Milford chronicle., 1937-12-24
LEWES4Si hrnti

Miss Virginia Wyatt and William Mai
students at Delaware College. are
srending the holidays here with their
respective parents.
Byron Fillmore, Clifton and Anthony
Ingram. who are attending the Teach
ers' State Normal are spending the
holidays here with their respective par
entS.
the Beebe Hospital because Of Illness.
is slightly improved at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Justus r. Naylor motor
ed TO West Chester. Pa, ON Saturday.
Miss Louise Marshall. spent Monday
in Wyoming with her sister and bro-
ther- -in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert o.
Hayes Mrs. Hayes is confined 10 her
home because of illness;
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Brittingham
are spending Christmas in Atlantic
City with Mrs. Brittingham's moth'r.
Residents of I-ewes this year partici-
pated in two mass Iuletidc ohservan-
cCs. On Tuesday evening. there was a
large "ChriStmaS Sing" on the occa-
sion of the Illumination of the towns
Christmas tree back of the Zwaanen-
dael Home on Savannah Road. Carol
lers assembled at p. m. in front OF
the Hotel Caesar Rodney on Second
street and gave IA program ,accompan-
led by the Lewes High School Band
The group then ma arched in singing for
nation to the brilliantly lighted tree
where a carol service was conducted by
the Rev. DR.. William Leishman. pcs-
tor of the lewes Presbyterian Church
The only midnight Christmas Eve
service will take place in ancient ST
Peters Church tonight. beginning nt
1880 p. M, with an informal carol
service At midnight there will he a
procession of the boys choir. under the
direction of Choirmaster Edward Wat
son. The boys will march through the
churchyard and enter the church sing
ing carols on the stroke of twelve. The
81, NFalg Fnff. Hfrrlar
myer, will ofliciate.
During Christmas week the following
services will take place at st. Peters;
Christmas Day. Holy Eucharist with
carols, S n. M: st. Stephens Day. De
cember 20. services at 1:30 p. m. and
IL a. m. At $3.50 a. M, services in the
Church OF All Saints. Rehohoth Beach.
and at 6:30 p. M. young peoples for
un in the All Saints rectory.
More than $50 guests attended the
annual "Old Folks Christmas Party ON
Monday night in the Hotel Caesar Rod
ney. sponsored by the Lewes Rotary
Club. President Raymond r. Atkins
presided and the master of ceremonies
was Dr. u. w. Hooker, charter menu
ber.
A unique Yuletide decoration on top
of the Lewes Trust Company is at
tracing much attention. The display I
depicts the Three Wise Men march, /
ing across the sands towards the Star /
OF Bethlehem. The wise men are |
mounted on camels six feet high. while !
n brilliant floodlight in the caves Of the \
building creates the illusion of sunrise \
and brings them out i'm sharp relief I
against the skyline. The display was l
conceived by Joseph l.. Marshall. cash I
ier of the bank, and executed by James n
Moore. head of the manual arts depart
ment of the high school.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hill of Balti-
more are expected to spend the hOli
dSys here with Mrs. HilI's mother.
Mrs. Grace Brittingham. at her resi-
dence on Mulberry street.
Capt. Fred Burton OF Lewes announ-
ces the marriage of his granddaughter,
Miss Janet Walls, to Charles William
son of Mrs Charles Ran
dali Kenworthy, of Wilmington. The
took place on August . at
Isel Air. Md. The bride, a daughter of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. f.. Irving Walls.
Of Wilmington. attended Tower Hill
School and Friends School, and was
graduated in 1885 from the Birmingham II L
School for Girls. Birmingham. Pa. She
llsO is n granddaughter OF the late Sem
tor Edgar G.. Walls of Smyrna. The
bridegroom is a graduate of the Will
nington High School and is a senior at
he University of Delaware.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Fl. Howard of
ewes celebrated their And wedding
by dining at the Kent
Iotel on Saturday. Dee. IS. They
ad as their guests Mr.. and Mrs.
ardner Howard and daughter Helen
nd Miss Virginia Rust Of Millsboro.