Milford chronicle., 1950-03-31
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

LIBRARY The Milford Public
Library win BE- closed GA Saturday
morning. April lst. bat viii D. open
during the evening at the usual
time from Z 20 8.
BAKE And R00D SALE = The
ladies' of are ". r. W. Auxiliary
win hold a sale al Argos Limo
leum Store on Saturday. April q.
al 10 a. M. Plenty of good things
% eat
SUNSHINE SOCIETY - The AL
den Branch Of International sun
shine Society viii hold its next
regular meeting Friday. April G.
al two o'clock al the home 0f Mrs.
Mae Harrington. South walnut
street
I NEWSPAPER NAN "A dinner.
hOnOring Joseph IT. Martin. sr
former publisher 0f the Whining
tom sunday Star, on the occasion af
his 60th year of association win
i the newspaper. win De held Non
+ day April "a. az the Hotel Dupont
in Wilmington, hy employees and
friends Mr. Martin Joined the sun
day Star ia 1880 as a reporter and
rewrite man. He became editor and
publisher Of the newspaper n 1914
LAWSON - Harvey Lawson.
speaker OF the House al the last
session Of the Delaware Leeisla-
ture. was the guest speaker last
week az a meeting OF the Parent
Teacher Association 0f Phyllis
Wheatley school in Bird Ville
Mr.. Lawson discussed the work
ing Of the Legislature and explain
ed ia detail the usual process fol-
lowed Ia law making The programs
was On charge of Lester j. Williams
and Joseph Griffith.
BOARD MEMBER - Francis M.
Newell 216 Atkins Avenue. Lancas-
ter Village, has been appointed Co
the Board Of Boiler Rules By Gov
Ebert ~ CarveL He succeeds Al
fred T. Glaesar Of Wilmington on
the fiVe-member hoard
The new member Is power suDes-
visor Of DuP0nts Krebs Plant al
Newport He is a graduate Of the
Drexel Tech School Of Engineering
and vice president Of the Delaware
Chapter Of Power Engineers.
SWEDES - The Delaware SWed-
ish Colonial Society held a com
memOrative ceremony on Wednes-
day az The Rocks, Fort Christina.
in Wilmington. marking the 3I2th
anniversary Of the first permanent
settlement on Delaware soil
A Swedish flag was h0wn beside
the American flag over the spot
where the first Swedish expedition
landed In 1888. and a wreath was
placed on the monument. presented
% the state by the people 0l Swe-
den in 1888
BISHOP "A total OF IS persons
We're confirmed last sunday im tue
services by the Rt Rev. DI Arthur
r. McKinstry. bishop Of the diocese
Of Delaware
Bishop Mcknstry first visited St.
Pauls Episcopal Church in George
town, where he confirmed q class
Of nine candidates AZ the 1l a. m.
+ services Al 1880. tour persons s B
ST. Marks Episcopal Church. Mills
bOr0, We're presented % the Bishop
for confirmation The Rev Glen p
Walter. pastor Of both churches.
presented the classes.
EXCITING COMEDY - The eav
and exciting comedy. sTish. = Is 60
be presented by The Sunshine Class
of Wesley Methodist Church. ol
f Georgetown, Friday and Saturday
evenings, March 31st and April Ist.
at the Georgetown High school An
dit0rium az $500.
'fish, the most humorous char
acter ever created By Mary Roberts
Rinehart. Through her flair for get-
ting into and out OF the mast un-
predictable situations sparks this
fast-mOving entertainment which
has had audiences In stitches an
over the country
VALLEY FORCE EUND-Cadet
Second Lieutenant Ronald D. Pack.
son of Mr.. and ms David Pack
400 Lakeview avenue. Milford. and
an "E Battery member 81 the
Building Fund Committee for the
: new chapel at the Valley Eorga
Military Academy reports that
more than S1S,000 have been con-
tributed By the cadet corps durlne
: the last three months ia support ol
. the fund campaign. The commit
tees success in conducting the
drive made il possible Is baen
construction Of the chapel earlv
this month.
EREAk u. S. Senator 3. Allan
, Frear and Mrs. Frear were guests
, OF the Swedish ambassador. Erin
Bohemian and Mrs. Bohaman AZ Tie
Swedish embassy in Washington
last Friday night.
Ambassador Bohemian was 8 re-
, cent guest az the Ola sweaaa
, Church in Wilmington where ha
presented an embroidered altar
cloth from King Gustav oa Sweden
Senator and Mrs. Frear visited
that country last fan during the
course Of the senator's Inspection
trip % Scandinavia as 3 member "a
: a Senate banking and currency