Milford chronicle., 1933-08-18

occasion.
The following address was made
by Brooks Reynolds at the Home
Coming celebration held at Ocean
View. Saturday afternoon and night,
August 18th:
Good Win
Before such an audience and upon
such a great occasion l enter the
duty assigned to me with some
timidity.
My subject is Good Will" and it
is the importance of my message
that prompts me to stand before
you.
We are fortunate that we can see
the heavens bending in benediction
over the earth and making it bios
som and fulfill the promises of ade-
quate crops each season in its turn.
OF course there is want, even here
in Baltimore hundred We want more
money, more power, more stone
roads, more Democratic votes, more
Republican votes, more liquor
everybody wants an easy political
job, we are all in want-we are liv-
ing in want in the widst of this gar
den of Eden and the apple is tempt
ing us
Today we have eased those pains
of want with a dose of Good Will
towards each other and our hearts
beat a tune of gratitude. We are
citizens of this United States of
America, we are Blue Hens Chick
ems. We are home again in Old Sus-
sex County and Baltimore hundred |
to talk over those good times past !
and testify to our faith in the fu-
ture.
You have a grand new school
building, your homes look comfort
able and your gardens beautiful and
yards well kept, fine chicken houses
and all modern improvements. Its
good to live here-we, who come
back look and see that its good and
the old apple of want hangs tempt
ingly again. We want to stay and
we want to help you eat those chick
ems and enjoy times together. Truly
good will abides with us today.
The early settlers, those rugged
pioneers of Baltimore hundred would
indeed be confused were they here
today searching for their familiar
landmarks. Old William Hazard ,
back in 1747 owned Hap Hazard
and Davids Lot and Middlesex, his
were those lands south of Indian {
River Bay and north of the road
leading to the beach. His was the z
land on which we now stand. He t
had neighbors who might celebrate I
here with us today and their names :
are the same as many of yours.
The sons of David Evans who laid r
the foundation for old Blackwater \
Church would be
amazed at the splendor of your u
churches and would probably miss !
the religious zeal and fervor in the
services.
1t would be fine to have with us
the friends and neighbors of that
long past day the Morgans, Masseys,
5teels, Daiseys, Adoletts, Laytons,
Tunnells, Godwins, Quillens, Halls
and many others too numerous for
ne to try to name here. How we
would smile should they ask us how
heir lands are faring and what a
line we would have locating Daiseys
Crooked Lot" Fowls
Delight" Little Worth" Jacobs
Struggle" Evans Venture" Bald
Eagles @Roost,p -"Elbow Room"
Young Mans Adventure" and many
others.
l am sure some of you ladies
would invite your great grand L
mother to take a ride in your auto I
nobile-What! Oh, what! would S
hey say if you took them to the c
1each for the Bathing hour? l am II
quite sure you would not call your
Mary out of the water not to fur Z
her shock great-grandmother but r.
would hurry the dear old lady back s.
ind show her your electric stove 5
Ind modern home.
However there would be one thing d
We could share and understand and a
hat would be the good will which J
hey left us and which they would
ind in tact here today. That will 81
which made them build a solid fouh- el
Iation for our nation and state and pi
avs for the common good of us OF
IL. They established homes at a
reat cost of hardship and perse- hi
erance. They build with faith and it
ood will those foundations that we pc
ling to today. No doubt they 81
reamed of their homes and rela-
ives in the comfortable mother =
ountry and perhaps felt the temp
alton strongly to return, but their
ood will towards the generations
} come kept them steadfast.
We all long for the pleasant easy
ltuations, the something for moth
lg slogan catches us all once in
while.
The stock market enticed us to
ut in little and get much. We II
anted to get rich quick-we wanted
, win-greed consumed us-we had
0 good will for the sucker who
'st-as long as we won-we wanted
le thrills-we coveted what the =
her fellow had-we were like
1hn who was poor-Mary was rich
very rich-she was worth one
illion, two hundred and fifty thou
md dollars. She liked John, that
as all-and he knew it, but he
'essed his suit and grew tender 10
ne night he had been a little more
nder than usual II
You are very rich? he ventured.
Yes, | am worth $1,250,000, she
turned frankly.
And l am poor, he said.
Yes. a..
Will you marry me? Inv
No. SUI
l thought you wouldn't. =
Then why did you ask me?