Milford chronicle., 1921-05-13
MILLVILLE

On Monday evening, May End, the
; members of DOric Lodge, No. 80, A
F. & A. M. held their annual banquet
in honor of the Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge of the State of Della
ware. Those present besides members
of Doric Lodge were delegations from
Wilmington, Seaford, Milton and
Georgetown. In addition to the regu-
lar business, the features of the eve
ming were the toasts and songs while
partaking of the sumptuOus fare. A
number of ladies-wives and daugh-
ters of the members, assisted by Mrs.
Frances Manning of SeafOrd and Mrs.
Perina Townsend of Frankford, serv-
ed as mattresses.
The first quarterly meeting of the
Ocean View-Millville charge was held
Monday afternoon in the MillVille
Church with the District Superintend-
ent, V. S. Collins, presiding.
Miss Mary Townsend gave an inter-
esting report on Sunday of the Sun
day School Convention which was
held at Smyrna some time ago.
Manaen L. Hickman of New York
| is spending some time with his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Manaen Lynch.
George W. Warrington, Jr., of the U.
S. N, and Abisha Warrington, of Sell
byville, spent Sunday with their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Manaen
Lynch.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Dukes gave a
house party last weekend. The house
guests were-Mr. and Mrs. James
Tunnel, Esq, of Georgetown; Mr.. and
Mrs. Elisha Dukes, of Frankford; Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Steele, Miss Doris |
Townsend of Wyoming; Messrs. Nc
Kinley and Fred Townsend and Miss
Johnson and Mrs. Elwood Dukes of |
Collingswood, N. ].
The new consolidated du Pont |
School Building has been occupied
the past four weeks. Chapel exercises
are held each morning in the large
hall conducted by the prin-
cipal, G. w. Jarrett and Miss Myrtle
Powell, supervisor of music. The pu-
pills are taught to march in order to
and from the hall. Mrs. DR.. Freed is
supervisor of drawing, Miss Powell
music and Mrs. Jarrett, penmanship,
the grades. This year there
IS three-year high school course.
Next year the high school will be a
irst-class high school offering four
year course in Agriculture, Domestic
Science and Academic Work. Each ]
week sees some new improvement.
The playground has been plowed and
oiled. Mr.. Harvey F. Dukes deserves
pecial mention for collecting the
unds and overseeing the work of put
ing the large eight-acre playground
q order. Our hats are off to you, Har-
e laid out, one for the older boys
nd men, two smaller ones for the
ounger boys; a track, also two ten
is courts, volley-ball courts, zig-zag,
nd tether-ball courts. In the course
# time swings, see-saws, sliding
'lanes, sand piles and shade trees
7ill be added so that the playground
nay be made resort for children
nd their parents.
Patrons are invited to visit the
chools and see the work accomplish
d by the children during the year.
he work displayed in the different
ooms consists of project work, writ II
IN work and art selected from the
ears work. ii
DR.. V. S. Collins of the Methodist
onterence visited the schools Mon
ay and conducted the Chapel exer-
lses and gave the children very in
sresting talk, telling them how for
mate they are to have such a beau
full building. He stated that no other
lraI community can boast of such a III
odern building. He highly COM Hi
ended the principal and teachers for
lelr work and urged the children to
udy and make the most of their Ill
me so that they would grow up to
useful men and women.