Milford chronicle., 1941-12-19
BRIDGEvILLE


Mrs. James X. Rowland of Lewes
Is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Hol-
land Cannon and Mr. Cannon.
Mrs. Luetta Layton and Mrs.
John Rose were luncheon guests
of Mrs. Harry @. Layton on Friday
OF last week.
Mrs. G. Victor Lewis entertained
the members of her card club at
dinner on Monday evening of this
week
Mrs. Mary Reedy Lank, of Mil
ford. spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Grossnickle.
Miss Alice Myer went down to
Richmond Va, last Friday for the
Phi Beta Phi fraternity dance at
the Medical College of Virginia
While there she was the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Cromer.
Master Joey James entertained a
few Of his friends and playmates
at birthday party last Saturday
afternoon. to celebrate his sixth
birthday anniversary. His guests
were Mary Spanagel, Dotty Fry,
Evelyn BenzeIrath, Ralph Lee
Scott, Ludella Lewis, Byron Lewis,
Peggy jackson and Jack Eshan.
Mrs. Walton Owens returned the
first of the week from a visit with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Catlin at Crisfield. Md
Mrs Paul Brenner and Mrs. Har-
ry G. Davis. were in Philadelphia,
for the day on Tuesday.
DR.. and Mrs. G. Metzler, Jr., en-
tertained the members of their
card club last Wednesday night.
This week they will meet at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Holland
Cannon.
Mrs. Betty Staples left for Johns
town, Pa, on Tuesday to spend the
winter months with her son-in-law,
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Hoffman.
Mrs. India Sawyer of Vineland, N.
j., is visiting her sister, Mrs. w. J.
Swain.
Private Vernon Hill of George
town on furlough, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Tony Hudson of Dagsboro, were
Sunday visitors at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Medford Cannon.
Mrs. Earle McCauley is pa
tient in the Methodist Hospital in
Philadelphia.
The local branch of the Della
ware Chapter, American Red Cross,
will put on drive to raise its quo
Ia of the 100000 asked for by Lam
mot dupont, chairman. Delaware's |
Quota Is $2G1,009 Rev. Preston w. |
Spence is chairman of the public
ity committee with the following |
persons serving with him. Mrs.
Raymond Clancy, and Mrs. r. c.
Banks of Cannon, Mrs. Francis
Morgan, Mrs. Dan Galloway and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Ferguson. War
rem C. Newton is in charge of the
special gifts committee. The local
chapter has already contributed
$500. Any organization, church or
other group desiring a three min
ute speech on the present emer-
gency. may secure a speaker by
c0htacting Rev. Spence. The drive
hroper will start January 4. and
close January II.
Mrs. w. H. Willin arrived home
on Monday from weekend in
Philadelphia
Mrs. Martin Quillen of Houston
spent the weekend with Mr. and
Mrs. w. H. CULLEN.
mrs. Allan Temple was hostess
to her bridge club members on
Thursday night Of last week.
Mrs. 4. W. spanagel went to VIII
mington for the day last Thurs
day.
Mrs. Millard .Breiden came down
from Elkins Park, Pa, on Tuesday,
returning on Wednesday, accom-
panied hy her mother, Mrs. Luetta
Layton, who will spend the win
Ter with Mr.. and Mrs. Breiden.
Mr.. and Mrs Clifford Stone OF
Waynesboro. Va, arrived in town
last week to visit relatives and
friends. Mr.. Stone is connected with
the dupont Company and has been
recently transferred to Salt Lake
City, Utah, where he and Mrs. Stone
will go following a visit with rela-
tives in Buffalo, Ny. !
Mrs. c.. E. Anderson entertained
at a surprise luncheon followed by
bridge on. Saturday in compliment
to her daughter, Miss Marie Ander-
son, whose birthday 1t was. At
tending were Miss Ruth Jackson,
Princess Anne, Md, Mrs. Remsen
Cross Barnard, III. Slaughter
Beach, Mrs. Hugh Collins, Miss
Elizabeth Knowles, Miss Rosemary
Willin, Miss Nancy Wright and
Ruth Ellen Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ricards mo-
tored to Philadelphia for the day
on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Burton Purnell
and daughter Lauriln, were house
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bars
by in Ardmore, Pa, over the week
end.
The senior choir of the Union ,
Methodist Church, of Bridgeville
under the direction of Wendell E.
Johnson, will present Christmas
Cantata entitled ''The Shepherds !,
Vision" by Irenee Berge, on Sun
day evening, December 81, at 1880 :
O'clock. The cantata, divided into
two parts, centers about the part
which the shepherds played in the
first Christmas drama, intermittent !
with five choruses and beautiful
solos
The soloists include. Wendell E.
Johnson, Virgil B. Wiley, Rachel !;
Rose Allen and Edward ,