Milford chronicle., 1941-07-25
OCEAN VIEW

The annual Home Coming Day
win be observed here on Wednes-
day, August 6, in the West Grove.
The program win begin in the af-
ternoon at about 2 o'clock. Howard
Burton, the president, will preside.
Invocation by Rev. J. R. Glenn.
Archie T. Richards of Prospect
Park, Pa, will be the capable an
nouncer and POSTMASTER.
The address of welcome will be
given by Thomas e. Hickman of
Ocean View.
The response address will be
made by Mrs. Madge Wright of
Rehoboth.
Community singing and music
will be rendered. Memorial services
in remembrance of those who have
gone to their reward during the
past year, will be held under the
direction of Mrs. Ethel Hooker.
Prominent and well known speak
ers will address the audience.
In the evening the community
singing will be led by William
Powell of Frankford.
Music and singing by Mrs. Josh
ua Dukes and children, Bobby and
Shirley Dukes.
There win be several good
speakers, among them, George S.
Williams and DR.. James A. Belts,
whom everyone enjoys. will be
here. We may be favored by an ad-
dress by Secretary of State Hon.
Earle D. Wiley.
Dick Shaeffer and his musical
friends who play at Seaford, have
been engaged to render music. Be
sides, George Torbert, of Millville, |
will have loud speaker with radio
or electrically transcribed music to
suit the occasion.
Refreshments will be on sale.
The writer found a card which
was sent out by the Ocean View
folks 80 years ago, which read:
Mr.. and Mrs. Blank: There will be
a home reunion in the School
Grove, Ocean View, Delaware, on
date, month, August, 1909, begin
ming at IL a. m. of all present and
former residents of Ocean View
formerly known as Halls Store)
and vicinity. Try and arrange to be
present We want to see you. From
blank"
Your correspondent omitted the
date of the month, so as not to
confuse with this years date. How
ever the first home coming was in
August.
The invitation still stands good
for all to attend.
This year Miss Doris Hickman
is the secretary and Mrs. Anna
Anderson is the treasurer.
Capt. and Mrs. Reuben Daisey of
Philadelphia, have been spending
part of their vacation on their
yacht, Peggy D., at Ocean City, Md.
Capt. Daisey enjoyed fishing
while there. They also visited Mr.. |
and Mrs. Francis Derrickson at
Ocean View during their stay at
Ocean City, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lynch of
East Lansdowne, Pa, are spend I
ing two weeks vacation here,
visiting their mother, Mrs. Martha
Conoway and father, Elijah Lynch,
near Dagsboro.
Nelson Dolby came from his
steamer in Philadelphia and with
his daughters and son-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Rodney Campbell and
daughter, and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Bunting of Camden, N. j., and Mr.,
and Mrs. Elmer Justice, were the
guests of Mrs. Nelson Dolby on
Sunday.
Miss Bessie Hooker has gone to
Coram, Long Island, to spend the
remainder of the summer with her
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Clayton Hooker, who reside there.
Misses Cynthia Evans commutes
to Frankford where she holds a po-
sition with the Kascob Feed Com
pany, of which Asa Bennett is the
manager.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Pepper and
son Gerald of Lowers Lane, near {
Williamsville, motOred here and at {
tended the services held at Bethel
Methodist Church on Sunday NOR :
ming. s
Miss Barbara Calvin of Elizabeth, c
N. j., is spending some time with |
her grandmother, Mrs. Lille II. I
Belts.
Miss Doris Noblitt of Philadel- {
rhia, has been the guest of her cou- |
sin, Miss Betty Steele. I
Miss Pauline McCabe of Millville
was the guest of her grandparents, &
Mr.. and Mrs. G, F. McCabe last
week. {
Miss Bonnie Lou Campbell CT ]
Frankford has been visiting her !
grandmother, Mrs. Nelson Dolby.
Emory Hudson and girl friend,
Miss Eleanor Way, of Longwood
Gardens, near Wilmington, and
Elizabeth Manly, of Wilmington,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Hudson
over the weekend.
Miss Melba Davidson is visiting !
friends in Philadelphia, namely
Mrs. Elsie Maar.
Miss Betty Steele visited rela- !
tives in Philadelphia and has re- :
turned home.
Mrs. Ella Tunnel and daughter !
Elizabeth of Dover, attended the :
services held at the Presbyterian ,
Church on Sunday afternoon. Dur :
ing August the services will be held ,.
in the morning beginning at 10 a. i,
m. on the Sabbath Day in the Pres :
byterian Church.
William Vickers has purchased
the residence and land from the
estate of the late Mrs. Edith Evans
located in Ocean View. Mr.. Vickers'
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. David Wick
ers, will move into this property.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Parsons en-
tertained several guests lately.
Among them were their daughter
and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
L..