Milford chronicle., 1936-06-26
GEORGETOWN
6. H. 5. Alumni Meeting

g. H. S. Alumni Meeting
The seventh annual banquet and
dance Of the Georgetown High
School Alumni Association was held
on Friday night of last week in the
auditorium of the high school. The
banquet took place in the school
cafeteria. The menu consisted of
fruitcup, fried chicken, new pota-
toes, green peas, rolls, butter, coffee,
ice cream, cake and mints. The pro-
gram during the banquet was as
follows: Invocation by the Rev.
Richard X. White, rector of st.
PauPs Episcopal Church, who also
was toastmaster; short address by
Prof. Franklin Butz, superintendent
Of the schools; duet, Mrs. r. S. Bak-
er and Prof. Joseph Thomas; ad-
dress for 1896 graduating class,
George T. Lynch, president of this
years class; solo and piano selec-
tion, Lorna Baker, aged about four
years, a kindergarten pupil and
youngest in the school, little daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Baker;
address, James NJ. Tunnell, Jr.,
"
Is Expected Of You.'
At the business meeting officers
were elected for the ensuing term,
as follows: Honorary president,
Postmaster Andrew Marvel, class
'96; president, James NJ. Tunnell,
Jf., class '27; first vice president,
Houston Wilson, class '27; second
vice president, J. Ralph Carey, class
'15; third vice president, Mrs. Mil
dred Jefferson Warren, of E1lendale,
class '23; secretary and treasurer,
Miss Edith Warrington, class '29;
executive committee, Mrs. George
Swain, class 'O2; Walter Virden
Macklin, class "a; R. S. Baker, class
"a. /;
At the banquet there were 11O (
members Of the Alumni Association, /
80 members Of this years GRADUATE i,
Ing class and six guests.
Approximately 300 attended the !
dance, music for which was fur i,
lished by Lew" Startt's Orchestra :
II Haston, Md.
Buys Gas Plant
Miss Julia f. Burton, living on the =
Public Square here, has assumed =
control of the Georgetown Gas Com \
amy. The price paid was $4,000. =
iiss Burton was already a stock v
older, and had been since its or .
about 30 years ago. Since 4
be building Of the plant. IL has been
nder management Of the late L. L. y
aytOn, one of the heaviest stock y
oldeTs. The plant, 1t is understood, G.
as sold IN the settling Of the es-
tie Of Mr.. Layton. The sale, Il is
I'D, will be confirmed by Chancel-
II Josiah o. Woleott on Monday of
ext week.
The business Of the company Is to So
J managed by Miss Burton's nep- W,
sw-in-law, Marc B. Saunders.
Girl Hurt Here w
Miss Gladys Emily Derrickson, Pl
-ed Is years, daughter of William
srrickson. Of Salisbury, Md, and wa
anddaughter of the late Rev. vi.
mes l. Derrickson, sustained a faI
oxen left thigh and injuries to the
ok last Friday afternoon at the SD,
rner OF East Market street and the Mr.
blic Square here, when run into
Miss Emma Jester, Of Seaford, SD,
q knocked to the concrete road DIRE
y which encircles the Public Ad
lare. In company with Miss Ruth !
Erickson. her cousin, whom she phi
s visiting on North Race street, w.
y were walking westward on /
rket street Upon reaching the dat
ner az the Georgetown Trust phi
npany they stopped to allow a we,
ck to pass before proceeding on n
ir way across the Public Square. She
liking slowly they started 10 cross ter,
sn Miss Jester, driving westward and
trailing the truck a short dis eve
oe, turned at the circle to the N
t. Efforts we're made to avoid Mr..
ing the girl but in the excite day