Milford chronicle., 1952-09-26

.@senSS On rTluay evening, Septem-
Der 10Th at p. m. at the Bridge
vile Airport Hanger, the proceeds
Tor the benefit of st. Mary's Epis-
copal Church, BridgeYille. Round
dancing, square dancing and spec
ialty numbers, such as Musical
Chalrs, Balloon Dance, Lucky Num-
Der Dance, etc. Tickets will be on
sale at the door. Refreshments will
be for sale.
HARVEST BALL - Final plans
for the Harvest Ball which is be-
ing held October 3rd, at the Dover
Armory, have been made. Reser-
vations are still being accepted by
Mrs. Fred Andrews, Hazel Road.
Dover. She will be glad to. reserve
table for you if you will write
or call her, phone Dover 1888.
The Ball will be cabaret style.
George Madden's orchestra will
provide the music from 10 D. m.
to 2 a. m. Tickets are available
from any Junior Board member or
at the Gift Shop at the Kent Gem
.eral Hospital.
Ss-
ANTIQUE SHOW - The first af-
fair to be held in Bethesda Hall.
the new addition to the Bethesda
Methodist Church at Middletown
will be the first Antique Show spon-
sOred by the WSCS for the build
ing fund opening Tuesday, Septem-
Der 30 at 10 a. m, continuing
through Thursday, October 2 at
10 p. m.
Sixteen exhibitors from New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania.
Delaware and Maryland have made
reservation to show beautiful
collection of all types Of antiaues.
Luncheon and dinner will be
/ served each day by the WSCS.
Admission SOC. Mrs. T. Arthur
Evans is chairman and is being as
sisted by Mrs. Harry Culver and
Miss Kathryn Thornton as co-chair-
man. Come and bring your friends.
! HONORED-Dr. John A. Per-
kins, president of the University
EOf Delaware, has announced the
appointment of Robert Hillyer.
Pulitzer Prize winning poet, as
Visiting Professor of English for
the current school year. Mr.. Hill
yer's appointment is made possible
by grant from special endowment
funds earmarked for visiting pro-
/ fessors.
Mr.. Hillyer will teach two cours-
es during his years stay at the
University; the first a course in
Creative Writing" and the second.
a course in Lyric Poetry. He will
also give several public lectures
, during his stay on the Newark
campus.
Professor Hillyer, who was for
: several years BOylston Professor
=. of Rhetoric and Oratory at Harvard
=. University and visiting professor OF
!, English at Kenyon College from
d 1949 to 1851. taught at the Univer
# sity of Delaware during the Sum
k mer Session of 1851. Since thel
he has been devoting his slime in
e writing poems and articles which
r have appeared in the New York
n err, the Atlantic Monthly" and
T the New York Times.
SESQUI-Enthusiasm is running
high for the Sesqui- Centennial
celebration to be observed in L.au-
rel during the week of October s.
IL, Advertising Of the event is be-
ing conducted in several unique
ways. Mayor A. S. Williams has
announced a proclamation urging
! all residents to wear hat de-
signed for the occasion from now
until the end of the celebration
I The men are wearing derbies, the
! ladies highly colored bonnets, and
: children an Alpine hat with fea-
. ther
More than 200 Laurel residents
are growing boards which are at
!, tracing much interest and en-
!, thusiasm, with numerous prizes
, being offered the winners in the
= various departments.
!. In the Sesqui Queen contest, the
: following standing was announced
!. at the close of Tuesdays business F:
! ! Virginia Allen. 793,153; Gail Allen,
753,642; Joan Vincent, 694,114; Mrs.
Olga Kretz, 561, 1922; Shirley Smith,
$780, ,787. others rank in the follow
T, ing order: Mildred Carter, Doris
! Lowe, Patsy Flood, Alice Wheatley.
] Mrs. Helen Adkins, Connie Ellis,
: Jane Locates, Patricia Gray, Mara
e lyn BOyce, Peggy Yerkes, Judy Cic-
g cone, and Agnes Wheatley Prizes
to be awarded to the queen include
L an all-expense trip to New York,
l. a diamond ring, suit, and other
n gifts.
|, POLIO-The states polio death
: toll now stands at five with q re-
cent announcement by the Board
. of Health that a three-year-old
hillside boy died of the disease in
4 the Doris Memorial Unit Of Viii
! mington General Hospital on
I. Thursday last.
The latest victim, Cleophias Ben
Z nett, son Of Mr.. and Mrs Henry
Bennett, 25 hillside Road, was aid
= Imitted to the hospital Thursday
morning and died in the afternoon
before diagnosis was completed. Nc
announcement was made until
9 after a post-mortem examination
e which established the cause oi
, death as the bulbar type Of polio
Il Three Of the five polio fatalities
u in Delaware this year have beer
3 children.
The death leaves total Of 26 pa
U tients under treatment in Whining