Milford chronicle., 1956-11-02
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

STOCKLEY MEETING = The
Regular Monthly meeting of the
Women's Auxiliary of the Hospital
for the Mentally Retarded will be
held on November End, 1856, at
'Stockley, Delaware. Business meet
ing at 10:30 a. M, luncheon at
1890 p. m.
BAZAAR = Please be sure to at
tend the bazaar at st. Philips Epis-
copal Church, Laurel, today (Fri-
day.. Gifts and useful items for
everyone. Doors open 10 a. m, close
8 D. m. Luncheon will be served
from 1890 a. m. to 2 p. m, in the
Parish House. Sponsored by the
Service League.
EASTERN STAR - The Eastern
Star, Kent Chapter, with Mrs.
Howard Sipple, Milford, Worthy
Matron, and Mr.. Howard Sippie,
Worthy Patron, will attend IL o.
clock services at Avenue Church
this Sunday, November 4, in
body. The guest preacher will be
Chaplain Bruce Williams, Chaplain
of the Chincoteague Naval Base.
RADIO COMMUNICATIONS - A
complete system of radio communi-
cations for field operations of the
State Highway Department will be
placed in service on November 1,
1856, it has been announced by r.
A. Haber, Chief Engineer of the De-
partment and Captain Samuel S.
e. Slant, Director of the State
Communications Division.
While this radio service has been
in service for some operations in
New Castle County, it is now being
extended statewide in its scope.
VETERANS DAY - A final
meeting to outline plans for Vet
erans' Day, Sunday, November IL,
will be held Sunday afternoon at
the Gen. W. w. Atterbury VIEW.
Post Home, Wilmington, at p. M,
it was announced today by DR..
Park w. Huntington, state chair
man.
Chief observance in the state will
be held at the new memorial plaza,
Delaware Memorial Bridge, at 3
p. M, on Veterans Day, DR.. Hunt
ington said, and al veteran, aux
iliary aud m1iitary-patriotic groups
are invited to participate.
HOMECOMING - The Harbeson
Methodist Church will hold its an
nual Homecoming services on Sun
day, November 4, starting with
the morning service at IL a. m.
Rev. H. V. Branford will deliver the
sermon, with special music.
The afternoon service will COM
mence at 2 p. m, with Rev. w. T.
/ Archer, Jr., former pastor, as the
speaker. Special music will be pro-
vided by the Rock Hall, Md, choir,
the St. Johns Trio, Miss Elaine
Rust and Mr.. Raymond Rust, and
others. Immediately following this
service, dinner will be served In
the Community Hall.
The evening service, commenc-
ing at 1880 p. M, will be devoted
entirely to the music of the Ridge
ly, Nd, choir.
ROAD PROGRAM = The State
Highway Department is preparing
plans for the Improvement of thir-
teen more dirt roads in various sec
tions of Sussex County. These
roads are located in five separate
ReDresentative Districts.
I These roads to be improved have
a total mileage of about 2S miles
which will bring to approximately
1S1 miles of dirt roads being i'm
proved by the Department under
the terms of the Dirt Road I'M
provement program.
of the total mileage of the dirt
roads being improved, either COM
pleted, under contract, advertised
for bids or being planned, approx
mately 128 miles are in Sussex
County, being located in each Rep
resentatiye District in that county.
DOVER CLUB - The Dover
Century Club is celebrating its
| seth anniversary on Wednesday,
November 7th, with musical pro-
gram presented by the Executive
Director of the Wilmington Music
School, Mr.. Gov. Hutchinson. Mrs.
Hutchinson will accompany her
husband in numbers by Bach,
Kreisler, Heifetz and Sarasate.
/ The Anniversary Luncheon will
be held in Grace Fellowship Hall
of Wesley Church on the Plaza in
Dover at 1890 p. m. Mrs. r. l..
| Herbst of N. State Street and Mrs.
Aida Price, The Green, are in
charge of reservations. The clos
| ing for the purchase of tickets will
be Saturday, November 3rd.
Other committees assisting Mrs.
William J. Storey, the General
Chairman, are: Invitations, Mrs.
James W. Hambley; Hostesses,
Mrs. O. A. BARLEY; Music, Mrs.
George ID. Tebo; Corsages, Mrs.
Walter E. Holt; Program cover,
Mrs. w. g. Davis, Mrs. Walter e.
Holt, Mrs. John w Whitby and Mrs.
| G. H. Karpus; Table Decorations,
hrs. e. " Keith, Mrs J. o. Willis,
and Mrs. II. B. King.
VFW DELEGATES - While
Delaware is one of the smaller de-
partrIents iii the Veterans of Fore
ign Wars Eastern Conference, its
representatives were rauch in evil
dence at the Fall meeting of the
11-Stata Cnnfarence held at the