Milford chronicle., 1941-12-12
LEWES

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Friday at their residence on Null
berry street. The Bryans, who
spent the weekend with Mr..
Bryans mother and step-father,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Simpler. are for
merly Of Lewes.
A special meeting of the Lewes
Cotillion Club was called by the
president, Mr.. william S. Walls, on
Monday evening in the Lewes Fire
Company Hall. Final arrangements
for the Christmas cotilIion on De-
cember 20, were made.
Guests the past week of Mrs.
Emma Rodney Quillen, 98-year-old
oldest mother in Lewes-R both
hundred" were her son and daugh-
ter-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Quillen, of Norfolk, Va.
Mrs. Tabitha Kearney, Miss Della
Mae Williams and Miss Louise
williams spent a few days OF this
week in Philadelphia, Christmas
buying.
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. McGovern
and their daughter, Betty Ann,
have moved from the Brittingham
property on Pilot-Town road, to
their new home in Devries Circle,
formerly owned by Charles J. Rick
ards, who has moved his family to
Seaford.
Thomas Humphrey has returned
to Wilmington, after spending sew
eral days in Lewes with his moth
er, Mrs. George S. Downs, at her
residence on State street.
Mrs. Richard C. Beebe has re-
turned from Paulsboro, N. J., where
she visited her brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Bonsack.
Two groups of Girl Reserves are
being formed in the Lewes School.
There will be a senior club for
high school girls and a junior club
for girls of the junior class. Pro-
grams of projects and social activi-
ties are being planned.
Miss Julia Ann Bryan, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Granville P. Bryan,
OF near Lewes, and Nix award w.
Smith, son of Mr.. and NIFe Joseph
H. Smith Of Millsbofo were mar
ried December 6 in the historic St,
Georges Episcopal Ehspei indian
River, by the Rev, Nelson Waite
Rightmyer. Miss Bryan chose for
her wedding date that OF her grand
mother, the former ElRa Madeline,
of Dover, who 54 years ago was
married to Mr.. Alfred Mcgee
The bride wore Blue travelling
suit with brown Accessories and a
corsage Of gardeniasz 3Ae maid
of-honor, Miss EleanohsRa Lank,
of Philadelphia, wore keige with
brown accessories. H9r corsage
was of Talisman roses. The best
man was E. Edward Carey, Jr, of
Millsboro. Mr.. Homer Lyons Bryan,
brother Of the bride, and Mr..
Joshua Burton Mitehell of Mills
boro, were ushers. MRS. Erwin
Stambaugh of Lewes played the
wedding music. A wedding break
fast followed the ceremony at the
home of the brides parents. After
trip through the South, Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith will live in their new
home now under construction on
the Dupont boulevard, near Mills
boro.
Mrs. Justus B. Naylor, who has
been spending the past two months
In Lewes1 with fheri. .;motheEg Mrs
Frederick G. Clifton, Sr., and her
brother, while Lieut.. Naylor was
on maneuvers in North Carolina,
has returned to her home at Fort
Dupont.
The Rev. and Mrs. Nelson Waite
Rightmyer have announced plans
for the annual parish tea to be
held in the rectorY on New Years
Day. The rector and his Wife will
entertain parishioners On the four
Episcopal churches of this locality,
known as the Atlantic parish, con-
sisting of st. Peters Clutch, Lew
rs; All Saints Church, Rehoboth;
st. Georges Chapel Indian River
Hundred, and St. Michael's Church,
at Bethany Beach, which Rev.
Rightmyer serves. seeei#ing with
Mrs. Rightmyer will-be- officers of
church women's organizations.
The Woman's Society FOR Chris
tian Service held covered dish
luncheon in the Sbnday1 School
room of the Methodist pHri'ch on
Monday evening. III 3fk M
George H. Beeman. 59 ef LesFes,
a former partner in the5New York
firm of Astell and BeemAn, marine
contractors, died AatIy Monday
morning in the Men4opia 4espital,
Wilmington. Mr.. Beemah had been
engaged for several rs on
contract near Wilmin He was
stricken Saturday at4 Ae Hotel
Darlin and was removed to the
hospital Sunday. The contractor
and his wife have been making
their home in Lewes since 1887,
when Mr.. Beeman was engaged on
the work of constructing the
Roosevelt Inlet here. They made
their home the. past year In the
Morrison cottage on Third street,
and were planning TO build a house
here. Mr.. Beefinan was born in Kali |
amazoo, Mich. Surviving him are
his wife, Mrs. Edna Beeman, who |
is head of the Red Cross sewing |
production unit for British Relief,
Lewes chapter; two daughters,
Mrs. Jay Rocle, Knoxville, Tenn,
and Mrs. C. N. Jones, Jr.. Cedar |
Falls, Iowa. Also sister, Mrs.
James Furay, New York. Funeral
services were held in st, Peters
P. E. Church on Wednesday at 2
P. NJ. and burial was made in St.
Peters Episcopal church yard.
Officiating was the Rev. Nelson
Waite Rightmyer, rector of the
church.
Mrs. Annie Lynch Fish, SO. died
suddenly Friday night at her home
on Lewes Beach. She was the wild
ow of Capt. Henry G. Fish. we'll
known fishing schooner captain
who died last January at the age of