Milford chronicle., 1942-12-11
GEORGETOWN
Former Congressman
R. G. Houston Injured


daughter, former Speaker of til
House of Representatives of tn
Delaware Legislature J. Thoma
Robinson and Mrs. Robinson o
North Bedford street, suffering fror
a fractured ankle as a result O
slipping on some ice in front O
their home. His ankle has bee
placed in a cast and it may be sev
eral weeks before he will be abl
to walk properly.
Recent Births In County
Recent births reported in tn
county are:
To Mr.. and Mrs. Oris Wright, o
Bethel. a daughter, who has beel
named Patricia Ann.
To MIR. and Mrs. James Anthon!
Of Greenwood, a daughter, named
Dolores Hope.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Robert McDow
ell, Northwest Fork District, {
daughter.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Adkins
of Millsboro, a son.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Donovan
Cedar Greek District, a daughter
named Betty Jean:
G. H. s. Athletic Director
And Greenwood Girl Marry
Miss Olive 0rendorg, daughter
of Mrs. Amelia 0rendorf and the
late Mr.. Orendorf, of Greenwood
this county, and Professor Alber R,
Gaumer, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man Gaumer, of Philadelphia, were
married ON Saturday at the Presby-
terian Church at First and Central
streets, in Wilmington. Professor
Gaumer is athletic director in the
Georgetown Public Schools.
Yes-LOve Laughs At Age;
Dan Cupid's Darts Hit Old
As Well As Young
That Dan Cupid's darts hit the
old as well as the young is proven
by the marriage of Mrs. Catherine
E. Wilgus, age rs years, and Walter
T. Lynch, age eighty years, both
living near Frankford. Announce
ment of the wedding, which took
place recently, has just been made.
The Rev. George w. Headen, pas
tor of the Church of Christ at Ocean
View, this county, performed the
ceremony.
Observe Delaware Day
Schools throughout the county
last Monday fittingly observed Del
aware Day with appropriate pro-
grams. The event commemorated
the ratification of the Federal Con-
stitution on December z, 1887, thus
making this the first State in the
Union.
The General Assembly of Della
ware passed a resolution in 1888
authorizing and directing the gov
ernor to issue a proclamation call
ing attention to the historic event.
1t was approved on November 30,
that year, and the first observance
of the day was held on the follow
ing December z.
The idea of celebrating the day
originated with Professor E. Paul
Burkholder, who then was rural
supervisor of schools in Sussex,
but now holds the same position
in Kent county. A petition signed
by more than 5000 people was
presented to the General Assem-
bly, asking that it be made a holi-
day.
Fractures Skull
William Baker, living near here,
is said to be confined in the Mil
ford Memorial Hospital suffering
fr0,,, n f,.o af,,rod eIr.,lI &c n ,.as,.lf
of a fall while doing some work at
the Hudson Bakery on North Race
street.
G. H. s. English
Teacher Weds
Announcement of the marriage of
Miss Elizabeth F. Wofington, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Wellington of
Pa, and Ensign Moses
G. Hubbard, 3rd, of Utica, N. Y,
has been made. The wedding took
place last Wednesday at st. Bar
tholomew Protestant Episcopal
Church in New York City.
Ensign Hubbard is a graduate of
the Midshipman School in New
York.
The bride is an English teacher
in the Georgetown High School.
Christmas Concert
December 21
The choral organization of the
Georgetown High School has chos-
en- Monday night, December 81, for
the annual Christmas concert. I'm
der direction of Mrs. William d.
Gibson, music teacher in the
Georgetown Public Schools, the
will feature selections by
the Glee Club and the Boys Choir
Several hundred persons are eX-
pected to attend.
Business And Professional
WOmen's Clubs To Hold
Three Important Meetings
Sponsored by the Sussex County
Business and Professional Women's
Clubs, meetings are to be held in
Laurel and Lewes. |
Much significance is attached to
these meetings and what will be
brought out is not known. !
The Georgetown committee has
the cooperation of the New Cen
tury Club, American Legion Aux
iliary, the Order of the Eastern
Star, women's branch of the Ma
sonic fraternity, and the Mary Re-
bekah Lodge, the women's branch /
of the Odd Fellows.
The first meeting will be held in
Laurel on Sunday, December 13.
The Lewes meeting will be held
in the Georgetown High School au-
ditorium on Tuesday night, Decem-
ber Is, at 8 o'clock.
Lieutenant Crabtree of the WAAC
will be the principal speaker at the
meetings.
Georgetown COtilliOn Club
Calls OF Christmas Dances
During The War
War conditions. men in the SER