Milford chronicle., 1938-12-23
FREDERICK

Mrs, W. +. Neide entertained de-
iightfully at two tables of bridge on
Wednesday evening Of last week. The
guests we're Mrs. Harry L. Mitten
Mrs. Lester l.. Carlisle. Mrs. A. w
Boone, Mrs. Sharp L. Wilson, Mrs
Annie B. Harrington, Miss Elizabeth
Lank and Mrs. Edith B. Melvin.
Lovely prizes were won by Mrs
Boone and Mrs. Carlisle for the high
est scores.
Mrs. Jessie d. Walstrom was quite
sick over the week end.
Ralph Gray has been on the sick
list for several days
Miss CIaramond Belts and Miss
Mary Alexander of Wilmington were
weekend guests of Mrs. Sue X. Belts.
MIR. and Mrs. Victor Warren and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Sapp.
Mrs. Homer Hopkins, Mrs. Julia
Darby, Mrs. Harry F. Mitten, Mrs.
Allen Smith, Mrs. S. X. Belts, Mr..
and Mrs. Selden Raughley and Mrs.
Willard Slaughter attended the Laws
Homemakers Club last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Z. Mcbride and
Mr.. John c. Darby attended the ban
qnet OF the Delaware Trust Company
at the Century Club in Wilmington
this week.
Our community was shocked to
hear OF the sudden death Of Elmer
Snyder of Philadelphia last week. He
and his family seem like our own
townfolk because they spend their
summers at the Spencer Farms"
and come in daily contact with their
relatives and friends here. He had
a delightful personality and a gift
for making friends. He is survived
by his wife, Mary Spencer Snyder,
and his daughter, Mary Katherine
Snyder. Interment was made at
Barratt's Cemetery on Tuesday.
The ladies of Trinity Church served
a fine turkey dinner last Saturday
night in the school auditorium to the
Wyoming Hosiery Co. Mrs. Emma
Cats and Mrs. Lulu Darby super
vised the affair The tables were dec
Grated with red candles and holly
BY the fine cooperation of the group
Of hosts men and women, everything
passed of creditably. An orchestra
played during the dinner hour. The
guests went later to the .firehOuse to
dance,
Mrs. Alva Lynch McGinnis OF Do
yer viii give an evening OF readings
interspersed with local talent, on
evening, Dec. 2S, in Fred
erica M. e. Church, beginning at 7.3O
o'clock. The young people will as
sist with a drill and songs. The pro-
gram promises to be an evening OF
pleasant entertainment for the COM
muhity.
Harry L. Mitten celebrated his ma
tai day quietly last Monday which is
a departure from the usual cake and
candles which told of the years at the
previous festive gatherings. How
ever, time has dealt gently with him
and he still possesses an irrepressi-
BILE youthfulness of heart and fine |
sense of humor which is "a goodly |
heritage"
Mr.. and Mrs. o. G.. Melvin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Marion Stevenson, Mr.. and Mrs. |
Leslie Rentz and Harry c. Meredith |
were guests at the home Of Mr.. and |
Mrs. Joseph Kirby in Milford Neck on |
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney Warren Of
Lewes were Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Victor Warren.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Stokesbury,
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Pusey and
son, Raymond, Mrs. Agnes Turner OF
Smyrna, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Will
son of Milford, Mr.. and Mrs. Arch.
Lank and daughter Elizabeth. John
G. George of town, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
lam Boyce and son, Billy. OF Rich
,rdson Park, were guests at a turkey
Inner given by Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Stotesbury on Sunday.
Mrs. Mildred Harrington, the oral
,ygienist visited our school last week
md in addition to the regular lesson
in proper foods to build good teeth,
ave the children a happy surprise.
After each child had made paper
and hung it on the tree the
un began. Mrs. Harrington had
brought an electric corn pepper and
,ach child took turns at turning the
landle. After all the corn was popped
here followed a happy crunching OF
he corn. Truly the Christmas spirit
Prevailed. .....
A program of songs and a movie
yili be given at the school on Friday
morning. The gifts will be distributed
n the afternoon. The holidays will
nd Jan. LIST. School will reopen on
an. 2, 1889.
An application has been received
or Art and Handicraft in the Adult
Education class.
May this Christmas season bring
II our readers peace and happiness!