Milford chronicle., 1950-02-17
Happenings of Interest
Throughout Delaware


The Carlisle Fire Co. Is onca
again sponsoring Wednesday night
square dances. Frank Jackson and
ms orchestra is furnishing ihe mn
SIC. Dancing from $3.50 to 100.
come out and enjoy yourself.
DELMAR LIONS - The r,o..
Club Of Delmar at its diEner meet
ing az Nichols Monday night pIav-
eo host to the Boy Scouts of Delmsr
an dtheir scOutmaster, Maffbew
AyoeiOtte, who is also a member az
the Lions Club.
Ihe Lions discussed plans for
their annual dance, with Henri
Jones as chairman; their annual
Ladies and Charter Night which is
in March. " -
BISHOP McKINSTRY-Bfshon
Arthur r. McKinstry. Of the F,nis.
copal Diocese Of Delaware vrill
preach and administer the Anog-
tolic rite Of Confirmation to a cIas.
OF children and adults at the n
o'clock service of Christ Church in
Dover next Sunday. II viii mari
the bishops annual visit To the
church, Of which the Rev. Paul a
kellogg is rector.
At the Churchman'S Forum in the
church parish house Sunday might.
the Rev William +. Edge. pastor
of Peoples Congregational C,bris-
ton Church. Dover, spoke on
Protestant Christianity" II was
one of a series Of meetings spon-
sored by the forum on the major
religious faiths.
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER The
World Day Of Prayer will be held
IN the First Presbyterian Church
on Friday February "a. AZ three
O'Clock. The service will be aug
mented by a candlelight service
conducted by the children. an
church women and interested
friends are asked to be present for
this service which is under the ans
Dices of the Council Of Church Wo-
men. All denominations have been
invited and those outlying churches
nave been asked to attend. Last
year the service was held i'm the
New Century Club and was very
well attended. The theme for this
year is Faith For Our Time"
Mrs. Carl Collel is the local presi-
dent of the group.
REHOBOTH v. =. W.-WiIiiam
w. Henning, first commander of
RehobOth Post, Veterans Of Foreign
Wars has been elected president Of
he Post Home Corporation.
John H. Martin, present com
was named vice president:
Robert T. Lyncn secretary: and
George Thoroughbred treasurer.
Directors elected are Eugene
Bookhammer Colonel Carleton b.
Shaffer, John Roberts, William FL
lis, Charles Marsh. ]. Gordon Kitt-
son, Harold Dutton. The Post
Home Corporation has charge of
operations Of the new post home
now being completed on State
Road. A benefit dance. sponsored
by the post. was held Friday night
in the Lewes Fire Hall.
ARTILLERY UNIT - Mavor
r. Newman 9: afiddIefowu
announced on Saturday the fOrma-
ton in MiddletOwn Of Battery c Of
he 156th Coast Artillery Anti-Air-
craft. The unit at present. consists
u eight men under the leadership
II Charles Hall, acting command
II, and drills are to be held each
londay at 8 p. m. in the old Middle
own Fire House. East Lake street
Members of the new unit are
warren w. Buckingham, Jr.. viii
on Watts, John Morrison, Paul
'arey, Jr.. Norman Hutchinson.
liam Daniels. and Doc Reeves.
In interview Commander Hall
tated that the full component
trength Of the basic unit is Is
len. He has issued a call for men
rom Middletown. Odessa, Town
end Warwick, Mt. Pleasant. sum
nit Fridge, Blackbird. Cecilton.
,arleville.
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METHODISTS-May IS has been
ecided upon as the date for the
pening Of the annual meeting Of
ne Peninsula Methodist Confer
nee, It was announced Sunday
ight by the Rev. Dr. Hamilton p
OK, superintendent OF the viii
lingtOn District Of the Conference
DR.. Fox revealed that he had re-
eived a .cablegram from Bfshop
red Pierce COrsOn in Peru. saw
lg that he would be able to pre-
oe on that date. Bishop COrson.
no is from Philadelphia, has been
sitting in South America.
Dr. Fox also stated that the an -
lal meeting will open I'm Union
ethodist Church in Wilmington.
ID will run to- May q inclusive.
rior to this, DR.. Fox declared.
lere had been some delay in fixing
date for the opening. but the
lOlegram from Bishop Corson
cared up the matter.
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HOTEL HENLOPEN-Rebobotb,u
rgest boardwalk hOstelry the
otel Henlopen is expected to be
It up for resale on March 4 as the
lrchase of the 193-rOOm hotel on
ecember 10 by Joseph Z. Lipskv
Wilmington was not confirmed bv
q court.
Ihis announcement was made at
e meeting Of the RehObOth Board
Commissioner last Saturday
ght by attorney for the Equit-
lie owners, the Baltimore Trust
)mpany of CeIbvvilIo