Milford chronicle., 1940-03-08
DELMAR

! Construction of 77-bed addition
to the Peninsula General HOspita
will be started this week, according
to a report given by Brady J. Day.
ton, superintendent of the institu,
! tion. The building contract has beer
awarded to the Engineering Con
struciOn Company Of Baltimore.
The Rev. DR.. Parsons, secretary
10 Bishop John NJ. Springer Of Eliz.
abethville. RhOdesia. South Africa
| filed the pulpit in the First Metho-
/ dist Church in this town on Sunday
morning. DIR. Parsons is an Ordain-
ed missionary of the Methodist
Church, lecturer and preacher.
The Delmar Lions Club is making
preparations for the celebration OF
its second anniversary. Wednesday
night. March %. Lester A. Hall will
be in charge of the affair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Cullen are
occupying the Villa O'Neal property
on State street in this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Ford spent the
weekend with friends in Washington,
d. c.
After the completion of the extern
siYe interior improvements made to
the Delmar Mt. Olive Methodist
Church during the past three months.
the re-Opening services were held ON
Sunday, March 8. Rev. Walter A.
DonOway is the pastor.
At 11:0O A. NJ, DR.. ]. J. Bunting,
superintendent of the Salisbury Dis
trict of the Peninsula Conference,
delivered the dedicatOry sermon, at
which time the organ and new fur
niture were presented to the
church by one of the church trustees
and was accepted by the pastor Of
the church.
At 3:15 P. NJ. an organ reacital
was given by Prof. w. C. Highfeld
of Wilmington, and assisted by a
quartette from there. At 1880 P. NJ.
was the beginning of the Union Ev-
angelistic services with the First
Methodist and Mt. Olive churches.
These evangelistic services will con-
tinue at least two weeks, a week in
each church.
Rev. Frank Lewis. ex-president Of
the Pittsburgh conference, was the
speaker at the evening service.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wilson and
MIR. and Mrs. William GOrdy have
returned from q visit to Lakeland,
Florida.
Miss Nina Hutchinson, a nurse in
Baltimore. spent the weekend here
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Hutchinson.
Mrs. Clyde Truitt is suffering with
II L.. Il
of a fall in her home.
News has been received here that
Walter Stephens, of this town, but
who has been spending the winter in
st. Petersburg. is seriously i'll in DR..
LingO's Private Hospital in that city
His many friends here are hoping
for a speedy recovery.
Miss Thelma Powell, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Powell of
this town, and Mr.. William II. Thigh
man, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Grover
Tilghman of Fruitland, Nd. were
married at the parsonage of Mt. Oil
vet Methodist Church, SeafOrd, last
Friday evening by the Rev. DIR. Ed
ward e. Coleman. The attendants
were Miss Jean TomlinsOn of this
town and Mr.. Robert S. Powell. q
brother Of the bride. of Salisbury. A.
reception followed at the home of
the brides parents. Mrs, Tilghman
is q graduate of Delmar MIDI High
School and Mr. Tilghman is assO-
ciated with his father in business in
Salisbury. After a wedding trip
through the New England States the
couple will live in Fruitland.
Mrs. Anna Lee Waller, who has
spent the winter in St. Petersburg.
Florida, returned to her home here
last Thursday.