Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-05-20
GEORGETOWN

Citizens Loan and Mortgage Co.
and the Sussex Finance Co., have
moved from their former separate
quarters to the newly renovated
Brick Hotel on the circle.
The familiar old building. scene
OF much activity in the old days
when a trip to the county seal
meant an overnight stay, has beer
made over inside into a modern
series of Offices which occupy the
two stories.
Though the interior has been
completely redecorated, the old
fashion charm of the brick ex-
terror has not been altered The
new owners have retained the
eight freplaces which were a fea-
ture of the old building, including
the exceptionally large fireplace
that extends along the wall OF
what was formerly the kitchen.
The two companies, whose direc-
tors are the same, bought the hotel
last September and began the ex-
tensive interior renovation.
The passing of the Brick Hotel
has left Georgetown without any
hotel at present. The building also
housed the lone tavern within the
town limits.
The two companies held an open
house to celebrate their removal
to their new quarters. The officers
and directors acted as hosts for the
affair which was attended by sew
eral hundred persons.
Officers of the Citizens Loan have
just been reelected as follows:
James M. Tunnell, ST., president;
Robert w. Tunnel, vice president
and chairman of the board; Henry
G.. Graves, treasurer; Howard w.
Hudson, secretary; Loren H. Frye,
assistant secretary, and John E.
Malarky, assistant secretary.
The Board of Directors includes
the officers and James NJ Tunnell,
Jr.. and L. Nelson Mcgee.
The officers of the Sussex Finance
Co. are the same except that Mr..
Mcgee is treasurer instead of Mr.
Graves.
Speeches at the commencement
exercises of the local high school
on June 10, will be built about the
topic, Our Delaware"
There are six honor students this
year and in keeping with the tra-
dition of the school, they will all
speak at the exercises. This re-
places the valedictorian, salutator-
ian and other key positions custom
ary on most school graduation pro-
grams.
There are six honor students this
year as compared to four last year
They are all girls. They are: Joyce
Conway. who took an academic
course: Joan Koeppel, with COM
mercial course: Rose Metschl, Ell
lendale, commercial; Marlene Sharp,
commercial; Sylvia Short, aca-
demic, and Gail Veasey, academic
All but Miss Metschl live in George
town.
Though the full details have not
yet been worked out, the subjects
to be discussed will include the
history of Delaware: the govern
ment of the state; the people of the
state; two talks on Delaware in
dustries. with one devoted to the
better known industries and the
other to those not so well known
and the sixth talk on the subject
of Delaware's recreatfonai Dossf-
bilities.
The Old Fashioned Minstrel put
on Thursday and Friday nights by
Evergreen Forest No. 40, Tall
Cedars of Lebanon, drew capacity
audiences to the Georgetown High
School auditorium
Charles Saunders was inter-
locutor and the end men were
William Kitchens, William Humes,
Clifford Murray, Stanley De vaney.
William Booth, Edward Raughley,
Edward Simpson, Joseph West,
Crawford Holson and Nutter D.
Marvel. Jr.
Speciality performers were John
Leverage, Philip Taylor, Floyd