Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05
LEWES

The story Of the Lewes Rotary
Club from its founding in 1929.
was told at the 25th anniversary
dinner held recently in the Ocean
House on Lewes Beach. Forty-fve
members and guests were present,
including Rotarians from Selby-
Vile, Georgetown and MillsborO.
The history OF the club was CIV
en- by Raymond r. Atkins. who said
I'VE started with 25 members and
we still have ave Of those charter
members in the club. They are DR..
William Leishman, William Atkins,
c. c. Marshall, DR.. U. w. Hooker
and DR.. Richard c. Beebe."
MIR. Atkins said annual affairs
sponsored by the local club include /
+ entertaining the graduating classes,
a Rotary boys and girls night, a
father and son night, a school fac
ulty night, a basketball players /
night and a farmers night.
President William NJ. Carpenter /
was program chairman for the an /
niversary dinner. DR.. William /
Leishman, pastor of the Lewes /
/ Presbyterian Church, presented the /
I speaker of the evening, the Rev.
/ Park W. Huntington of Whining
ton, well known wartime chaplain,
who gave an inspiTatiOnal talk on
the value Of Rotary membership.
, Dr. and Mrs. Walter II. Address
. and family Of Audubon, y. J., were
| recent town visitors. The Address
, family who are formerly Of Lewes,
? have sold their home in deVries
! Circle to Or. and Mrs. Att TOTmet,
who with their son. plan to occupy
> it in the near future. DR.. Tormet
/ is on the stan of the Beebe HOspi-
tai.
p Mrs. TheOdosia Hooker, who has
: been spending several weeks with
friends and relatives in Alabama,
g Florida and Maryland. has return
Z ed to her home here in Lewes.
DR.. and Ms. Roger Murray Of
T. Wilmington occupied their beach
. cottage here over the weekend.
= The Misses JarmOn and Jane IN
p gram, twin daughters Of Captain
. and Mrs. William S. Ingram, Of ll5
Kings Highway. were among the
= thirteen students at Southern Sem
= mary and Junior College, in Buena
= Vista. Va, who recently received
- honOrs. Jane was selected by the
student body to be Queen Of the
Mao Festival to be held on MAY
p on the school campus JarmOn vas
y named the Most Versatile Girl" Oi
:. the student body. and was likewise
, selected to be mistress of ceremon.
ID les at the May fete. The Misses In.
, grams will graduate from the col
IL lege this coming June.
- -. Miss jeanne Rooney. daughter o
- Mr.. and Mrs. J. Curtis Rooney o
~ Lewes, has been awarded a scholar
- ship for her ability in basketball a
~ ~ the GoIdey-Beacom Business Col
@ ege in Wilmington.
Mrs. Thomas NJ. Hooker was tn
5u guest Of honor at a baby Shove
d last Saturday evening, Februar
Vi 27. &c the home of Miss Mary An
Culver, QuakertOwn. Mrs. Hooker
who will be remembered as the for
lmer Miss Irene Papriak. daughte
If Mr.. and Mrs Edward PapTia
of Lewes, received many lOVel
II gifts for her baby daughter. VIII
IN was born at the Beebe Hospital j
& February. Besides the hOstesse'
or who were Miss Janet Gibson an
in Miss Mary Ann Culver, members
st Mrs. Hocker's graduating clas
u were present.
Mrs. Joseph c. Phillips has r.
ch turned to her home in Lewes, afte
n spending a few days in BaltimoI
Nv with her husband, the Rev. PHILLIP
30 and his parents.
is Mrs. Ida VI. Prettyman has r
or turned home after spending a fe
IN days in Wilmington. as the que
I'D of her son and daughter-in-la'
I'D Mr.. and Mrs. James P. Prettyma
nd Jr., and family.
ur William II. COttingham, 81, ope
ator of a party fishing boat out
-n- Lewes for many years. died at Il
rim Beebe Hospital last Tuesday aft
a long illness. While in po
.iv- health for some time. he had be-
wo a patient at the hospital for on
ere a few DAYS. He leaves one bTOth'
is George W. COttingham Of Gros
ear Point, Mich, and three nephew
George W. COttiRgham, Jr., a
ner Norman Cottingham. both of GrOs
ter Point, and Robert COttingham.
md RehobOth Beach. Funeral serviC
FRS were held Friday at p. m. at
avs Nelson Funeral Home here. &C
Quoted by the Rev. DR.. Willii
Inns Leishman, pastor Of the Lev
Mr. Presbyterian Church. Burial v
nm made in the Presbyterian Cen
terry.
sit Funeral services for Capt
SON John S. Birch. S3. who forme
iar- served at the Oyerfalls Light s.
.ve- near the mouth of Delaware B
were held Tuesday at p. m. fr
of the Atkins Funeral Home, he
,ueI with the Rev A. z. DOugheTty. p
nm tor of Bethel Methodist Church,
ork- ficiating. Burial was made in
sts Lewes Methodist Cemetery. c
lar tain Birch died last Friday at 81
-uob en- Island, n. Y.
He had been in the U. S. Lis
and house service for approximately
on years and made his home in Le'
Mrs when serving at Overfalls Lii
Mr. Other tours of duty were at
-als- Fathom Bank Lighthouse IN D.
Mrs ware Bay, Finn's Point Fl
eton Lighthouse, n. j., and Tinic
Lighthouse. n. J. He retired al
are Is years ago.
Following the death of his Y
son the former Miss Mary Wingatl
sized Lewes. he was stricken with
lday. ing eyesight ana ilVea lot a "