Milford chronicle., 1951-02-09
GEORGETOWN

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Members of the Georgetown
MillsborO Rotary Club, meeting in
Masonic Temple last week heard a
report on the recent meeting of
Rotary Clubs from all over the
Eastern Shore, held in Salisbury.
Nd. Wilbur MumfOrd gave the
report. Also speaking was ]. Ralph
carey, who discussed the Ambu-
lance Service Plan, which has been
lnaugurated by Sussex Post No. 8,
American Legion.
John Truitt Purnell was a guest
of the club.
Next week, DR.. Charles r. Can
non, program chairman will have
Tor the main speaker, Miss Laura
TFeXler, director of Guidance Ser
vices in the Georgetown School.
Fire from a blazing chimney
damaged a tenant house of the
Sub-StatiOn Experimental Farms.
near town, to the extent of an
proximately $4,000 Wednesday
morning Of last week. PROMPT ar
rival of the Georgetown Volunteer
Fire Company confined the blaze
to the walls of the house. near
the chimney. The occupants of
the house are Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Donovan. The damage is covered
by insurance.
The Strivers Glass of Grace
Methodist Church held their Jan
uary meeting in the church social
hall with Mrs. Mildred King pre-
siding. Hostesses were Mrs. Elsie
Warren, Mrs. Agnes Tyndan and
Mrs. Robert Van Cleaf.
The Georgetown KiWanis Club
will have a Ladies' Night and In
ter-Club meeting and Valentine
Party combined on Tuesday eve
ming, February 90, in the Grace
Methodist Church Social Hall
Charles P. Greene, general chair
man, announced the members of
the committee which will assist in
completing arrangements for the
affair. They are George Hilty. Jr.
Roland /. Baker, DR.. Preston n
West, John w. Pepper, Julius G
Green, Martin S. Petit, Edward G.
Serman, Carter Minor, Henry
Schmidt and William RObb.
Dallas A. Dennis, president of
the club, presided over the busi- !
ness session during the regular
dinner meeting of the club. Lien |
tenant Governor William II Hon
dersOn spoke briefly on Kiwanis
activities in the 9TH CAPITAL Dis-
trict Dr.. Preston E. West gave
a report on a meeting held in the
local school last week, when a
sussex Chapter of the Family |
Court Association was organized
LlnWOod G. Penuel, polio Chairman
Ior the club, reported on progress
OF the drive, in which the Kiwan-
lans are assisting as a club.
An invitation was extended tn
members to attend a meeting tn
De held IN the local high school.
Fe0ruary z, by the Council for
Delaware Education, Inc.
russell d. Jones, program chair
man for the evening. introdueed
corporal John P. Ferguson of the
Delaware State Police. CornoroI
ferguson has recently returned
from completion of a five waoITs
course in Police Traffic Admins
tratlon in Northwestern TTnivoT-
Slty 5 TTat1c Institute. He dis
cussed the main features of the
course Of instruction, and exbibit-
eo a fllm entitled I'VE Drivers .
Inc Georgetown KiWanians n1an II
70 mold bake and food sa1o. -
the Burton Show Rooms on Sot,,r-
uay morning, February "a. at IN II
O'Clock and on March g. will n
serve family style chicken and
ial Hall. --07 4HeiiloI-
Other guests included LEROY
Marvel and D. Bradford Damon of
georgetown; Gordon B. Simmons
" FerKasle, Pa. Visiting Kiwan-
.ans were James Lynch and Cbas
Ao1and of the RehOboth Club
rev. William o. Hackett oavo +1,o
invocation and Corporal FergusoD son
Led group singing with Mrs Pottv
S11.I|. S,IiS9S deafn as accOmpanist.
william H. Donovan, age "a
years died at his home near Red
zen last Wednesday afternoon A
son OF the late Zachariah and E1iz-
aDeth Warren Donovan. he was
porn IN the house in which ba boJ
,lVed all his life and spent his 1as+ e'
hours. He is survived bv two
2ons i.lI, ana a daughter, ali of whom
lVed with him: Harry v. Dono-
van, Elmer Donovan and Miss Iio
zie Donovan. MISS LIZ
Funeral services wora boI5 ;.
me carey Funeral Home on North
6edTord street Friday afternoon m Of Of
,Wo o'clock with Rev. William n
5lackett, pastor of Wesley Meth.
1uist Church, officiating. Tntarno-,t
was 1slS made IN Union Cemetery. here
further plans for the second
st. Paul's Assembly tn he
leId on March 26, in the Georgo
own High School were discnssod
it a meeting of the general go.
nlLtee recently. The COMMITTEES an.
iounced that George Madden and
us orchestra from WiImin Sto1
Nll again furnish music for tba
assembly, which last wear IT, ~
IN attendance of around ann NO.,
5Glls. us William D. Hudson and
,io9slon huston Wilson are acting as CO.
.l, Flre, OF undetermined origin do
'troyed a $500 capacity Chi, ebio1Co,. ~
iouse on the farm Of Lee GrabIe