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Milford chronicle., 1956-03-30


home of Mrs. Hallett Vinyard,
Monday evening, April 2, at 800
l1. m.
EASTER FLOWERS - The Sun
shine Glass of Calvary Church viii
sell Easter flowers on March 30th
and 31st at Green's Market on Wal
nut Street. Proceeds for Building
Fund. Order from any member of
the class.
SHAWNEE III. ID. CLUB II The
Shawnee Home Demonstration Club
will meet Friday, April 18th, at the
home of Mrs. Charles Grove at
Lynch Heights. There will be a
covered dish luncheon at noon.
The demonstration for the day will
be Home Freezing, given by Mrs.
Grove and Mrs. Roy Williams.
ADDITION PLANNED - TIL e
Diamond State Telephone Co. has
purchased the property at no
Montgomery Ave, adjoining the
Milford central office, it is an
nounced by Theodore w. Collins.
local manager for the company
The property, so K So, will be used
as a site for future addition to
the existing building.
MEETING - The sixth annual
meeting of the United Council of
Church Women will be held in st.
Stephell's Lutheran Church in Will
mingtosl on Friday, April 6, begin-
ming at ten-thirty O'clock. Mrs.
Jesse M. Bader, of the National
Board of Managers, will be the
speaker of the day. Mrs. E. w.
Buchanan will have charge of in.
stallation of the new officers. st.
Stephens Lutheran Church is at
18th and Broom Streets.
EASTER PROGRAM Many
children and youth Of Avenue
Church School viii participate in
the Easter Night Program present
ed by the Children and Youth Di-
visions of the School in Fellowship
Hall at 700 p. m. The program will
consist of recitations by the chill
dren of the Beginner, Primary, and
Junior Departments. An Easter
drama, "The Resurrection Light
will be given by the young people,
with appropriate scenery arranged
by Mrs. Robert Jaquette. Special
Easter music will be sung by an
all girls chorus. The climax of the
nrogram will be a sound. religious
film, "The Lord is Risen" Every
one is welcome to attend.
CALVARY CHOIR - The Adult
Choir OF Calvary Methodist Church,
Milford, under the direction of Ell
len Wildeys presented Cantata,
"The Risen Christ, by L. e. Stairs,
Palm Sunday evening, March 25th.
The Cantata, based on Scriptural
passages concerning Christ's last
week on earth, His Crucifxion and
His Resurrecti0n was well re-
ceived by about It's people in at
tendance. The Choir expresses ap-
probation to all who helped make
this evening of Sacred music a sue
cess. Geraldine Pettyjohn was the
accompanist.
Alice Barber, president of the
Choir, has announced plans for a
Festival of Secular Music which
will be presented later in the
Spring.
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EASTER FLOWERS - The sun
shine Class of Calvary Church will
sell Easter flowers on March S0th
and 31st at Green's Market on Wal
nut Street. Proceeds for Building
Fund. Order from any member of
the class.
Milford chronicle., 1956-03-30
OBITUARY
sAvAGE

SAVAGE
Reuben L. Savage, 78, former
Sussex County sheriff died at his
home Sunday afternoon after a
long illness.
He was elected sheriff on the
Democratic ticket in 1850 and ser
we'd one term. He was a farmer
and lumber dealer, and was well
known as 3 horse fancier and at
one time operated a race track on
his farm east of here.
Survivors include his wife, the
former Lizzie Messick; three
daughters, Mrs. Norman NJ. Rog-
ers and Mrs. Raymond Lynch. of
Georgetown and Mrs. Pearl Lekites,
Lowell, Mass, nine grandchildren,
six great grand children, three
brothers, John T. Savage, Sails
bury, Md. The Rev. Lemuel Saw
age, Blades and Frank Savage,
Lincoln; one sister, Mrs. Ella Fleet
wood, New Castle.
Services were held Wednesday
afternoon at 2 p. m. at the Carey
Funeral Home, Georgetown. The
Rev. Doctor Thomas G. Mulligan.
pastor of Grace Methodist Church.
officiated. assisted by the Rev. Err
ma Kenschaft, AID the Rev. Ruth
North of Wesleyan Methodist
Church. Burial was in Cokesbury
Cemetery.
JONES
Funeral services were held for
Mrs. Lucy v. Jones. age rs, widow
of the late Robert Jones, who passed
away in Wilmington on Friday,
March %.
Services were held from the st.
J0hnstown Church near Green
wood, on Tuesday afternoon, March
27th at 2 p. m. Interment in the
adjoining cemetery, Rev. Edwin
Tull of Milford and tI,e Rev. Rob-
ert Moore of Greenwood. officia-
ting.
Mrs. Jnes is survived by her
daughters, Mrs. Clarence Lynch of
Milford. Mrs. Harvey Ellingsworth
of Middletown, Mrs. Bessie Robin-
son of Chester, Pa. two sons, Har-
ry# Jones of Townsend and Hunter
Jones of Milford. 19 grandchildren,
2 great grandchildren, 2 brothers,
Ira and James Wiley of Green
wood, and one sister, Mrs. Anna
White of SpafOrd.
Milford chronicle., 1956-03-30
SHAWNEE FYENTNG CLUB

The Shawnee Evening Home DEM
onstration Club will meet at the
home of Mrs Hallett Vinyard,
Monday evening, April 2, at 800
D. m.
Milford chronicle., 1956-03-30

HIS Easter weekend
will bring about the
beautiful climax of
preparation in t h e
Christian life IN a t
Milford chronicle., 1956-03-30

Miss Barbara Sheaffer, a
student at Mary Washington
College, is one of those fortu-
nate girls who will be in Ber-
muda for the Easter weekend.
On Thursday forty-two from
that college left for New York,
where they boarded their plane
for the fight to Bermuda.
This visit is a part of the Ivy
League weekend which a num-
ber of colleges have arranged
for the students. Miss Sheaff-
er will return to her studies
early next week, having en-
joyed six days in the sun and
among the Easter lilies.
Milford chronicle., 1956-03-30

Mrs. C. Rhoda Kenton, age 96
years died at her home, 609 S. E.
Second Street, Milford on Tuesday
afternoon, March 27th, after five
days illness. She was born at
Bridgetown. Nd, the daughter of
the late Thomas and Martha Nc
CURE Pritchett, but had resided
in and near Pennington the most
of her life. Her husband, William
Henry Kenton, died in 1892 For
the past several years she had been
spending her winters with her
daughters in Milford and her sum
mers at her home in Pennington.
She had enjoyed good health all
her life, had never been hospital
lied nor had any serious illness.
She was a Grand Old Lady and
loved by all who knew her for
her good disposition and kindly
ways. Funeral services will be held
from the Boyer Funeral Home.
Harrington, Saturday 200 p. m.,
in charge of Rev William T Han
kins, pastor OF Salem Methodist
Church, Pennington assisted by
Rev. William Tull. pastor of Church
Of God. Milford. Tnterment In Holly
wood Cemetery. Harrington. She IS
survived by four daughters. Mrs.
Mary C. Sockrider. Mrs. Harry T.
Walls. Mrs. Burton Masten and
Mrs. Raymond Newnom all of Mil
ford, also two sons William B.
Kenton, Houston and EIwood IT.
Kenfou, Glendale. Twenty five
grandchildren, fortv-eight great
grandchildren and six great great
grandchildren. She was the last
member of her family Friends
may call at the Funeral Home this
evening
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cIRcLINc THE COUNTRYSIDE
Clark County Show
To Benefit Nurses

to his youngest son. Beverley,
took place around fashions
show time last year, is more
interested in clothes for the
very. very young this year
now that she and Bev have q
new daughter, Westwood Bey-
erly. And, not to be outdone.
Col. and Mrs. Dougherty's
daughter, Mrs. William Wat
kins, a model last year, has q
daughter, born the day before
Martha and Bev's daughter.
The John Richardson's have
also added a daughter to the
hunting set lover the noun
tain" The Senator, who
views too-swift progress with
q wary eye. seems to be OUT
numbered in his own backyard.
Open to Public
The fashion show, which
starts at $40 EST and ID
open to the public, win be over
after the drawing of the door
prizes-of more interest to
some fashion show-goers than
the clothes just in time for
the invited to drive back to
Upperville for the Glascock-
di zerega wedding reception.
Mary Howe and Tom are
being married at 5 o'clock at
Montmorency, Mary Howe's
home near Upperville. by the
Rev. Robert Cox, with the re-
ception following in the gar
den. Parties for the couple
are being given in and around
the Upperville countryside by
friends and relations OF both
the bride and bridegroom.
Last Wednesday Mrs. Archie
Smith. ST.. gave a cocktail
party for them at her home in
Upperville, and on Friday 1t.
Comdr. and Mrs. Donald Rich
ards gave them a supper and
dining room shower at the
Trappe. Next Wednesday Mr..
and Mrs. @. Richard Thompson
are having a dinner party in
Marshall for the bridal party.
and on Thursday night Tom IL
having his bachelor dinner,
followed by a luncheon on Fri-
day given by the George Rob-
ert Skaters.
Friday night Harry de Butts,
Mary Howe's stepfather, is give
ing a supper party at his other
home. the Hill, in Upperville
for the bridal party. and on
Saturday, before the wedding.
Mrs. John Ramey is giving q
luncheon at Glenmore, near
Rectortown. The di Zeregas
win live at Diamond Hin. near
Aide, after returning from
their honeymoon.
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Picture on Poss D-4

tsNtNtN WI N9NG 1T
begins-at-forty group, are
about ready to slip out Of their
bathing suits and shorts into
falls more formal clothes, but
they are waiting to see which
way the finger OF fashion win
point.
AS the models swish through
the gardens at the Edward
Durells' Milton Valley Farm
near Berryville, clothes, shown
to the theme Of MY Fair
Lady" and modelled by Clark
County's fairest, will range
from those suitable to early
morning shopping, or voting,
to the most formal ball gowns.
Shops from Winchester. Ber-
ryville, Middleburg and Wash
ington are sending their most
provocative numbers. Wash
ington's Tippy Stringer will be
the commentator.
This is one fashion show that
draws male entries and. in past
years. the ballroom ballerinas
have been escorted by group
Of Clark County's handsomest
gentlemen, raked in, without
protest, from the hay fields and
orchards. Mrs. Graham Dough-
erty. probably the most civic
minded matron in Virginia,
with an endless stream OF
worthy projects behind her. Is
the chairman Of the show, as
sisted by Betty Wyatt, who
attends to the hundreds Of de-
I tails that. like a knitting stitch,
can't be dropped.
Site Changed
Last year the fashion show
was held at the young Richard
Byrds' home, with Helen one
Of the more alluring models.
Arriving on the fringes Of
fashion show planning, she
and Dick have Just returned
from q tour Of Russia, planned
around nothing but curiosity,
representing nothing but
themselves. Helen thinks
that Russia is where the FASH
ion shows are needed. She
saw little except dresses that
looked like printed sacks,
with orange-on-maroon the
favorite.
Leaving America with stand
ard cocktail dresses and one
particularly decollete evening
gown, she said she probably
would have been arrested in
the evening number and COM
promised By wearing q cocktail
dress to the ballet in Moscow.
She felt as overdressed as
ermine at 3 race meet. and
a. stared-at.
Another one OF United States
Senator Byrd's daushters-in.
Law, Martha, whose marriage
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MANSIONS OF WASHINGTON
Embassy OF Turkey
HdsO pulentH History

nap and gave a series Of must
cal teas where Miss Burnap
presented the programs. There
Miss Burnap met Mr.. Everett.
They were married in 1920
and from then until Mr..
Everett's death in 1929, the
Sheridan Circle home was the
scene of many musical parties
featuring even top singers
from the Metropolitan Opera.
AFTER HIS DEATH, Mrs.
Everett continued to live there
for q few years and then
rented it to the Turkish gov
eminent for an. embassy. For
two or three years the Turks
debated as to whether or not
to buy it.
In the Turkish embassy files
today are q series of letters
written by their Ambassador
at that time Mehmet Erie
gun. a handsome, dapper
gentleman who was dean of
the diplomatic corps.
The Ambassador, a very far
sighted man. wrote his govern
ment. that the choice was be-
tween the Everett home and a.
residence on Sixteenth street.
This was in 1884.
while many embassies are
now located on Sixteenth
street. it is said that this area
is more and more loosing its
value. Massachusetts, avenue
is gaining more prominence.
+. The French government
owns a lot on Sixteenth street
but is reluctant to build ON It,"
The Ambassadors argu-
ments for the Sheridan Circle
residence apparently convinced
his government and in 1886
they bought the house, plus all
the valuable furnishings from
Mrs. Everett for a reported
$265,000. MRS. Everett now
lives in New England.)
$40
THE TURKS GOT A
BARGAIN. Even when it was
built, in 1914, it cost $322,8l5,
excluding the furnishings. To-
day, experts believe it would
be impossible to reproduce it
for less than a million dollars.
Happily, the Turks have
m de few, If any major
changes in the house. So to-
day one can know exactly how
it looked as a private dwelling.
The four-story structure has
a huge entrance hall of black
and white marble. To the right
is the former billiard room,
now the Ambassadors study
--paneled in dark wood with
handsome oil paintings inset
in the paneling. To the left are
the chancery Offices which
we're once the servants rooms
and servants dining room.
With the sweeping center
staircase in the vast hallway,
the decor suddenly changes
from cold marble to the warm
lustre OF dark oak paneling.
Halfway up, the stairs open
onto q music gallery dominated
by q large stained glass win
dow. and an ornate ceiling
Continued on Page DIS. Col. .
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AuN 8sG1A Nga1N9 " NAsS (SFttSts
--------------~--- ------------,--~-
lister asked Mr.. Totten to de-
sign a house for him. Sub
sequently. this young Ameri-
cans talents came to the at
tention of the Turkish Sultan.
Abdul Hamid.
Abdul Hamid offered him
the job Of Personal architect
to the Sultan" Totten ac-
cepted, but asked permission
to go to London first on an
urgent personal mission.
He no sooner arrived in
England than the newspapers
were full Of stories of revolu-
tions and troubles in Turkey.
Deciding it would be wiser
to return to America, Mr.. Tot
ten headed back to Washing
ton where he made a brilliant
name for himself as designer
Of many Of the most magni-
ficent homes in the capital.
One of his commissions,
around 1914. was to build a
mansion on Twenty third
street, just of Sheridan circle.
for multi-millionaire Edward
Hamlin Everett.
Today. such is fate's unpre-
dictable hand. that building is
now the Turkish embassy.
-
WHY MIR. EVERETT DE-
CIDED to build this handsome
italian Renaissance type man
sion in Washington, no one
seems to recall.
He is described by society
columnists of the era as 1.-THE
bottle-top king"--referring to
a patent for bottle tops which
apparently made a fortune for
him.
However. his obituary in
1929 describes him as a noted
philanthropist who was a pio-
neer in the glass industry in
America and who owned sub
stantial oil interests in Ohio
and Texas. 1t said that at one
time he was a large stakeholder
IN the Anheuser-B Busch Co. Of
st. Louis.
He maintained other homes
In Vermont and in Switzerland.
EA
WHATEVER HIS REASONS
for a third residence. Mr.. Ever
EFT and his family moved into
the palatial home at Sheridan
circle shortly before World
War !. Mrs. Everett died in
1917.
Around this time Miss Grace
Burnap appeared on the WASH
mgton social scene. She was
the sister Of prominent archi-
tect here and a mezzo-soprano
Of some talent.
The late Mrs. John B. Hen
derson. one OF Washineton's
millionaire hostesses. became
interested in young Miss Bur-
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government in 1886.
By DOLORES PHILLIPS

BERRYvMLE, Eva. = This
politically strategic spot. where
there Is a Byrd in every apple
tree, will be turned over to the
ladies next Saturday when
Clark County puts on its an
nual fashion show for the bene-
fit of its Visiting Nurses AS
ISOLATION.
Little girls, bachelor girls,
young matrons and the life
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THE TURKISH EMBASSY-This mansion on Twenty
third street just off Sheridan circle wos formerly
the home Of muItimiIIionoire Edword H. Everett and
wos designed by Washington Architect George Oakley
lotion ir Mr.. Totten, who designed many Of the
embassies and homes oone Sixteenth street, wos once
offered the job of personal orchteet to the Sutton of
Turkey.
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Another in series Of articles on
the greet houses Of the copitol.
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BY SELWA ROOSEVELT

Shortly after the turn Of the
century, a prominent Wash
ington architect George Oak
ley Totten. jr.. went to Turkey
to design the American
chancery. then in Istanbul.
His work was SO impressive
that the Turkish Prime Min
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little embarrassed In speaking
to you. We women are known
since ages which go back to
AriStophanes as being too
laxative. Moreover those who
are newspaper women by pro-
feSsion have a reputation for
reporting even more than what
has been said.
"You can well imagine that
therefore I should be a little
bit embarrassed to find myself
among so many valiant news
paper women. Since the very
first moment of our visit, how
ever, my husband and l have
felt surrounded by so much
warmth and friendship that.
I,dare hope, whatever ] do or
whatever say will always be
reported with that same cor
diality with which we were
greeted in this country"
In praising the grace, fair
ness and intelligence" Of Amer
ica's press women. Signora
Gronchi said. II had the best
proof of it yesterday when I
was interviewed by some Of
your women reporters. They
could not have been more
gently inquisitive and more
humanity understanding"
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'Giorgini Speaks Here
On Italian Fashion

July into three floors filled
with Italian fashion offerings
for buyers to look over.
The first floor holds the de-
signer's salon set up for the
weeks showings, the second is
filled with Florentine handi-
crafts. and the third floor has
massed the textile offerings of
the Italian fabric people.
A ball always is held during
the Fashion Week by the di-
rector of the Florence fashion
center at the Pitt Palace,
where the fashion presenta-
tons take place.
To-day our chic women in
Italy do not indorse only
France. They are proud to wear
Italian created Clothes" Signor
Giorgini said.
Signor Giorgini arrived on
February 27 on the Cristoforo
Columbo with eight beauteous
feminine fashion ambassadors,
all of the Italian aristocracy.
He flies back to Italy on the
7th of this month with plans
already formulated for the
next big couture sfowings in
July. Where? In Florence, of
course,
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Gronchis Conclude Visit
With Dinner for Nixons

Brownell and Admiral and
Mrs. Radford.
Also present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Sherman Adams. Chief
of Protocol and Mrs. Simmons,
Admiral Roscoe Hillenkoetter,
Mrs. Truxtun Beale, Donna
Julia Brambilla. and DR.. Ro-
dolfo Siviero, Signora Mario
Luciolli and Signor Gino Bro
sio, the brother-in-law of the
Italian Ambassador.
Members of the Italian
Presidents party who attended
the dinner included the For
eign Minister and Signora
MARITIME. Ambassador and ST.
gnora Brosio, Gen. Mancinelli,
Gen. Roda, Signor Luciolli,
Minister and Signora Ortona,
Signor Aillaud. DR.. Colesanti,
Signora Valdettaro and Signor
Folchi.
Meets Press Women
Earlier in the day, Signora
Gronchi greeted several hun
dred members and guests OF
the Women'S National Press
Club. who gave a reception in
her honor at the Mayflower
Hotel.
Perhaps just as excited as
any of the guests was the
Mayf1ower's Italian chef, Mich
olas Marchitelli, who super
vised the preparation of the
piece de resistance of the
beautiful buffet.
In the center of the table
was a design of Rome's famed
coliseum made of confection-
airy sugar by pastry chef Ma
rio Palmieri. Nearby was
cake topped with icing depict
ing Italian and American flags
and trimmed with the red,
green and white colors OF
Italy.
Ambassador Clare Boothe
Luce, in between a brief1ng at
the Pentagon and a high-level
conference, arrived in time to
receive with Signora Gronchi,
Signora MARITIME, Signora Bro
sio and the club president,
Mrs Helen Hill Miller. Mrs.
Luce introduced the Italian
First Lady who made a brief
speech.
The American envoy pointed
out that while American wom-
en- are proud of and loudly
proclaim the active part they
play in their country's life,
Italian women are especially
modest.
But Italian women are a
peculiarly and most especially
heroic group" said Mrs. Luce.
IF it had not been for the
Italian woman the political
story of Italy might not be
as it is today-and might not
be as nice a one. The women
of Italy have saved that noble
nation repeatedly.
THE lady I introduce today
is a woman in this noble ira
dition of modesty and cour-
age" she said.
Reads Speech in English
Signora Gronchi, reading
her speech in English. replied,
Il must confess that I feel a
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Continued From Page B-3

COntlnue0 FROM rage D.
be brought in by travellers and
visitors to cities scattered
throughout the country.
Present-day fashion trends
that Italy has sponsored in
clude the no-belt. Empire line
introduced in Florence in 1851
by designer Marucelli. He
showed an Italian fashion
magazine, BELLEzA, to the
audience with photographs
showing the high-rising waist
lines, the streamer bow de-
tails, and other details that
Paris started sponsoring the
past two years.
Jewel Box Setting
Signor Giorgini is very ma
tionalistic and cognizant of
the fact that a smaller city like
Florence is the perfect setting
for the Italian couture.
Boutique showings are held
in the Strozzi Palace which he
converts each January and
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c.. O. P. Women
Here to Prepare
For Farley
Continued From Page B-l

Continued From Page B-l
activities demonstration be-
ginning at 1890 am. and fea-
turing Republican Round
tables in Action" conducted
by Mrs. Alb Hermann.
Next on the program will be
a session with emphasis on
woman'S view of Washington
by wives of key men on the
Eisenhower team" who will
interpret their husbands role
in legislation, politics and gov
eminent.
The rest of today's schedule
includes luncheon with the
federation's Kitchen Kabi-
net" providing political recipes
on whats Cooking in Wash
ington," a visit to the French
Embassy and an afternoon
session with list of political
speakers headed by COP.
chairman Leonard Hall.
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BY SELMA ROOSEVELT

The Italian President and
Signora Gronchi left WASH
ington early this morning for
Norfolk, Va, after concluding
their state visit here with a
dinner last night at the 1tal-
ian Embassy in honor of the
Vice President and Mrs. Nixon.
In her role as hostess last
night, Signora Gronchi wore
a gown of grey silk organza
with black velvet woven into
the fabric.
And the Gronchis' guests
were treated to a dinner which
began with clear consomme
Julienne, continued with lob
ster Tarentine, veal saddle
praised Genoese with timbal
of spinach, fresh artichokes,
spring carrots, potatoes Parish
enne and mixed green salad,
and ended with Saint Honore
"a pastry and fruit. The
wines. naturally all Italian. in
cluded Castillo de Canelli;
1948, for white wine; Brolio
Chant, 1949. with the meat
course and for champagne,
Ernest Troy Brut. 1949.
Among the American guests
invited to the white-tie event
were Secretary of State and
Mrs. Dulles, Secretary of the
Treasury and Mrs. Humphrey,
Senator and Mrs. Watkins.
Representative Joseph Martin,
jr., Ambassador Clare Boothe
Luce and Mr.. Henry Luce, Un-
dersecretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. Burgess. Undersecre-
tary of State and Mrs. Hoover,
Attorney General and Mrs.
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