Milford chronicle., 1936-05-15
LEWES
Four Nurses To Graduate
AZ Beebe Hospital

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At Beebe Hospital
The 29th Of May will be gradua-
tion night for four student nurses OF
the Beebe Hospital. The commence
ment exercises will be held in the
Lewes auditorium. Dr. James Beebe,
head surgeon, will present the diplo-
mas. The graduates are the Misses
Edith V. Brittingham, Jester p. Nc
Cabe, Irene j. Turner and Emily J.
Turpln.
The commissioners Of the town Of
Lewes have designated the period
between May 4 and Is. inclusive, as
cleanup days in the town. Prop
erty owners have been requested to
clean up all rubbish IN and around
their homes, make repairs and the
like, and owners Of delapidated
buildings are requested to remove
or put such places In better eondi-
tiOn to avoid fire risks.
The annual convention OF the
Lewes, Rehoboth and Indian River
Hundred Council Of Religious Edu-
cation will be held on May 10, in the
Lewes Presbyterian Church. The
principal speaker will be the Rev.
John Jackson Brown OF Milford.
Frank West, bass soloist OF Lewes,
age % years, won first prize in the
third Statewide amateur radio au-
dition, sponsored by HenlOpen Post,
No. 5, American Legion, held in the
local theatre, Friday night. Second ,
prize was won by the BTeakwater
Quartet, composed of VIM. 2. Walsh,
Jr., Thomas Lodge. Norman Moore
and John Hudson, four Lewes High
School graduates, and third prize
went to William Bryan, tap dancer
of Newark. There will be two more
additions. The next tryOut will prob
ably be held in laurel next Friday
evening.
In the annual Mothers Day can
vass for the oldest white and cOlOred
mothers in LeWes-Rehoboth Hun
ired, conducted by a local druggist,
the 1886 awards were made for the
.hird consecutive year to Mrs. Emma
Rodney Quillen, 80 years old of JEFF
'ersOn avenue, LeWes, and Aunt Pa
.ience Anne White, 1O2 years old of
Chestnut street, Lewes. Mrs. Quill
en- dates her ancestry from the fa-
nous Rodney line of Delaware gov
sFnOrs and statesmen. She was born .
rear Berlin, Md. She had eight chill ,
lren, II grandchildren and nine ,
eat-grandchildTen. Despite her
ears, she lives alone and performs {
III her hOusewOrk. She ascTibes her I
Ongevity and good health to hard /
work ana independence.
Aunt "Pash" White, as she is
,nOwn locally. was born in slavery {
N the farm of John Hopkins, near
'Oolspring, and since then has lived i
With a number of prominent families c
n Lewes. She is the oldest person I
n Lewes, and so far as is known
he oldest mother in Delaware.
On Tuesday evening, May II, the I
1isses Carolyn Leishman and Shir- .
ey Cullen, and Messrs. Albert Nor q
is and Jackson B. Lynch attended =
he SelbyVille COtilliOn Dance held ,
4 the pier ballroom in Ocean City, !,
Id. !
William Anderson Lynch, of Lewes u
spending few days this week as II
ne guest of tSewart Poole in Will v
lingtOn.
Several fishing parties were book o.
for last Sunday, but due to N
storm that blew all day, nj
0 one ventured out of the creek II
he fishing season has officially Op- ic
led and will continue throughout A
le summer months. A
William Clifton mOtOred to West p;
hester to visit his brother Fill al
ore, who is attending West Ches- m
r State Teachers College He re- in
aimed all day Saturday, attending m
e baseball game, in which his bro W
er participated. eI
Several Lewes people attended the in
lnce in Salisbury on Tuesday eve
ng. The music was furnished by tn
isie Nelson's radio recording or II
estra. W
Miss Virginia Graves. teaching in Al
lurel, visited her parents. Mr.. and fu
rs. William f. Graves over the vi
,ek-end =
Miss Kitty Smith, teacher in the fr
eal high school. has recovered is