Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25

, for the brave.
For this we live; for this we die
Our Church, our Home, is our bat
tle-cry.
MARY CROUCH oUIG.
Milton, Del.
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Bridge Party
Miss Martha Wilson and Mrs
Samuel ]. Wilson, II, were hostess
es at a bridge party on Wednesday
evening at the John Wilson resi-
dence on Federal street. The guests
were Miss Alena Jones, Miss Mar
ion Burton Miss Dorothy Ander-
son, Miss Martha Ann Brasure
Mrs. William Nowland, Mrs. Harry
Draper, Mrs. Richard Draper, Mrs
David Dutton, Jr., Mrs. Robert Pit
tard, Mrs. William B. Wagamon
Jr., Mrs. William Johnson, Mrs.
Martin Black, Mrs. George H. Tuni-
son, of West Point, and Mrs. Rob
ert Ferneyhough, of Warrenton,
Va. Mrs. WagamOn was the winner
of first prize; Mrs. Robert Pittard,
second, and Miss Martha Brasure
and Mrs. George Tunison were
winners of the bingo bridge prizes.
Visiting Relatives :.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Green, of
New Jersey, have been the guests
of his sister, Mrs. William r. Will
kins. and family, this week.
Under Physicians Care %.
Frank o. Bryan has been quite
i'll at his home on Behringer ave-
nue. for several days. He is i'm
proving.
Bridge Supper
Mrs. David w. Donovan enter
tanned at a bridge supper in honor
of Mrs. Georg e Larke, Of Milton
and New York City, on Friday
evening at her residence on Fed
eral street. Those present were
the Misses Martha Wilson and Ale
ma Jones, Mrs. Harry Draper, Mrs.
Richard Draper, Mrs. William Now
land, Mrs. Carlton Draper, Mrs. w.
b.. Wagamon, Jra Mrs. Robert
White, Mrs. William johnson, Mrs.
David Duttoni Jr., Mrs. Martin
Black, Mrs. Lucius Darby, Mrs.
Joseph Brown Mrs. Samuel ]. Will
son, II, and Mrs. Charles Lingo.
Miss .Alena Jones was winner of
first prize and Mrs. Martin Black
won second. Mrs. Larke, as guest
of-hpnor. was presented with
lovely gift by her hostess.
Mrs. Jennie Veasey AZ ,
Mrs. Jennie Veasey, 62, widow of
Harry Veasey, of. Harbeson, died
early Saturday morning after an
illness of several months. Funeral
services were held in Beaver Dam
Church, Harbeson, on Monday af-
ternoon, Rev. r. Ward Mills Off
ciating. Interment was in the ad-
joining cemetery. She is survived
by the following children: Mrs. Ar
thur Pittard, Mrs. Thomas ]. Pitt
ard, Georgetown; Courtland Yea
sey, Harbeson; John Hammond |
Veasey,. Selbyyille; two brothers,
Hollis and Golda Dodd, HarbesOn,
and one sister, Mrs. Walter C. Cor
drey, near Millsboro.
Rally Day at Grace
The annual. Rally Day at Grace
Methodist Church will be observed
on Sunday, October IL, with q
special sermon by the pastor, Rev.
J..J. Won Hagel, and an appropriate
program by. the members of the
Church School in the evening. The
committee having charge of the
program-Mrs. L.. A. Darby. Mrs.
Oscar Dickerson, Mrs. ]. ]. Won
Hagel, Mrs. Raymond Spencer and
Miss Annie Madjarosy.
New Flag Needed
The flag on the pole at the bridge
is in deplorable =, condition and
should be replaced with a new
Margaret C. Fisher
Mrs. Margaret G. Fisher, the last
member of the old sea-
faring Atkins family of Milton,
died at her home in Spring Lake,
N. j., on Tuesday of last week of
cerebral hemorrhage, age Is years.
She was a daughter of the late
Captain George W. Atkins and
Catherine Hazard Atkins of Mil
ton, and the widow of Captain
John Fisher, of, this town. She
was a member of the Governor Will
liam Livingston Chapter, d. A. R.,
Of Spring Lake, at which place she :
had been operating an, exclusive
needlework shop for many years.
services were held on Sat
urday, September 10, at P. M. in
Goshen Methodist, Church, Milton,
by the Rev. William Hudson. Sur
viVing her, besides several neph-
ews, among whom are Dr.. G. HUI
lngs Atkins, of Philadelphia, and
Lieut.. Com. Ralph Atkins Sent
man, U. S. N, are number of dis
Eant relatives. Interment was
made in the Methodist Cemetery.
Church Anniversary
The members of Coolspring Pres
oyterian Church will celebrate the
l16th anniversary of the church on
October 18, at. 300 p. M.
Rev. Robert E.. Sheriff., of Bethle-
hem Presbyterian Church, Berlin,
Nd, will deliver the sermon. A
arge crowd yearly attend this /
event at Coolspring, many former
residents of this district taking
advantage of the opportunity to
yisit the old haunts of their child
lood, and to renew acquaintances. ]
rhe public is cordially invited to :
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