Milford chronicle., 1957-05-17
MILTON
BY Walter w. Crouch
Phones Milton 1885


Phones Milton 1885
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Banning of
BridgevilIe were dinner guests on
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles l.. Jackson. The jack
sons returned to Bridgeville with
the Bannings later that evening
and will visit with them during
most of this week.
On Metrer's Day, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester 2. Clendaniel were hosts
to their fsEnily. The guests were,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Black of
Newark; Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Fisher and daughter, Gwen of
Claymont, Mr.. and Mrs Earl King
and sons, Benny and Tommy, Mr..
and Mrs. Norman Donovan and
daughter, Linda, Lester E. Glen
daniel, Jr., Mrs. Mary Quigg and
John T. Crouch, all Of Milton.
MIR. and Mrs. George T. Cannon
and children we're Sunday guests
with his mother, Mrs. Walter Peter
son, in Dover.
On Monday afternoon Mrs. Al
fred Gross entertained at bridge
the following guests, Mrs. Davis
Hazard, Mrs. Richard Draper and
Mrs. William b. Wagamon. Jr.
Mrs. T. Raymond Spencer, after
having been i'll during the past
two weeks, is now showing rapid
recovery. She was visited on Sun
day by her son and his family, Mr..
and Mrs. Dyson Spencer and daugh-
ters, of Parsonsburg, Md.
Sunday guests with Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Adkins included Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Smith and grand
daughter and Mr.. and Mrs. James
Smith of Milford. Dinner guests
included Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ad-
kins and daughters. Gail and Lor-
raine, of Milton, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Vines and children, Ralph,
Parkey, Bill and Virginia Lee of
Wilmington Manor.
Mrs. Eugene Argo will be hos
tess to members of the Grace
WSCS, Circle No. 2, at her home on
Monday evening, May 9th.
Dinner guests on Wednesday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Reed Leverage
were INLAND Johnson of George
town and the Rev. Kenneth Dickey
of Nassau. On Sunday, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leverage entertained Donald
Johnson and Miss Lucille Walls OF
Lincoln.
Once again the annual PTA Fair
held last Friday evening was a
decided success. The theme "a Day
at the Farm" was carried out in
all of the various sale booths as
well as being portrayed in the
program which was held in the
auditorium and presented by the
elementary grades. The program
began at 1880 with a concert by
the Senior Band and led by di-
rector, Lemuel Evans. The selec-
tions included: Men of Ohio,
Singing the Blues, Don't For
bid Me-, Monarch, Green Door"
Young Love-, Comet March. The
elementary students began their
program at D. m. beginning with
the first grades portrayal of "Old
MacDOnald's Farm, followed by
the Kindergarten with Morning
on the Farm. and the second
grades "The Milkmaids". The 3rd
grades presented the Vegetable
and Flower Garden dressed appro-
priately and singing Planting the
Garden, Ragged Tagged Scare
crows. "Bluebells". and Daisies
The fourth grade showed Fun on
the Farm by singing walking in
the Clover, Jumping In the Hay"
and "The Swimming Hole. The
final act of the evening was pre-
sented by the Elementary Mixed
Chorus pantomiming a Quilting
Party" They sang nine selections
including "Aunt Dinah's Quilting
Party. "John Browns Baby
Roundup Lullaby. "Oh Lovely
Meadows, Whispering Hope"
"Everytime l Feel the Spirit, "Fa-
ther Grumble", Johnny Schmok-
err, and Goodnight to You
Through the entertainment Old
Man and Mrs. Macdonald made
their comic appearances. These
characters were portrayed by Rich
ard Howell and Ellen Peterson
Mrs. Frances Wagamon was gen.
eral chairman of the successful
Fair and was assisted by home
room mothers and teachers from
the various grades.