Milford chronicle., 1938-01-28
LEWES

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Mr.. and Mrs. Chester DickersOn, OF
Laurel, spent the weekend here as
/ the guest of Mrs. Dickerson's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Graves, al
: their residence on Fourth and Null
berry streets. Mrs. Dickerson may
| be remembered as the former Miss
Virginia Graves of this town.
Lost for a quarter OF a century. a
map of Lewes. made in 1874, was
found yesterday by Mayor William
E. Walsh while cleaning out a build
ing formerly used by the town as a
storehOuse. According to the in
scriptiOn. the map was designed to
establish and preserve street lines of
Lewes, based as near as possible
upon other locations as made in
1928. The map has been placed on
the wall of the mayors office. Later
it will be placed in a fireprOOf frame.
The historic "Paynter House. pur-
chased by the newly organized RehO-
both Art League of Rehoboth as the
center for its activities, nus been
moved four miles from it's original
site to Henlopen Acres at the resort.
1t will be put into usable condition
during the spring. Mrs. Wilbur 5.
COrkran is the leagues executive
secretary.
Mr.. Albert Morris. son of Mrs.
Hannah II. Morris, has stopped at
tending Beacon Business School, and
is expecting to become one of the
state highway DatrOlmen.
Mrs. Grace Brittingham and son,
Archie Brittingham, spent the week
end in Baltimore. Md, as the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Hill. Mrs.
Hill may be remembered as the for
mer Miss Bertha Birmingham.
Secretary of State Charles l.. Ter
ry, Jr.. addressed the members of the
Zwaanendael Club on Wednesday
afternoon in the clubhouse on Savan-
nah road. The state officials subject
was Legislation. Mrs. James X.
Rowland. one of the charter mem
bers of the club. was chairman at ar
rangements. InvitatiOnG werH sent TO
members of the Village improvement
Association at RebOboth 70 be
guests.
Mrs. Rowland is also chairman OF
the Zwaanendael Clubs thirty-third
anniversary 10 be celebrated at
luncheon in the Hotel Caesar Rodney
on February s. She is being assisted
by Mrs. John NJ. Thompson, Mrs.
Richard c. Beebe and Mrs. Richard
a. Shields. president. Guests will be
Mrs. Louis A. Drexler, president OF
the State Federation of Women's
Clubs, and Sussex county presidents. |
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Haverbeck
and Mr.. James Prettyman of VIII I
mington. and Mrs. William Purnell /
of Laurel, were the weekend guests 4
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Prettyman /
at their residenC" nc Mulberry |
street.
Plans for the formation of two
more snipe fleets. one at Lewes and ]
one along the Sassafras River, were /
discussed this week by members OF /
the Elk River Snipe Fleet at the |
home of Charles +. Mendinhall, lll4
BrOome street. Wilmington. There /
are three snipe boats on the Sassa-
fras River and only two more are
needed TO form a feet there. II is
hoped that at least five snipe boats
may be obtained so that the Lewes
feet can be started this summer.
Members of the Elk River fleet dis
cussed plans for rendezvous meeting
with the Sparrows Point Snipe feet
of Baltimore next summer during the
regattas to be held at ChestertOwn.
Md, and at ST. Michaels. Md. Ernest
dupont, skipper of the feet, and Mr..
will go to Baltimore later
to talk over the plans for such meet
ings with the members of the Spar
rows Point fleet. Thev also hope to
have the Porter-HudsOn cup races
usually held at Sparrows Point,
to the Elk River this sum-
mer. There will be dinner dances
after the rendezvous meetings and
cup races. The fleet members hope
% start their races in May and have
hem continue until late in Septem-
Der. Following the meeting. Mr..
showed colOred motion
pictures of the snipe races on the
elk River and at Baltimore taken
Turing the past season. About 20
Members of the feet attended.
Mrs. Kate DOdd Collins, 76. owner
If Queen Anne pier which was
wrecked by ice foes in February,
1886, and widow of Capt. Willard H.
Collins, tub boat owner, died on Mon
Law at her home on Kings Highway.
n failing health since October, 1886,
Ieath was believed fastened by
,rooding over the destruction of the
historic landmark, and the problem
Il reconstruction. She was the
laughter of the late Andrew Dodd'
member of a pioneer family of this
ocality. Surviving her are five chill
lren-William d. Lewes, pilot; Mrs. :
Harry Stott, Mrs. David J. Bullock,
and Mrs. Robert Bas-
ain. Williamsport. Pa; two sisters.
Iiss Anne Dodd. Rehoboth, and Mrs.
Walter Poynter. Lewes. Funeral SER
ices were held on Wednesday after
loon at her late home. conducted by
he Rev. DR.. William Leishman, pas
nr of the Lewes Presbyterian
,hurch, of which she was lifelong
member. Interment was held in the
dioining church-yard.
Mr.. w. Hance Chambers, who has
,een confined to his home on Mulber-
Y street for the past two months due
o illness, is, able to be,out again.
Due to the high winds on the night
f January "a, about 25 vessels came !
n the Lewes harbor for protection. I
A square dance will be given in the !
'arish House Saturday night. Janu-