Milford chronicle., 1940-07-19
GEORGETOWN

Announcement of the marriage OF
Miss Edith Massey, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Massey, of near
Lewes, and Francis Wilson, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Wilson, of
near Georgetown, has been made,
The wedding took place on the night
of July 4th, at Milton, the Rev. Mr..
Crider, pastor of the Milton Pilgrim
Holiness Church, performing the
ceremony.
Announcement Of the marriage of
Miss Blanche Ruth Kirker, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph e. Kirker, Of
Rehoboth, and Harold w. Savage,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd B. Savage,
also of RehOboth, has been made.
The wedding took place on Sunday,
July z, the Rev. Conrad Hamer, pas
tor of the RehobOth Methodist
Church, performing the ceremony.
The annual summer meeting of the
Delaware Safety Council will be held
on Friday night, July 10. at the Re
hoboth-Indian Beach club. There
will be an eight-course dinner for
which a charge of $1.50 will be
AMauGs ~ Will UE AAOMA 90 AlAGANo
night" and there will be dancing at
p NJ, with well-knOwn orchestra
furnishing the music. 1t will be
open to the public.
The tenth annual Community
Daily Vacation Bible School, held in
Wesley Methodist Church for II
days, has come to a close. Ninety
children were enrolled, and during
the two weeks some AZ came in to
help the school. The average attend
ance was 70 for the children and 80
for teachers and helpers, or a total
average attendance of 1O2. Sixty-six
certificates were given out. Fifty
had perfect attendance. In every one
of the tenth annual schools, Mrs.
Jacob Minor, active member of st.
Paups Protestant Episcopal Church,
has had charge of the primary de-
partment, and Mrs. Albert Farley,
member of First Presbyterian
Church, has had charge of basketry
work. Miss EdIfa Barker, assisted
by Miss Dorothy Short, had charge
Of the beginners room. In the jun
ior room, the Rev. NJ z. DearhOlt,
pastor of Grace Methodist Church, |
took the memory work" DR.. Omar !
z. Jones. pastor of Wesley Metho- |
dist Church, under whose direction 1
the school was conducted, had the |
lesson period. Miss Maggie S. Will
son, for more than forty years iden-
tilted with Sunday School work on
the Delmarva Peninsula, had charge
of the worship services. DR.. II. =.
Ewig, pastor of First Presbyterian
Church, had charge of the hand
work for the first week and Mrs.
Farley for the second week. De-
nominations represented were Meth
odist, Presbyterian, Protestant Epis-
copal, Roman Catholic, and Church
of the kNazarene. Expenses of the
school were met by offerings, gifts
OF friends, Rotary and Kiwanis do
nations. A scholarship of $40 was
given for a boy in a school in Japan.
William p. Vickers. for many years
with the Georgetown post
office and one of the most extensive
real estate owners in Georgetown,
has purchased from Freeman john
son the property at 212 South Rail-
road avenue which for more than 90
years was the home of Mr.. Johnson's
father and mother. Within a few
days, it is understood, he will start
an addition to the dwelling, convert
Ing it into an apartment.
Members Of the Georgetown Board I,
Of Education have organized by re-
8lecting former Congressman Robert
g. Houston as president and DIR.
r. Cannon as vice-president. !
other members of the board are
Walter p. Townsend, this town, and
Lawrence Mason, of Harbeson, the
after representing the rural schools
which have been consolidated with
Special district. Prof:
Franklin j. Butz, superintendent OF
he Georgetown Public Schools, acts
e secretary to the board. Because ]
Il the resignation of Mrs. Dorothy 2.
3mith. a first grade teacher, Miss
.eonora SPOTS has been chosen to
m the vacancy. Miss Mary c. X.
fones. r. ~. daughter of former Il
)eputy Attorney General and Mrs.
frank M. Jones, has been chosen .
ehool nurse to fill the vacancy cre- n
ted by the resignation OF Mrs. Geo.
Teen. The cafeteria force elected 4
onsists Of Mrs. Andrew Barr. Mrs. 4
Iva Pittard. Mrs. Elsie Conway, II
Irs. Florence Warrington and Miss
IeIen D0dd. q
On Saturday Of this week, mem- :,
ers Of Grace Methodist Church will 4
old bake in the Burton building Q
n Market street Proceeds Will go .,
) defraying the church expenses; y
William 7. Brittingham, aged 90 d
led Ia the Milford Memorial HOS
ltai on Sunday afternoon following 2