Milford chronicle., 1955-11-25
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

MISSIONARY WORK ~ Color
slides Of missionary work in Afri-
ca, viii be shown at the Pilgrim
Holiness Church in Greenwood on
Friday night, November 25. Miss
Ruth Miller, r. N. recently re-
turned from her work in the Zam-
bezi Valley of Northern Rhodessa,
win be the guest speaker Of the
evening. The public is cordially
invited.
SCOTTISH RITE CLUB ~ The
Kent and Sussex Scottish Rite Club
viii hold its annual ladies night
in the Georgetown High School
Auditorium on Friday, November
Is, 1855. at $500 p. M with James
B. KilvingtOn, presiding.
There viii be vaudeville, dancing,
door prizes and refreshments. The
entertainment is being arranged by
J. Henry Mcdonnell.
BURTON HONORED - David
Geuting Burton, OF 2 Clarke Ave
nue., Milford, has been named for
inclusion in the 1856 edition Of
who's Who Among Students in
American Universities and Col
ileges," the directory. Of outstanding
leaders on American undergraduate
campuses.
Burton, the son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Irwin G. Burton, was graduated
from Milford High School in 1852.
At Georgetown, ne is President Of
the Yard and a Captain in the Spra-
ker Rifles.
LEWES SCHOOL PLAY - The
Dramatics Club of the Lewes School
will be given in the school audi
tOrium on December 2. The club is
listed as Troupe 1921 in the Nat
ional Thespian Society.
The play is a tWO-act drama,
Room For One More, by William
Davidson. Mrs. Charles Warren,
club supervisor, is directing the
production. The cast consists of A.
Ratledge, X. Reed, d. Hopkins, A.
Macintire, s. Ceilings, r Bryan, H.
Green, "A. Hill, j. Ingram, L. Pow
/. ell, B. Reed, and J. Vessels.
LEWES AUXILIARY - Women
Of the Beebe Hospital Auxiliary
are planning to hold a bridge party
at the Fort Miles Officers Club in
January. Mrs. Severson B. Cooling
! of Rehoboth Beach is the current
Ipresident of the auxiliary.
! The auxiliary recently purchased
a modern type of incubator, called
7 an "isOlette'', for use in the hos
: pital nursery. They are also max
5 ling renovatiOns in the childTen's
? ward, that Include painting Of the
7 ward, new supplies, bed clothing,
and other hospital necessities.
SUSSEX DIGGERS IL No action
: was taken on the proposal that the
? Sussex Archaeological Association
adopt the title Of Sussex Archae-
illogical and Historical Associa-
ton" during a recent meeting.
Henry H. Hutchinson Of Bethel,
n a former president, said he thought
y the change would include histori-
: cal interests of the group that
4 have arisen in the past three years.
3 H. Geiger Omwake Of Green
! wood, a founder of the association,
objected on the grounds that it
would result in a detection Of the
v original purpose Of the associa-
l ton
He recommended that the Sus-
!. sex group become chapter Of the
Delaware Archaeological Society.
I This is being considered.
r -
e DAMAGES ASKED-A s1l5,000
h damage suit was filed in Superior
3 Court at Dover recently as an af-
q. termath Of an automobile collision
at Leipsic, on November %, 1854.
The plaintiffs In the action are
p Virginia Summers, Philadelphia,
1 and Fred Mannon GOldsborough,
y near Dover.
% Named as defendants are: Vim
e, cent Davis Wood, Lewes; COrluan
IL Hill and Company, a division Of
s. Swift and Company, a corpora
le ton of Illinois; Corkran Hill and
as Company, Inc, a Maryland cor
a poration, and Swift and Company
O. The accident, according to the
- allegations, occurred at the inter
y section Of State Route and Coun-
Ae ty Route 40 when Wood, it is
10 claimed, failed to come to full
-s' stop at a stop sign, failed to yield
- the right of way, and was driving
a9 too fast.
~ CHRISTMAS EXHIBIT TIE
q lZwaanendael Museum at Lewes il
- planning a special Christmas ex
hibit incorporating the Dutch idei
Of st. Nicholas and the Christina
Of our forefathers.
Mrs. Dorothy Lank Givan, Cura
II tor, in announcing plans for tn
"a yuletide exhibit, says the museum
will be closed to the visiting pub
Mt lie this Thursday, Thanksgiving
98, Day.
M The Christmas exhibit wiz b
.r- ready by the weekend Of Decem
at Der II, she says. She is asking 70
IT. the loan Of any old toys, seasona
at cards, and quaint tree ornaments
.er that anyone may still have, in orde
vS 10 include them in the exhibit. An,
Dr. delicate articles. she says, viii b
to carefully preserved by displayini
80 them in a case near the decOrateI
+ q Christmas tree.
is Mrs. Givan says she viii be giai
ID 70 call for any material that canno
be lbe delivered, If the owners vii
~ Telephone her at. the museum, Lew
es 1921.