Milford chronicle., 1957-02-01
LEWE.S

Three Lewes High School boys
have been listed among Delaware's
sports champions of 1856.
Harold Hamilton was listed as
the top scorer in football in Kent
and Sussex Counties with Is points.
In basketball, Chris Short topped
the Kent-Sussex scorers with 374
points for 1856 season. w rren
Walls was listed for special honors
II the rife division
Walls received an expert medal
for his accomplishments. Hamilton
was also named to the Eastern
Shore Gll-scholastic football team.
BECAUSE of a press of other du-
les, Mrs. Alfred A Stango has ten
dered her resignation as president
Of the Lewes Zwaanendael Club.
Mr.. Stango is a member of the
faculty of the Lewes Special School
District.
Appointed to succeed Mrs. Stan
go is Mrs. David Peck, who has
)een vice president.
Mrs. J. Edgar Morris, who served
as chairman of the recent Girl
Scout Fund Drive in the town.
sponsored by the Zwaanendael Club
reports that her corps of solicitors
brought in a total of 1872. with
this amount" she says, ''the Lewee
Girl Scout Troop is now reinstated
in the Peninsula Council.
The Lewes Telephone Directory,
sponsored by the club the past four
years, is now in process of compile
tion under Mrs. Irven S. Maull.
club director. The money raised
from the directory advertisements
will go toward the clubs civic work
in the town Mrs Maull, who is now
on vacation in Florida, is ex-
nected back early in February. She
asks that all those wishing record
ings in the directory to have them
readv on her return home.
Brilliant headed designs, lacv
crochet work and nuaint sewing
accessories pro now being featured
IN email exhibit at the Zwaar en-
dael Musenm. These recnll the days
of sowing circles and uUiltirg bees
which were the popular pastime for
he halles Of the 10Th century eS-
neciallv dnrino the long winter
a-ro~ines. From the intricate design
effects. one can well IMAGINE the
wide thew must have en- loved in
tha accomplishment of such ex-
nricitn work.
Outgtanding as tho haar+ifuI old
"mhrenuin with floral design in
white. brown and gold beads on 2
h-.;I1'ant rod 0~oc MOTT hackorOund
uri4h ehoSod hood fri~~a II was
'ont hv Miss linda NJ. virdnn
ovroe. ar6 n~ohahIv adorned some
oIoc1y r,r~-7+ie for nna~v vnnrs
T-,c'uded ora two hnautif,1l frin-
oed baos. 1880 with Iovn7v fnral
and scenic desions made of bright
colOred heads These were present
ed by Misses Mary and Emily Spru-
ance (deceased) of Smyrna. One
beaded bag with a rose bud design
in shades of burgundy, red and
lavender and a blue bead fringe,
which was made by Ruth Orr Hous-
ton of Lewes around 1845. was lent
by Mrs Helen Wolfe Ramel of
Brooklyn, New York. Another with
a delicate floral spray design was
made by Priscilla Jane Pettyjohn,
Milton, and lent by Miss Lolita
Belts (deceased) of Milton.
A dainty Victorian-style miser
coin purse was crocheted in shades
of rose, tan and green and decor
ated with cut-steel beads. 1t was
lent by Mrs. Edward R. Wiltbank.
Of Lewes. A small crocheted coin
purse made pouch-style of black
and tan thread was presented by
Mrs. George E. Chambers, Sr., of
Lewes.
Other items included are a Gro
cheted card c0se; two dainty black
lace mitts both for the right hand ;
a purse-style sewing kit; quaint
glass slipper thimble holder; a