Milford chronicle., 1953-07-03
TRINITY

The Dublin Hill Community Hall
has been the scene of many joyous
and outstanding festivities in the
past week. On Sunday, June 2S,
from two to five p. m. a reception
was held for the fiftieth wedding
anniversary Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ashby
T. White.
More than two hundred friends,
relatives and neighbors, coming
from Delaware, Maryland, New Jer-
sey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and
Missouri, we're there to help with
the celebration. Mrs. Alverda
Wright of fredericksburg, Nd, and
Jack Elwell of Milford were the
oldest members present and little
Karen Rabe, eight months, of JOp-
lin, Missouri, was the youngest.
The only living member of the
wedding party fifty years ago was
James Sullivan of Bridgeville, who
was present for the occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. White have two
children, Miss Charlotte White at
home and Earl White.
On Monday evening, June %, 80
neighbOrs gathered at the Dublin
Hill Community Hall to celebrate
the birthdays of three of our young
and popular farmers. Those honor
ed were John Hastings, Clinton
Hastings and John Nelson whose
birthdays all fall on the same date.
After the opening of gifts,
splendid evening of games and re-
freshments were in line.
Not only did two of our young la
dies win the Junior Cooking Con-
test last week but also we had a
senior member who won, Mrs. John
Hastings as winner of a set of kit
chen TOOLS This is the second time
Mrs. Hastings has won in the con-
test, having won two years ago
when the festival was held in Sails
bury.
Miss Jean Powell of Delmar is
spending the summer with her
aunt, Mrs. Victor Adams and Mr..
Adams.
Mrs. Edward Schiff and son of
Harmony, Mr.. and Mrs. John Will !
liams of fredericksburg and Mr.. and |
Mrs. EnOs Nichols spent Sunday |
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. |
Hastings.
Mrs. Harold Rabe and daughter
Karen flew in from Joplin, Miss
Ouri, last week to be here for the |
golden wedding anniversary of her |
aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Ash !
by 7. White. Mrs. Rabe will be re-
membered as Miss Martha Brown, !
who lived with the Whites and at
tended the Bridgeville Consolidated |
School until she graduated.
Mrs. Osie Fisher of Virginia |
Beach, Va, is spending some time |
with Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. White and !
daughter.
Miss Nettie Benson of Bridge
vile and Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
HOrnung Of SeafOrd visited Mr.. and |
Mrs. Elmer Nelson on Sunday eve
ming.
Mrs. Ruth Martin of Harrington
and Mrs. Marian Hoch of Bridge /
vile, were supper guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh Martin on Friday.
Rev. J. 3. Layton of Laurel call
ed on old friends here on Monday.
Mrs. Sarah Prettyman Clarke of
Cambridge, Md, has been spending
several days with Mrs. Harry Walls
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hastings |
of Wilmington were dinner guests |
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Hastings |
and family on Sunday. Other Wis |
itors of the Hastings on SUNDAY |
were Mr.. and Mrs. Frank WheatIev |
OF MlddletOwn and Mr.. and Mrs. w.
p. Meredith and daughter Nancy
of near fredericksburg.
Miss Betty Carey, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Carey, who has
completed her freshman year at
the University of Delaware, has en-
rolled at the GOldey-B Beacon Bus
mess College in Wilmington and
left on Sunday to begin classes on
Monday.
The John Nelson family spent
saturday evening at RehOboth and
sunday at Bethany Beach,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Friedel and
family spent Sunday evening with
Mrs. Friedel's parents at Vienna
Md. '--''''
The Atlanta Home Demonstra-
ton Club will meet at the Dublin
Hill Community Hall on Tuesday
July z.
Donald Moritz of Baltimore call
ed on Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Hast.
lngs and family on Saturday eve