Milford chronicle., 1938-08-12
LEWES


are spending some time IN Rehoboth
where they have rented cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry T. Burton OF
Bethesda, Nd, spent the weekend
here with Mrs. Burton's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Coverdale, at their
residence on Market street.
DR.. and Mrs. Elmer Bertrand and
daughter, Miss Frances Bertrand,
spent Sunday at Ocean City, Md.
Mrs. Bertrand may be remembered
as the former Miss Ruth Tracey of
Lewes.
Guests of Captain and Mrs. Thos.
Brown for a few days are: Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Quinklin and Mr.. and
Mrs. Spence Cartwright of Bloom
field, N. j., Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Gates
of Washington, D. C. Mr.. Cartwright
is on a two day fishing trip with
Captain Brown this week.
Miss Hilda Brown, daughter OF
Captain and Mrs. Thomas Brown, is
expected to return this week from a
visit with her sister and brother-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan DenrOw OF
Bloomfield. N. j., and remain here
until Labor Day, when she will re-
turn to Washington, D. C., where she
is employed.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hill Of Bal
timore. and guest, Miss Clara Nav
Hill, of Wilmington, are spending
this week here with Mrs. Hills mo-
ther, Mrs. Grace Brittingham. Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Barko. of Philadel-
phia. were guests Of Mrs. Britting-
ham the past weekend.
Mrs. John Lloyd who has been
spending sometime in Westminster,
Md, with her mOther-in-law, Mrs.
Grace Lloyd, has returned to her
home on Mulberry street.
Mr.. Tull has purchased the Virden
Burton property on Kings Highway
and is now having some repairing
done to the damages which it receiv-
ed during a fire last winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Prettyman en-
tertained a few friends on Sunday
at their residence on Mulberry
street, in honor of Mr.. Prettyman's
birthday. Guests were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Haverbeck, Miss Marian
Graham and James Prettyman, OF
Wilmington. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Lawson of Townsend. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Martin of New York.
Mrs. Wright Robinson and daugh-
ters of SeafOrd were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Virden Bryan on Fri
day.
Robert Vandegrift of Wilmington.
was the guest of Henry Marshall j
over the weekend. I
Plans for remOdeling and redeco-
ration of the ZwaaneRdael Club
House on Savannah Road in Lewes,
have been made by the executive
committee of the Zwaanendael Club.
The changes in the small brick q
structure, formerly the home of the \
Sussex Trust Company, are expect
ed to be completed during the sum- +
mer season before the club women il
resume their regular meetings in
the fall. Necessary funds for the re- t
modelling of the club house were q
raised during the incumbency OF the \
retiring president, Mrs. Richard A.
Mrs. Weston Ellis has been a
elected president for the coming +
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank BreretOn, of -
are being congratulated n
lpon the birth of twin boys. born in
he Milford Memorial Hospital, Fri n
lay. July 20. Mrs. BreretOn is the ri
laughter of George f. Swain of
and Mr. BreretOn is 81
ormer resident of Lewes. S
Mr.. and Mrs. Virden Bryan have
urchased a new Plymouth sedan. d
Lewis Booker. Jr., son of DIR. and N
Irs. Lewis Booker. of New Castle. a a
tudent at Virginia Military lnsti-
ute, Lexington, Va, is making a tf
isit with his aunt. Mrs. Virginia a
ullen and Miss Shirley Cullen on r
econd street, Lewes. -
Louis Graves, son of Mr.. and Mrs. y
.ouis E. Graves, of Lewes, was the >,
inner of two medals while attend Il
lg the recent Boy Scout camp.
amp Rodney. on the Elk River. His II
ledals were for marksman and pro- v
larksman. Louis is a second class Il
cout, and Alfred, his brother, who
lso attended the camp, is a tender N
Dot. Alfred received three awards "
r camping and path finding, swim D
ling and nature studies.
Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Shellnut, P
( Wilmington, who have been Oc- n
upying the Reese cottage on Lewes
each for the past two months, re- -
lrned home on August l. "
Miss Ruth Brittingham, daughter "
( Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Birmingham l..
I Lewes and Victor c. Hill. Jr., of r
son of Victor C. Hill. of n
eafoTd, were married in Snow Hill,
d., on Tuesday, July 26 by the fir
ev. Disston w. Jacobs, pastor of al
lie Snow Hill Methodist Episcopal m
hurch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis F. Ingram and fr
Natalie, Of Wilmington, at
'e spending some time in Lewes
Id Rehoboth with friends and re- be
tives. Mrs. Ingram is the daugh- Je
r of DR.. James Beebe and Mr.. In SO
am is the only son of Mr.. EIver-
N Ingram of Lewes. I'd I'd
Miss Edna Short has taken a po- nt' alt'
tion at Carpenters Garage. on %
lestnut street, Lewes, operated by en-
iul F. Carpenter. m,
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy MARSHALL of an
yves announce the marriage of rel
cir daughter, Miss Sylvia Mar
all m Mr. Viuoant 7 Rauk Jr n;,