Milford chronicle., 1954-01-29
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

uS NenlouTs ana Company, Inc,
was owned by 1902 stockholders
as OF December 81, 1853, an Increase
OF 796 over the number of holders
recorded at the close of the third
quarter of 1853, and an increase az
3,26S, or about 2.3 per cent over
the number as Of December 81
1862.
There were 129,994 holders of
common stock, and 22,69S holders
of preferred stock, as 1853 ended.
These figures include $3.50 holders
of more than one kind of stock.
Every state in the union continu-
ed to be represented among the
owners of the company.
LEWES VESTRY-Perry T. Bur
ton Of Lewes was elevated from
the post of junior warden to that
OF senior warden of the Vestry Of
st. Peters Episcopal Church of
Lewes, at the first 1854 meeting of
the vestry. Mr.. Burton replaces
Capt. E. Gould MacIntire, river
H.
The newly elected junior warden
is another river pilot, Captain Nath-
aniel H. Evans. Miss Sara H. Cham
Ders was elected secretary, and
Louis +. Ingram, treasurer.
Other vestrymen and associate
members of the vestry were elected
at the annual parish dinner in
December. At that time the yestrv
elected a woman member, Mrs.
Helena c. MacIntire, wife of the
outgoing senior warden, and an
other woman, Miss Catharine c.
Maull, became an associate vestry-
woman.
ARTILLERY - Several thousand
members Of reserve antiaircraft
artillery units of four divisions of
the Second Army area, will under
go summer field training at Fort
Miles, Lewes, this summer, it was
announced on Monday by Second
Army headquarters at Fort George
G. Meade, Md.
About $4,000 reservists from the
seven-state area of the Second
Army-OhiO, Pennsylvania, Mary
land, Delaware, Kentucky, West
Virginia, Virginia, and the District
of Columbia-will receive two
weeks training.
Most of them will train at Camp
Pickett, Va; Fort Knox. XIV. and
Fort Meade, but about one-fourth
OF the total will train at other in
stallatiOns in the Second Army
area, including the AAA units of
all four divisions which will go to
Fort Miles.
STAFFORD KIWANIS - Officers
of the Seaford Kiwanis Club were
installed at a ladies' night meet
/ ing at the SeafOrd Inn, Friday. In
spite of the heavy snow storm, an
proximately IS were in attendance
at the exercises, which were con-
Quoted by G. Elmer Moore, a past
lieutenant governor of Kiwanis.
William S. Foster, Jr., DUPONT
nylOn plant executive. is the new
! president. Other officers installed
were: George H. Turner, Vice-pres-
Ident; Kenneth H. East, secretary:
Glenn M. Huston, treasurer; George
Warren, Kenneth Madden. George
Murray, Edgar Smith, A. J. Stroll
maier, Arthur RingrOse and C. E.
Moore, directors. Oscar E. Peter
son, Jr., was installed as imme-
date past president.
Edward Burton sang several
numbers, with Mrs. John J. Par
sons at the piano. Group singing
was led by John J. Parsons.
LAUREL LEGION-FOr the sec
Ond time in the history of the
American Legion Post 10, of Laur-
ell, the membership has passed 300.
Vice Commander George c.
Ritchie, Jr., reported that the total
is 3O2, representing ia per cent Of
the national quota, and SO per cent
of the post goal of 1926.
Only 13 more members are
needed to reach an all-time high
for the post Five membership
committee members were singled
out for recognition for signing ND
rs or more members. They are
Frank SadleT, Ronald Fromme.
Garland D. Bloodsworth, Jr., Vice
Commander Richie, and Comman-
der Lee Rigin.
The post will make a contribu-
ton toward the purchase of an or
gan to be used at the Veterans
Hospital in Braek-Ex. This organ
will be paid for by posts and ladies
auXiliaries Of the American Legion
throughout the state. 1t will be
presented to the hospital on the
occasion of the LegiOn's birthday
in March.
Members of the post visited the
Georgetown American Legion Post
at their regular meeting Thursday.
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CONVENTION - The Mardelva
Farm Equipment Dealers will hold
their annual convention at the Ho-
tel Emerson, Baltimore, January
S1-February 2, according to an an
nOuncement made this week by the
organizations President, Max p.
Hughes, Salisbury. Other officers
are Tyler M. Fulton, Belair, Md,
first Vice President; George B.
Carroll, Dover, Del; Second Vice
President: Willard Eyler, Winches-
ter, Va, ary-Treasurer.
The convention will be geared to
these changing times, the increased
need for better service to farmers
and for better types of machinery
for highly specialized cropping in
some of the areas. Among the guest
speakers during the three-day con-
ventiOn will be Arthur B. Hamilton,
Professor, Farm Management, Uni
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