Milford chronicle., 1956-08-17
OCEAN VIEW

The Home Coming which was
sponsored by the Lord Baltimore
Lions Club was enjoyed by all who
were privileged to attend. Your
correspondent regrets that she was
unable to attend either session,
due to illness. However, through
reliable persons she gained this
information. To begin with, the
High School Band, with its major
cite and also the Director, marched
through town, starting at the
Ocean View Post Office and on to
the Lord Baltimore School House.
The program for the Young Peo-
pie and others began at ten o'clock,
under the leadership of Mr.. Ken
meth Parker. The program chair
man was Mr. Howard Burton.
In the afternoon at o'clock,
with Mr.. Thomas r. Hickman, Jr.,
master of ceremonies. or announ-
Ger introduced the speakers; name
ly, Invocation by Rev. Charles e.
Coyington; addresses by Hon.
George S. Williams of Millsboro;
and Judge Elwood Nelson Of Will
mington interspersed with music
by the School Band. group singing,
trumpet solo by Wendell West.
Also a highlight was a duet by
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. West, Jr.,
entitled Kentucky Babe, which
they sang 25 years ago at our
Home Coming.
The evening program consisted
of invocation by Rev. William Tue
ker. The speakers were: Rev.
David Lee Bennett, Mrs. Sallie j.
West of Fayetteville, N. c.; Mr..
John T. West of Harrisburg, Pa;
Mr.. Ernest Bennett of Lansdowne,
Pa; and Mr.. Joseph Richards of
West Virginia. They spoke on Ocean
View and its influences and as
sociations during their youth which
was spent here. Music was fur
nished by Mariners Bethel Meth
odist Church Choir; also The Hoe
ker Orchestra, comprising of jacob
and Wilbur Hooker and sisters and
brother-in-law, Mrs. Bessie Evans
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Collins.
A comedy was presented by
Messrs. William Williams and
Strickland Trelow Both of Reho-
both. Mr.. Zach Wells of Whining
ton delivered the main address of
the evening. Mrs. Ruth Turner and
Mrs. Sally Jane Hickman were the
pianists.
We hope this will continue to be
an annual event in Ocean View and
Millville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Belts and
two daughters Brooks and Ann OF
Mt Kisco, N. Y. spent the week
with their mother Mrs. James A.
Belts, Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs Warren Parker and
son, Ronnie of Philadelphia have
been the guests of their brother
and mother, Mrs. Maud Parker and
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Kenneth Parker
and two sons.
Mr.. and Mrs, Herbert Richards
and Mrs. Ethel Calhoun Search of
Philadelphia who are spending
their vacation at the Bell Haven
Hotel at Rehoboth, called on Mrs.
Clara Richards on Monday.
Mrs. David Hudson is a patient
i'm the Bedoe Hospital. She has our
wishes for speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lamb have
returned home from a visit with
their relatives in North Carolina.
Mrs. Lurinda Wells and niece and
her husband, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Singer of Philadelphia are guests
of Mrs. May Hearn.
Mrs. Oscar Woodbridge, the for
mer Mary Williams of Portsmouth,
Virginia and Mrs. Walter Goslee of
Millsboro, attended the Home Com
ing on Saturday, also Bethel Meth
odist Church services on Sunday,
after which they called on friends
and relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Harper OF
Dewey Beach and Roxana were in
town on Monday
The lovely vases of flowers placed
i'm Bethel Methodist Church on Sun
day were in memory of Mrs. Horace
Daisey, presented by her sons Al
bert and Horace Daisey, Jr.
Mrs. Matte Townsend of wy
oming and daughter Mrs. Doris
Lewis of Wyoming, Del, guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry H. Dukes, Sr.
attended the Home Coming here or
Saturday. Due to illness your cor
respondent was unable to be pres
ent, which / regretted.