Milford chronicle., 1926-06-18
LeWes

The class day exercises OF Lne
Lewes High School were held last
Wednesday evening in the school
auditorium, the seating capacity was
filled to overflOwing and many were
standing. The exercises were fine
and were enjoyed by all. On Thurs
day evening the Alumni Association
of the Lewes High School held their
annual meeting and banquet In the
school auditorium including the
class of 1926, the attendance reach
ed about hundred. Mrs. Clara Mar
shall, president of the Association
was toastmistress. The roll was call
ed from 1888 to 1925. The president
made an effort to have somebody
represent every class on the roll. In
some cases it was impossible but
with a few exceptions almost every
class was represented by some
member who brought greetings and
made short speeches. John M. Yes
sells, salutatorian of the class OF '26
was awarded by the Alumni Assocl-
alton, $4,000 scholarship to the Un-
iversity of Delaware.
Correcting an error in last weeks
issue which stated that Rev. Milton
S. Andrews, pastor of the Lewes NJ.
E. Church, preached the baccalaur-
cate sermon to the Dover High
School graduates, should have read
that he preached a sermon before the
school of the Wesley Collegiate IN
stitute in the Wesley M. E. Church.
David R. Montcalm, student OF
the local high school, has been
awarded the state hOnOrs for the es-
saw contest conducted in all the
high school in the state on the sub
iect 1.-THE Relation of Improved
Roads to Education" The announce
ment was received by Mr.. Montcalm
from the University of Delaware
where the three best essays from
each high school were considered
He is now eligible for entrance into
the national contest, the winner o.
which will be given tour-yeal
course in any university in the coun
! try. .., -,
Jessie Morris of the eighth grad'
won the junior oratorical contes
conducted here last week In I'M
,, school auditorium. She took as lie
: subject Orphan Annie" and wol
from a field of ten contestants. MIS-
Mary Bookhammer of the sixtl
, grade took second honors, using a
her tonic "Our Hired Girl" Alber
Davidson talking on "Fools Fray
er" and Edward Mauu on VIVA.
Know About Chickens" were tled 10
third honors. Prof. Ira S. Brinsei
sunerintendent of the school, pre-
sided and the judges were: Rev. :
;; s. Kinks. Rev. Milton S. Andrew
and DR.. Ulysses W. Hooker.
I,ewes Council, No. IA, Jr. o. U. E
: NJ. turned out in body last sur
! day morning at the Methodist PrG
testant Church here. Rev. William l.
r Wilson, pastor of that church. ao
dressed them. -
J. On Sunday, June 9th, the DO
d preacher, ten years of age, WI
t breach in the Methodist Protestal
S Church at two o'clock in the a1tel
= noon and at seven-thirty in the eve
: ning His brother who is six year
old. will be with him and viii slDt
Next Sunday the Lewes Methodls
Episcopal Church goes on its sum
mer schedule, preaching services
the morning at ten o'clock and sur
dav school at eleven o'clock lnstea
of two o'clock in the afternoon.
Julius Herold of Philadelphia, tol
{ mtrlv of this town, attended mee'
6 ing of the Alumni Association Oh III
l Lewes High School last week
Contractor Ralph D. Poynter
i Rebohoth Beach has been aWarde
i tbe contract to erect the addltlons
!, building to the Beebe Hospital. IN
u size of the new structure will be
i X 70. Mr.. Poynter recently compiel
cd the new masonic hall bulldln
y here in town which was a credit
u u him as well as the town.
= The forty-sixth annual commence
ment of the Lewes Public Scne'
L was held on Friday evening, JuI
n 18th at eight-thirty o'clock in IL
} school auditorium, with the follow
ing program. Invocation, the he
l. william Leishman of the Lew
II PRESBYTERIAN Church. Salutatory al
q oration. abraham Lincoln, Il
Man." by John Miers vessels: .
- - High school oration, "A Plea Il
u Peace" Miss Reah Hurley.
vocal solo, "Just a Cottage Small
IS Mrs Theodosia Marshall Hooker, ]
81 High school oration, America
ism y Miss Margaret E. Smith.
a Valedictory and grafton, wi
81 America Fall?" Elsie c. Beebe.
Duet. "The Old Refrain" Emi
q Murphy and Gertrude Davidson.
l. Honorary address, DR.. Hamilton
Fox, pastor Of the N. E. Church
~ Salisbury, Nd.
E, Base ball fans throughout low
10 BelaWare are planning and lookll
forward to June 25th when Conn
i Mack is scheduled to bring his Phi
Il adelpbia Athletics to Milford al
i play a real game Of base ball for u
y benefit of the Milford Emergen'
y Hospital. Connie Mack will manaI
dt one team and Kid Gleason will ma
E age the other. Both clubs will
made up of Athletic players.
* Professor Ira S. Brinser's fathe
Z; sister and brother of ElizabethtoW
5 Pa, attended the commencement e
IS ercises held in the public school la
" week.
n The Lewes Chamber of CONNER
g reports that new members are bell
III added to the list every week.
Postmaster Napoleon B. Reglst
IN is snending a few days in PhiladC
~ phia.