Milford chronicle., 1937-07-16
SLAUGHTER BEACH

the rest or the East has been having
Alcng with us, the weather in mos
parts has been hot. Most every day
at some time however, there has beer
a cooling breeze from the bay There
have been many instances where the
folks inland have doubted that il
could be cool at any time when there
was sweltering heat so close by.
The fact remains, that every day at
some time, there has been a cooling
breeze that brought relief for the
time from the almost burning sun.
The hotel had busy weekend, many
men coming down for the fishing
that seems to continue interesting.
Wilson S. Vinyard tried surf fishing
from the pier this week, but with
out any success.
An octogenerian had her birthday
celebrated here on Saturday. Mrs.
George Carter, of Chestertown, Md,
who is spending this month in the
Wyatt cottage, was eighty-siX on
Saturday. A dinner was given on
Sunday in her honor with some of
her ten children present. A shower
of eighty-two cards, some presents
and a host of good wishes made
very happy occasion for her. Among
the guests on Sunday We're Mr.. and
Mrs. David Carter and two grand
children, of Nottingham. Md, Mr..
and Mrs. Gus Frazier, of Wilmington,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Reed, OF
Wyoming, Mr.. and Mrs. Price Van
SAINT, of Wilmington, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Cliff LollinsOn. of Chestertown.
Visiting Mrs. j. Morgan Stambaugh
Oh Wednesday of last week were
Mrs. H. r. Walker of Dover. Mrs.
M NJ. Milburn and James W. Ker-
bin of Magnolia.
Miss Gladys Jackson. of Pittsburgh,
is the guest of Miss Katherine May
HolstOn this week.
Frank r. Grier has been in At
lantic City this week attending the
annual meeting of the American
Dental Association.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. r. Rogers and
daughter Dolores and Miss Maria
Barlow of Camden, N. j. are guests
this week of John B. Taylor.
Anne Pierce was the guest of
Elaine Townsend on Friday and Sat
urday of last week. On Monday and
Tuesday Elaine visited Anne in Mil |
ford
Kirk Mearns, who is spending the /
summer here with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Mearns, was the
weekend guest of William Guy, at
his cottage in Ocean City, Md
Miss Margaret FOulk. Mrs. Mar
garet Smith, Miss May Foulk and
Mrs. Elizabeth Lewis, of Whining
ton, were guests ON Thursday of
last week at the "Hi-and-Dri" cot
tage.
Mrs. Wilson S. Vinyard and Mrs.
Frank R. Grier attended the meet ;
ing of the Tuesday Bridge Club at
the Pratt Guest House. Mrs. John
B. Baker was the hostess. -
Miss Harriet Woodward and Miss {
Marian Woodward, of Salem. n. j..
and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Adam Mertz of
Wilmington, were recent guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mertz and Mrs |
Walter Davis at the Idle Hour" ,
cottage.
Mrs. Alfred White and Mrs. Gladys
Lyman and son Bobbie, of Newport, T
are in the upper apartment of the
idle Hour" for the summer. This q
week Bobbie is at Rehoboth. '
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Miller of '
Southington, Conn. were recent
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. C. ]. Holz- d
On Sunday they had Mr. s
and Mrs. James G. Holzmueller as N
guests.
Mrs Thurber Hoyt. who was eX- C;
pected at the Primrose cottage on tC
Thursday. did not arrive until Mon
day of this week. having been de- al
tanned at her home in Pittman, n. j. V
because of illness in her family She "
s visiting Miss Helen Pierce and in
has her daughter Adelaide with her
Mr. and Mrs. r. f. Ledley OF Will al
nington were guests at the Idle in
Hour" on Monday. ii
Miss Frances Simpson is spending bC
his week with Miss Edna Simpson.
A lively group of girls will leave
for Rehoboth for week. NJ
hey are Marion Nailor. Edna Simp- V;
on, Lydia Bell Toadvine, Patty
)eakyne. Peggy Manlove, Marie ar
ord, Frances Simpson, Media Tro- Nj
ca, Cornelia Vienot and Jane Bar da
ard. They will be chaperoned by he
Irs. Hall and Mrs. Frank Hall Nj;
Mrs William Watson entertained re-
small group of friends on Tuesday so
fternoOn for luncheon and cards. Al
Mrs. William Griffin and three chill
rem, of GoldshorO, ~ C. will arrive in,
mis- weekend to spend their sum 10,
Ter holiday in the Vinyard cottage.
George and Ray Moonan, of Jack in
On Heights, l.. l., We're weekend
ueStS of Mrs E FELTON, who is / nh
pending the summer in the Steward dal
Dttage. am
Walter Truitt, of Scranton. Pa. Pc
Dent the weekend here with his ter
rother, William Truitt and Mrs. ph
ruitt.
Mrs. Julia Clendaniel has returned ter
the beach after pleasant visit da,
18th relatives in Lewisville. Pa. Sl
Margaret and Alvin Transeau en- ha.
their little friends on Mon tur
ny evening when they gave a marsh Ke
elbow roast on the beach of their \
'andparents' cottage Wa
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry MulhOlland gu,
Id daughter Jean were in Phila- fro
.lphia on Tuesday.
DR.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Van Valken- Lo,
lrsh, OF Georgetown, Miss Natalie spe
amilton of Harbeson, and Miss cot
rances Lammey were the guests of |
+. and Mrs. George II. Draper and haC
n Dicky on Sunday when they en- Mr.
yed trip to Cape May on their RAJ
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