Milford chronicle., 1953-02-13
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

MILLSBORO C. OF C.-The Mills
boro Chamber Of Commerce, recent
ly reorganized, now has IS mem
bers enrolled with number Of
other signers expected within a
short time. Edgar Timmons, presil
dent Of the organization, presided
at the initial dinner meeting and
Mayor Saunders P. Darden intro
duced the speaker, Mr.. Carlton B.
Shaffer.
GEORGETOWN PLAY-The iun-
ior class Of the Georgetown High
School has completed selection of
the cast for the junior play to be
given in the high school, March l2
and 1S. Directing the play, "The
Dear of the Night, is Michael
Stephanian, Of the high school fac
ulty.
Carolyn GOrdy is acting as assist
ant stage manager and Mary Helen
Walter is in charge of costumes.
DUMPLlNGS-Male members of
HenlOpen Grange have volunteered
their services to roll dumplings for
a chicken and dumpling dinner
Saturday night in the Grange Hall
in QuakertOWn, near Lewes.
The men will don aprons and
chef caps.
Mrs. Walter Lank, chairman of
the home economics committee of
the grange, will supervise the din
neT preparations. Mrs. Elizabeth
Chappell is chairman Of the dining
room, and Carl Prettyman is door
chairman.
The money raised will go toward
paying off the mortgage on the
grange hall.
/ CAMP BARNES - Preparation
of Camp Barnes, the boys camp
sponsored by the Delaware Asso-
citation of Chiefs of Police-lOcated
in extreme southeast Sussex COun-
ty-for the 1858 season, June Is to
August %, was discussed at a meet
ing Of the directors and officers
Of the camp on Monday Of this
week in state police headquarters
About 400 boys in the 11-to-14
year age group are expected to at
tend-80 at each. of the FIVE two
week camping periods.
Col. Harry S. Shew, superinten-
dent of the state police, was elected
president of the camp committee
George M. Worrilow, director Oi
the Agricultural Experiment Sta
tiOn at the University of Delaware
vice president; Staff Capt. Edgar F
Isaacs, Jr., state police, treasurer
and Sgt. Leroy Hill, Newark police
secretary.
Colonel Shew said Corp. Hugh T
Collins, Jr., of the Bridgeville
troop of the state police, will again
serve as camp director.
ANTIQUE SHOW-The Faculty
land Students of Wesley Junior
College, Dover, Delaware, are spon
soring an Antique Show in the col
lege gymnasium, April 8, ant
10, for the benefit of their athlete
program.
Dealers from Pennsylvania ant
Maryland as we'll as from Della
ware have contracted for exhibiting
space; among the various exhibiti
will be antique furniture, silver
china, jewelry, lamps and related
antiques, all exhibits will be fol
sale.
Mrs. Richard Titus and Mrs. ]
Paul Slaybaugh are co-chairmen
Mrs. w. S. Taber and Mrs. JohI
Layton are in charge of exhibiting
/ Ispaces; Mrs. V. r. Kilby and Mrs
Daniel Bryant are handling publici
ty; Mrs. Elsa Schwitters and Mrs
Lillian Webster are in charge o
food and Mrs. Toy Neves is adver
tising chairman.
Show hours will be from II a. m
to 10 p. m; lunch and dinner viii
be available.
| OPERA - GianfCarlO MenOttl
world-famed composer of Oper;
and the television masterpiece
"Amahl and the Night Visitors,
will participate in program o
selections from his operas on Feb
ruary 10, 1853, at 8:15 p. m, il
Mitchell Hall on the University o
Delaware campus.
A professional cast under the di
rection of Thomas Schippers viii
present a complete performance o
1.-The Telephone" and solo por
tions from Amelia Goes to tn
BALI, "The Old Maid and tn
Thief" and the office scene fron
"The Consul. Several of the CUES
artists who will sing these selec
tions at the University appeared il
the. original productions of tn
works.
Mr.. Menotti will visit the cam
pus during the day, meeting infoT
mally with students before high
lighting the evenings program
with a discussion Of those scene
= from his operas that will be por
trayed.
''The Evening With Menotti" vii
be presented under the auspices c
the Department of Music of tn
University Of Delaware.
se-
DELAWAREANS TRAIL - Nel
Jersey residents who are buyin
new shoppers cut-rate ticket book
for use on the Delaware Memoirs
Bridge outnumber Delawareans al
most two to one.