Milford chronicle., 1949-06-10
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware


Members of Ionic Council, No.
49, d. of p, are planning a chicken
and dumpling supper on Tuesday,
June II. Time, p. m. Place, Poca-
hontas Lodge Hall. corner S. f.
Second and Washington streets.
/ Price, $1.25.
The 4OOth anniversary of the
prayer book was commemorated at
the Ii a. m. service on Whit SUM-
day at ST. Peters p. p. Church in
Smyrna 1t was the theme of the
, sermon by the rector, the Rev.
Donald ]. Parsons.
A meeting of the Woman's Aux
? iliary will be held at the parish
house on Monday, June 13, instead
} of the first Monday in the month,
! as announced earlier Mrs. Richard
w. Comegys will preside. There
will be no service at the church on
Sunday, June Is, as the rector will
address the senior class at the John
Bassett Moore High School.
}, Two Delaware midshipmen at
t the U. s. Naval Academy, Annapo-
lis, Md, George v. Ruos, Jr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Y. Ruos.
n Bridgeville, and Fred w. Terrall.
y Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w.
v Terrell, Dover, have left Annapo-
8 lis for a seven and one-half week
IS cruise to Europe. Also on the cruise
is Midshipman Douglas L. Ruess-
wick, stepson of Noyes r. DenisOn,
- Penns Grove, N. J.
- The Fleet Home Town News
: Center, Great Lakes, ILL.,, which an
! nounced the movement, also stated
4 that Howard w. Donovan, seaman
n apprentice, USN, son of Mrs. Mary
j. Day of Harrington, recently par
ticipated in operation moving van"
u on the aircraft carrier, valley
le Forge" from Pearl Harbor. T. H.,
IS to San Diego, Calf.
= Mrs. Gladys Russell Toms of
Lewes was unanimously reelected
to the presidency of the Delaware
Federation of Business and Profess
y sional Women's Clubs at the 18th
y annual convention in the Belhaven
4 IlOtCAt LtCnODOLn DCaCn On 0uAlUdJ-
VI Mrs. Toms agreed to serve another
&c year of her unexpired term after
~ having rendered her resignation
nc because of other duties with the
state educational system.
The rest of the slate elected at
ex the closing business session con-
es sists of all new officers. Miss Ruth
*, S. Jones of the Capital City Club,
p. Dover, is the new first vice presi-
h dent. succeeding Mrs. Phoebe Pote.
g Wilmington: Miss Elizabeth r.
de Slotter of Seaford is second vice
president; Miss Ruth H. Bell of the
Wilmington club is recording Sec
=, retary; Mrs. Myrtle Emory of the
"a Devries Stub, Lewes, treasurer, and
90 lno Miss Nell. r. Barug of the Sussex
'b 'cb County Club, Georgetown, corre-
- spending secretary.
TOO -0-
the Twelve entries have been re-
the ceived in the Delaware 1949 Chick.
h. Tomorrow contest reports A
Z. Tomhave. head of the Depart
- ment of Animal and Poultry Indus
~" i,'o try at the University of Delaware
'"9 - and chairman of the state contest.
a. a. The Indian River Poultry Farm
~ ~ al Ocean View has made two en-
sne ' tries of Indian River Cross an(
M NJ, New Hampshire chickens; o. A
VIZ ot Newton and Son Co.. Bridgeville
has entered California Cornish
Barred Rock Crosses. California
IVY Cornish-New Hampshire Crosses
Barred Plymouth Rocks, and Bar
red RockNew Hampshire Crosses
and Townsend, Inc, MillsbOro, is en-
list tering White Hampshires Crosses
the Barred Plymouth Rocks, Barred
hia Rock-New Hampshire Crosses, ant
be New Hampshires. The University
en- of Delaware's entries are Barred
Ella Plymouth Rocks and New Hamp
yer, shire chicks. Each entry consist
Of 400 chicks, to be delivered q
ma, the sub-station, Georgetown. OF
0 a. July l.
he
)ns. Aooord;,,or 60 N. Dor.ro,, 7,
Blum, chairman of the general com
1t 4 mittee for the first annual hors
Iiss show and country fair to be spoT
the sored by the Dover Y. NJ. c. A
1ton plans for the show are progressin
shy favOrably.
ere The event will be held on Satur
the day, June IL, on the Med Carte
r of farm, near Dover. Plans this yea
rch, call for an additional class fO
ponies, including only those VIII
'ide- have not taken a winners ribbon j
shy similar shows.
d to A special feature. of the show thi
tior. year will be the country fair.
the For those who were unable
ome secure them on Dover Day, the JuI
i'm ior Hospital Auxiliary Board wi
my. have available supply of the sp,
cial plates depicting histories
vara buildings in and around Dover.
49, Tickets for the show and fair ca
1a4S be procured at many stores in Il
oroi Dover area. or from any member
com the committee, of which Edward
Richardson is chairman. Othe
oilov serving on this committee a
The George w. Ayars, Mrs. WeldC
c of Deck, Eugene Gardner, and MI
Jared NonerC Layton
,ond- -
Miss c. G. Maull, curator of Il
were museum at the Zwaanendael Hou
SS,- in Lewes, has urged residents
$17,- this vicinity, and elsewhere in t
the surrounding territory to exami
6.65; their silverware in an effort to fl
beer an article made by William ParkV