Milford chronicle., 1942-02-13
THIRTY YEARS AGO
TAKEN FROM THE 1912 FILES OF
THE MILFORD CHRONICLE

> Mrs. C. R. Craig, of New Castle,
; Del, has been visiting her sister,
, Mrs. w. G. Draper.
: Miss Naomi Robinson, of Milton,
has been visiting her grandmother,
Mrs. George Ross.
Ernest B. Davis, of Fort Lupton,
Colorado, is visiting friends ald
relatives in Milford.
C. Donnan Holzmueller, of NAL
vern, Pa, spent Saturday and Sun
day with his parents.
John NJ. Fleming. of Philadel-
phia, is the guest of his cousins,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Tatman, this
week.
Mrs. VIM. T. Maull and daughter,
Emily, of Milton, were guests this
week of Mr.. and Mrs. Benz. Hol-
ston.
Miss Rena Steelman and Mrs.
Workman, of Milton, spent Satur-
day with Mr.. and Mrs. George E.
/ Reach.
F. B. Austin and wife, of Camden,
N. j., attended the reception of Gov.
/ Pennewill, at Wilmington, on Mon
day evening.
Misses May and Elizabeth Foulk
! attended the dance given. in honor
/ of Gov. Pennewill last Monday eve
ming, in Wilmington.
Misses Pauline Townsend and
Nan Wilson. who are visiting
friends in Wilmington, attended
the Governors reception last Mon
day night.
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Joseph E. Holland returned
home from a visit to California on
Saturday night last, and reported
his visit as one of the most pleas
ant events in his life.
Misses Virginia Salevan a d
Helen Richards, and Messrs. James
Salevan and G. Marshall Townsend
attended the dance and reception
given in Wilmington last Monday
evening by the officers of the Or
ganized Militia in honor of Cover
nor Pennewill.
The 14th Anniversary Luncheon
given by members OF the Milford
new Century CIuD on st. VaIen-
tines Lay, perhaps eclipsed in
brilliancy all previous EFFORTS in
| ms observation. Inc drawing
room stage represented a garden
scene. Across the front was ali IVY
covered fence supporting poCted
daifodils (the Club nowerJ and in
the center a gateway. Over the
center door at the rear of the
stage was a large old-fashioned
lace valentine in green and white,
the Federation colors, containing
picture supposed to be of the pre-
siding officer, Mrs. Robt. P. Davis,
below which was the inscription in
gold, "My Heart is Thine My VAL
entine," banded in gold paper, and
dotted in gold hearts, carrying out
the club colors also. Pine trees
were placed in positions upon the
stage to give the best effects. All
windows were UNCOVERED with
base of daffodils. The reception.
of club officers greeted
the guests. AS the ladies were
seated at the tables, their atten-
tion was attracted to the place
cards of flgurative representations
Of the debutante, the society wO-
man, the mother and the grand
mother. These were hand-painted
by the younger members of the
club and appropriately placed be-
ore the guests. A vocal quartette,
The Chimes" by Mrs. J. G. Daw-
;on, Mrs. Daniel Hirsch, Mrs. C. d.
Abbott and Mrs. S. C. Evans, Jr.,
vas delightfully."- rendered followed
" an encore. "Annie Laurie"
trace was said by Mrs. E. H. c.
andrews. Midsummer Mig h t's
Dream" was the piano duet by
Hiss Elizabeth Deputy and Miss
,ila Wroten. Luncheon was then
erved in courses. and consisted of
ruit cocktail, oyster timbles,
hicken salad, Delaware biscuits.
pricot sherbert. sand tarts, angel
BOD cake, salted almonds and cof-
ee. Continuous playing was rem
cred by Miss Mable Smith thru
ut the luncheon hours. The dain-
: and appetizing luncheon was
repaired by - Mrs. Edward C.
ierce. chairman of, Hospitality,
ith the assistance of an able
,mmittee. The, unique decora-
ons were under the supervision
Mrs. Sanders Truitt, chairman
decorations. and carried out
ith the assistance of a young