex Welch, Den No. 8, anC
Charles LOper of Den No. 5.
The meeting was brought to z
close with the serving of refresh.
ments under the direction of Mrs
Margaret Ann Jones.
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06
SPINAL DISEASE TRACED

LOS ANGELES - P) - A new
technique for locating injured or
diseased areas in the spinal column
is reported by the West Los An
geles Veterans Administration Cen
ter and doctors of the University of
California at Los Angeles.
A substance from blood, human
serum albumin, is tagged with ra-
diOactive iodine and injected into
the spine. A scintillation counter
traces this radioactive substance
through the spinal column, activat-
ing an electric stylus which makes
a sketch.
The technique has been used to
locate slipped discs and spinal can
GERS at the Veterans Hospital. 1t
was developed chiefly by DR.. Franz
K. Bauer and DR.. Eric T. Yuhl.
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06
Farm Youth Sought
For Exchange Program
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fredericksburg, Md; Mrs. Joseph
McIlvain, Lewes; Mrs. Edwin Neil
an, Bear; and Mrs. Joseph Ennis,
Smyrna.
The International Farm Youth
Exchange, twO-way program now
in its seventh year, has sent 2S0
American young people to visit in
33 countries, while 212 farm youths
from other countries have come
here
pC'aware'S first IFYE delegate
was Helm Samendinger, wac spent
2iX months with a German family.
Vaughn L ia, the last delegate.
visited farm families in India. Two
recent NisJOis to Delaware wel G
Bethli Wittwer of Switzerland.
who stayed with the Fred Filters of
Wyoming; and Lakashmi Sharan
of India, who visited the Pierce
Fox family, Bear.
Since no government money is
used for the project. the expense
of seHGing delegates is met by
voluntary contributions to tho Nat
iOnai All Club foundation and to
state IFYE funds through tho Ex-
/ tension Service. Delaware All and
/ home demonstration clubs are cur
rently contributing to this fund,
but support from any farm organi-
zation will be welcomed, says
Gwinn.
Application blanks are available
i'll county extension offices, and
must be returned by December )
to The State All Club office, Agri-
cultural Hall, University CT Del
aware, Newark, Del.
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06
Local Guard Battery
Takes In New Recruit
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Men interested in complete de-
tails about Guard service and the
benefits it offers have been invited
to visit the National Guard Arm
.Ory, at NOltl Walnut Street, Mil
ford, Delaware.
An officer will be on duty at the
ArmOry every evening except Sun
day until 10 p. M, to supply detail
ed information and answer ques-
tiOns about the Guard.
Interested young men are also
invited to attend any Of the regu-
lar drill periods.
These drill periods are really
training assemblies with a wide
variety of lectures and classes, as
well as practical demonstration
and training.
The Battery c, 945th AAA BN
(AW) (MBL), meets every Monday
night at 500 p. m, at Milford
Armory, Milford, Delaware.