Milford chronicle., 1936-07-17
SLAUGHTER BEACH


And all of them are not agreeable
ones. The terrific heat Of Thursday
Friday and Saturday was felt her,
and the only thing one wanted to dc
was to try" to keep COOL Each
evening however, there would be &
sea breeze enough to cool one of
sufficiently to enjoy sleep. The big
surprise came on Tuesday evening
about 11.30 when a downpour Of hail
came with the storm, and it seemed
peculiar to the beach for there was
no rain or hail in Milford
On Tuesday afternoon Anne Post
les, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Postles of Philadelphia had the un-
happy experience of stepping on a
nail while visiting a nearby farm
and running it in her foot in the
feshy part She was uncomfortable
for a time.
Billy Kibler, who is spending the
summer here with his mother, Mrs.
Dallas Kibler, is out again after be-
ing confined for two weeks with a
very sore foot, following a painful
cut on it, caused by stepping on
bottle.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hill and
daughters, and Miss Kitty Smith and
Miss Florence Smith, of Wilmington,
spent Sunday here with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Holston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Gates and
daughter Jean and Miss Betty Ben
nett of Chester were recent guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Hutmacker,
who are spending the season in the
Chinook"
Mrs. Thomas Simpson entertained
the Covered Dish Luncheon Club at
her cottage on Thursday.
Mrs. Bessie Todd, Mrs. George
Macklin, Miss Georgianna Macklin
and Miss RhOda Short of Bridge
vile, were guests at the Primrose
cottage on Friday of last week.
Today Miss Helen Edison Pierce |
is hostess to a few friends in honor |
of her house guest, Mrs. Thurber
Hoyt, of Pittman, N. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hudson, of |
Drexel Hill, Pa, we're dinner guests |
of Mr.. and Mrs Everett Deputy on |
Tuesday, Wilbert Deputy, of Drexel |
Hill, is spending some time with his
son.
Mrs. Thomas Leach, of LansdOwne, |
will come to the beach on Saturday |
to spend a week as the guest of Mrs. |
Henry Coleman and Mrs. Mary Eliz-
abeth Dickerson.
The Fellowship Glass of the Ave
nue. Methodist Episcopal Church of |
Milford, enjoyed a picnic supper at |
the Archer cottage on Tuesday eve
ming. About thirty-siX members !
were present.
Miss Lydia Abbott is spending this
week at the Archer cottage.
Miss Anne Hugg is the guest of
Miss Katherine May Holston this
William Gehman, of New York
City, is spending some time with DR..
ana Mrs. H. A. Fielding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Rogers and
daughters, Patricia and Dolores, of
Camden, N. j., are spending this
week with their uncle, John Taylor.
Mr.. and sBlFsS ARepiapu apupontezof \
New York City, are in the Natlor
cottage for two weeks.
Sergeant and Mrs. Frank Hall of
Fort dupont and DR.. Harvey Bentley
of Wilmington, were weekend guests
of Sergeant and Mrs d. C. Wigley.
Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Rodgers, of
Pittsburgh, Miss Ruth Eshelman, of
Lancaster, and S. 2. Thompson will
be guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Massey for two weeks. On Wednes-
day the Masseys moved to Rehoboth
for the length of their guests stay.
Katherine, Audrey and Lozetta
Witt spent Tuesday with Mrs. D. c.
William Hallett is visiting his
Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hallett.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Bond of Lans-
downe, Pa, were weekend guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Postles This
week Mrs. Postles has been visiting {
Mrs. Walter Crone and son Paul, of
Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ackerman
were dinner guests of their parents, q
Mr.. and Mrs. o. D. Ackerman in the d
Reed cottage. il
On Wednesday John S. Hallett and
DR.. William Hallett celebrated their S
joint birthdays at the Hallett cot [
tage. 1t is the annual time for a p
family dinner at the shore.
Mrs Frank Postles spent Monday Il
in Smyrna with friends. Mrs. Post S
les with Mr.. and Mrs John Postles 81
Is spending five weeks in the Hause W
cottage at the north end of the beach. al
The Epworth League of the Ellen
iale Church enjoyed its annual out d;
ng at the shore and had Mr.. and ia
drs. Joshua EllegoOd and Miss May
Thayer as its hosts. The Ellegoods OF
lave been enjoying the shore in their
ottage for the past two weeks. W
A jolly group of friends have been OF
n the Wroten cottage for a week,
to their several homes yes hs
erday. They belong to a club which Ii
lays bridge, but this week the chief We
has been swimming and
)t of "close harmony" in the eve Pl
ing. The group consists of Mr.. and m
Irs. William Schmidt, Mr.. and Mrs. an
lyde Cook, Mr.. and Mrs Robert ne
mith, Mr. and Mrs. Ebe Townsend,
Iiss Jane Lafferty Miss Inez Sjordal ch
nd William Johnson, of Wyoming. tn
launching with Mrs Elmer Will H,
ans on Tuesday were Miss Maria
ausey, Mrs. Walter L. Grier and WI
RS. Stephen ToadVine. r.s W
Mr. and Mrs. John Burris and son
lck and Miss Mary Kinder visited sp
Academy on Saturday MI
Id returned by way of Norfolk and