Milford chronicle., 1939-03-03
LEWES

| oil the NJ. T.. Cnufcn met at tne hOHlt
I of Mrs. Charles Howard on Monday
evening.
William OFT and friend of Phila'
delphia, spent the weekend here
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam OFT, Sr., at their residence or
Savannah Road.
Plans have been made for the an
nual dinner meeting on March II
in the Hotel Caesar Rodney, which
will be an interviewer goodwill
meeting attended by mayors and
other officials of this vicinity.
Postmaster William o. Martin OF
Lewes was named chairman of the
dinner committee. others on the
committee are Arthur H. Morris and
J. Carson Riley of Lewes and JOS
eph L. MacSweeney and Charles S.
Horn, Jr.. of Rehoboth Beach. Own
ers of summer cottages at Lewes
and Rehoboth Beach will be special
guests at the dinner.
Considerable discussion took place
regarding the erroneous impression
being circulated that a feeling of
jealousy" exists between the towns
of Lewes and Rehoboth Beach, which
Major Harry NJ. Stanford, chairman
of the merchants division of the
chamber, called a ''figment of the
imagination"
He pointed out that less than a
year ago. at his instigation, move
ment was started to cement a spirit
of cooperation between the Delaware
Capes towns, at large dinner meet
ing in the Hotel Caesar Rodney at
Lewes. This meeting was attended
by mayors of Lewes, Rehoboth
Beach. Bethany Beach and Milton.
He mentioned that a Lewes man,
Clayton H. Nelson, was recently
elected president of the Rehoboth
Beach Kiwanis Club. The members
of the merchants division also re-
futed a recent allegation that "Lewes
was going backwards" by citing
that within the past two years there
has been more than a quarter mil
lion dollars worth of improvements
in the town; that every beach front
lot has been sold, and all are being
built upon and that the growing fish
ing industry at Lewes last year
brought more than $120.000 to the |
town, according to an estimate of
the Lewes Anglers Association at !
the close of last summers season. !
Major Harry VI. Stanford. quarter
master corps, L. S. A. reserves of
Lewes, has received word from Col.
Beri, aide to the Secretary
of War, of his appointment as chair
man of the Citizens Military Train
ing Camp for Sussex county Major
Stanford announces that applica-
tions in the service, which gives
young men a thirty-day training
course each summer under strict
army regulations, are to be made
with him at the Caesar Rodney Ho-
tel at Lewes. The medical officer in
charge of physical examinations for
all Sussex county applicants is DR..
Richard c. Beebe of Lewes. Enroll |
ments start on March l and close as
soon as the quota is reached.
Col. c. H. Baird. of Governors Is
land, N. Y. is c. NJ T. C. officer for
the Second Corps Area. Last sum-
mer. he says. 400 young men of the
second corps area, which comprises /
New York, New Jersey and Della
ware, received military training I'm
der the c. N. r. c. at Fort Hancock.
n. Y, with pay.
In order to raise money TO buy
shoes and other necessary articles
of clothing for the needy. the Lewes
sewing unit is offering for sale sew
eraI hand made quilts they have
made. Town officials are cooperat-
ing by displaying the quilts in the
windows of the town office.
The Lewes Cotillion Club held
business meeting at the fire hall on
Monday evening
Frank S. Carter and Mrs. Carter
are spending vacation of several
weeks in Miami. Fla.
Mrs. Clayton H. Nelson has re-
turned from Burlington. n. j., where
she visited her mother, Mrs. Benjam-
in A. Sleeper.
Mrs. Albert r. Morris. daughter
in-law of Mrs. Hannah II. Morris, of
Market street, is visiting her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Van Pelt
in Rehoboth Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph G. Rust who
has been wintering in Florida, have
returned home to their residence on
he Lewes-R Rehoboth highway, and
'xpect TO remain here the remainder
If the winter.
Mrs. Charles l.. White entertained
he Wednesday Afternoon Bridge
Tub at her residence at Wescoats
'orner. this week.
The Wouth Fellowship class of the
Bethel VI. E. Church of Lewes, COM
'osed Of the young mems and wo-
mems Bible classes and other youth
of the church. held its
monthly meeting at the residence of
'lr. and Mrs. Frank H. Barnett on
Market street, on Thursday evening.
Mrs. Joseph Greenspun. sister of
Joseph l.. Marshall and Mrs. ]. w.
locker. Jr., who recently underwent
n operation at the Beebe Hospital,
$ on the road to recovery.
The Mite Society of the Lewes VI.
,. Church held its February meet
ng in the church basement on We'd
Iesday. March l.
Mrs. Justus B. Naylor has return
d home after short visit with her
at Barnegat City. N. ].
DIR. ANNA K. GREGORIUS
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