Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1950-06-09
Happenings of Interest
Throughout Delaware

OFFICERS ELECTED ~ Omcars
Of The Woman's Society 81 CHRIS,
tan Service Of Gethsemane N0thO-
dist Church Of Seaferd have been
elected as follows
Mrs ROcella rUll president,
Mrs. Margaret O'Day. vice nrasl.
dent; Miss Edith Tall. SECRETARY,
Mrs. Mary Tun, treasnrers ms.
caroline O'her, correspondents
secretary Mrs. Ann White, SecrS.
taTy Of spiritual hfes Mrs. Velma
Wheatley, miSsiOns Mrs. Elizabeth
IuA, literature and publications,
CARNIVAL PLANS COMPLETED
Members Of the Robbins Hose
Company Of Dover at their month
y meeting last week completed
plans Tor their annual carnival
during the week Of June u.
The parade, always a feature az
these carnivalS, viii De mergNa
with that Of the Chicken FESTIVAL
on June Is.
Chief Ralph H, Boyer and h. r.
Simmons III, were elected dele
gates 10 the annual convention 81
the Delaware State Volunteer Fire
mems Association. GUY BOWdlo and
Thomas E. Baker are alternateS.
Edward r. Carpenter and Harry
r. Camper were elected as prOha-
tiOnary members OF the company
for a year.
II was decided 10 have the three
fire chiefs and 10 active fremon
attend the annual fire college al
the University OF Delaware this
year.
WEST POINT-ROnald X. KnanD.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence h.
Knapp, of Five Points. near I.ewes.
will enter the West Point Military
Academy on JUly l. He is 10 years
old.
The Lewes High School graduate
received his appointment from y.
S. Senator John J. Williams, and
passed his examinations for the
military academy in March. he
was graduated from the Lewcs
High School last spring and spent
one year at Cornell University,
where he took up mechanical engi-
neering.
Knapp was an honor student az
the Lewes High School where he
won the Bausch and Lomb Award
in Science. He was an Instructor
on the high school rife team. His
father, an alumnOs OF Cornell Unit
versity, is president OF the LcweS
Board of Education.
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MEMORIAL EXERCISES - Tho
Frederick school sponsored it's FIRST
Memorial Day exercises at Fred
erica last week with DaNid s. HOgg
Of Milford, district commander 81
Kent County v. f. w, posts, as the
speaker.
Commander Hugg told his youth
full listeners that "the future Of
America lies in your hands. and
those, who would destroy an that
which we hold dear, viii respect Ws
only If we are strong and vigil.
ant"
The speaker praised the school
faculty for its sponsorship 81 Nc.
mortal Day exercises and oXnressa
ed the hope that similar programs
would be offered at the school.
Frederica's recently organized
troop Of Girl Scouts were praised
by the speaker and BY faculty mem-
bers for the showing made hy tho
troop in the Memorial Day parade
held at Milford.
BEACH Now OPEN-Tho beach
at Lake Como opened Oliicially last
Sunday, and when the sun sh0Ne
in early afternoon, diSpeNinR tho
threat Of rain, a crowd 81 children
and adults from Smyrna and Clay.
ton enjoyed bathing and SOR~bath.
ing.
The concession has been graNted
for the season 10 the smyrna Boy
and Girl Scouts, in charge ~ Mrs,
Betty Casey, leader, and Earl Ford,
scOUtmasteT.
A roster viii be set up with boys
and girls working each day under
adult supervisors. Mrs, leo n
slaughter win be in chargo 81 tho
schedule for adult volunteers who
win be required during the oVene
ing hours,
Beginning on June Is, the beach
win be open from 10 a, M, 90 2
.. N, and from now ONlil that date
IL viii DC open from 3 10 6 p. m,
week days, and from 40 a, M, 10
S D. N. over NNak-onas.