Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06
LEWES

The Zwaanendael Club of Lewes
entertained the officers of the Della
ware State Federation of WOmen's
Clubs and other guests at a lun-
cheOn held on Friday, November 9Th,
at / D. m. at the Ocean House on
Lewes Beach. Mrs. J. S. Maull was
general chairman. Following the
luncheon Major Frederic G. Evans
and Mrs. Evans of Fort Miles gave
a talk on the Majors tour of duty
in Japan, illustrated with cOlOred
slides made in Nippon.
MAKE your own Merry Christ
mas" will be the theme of a special
feature to be sponsored by the
Zwaanendael Club on Tuesday even
ing, November oath. Mrs. Raymond
r. Atkins will demonstrate how to
make ones own green decorations
plus unique Yuletide trees, tray
favors and numerous other new
and original articles to bedeck
ones house and lawn. The affair
will be open to the public for fee.
Mrs. Atkins will also give a lecture
and flower demonstration in Milford
under the B. P. E. Sorority, Decem-
beT End.
Airman First Glass Donald S.
Lynch, brother of Mary A. Hayden
of 121 East 3rd Street in Lewes, is
presently training as an Air Force
Technician at the U. S. A. F. Tech
nical School at Warren School at
Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming
1t has been announced by the Com
manding Officer. At this historical
former calvary post outside Chey-
enne, the Air Force is training
young airmen in the many special
tiles needed for air power. Besides
clerical skills such as clerk-typist
clerk-stenographer. and admins
trative specialist. the schools a
Warren Air Force Base train auto
mobile mechanics, pOwerman elec
tricians, teletype operators anC
fepair-men.
st. Peters P. E. Church was fillet
Sunday morning for the observance
Of All Saints Day, featured by the
dedication of two windows in mem
Orv of three former communicate
of the parish One window hOnOr'
the late Mary Rodney Hickman
Evans, widow of a Delaware Rive
pilot, given by Capt. Nathaniel H
Evans, and the other in memory o
the late Capt and Mrs. COrneliu
Chambers, given by Capt. George E
Chambers. Sr. The Rev. Frank L
Moon, rector of the parish, conduct
edthe dedication ceremony, assistet
by Cannon Charles r. Luch, directO
of religious education for tn
Episcopal Diocese of Delaware. MI
Moon announced that the Rt Rev
John Brooke MOsley, bishop &C
adjectOrOf the diocese, will cOnduC
a confirmation service here thi
coming Sunday morning.
John Wilson of E., a retire
farmer of near Lewes, died earl
Friday in the Beebe HOspita
following a heart attack suffered o
the highway last Thursday after
noon. He was always designated a
"John Wilson of E., an old SUISSE
County custom to distinguish tn
parentage of people who have simi
lar names in the vicinity. In hi
case the "Of E. was added as h:
official signature to indicate he wa
the son of the late G. Elizey Wilson
always known as Elizey. The praC
tice in Sussex is widespread. M
Wilson was stricken with a hea-
attack while driving his auto slow
through Nassau, two miles out
Lewes. He lost control and the CO
veered into the loading platfOr
of the Irving Burton plant. He W;
taken to the Beebe Hospital.
Mr.. Wilson retired and sold h
farm 10 years ago after the dea
of his wife, Mrs. Ella Walls WilsO
He had been living of late at Il
home of Mrs. Verda Rodney Dot
of Midway near RehobOth, al
recently spent his winters
Florida. Surviving are two sister
Mrs. Sadie Henchell and Mrs. A.
Martin, both of Lakeland, Fla,
adopted son, Edward Gould of PEN
Grove, N. J., as we'll as many rel
tives in this vicinity. Funeral sc
vices were held at 2 p. m. Sund
in st. Johns Church near MillsbO
conducted by the Rev. J. V. Hold
of the Georgetown Methodist Circl
and the Rev. Edwin Thomas
Odessa, a former pastor. Bur
was made in st. Johns cemete