Milford chronicle., 1932-08-05
OCEAN VIEW

anu an lnJCl SollhS piOSIdIIl, COllSlSl
/ ing of speeches by former resident
, and natives of this community. BE
, sides addresses, by prominent speak
ers from other towns and localities.
Let us consider what it means Il
those far away from us, who lool
forward the coming back home.
remember when my folks and l cam
from Georgetown, on the steame
from Millsboro. 1t made our hearts
rejoice to greet our friends and rela
tives here.
Now, when our friends can motor
down at different times during thu
year it makes a difference. Although
everyone does not have the privi.
lege to come back but once a year
So let us give them a hearty wei.
come. 1t should be the spirit ot
home folks that we should exprses
to them. People from many towns
motor here for the occasion. All are
welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Willis motored
here, accompanied by their daugh-
ter-inlaw, Mrs. Elliott Evans, who
has been on a visit to New York and
Baltimore, with her husband and the
Willis family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis are the guests
of Mrs. Edward Hickman and other
relatives and friends.
Miss Viola Pusey accompanied
Miss Agnes Bishop to Baltimore,
Md, for a visit.
Miss Minerva James is visiting
relatives in Mt. Airy, Pa, and Shar-
on Hill, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin B. Short, of
West Philadelphia, motored here and
Bethany Beach, where they have
several cottages.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gray and Rev. Miller,
of Indiana, have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Edw. Pepper.
Miss Olive West is entertaining
several friends from Philadelphia.
We wish to say in reply to the in
quiry concerning the store club;
that owing to so much company the
chairman's cheese bill has been so
great that his dues are in arrears,
and until they are paid no meet
ings will be held"
Miss Floris Keene and several
other friends have been spending a
week at Bethany Beach at house
party.
Miss Henrietta Hickman accompa-
MED her sister, Miss Lillian Hick-
man, to Wilmington for visit. Miss
Hickman spent her two weeks vaca-
tion here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joslin from Mays
Landing, N. j., are visiting their son,
Leonard Joslin and wife, in Cedar
Neck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore DerricksOn |
and Elizabeth, motored to Federals
burg, Md, and attended the Shiloh |
camp meeting, where Billy Sunday /
preached.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pusey mo-
tOred to Snow Hill, Md, recently.
Whenever you entertain or have
friends and relatives visit you,
please notify me, if you can do so.
It is impossible for me to see the
many residents of this town each
week. .-.. ....
Mr.. and Mrs. George Tracey and
laughter-in-law and grandson, have
from Bethany Beach, where
hey spent two weeks at the Irwin
Short cottage. They are stopping
With Mrs. Martha Conoway now in
own.
On Wednesday morning, July 27,
! number of automobiles and one of
he Lord Baltimore school buses, met
t the Presbyterian Church, and left
It 10 o'clock, laden with scholars,
Ulcers and teachers of the Sabbath
chool, together with well filled
unch baskets, arriving in a short
,hile at Irons Lane, an old and fa-
liliar picnic spot on Indian River,
nd now owned by Mrs. George Quill
an.
On arriving in the grove, the Sun
ay school superintendent, who had
coupled a seat in the bus, asked,
Do we pay as we leave?" On being '
Did that we should, she said, well,
m Scotch, I'll sit here all day."
We assured her that no money g
as needed, and we all went down {
n the sand at the river shore and
ere in the midst of a colOrful crowd g
{ pretty bathing suits and beach j
ajamas, both young and old enjoy I
lg a cool dip in the very pleasant
ater. {
One very staid and much beloved |
Id friend was seen to remove shoes
nd stockings and to wade with the s
ny tots mot that she is entering 7
er second childhood). Those who
id not care for bathing enjoyed {
atching those who did, and in re- :
alling other pleasant times long 7
0ne by.
An ample lunch was enjoyed by f
Il. After a short rest period to =
.vor digestion, games were played. =
was most amusing to see two of
II good elders chewing gum, but 4;
it was in hte game, no one OBJ I
cted.
1t was the birthday of Esther Will q
ans, of near Roxana, and her :
other had brought an immense -
Ike, beautifully decorated. The a
indies were lit and the whole =,
hool invited in singing the birth y
W greeting song, so familiar to a
e younger generation. Then we y
implied the cake, which was de- =
,ious. q,
Then a whisper went around "An- "
her birthday, Augustus Bennett, a
years old" He was placed in a y =.
at of honor, the same song used, !
nile his many friends passed by d
aking hands and congratulations v
ere given, one of the older schol-
S actually kissed him. but as she Ce