Milford chronicle., 1942-04-17

George Lord in the Philadelphia
Lying-In Hospital in Philadelphi;
on Monday morning of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Swain mo
tored up to Middletown on Sunday
to attend the christening of theil
grandsons, Bill and Bud Lee, sons
of DR.. and Mrs. Walter Lee, by the
Rev. Lewis B. Morgan. Following
| the ceremony, DR.. and Mrs. Lee en-.
tertained at dinner. Guests includ.
ed Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Swain, ME-
and Mrs. Walter Lee, Sr., and Miss
Blanche Lee of Townsend and Rob-
ert Barrie Of Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Sharp oi
Frederica were Sunday visitors al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper
Bostick.
Mrs. Viola Yeager of Boothwyn,
Pa, and Mrs. John johnson OF
Clarkesville, Tenn, have been re-
cent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Banning.
Misses Betty Newton and Jean
Allen returned on Sunday to the
University Of Delaware where they
are students at the .Women's Col
lege.
w. Aida. Draper, who recently en-
listed in the Army, left ON Tuesday
of this week for Dover for induc-
tion. /i.r. ....t
Mrs. Martin L. Doordan enter
tanned at a stork shower on Mon
day evening for Mrs. Ralph Wal
son
Mr.. and Mrs. George V. Ruos
were guests at a birthday dinner at
the. home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Reynolds, Jr., in Seaford, on Mon
day evening, in celebration of Mr..
Reynolds anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Green and
daughter Dotty of Smyrna, were
Sunday evening visitors at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. L. F. Hoch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry e. Darby
entertained the members of their
bridge club on Thursday evening
of last week.
Mrs. Donald Nelson returned
home on Saturday from the Beebe
Hospital in, Lewes where she gave
birth to a son several weeks ago.
The baby will remain in. the hos
pital for several more weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Banning en-
tertained at shower, last ,Wednes-
day evening in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Spence of Greenwood,
who were married on March 20.
Guy White of fredericksburg, Md,
has accepted a position in the gro
Gerry store. Of James P, Scott,
Mrs. Eliza Stephenson. of .Asbury
Park, N. j., spent the weekend at
her home near town.
Mrs. T. ]. Vandenburg and daugh-
ters, Joan, Kitty and Betty of Bal
timore, and Miss Virginia Collision
of Wilmington, spent, the weekend
here with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Collision. Another
Mrs. Edward Conoway of
Seaford, Joined them on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sterling Smith. ar
rived home on Saturday from their
spending the weekend
here and in fredericksburg, Md.
Circle No.; 8 of the, Women's So
ciety for Christian Service held a
covered dish supper in the Sunday
school rooms Of the Methodist !
Church on Friday evening of last |
week. Miss Mae Knowles is leader
Of this group. .s
Mrs. Grace Noble is visiting her
sister, Mrs. c. H. Kinder and Mr.. |
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Butler of /
Newark, NJ j., were weekend |
guests at the, home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hardesty. I'll.
Mrs. James Porteus and son JIM
NY, returned to their home in Tren-
on, N. j.. on Sunday after spend
ng the Easter holidays with her
'ather, o. A. Newton.
Mrs. James Scott was hostess to
Ter bridge club members on Thurs
lay evening of this week.
Mrs. Ruby DeLan returned to
Philadelphia, on Sunday after .spen-
ling some time here with Mrs. r.
Z. Layton. a
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Hardesty
ind son and Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Ben
lett spent Sunday at the home of
dr! and Mrs. w. j. Hill of Cannon.
lr. and Mrs. l.. L. .Wessells and
on Eugene of Wilmington were
.lso guests at the Hills home.
Mrs. John Sherts of Wilmington
md Mrs. Joseph Jones of Arden
we're honor guests at a bridge lup-
heon at the Bridgeville Tea Room
N Thursday of this week. Hos
esses were Mrs. j.. Burton Purnell,
Irs. T.;J. Gray, Mrs. Edwin Layton,
frs. George Tuck, Mrs. George
euos, Mrs. L. F. Hoch and Mrs.
charlotte l.. Stauffer.
Mrs. c. Walton. Smith and daugh-
er, Miss Gloria Smith We're in Will
for the day on Saturday.
Miss Mary Jacobs returned to
last week after an ex-
ended stay with Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy s
Iorris at Rehoboth.