Milford chronicle., 1923-03-23
MILLSBORO

delphia.
Mrs. W. S. H. Williams of George
town was visitor Of her son, G. S.
Williams a part of Saturday and Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Houston have
gone to Wilmington where Mrs. Hous-
ton will remain awhile with her
daughter, Mrs. Steve ToadVine.
Mrs. Eliza J. Jones, accompanied by
her son, Larry T. West, returned to
her home on Monday after spending
the winter months with her grandson,
W. R. B. West, in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Thomas Galloway has been i'll
for several weeks but is showing many
signs of improvement.
Martha, the infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Beverley Hickman, has been
critically ill but is much better.
Virginia, the little daughter of DR..
and Mrs. W. H. Dodd, is another of the
numerous children who have been
sick this month.
Mrs. Sallie MCGEE is visiting her
niece, Mrs. Calvin Evans at Ocean
View.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall Wiley of
Bridgeville were Sunday visitors of
Mrs. Matte Shockley and together
they visited their mother, Mrs. Ma
thaniel Derrickson, at Selbyville.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Messick of Blox-
ON, Va, were guests of Mrs. Annie
Jaggard, a portion of the weekend.
Mrs. Martha Dodd has a well stock
Larkin pantry and she invites every
one to come and look it over and
make a selection of something to take
home with them. Mrs. Dodd has tried
to use this way of helping start the
new parsonage fund. There are a di-
versity of ways being employed to
swell this fund and all of them seem
to be prosperous. One lady baked de-
ncious hot rolls, another made dough-
nuts of similar quality. Others are
selling waxed paper flowers, garden
seeds, chewing gum and the men are
using methods of their own.
DR.. CrestOn Owens of Hastings, Pa,
spent a part of last week with his
mother, Mrs. Lulu Conaway.
Mrs. Matte ShOckley had as din
ner guests last Saturday evening Rev.
and Mrs. John L. Sparklin and Miss
Virginia Sparklin of Georgetown and
H.
Miss Elizabeth Ellis.
Last Thursday was observed as Del
aware Day at Millsboro High School.
In. carrying out the suggestions of the
State Department of Education, the
history teacher of the Millsboro High
School, has been giving some time to
work on Delaware history. This week
has been in the form of reports which
were brought to class by the pupils.
In making their reports and in getting
material from reference books the pu-
pills became very much interested and
decided that they would have their eff
forts eliminate in a Delaware Day.
program. Thursday was the day set
for the program and the people of the
town were invited and asked to bring
relics to make an exhibit.
A number of people accepted the in
vitatiOn and the school assembly room
was decorated with State colors and
made to look like a museum, with the
splendid collection.
The collection consisted of weapons
used in the Civil War, furniture used
100 and $50 years ago, utensils and or
naments which were made before the
Civil War, coins, arrow heads and
many other things too numerous to
mention.
The exercises began at o'clock and
continued until 4:30.
The papers read by the pupils were
very interesting, well prepared and
full of information on the many
phases of Delaware history. A unique
map of Delaware was made by the
class in ancient history. The program
was as follows:
Song, Delaware Will Shine Today"
Early Settlers, Hoyt Collins.
Delaware Indians, John Williams.
Delaware in Revolutionary Days, |
Everett Messick, Jean Glover
Song. America the Beautiful"
Religion in Delaware, Earl Thor
oughgood.
Constitution of Delaware, Myer Alb
leman.
Northern Arch of Delaware, Jennie
Crist.
Education of Delaware, Walter
Short, Alton Moore.
Song, when Johnny Comes March
ing Home"
Sussex County's characteristics, Ell
len Scott.
MacDonOugh, Irwin Burton.
Industries of Delaware, Olive Bush.
Historic Shrines of Delaware, Nor
nan Lewis.
Great Men of Delaware Russell
Jingle.
Millsboro, Ethel Thoroughbred
Song, "Our Delaware"