Milford chronicle., 1942-04-10
CHILDREN'S BEACH
HOUSE CHATTER

Our Easter celebration was both
colorful and joyous. Bunnie Rab-
bit worked hard for us. He had not
only left Easter baskets of various
kinds for each one, but also had
used his real ingenuity making cum
ming miniatures out of hard-boiled
eggs for dining room table decora-
tions. There was an old man with
bald-head and whiskers, dressed in
black with formal tie. There was
also a little lady with old fashion
ed hat tied under her chin. There
was a Ounce, bunnie "a chicken,
and others. With one of these at
each place, and colored eggs and
Easter flowers besides, we found
our dining-room an attractive
place.
Each of us went to Sunday school
the girls wearing their new Eas-
ter dresses. In the Presbyterian
Church Esther sang 1--WE Got An
Easter Bunnie," displaying her new
pink bunnie that matched her Eas-
ter outfit.
Among our guests on Easter Sum
day were the parents of Buster,
June, Betty, Jacqueline, Helen,
Harry and James. Miss Betty Cop
page "a teacher of Moorestown, N.
j., was the guest of Miss Reed dur
ing the afternoon,
Miss Fellows left late that after
noon for Wilmington, where she
was to attend board meeting on
Tuesday.
Even though we cannot take long
trips because we must help save
gas and tires, yet we can go to
Lewes when there is an errand |
after quiet hours. Last Thursday
Roberta and Helen were taken to
the hospital for tOnsilectomies. We
of the upper grades went at the
same time to the old cemetery at
st. Peters Episcopal Church,
where we saw many tombs with in
teresting stories. The first one we
saw had on it an old date of birth,
February 80, 1850. The next tomb
we saw was in the shape of little
casket cut with draped coverlet.
This marked the grave of Hen
rietta Stotesbury, and it is sup
posed that the child died on the (
ship which was taking the family
from Philadelphia to Europe, and '
was buried after the boat reached
The breakwater.
The third was the fiat grave of the +
Rev. William Beckett, missionary !
n Lewes from 1921 to 1743. During 7
his long rectorship the original
church was built. He asked in his
will to be buried between his two
wives. We saw the stone of one of
hem, who died in 1882.
Perhaps the one that interested {
he boys most was Captain Henry h
dcCracken's. He was a pilot of the L
Delaware River, and he asked be- d
ore he died that his anchor be C
,uried with him. We found a part t
# the iron anchor above the "
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The boys also liked the tomb of fl
'homas Norman, who was sexton t.
f st. Peters Church for forty-four A
ears. A picture of the church is W
ut on the stone. Not far away G
,as a stone with a Maltese Cross S
ngraved on it. 1t marked the
rave of William Byron, who came "
rom the Isle of Malta. HI
Perhaps we spent most of our d;
me working out the Old English til
on the two oldest m
zones, which seem to be part of 81
le foundation of the church. The W
lder' of the two marks the grave cl
Margaret Huling, who was born to
| 1881. We were able to make out pl
lie inscription on this grave. The W
ext oldest belongs to the Huling 81
mily also. A part of the stone is gy
roken, but we finally made out M
lis inscription, too, the date of W
rth being in 400. These dates m
axe us realize that there are few WI
that date back as far cl
that of Lewes. ag
The storm over the weekend was of
.citing. The high waves looked as M
they would soon come over our at
ink, which they cut right off,
king away our steps and board
ak.
In spite of the severe storm Sun
" we had guests. Josephine's Sc
I'd Annals parents and Esther's fit
ON Wilmington came to bring the So
rls their Easter togs and baskets. Re
mes folks from Milford brought tn
r Easter outfit, too. Helen's tn,
from Selbyville were thu
so here. col
We celebrated Betty's and Miss da
Itman's birthdays Monday. Helen We
d Roberta had returned from the me
spital. but were still in the in pr
mary. So they could not he in the
E dining-room. toy