Milford chronicle., 1956-03-23
BRIDGEVlLLE
BY Mrs.
Keller HOch
Phone
Bridgeyille 5232

Mrs. w. Fl. Quillen is a patient
in the Milford Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Margaret Higgins of Dun
dee, Scotland. Lennox Higgins, for
eign exchange art instructor in the
Bridgeville Schools. Mrs. H. L. Can
non and Mrs. Louise Hart were din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
p Cannon, III, on Wednesday eve
ming of last week.
Miss Peg Hoffman, student at
Drexel Institute in Philadelphia,
arrived home on Wednesday to
spend the spring vacation with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Miles Hoff-
man.
Mrs. Georgia Wiley entertained
her 13 grandchildren and great
grandchildren at dinner on Sunday.
Captain r. X. Hoch of Bethesda,
Md, was a weekend guest at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. l.. F. Hoch.
Mrs. G. E. Anderson was hostess
to the members of her bridge club
on Monday evening of this week.
Mrs. Ralph l.. Scott, Sr., is spend
ing several days this week in Read
ing, Pa, as the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Michael Penta and DR.. Penta.
Mrs. Dudley Babcock of Airing
ton, Va, is visiting Rev. and Mrs.
Victor Kusif at st. Mary's Rec
terry.
Mrs. William S. Hastings under
went an operation at the Delaware
Hospital in Wilmington this week
Or. and Mrs. G. Metsier, Jr., and
Mrs. Joseph Eckhardt spent the
weekend in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Reynolds
spent the weekend at Bear Sta
ton with Mr. Reynolds parents.
Mrs George Tuck was hostess to
the members of her bridge club on
Monday evening of this week.
Lennox Higgins spent several
days last week in Wilmington on
a tour of selected Wilmington
schools.
The Lighthouse Glass of Union
Methodist Church held its regular
monthly meeting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hopkins on
Tuesday evening of this week.
Bridgeyllle Scouts Hold Dinner
The Bridgeville Boy Scout Troop
No. 166 held their annual get-to-
gether on Saturday, March IL, with
a covered dish supper held in the
fire hall.
There were SS in attendance, in
cluding members of the scouts
families, Ernest Wilson CT Will
mington, field executive for the Boy
Scouts of America, and Dale No
Ian, district executive. and his
family of Georgetown. Mrs. How
ard Swain was chairman of the
dinner-planning committee.
Howard Swain, who is the local
Boy Scout committee chairman,
was also master of ceremonies for
the evening. Daniel Short, local
advancement chairman, conducted
a court Of honor at which ten boys
received recognition. Jay Grant
was received into the troop with an
impressive ceremony. He received
and handbook.
Scout Master Robt Hopkins pre-
sented awards to the following
boys: Danny Short, first class;
Martin Doordan, first class; Jimmy
Hills, first class.
Assistant Scout Master William
Shockley presented Star awards to
Jimmy Russell and Bobby Hopkins.
Scout Master Robert Hopkins and
Assistant Scout Master William
Shockley presented the following
merit badges: Timmy Collins, first
aid; Jimmy Hills, first aid; Bobby
Hopkins, first aid, citizenship in
the home; Buddy Parker, first aid
Dick Ray, first aid; Jimmy Rus
sell, first aid, home repairs, dairy
ing, corn farming; Mike Harris.
fishing; Danny Short, first aid;
George Swain, home repairs:
Brooks Wheatley, first aid.
The Bridgeville Troop has rec
ord of 48&o of their scouts ranking
first class or higher. The scouts are
advancing in rank and receiving
merit badges regularly. This is
due largely to the interest and CO.
operation of all parents. and es-
pecially to the troop committee
which has been very active for the
past few years.