Milford chronicle., 1918-09-06
LEWES.

! The following very interesting let
ter was received too late for publi-
cation last week.-Ed.
Fish are very plentiful this year,
both menhaden fish and croackers
are running in large numbers and Of
good size, selling in town for so cents
dozen for the small size and 60 cents
for the large. Lobsters have been
fine and very plentiful too.
On last Wednesday evening at the
Auditorium a very successful concert
was given for the benefit of the Army
and NavyHome in Lewes. The ladies
of the town with the financial help Of
the Colonial Danes have secured the
Bingham House which contains six
teen rooms, is ideally situated and
when necessary repairs are made will
/ furnish the boys with a real Home"
while they are in town. The concert
was given by the Ladies Club, assis-
ted by the Navy Boys and was very
successful. Mrs Charles T. johnson.
president of the Zwaanendael Club
presided; America and Star Spangle
Banner were sung. Mr.. Phillips from
the Naval Base sang, The Little Gray
Home in the West" Mr. Perry Jones
! My Rosary, with guitar accompani-
ment.. Mr. Harris played, THE
Campbells are Coming" on the bag
pipe. Mr.. Baker from the Steamer
Savannah sang Just a Little Pray
er." Miss Katherine Ross and Mrs.
Riggin from RehobOth, sang a duet
and later each sang a solo. Mrs
charles T. Johnson, Jr., sang, Last
Night l Lay Dreaming" Miss Mar
garet Atkins gave a piano solo, and
Mr.. Goldstein gave a fine violin Sc
lection. The reader of the evening
was Miss Schreimer, of Philadelphia.
who gave three selections in a de-
| lightful manner.
Mr.. T. c. Gourley and daughter,
Miss Mildred GOurley. of Philadel-
phia, are visiting Mrs. William Ennis.
Miss Francis Manning is spending
her vacation with her mother, Mrs. A.
Manning.
y Robert Wolfe is spending a few
days with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Wolfe, he has just arrived
home on a transport, having been a
cross to France twice since being
home
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Taylor, of Cam
den, N. j., are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Holland. at Midway.
Mr.. John Fisher, of Philadelphia,
spent the weekend with his brother,
Herbert Fisher.
Rev Russell Paynter and wife are
spending their vacation at the home
of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs Harry L.
Paynter
Mrs. T. Coleman dupont gave a
lecture 10 a large crowd at the Audi
torium on Friday afternoon, and she
gave a talk to the boys at the Naval
Base on Friday evening. She has
been TO France three times since the
war, and has just recently came back.
She visited our boys while over there,
and reported they seemed well salts
tiede, were in good health, and had
the best of things to eat. She was
trying to interest the people to solicit
funds to establish hostess houses for
the wives and relatives of the boys
to visit them "Over there"
Rev. Omar E. Jones has left for a
two weeks vacation, while he is away,
Rev. Zimmerman of Nassau, and Rev.
W. ID. Wilson will occupy the pulpit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Russell and
daughter, Of Wilmington. are visiting
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Russell.
Mrs. Mary Truitt, of Woodberry.
n. j., is spending several weeks with
her daughter Mrs. Louis Murray.
Miss Ella Twilley, who has been
visiting her sister. Mrs. Andrew
Baker has returned to Philadelphia.
Mrs. Charles Johnson, Jr., is Wis
lung in Lewes and while here sang
at the Naval Base for the boys.
Mr.. 7 c. Gourley and daughter,
Miss Mildred Gourley, is spending
enNnwnl da d, -
William Ennis.
Mrs. Albert Lupton and daughter
has returned to her home at Lima,
Ohio. to pack her household goods.
Ihey expect to move to LeWes
Mrs. William Loiand. Jr.. spent
the weekend with his parents here.
Mr.. Lynford Russell. Charles Jenk
ins and Garry Edgins were home last
week. they expect to leave for "over
there" soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Wescoat are
on visit to Philadelphia and viii
mingtOn.
Edward and William Halland. of
Philadelphia, spent the weekend with
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Prettyman
at Lewes and Mrs. Laura Holland
at Midway.
Mr.. John Fisher, of Philadelphia.
has been visiting his brother, Herbert
Fisher at Midway.
Mrs. Charles Mason is visiting
relatives in Lewes, she has received
word of the safe arrival of her hus-
band, Charles Mason in France.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Ralston Davis. of
Milford. spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. Charles H. Lynch and Mr..
and Mrs. John Mitchell Lank. Mrs.
Davis is a former Lewes girl, being
the oldest daughter of the late VIII
liam Dodd Holland, and while here
renewed acquaintanships of her girl
hood daYs