Milford chronicle., 1946-06-14
LEWES

At the sixty six annual COM
mencement exercises of the Lewes
Special School District, Friday
evening. June eth in the auditorium
the class of 26 graduates were ad- (.
dressed by Dr. W. Earl Armstong.
Gean of education of the University
OF Delaware. Mr.. Lawrence Is.
Knapp, president of the school
board, presented the diplomas, and
Superintendent Richard a. Shields
awarded the prizes. The Reverend
+. I'll. Truitt pronounced the bene-
diction. The graduates were: AL
fred Best, Helen Brue2e. Jean
Dodd, John Frazer, jeanne Green
spun, NirSini" Hall. Marcclla
Hazel, William Hooker, Thomas
Hoeman, Hilda Howard, Beverly
Howarth, Paul Hudson. Carroll
irons. Phyllis jefferson. Ethel
Larsen. james MacIntire, Ann Mar
shall, Ella Marshall. John Martin.
William Mcgee. Leila McIlyaine,
Phyllis Mcllvaine Vienna Mae
Pennington, Sylvester Richards,
Dorothy Rogers and James Thomp-
son.
AS a prelude to the seasons clos
ing of Evergreen Forest, No. ~,
Tai Cedars of Lebanon, held their
final ceremonial of the forest on
Thursday cvcninG in the LeWc5
Fire Hal. Mr.. Samuel {. Pierce.
Lewes. arranged the program for
hOnorin@ the late President. War
rem G.. Harding. who joined Ever
grecn Forest at Milford. Delaware.
The speaker for the evening was
Col. Edgar S. Slayer of RchObOth
Reach. state liquor commissioner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Dcalc and
children. Virginia Lee and Theo-
dore IL. are visiting with friends
and relatives in Virginia.
Mr. and Mrs. James p. FrcttYman
Jr. and son James III. of Whining
ton spent the week end in LfWeS
at the Graham cottage on I.eWcS
Beach. Mrs. Prcttyman and son Will
spend several weeks here and Mr.
Prettyman who is the son of Mrs.
Ida Prettvman and the late MIR.
James p. Prcttyman of LeWes. will
Join his family on week ends.
Nh and Mrs. Byron Fillmore
Clifton of Bridgeyille have return
ed home after making Il visit with
Mr.. Clifton's mother. Mrs. F'rcdrick
G. Clifton ST.. and family at her
residence on Mulberry St.
Hundreds of I.eWeS residents and
families of nearby towns are plan
nina To attend bic family dinner
next Thursday between and s p.
m, in the .I.cWeS Fire Hall. The
women of the LeWeS Presbyterian
Church sponsored by the Oldest
Sunday school class Of the church
are providing the dinner for an am
ticipated 600 persons. as benefit
for buying Il new oil burner for the
church. Known as Mrs. May kellys
Class" for more than quarter
century, the community affair will
be Il full-cOurSe Sussex County
fried chicken dinner with all the
"fiXin@S'. '. home cooked in their own
kitchens earlier in the day and
brought to the fire hall iii stcamin9
covered dishes. Long tables will he
set UP in the huge auditorium used
as the IcWes L. s. O. club. Tie
meal will be served by the church
committee headed by Mrs. Elmer
Bertrand The general committee
included Mrs Joseph Phipps, Mrs
Frank Tharp. Mrs. George Hart
man Mrs. William Marsh and Mrs
Linford Russell.
Mr.. and Mrs r. Rowland Mar
shall are receiving CONGRATULATIONS
upon the birth of a daughter. Con
stance Virginia. ut the Beebc Hos
pital on Saturday evening, June
lst. Mrs. Marshall may be remCm-
bered rs the former Miss Marion
Hooker daughter of Mir. and Mrs
Sylvester Hooker of Loves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph G.. Rust o
West Palm Beach. Florida. former
ly of Iewes and RehOboth Beach
are the house guests of Mrs. Rust:
aunt. Mrs. Harry Nirden Lyons a
her home on Second Street
Mrs. Anna Smith. daughter q
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rogers of Lewe
is confined to the BCcbC HOSpita
because of illness.