Evening star., 1934-08-19
Exhibit of Old Coins
Interests Colonists
At Rehoboth Beach
Di Sibours Take Cottage
and Will Spend Week
Ends With Family.

REHOBOTH BEACH, August 18.-
One of the favored pastimes OF the
Summer visitors to Rehoboth is the
long strollS along the beach from the
old and fallen lighthouse up at the
Point O. Capes to the Indian River
Inlet below the life saving station to
the south These walks by the rim
of the ocean are to bear fruit at the
end of the week in the exhibition at
the Village Improvement Association
club houSe-an exhibition of antique
coins found along the beach at
Rehoboth. About l8 months ago these
coins were discovered in great num-
bers down near the inlet to Indian
River Bar. The coins were of gold,
silver, and of copper, and in such
great numbers that they were occa-
sionally measured by the quart. With
the imprint of "Georgius III Rex" or
of Brittania, with the Hiberian harp
and crown, and with dates ranging
from 1922 to 1885, they form an
unique array. Whether they had been
buried as pirate loot, or were the
treasure chest of some old sloop
wrecked when in search of anchorage
in Indian River Bay cannot be known.
Perhaps the ship was that of Capt.
Kidd. who frequentsd this coastl
BIT these coins and others found at
int-rvsls before and since are the
nucleus of the coin exhibit that will
be coincident with shcw OF antique
quilts and painted trays, with which
Sussex County abounds and will be
held in the afternoons of August "a,
25. 90 Young Washingtonians are
especially interested in securing these
coins. Every few days the junior
Prochniks, Sokolowskas and the
Berliners go on a treasure hunt for
them. Jimmy Littlehales, son of
Mrs John Ewell, has been the only
one from the District who has found
coins, so far as the records go.
The Minister of Austria and Nine.
Prochnik were in Washington at the
beginning of the week, as they SO
frequently are since the tragic hap
peningS in Austria.
Mrs. Henri di Sibour passed the
recent week end with Mrs. Henry A.
Berliner and while here took a cot
tage on Oak avenue for the remainder
of the season. Mrs. di Sibour's
mother, Mrs. William Webb, will
remain here with Mrs di Sibour's
family, while Mr.. and Mrs. di Sibour
will come over for the week ends.
Capital Visitors.
Mrs. Kelly Schof1eld and Mrs.
Bobbie Mccormick of Washington
are the guests of Mrs. A. Britton
Dork
nue. which Mr. and Mrs. Browne have
taken for the season.
Lieut.. Heath Twitchell and Mrs.
Twitchell, lately of Fort du Pont, have
a cottage here until Labor day, when
they will proceed to Camp Humphreys
on a new detail. Mrs. S. H. Griffin,
wife of Capt. Griffin of Fort du Pont,
and her daughters have been visitors
at the Twitchell's, Miss Fay Griffin
having passed the week with Lieut..
Twitchells daughter.
Mr.. Arden E. Bing of the State De-
partment passed the recent week end
as the guest of Rev. George D. Atkin-
son on Henlopen avenue and will re-
turn for a longer stay at his own
cottage, also on Henlopen avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Arundel have
taken a cottage on Oak avenue for
the remainder of the Summer. Mr..
Arundel, who has just flown up by
airplane from Gurana, passed the re-
cent week in Washington and will
return at the end of the week with
a group of visitors, among whom will
be DR.. William NJ Mann, director of
the National Geological Park.
Mrs. Royal S. Copeland will arrive
about August 26 to be the guest OF
Miss Lyla Townsend, daughter of Sen
ator Townsend. Miss Townsend was
hostess at tea and later motored up
from Ocean City to see the art ex-
hibition.
GARDENERS Take Cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. John C. C. Gardiner
and their two daughters and Mrs.
Gardeners mother of Indian Lane
have taken a cottage until the middle
of September, being located on King
Charles avenue.
Mrs. I. Lockwood Pratt, wife of
Lieut.. Pratt of Pensacola, was the
guest of honor at luncheon given
at Willowmere Inn by Mrs. Henry
Price Monday.
Capt. and Mrs John P. Jackson and
their son Schuyler are visitors for
several weeks at the Hotel Henlopen.
Mrs. Minerva Danforth has visiting
her Mrs Harry Morgan Wells. This
evening Mrs. Danforth is sponsoring
benefit bridge for All Saints Chapel.
Mr.. and Mrs Francis Thomas, who
have been passing the Summer here,
have returned to Washington and will
go from there to Saratoga. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Leahy, who have been
their guests, returned with Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas and will accompany
them north.
A. Britton Browne, jr, has as his
guest Master Danny ballet of VIII
mington.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hellmuth were
week end visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Herbert Smith Of Rehoboth and
Chevy Chase.
Mr. and Mrs William K. Quinter
were visitors to the Beach for the
week end, and Mrs EloiSe Robinson
Hume was a guest at the Small cot
tage.
Mr.. Thompson Returns.
Mr.. w. F. Thompson, chief counsel
of the bond department of the H. o.
L. c., with Mrs. Thompson, who were