Milford chronicle., 1941-03-21
DELMAR

4 Mrs. A. 7. Hickman and daugh
/ ter, Miss Marjorie Jester, of Jester
{ vile, were recent guests Of Mrs
! Waiter fnsley; Of this town
{ Mr. and Mrs. William Collins d
Hebron, Md celebrated their 55tf
| wedding anniversary at the home o.
5 their daughter and son-fn-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Phillips, in Delmar
| on Sunday, March 16. ss~s
Miss Harriet Ross Kireher, for
[ merly of Delmar, has entered the
Gorden Keller School Of Nursing
at Tampa Municipal Hospital,
Tampa. Florida. She graduated at
, Gulf High School, 1916 class, with
J highest honors. %g.'.
Mrs. Rosie White was the guest
of friends in White Haven, this
week. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Morris en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. William
Lynch Of Quantico, at dinner last
Sunday. =
Charles Cullen has been confined
to his home for a few days with a
case of la grippe. n
Elbert c. Bailey, this town, was
among the. 200 trainees recently
inducted into the army, who left
Fort Dix, N. j., last week by pull
man train for Fort jackson, S. c.,
where they will be assigned to the
34th Infantry for training. While
at Fort. Dix these men were inter-
viewed and classified at the recep-
tion center, took aptitude tests and
received their uniforms and equip
ment.
Mrs. Earl Keefer, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Hutchinson for few
weeks, has returned to her home
in Baltimore.
Mrs. Earle Chapman, who has
been spneding some time with her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Lauder Of New Castle,
has returned home.
Mrs. Richard Hastings and son
Dickie of Norwich, Conn, have
been visiting Mr.. Hastings par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Hast
ings of this town and her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Winter Fields of Sal
isbuTy.
MI. and Mrs. Daniel Culver are
entertaining her mother; Mrs. W G.
Williams and Mr.. Williams Of AL
lentown, Pa. $
Mrs. Fred Farlow of near town,
has entered the John Parsons Home
for the Aged at Salisbury, where
she expects to make her future
home.
The senior class of the .Delmar
CMd.) High School win present; its
annual play on Thursday evening,
April 3, in the Delmar Theatre. The
play, three-act comedy, 4Poor
Dear Edgar" will be directed by
Lester A. Hall, principal. ~
The Delmar (Del,) High School /
was awarded the banner for lead
ing all other schools in the wes-
tern part of the county in attend
ance during February. The Delnlar
school has won the banner six con-
secutive mouths. 49, |
Mrs. Fred Graef of Wilmington |
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Truitt. .
Officer Joseph B. Allen of the
Delaware State Police and in-
structor in the local schools safe.
ty through education course, will
address the members Of the Del
mar (Del.l Parent Teacher Assoc
ciation on the subject Safety and |
Health Education" at its meeting
Thursday evening, March "a.
Mrs. Lelah u. Freeny spent the
weekend with her daughter; Mrs
Donald Adams and family in
Washington.
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon in Nelson's Metho-
dist Church, near town, for James
H. Heain, 50 years old, retired far
mer, who passed away Friday NOR
ming. Services were in charge OF
Rev. James A. Glow, pastor. Mi.
Hearn is survived by his wife and
six children. Interment was made
in Parsonsburg cemetery.
Mrs. Clarence Hearne was a
Philadelphia visitor on Monday.
Mrs. VIM. Mock, Mrs. Helen Por-
ter, Mrs. Edith Adkins and Mrs.
Virginia Cullen attended the meet
ing of the Sussex Firemen's Auxil-
larry Rssociation Wednesday night
at Rehoboth Beach. "a
The Delnlar New Century Club
celebrated Reciprocity Day" last
by entertaining members
Of the Georgetown New Century
Club in the Masonic Temple. Mrs.
Wilkerson, president of
the Delmar Club, presided. Mrs.
Marion Hastings had charge OF the
which was as follows:
History of the Life of st. Patrick,
Mrs. Hastings; playlet, "Shure
This is Ameriky," Mrs. Paul Ellis,
Mrs. Francis Menvar, Mrs, Matte
Kirk, Mrs. Merle Nelson. Mrs. Geo.
Moore, Mrs, Frank Baker, Mrs.
Waller; poem, -eWearin' o
the Green,'' Bridget Ohannigan
and Jig" Mrs. Jane Bailey; song,
NV Wild Irish Rose" Rose Tull;
songs, when Irish Eyes Are Smil-
in" and Pat and Mike" Mabel
and Mildred Jones; poem,
Irish, Mother,p Miss Mary Lou
Slemons, Mother. Machree,R Mrs.
Blanche Nelson; Irish songs by
ehorus;, all visited the .Wishing
Well;" song; Keep the Home
Fires Burhing," Mrs. Cecilia Wolf
son; refreshments. '