Milford chronicle., 1932-05-13
L.EWES

George Morrow and Frank Cham.
bers of Philadelphia were the guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Hance Chambers
over the weekend.
Frank Maull who is confined 10
the hospital due to illness is rapid
ly improving at this writing.
The Home Missionary Society of
the NJ. E. Church met at the home
OF Mrs. Sanford Clifton on Tuesday
evening.
Ihomas Morgan of Wilmington,
arthur and Elizabeth Morgan of
Philadelphia spent the weekend
here with Mrs. Annie Morgan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Taylor of Will
mington were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roland Bones over the week.
end.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph HaverBeek of
Wilmington, Mr.. and Mrs. MilInan
Prettyman and family of Kennett
square, Pa, and James Prettyman,
a student of the University of Della
ware spent the Weekend mere with
Mr.. and Mrs. James Prettyman.
NJ The pilot boat Delaware" is in
Trenton, N. j., for two weeks, max
ing the trip between there and Phil
adelphia for the purpose of teaching
the Delaware Bay ami River pilots
the new channel between these two
cities in preparation for the open
ing of Trenton as a port.
National Hospital Day was obser-
Unn 1f tho DGnhn
day afternoon. The high school or
chestra entertained.
Mrs. Percy B. Vickers who has
heeE spending the winter in Ger
mantown, with her parents, Mr.. and |
Mrs. William B. Poynter, has re-
turned to her home on Market !
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. George s. Messer-
smith of Berlin, Germany. were the
guests of Mrs. Roman Tammany
and Miss Anne r. Nichols over the
weekend.
hampton Jones and Miss Ruth
Cropper of Ocean City, Md. spent
here as the guest of Fill
more Clifton.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wilgus of
were town visitors ON
Lawrence Messick ana friend
spent Sunday hire with mis- parents.
Edward Maull of the University Of
Delaware, was home over the week
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton S. Andrews
and family of Dover, formerly of
this town, we're town visitors on
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Reese of
entertained a number
If their friends at their cottage on
4ewes Beach over the weekend.
Mrs. Lille NJ. Maddux and Miss
eleanor Maddux of Centerville. Md,
ire visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S
Norris at their residence on Second
street. 4
Mrs. Layton Dorsey and son Billy
pent the weekend at their cottage a
IN Lewes Beach.
Mrs. Wilson Ingram of Whining
on spent the weekend here visit
ng friends and relatives.
Mrs. Ella Barker of Milton is
pending some time here with her =,
lister, Mrs. John Jones. -..-r
Delaware added another chapter
o its colorful history on Saturday,
5hen thousands of citizens of this o
nd neighboring states, together :
nth dignitaries of foreign nations,
altered in Lewes to pay glowing
ribute to the first Dutch settlers
tho landed on these shores 300
ears ago.
Speakers extolled the importance
f the settling of the Dutch in
now Lewes, in 1881,
ointing to the fact that this colony
as responsible for Delaware today
eing a separate State.
United States Senator Daniel o. {
astings of Delaware, delivered the
address, outlining in de-
Ill, the early history of this State. :,
Hon. Herman Van Royen, the -
etherIands minister, brought warm
'eetings from the government
hich he represents in Washington, b
G.
Governor C. Douglass Buck who
as introduced as the presiding Of Z
,6I ny OOuS I6SSludu hOUeII VI
ouston, traced the historical i'm
'rtance of Lewes. tn
The guests were welcomed by
ayor U. w. Hooker of Lewes.
Reynier J. Wortendyke, president
the Holland Society of New York.
ad a message from Governor
anklin d. Roosevelt of New York.
cretary of State Richard J. Bea-
sh of Pennsylvania, read mes
ge from Governor Clifford Pin n
OF. Secretary Of State d. C. Wine ]
enner, 3rd, of Maryland, read a
,ssage from Governor Albert c. 10
tchie of Maryland. A message
I'M Governor John G. Pollard of
rginia was also read. II:
Invocation was pronounced. by
shop Philip Cook. 6:
Music during the exercises was
'nished by the Drum and Bugle r.
rps of Delaware Post No. 1. Am
can Legion. Prior to and after
exercises the Lewes High School
nd played. Ls' T