Milford chronicle., 1940-09-13
GEORGETOWN

proved and is able to be out OF bed
The Travis family picnic was helC
a few days ago at the Redden StatI
Forest picnic grounds, i've miles
from here. Among those from herS
attending were Mr.. and Mrs. Wen
dell Travis, Donald Travis and Mr.
and Mrs. William A. Marker.
Mrs. Mary Conway, who for many
weeks has been visiting her sOn-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
vey B. Hastings and two sons, on
East Market street, has gone tC
Philadelphia to spend the winter
with her son, John Copaway and
family.
Doctor and Mrs. Lawrence Carey
Of Drexel' Hill, Pa, spent part Of the
week with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs John T. Carey, corner West
Laurel and North Bedford streets.
After spending two months at
Chimp Bueno at North Sutton, N. IL,
Miss Margaret Katherine Robinson
has returned to her home on North
Bedford street Her brother, Thomas
Robinson, also has returned from an
ail-summer vacation at Camp Half
Moon ia Great Darlington, Mass.
They are the children Of former
Sneaker OF the House of Represen-
tatiYes Ia the Delaware Legislature
Julian Thomas Robinson and Mrs.
Rbbinadn, and grandchildren Of for
msr Congressman Robert g. Hous-
ton.
john r. Kitchens and family have
returned to their home on North
Railroad avenue after spending the
summer at their cottage on the In
dian River, sixteen miles southeast
of here
iFWenty=four telephone operators,
connected with the Georgetown ex-
change, gave their chief operator,
Miss Elsie Mae Rose, shower" on
Friday night at the home of Miss
Mary NJ. Townsend, corner East
Market and North King streets. Miss
Rose is expected to become the
bride of Oscar Richards, well known
Market street barber, within a short
time. The operators clubbed to-
gether and presented the bride-to-be
with two handsome mahogany tables
for their new home, just completed
on East Market street, near Albury
avenue. Refreshments were served. |
Those present were: Misses Sadie |
Cooper, Thelma King, Mary Robin
son, Elizabeth Carey, Aleine Coma
way, Mary Townsend, Elsie Rose, !
Mary Dodd, Carolyn Donaway, AL |
cine Kitchens, Anna King, Ruth |
Bryan, Margaret Futcher, Grace
Sproul, Anna Stevens. Irene Lawson,
Helen Moore, Mildred Mock, Kathryn !
Rogers, Vietta Sammons, Frances
Truitt, Hilda and Madelyn Work
man, Thresa Brian.
, Miss Ida NJ Davis, for many years
chief operator for a portion of the
Delmarva Peninsula and one of the
first operators when the telephone
was installed in lower Delaware, was
On honor guest.
The first regular meeting of Mid
land Grange No. 27, Patrons Of Hus-
bandry, will be held next Monday
night in the hall on North Race
street.
There will be a meeting of the
Ever Faithful Sunday school class
Of Grace Methodist Church, East
Market and South King streets, held
on Monday night at the home of Mrs.
Frank Wilkins on East Market
street.
Edgar W. Jefferson and James
Francis Truitt have been selected to
be on the advisory board of Southern |
States Cooperative. Other members !
of the board are John Blizzard of !
Harbeson; ]. w. Elliott, Roland
Scott and Sheppard Scott, of near
Georgetown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Workman and |
children, of Milford, spent part Of
the week with his parents, Mr.. and
Market street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Addicks Rogers are
being congratulated on the birth OF
a daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Green of
North King street, have been spend
ing a few days with their son, IrY-
ing Green and family in Cambridge, |
Nd.
Miss Fannie Penienskice, one OF |
the secretaries to Tunnel and Tun 7
nell, lawyers, has returned from her |
vacation with friends in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Macklin and |
daughter jeanne, of Wilmington,
have been visiting his parents, Mr.. |
and Mrs. HoratiO S. Macklin, on |
Chestnut street, and her parents, Mr.. |
and Mrs. Joseph Wilson, on East |
Market street.
Elisha DOnaway, who for nearly |
forty years has been a resident here, |
has gone to GumbOrO to make his |
home with relatives.
-NHnrla ahaeo Of tho Milfou Eipa Cnrn- |
Hany opened their annual late sum
mer carnival on Thursday night of
last week. 1t will close this Satur=
day night.
Pearl V. GiVens Dies
Mss Pearl " Givens, age 9 years,
dauRhter of Mr.. and Mrs Raymond
GiYens, living on the highway be-
tween Georgetown and Laurel, died
early Wednesday afternoon of last
week, of a complication of diseases.
services were held on Fri
day afternoon of last week at two
O'clock at Asbury Methodist Church,
Elk miles west of here, and interment
made in the adjoining cemetery.
Day On-Walls
Announcement of the marriage Of
Miss Bernice M. Dayton, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs Raymond Dayton, liv-
ing near here, and John Samuel
Walls, son of Ely Walls, Of Milton,
has been made. The wedding took
place on August II, the Rev. Omar 2.
Jones, pastor of Wesley Methodist
North Race street, this city,
performing the ceremony at the