Milford chronicle., 1930-03-21
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Mrs. W. A. Gum.
Mrs. w. c. Watson of William
sport, Pa, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Belle Layfield.
Mrs. Thomas ]. ROut of Washing
ton, D. c., spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Topp M. Heath. Mrs.
Rout was formerly Miss Blanche
Rogers.
The Sussex County Basket Ball
Champions, our Frankford High
team, were the guests of honor at
the oyster and chicken salad supper,
served by the patrons of Omar
Grange, No. Sc, at their hall, near
town, on Saturday evening. An ar
tistically decorated table, with COW
ers for the six players who took an
active part in winning the county
championship, their popular coach,
Everett Richards and Mrs. Richards,
was the center of attraction. The
players are: Edward Evans, Casper
Kollock, Joseph KOllOck, Milton
Easham, Harvey Tingle and James
Richards. One vacant chair testified
to the fact that James was at home
entertaining the mumps. The purple
and gold rooted for Omar Grange
and the members of Omar Grange
expect to be in Dover the 22nd to
root for the home team, when they
meet the New Castle lads in the
contest for State honors.
Omar Grange won third place in
the County Dramatic Contest at
Coolspring on Tuesday night. A cast
of sixteen members put on the one
act musical comedy "Rummage" be-
fore an appreciative audience that
taxed to the utmost the capacity of
the fine new community house. This
is one of the smallest and youngest
oranges in the State and is to be
upon its spirit in en-
tering the competition. 1t is antici-
pated that the play will be present.
ed locally in the near future.
On Thursday, March 20, Sussex
County Pomona Grange was enter
tanned at Milford. An interesting
program for the afternoon was ar
ranged by the Pomona lecturer, Mrs.
A. E. Mum. Omar Grange presented
one of the numbers. Those taking
part were Mrs. Elizabeth Stokes,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Long, Mrs. S. ].
Messick, Mrs. James B. Hudson, Mr..
and Mrs. Everett Long, Mr.. and
Mrs. Linwood Goodwin and Messrs.
John S. Tingle, A. R. Pugh, G. G.
Crocker and William Monroe.
The lower room at the Lockwood
building was the scene of the best
attended Parent-Teacher meeting of
the present school year on Monday
An unusual program was
presented by children of the lower
grades. The State P. T. A. mater
ial was used and much information
cleaned therefrom. AS this associa-
ton meets regularly on the third
Monday of each month it was nee
essary to appoint delegates to the
State P. T. A. Convention, to be
held in Dover early in April. The
following were appointed: Mrs.
Ward Dasey, Mrs. Everett Stokes,
Mrs. Francis Gum, Jr., the presi-
dent, Miss Lizzie Robinson and Pro-
fessor w. N. Willis, publicity chair
man, announced their intention of
attending the session and urged
that as many attend the convention
as find it possible. Show the world
that Frankford is on the map, in ev-
cry way!
Keturah Rebekah Lodge enter
tanned the Rebekah Lodges of Ber-
lin, Md, and Milton in Odd Fellows
Hall on Tuesday evening. After the
regular business session the local
ladies presented an interesting pro-
gram. The one-act farce, "HOw the
Story Grew" was given by Mrs.
George w. Horsey, Mrs. James B.
Long, Mrs. A. w. Long, Mrs. Clin-
ton Watson, Mrs. c. G. Crocker,
Mrs. Mereld Lynch, Mrs. S. j.
Messick and Mrs. Everett Stokes.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Powell, assist
ed by Jack Ellis, Jr., Alfred Ellis
and Robert Long presented a musi-
cal program. Refreshments of ice
cream, cake and coffee, were serv-
ed.
An event of local interest took
place on Friday night when Miss
Blanche Blackstone presented her
piano pupils in recital at the Mills
boro school auditorium. FrankfOrd
was represented by Miss Blanche
Daisey, talented daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Daisey, of Omar, and
Miss Grace Daisey, little daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James J. Daisey. Miss
a former pupil of Rev.
S. D. Van Loan, of Georgetown, re-
ceived her later training at the Cur
tis Institute, in Philadelphia.
A surprise party was given in
honor of Allie F. Evans, at his home
in Frankford, on Saturday evening,
March Is, the occasion being his
birthday anniversary. Those present
we're as follows: Mr.. and Mrs. N. w.
Hudson and son Winamore, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. H. Evans, J. B. Hudson, of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Will
gus and daughter Evelyn of Roxana,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Winter, Mrs.
5. E. Evans, Will Evans, Chester
Evans and son, Junior, and Mrs.
Raymond Long and son Raymond OF
Philadelphia, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H.
Middleton, of Laurel, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herschell Quillen and son Junior of
near Dagsboro, Mr.. and Mrs. e. V.
Williams and son Harvey, Miss Vir-
ginia Long and Miss Ellen Williams
If Selbyville. At a late hour refresh
ments were served. The guests de-
parted after wishing Mr.. Evans
many more happy birthday anniver-
sarieS.