Milford chronicle., 1941-03-28
LEWEs

parents. Mr.. and Mrs. william
Snfhards, at their residence OF
Second street.
A semi-formal dahce was he'll
Friday night in the Lewes Fir
Hall by the Sussex County Link
of the 4-H Clubs. Music was fur
nished by the Blue Serenaders o
Salisbury, Nd.
The Sussex County Link wal
organized several years ago for thu
purpose OF keeping school gradu
ates in close touch with the cluI
work-the boys with farming in
terests and the girls with home
demonstration projects. Four mem,
bers are elected to the link eacI
year, outstanding work in the clul
year, two girls and two boys, fol
outstanding work in the club. The
president of the Link is Alton
Truitt of Georgetown. Other off.
GERS are: Vice-president, Ray Pass
waters, Bridgeyille secretary
treasurer. Charlotte Dhite, Bridge
vile. ~
Miss Jessie Morris of Whining
ton, spent the weekend here with
her mother, Mrs. Hannah H. Nor
ris, at her residence on Market
street.
The Mizpah Sunday School class
Of the Bethel Methodist Church
held p business and social meeting
at the home of Mrs. James Pride
Prettyman on Monday evening.
Jackie Lynch, grandson of Mr..
and Mrs. John R. Warrington, is
confined to the Beebe Hospital
with a broken collar-bone which
he received while playing in a
game of tag at school,
Miss Lillian Marshall, a stu
dent at the Women's College, Uni
versity of Delaware, has been cho-
sen queen of the annual May Day
festivities. which will be held on
Saturday, May 10, on the campus
at Newark. Miss Marshall, who is
a member Of the Forum Society,
and who is serving as a member
OF the senior announcement COM
mittee and the social committee of
the college, is the daughter of Mr..
Joseph L. Marshall of Lewes,
Mrs. Edwin c. Marshall enter
tained the members of her bridge
club on Friday evening at her
residence on Pilot-Town road.
Mrs. Jack Prettyman is confined
to the Beebe Hospital because of
illness.
George Lupton, Fred Elias and
Joseph Dawson of Fort dupont,
spent the week end here with their
respective parents.
Miss Florence Lawton, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Lawton,
has been employed as assistant
hostess and waitress at The Sequ-
ola Inn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglass Fleming,
of Seaford, spent the week end
here with Mrs. Fleming's mother,
Mrs. W. Hance Chambers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Barnett and
family Of Millsboro, were town Wis
itors on Sunday.
Miss Ruth Walls. secretary of
the Lewes Special School District,
has purchased a new car.
Announcement has been made of
the marriage of Miss Elizabeth E.
Palmer Of Lewes, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Palmer Of Lewes,
to Mr.. Robert W. Palmer of Mil
ton, on Saturday, March 22,. in
Hockessin Methodist Church, the
Rev. Richard M. Green officiating.
The couple were attended by Miss
Lena G. Conway of 1915 Washing
ton street, Wilmington, and Mr.. d.
C. King, Jr., of Milton. Following
the ceremony, Mr.. Palmer and his
bride left for a wedding trip to
New York, and on their return will
reside in Milton.
Mrs. Hannah Dodd Thompson
celebrated her ninety-eighth birth
day anniversary on Wednesday,
March 26. She is the last surviving
member Of her immediate family,
pioneer Delawareans. Her 81
year-old baby" brother, Joseph
Handy Dodd, died on March II and
95-year-old sister, Mrs. William
B. Long, of Bala-Cynwyd, Pa, |
passed away at the age of 95 last |
fall. Mrs. Dodd, who was born
on the old Dodd homestead, near |
Rehoboth, was the wife of the late
William P. Thompson.
Mrs. William P. Orr, Jr.. who is
spending the winter in New Jer-
sey with her son, Robert, is con-
fined to the hospital with a broken
leg which she received from a fall |
ON the icy streets recently.
Funeral services for CAPTAIN |
James X. Rowland were held at his |
home on Sunday afternoon at two
o'clock. Rev. Fl. v. Branford Of
hciated, assisted by Rev. William
Leishman. Members of the Ma
sonic Lodge acted as pallbearers
and had charge of the service at |
the grave. Interment was made in |
the Lewes Methodist Cemetery.
Captain Rowland suffered a
stroke a month ago, and was taken
TO the hospital a few weeks ago |
where he passed away. He would |
have been AZ years old on Tuesday,
March 20.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Emma Lane Rowland, who is
seriously ill in the Beebe Hospital,
and two daughters, Mrs. Samuel
Ewing of Rehoboth, and Mrs. Hol-
land Cannon of BridgevilIe. and
three grandchildren.
Miss Elva Campbell and friend,
Richard Marsh, called on Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Walls of Milton, on
Sunday.
Mrs. George Davis of Lewes, was
a supper guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Le-
Roy Campbell Sunday evening.
WARWICK
Miss Jessie L. Dodd, daughter of
Mr. nr1d NHpe L