Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
MILLSBORO

Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. B. West, o
Philadelphia, spent Saturday anC
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Burton.
On Monday afternoon Mrs. j. A
Burton entertained the Cheerio Club
Capt. and Mrs. Ebert w. Evans
entertained friends from Philadel
phia on Saturday night and Sunday
Since Sunday Mrs. Evans has as hel
guest her aunt, Mrs. Annie Ingram
of Mont Clair, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. w. l.. Parker and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry EllingswOrth
and children were in Philadelphia
the first of the week.
Charles Lingo was called to Phil
adelphia the first of the week by the
Mrs. Bessie Baylis.
Mrs. Archie Purse and daughter,
Patsy, of SeafOrd are visiting for
several days with Mr.. and Mrs. w.
P. Monroe.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Kelly and
daughter, Ann Carolyn. Mrs. Thomas
Evans and Miss Willye, of Horn
town, Va, were Sunday visitors of
Mrs. w. H. Johnson.
/ Millard Monroe left on Wednes-
day to attend school at George
Washington University, Washing
/ ton, d! C.
Mrs. John Ayre Truitt is visiting
her children in Wilmington.
( Mrs. Harry Katz, of Philadelphia,
was one. of the visitors the excur-
sion brought here on Sunday.
The Barnes Players are here this
week with big ten show. Their
plays are said to be very good and
large crowds are attending.
The entire community was sad
dened when it became known ON
Saturday morning that Mrs. Clara
May Warren, wife ofg Wilford War
rem, had died on Friday night. Mr..
and Mrs. Warren have lived in the
late Joseph B. Belts property, which
they purchased when they moved
here several years ago. Mrs. War
rem was i'll very short time and
her death was a shock to every one.
Funeral services were held on Mon
day afternoon in Grace :, M. E.
church and interment made near Ell
lendale. The husband and six chill
dren have the sympathy of the com
munity
On Tuesday, September %, large
number of women who were inter
ested in Home Demonstration work
met at the home of Mrs. Geo. Bar
nett for the purpose of organizing
a club for Millsboro. officers were
elected as follows: Mrs. B. Mitchell,
president; Mrs Harold DObson, vice
president and Mrs George Barnett,
secretary. The next meeting of the
Millsboro Club will be held on We'd
nesday, September 80 at p. m, at
the home of Mrs. George Williams;
but after that date the regular meet
ing will be held on the third Monday
of each month. Miss Ruth Ruther-
ford of Georgetown is the county
worker and will meet with us at
each meeting. Everyone welcome.
The various troops of Boy Scouts,
making up the HenlOpen District,
met at the public school building,
and, after being examined by the
Board of Review, assembled in the
auditorium for the Court of Honor. |
The meeting, which was open to
the public, was presided over by
Hon. Charles Cullen, of Georgetown,
chairman of Henlopen District. Al
ter the court had been opened, the
flag salute was given and one stan
"a of America" sung. Both the sa-
lutte and the song were led by the
MillsborO troop.
Star scout awards were presented .
by Chairman Cullen to Willard Nc
Cabe of Millsboro and Hail Pepper .
of Rehoboth. The following receiv-
ed merit badges: Hail Pepper, Re-
John Lecalo, Rehoboth;
Willard McCabe, MillsbOro and
Townsend Tubbs, Selbyville. These
badges were presented by Honorable
Frank Jones of Georgetown. 49,.
Prof. J. M. Bennett presented the
first class badges. They were award
ed to Armel Long, Selbyvile; Elisha
Long, Selbyville; Joseph Lingo,
Louis Williams, Mills
boro; Ralph C. Jones, Lewes; Nor
man Lawson, Millsboro; George
Lupton, Georgetown, and John Tim
mons, Millsboro.
The second class badges, present
ed by Prof. Calvin Afflerbach, went
20 the following: Paul B. Moore,
Joseph w. Outten, Mills
boro; John Timmons, MillsborO;
James P. Wilson, Lewes and George
Lupton, Georgetown.
The board of review consists of
Charles Cullen, Frank Jones and
Calvin Afflerbach. These gentlemen
we're assisted here by William Ayr
IS, Frank C. Mumford, Wayne Bur-
on and ]. M. Bennett. Stanley NJ.
Whitehead, field executive of this
district, officiated during the review.
Wayne Burton, the local high
school science teacher, is scoutmas-
er of the Millsboro troop and is
for the board of review
Meeting and the court of honor be-
ng held at MillsbOro.
The complete program follows:
Board of review meeting.
Opening of the court, Chairman
julien.
Flag salute and singing of one
-erse of america" led by Mills
,oro troop.
Presentation of Awards:
Second class badge, Calvin AT
flerbach.
First class badges, J. NJ. Ben
mott