Milford chronicle., 1933-08-18
SELBYVILLE

Event of Interest
Formal opening services of tn
Community Playground on tn
church property were held las
Thursday beginning at $50 p. m
with a game of tennis played b,
Messrs. |. R. Wiley, Preston Town
send, Ralph Quillen and Vaughan
P, Moore. At G, Rev w. V. Moore
pastor of the church, and by whom
the playground has been constructed
and under whose supervision thu
equipment has been installed, called
the meeting to order, and the open
ing prayer was made by W. A. Law
an official of the church. Immedi'
ately following this R. B. Morris
president of the Rotary Club and al
so treasurer of the playground FUND
was the first to address a group oi
about 400 people and1 gave a very
interesting talk on Community Ser
vice" By this time the 19Sth Coast
Artillery Band under the direction
| of Lieutenant ]. Norris Robinson OF
| Camp Buck at Bethany Beach had
arrived and in response to a former
invitation, very kindly furnished
some excellent music for the oc-
casion. E.
Now the little folks and some of
the older boys and girls came in for
their contribution to the evenings s
program and presented a pageant
on the playground entitled "In
Dream Land" under the direction of
Miss Beulah Clearwater, director of
religious education. Harry Cullen,
one of the high school graduates
acted as Herald for the play, and
each character, there being As in
number, did remarkably well, show
ing a great deal of hard work on
the part of both the instructso and
the children. Those who so kindly
rendered their assistance during the.
week of training were Miss Mary
Fassitt, Miss Hannah Long, Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac ]. Quillen, Jr., Mr.. and
Mrs. Pete Whaley and Mrs. Lambert
Campbell.
The second speaker of the eve
ming was U. S. Senator John G.
Townsend. Senator Townsend
spoke on Improvements" He pic
tured the town when he took up his
residence here a little more than SO
years ago, as just few houses,
with no streets, and said I'VE were
mighty proud when a few pines
were laid and filled in with dirt
making a path to the railroad sta
ton" He also said he and the late
Mrs. Townsend had reared a family
of six children here and sometimes
not knowing where they were, would
have to send one to look for the
other, but now in this day of Won
derful improvements, with a well
equipped playground, any mother
will know where to find her child. /
/. L. Long, superintendent of the |
church school and a member of the
public school board gave very
good talk on Recreation" while |
E. V. Baker, chairman of the school |
board made some very interesting
points on the value of Play" After |
another selection by the band, the |
ladies were given a chance, and |
Mrs. w. NJ. Long, president of the |
Community Club then ad-
dressed the group. using as her
theme "a Field of Service" Mrs. |
Long said the first attempt to equiv |
a playground in Selbyville was
started about IL years ago when a ,
few suings and re-saws were placed |
on this same site next to the old
church building then used by the
primary children of the public
schools, but all hopes seemed to
have been shattered when the build
ing was destroyed by fire, including
all the newly installed equipment.
Mrs. Long now has a vision of a
broad field, in which she and her
club members may have a part of
real active service to the communi-
y. |
Mrs. Davis, soprano soloist of the
church choir sang "The End of a
Perfect Day." accompanied by the
1and, after which Miss Hester
Campbell representing the Young
Peoples Division of the church
made some fine remarks on Fair
Play" The last speaker of the eve
ling was Professor Thomas W.
Iowie, superintenyising principal of
'elbyville High School kho made an
Xcellent address on Character
Through Play" Professor
Towie named 33 traits of character
hat can be developed through play,
nder our very capable and afficient
irectress. Otter the dismissal, Sem
tor Townsend led the band boys
yer to the Red Mems Hall where I
he ladies served them with ice
ream and cake, after which cream
nd cake were on sale, adding about | !
% to the treasury.
.adies' Night
On Friday the Selbyville Rotary
lub observed Ladies' Night at the !.
Test Breeze Hotel, Bethany Beach,
nd was host to the Kinawis Club
nd their wives of Seaford, the pro-
ram of entertainment having been
resented by the latter club. Ed
ard Higgins, chairman Of the In
.r-City Committee, Seaford, s|re-
,onded to the greetings extended
= Mr.. Morris, president of the
Irmer club. Two very good solos
ere rendered by John Parsons, and
negro dialect by Glenn Huston.
hia Friday night fha Rotary will % r