Milford chronicle., 1939-06-02
BRIDGEVHLE

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Harrington. Sr.
of Wilmington spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. George Miller.
Mrs. Charlotte L. stauffer was hos
tess to her bridge club on Monday eve
ming.
Miss Mary Adams of Philadelphia
spent the weekend with relatives here.
lrs. John Dimes entertained her bro
ther-in-law and sister. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira Baker of Philadelphia over the
weekend
Mrs. Michael Penta and son Michael
of Reading, Pa, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs Ralph Scott. Mrs. Scott's brother,
Charles Burrous, of Philadelphia. was a
weekend guest.
Miss Neva Dicksrson attended the
dedication of the new Armory and the
banquet and dance in honor of Cover
nor O'Connor in Denton. Nd, on Tues
day
Mrs. Sherman Todd, Mrs. Dawson
Todd and Russell Todd will leave to-
morrow morning for Farmville, Va.
where they will attend the commence
ment exercises at FarInville State Tea
chers College. Mrs. Todd's niece. Miss
Virginia Taylor is a member of the
Mr. and Mrs Howard Beebe and fam
lily of Frederick visited relatives in
town on Sunday.
Miss Mary Lambert and Prof. George.
T. Macklin accompanied the graduates.
of this years class when they left on
Monday morning for Washington, d. c.
In the class were Mildred English, Bet
" Newton Erma p. Short. Helen Frie-
del. Elnora Cannon, Elsie Feyerbend,
Mabel Cannon, Pauline Harris. Marga-
ret Wiley, Thelma Bramble. Katherine
Gilbert, Elizabeth Short. Marguerite Ell
lott, Virginia Russell. Ray Passwaters,
Addison Tatman, Richard Jones, Fran
els Adams William Hastings, Donald
Friedel and Alvin Adams.
George T. Macklin, principal of the
Bridgeville High School. announces the
coveted Readers Digest award for
scholastic achievement has been won by
the valedictorian of the class of 1888.
Miss Mabel Cannon At the graduating
exercises she received an engrossed
parchment certificate. The Readers Di-
gest confers this award as encourage !
Inent 10 young men and women through |
out the nation who. by their scholastic
achievement, give promise TO growing
into leadership in their communities.
Principals of progressive, preparatory
and high schools increasingly advocate
an interest among students in the most
significant articles which occur in cur
rent magazines. Their belief is that vital
contact with the living. quickening
thought of our day is essential to edu-
cation, both before and after gradua-
1ion. AS one principal expressed this
thought in a letter to THE Reader
Digest" Your award and your maga-
zine appeal to me as a way to keep our
best students in the mental vanguard
through the difficult transition from
school to society at large"
Otar ntUu lOPal educators among
the progressives of the nation who use
this method of relating text material IN
magazines to current modern life. II is
their broadminded foresight which has
made it possible for our students 10
compete for the Readers Digest award
DR.. Charles Clothier of Lansdowne'
Pa. was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Burton Purnell On Sunday. Mr.. and
Mrs. PurnelPs guests We're Mrs Joshua
BRYAN and son Jackie of Seaford ana
MFR. and Mrs. John Purnell of Milford
Mr.. and Mrs Hugh Breiden and son
Millard of Eikins Park, Pa, spent the
weekend with her mother, Mrs Lu-
eta Layton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Scott, MIR, ana
Mrs. c. V. Lewis. Mrs. Coulter Mes
sick. Mrs. Hearne Simpson, Mr.. and
Mrs w j. Swain and Mr. and Mrs.
SSSfhmhW Ws8isfffj dttghdeda qha Ma sonTc bant
aliet in Seaford on Monday evening
when they observed Ladies Night
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Myer entertained
the following guests over the weekend;
Mr. and Mrs. Harper Webb OF New
port. Mr. and Mrs. Charles York ana
Mrs Anna Stone of Newport News va.
Mrs. Ira Bennett of Philadelphia ana
Miss Harriet MacCutchen OF Harring-
ton.
Mrs. II. s. Huber and daughters DON
na and KaV with hre father, John Hur- /
lock, motored down from Pedrcktown'
N. j., to spend the weekend with Mrs !
F. Joseph Wiley.
Mrs. E. ]. Elliott accompanied by
Mrs. Philip Bryan of St Michael Nd
were in Wilmington last Thursday VS.
iting friends.
Frederick Myer has accepted posi-
tion with o. A. Newton and Sons
Mrs. ]. e. Jones returned to her
home in Gloucester Court House, va,
after a visit with her son-in-law ana
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs William e. FER
guson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Johnson and
family of Laurel spent Sunday with MT
and Mrs Francis Hardesty.
Mfr. and Mrs Walton Smith, Mrs
Elizabeth Horsey, Mr.. and Mrs. t. 5
Smith and Miss Verona Smith are IN
Waynesboro, Va, where they will at
tend commencement exercises tomorrow
morning at $50 O'Clock at Fishburn
Military Academy. when Sterling, son
of Mr. and Mrs Walton Smith, will re-
ceive his diploma.
Mrs. Hearn Simpson of Wilmington
was the overnight guest of Mr.. ana
Mrs. Norman Scott last Thursday
Billy Lee returned to Middletown on /
Sunday with his parents, DR.. and Mrs.
Walter Lee after a visit with ms
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. w. j.
Swain.
. Mr.. and Mrs James Scott and Mr. ,
and Mrs. Harry Darby attended the Sci
byville Cotillion dance at Ocean CITY, |
Md, last Wednesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Myer will go to
Newark on Sunday for the commence
ment exercises at the University OF
Delaware where their son, FREDERICK
will graduate on Monday.
DIR. and Mrs. Ralph X. Hoch ana
daughters, Barbara and Carol Ann were
dinner guests of MIR. ana MRS. Wslter ,
Hoch on Sunday.
Senator and Mrs. c. E. Brown en-
tertained a few of their friends at
MAY morning breakfast" last week
after which they toured the peony
fields of Nonesuch Farm"
Senator and Mrs. Simmons of Do
yer visited Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Brown
last Sunday.
Miss Cornelia Taylor of Dover and
Mrs. Randolph Taylor of Baltimore,
Nd. were visitors at the home OF Mr.
and Mrs. Harry E. Darby on Sunday
WARWICK