Milford chronicle., 1940-12-27
FREDERICA

uhy evening" at tsoU O'CLOCK WHel
Miss Sarah Burt Gray, daughter O
Mr.. and Mrs. Jester Alfred Gray, be
came the bride of Mr.. william
Charles Wilson, son OF Mr.. and Mrs
William Thompson Wilson, OF UnioS
City, Indiana. The ceremony wal
performed by DR.. Arlo A. Brown, o
Drew University, Madison, N. ]. TIL,
nuptial music was rendered by Mrs
L. L. Carlisle, organist. Mr.. Clar
ence Person, viOlinist, and Mrs
Joseph Gerow, soloist, all of Fred
erica. The decorations Of pine, hOl
ly, ferns and white chrysanthemumt
were in keeping with the soft light Of
tall white candles and the chasts
simplicity of the beautiful old altar
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, made a lovely
picture in a gown of rare beauty
fashioned of white satin, with lace
yoke and long sleeves. Her veil ex-
tended the entire length of the long
train. She carried a prayer book
with white orchid, the ribbons ter
minating in shower of lilies of the
valley. Mrs. Robert w. Hazard,
matron of honor, and Miss Mary
Katherine Gray, maid of honor, sis
ters of the bride, wore red velvet
gowns and carried red velvet muffs
trimmed with gardenias and bouvar-
dia. The hair ornaments were red
velvet bows. The bridesmaids were
similarly attired in green velvet
gowns with heart shaped necklines
and full skirts and carried NUNS
with red poinsettas.
The bridesmaids were Miss Kath-
crime Gray of Milton, a cousin of
the bride; Miss Louise Graham of
Wilmington; Miss Vernon Bishop, of
Easton, Pa, and Miss Marguerite
Clark of Grundy, Va. The brides
mother wore a black lace gown with
a corsage of purple orchids. ID Albert
F. Maish, a brother-ip-laWl of the
bridegroom, of Great Neck, L. l., act
ed as best man. The ushers were DR..
w. Robert Hazard, brother-in-law
of the bride, of Wilmington; Robert
Carlson, of Summit, ~. J!; Arthur
Andrews, of Schenectady, N. Y; 4
William H. Benner and Russell Berg
man, of Madison, N. j. a.
Immediately following the cere-
mony a reception was held at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jester A. Gray. The home was
artistically decorated. In the. living
room the decorations were red and |
white roses, red sweet peas, white |
chrysanthemums, pine and holly. In |
the dining room the flowers were all |
white consisting of roses; and chrys- |
anthemums. The gifts were very
beautiful. Miss Gray was graduated |
from Mary Washington, College,
Fredericksburg, Va, and is MEM
ber of the faculty of Mt. Pleasant
School at Bellevue. Mr.. Wilson was
graduated from the University of
Illinois, and is director of athletics
of Madison, N. j.. schools. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson have gone on their we'd
ding trip to Florida.
Our town has taken on holiday
air. The tree on the bank lawn, do
mated by W. L. Mcqueen, last year,
as a permanent community tree, has |
been decorated with electric bulbs,
lextendiRg A. cheery welcome to, all |
who pass by. The fire-house also is
artistieally decorated. The stores,
post office and homes claim a share
of our admiration and we join the
throng of those who extend best
wishes for Merry Christmas and a
prosperous New Year, and a time of
national peace.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Vinyard
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Wharton of Houston.
Thomas VanHoy of North Carolina
has been a recent guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman VanHoy.
Mrs. Emma H. Cats and sons Wis [
tied in Wilmington and Philadelphia
this week. s." i't5s !
Mrs. Howard L.. Green. Mrs. Mar
tina Dilks, of Media, Pa; Mrs. Will {
liam Vernon, ConcOrdville, Pa; and
Miss Elizabeth Eggleston, of Glenol- !
den, Pa, were weekend guests of {
Mr.. and Mrs. David NJ. Green. I
The Frederica Junior High School
Choir, accompanied by their teacher, {
Principal David H. Green, and sew &
teacher, Mrs. C.. E. Keyes, ]
sang Christmas carols. over the pub q
lie address system in Harrington on
Thursday night, Dec. 19. The pro- |
gram is sponsored by the merchants !
Of Harrington as part of the Christ I
mas program. Different school ehoirs I
we're invited for each evening.
An interested audience, of parents a
md patrons attended the christmas /
at the Frederica
school on Dec. IS. 1t was the con- ]
census of opinion that the program I
was one of the most delightful
Christmas programs in recent years.
Zach feature by the grades was en- I
irely different. but all showed the T
rue spirit of Christmastide. The
music by the school orchestra was a
exceptionally enjoyable. n
1t has been the custom to start G
chool the day following New Years s
Jay after the Christmas holidays. +
|y a vote of the parents 80 per cent J
oted for an extra two days holiday, a
nd 20 opposed it. Therefore our
choOl reOpens on January 9Th. Also c
2 per cent voted to have a number a
f Saturday sessions and close ear a
er in the spring. 8 per cent opposed
Last Sunday morning Rev. e. S. VI
ault preached a fine sermon at
rinity Methodist Church. The m
loir sang beautiful anthem. Miss 81
lanche Anderson was present and
ayed the violin, delightful ac- tC
for the Christmas car cI
S. Mrs. Joseph Gerow sang a
vely soprano solo, Come Let Us G.
dore Him" A wonderful back M
'Ound for the Christmas program til
as the large nainfinp filling the