Milford chronicle., 1940-06-07
LEWEs

Ella Hazard. ct her residence on Sa
vannah Road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Lynch ant
daughter. Of Collingswood, N. j.
spent the weekend here with Mrs
Lynch's parents. Mr.. and Mrs
George Fisher Mrs Lynch may b.
remembered as the former Miss Mar
garet Fisher. formerly Of Lewes.
Miss Minnie Lord motored to Cen
treyille, Nd, on Sunday to spend ths
day with Rev. Otis P. Jefferson anC
Mrs. Jefferson and family. Rev. JEFF
fefson was formerly the pastor oI
the Bethel Bethodist Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph HaVerbeck
and daughter, Mary-Joe, were the
guests OF Mrs. Haverbeck's parents
Mr. and Mrs. James P. PFettyman on
Decoration Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard o. Green
motored to Wilmington on Wednes-
day 70 spend the day.
The graduating class Of the Lewea
High School was the guest Of honor
OF the Lewes Rotary Club at the an
nual banquet OF the club for the
seniors and school faculty in the
Caesar Rodney Hotel on Monday ev-
ening Cornelius O. Marshall was
chairman Of arrangements. Enter
tainment was provided by the class,
consisting Of addresses and music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel West, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Allen and son Franklin
motoIed to Wilmington on Sunday to
spend the day with Mr.. and Mrs. Dod-
son West and family.
The Rev. DR.. William Leishman,
pastor Of the Lewes Presbyterian
Church, delivered the baccalaureate
sermon on Sunday evening before
the graduating class Of the Lewes
High School in the school auditor
ium.
Other ministers participating
were the Rev. ]. P. George Of the
Groome Methodist Church, who gave
a reading; the Rev. Howard Davis,
who read passages from the Scrip
ture. ana the Rev. H " Branford OF
the Bethel Methodist Church, who
led the prayers. Music was furnished
BY the school band and chorus.
The Bewes Yacht Club sponsored
q benefit party on Saturday evening
for more than 100 members. includ-
ing the Yacht Club Auxiliary in the
club house on Lewes Beach. This
was the hrst large benefit affair Of
the current season. The ceremony Of
raising the flag pole was held by the
shippers Sunday afternoon. The mast
which is a memorial to the clubs
first commodore-the late Richard
Reese, of Wilmington, is used dur |
ing the season to display racing sig
nails during the regattas. Commodore |
John B. Wine ozilciafed
Announcement has been made 0f |
the engagement OF Miss Dolores B. /
Pierce, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs |
Samuel C. Pierce, Sr., Of Lewes, to |
Charles Richards. son OF Mr.. and |
Mrs. Louis A. Richards. Of Lewes
Beach. Both Miss Pierce and Mr. 1
Richards are graduates Of the Lewes
High School. class Of 1888. Miss
Pierce has been attending Beacon
College in Wilmington the past year.
Mr.. Richards is employed at the du-
Pont Nylon Plant IN Seaford. The
wedding will take place In the early
autumn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Dickerson
and son Of Laurel. spent Sunday here
with Mrs. Dickerson's parents, Mr..
and Mrs W. 2. Graves, at their resi-
ience on Fourth street.
Miss Jessie Morris has returned to
after spending a short
vacation here with her mother, Mrs.
Hannah H. Morris, ct her residence
IN Market street.
Miss Ella Twilley OF Philadelphia.
Ipent the weekend here with her ,
lister, Mrs. Viola Baker
Miss Catherine Lodge and Miss
Istie Musser who are attending Ju-
liata College in Huntington. Pa. are
pending their summer vacation
lere with their respective parents.
Professor Richard A. Shields. SUI
OF the Lewes Special
ichool District, and Mrs. Shields at
ended the commencement exercises
t Duke University. Durham, N. c., 4
vhere their son, Richard, was among '
he graduates in the school Of medi- {
inc. J
Guests of Miss Elizabeth Virden
I her residence on Second street c
yer the weekend we're Mr.. and Mrs.
Ieorge A. Peck and their son. Nicky. d
Ir. Peck Is music director Of the d
aureI School. o
Mrs. William p. Orr, Jr.. spent the c
Ieek-end in Salisbury, Md. with her q
on-in-la wand daughter. Mr. and d
Irs Eugene L. Todd.
Miss Nancy Ksener Of Baltimore, 8
aughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl r. v
.eener and granddaughter Of Capt. b
nd Mrs. Nelson Gibble. Of Lewes. n
as graduated with honors from the d
Iercy Hospital and has now &C a
spted a position as laboratory tech B
lcian at the Marine Hospital In Bal b
more
Frederick Conwell Tammany, son q
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Nichols Tam d
any. Of Newark, and grandson Of al
rs. Roman Tammany, and great aj
,phew OF Mrs. Delaware ConweIl OF q
swes, graduated from the Henry e1
,nrad School, near Newport, on | Il
June s. Mrs Tammany al
m be remembered as the former NJ
Iss Helen COnWeil Of LeWes.
Robert Shetneld. SO years old, of
lltiinore, a seaman on the oil tank
David McKslyey, owned by the Cd
OIL Company OF New York, 80
Is brought ashore here on Monday g,
q patrol boat Of the Coast Guard
alton OF Cape May, N. j., and taken DO
the Beebe Hospital for treatment III
knife wounds Of the stomach. He Ia
reported to have said at the coast lie
ard pier that the wounds were In inl
tied In fight with another sea-
IN He vvsrefns Me- NT-..,g. cgt..a =.