Milford chronicle., 1956-11-23

new 1lSLOTy OF L6WeS ana It's
colorful folklore, written by Vir-
ginia F. Cullen, news correspond
ent for Lewes and Reheboth Beach,
has received its first bid for pos
terity
The booklet, sponsored and pub
lished by the Colonel David Hall
Chapter, Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution. was placed in the
cornerstone of the new $150,000
Church House" of Bethel Metho-
dist Church at the cornerstone lay
/ ing ceremonies, along with several
relics and church records.
The History of Lewes was pub
lished by the local OAR this fall
to commemorate the 325th anniver-
sary year of the founding of this
birthplace of Delaware by the
Dutch in 1851.
1t is the first comprehensive his
tory of the ancient town ever pub
ished under separate cover 1t is
being sold in museums and book
stores as a OAR project to raise
a fund for restorations of historic
landmarks of the vicinity.
Other items placed in the Bethel
Church House cornerstone con-
sisted of records of old Mulberry ST.
Methodist Church when it was re-
built in 1870. including silver
"cartwheel'' dollar, date 1843, and
new ones minted in 1856
This old church that was aband-
oned in 1910 when the present
church was erected On Fourth
street, was used as a garment fac
tory for many years afterwards,
and in recent years was converted
into a plant for the manufacture
of electronics by John w. Rollins.
With the sale of his plant Mr.. Roll
Inns now uses the old building as
a storage house The Methodists of
the town salvaged the 1870 corner
stone as memento of the history
of Methodism in "Lewestown" that
goes back to 1888.
Other relics placed in the new
Church House cornerstone were an
/. anniversary program of 1850, CIV
ing the history of Bethel Church,
and list of names of the present
545 members of the church under
the pastorage of the Rev. A. E.
Dougherty.
In laying che cornerstone, Edison
G. Lodge, Sr., chairman of the
official board, used a silver trowel
donated by Mr.. and Mrs. Shelton
Powell of Lewes, that was made
in England.
; The Zwaanendael Club held its
: regular meeting Tuesday evening
J November 20, at o'clock in the
, club house, with Mrs. Lester Hess
} and Mrs. Mona Gillepsie as CO.
! chairman of the evenings program
| stressing education and art.
At that time the club was ad.
dressed by Richard w. Doney oi
the Lewes High School Industrial
a Arts and Guidance Department. He
, spoke on education and explained
some of the results that may BIZ
, expected from the guidance worl
in the Lewes School, and the mea
sures used to help students fine
successful fields of employment
|, after graduation.
Another speaker was David Gull
Z 0ll CGIO1 VI al III tOuooO<A
County Schools, who talked on mod
ern art.
Mrs Dewey Mayfield was chair
, man of hostesses at the social hour
; of the meeting.
: A new set of Bylaws was adopt
: ed by those present at the regular
t meeting of the Beebe Hospital Aux
!, iliary, which was held November
5, at the Nurses Home in Iewes.
n Members of the new board of di
\ rectors, who together with the off
q GERS of the Auxiliary, form th'
: Executive Committee, are as fol
j lows: Mrs. Severson B. Cooling
Rehoboth, Chairman; Mrs. Walte
H. Bennett, Jr., Mrs. William d
Collins, Mrs. James Beebe, Jr., Mrs
Mona Gillespie, all of Lewes, ant
Mrs. Ernest Van Pelt, Rehoboth
: Regular monthly meeting of tn,
Auxiliary are held on the frs
: Tuesday of every month in the
: Nurses Home at one o'clock p. m
e The Auxiliary will hold a pre-
Christmas sale of aprons, cookies
r fruit cakes and other items on Fri
DAY, december II, III the NlSiIOIo .
9 waiting room of the hospital, from
: 10 a. m. until eight in the evening
t Orders are now being taken for de
e licious Southern style fruit cakes
: which members of the Auxiliary
r are selling. Orders may be giveT
r in Lewes to Mrs. Frank L. Moon
r st. Peters Rectory, Lewes 6881
and in Rehoboth to Mrs. Seversor
B. Cooling, PIT Hickman street
Rehoboth 8489.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas G. Cowel
are spending some time in White
Plains and Salem, N. Y, visiting
, friends and relatives
Mrs. Carl F. Keener, Sr., Of
Lewes, and Mrs. John c. Hazard
! of Rehoboth Beach, are spending
this week with Mrs. Hazards son
in-law and daughter, Colonel anC
Mrs. Samuel P. Croswait in Auburn
Alabama. Mrs. Hazard is expect
ing to spend the winter in Ala
bama.
Mrs. George Herbert Orton ha:
left for Tampa, Florida, where sht
: will spend the winter