Milford chronicle., 1943-05-21
DELMAR


At the recent Peninsula Annual
Conference of the Methodist
Church, the Rev. John S. Johnson
was returned to the First Methodist
Church, Delmar, for the third year
Mrs. Susie Marsh, who owns and
operates the Sue-Mar Beauty Shop
here, had the misfortune to fall
from a bicycle last week and break
her collar-bone.
Mrs. Chauncey Hastings fell of
the porch steps at her home a few
days ago and broke three ribs.
Both of these ladies are recover
ing slowly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Pritchett
left town last Thursday for Pasa-
dena, Calf, to visit their daughter
and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard White. Mrs. White and baby
son will return with her parents to
make her home here while her hus-
! band is in the armed forces.
DR.. James Lord, pastor of Mt.
Olive Church, and assisted by Rev.
r. Y. Barber of All-Saints' Episco-
pal Church, delivered the bacca-
laureate sermon to the 81 graduates
of the Delmar (DeD High School
in the auditorium last Sunday eve
ming, using "The Thing That Mat
ters Most" for his topic.
The sermon to the graduating
class of the DelmaE Md High
School will be delivered by Rev.
ToI,p 7 Iahnonn naofor of tho
First Methodist Church, at that
church on Sunday morning, May
%.
The commencement exercises
will be held on Thursday, May 81,
at Sis, at the Delmar theatre. DR..
Fred G. Holloway, president of
Western Maryland College, will be
the speaker.
The graduates decided not to
take a trip this year with money
they raised for that purpose but
used it for the purchase of war
bonds which they gave to the
school.
The Lions Club of Delmar will
be host TO a zone meeting OF Lions
clubs to be held May 26. An even
ing of games. sponsored by the
club, will be held on Thursday
night, May 20, in the social hall of
the fire-house. Harry Ward is
chairman of the affair.
Mr.. and Mrs. LinwOod Ward en-
tertained last Sunday at their home
in honor of their brothers, Avia-
tion Cadet Glenn w. Ward and Pfc.
John w. Penuel. Cadet Ward has
just returned from Hawaii and is
now stationed at Santa Anna, Calf.
Pfc. Penuel is stationed at Wash
ington, D. c.
Mrs. Carroll Barr and Mrs. ]. j.
West spent Wednesday and Thurs
day in Wilmington attending ses-
sion of the Grand Chapter o. E. S.
of Delaware.
The Aircraft Identification school,
Delmar district, held its final ses-
sion Monday night with 25 spoilers
taking the final Army examination.
Mrs. J. r. McLernon is the local in
structOr.
Graduation certificates will be
furnished the observers who passed
the final test, by the U. S. Army.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. c. NOrtham at
tended the graduation exercises OF
their daughter. who is a member OF
the WAAC's at Des Moines, Iowa.
Mrs. W. B. Hearthway spent last
weekend with her brother in New
York.
Mrs. Addie Lowden Culver. of
Philadelphia, was the weekend
guest of Mrs. S. NJ. Ellis.
Howard Waller. Everett Hutchin-
son, Paul Kinniken and John Phil
lips took their final examination for
the armed forces on Thursday.
Mrs. J. Paul Ellis and Mrs. Fran
ces White have accepted positions
with the Selective Service board in
Seaford.
Miss Eloise Moore is patient in
the Peninsula General Hospital, at
Warrant Officer Cecil Baker, of
Orlando. Fla, is visiting his mother
here.
S. N. Culver has returned from
trip to Mexico.
Second Lieutenant James Long
mas been visiting friends here.