Milford chronicle., 1922-06-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert D. Thompson
are receiving congratulations upon
the arrival of fine baby girl and Mr.,
and Mrs. Edward S. Wolfe, of near
RehOboth Beach of a fine baby boy.
Mrs. Frank B. Carey of Milton who
has been in the Beebe Hospital for
some time is slowly improving.
The second annual commencement
of the Lewes Colored Grammar School
was held last Tuesday, June 18th, in
the school auditorium, recently built
by Pierre S. DUPONT, of Kennett
Square, Pa. The graduating class are
the following four members: George
E. Matthews, Leona A. Robinson, Les
ter o. Dunning and Roswald o. Saun-
ders. The address to the graduates
was made by Rev. J. H. Quinn.
James G. Thomas, who has been
making his home with Benjamin 5.
Albertson here, has been appointed a
member of the Coast Guard Station at
Cobbs Island, Va, and began his du-
ties there last week.
Most of the deep sea fishermen from
New Jersey who have been fishing
here for the past month, landing fish
here, and shipping them to the city
markets have gone back to their
homes where they say fish are more
plentiful, and the express rates con-
siderably lower. Their season here
this year was much better than that
of last year.
A very pretty wedding was solemn
lied here on Monday, June 18th, at
1890 in the Lewes Presbyterian
Church, when Miss Cecilia May Kel-
ly, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James X.
Kelly, of this town, became the bride
of Louis Leroy Evans, Of Philadelphia,
son of Mrs. Louis Evans, of this town.
The church was filed and many were
unable to get il. After the ceremony
many of the friends and relatives as
sembled at the Kelly home where eats
of almost every description were IN
abundance. Among those who attend
ed from out of town were: Mrs. James
William Rave, Jr., of Akron, Ohio;
Mrs. Albert Pancoast Hinckle, OF
Philadelphia; Mrs. Eugene B. Filter
of New York City; Mrs. Edward Price
of Glenolden, Pa; Captain and Mrs.
John H. H. Kelly, of Philadelphia;
Mrs. Henry Stuart Carter, Henoods,
Conn; Miss Helen Hobbs, Philadel-
phia; Prof. and Mrs. Howard Ennis Of
Stockley; Prof. c. Norman Jefferson
of ChestertOwn, Md, former principal
of the local public schools, and Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Richardson of George
town. After the reception the happy
couple left on the north bound train
for an extended honeymoon.
The 42nd annual commencement OF
the Lewes. Public Schools was held
last Wednesday evening, June 18th, in
the school auditorium at $3.50 o'clock.
The program was as follows: March,
orchestra; invocation, DR.. G. H. B..
Turner; salutatory, "The Possibilities
of Lewes as a Seaport Town." Helena
Coverdale; music by the orchestral;
Grafton, "Delawareans as Founders
and Builders of a Nation" Delma Ew-
ing; valedictOry, "The Old and the
New Emily H. Orr; music by orches-
ira; address by DR.. Peter Monroe Har-
bold, Professor of Education Franklin
and Marshall College; presentation OF
the diplomas, Napoleon B. Register
president of the Board of Education.
The board at this time presented Prof.
Ira S. Brinser and Prof. ]. Foster
Price with a nice silk shirt each, ana
Miss Isabelle Ross and Miss Anna
Beebe each with a wrist watch. These
presents were made to these part1c-
ular ones because of the extra work
which they had thrust upon them IN
assisting such a large class OF gradu-
ates. and the entire responsibility
rested entirely upon these four. the
following comprises the list o. twen-
ty-three graduates, the largest class
that has ever graduated from the 10
cal school: Raymond R. Atkins, Flor
ence Bryan, Eva Coverdaie, Delma
Ewing, William Kitchens; Beatrice
King, Richard Lynch, Leslie Marsh,
Arthur Morgan, Mildred Prettyman,
Napoleon B. Register, Vernon S. Brew
er, George T. Coulter, Helena M. Gov
erdale. Sara Hazard, Thomas R. In
gram, Jr., Elizabeth Lynch, Goulo
MacIntire, Elizabeth Marshall, Emily
II. Orr, Joseph Quillen, Laura Sharp
and Milman Prettyman.
CAPTAIN Thomas E. Brown, OF this
town. who is in command of the hsh-
ing steamer, "Beckwith," owned by
the Chincoteague Fish, Oil q Guano
Co. of Chincoteague, Va, was into the
local pier during the week waiting for
it's crew. It made its initial fishing
trip this week.