Milford chronicle., 1928-06-08
Frederica

erica High School were held ol
Friday evening, June 1st, in tn
town hall. The decorations wer'
carried out in the school colors, rel
and white and blue and white, b.
the artistic arrangement of crep'
paper. On the stage the floral dec
orations were blue and white irise
and blue gentians, the class flowers
Miss Pauline Rae Maguigan wal
valedictorian of her class and de
livered a very interesting essay
Subject, early Settlements il
Delaware" The Introductory re
marks were made by Edward
Sharp. The class play, "The I'm
seen," presented by Miss Mary
Donovan, Mr.. Sharp and Miss Mag
uigan, was very fine and was
coached by Miss Adelaide Davis
Mr.. Ernest Raughley, president o.
the Board of Education, presented
the diplomas. The musical part o.
the program was unusually fine anC
was given by Mrs. w. H. Person
Miss Lucy Buford, Miss Elizabeth
Lank, pianist, and Mr.. Clarence
Person violinist. The annual ad-
dress was given by Rev. Frank Her
son and was one of the best ever
given here and thoroughly enjoyed.
Miss Aurelia Cate presented the
flowers to the graduates, and Rev.
N. c. Benson made the closing
prayer.
Mrs. ]. B. Derrickson and Mrs. 1.
w. Belts attended the luncheon
given by Mrs. Roydon Hammond,
Mrs. H. H. Hanson and Mrs. Calvin
Cowgirl, of Dover, at Mrs. Cowgill's
Tea House at Rehoboth, on Monday,
May Both.
I. Watson Belts, of Hahnemann
College, spent the weekend with
Senator and Mrs. 1. w. Belts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Rogers, Harry
F. Mitten, Mrs. Juba Cam, Mrs.
Roxy Draper and Mrs. R. T. Har-
rington were guests of Miss Alice
Mitten last week at the Brandywine
Sanatorium.
Senator I. W. Belts is spending
a few days in Middletown.
Mrs. John Mcbride and Miss Mary
Garbutt accompanied Miss Lillian
Davis as far as Wilmington last
Friday. Miss Davis has gone to
visit her friend, Mrs. Constance
Martin Cooley, in Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Albert W. Boone and Mrs.
Harry F. Mitten attended the we'd
ding of William F. P. Jacobs, for
merly of this town, to Miss Orvilla
Wonderlick, of Landsdowne, Pa, in
the M. E. Church of that town, last
Saturday evening at o'clock.
The wedding of Miss Sara Eliza
beth Burton, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin F. Burton, to Mr..
Raymond Wheaton Gordon, of SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, will take place Satur-
day, June 9th, in Trinity M. r.
Church at six o'clock.
Miss Marian Wilson entertained
the young girls bridge club last
week and gave handkerchief
shower for Miss Burton, which was
a very delightful affair. There were
four tables of bridge, the additional
guests being Mrs. May Hendricks,
Miss Helen Alexander, Mrs. Gordon
Counselman, Mrs. B. F. Burton, of
Frederick, Mrs. Thomas Simpson,
Miss Edith Simpson and Mrs. George
Simpson, of Milford; Mrs. Hend-
ricks won first prize, Miss Burton
second prize and Mrs. Burton the
consolation prize.
Miss Helen Alexander gave a de-
lightful party of three tables Of
bridge on Saturday evening. Her
guests were Miss Mary Garbutt,
Miss Aurelia B. Cate, Miss Mary
Melvin, Miss Mary Hoey, Miss Mary
B. Derrickson, Miss Madge Pollard,
Miss Marian Wilson, Mrs. J. r.
Rogers, Mrs. ]. G. Counselman,
Miss Jane Gray, Miss Sara Burton
and Mrs. Burton Hendricks. Miss
Wilson won first prize, Mrs. Melvin
second and Miss Pollard the con-
ISOLATION.
Mrs. Mary Boone and Mrs. Edith
Melvin spent last week in Philadel-
phia.
Mrs. G. C. Speel is having her
residence repainted.
Mr.. A. W. Carrow's condition re-
mains about the same as last week.
Caleb Williams is convalescing
from an attack of typhoid fever.
Mrs. Elmer Smithers was home
from Rehoboth a few days this
week.
Harry Patterson, Sr,, Harry Pat
terson, Jr., and Harry Patterson,
3rd, assisted in decorating the
graves of soldiers at Barratt's
Chapel on Memorial Day. For the
past forty-fiNe years, with a single
exception, Harry Patterson, Sr., has
done this labor of love for his fall
len comrades of the G. A. R.
Mrs. Noble, of fredericksburg, Md,
spent the weekend with Mrs. Hettie
Palmer.
Marshall Salevan and sister, Miss
Janet Salevan, of Philadelphia,
spent the weekend with Mrs. T. c.
Salevan.