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Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06
PERSONALS
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Miss Gertrude Atkins Of Whining
ton spent the past weekend with
Miss Florence Bennett.
Miss Hettie Whaley was in Phila-
deiphia visiting friends and rela-
tiyes the past weekend.
Miss Lillian Marshall, senior at
Women's College. at Newark, was
the weekend guest Of Mr. and Mrs.
John W. Burris.
Mrs. Raymond E. Shute returned
home after a weeks visit with her
sister, Mrs. X. C. Carson in Balti-
more and Washington.
Miss Joy Grier returned to Phila-
delphia on Monday after spending
the weekend with her grandparents.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Grier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Peterman gave
a dinner on Sunday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Taylor.
Those present we're Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Peterman and family of Mil
ford, Mrs. Jennie Dawson and son,
Fred Peterman of Milford, Mrs. Ella
Stokes and son Richard Of Milford,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. o. Stokes and
son Of Milford, Mr.. and Mrs. Willis
Fitzgerald and children of Lincoln.
Ensign and Mrs. ]. Warren Stirni
OF Pensacola, Fla. arrived in Mil
ford today to spend a month with
her parents. Mr., and Mrs. Benjamin
B. Vinyard, before sailing from San
Francisco on the U. s. Grant for
Manila, P. l., where they will be
stationed for two years. While en-
route to Delaware they visited Mrs
Joseph Stirni at her home in Lang
ley Field. Va. and MIR. and Mrs. A.
Stirni. of Washington. d. C.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Remsen G. Barnard,
srd, were In Philadelphia over the
past weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Wallace. Of
Harrisburg, Pa, were weekend
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. William P.
Richards.
Jack Burris, student at Wharton
School spent the holiday weekend
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
W. Burris.
Mrs J. Harry Humes, who has
been in Stroudsburg. Pa. for the
past several weeks, returned to her
home on South Walnut street on
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Touchton
and daughter, Joan. Of North East,
Nd, were weekend guests OF Mr..
and Mrs Howard Postles at their
new residence on Lake avenue.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Arlington r. TFice
Of Arlington, Pa, spent Thanksgiv-
ing with his mother, Mrs. Annie
Trice and his brother and sister.
Miss Cora Trice and Howard Trice
of Milford.
o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph s. Lofland and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Darby attended
the dinner dance last Wednesday
night, given by the Penn-Jersey F't-
neral Directors at the Bellevue
Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia.
The Delaware Chiropractors Asso-
citation held their meeting in the
Hob Tea room. Wilmington. Thirty
five chirOpraetors attended including
DR.. Draper and DIR. GregOrius OF
Milford. Dinner was served at one
o'clock.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06
UNIVERSITY WOMEN
TO MEET ON DEC. 10
tconiInuaa nom 30 Pnasl

members of the Delaware Branches
will also attend this meeting. Miss
COrnelia Taylor, president oe the
Dover Branch, will preside.
AS director of Good Housekeeping
Institute, famous for laboratories
for testing consumer goods, Miss
Fisher has played a leading part in
the efforts Of Good Housekeeping
Magazine to erect and maintain safe
guards to protect consumers from
faulty products and unjustiaed
claims. The justification Of claims
is one OF the prime requisites Of pro-
duets seeking the Seal of Approval Of
Good Housekeeping Institute.
Although Miss Fisher has long
fought to correct abuses in advertis-
Ing, at the same time she has been
vigorous in defense of advertising
against attacks that would condemn
all advertising because Of the prac-
tices OF the few. In her opinion,
sound, honest advertising is vitality
necessary factor in the economical
distribution OF goods, and hence In
the maintenance of American stand-
ards OF living.
Miss Fishers approach to the sub
ject Of advertising is that Of counsel
and friend Of the consumer. As di-
rector OF Good Housekeeping Insti-
tute Miss Fisher represents herself
as a representative of that most im-
portant consumer-the woman en-
gagged in making and managing
home, Her career has been devoted
to the study and practice Of home-
making, and 10 teaching other wo-
men 10 become better homemakers.
Miss Fisher began her profession
al career as a teacher Of domestic
science in Canadian high school.
Her success there led TO her appoint
nent as a member Of the faculty Of
Macdonald College, McGln Uniyer-
sity. Montreal, where she beca1he
Dean Of the School OF Household Sei-
ence. Not content with her classroom
work alone, Miss Fisher extended her
activities directly into the homes Of
the province, forming homemRkers'
clubs and initiating and organizing a
work similar 10 County Extension
work in the United States. Bundled
up III a bearskin robe she would
Journey miles BY horse and sleigh IN
sub zero weather to keep speaking
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06
JEANETTE MACDONALD DANCES
AGAIN in @BITTER SWEET"

Jeanette Macdonald, who started
her stage career as singer and dam
Ger but has danced only three times
ON the screen. in ''The Merry Wild
ow," "The Firefiy' and Sweet
hearts," combines both talents a
fourth time in Bitter Sweet" the
Noel Coward musical which will
reach the screen of the Sussex The
atre, Georgetown, on December 8
and 10.
The star performs a solo waltz
in Victorian ballroom setting,
dances and sings with two other
girls in the Ladies Of the Town"
number in a Vienna cafe, waltzes
again with George Sanders in the
same cafe, and performs a gypsy
number in the zigeuner' sequence
OF the show within the show.
Ernst and Maria Matray. famed
Continental dance team and ballet
instructors, who arranged the bali
let numbers for such pictures as
"Florian" and Waterloo Bridge.
supervised the dances for Bitter
Sweet" w. S. Van Dyke II directed,
Victor SaviIle producing. The pic
tures musical program includes
eleven Of the original Noel Coward
songs.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06
TWO FROM WILMINGTON
NAMED TO STATE BOARD

Governor Richard C. McMullen on
Monday announced reappointment OF
Samuel NJ. Dillon and Roscoe Cook
Tindall. both of Wilmington, as
members of the State Board of Hous-
ing for four years. ending June 30
1914.
He also has reappointed William
G. Powders, Milford; w, A. Berry
FELTON,, and William J. Krienen and
William Smith, Jr., Wilmington, as
members of the State Board of Ex-
aminers in Undertaking for terms
of three years, ending November %,
1943.
The Governor announced the res
ignation of John d. Furman, Frank
ford, as a justice of the peace. The
vacancy has not been filed.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06
PARENTS, TEACHERS
AND FRIENDS

Merry Christmas to You All'' is
to be the theme of the Parent
Teacher meeting on Wednesday. De-
cemher II, at o'clock.
We have planned a Christmas play
for your enjoyment, and we have
even written Santa and asked him
to pay a visit Since this is his
first visit OF the year. we know you
will all want to come out to see
him-and. of course. your presence
will mean one more vote for your
child's or your little friends room.
Remember If you want your pres
enee TO mean vote, You must regis
ter as you enter the auditorium.l
Whether or not you can turn q
tune. the Christmas carol singing
will warm your heart-stringsl
We promise that you-young or
old-will go home with the spirit OF
Christmas in your heart
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06
LOCAL AND STATE NEWS


The 6O-day season for widow
opened in Delaware on October II
and closes December IA.
Get that anti-freeze today. Thii
cold snap is just mild sample ol
what we can expect before the win.
ter is over.
The Ladies' Auxiliary Of the Mil
ford Memorial Hospital viii meet al
the hospital on Wednesday, Decem-
ber IL at three O'Clock.
Safety Day viii be observed here
on Monday, December 16. Special
programs will be put on at the New
Century Club, the high school and
the theatre.
According to C. J. Holzmueller.
Wednesday morning Of this week was
the coldest day of the winter so far.
The government thermometer regis
tering 10 degrees.
Delaware Day was officially Obser-
we'd at the Milford Junior-Senior High
School on Wednesday. DR.. kenneth
Waterbury, a member Of the high
school faculty, was in charge Of the
program.
You should visit the local stores
and see how the merchants have
prepared for the Christmas trade
From the largest to the smallest,
each is ready for the holiday of holi-
days with huge stocks of fresh sea-
sonable merchandise, that is the
equal of any to be found in the lar
ger cities.
The WOman's Society of Christian
Service of Cedar Neck will meet
in Cedar Grove Community Build
ing on Tuesday evening, December
10. The hospitality committee is
of Lydia Bennett. Alice
Brown and Hilda Shockley. The en-
committee consists of
Mamie Watson and May Collins.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06
FARM GROUP TRIO
WILL MEET AT DOVER
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will be housed in the Armory while
the meeting sessions are scheduled
for the new Legislative Hail.
Speakers on a variety Of subjects
including horticulture, agrOnOmy,
bee culture and insect and disease
control have been booked for the
three-day meetingS The specialists
who will appear on the meeting part
of the program are from the STATS
Of the Delaware Agricultural Exten-
sion Service. the School Of Agricul-
ture Of the University of Delaware,
the Delaware Agricultural Experi-
ment Station, the U. s. Department
of Agriculture. University Of Mary
land, Cornell University and the Vir-
ginia Truck Crops Experiment Sta
tion.
Farmers from the Peninsula, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania. are to take
an active part in the meeting pro-
gram during the discussion ses-
siOns.
One of the features OF the Dover
farm exposition is the participation
of Delaware All club members in
the annual All club corn Judging
contest and the rural examinations
contest on growing, canning, pre-
serving, insect and disease control
and storage operations for fruits
and vegetables produced on the PEN
insula. The corn Judging contest is
open to all All club boys and girls.
in the state who will compete for
county and state honors in judging
10-ear samples of yellow and white
cor nand single-ear samples of yell
low and white corn. In addition to
the individual Judging ,three-member
teams from All club will compete
for a silver trophy.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06
CENSUS SHOWS ONLY
5,253 VACANT HOUSES
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The remaining group of 1,77S units
was made up for the most part Oi
vacant units being held for absent
households, though it also included
units temporarily occupied by non
resident households.
The size Of the average Delaware
family is decreasing in number,
figures of the 1870 census disclose.
The number Of private households
increased approximately 1914 per
cent from 1880 to 1910. whereas the
increase in population was only lis
per cent.
Stating that Delaware is following
national trend in this respect. the
census bureau reveals that the size
Of the family in 1910 is 3.7S persons,
while in 1880 Il was 4.03.
Location of dwelling units is al
most evenly divided between urban
and rural areas, the charts show. OF
the total, sos per cent are located
in urban areas-incorporated places
having $500 inhabitants or more.
The remaining 49.5 per cent were in
the open country or small villages
with less than $500 population.
New Castle Leads
The census diseloses that only 81
per cent of the urban dwelling units
were vacant and for sale or rent.
while SO per cent of the rural units
were in this category.
Dwelling units vacant and for sale
or rent formed 2.6 per cent Of all
units in Wilmington, and AZ per
cent in Dover.
New Castle county, population
center Of the state, 179,562, had 49,
947 Of the total 1857 dwelling units
occupied; Sussex county, with a
population Of 52,5O2, had 1883 of its
total 1853. while Kent, S4.441 popu-
lation, had 9,72 OF its 1882.
OF the 30,131 dwelling units in
Wilmington, 29,293 were occupied,
housing the city's population OF
1l2.504.
The breakdown for the only seven
other Delaware communities incor-
porated and with $500 or more pOpu-
lation follows:
Bellef0nte, 7e1 out Of 770 occn-
pied; Dover. 1886 out of Ills; Lau-
rel. ss3 out Of 917; Milford, 1850
ont Of 1.42S; Newark, 1908 out Of
1856; New Castle. 1876 out Of 1896;
Seaford, SCI out Of 8SS.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06

appointments with eager groups OF
farm women in rural school houses
or church Easements.
Later Miss Fisher was called to
the faculty of Teachers College, Col
umbia University, New York City.
There, in addition to her classes in
household management, she had
charge OF the work in institutional
management which included courses
for hospital dietitians. and house
keeping and food administration for
large groups.
Because Of her record and broad
experience, about Is years ago Miss
Fisher was asked to become the di-
rector Of Good Housekeeping Insti-
tute. Under her leadership Good
Housekeeping Institute has assumed
ever increasing Importance amcng
organizations working In the inter-
est OF consumers.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06
SHAWNEE CLUB

The Christmas party for Shawnee
Home Demonstration Club members
and their families will be held at the
home Of Mrs. Frank Vibbert, Friday
evening, December I3. at 1880. "A
very enjoyable evening is expected.
All members please bring a pie. sill
verware and dishes. Do not forget
your gift for the Christmas box,
which we are going TO give to the
children at Delaware Colony.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06
HOUSTON CASINO OPENED
TUESDAY

The dance casino at Houston, un-
der the management OF Rondal
Johnson. opened for the winter sea-
son on Tuesday evening. with a
record first night crowd. Music was
furnished by Joe Jones. famous barn
dance orchestra, with John d. Hill
serving as floor manager for the
square sets and round dances. Among
the spectators was a well-known
New York writer who is compiling a
book on American Folk Dances. The
next dance viii be held next Tues
day evening, December 10. at $50
o'clock.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06
ORCHARD SPRAY NOTES
SENT OUT in KENT
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present however. thseoil should be
increased to 4 per cent in order tC
obtain more effective control.
Fruit growers are cautioned also
In this edition OF spray notes that
spraying in either the fall or spring
should be done only when the tenn
perature is above 40 degrees F., for
otherwise: injury may result to the
trees. and the spray materials will
not be as effective in the control OF
these insects and diseases.
The Kent county extension Office
endeavors to place this information
in the hands Of all fruit growers, but
If there are any growers who are
not receiving these orchard spray
notes, the county agent will appre-
cinte receiving their names for the
mailing list.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06

On Friday evening Mrs. Ken
nerly Lambert entertained at
her home on East Front street.
in honor of Miss Collins. Guests
came at eight and the occasion
was a surprise bathroom show
er for the honored guest, and the
DECORATIONS were in keeping
with such affairs and fayors Of
silver pine cone corsages for
each guest. Bridge was enjoyed
by Mrs. Richard b Ward, Mrs
Glenn Spangler, Miss Sara Nut
ter. Miss Zena Coopersmith, Mrs.
George Abbott. Miss Marian
Robinson. Mrs. Frank Mag,
Miss Betty Calhoun. Mrs, Ray
mond Masten. Mrs. Clarence
WEIGH, Miss Jean Calhoun,
Miss Thelma Jewell, Miss Ada
Shockley, Miss Mary L. Lambert,
Mrs. Lawrence Isaacs. Mrs.
Walter ], Hoey, Mrs. Osborne
Scott. Miss Jane Grove, Of Mil
ford. Mrs. Joseph Cook Of Fred
erica, Miss Mary Ann Pardee,
Mrs. Paul Scotten Of Dover,
Mrs. Jehu Ross Of FELTON,, Mr.
Herbert Nichols of Townsend.
and Mrs. Burton Massey Of Mil
ton.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06
DELAwARE DAY DECEMBER

Observance Of Delaware Day De-
cember Z, by school, club and church
exercises and display of flags is ask
ed in a proclamation by Governor
Richard c. McMullen. The Cover
nor's statement, which declares:
I'VE have just cause to be proud of
the part our state has played IN the
foundation and preservation Of the
union, particularly in the ratifica-
ton Of the Federal Constitution on
December z, 17S7.@ is included in a
pamphlet prepared by the Delaware
Day Commission.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06
CELEBRATES slsT BIRTHDAY

Miss Grace Darby entertained q
few Of her friends on Friday evening
in honor of her 21st birthday. The
guests were Claude Wilkerson, Pat
Murphy, Calvin Mitchell, Shorty
wilkins. all of Milton; Charles Mes
sick, HiIda Watson, Missouri Wat
son, Ruth FasseI, Marie Fassel, Of
Milford; Mr.. and Mrs. William Hurd
of Camden. N. j., also William Hurd.
Jr., OF Camden. Cake and ice cream
were served at a late hour. Friends
left wishing Miss Darby many more
happy birthdays.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06
RED CROSS PROGRAM
At THE HIGH SCHOOL

Cooperating with the National Red
Cross drive now in progress, a spe-
cial assembly was held at the high
school last Friday afternoon. At that
time donations totaling $38.22 were
received from the pupils as their
contribution to the national cam
paign. OF this amount $500 was
given By the elementary school stu
dents and $20.02 BY members Of the
high school.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06
lIILTON

Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Williams and
daughter, Jean. accompanied by her
mother. Mrs. NJ. A. Webb. Of Oakley,
and Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. sizemore, Of
Seaford, spent the weekend with
MI. and Mrs N. A. Johnson, Of Phil
adelphla.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06

ECEMBER 21 Is the
date Of the wedding
Of Miss Ethel Louise
Collins, daughter Of
- Mr.. and Mrs. Jehu
Ross. Of FELTON,. and Mr.. James
Herbert Nichols; Of Townsend,
son of Reverend j. L. Nichols. Of
Newark, The wedding will oc-
cur in the Calvary Methodist
Church. Milford, at 2 o'clock.
with the Reverend Eugene M.
Hungerford oficiating. The ma
tron Of honor chosen BY Miss
Collins will be Mrs. Kennerly B.
Lambert and the bridesmaids
win be Mrs, Clayton Hitch q
Arlington. Virginia, and Miss
Adele Masten OF Westminster.
Maryland. Mr.. Nichols best man
will be Mr.. William Louder
Masten OF York, Pennsylvania.
The ushers will be Mr.. Sharp
Harrington. Of Harrington. and
Mr.. o. M. Davis of showeIl.
Md. Mrs. Samuel b. Singer win
play the wedding music and the
soloist will be Mr.. Edward Ever
hart Of Smyrna. A reception for
the bridal party and the mem-
bers OF both families will follow
the ceremony at S12 East Front
street. Miss Collins is president
of the Business and Professions
al Girls Club and is associated
with the John H. MuIholland
Company. Mn Nichols is a mem-
her of the faculty Of the Town
send School.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06
CARD PARTY

A card party will be given by the
members Of the Pocahontas Lodge
of Milford on Monday evening, De
cember 8. Prizes for 500. bridge and
Chinese checkers. Refreshments SER
we'd. Admission S5c.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06
thirty YEARS AGO
TAKEN FRoaE THE 1919 FLEs OF
zHE A1LFOEB OHR0NCLE

Miss Helen Lofiand of Lewes, is
visiting Miss Mildred Truitt
Capt. and Mrs. C. C. Magee spent
a few days in Baltimore this week.
Mrs. j. L. Wilkins and son were
guests of Mrs. Raymond Wilkins
this week.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06
Obituary
WILEY

WILEY
George F. Wiley, age 81 years, OF
Camden, n. j., passed away on Tues
day night. November 26. 1910, in the
Lakeland Sanitarium at Grenlock,
N. ]. He was a son of the late JOS
eph and Charlotte Wiley, and a
former resident of Delaware. His
first wife was Miss Estella Clark OF
Andrewville, who passed away in
1927. He married some years later
Mrs. Jennie Allen, of Camden, N. j.,
who survives. He was a devoted
husband and father, and a faithful
member of his church. Although i'll
for two years, he bore his suffering
patiently. Besides his widow he is
survived by three sons by his first
marriage, Horace, Herman and Fred
Wiley, of Greenwood; one brother,
Robert Wiley of Milton; several
step-brothers, twelve grandchildren
and many relatives and friends Fu-
neral services were held in Camden,
N. j., with interment near Camden.
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PRESTOWITZ
Charles Pretowitz, So years old,
Of Hoboken, ~ j., formerly of Will
mington, died Sunday morning, De-
cember /, 1910, in the St. Mary's
Hospital in Hoboken, after an ill
ness of three months. He is survived
by a sister, Mrs. Thomas q. HILBERT,
Claymont. and two brothers. Fred
erick, of Wilmington, and William
of Milford. Funeral services were
held from the McCrery Funeral Home
on Wednesday afternoon at two
O'Clock. Interment was made In Riv-
erview cemetery. Wilmington.
HUNTER
Mary J. Hunter, Sc years old, wife
of S. w. Hunter, of North East, Md,
died Sunday, December /. Funeral
services in charge OF the Rev. T. @.
Jones, pastor of Trinity Methodist,
were conducted at the Har-
rington funeral home on Wednesday.
Interment was made in Hollywood
Harrington. Besides her
husband the deceased is survived by
seven brothers and sisters as fol-
lows: Ernest and Walter Tharp, of
Va; Mrs. Anna Anderson.
Lincoln: Mrs. Harlan Jellison, Will
mington; Omar Tharp. Aldwood |
Manor, Washington: Clarence A.
Tharp, Harrington, and Beniah |
Seafords
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06

In response to the first snow Of
the winter, many sIeighs were ont
early Wednesday morning. Many
beautiful sleighs were in evidence,
hut the most unusual Of all the vari-
ous turn-outs that met the gaze of
the people was a new fashion
sleigh" devised by Jack" Willis.
son Of the late Congressman Jono-
than S. wills. It was simply an old
willow porch rocker with a horse at
tached, and it spoke well for Jacks
ingenuity. for it glided along with as
much ease as the highest priced cut
ters.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06
Edited BY
ylRolNIA 5. TOWNSEND


Mrs. W. smith Beck OF Phila-
delphia, spent the past week
end in Milford with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Arthur Hall and Mr..
Hall at their residence on North
Walnut street On Sunday Mrs.
Hall had a family dinner honor
ing her aunt. Miss Elizabeth
johnson, who was eighty-two.
Miss johnson, semf-invalid,
makes her home with her niece.
Mrs. Hall.
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Mrs. Maurice Bower was hos
tess to the. Sewing Circle at her
home on seabury avenue yester-
day, inviting her guests for des-
sert at one-thirty.
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The Business and Professional
Girls Club had its dinner meet
ing of the month at Derrickson's
on Monday evening, meeting at
GAS. The affair was arranged
as a surprise for the president,
Miss Ethel Collins. whose we'd
ding occurs on the 21st. A long
table was arranged in the new
addition to the restaurant, and
the decorations were a bit in
keeping with Christmas. A pan
try-shelf shower followed the
dinner and was. of course. a COM
plete surprise to Miss Collins.
Q
DR.. and Mrs. Clyde Nelson
we're hosts to dinner guests at
their home on Clark avenue on
Saturday evening. The guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wa
pies. DR.. and Mrs. S. M. d. Mar
shall and Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen
Toadvine.
g
Mrs. Stephen Toadvine is en-
tertaining the Friday Bridge
Club today.
q
On Saturday at eleven. Miss
Sarah Nutter, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Clement H. NutteF. of
Milford. became the bride of Mr..
Joseph Isaacs, son OF Mrs. vir-
ginia Isaacs, of Milford. The
ceremony was performed at the
st. Paul Methodist Church in
Wilmington by the Rev. oliver
Collins. Attending the couple
were Mr.. ands Mrs. Dolphus
Palmer, of Marshallton, rela-
tives of the groom. The bride
was attired in a beige travelling
dress, with navy blue accessor-
les, and carried roses. Mrs. Pal
mer wore a gown Of navy blue
and a corsage of chrysanthe-
NUNS. Mr.. and Mrs. Isaacs were
in Virginia for a short wedding
trip. and are now at home on
South Walnut street.