Milford chronicle., 1932-12-09
FREDERICK

Mrs. J. B. Hendricks entertained
very delightfully."- at five tables of
bridge on Wednesday evening OF
last week. The guests were Mrs.
Livy c. Rogers of Lewes, Mrs.
Thomas B. Spurry of Magnolia, Mrs.
w. X Barrett, Mrs. Robert Griffith,
Mrs. Charles Banning, Mrs. Earl At
kins, Mrs. James Humes, Mrs. Carl
Allen, Mrs. John Burris, Mrs. r. T.
Windsor, Miss Elizabeth Stidham,
Mrs. Marshall Townsend, Mrs. F. w.
Mick, Mrs. B. w. Davidson, all of
Milford, Mrs. G. r. Miller, Mrs.
Vaughn Warren, Mrs. Joseph Gerow,
Mrs. Oliver Melvin and Miss Mary
B. Derrickson. Very attractive
prizes were given.
Frederica School has been chosen
as a center where the new State Ii
brary system of arranging a school
library has been introduced for the
benefit of the supervisory staff of
the State, in order that uniform
system shall prevail.
Last Monday the work was begun
under the direction of the State IL
- al leAAg WI - AAdllAlAlOAA0g etllu WI O.
Lewis, librarian OF the University OF
Delaware. They were assisted hy
l'r. H. B. King, assistant superinten-
cent in charge of elementary
schools; supervisors, Miss Ella J.
Holley, Mrs. Martha I. Barnes, Mrs.
Phyllis Mason Heck of New Castle.
Howard R. Williams, G. R. Miller,
Jr., of Kent county, Albert Farley,
Calvin Afflerbach and e. Paul Burk-
holder of Sussex county.
The Ladies Aid Society was de-
lightfully entertained on Saturday
evening at the home of Mrs. Ben
iamin F. Burton. She was assisted
by Mrs. H. F. Mitten and Mrs. J. B.
Hendricks. The program was in
charge of Mrs. John Palmer and
Mrs. Roland Miller.
Mrs. Mary Postles gave a delight
full reading 1.-The Ashes of Old
Wishes" a real Christmas story.
A humorous production was given
by quite a number of ladies'.
1t was introduced by Mrs. Joseph
Gerow and Mrs. James Moore. the
latter impersonating a wonderful
professor who could by means Of
complex and wonderful contrivance
change any one from her ordinary
type of beauty or size, to that most
desired by the individual.
The remainder Of the evening was
spent singing beautiful old Christ
mas carols.
A meeting of the Ladies Aid SOci-
ETY. was held on Tuesday evening at
the home of Mrs. A. D. Lank to plan
for a repetition of the program of
the Mock Wedding" and "Hill Bill
lies" Owing to the inclement wea-
ther the night it was given in the
Frederica school a number of per-
sons missed the performance and
also others have requested repe-
tition to be given as a benefit per-
formance
Preparations are under way in
the Frederick school for the annual
Christmas program to be given on
Friday, December %.
Miss Mary A. Boyce is visiting
relatives in fredericksburg, Nd
Mrs. Edith Melvin, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Moore spent Friday in Fed
eralsburg, Md.
Samuel Bostie. attendedaa banquet
given by Swift and Company at the
Hotel Adelphia last Saturday.
]. B. Hendricks spent several
days last week in Pottsville, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester V. Hall have
returned from spending their honey
moon in Florida.
Miss Helena Cases Sunday school
class will hold a bake on Saturday |
in the church.
Miss Mary B. Derrickson is sub
stituting in the ninth and elventh
grades in the Lewes school for Miss
Anna Raughley who is i'll with
nervous breakdown.