Milford chronicle., 1938-07-01
GEORGETOWN
Widow of Man Lost on @AkrOn"

Hulting, 80, of Ocean View, to John
James Clarke, a carpenter. also liv'
ing at Ocean View, which took place
on June 15 and has just been an
nounced, brings back memories OF
d the fatal disaster of the U. S. s
e Akron, which was destroyed on April
: 8, 1888, off Lakehurst, N. j., when 72
5 of the 75 members of the crew met
: watery grave when the aircraft
n plunged into the briny deep.
J, The brides husband. at that time
/ was Coxswain Lewis Oscar Hulting
! and they lived at 512 River street.
Lakehurst. His body was never re-
7 covered.
, Before marriage she was Miss
! Leona Bell Bishop, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Carroll C. Bishop. of Ocean
Z View. Mr.. Clarke is son of William
James Clarke and the late Mrs. May
, E. Clarke, of Snow Hill, Md.
In obtaining the marriage license
before Clerk of the Peace Francis F.
: Morgan last week, Mrs. Clarke dis
played letters from President ROOse-
J welt and Secretary of the Navy
Claude A. Swanson, with their own
signatures, in which they expressed
regrets over the disaster and the
loss of her husband.
Mrs. Hulting and Mr.. Clarke were
married by the Rev. James r. Glenn,
pastor of the First Christian Church
of Ocean View. on Wednesday morn
ing of last week at $3.50 o'clock.
Personal and Otherwise
The Daily Vocation Church School
M
E. Church, North Race street, for the
and Milton. is in full swing, with an
benefit of the children of Georgetown
enrollments of 116. There are 32
teachers and helpers in the work.
Miss Eva Todd, of Elsmere, Del, is
superintendent of the beginners;
while Mrs Jacob J. Minor is in charge
of the primary room. The Juniors
are in charge of Miss Alice Pepper.
Miss Maggie S. Wilson of this city,
widely known throughout the Del
marya Peninsula for her Sunday
School work. has charge of the wOr-
ship service in the junior department
the lessons. In the beginners room
and the Rev. j. r. Vaughn, of Milton,
Miss Stafford, of Baltimore, is a
helper
Next week Mrs. Elsie Farley will
have charge of the basketry work
in the junior department.
Milk is being donated for lunch
/ for the beginners and crackers are
being supplied by f. Harley Ryan.
! Mrs. Frederic Walls is in charge OF
cars to bring the country children to
the school,
Members and friends of First NJ.
P. Church met in the church base
ment on Thursday night of last week
and rendered the Rev. and Mrs. Rus
sell Sapp a reception and donation
upon his return by the Maryland An
nual Conference as pastor for the
church for the next conference year.
A large number were present and the
Rev. and Mrs, Sapp received lib
eral donation of fOOdstuffs.
The date of performance for the
mariOnettes of Dangerous Dan Nc
Grew. "SOrcerer's Apprentice" and
"Danse Macabre" will be on Friday
night of this week in the Sunday
School room of St. Paul's Episcopal
Church, Pine street. Those taking
part will be George Buhl, Ralp Nor
ton, William Walls. Jack Lewis, Paul
Vannaman, Miss Ruth Blizzard.
Congratulations are being extend
ed to Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Joseph near
here. on the birth of a girl, and Mr..
and Mrs. Otis King on the birth of
10Y. who has been named Otis Joseph
King. MIR. and Mrs. Paul Godfrey
md DR.. and Mrs. Virgil Hudson of
Iillsboro. are the happy parents OF
,aby girls.
Highway Engineer and Mrs. John
Z. Kitchens and children have moved
0 their summer home at Oak Orchard
IN the Indian River Bay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus T. Green, South e
King street, have been entertaining L
hrs. James Fl. Brawness and son.
Tohn. of Jacksonville, Fla, for a few
lays
DR.. and Mrs. Joseph B. NAPLES have
lad as their guests at their Rehoboth
Beach cottage. Herbert Tunnel. Jr.,
# Butte, Montana. -
Mrs. Boyd Button, of Philadelphia.
S visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
J. Harley Ryan, West Laurel and
North Race streets.
George E. Swain and family have
moved to their cottage on the Indian
Iiver at Riverdale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Joseph will
hortly occupy the residence on W.
Pine street, owned by Miss Anne b.
lOore. County Club Agent, and re-
emily vacated by Prof. Dallas Den
lis. MIR. Joseph who for some time
las been employed as one of the
ngineers if the State Highway De-
,artment in Sussex County, has been
promoted to tn peosition of District
Engineer in charge of the dirt high
Ways succeeding Robert Clark Hill
Who has held the position since the
state took over all of the highways
wo years agi. Mr.. Joseph is son
f Charles l. Joseph. of Angola,
Ormer deputy State Auditor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony l.. Hudson
nd daughter. Jane, have been spend
ng few days at Virginia Beach, Va.
topping at the Cavalier Hotel. Mr..
hudson has been attending the meet
ng of the Potomac States Bakers AS
ociatiOn of which he is the vice-pres-
dent.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Russell,
r.. of Washington, D. c., are guests
f her parents, former Deputy Attor-
ey General and Mrs. Frank M. Jones
,arly next month Mr.. Russell will go
D Sarah Lawrence Cillege, Brink
lille, N. Y, where he will do special
'ork in progressive education.
Miss Mildred Atkins, nurse in the
delaware Hispital, Wilmington, is
T..