Milford chronicle., 1940-06-07
GEORGETOWN
War Dead Remembered
On Memerial Dat

laculty OF edCu,s luFueus out enulaS
Oh Wednesday afternoon Of last wei
and paraded through the streets hel
and visited the different cemeterie
Graves OF veterans OF the iifferel
wars were decorated by members I
Sussex Post, No. 8, American Legion
Memorial Day passed off quietl
here, there being no formal eelebrs
tion. Flags we're displayed from th
Federal building, many Of the bHsl
ness places and homes, as well a
from the street curbs.
New Church Being Built
AT Bethany Beach
Construction work is under wa
on the new Protestant Epise0pa
Church at Bethany Beach, beint
built under direction of the Dioces'
of Delaware. The structure is to cos
$4,000 and is expected to be com
pleted during the summer and ready
for use. Services are expected to be
in chaI ge of the Rev. Nelson w
Rightmyer of Lewes.
Many Had Perfect
Attendance Records
One hundred and forty-nine stu
dents of the Georgetown Public
Schools had perfect attendance rec
ord during the term now drawing to
a close, forty-six of whom had a
perfect record for three years.
Those with long perfect records
are: Iva Short, nine grade, Z years;
Roger Mariner, eleventh grade, 8
years; Elva Spicer and Charles Can
non, twelfth grade, years; Gather
inc Davis. twelfth grade, IL years;
David Houseman, twelfth grade, IL
years
Certificates will be awarded to
those with a perfect record of three
or more years, signed by Superinten-
dent Franklin J. Butz, State Super
intendent H. " Holloway and Miss
Edith Jones, visiting teacher.
Commencement Exercises
Commencement exercises of the
Georgetown High School were held
in the school auditorium on Thurs
day night, June 6. The class consist
ed of 26 girls and % boys. making it
the largest class in the history of
the school. The forty-nine members
were graduated in caps and gowns.
The entire program was given over
to members of the class. and there
was no special address during the
evening. The school band and Orches-
ira furnished music.
Members of the class are: Misses
Elva Spicer, Betty Steel, Pearl Too !
mey. Frances TTuitt, Ruth Tyndall, |
Ethel Warrington, Ruth Williams, |
Beulah Baker. Lydia Barker, Dora |
Briggs. Catherine Davis, BeTniee |
Dayton, Mary Dodd. Iva Elliott. /
Elizabeth Goslee, Doris Hinman,
Pauline Johnson. Jean Kemper, !
Helen Lowe. Cornelia Marvel. Lyle
McCauley, Evelyn Messjck. Barbara
Mumford, Betty Phillips. Esther
Sammons. Esther Short; Messrs.
Robert Short. James Smack, Russell
Veasey, Frank wilkins, William Pu
sey, Hermit Scarborough. James An
dTews, Howard Belts, Daniel Blake
ley. William Booth, Charles Cannon.
Fred Cole, James Conaway. Robert
Green, Ernest Hill. William Hitch !
ems. David Houseman, Martin Isaacs. /
Bruce Jenkins, Reginald King, Fell
nan LittletOn. Robert and Stanley
Marvel
VII Be Bride Saturday II
Miss Mildred Adkins. a registered
urse, of Wilmington. and daughter
+ Mrs. Rowland G. West, East Cedar
treet. will become the bride of
ames H. Purnell. Jr., son of ]. H.
112 Lorewood avenue. Elm
urst, on Saturday afternoon, June
at o'clock
The wedding will take place in
race Methodist Church, corner of
asst Market and South King streets.
is city. the Rev. John T. Bailey.
tired minister, living on AlbuTy
-enue, performing the ceremony.
ne bride-to-be will have as her maid
honor. Mrs. Virginia Lenard of
ilmington.
Miss Adkins is a graduate of the
High School, class of
J, end is widely known throughout
wer Delaware.
|, Start Work
! Parish House Z
Construction work on the $4,000
rish house for St. PauFs Protes-
lt Episcopal Church. East Pine
'eet, this city, will be started on
about August 1, provided $4,000
the $4,000 now pledged is in cash
d in the hands of the committee,
eording to the Rev. Richard X
hite, rector.
II the $4,000 is made available that
'uild leave $4,000 due. $4,000 of
lieh has been subscribed.
The committee agreed at a meet
! on January II, at which time
, building plans were approved,
pay for the work as it was done.
While many of the pledges were
de TO cover a period of three
lrs, efforts at this time are being
de to get the necessary funds in
nd and start work on the struc-
e in August.
Fhe parish house has been design
by William H. Thompson, Phila-
phia architect, and conforms with
American-Gothic architecture of
church, which was built in 1867,
'tly from funds raised by a legal
d lottery.
,tt-Smnh
friends of Martha Scott and JOS
! F. Smith, of Millsboro. have
rned of their marriage on Sun
night May 26. 1910, at Dagsb6ro
) ceremony was performed by the
Z. w F. Archer. pastor Of the
ysborO Nazarene Church. Both are
l known in the upper Dagsboro
ton
Iiness Places Being Improved
xtensive repairs are being made
hree we'll known business estab-
menfe nm Market slfreef The L