Milford chronicle., 1929-06-14
Lewes News

The Commencement Exercises OF
the Lewes Public School was held
on Monday evening, June 10, at S.15
O'Clock. Twenty-one seniors receiv-
ed their high school diplomas. The
class is as follows: Misses Bertha
Downs Brittingham, Margaret Brit
tingham, Violet Chamberlain, Marie
Donahue, Bessie Dorman, Helen
Dorman, Elvira Dutton, Louise
Futcher, Louise Gilpin, Helen Mar
shall, Catharine Murphy, Geneva
NAPLES Pepper, Hazel Phillips, Dor
othy Smith, Charlotte Louise Wes-
coat, Katherine Wilson and Sara
Wyatt; Messrs. Richard Carpenter,
Jas. eJosph, William Elwood Lowe
and Floyd Smith. The honor ora
tions were delivered as follows:
Catharine L. Murphy, Valedictorian,
"The Abundant Life;" Bertha d.
Brittingham, Salutatorian, "The Day
of Monarchies is Passing?;" Marie
A. Donahue, High School Grafton,
stepping Stones or Stumbling
Blocks?" DR.. Frederick G. Livin-
good, head of the Department of
Education of Washington College,
Chestertown, Md, delivered the
main address, Sources of Power" :"
The DeVries Circle Orchestra and
the Girls Glee Club furnished music
for the evening.
The Glass Day Exercises were
held Friday evening, June 7th. Miss
Louise Wescoat, class president,
presided. The program was as fol-
lows: Welcome Song, by the class;
Glass History, by Louise Gilpin;
Glass Poem, by Helen Marshall;
Class Will, by Elwood Lowe;
Songs, suits and stunts, by Cathar-
inc Murphy, Violet Chamberlain,
Elvira Dutton; Giftorians, Hazel
Phillips, Floyd Smith, Dorothy
Smith; Glass Prophecy, Geneva
Pepper; Mantle Oration and Ac-
ceptance, Louise Wescoat and Wes-
ton Ellis, and Glass Song by entire
class.
The Baccalaureate Service was
held in the School Auditorium Sun
day morning, June 8, at IL o'clock.
The ministers participating were;
Rev. VIM. Leishman, Lewes Presby-
terian Church, who delivered an in
spring sermon, the title of which
was "The Second Mile" Rev. VIM.
D. Wilson, Groom Memorial M. P.
Church; Rev. VIM. R. Mowbray, hon
orably retired, and Rev. w. A. Wise,
Bethel M. E. Church. A choir form
ed by the three churches of Lewes,
furnished singing for the services.
Mrs. ]. w. Hooker, Jr., sang a solo,
Consider the Lilies"
The auditorium stage for all the
commencement exercises was beau
tifully decorated with crepe colored
paper in the class colors, gold and
green. A lattice-work was extended
across the back, and the stage was
decorated with tea roses, the class
flower. The class motto is out OF
the Harbor into Deep Channels.
The class officers are as follows: G.
Louise Wescoat, president; Floyd
Smith, vice-president; Louise Gill
pin, secretary, and Catharine l..
Murphy, treasurer.
The class left for fie-day trip
to Washington, d. c., and Vlclnlty
on Wednesday morning, June IL. Mr..
and Mrs. Shields were the ofhclal
chaperones of the trip.
Little Jack Burton, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Virden Burton, was operated
on for tonsils at the Beebe Hospital.
His condition at this writing IS
good.
Miss Betty Anderson, of Philadel-
phia, is spending the week with
Miss Ida Kitchens, who is staying
with her sister, Mrs. Rowland Bones.
Orlando Corsa, of Baltimore, Md,
was a town visitor during the
week.
Charles Johnson is confined to
the Beebe Hospital due to illness.
Habrick Hill, who was employed
at VIM. Carpenters garage, has
given up his position and is now
working at Warren's Canning Fac
tory.
Arthur Morgan and Miss Elizabeth
Morgan, of Wilmington, spent Sun
day with their mother, Mrs. Annie
Morgan.
Miss Alberta Wilson, of Whining
ton, is spending a few days here
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alon-
20 Wilson.
Millman Prettyman spent Sunday
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Prettyman.
Mr., and Mrs. John Y. Martin and
son and Mr.. and Mrs. George Lead
beater and son spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. r. Lindall Pal
mer.
Mrs. Ruth Roberts, who has been
employed as teacher in the Lewes
Public School, has accepted posi-
ton as bookkeeper for W. j. Warren
& Co. T.
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ANNA K. GREGORIUS, ChirOpractOr
2O4 East Front Street, Milford
m22-tf Phone 157