Milford chronicle., 1953-10-02
DEL.MAR
By Mrs.
Ella N. CarmIne

Joshua Burton is patient in
the Beebe Hospital, Lewes, for a
major operation.
Mrs. H. w. Johnson is visiting
DR.. and Mrs. Everett Hemphill in
HaddOnfield, N. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hurst Dulaney of
Miami, Fla, have been visiting MIR.
and Mrs. H. T. Waller.
Alvin Culver is a patient in the
VA Hospital in Wilmington.
DIR. William Long of Williams
port, Pa, spent last week with Mrs.
Achsah White and Mr. and Mrs. F.
M. Lynch Of Delmar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Wright of
Philadelphia, spent Sunday With
Mrs. Wright's aunt, Mrs. ROxie
Phillips here.
Miss Mary Wheatley spent last
weekend in Philadelphia with Mr..
and Mrs. A. N. Horsey.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Elliott
have returned from a motor trip
over the Skyline Drive.
Mr.. and Mrs. }. Marion Mills are
spending a two weeks vacation in
st. Petersburg, Fla, with Mrs.
Mills sister and niece, Mrs. Stella
BrittOn and Mrs. William Robert
Omasta.
The Lions Club of Delmar held
a dinner meeting and ladies' night
on Monday when Governor TheO-
dOTe r. McKeldin was the hOnOred
guest. The affair was held in the
Avenue Restaurant here.
Herman Elzey, supervising prin-
cipal Of the Delmar High School,
and William Reynolds, instructor
in manual arts and sponsor of the
tenth grade, have accepted a ban
ner on attendance for the school
awarded by Mrs. Elizabeth King,
visiting teacher.
The Cub Scouts of the local
troop were highly elated to be the
hOnOred guests of Veterans of For
eign Wars, Post No. 8276, to see
the movie "Mr. ScOutmaster" at the
Avenue Theatre on Friday night.
Albert Phillips of this town has
been named supervisor of dirt roads
for Western Sussex County and
assumed his duties on Thursday.
Mr.. Phillips is no stranger to
road work in this county. His SER
vice dates back to the days when
the county maintained the roads
system and continued in that man
ner when taken over by the State
Roads Commission. In all. Mr..
Phillips has had more than thirty
years experience.
Mr.. Phillips is relinquishing his
pension from the state that he has
received for the past two years to
so back on active road service.
DR.. Marion c. Hudson, son of
MIR. and Mrs. Lloyd Hudson of
Delmar will open an Office here
for the practice of Optometry at
100 East street on October /.
DR.. Hudson began his education
in Delmar, Md, schools, and earn
ed his B. S. degree at the Univer-
sity of Maryland; his D. d. degree
from the Penn State College of Op-
tOmetry in June 1858. He. served
his internship at Eye Clinic in Phil
adelphia. During his career as
lieutenant in the Navy during
World War II he studied at Column
bia University. DR.. Hudson will
have hours by appointment two
evenings, Tuesday and Thursday
of each week.
The annual reunion of the Short
Family of Delaware was held last
Sunday at the summer cottage at
Riverdale Park of Mrs. Jennie
GOrdy of Delmar. with more than
SO members of the family attend
ing.
From Delmar were Mr.. and Mrs.
w. J. Short, Mrs. GOrdy, Mrs. r.
Z. Perry, Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Mel
son, Mr.. and Mrs. J. William Gordy.
MIR. and Mrs. John Livingston, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Parker, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clifford Sturgis and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Pegelow. Other mem-
bers of the family attended from
Cape Charles, Salisbury, Washing
ton. Waldorf, Md, Wilmington and
Willow Grove, Pa.
Following dinner, officers elect
ed for the coming year were Mrs.
Ruth Lowe, president; Mrs. Katie
Perry, Delmar, vice president:
Mrs. Thelma Wilson. secretary:
Mrs. Peggy Cartwright, treasurer.
Gifts were presented to Mrs. w.
j. Short OF Delmar as the oldest
member attending and to Marilyn
Louise Cartwright, of Salisbury, as
the youngest. Four generations of
the family were represented.