Milford chronicle., 1956-09-28
GEORGETOWN

Announcement was made at the
regular meeting of the Town Coun-
Gil that work has already started
on the 100000 storm and sani-
tary sewer project for which voters
of the town had previously author
lied a bond issue. The successful
bidder, George and Lynch, Dover,
began the drainage work on Mon
day.
The resignation of Donaldson p
Carmean, town policeman since
| September, 1855 was received.
Several applications for the job
were at hand but no decision was
reached
Progress on the new town hall
on Pine ST., created from an old
homestead on town property, was
reported. 1t was announced that
the building might. be ready for
occupancy in about two weeks.
Several building permits were
granted, including one for $500
allowed George Jones, Railroad
Ave-, for the tearing down of his
previous home, said to have been
in poor condition, and the. setting
up of a bungalow which he pur-
chased and is having moved to the
site of the old building.
Thomas Wiley, Laurel ST., es-
timated the cost of building
utility room at his present home at
$500 as did Howard S. Abbott for
the modernization of the front en-
trance of his home on w. Market
Street
Plans for Christmas at the in
stitutions of the state were initiated
by the General Service Committee
of the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
of Delaware at a special meeting
in Odd Fellows Hall here Wednesl
day night.
Mrs. Florence Strittmatter, Will
mington, president of the Rebekah
Assembly, sketched the Christmas
party to be held at Odd Fellows
Hall in Wilmington during Christ
mas week and said that it was the
only event for which the children
of the Gov. Bacon Health Center
leave the hospital.
The Christmas toy campaign and
other holiday projects were dis
cussed
John Kelly, Wilmington, state
coordinatOr for the committee, said
that the Christmas plans were ex
cellent but that many other or
ganizations concentrate on holiday
treats for the institutions and that
that the general service committee
had undertaken service for the
II other months of the year as
we'll.
Particularly in vacation time,
during the summer" he said, "the
residents of our state institutions
are unvisited except for us. We
must try, with our small means,
to bring sunshine to them all year
round"
Joseph H. Green, Jr. Georgetown,
state chairman for the service COM
mittee. who prssided, outlined some
of the work done through provid-
ing entertainment at Gov. Bacon
Health Center, the Emily P. Bis
sell Sanitorium, the Veterans Hos
pitfalls, the Smyrna Welfare Home
and the Hospital for the Mentally
Retarded at Stockley.
He explained that the service
committee was composed of high
officials in both the Odd Fellows
and Rebekahs.
Those in charge of the visitation
and entertainment at the various
institutions, announced, one by
one, what their plans were for the
coming month of October.
Mr.. Kelly urged "grass roots"
participation, stating that he
thought it would be advantageous
for those who visit the institutions
to study what might bring greater
pleasure to the residents. A re-
port had previously been made on
the types of games and puzzles that
seem to please and those that were
not widely appreciated.
Ralph Vitale, senior at George
town High School. was elected
president of the new organization
to be called the Georgetown Honor
Society at q meeting Monday night
in the parish house of ST. Pauls
Enisconal Church.
Preliminary plans for the organi-
zatiOn, composed of honor stu-
dents at the Georgetown High