Milford chronicle., 1941-08-29
SLAUGHTER BEACH

] Big IuufSuay mas Deen an al
nual event for many years, but fe'
have realized the origin and signif
canoe of the day. Therefore muc
interest was aroused by a recer
article in a Wilmington papel
pointing out that this day origin
ally marked the first sailing OF tn
oyster feet, and on this day crowd
gathered to watch the feet set ou
Although the time that the feet sc
forth was changed many, man
years ago, the custom still remains
Attain this year on the third Thurs
day Of August, crowds of sociabl
people gathered at Slaughte
Beach.
Mrs. Harry Roedell and daugh
ter Harriet spent the week will
Mrs. Carl Allen.
Mrs. r. G. Eddington, of Alex
andria, Va, arrived Tuesday tt
spend the week with Mrs. H. G
Coleman.
Mr.. and Mrs. John welle and
Halam Holsom of Milford; Mary
Davis of Wilmington, are spending
the week at the Swain cottage.
Mrs. Allen and Betty Allen, OF
Rehoboth, spent Sunday with Mrs,
A. L. White at the Hallstead.
Mrs. w. P. Richards spent the
weekend with Mrs. Harry Grier,
Mrs. w. H, Griffin, Eleanor Bill
and Wilson Griffin, Of Goldsboro,
N. c., are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilson S. Vinyard.
Mrs. ]. H. Sipple and Betsy Sip
pie went to Philadelphia last week
for a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. T. d.
Miller.
Paul v. Mckay, of West Virginia,
arrived here Monday to spend a
week.
Mrs. White and Mrs. lyman left
the beach Friday afternoon to
spend the weekend at Rehoboth.
Mrs. William Smith and Mr.. and
Mrs. Leslie Buckson, of Dover,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Carl Al
len. ''' ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard S. Schaef-
fer Of Upper Darby, Pa, visited Mr.,
and Mrs. H. C. Coleman from
Thursday to Sunday Of last week.
j. H. Sipple, Of Columbia, S. c..
arrived Saturday to spend ten days
with Mr.. and Mrs. C. ]. Holz-
mueller. s- ..sf-
Mrs. R. G. Eddington is to be
the honor guest at a luncheon
bridge given on Thursday by Mrs
H. c. Coleman.
Robert Bright, of Claymont, is
visiting Mrs. Thomas Simpson foI
two weeks.
Last week end the good shir
Kelly sailed into Cape May. On
board were the host and hostess
MIR. and Mrs. George Draper, an6
the shipmates, Mr.. and Mrs. How.
ard Galloway and Mr.. and Mrs
Dallas Culver, of Seaford.
Harry Green, of Miami, Fla, was
the overnight guest of Mr.. ant
Mrs. George Draper Thursday o.
last week.
Last Tuesday, Mrs. Herman
johnson entertained a few friendi
at luncheon and bridge
Willard Pierce, Jr., is now il
training at a camp in Missouri.
Master Jack Mertz was taken Il
the Milford Memorial Hospital oil
Monday morning for tonsil opera
tion.
Mrs. Clendaniel of Lincoln, spen
the weekend with Mrs. Howarl
Postles, g,s.c.
Miss Anne Kidler, of Wilmington
spent week with Miss Mary Emmi
Mertz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Townsend
Ann and Elaine Townsend spen
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs
Theodore Townsend.
A. W. Williams and his daughter
Mrs, Lee Saxon, spent the pas
week at the Derrickson cottage.
Richard T. Guerke stayed weel
with Charles Brown at the Home
stead.
Miss Peggy Foulk is visiting rel.
atives in Pittsburgh for ten days.
H. L. Brown of Wilmington spent
the weekend with his family.
\ Mrs. Harry Grier delightfully."- en-
tertained on Friday at a luncheon
Those present were Miss Lena
Short, Mrs. r. P. Davis, Mrs
George Grier, Mrs. Davis Grier
Mrs. Stan Short, Mrs. Burgette
Short and Mrs. H. Brakeley.
Mrs. C. D. Holzmueller spent
Monday with Mrs. C. ]. Holzmuel-
Ter.
EDITOR-The above letter was
written by an aspiring young jour
nalist, Betsy Waring Sipple, Of
Columbia, S. c., who has visited
Slaughter Beach many of her four
teen summers.