Milford chronicle., 1930-11-07
MILLSBORO

The Community Band expects tC
participate in the Armistice Day
celebration at Georgetown neXt
Tuesday. The band has been playing
at political mass meetings during
the campaign. Lewes, Selbyville
Dagsboro and Milton being among
the towns visited.
Our band is a very popular one
and rightly so because of its ELI
cheney and desire to please.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall Hudson
spent the weekend in Wilmington
and Philadelphia.
The Parent-Teacher Association
will hold Il meeting in The school
auditorium next Monday night.
Last Monday night a Halloween
entertainment was given in the aud
itorium. Prizes were given for the
prettiest costumes and fortune tell
ing by Queen of GyDsies, which
was an entertaining feature.
Mrs. Matte Dodd is spending sew
eral days in Philadelphia With her
sister.
Mrs. Lulu Conaway of Stockley
spent Monday night and Tuesday
with Mrs. Ollie Atkins.
Mrs. w. II. Johnson has returned
from a three weeks visit with her
children in Allentown and Whining
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. H. McCabe en-
tertained Miss Sara Dunton Of NH-
ginia. over the election holidays.
Miss Marian McCabe Of Milton
and Edward McCabe of the Univer-
sity of Delaware, Newark, We're the
guests of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. McCabe, recently.
MIR. and Mrs. William Parsons en-
tertained at dinner on Sunday Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel White Of Delmar
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Hudson en-
tertained over the weekend Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Rotenbury ana son
Alfred of Philadelphia.
Miss Elizabeth Han entertained
her cousin, Miss Thehna Lynch OF
Philadelphia over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hall enter
tanned at dinner on Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Thompson and daugh-
ter. Loucenia and son Robert CT
Salisbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Carey and
children and w. H. Johnson spent
Saturday night and Sunday in Will
mington with Mr.. ana Mrs. f. S.
Johnson.
Frank p. Carmine is recovering
from an operation for appendicitis
in the Peninsula Hospital ut Sails
bury.
WAYNE Burton and Myer Able
man are home with their parents
for a short vacation.
On next Monday night, November
10. the P. T. A. will hold its first
regular meeting. A program is be-
ing arranged which will be neither
long nor tiresome. The local band
will furnish music. Everybody come
and let us spend real social eve
ming together The meeting will
convene at eight o'clock i'll the
school auditorium.
The Junior High School teachers
of Southeastern Sussex met at the
Millsboro school last Monday eve
ming, unGer the direction of Prof.
Albert Farley and organized a read
ing circle. Other circles will meet
here from time to time.
On Monday evening, November 3,
Darents and students of MillsbOro
we're entertained by the pupils OF
the Millsboro school. The masquer-
ade contest, which was the first
feature of the evening was open to
any member of the P. r. A. or pupil
of MillsborO School.
A Halloween play, "The Haunted
Gate" by Edith Thormwood, was
presented This in the case were:-
Grace Hunter. ROsalie Daisey; Mar
ian Hunter. Ruth Brittingham; Ruth !
Morse, Lanta Campbell Marie !.
Helen Williams; Irene ,
Dodge, Blanche Williams; Miss Ma
tilda Morse. Nina Williams; Miss |
Dodge, Cleata Pusey; |
Ralph Dodge, James Waller; Philip
Dodge, Arnold Steele; Donald Her
rick, Ralph Lawson.
The plot of the play was woven
around the traditional belief in
ghosts appearing on Halloween
night A tragedy was re-enacted by
ghosts, consisting of the usual viii
lain, the murderer of the two lovers.
The weird ghost-like shapes in the
dark, the groans of the murdered
lovers, and the eerie noises all con-
-ributed to the ghOstly atmosphere
Of the play. The scene changed
rom "The Haunted Gate" to the ar
lists studio, where several little ar
lists DANCED and sang their way to
heir true loves Those in the musi-
al presentation included: Art in
itructor, Aleine Mears; artists, RO-
;alie Daisey. Lanta Campbell, Isa-
Iel Chandler, Helen Layton; model
md dancer, Fannie Steele; boys,
Virginia Atkins, Katherine Truitt,
Nina Williams, Helen Lingo; plan
st. Helen Williams; accompanies,
Doris and Aleine Ryan.
Between scenes of the play, Mad
lyn Rose and Melby Atkins de-
lighted the audience with a rendi-
ion of the musical recitation "'Cept
you" and Joshua West recited "Old
october" and "SuppOsin."
The play which was coached by
iiss Anne Thompson, a teacher III :
he local high school, was well pre- !
ented and the entire program was
njOyed by the audience. !
MillsbOrO lost its first foot ball
anne last Friday, the score being
9 to 2 in favor of Frankford.
The home of Rev. and Mrs. Paul {
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