Milford chronicle., 1922-03-17
OCEAN VIEW

/ held on March 10th, it was suggested
and acted upon that a committee be ap-
pointed to secure trees, shrubbery and
flowers, to beautify the Fairgrounds of
the new school property The committee
named was directed to work with the
/ local school board to secure these and
other supplies It is proposed to have
| the trees named in honor of the SOL
dier boys from here and vicinity who
served in the great war-and also Of the
members of the Friday Night Club.
The fourth Parent Teacher Association
meeting will be held on Friday March
24th-instead of the 10th, which was not
held. 1t is proposed to have Supern-
tendent of Public Schools, H. V. Hollo-
way, make the address of the evening.
This Friday afternoon at p. m, the
Bellies Letters Literary Society will carry
out the following program at the school,
Song-'Let the Rest of the World Go
By."-School.
Composition by Iva Burton.
Sight Seeing Bus"-Clarksville and
Bethany Beach-By Horace DerricksOn.
Vocal duet-By Mary Evans and Roxie
Derrickson.
Monologue-By Helen johnson.
Resolved, That Colonies are
an Advantage to a. Mother Country"
The affirmative will he I. Dukes, NJ.
Hooker, NJ Belts, H. Lynch and w.
Roberts. The negative will be V. Rick
ards, L. Derrickson, a. DerrIckson, p
McCabe and g. Harmon.
Quartet-By Horace and Allen Derrick
son, and George Hooker and Maurice
''The Spider-By Mai Townsend.
"A Good Story''-By Clara Quillen.
"Delaware'-By the school,
The Ladies Aid of the Christian
Church will give supper on Saturday
March 18th. in the Did school house,
above Hickman's Garage, and it will
consist of all the good things served to
tempt the appetite, as we'll as the sub
stantial viands, such as beans, baked,
and in other ways. vegetables. bread,
butter, coffee, cakes, pickles, and all for
S5 cents. Ice cream will he sold as an
extra. and everybody is cordially invit-
ed to be there.
The minstrel show given by the boys
of the agricultural class at the Lord Bal
timore School, last Monday night, was
well attended and the jokes and singing
were pleasing to the audience generally.
Everybody wants to get back to the
old home town, whenever the opportun-
ity permits. and last Sunday the wan
derers from old Sussex and tile eastern
part of the county especially, took adj
vantage of the Sunday excursion which
came from Philadelphia down the rail-
road as far as Franklin City, Va, to get
back and see the folks again. Many
came to Ocean View and we were al
glad to see them, even for a few hours.
The six grown daughters and two
grown sons eff Mrs. Elizabeth Elliott,
gave her genuine surprise home COM
ing last Sunday. They all met at the
home of her eldest daughter. Mrs. Cal
van Evans, and the following were pres
ent from Philadelphia: Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin Chamberlain and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs John d. Elliott and two chill
dren. Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Noblit, Mrs.
Isabelle Noblit. Miss Verrel Elliott, Phil
ip Elliott, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar West and
daughter 1t was a memorable gathering
for the mother.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Bennett and son,
Ernest of Philadelphia, were guests of
Captain and Mrs. Warren Evans and Mr..
and Mrs Harvey James on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linwood Evans and four
children have moved from New York to
their home at Bethany Beach.
Mrs. Hattie Nelson, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Mcnamara, MRS. Beatrice Hooker and
Mrs. VIM. Butler and children were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. c. Robertson
of Sunday.
4 Mrs Sallie Burton of Philadelphia, Wis
tied Mrs Alonzo Evans and Mrs. Ida
Bunting on Sunday.
The funeral services of Mrs. Charles
Keene We're held in Bethel M. E. Church
last Tuesday with Rev. E. G. Hallman
officiating. She was a faithful member
of that church and highly respected; es-
pecially was she remembered for the
many deeds of kindness to those who she
could cheer or assist.
Mrs. Kate Keene died on Saturday,
March 11th, at her home here. She
leaves a husband. Charles Keene, three
sons, Charles, Lemuel and George, and
two daughters Mrs. Ella Atkins, of Bay
vile and Mrs. Anna Martin in the west.
Mrs Oscar Nelson and three children
from Frankford have been visiting Wash
ington Evans and family here.
Mrs. Robert Quillen has returned from
Philadelphia where she visited her son,
Horace, in the Methodist Hospital
Miss Lizzie Derrickson has been a
guest this week of Mrs. Harry Quillen.
Mrs. Mary Daisey is recovering from
the grippe.
Lonnie Evans from New York is Vis-
iting relatives here.
A big dinner was served at the home
of Mrs Belle Burton and family last
Friday in honor of their guests, Rev. and
Mrs E. c. Hallman and two sons and
also Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Short.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kunsman and two
children. from Lewes motored here and
Sunday.
A motor party made up of John p.
Daisey and family and Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Burton, went to Georgetown
where they were guests of Harley Ben
nett and family on Sunday
Philip Short and wife, with their
daughter and son, Philip, accompanied
by Miss Hickman, motored from Phila-
delphia last Thursday. and are spending
this week with Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua
James, before occupying their home at
Bethany Beach, to which they are having
many improvements made.
Stephen Beers, Jr., from Philadelphia
and Mrs Ferris Wharton of Lewes were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. W. H.
Belts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Hickman, of Phila-
delphia were guests of Thomas Hick-
man and family and also of Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Derrickson on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lamb came from
Philadelphia and visited Capt. and Mrs
Vim Ne1cOY, On Sunday.