Milford chronicle., 1935-06-07
PLAN OLD SUSSEX DAY
CELEBRATION JUNE 29
TC0aiianed from First Paoe1

gardless Of time, will be doublv IN
teresting because of the collection
Of antique placed there for mi
event
This lower county Of Delaware
the scene of the first settlement il
the State and one of the earliest il
the New World, has long prided IL
self upon its treasured possession,
of silver, pewter, china, glass. min.
iatures and furnishings. But not un.
til this occasion have the citizens oil
Sussex as a whole felt moved tc
display their family heirloOms. In
this good cause, the response has
been most gratifying by its sponta-
neOus expression.
Small groups in each town have
been surveying the possibilities and
on Friday afternoon the committees
for Western Sussex with Mrs.
Thomas Robinson of Georgetown as
captain, met with the committees of
Eastern Sussex of whom Mrs. w. s..
COrkTan is captain, at the Home
stead" HenlOpen Acres, to fOrmu-
late their plans.
Mrs. Henry Ridgely. of Dover, di-
rector of the Art Center Campaign
for Kent and Sussex counties, ac-
cOmpanied by Mrs. Harold HOrsey,
met with the local committees, and
gave a comprehensive summary of
the work done so far by the execu-
tive council. About forty chairmen,
their associates and team members
were present, representing George
town, Bridgeville, Lewes, Millsboro,
Milford and RehObOth Beach.
The committees for the county are
as follows:
I.ewes-Mrs. Harold Hooker,
chairman; Miss Clara Virden, assO-
ciate Team: Mrs Thomas Virden.
Mrs. George Chambers. Mrs. Glen
wood Harrington. Miss Anne Mich
OILS, Mrs. Harry Lyons. Mrs. Edwin
Marshall
MilfOrd-Mrs. A. DOnnell Marshall.
chairman; Miss Frances Grier, assO-
ciate. Team: Mrs. Frank GTier, Mrs. |
John Truitt, Mrs. Robert Kessler, |
Mrs. Sanders Truitt, Mrs. G. Mar
shall Townsend, Mrs. Vaules Grier, |
Mrs. James Stanton, Miss Maria |
Causey. Mrs. George H. Hall. Mrs. |
Stephen Toadvine, Miss Annie Rad
Cliffe. Mrs. Ida Draper. Mrs. Harry
Grier. Mrs Della Hall Deakyne, Mrs.
J. Coleman Saltar.
MillsbOrO-Mrs. w. B. Adkins,
chairman Team: Mrs. Matte N.
ShOckley, Mrs. l.. w. Washburn,
Mrs. Charles Lingo. Mrs. Edward
Carey. Mrs H. B. Mitchell,
Georgetown - Mrs. Thomas Rob
insOn, captain for Western Sussex;
Mrs. Rowland Paynter, associate to
Mrs. Robinson; Miss Mary c. r.
Jones. chairman; Miss Elizabeth
Houston, associate. Team: Mrs.
Marc Saunders. Miss Laura Rich
ards, Miss Elizabeth Quicker. Mrs,
Richard X White, Irwin Burton.
Seaford-Mrs. Howard Galloway,
chairman. Team: Mrs. Fred Burton,
Mrs. Halbert Robinson, Miss Agnes
Huston, with organization not COM
pleted.
Milton - Mrs. Laura Connley,
chairman. Team: Mrs. J. W. Wilt
bank, Mrs. Charles Porter. Miss
Sara Atkins, organization not COM
pleted.
Laurel-Mrs. James Marvel Team
organizing.
Bridgeville-Mrs Harry Cannon, |
chairman. Team: Mrs. Reese Lay 1
ton. Mrs. Edwin Layton, Mrs. Harry /
Layton, Mrs. Leon Cannon. Mrs. +
Harriet CahaIl. I
RehOboth Beach-Mrs. W. S. Cork +
ran, chairman for Eastern Sussex; A
Mrs. William Leach. chairman; Mrs. n
John D. McCabe, associate. Team: '
Mrs. Jesse Gundry. Mrs. William 5
Bean. Mrs. Ralph POynter. Mrs. ]
Robert Smith, Miss Anna Hazard, 4
Miss Alice BucksOn, Miss FlOrice
Downing. Miss Frances Roach, Mrs. al
Mary Ripple. Miss Reba Mckay e,
Selbyville-Miss Maude McCabe. VI
chairman: Mrs. Peter Whaley, assO- di
tate. Team: Mrs. Matte Townsend. te
,f MiIlville: Mrs. Chester Townsend III
,f Sandy Landing. Mrs. Louis DTeX- 81
er. of Bethany Beach; Mrs. William o'
handler. of DagsborO; Mrs Ebe 7 W
handler. of Fran0Ord, and Mrs. ", III
Norman Gum OF Frankford. ="
Further additions may yet be pl
made to these committees as the -
work progresses.
The director, captains and COM n.
nittee chairmen, with their assOci- IS IS
ties or ,heir representatives will
meet next Wednesday at three o. -,
lock, (standard time) at the Home r.,
tead. and then again on Friday, od
une IA. AMI Friday, June q, at the ~
anne hour Where the committees ~.
ave been delayed in organizing, all In
the team members are especially In
rged to attend these conferences. III
A group of men and women from an
ariOus points in the East are beins an
lvited to be among those receiving th,
n that day. Mrs. Henry B. ThOmp- raj
IN, of Wilmington, Miss Lyla i'm
ownsend of SeIbyville. Miss Flor en-
zee Mortimer and Col. Charles mc
ortimer of Washington. as well as Ha
arious others whose acceptances loy
ave not yet been received. an
It is suggested that any who are Pc
terested in the Art Center or in tor
e times of long ago and knowing Te
choice silver, china. glass, minial seV
res, documents, pewtehr, samplers. ant
ints or smaller articles Of furni- WI
re, ETC., of one hundred years or me-
ore ago, communicate with the Lei
mmittee in their locality. ter
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