Milford chronicle., 1953-10-23
LEWES

The "WOmanless Wedding"
hilarious comedy, will be pre-
sented by the Methodist Mems
organization, on Thursday evening,
October 29th, starting at 500 p. m.
in the Lewes School auditorium.
The play features an all male cast
and one cOmical situation follows
another in rapid fire sequence, to
the utter enjoyment and laughter
of the audience.
A reception will be held in the
school cafeteria Immediately after
the wedding. Tickets are $1.O0 for
adults and $50 for children.
The Lewes ROtarians had as
their guest speaker, Monday even
ing, October 18th at their monthly
meeting held in the Ocean House on
Lewes Beach, J. Harvey Burgess,
a self-styled poet of the Ozarks. He
is well known for his humorous
verse and witty remarks and he
carried out his reputation to per-
fection.
The Lewes Parent Teacher
Association has completed it's home
and school program with the ap-
pOintment of parent mothers" for
the various grades. Mrs. f. S. Rat
ledge is chairman of the high school
mothers and Mrs. r. Edward Moon
of the elementary grades, Mrs.
John M. Quillen was appointed
chairman of a committee to notify
parents without telephones of
monthly P. T. A. meetings. and the
home mothers will contact all
others.
The Lewes Lions Club will hold
a gun shoot on Saturday. October
oath, on the farm of Frank Dicker-
son, located at QuakertOwn. George
Bryan and Frank Dickerson
are co-chairmen for the event.
There will be blue rock and spec
shooting and prizes of turkeys,
ducks, cakes, etc, will be awarded
winners.
Mrs. Anthony DanrOw spent the
weekend in Washington, d. c. as
the guest of her brOther-in-law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Ackerman.
Mrs. jeanne Walls Pierce, widow
of the late Stephen G. Pierce, former
hotel owner and well-knOwn sports
man, died early last Wednesday at
the Beebe Hospital. She was SO.
Mrs. Pierce broke her hip on
October 9Th when walking down
the front steps of the Lewes Beach
cottage of her brOther-in-law,
Captain George S. Lubken, retired
Delaware Bay and River Pilot.
She was born near Lewes, the
daughter of the elate John and Ruth
Ann Hart Walls, both descendants
of colonial English families, Her
husband owned the original Caesar
Rodney Hotel which was located
at the corner of Savannah Road
and Front Street in Lewes, and also
managed the Ocean House on Lewes
Beach.
She is survived by one daughter,
Mrs. J. Curtis ROney, and one
granddaughter, Miss jeanne ROney
both of Lewes. Several nieces and
nephews also survive.
Services were held at p. m. on
Friday at the Atkins Funeral Home
with the Rev. A. Edward Daugherty,
pastor of the Bethel Methodist
Church officiating. Interment was
made in the LeWes Methodist
Cemetery.
Mrs. Lucretia Long Lehman, ga,
club woman died early Sunday at
her home on Pilot Town Road,
after a % month illness following
a succession of paralytic strokes.
She was the wife of Capt. Charles
F. Lehman, y. S. Maritime Com
mission, retired. A former officer
of the WOman's Club of Drexel
Hill, Pa, she was active in the
Guild of st. Peters P. E. Church,
the American Legion Auxiliary,
and the Beebe Hospital Auxiliary.
Mrs. Lehman was born April
1899, in DOylestOwn, Pa, daughter
of George and Mary Louder Long.
She came to Lewes Is years ago.
In addition to her husband she is
survived by two sons, Henry G.
Lehman of New Castle, James M.
Lehman of Bangor, Maine, three
grandchildren, Kenneth Lehman of
Bangor, John Henry and Mary Lou
of New Castle, Delaware and a
sister, Mrs. Mayme Moon of Phila-
delphia, Pa.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday at 1870 p. m. in the
Nelson Funeral Home The Rev.
Frank L. Moon, rector of st. Peters
Church, Officiated and interment
was in the Lewes Methodist
Cemetery.