Milford chronicle., 1940-03-01
LEWES

boat, Delaware. Mr.. Morris has been
relieving as seaman for the past few
weeks.
Mrs. T. Scott Pierce and her
baby daughter. Martha Ann, are
spending few weeks in Denton. Md,
with Mrs. Pierce's mother, Mrs. Lee
LeCompte.
Miss Betty Schmierer, who is "a
student at Beacon College. spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Halton Sehmierer.
Captain Nelson Gibble IS confined
to the Beebe Hospital because Of
serious illness. Captain Gibble has
been confined to his home on Lewes
Beach for several months due to
/ poor health.
Randolph McCracken is confined
to the Beebe Hospital because of ILL
ness.
/ Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Geiderman
and their family have moved into
the Wingate property located on Pi-
lottOwn Road. They have been Oc-
cupying the Mowbray home on Kings
Highway.
Miss Jessie Morris. of Wilmington,
spent the weekend here with her
mother, Mrs. Hannah Fl. Morris, at
her residence on Market street
Benjamin Wilson has moved his
family into the property of William
NJ. Long, located on Market street.
Mrs. J. Carson Riley left this week
for Miami Beach. Florida, on the
"Vacationer1 to join Mr.. Riley. Mrs.
Riley expects TO return home for
Eaater.
Mrs. William ]. Thompson enter
tanned the members of her bridge
club on Friday afternoon of last
week at her home in Pilottown.
Dick Tellschow. of Lansing, Mich
igan, who spent the summer months
here with Mrs. .Orpha ROsencrantz
end her family, has accepted a posi-
tion with the rylOn plant at SeafOrd.
Mr.. TellschOw will make his home
here with Mrs. Rosencrantz.
Mrs. Campbell w. BOwser, of Top
o. the HILL" Salem N. j., has re-
turned home after spending a few
days here with her mother, Mrs. John
.C. Burton, at her home on Washing
ton avenue.
r. Edward Moore. of Philadelphia,
spent the weekend with his father,
Raymond Z, Moore.
Mrs. William T. Atkins, who is i'll
at her home on Fourth street, has
improved at TINS writing.
Mrs. Harry Edward Alaull and son.
Hairy Edward Maull, Jr., spent
few days last week in Dover with her
parents.
The Youth Fellowship class of the
Bethel Methodist Church will donate
an American hag and Christian nag
to the Methodist Episcopal Church
some time in March.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles KenwOrthy
are being congratulated upon the
birth of a fine son. born at the Beebe
Hospital. Saturday, February q.
Mrs. KenwOrthy may be remembered
as the former Miss Janet Burton
Walls of Lewes.
Mrs. Earl Poole, who is spending
the winter i'm Smyrna, with her par
ent5, spent Monday here with her
sister. Mrs. William Egan.
Miss Anna E. Beebe of the Lewes
school faculty WAS the speaker- on
Tuesday afternoon at the meeting OF
the Lewes Zwaancndael Club. Her
subject being Literature"
On Tuesday, March u. Bible Day
will be observed by the club mem-
Lers, with the Rev Otis p. jefferson.
pastor of the Bethel Methodist
Church. as guest speaker. Mrs. Err
win l.. Stambaugh will be in charge
OF the Music Day" program on
March &c.
Mrs. ]. p. George. wife of the pas
tor of the Methodist Church OF Har-
beson, has been elected an honor
airy member of the club.
Funeral services for Mrs. Georgia
A. jenkins, 79 years old, of Lewes,
who died last Friday at the residence
o. her only son. Charles w. Jenkins,
i'm WilmOngtOn. were held Sunday
afternoon from the Atkins Funeral
Home. Officiating was the Rev Or. /
William Leishman, pastor Of the
Lcwes Presbyterian Church, with Tie
Rev. Howard Davis assisting. Be /,
sides the son. the deceased is surviy- |
ed by a daughter. Mrs. William Book /
hammer of Lewes. Burial was made |
in the Methodist cemetery.
Mrs. Matilda Peterson Westerdahl,
SS years old, widow of Anthony V.
Westerdahl, Lewes seaman, died on |
Sunday at the residence OF her son,
George w. Hartman, following an
illness of three weeks A native of (
Denmark, she came to America in /
1872. Fifty-three years ago she came I
to Lewes with her husband, who died 4
here in 1883. At the last presidential 1
election in 1885, Mrs Westerdahl /
was the oldest woman resident here /
to go to the polls, casting her first (
ballot in the 62 years she had been
in this country. Survivors include the
son and three grandchildren, David
Hartman, Mrs. Dorothy Marsh and
Mrs. Bertha Fisher, all Of Lewes.
Funeral services were held on Tues
day afternoon at o'clock from the
Atkins Funeral Home, with the Rev.
DR.. William Leishman officiating.
Burial was made in the Methodist
Charles Mason. of LongwOOd Car
iens, attended the funeral of Mrs.
Georgia A. Jenkins on Sunday. MIR.
Mason was formerly of Lewes. Other
out-Of-tOwn people who attended the
funeral were Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer
Mitchell, of Georgetown. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Taylor, of Richardson Park. i
DR.. William BoOkhammer, of Allan
IA, Georgia, Mr. and Mrs. William
Mason, of Great Neck, n. j., MIR. and
Mrs. Donald Tullock. of Holly Oak,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Murphy of
Pa. Mrs. Frank Mclean of
William Mullis, of