Milford chronicle., 1937-06-18
SELBYvILLE
Church News

Church News
Following the Sunday school ses
sion in charge of George E. Nichols
on Sunday morning, Rev. R.. T
Thawley preached from the 19tf
Psalm and the 14th verse, where Da.
vid prayeth for grace. Let the words
of my mouth and the meditation ol
my heart be acceptable in Thy sight
o Lord, my strength and my Re-
deemer.
The senior choir sang some spe-
cial music, while the services of the
junior choir have been discontinued
until the fall.
The discontinuance of the evening
services also went into effect on
Sunday for the first.
News Items In General
The various teachers of the Sell
byville Public Schools have now
either returned to their homes or
gone to Summer School, since the
closing of school on Friday.
The graduation exercises of the
school were held on Friday night
with an address to the graduates de-
livered by DR.. William r. Howell,
of Washington College. Chester
town, Md. The salutatory address
was given by Miss Pauline Bunting,
while the valedictory address was
given by Miss Elizabeth Murray.
Other graduates were Louise Long,
Pauline Derrickson, Audrey Lekites,
Marvin Nichols, Milton Hudson, Oh
lie Morris, Allan Lynch, Harold
Hudson and Asher Carey. Diplomas
and prizes were awarded by Prof.
Marion James Parsons, principal of
the schools for the past year.
The perfect attendance prizes were
awarded to Miss Elizabeth Murray
for one year; Milton Hudson, Louise
Long, and Asher Carey, who made
perfect attendance record for the
twelve years of their school life.
Milton, who is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carpenter Hudson, and Louise,
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Long, began their school days
under Miss Bertha McGee, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George H. MCGEE,
who is now Mrs. Elmer West, while
Asher, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ash
er Carey, of Roxana, began his
school days in that town. Elizabeth.
presented a silver loving cup, award
ed to her during a recent contest, to
Prof. Parsons, for the school, fol-
lowed with short acceptance
speech by the latter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Pepper and !
son Sharon, accompanied by their
friends, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Marin
er and son John, from Virginia,
were recent dinner guests of Mrs.
Peppers brother-in-law, and sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Monroe of /
Omar.
Miss Hannah Long, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Wirrie Long, who has
been attending Beaver College at
Jenkintown, Pa, went over to New
York and spent from Tuesday until
with Miss Ruth B. Lind
seth of Ohio, a former director of re-
Iigious education in Selbyville, who
now holds the same kind of position
in New York. Miss Lindseth was
followed by Miss Beulah Clearwaters
of Indiana, who is now at Grace NJ.
E. Church in wilmington -
. ]. Vaughan Tunnel, of Philadel-
phia, and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. MUIR
ray of Llanerch, Pa, who came for
the funeral of the formers brother
and Mr. Murray's uncle, Alfred G.
rImnell at Ocean View on Saturday,
'emained for short while with Mrs.
frank w. Holloway and Mrs. Essie
Iurray in this town.
Mrs. William Rust of Milford and
irs. William NAPLES of Greenwood
yere recent dinner guests of their
lister. Mrs. Harry Derrickson and
Catherine on Dukes street.
atherine is now on a weeks visit
18th her cousin, Miss Alice Burton
4 Millsboro.