Milford chronicle., 1957-03-29
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

SPRING MEETING - The an
nual spring meeting of the Del
aware Home Economics Associa-
ton will be held in Christ Church
Parish House, Dover, on Saturday,
April 6tn. There will be coffee
hour at 10 a. M. Meeting and lunch
con at 1890, followed by a pro-
gram. The price of the luncheon
is $175. Send reservations to Mrs.
Ruth M. Laws, State House, Dover.
ANCIENT TREES - Three Paul
ownia trees, donated by Mrs. Hen
ry Ridgely, have been transplanted
from her Eden Hill farm to Christ
Churchyard.
The Paulownia tree was an i'm
port in colonial days. There are
several notable specimens in Do
yer. The gifts to the church will
be used to replace some trees in
the churchyard lost through fire,
hurricanes, and other causes in
recent years.
Another donation is an old iron
lamp post. presented by Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Ellison Barnard, which
will be installed sometime in the
future as part of a plan for in
creased lighting along the walks
of the churchyard.
DOVER CHAMBER = Magic and
= fol
Gordon featured the program at
the annual Ladies' Night and 23rd
anniversary observance of the Do
yer Chamber of Commerce last
Thursday in the Hub Restaurant.
Following the invocation by the
Rev. Theodore Hafner, pastor of
st. Johns Lutheran Church,
word of welcome was extended by
julius Wolson, president, who
then presented Russell K. Wilson,
recording secretary.
Mr.. Wolson mentioned some of
the current problems which are
attracting the attention of the
Chamber including housing, zon-
ing, cooperating with the Dover
Parking Authority, more conven-
lent airline passenger service for
/ Dover, working in cooperation with
tn Dover Air Force Base IL mat
ters of civic and community inter-
est, and showing concern for the
campaign which is now in progress
to retain Wesley Junior College.
SUSSEX DIGGERS = An exhi-
bition of Indian lore during the
Delaware Festival of the Arts in
May was planned by the Sussex
Society of Archaeology and his
tory last Thursday night at its
March meeting in All Saints Epis-
copal Church parish house.
The exhibition will be set up in
Corkran Studio of the Rehoboth
Art League in Henlopen Acres.
The exhibition committee consists
of Henry H. Hutchinson of Bethel,
Orville Fl. Peets of Millsboro, Mrs.
Samuel Sloan of Angola, Miss
Catharine G. Maull of Lewes, and
David Guillaume, art director for
Sussex County schools.
Mr.. Purnell reported to the dig
gers that permission to work on
the Draper site all this year has
been granted by the owner, George
H. Draper of Milford. Mr.. Peets re-
ported that Is Indian pits have
been marked off and yielding good
results. Among the treasures ex-
| hibiLed from the site were tiny
4 oyster shells attached to stones
and several worn buttons apparent
iy from uniforms of early settlers.
KENT CLINICS - April 1, 1857:
Well Child Conference, Dover,
Health Unit, Ala S. State St, 100
p. m. Call Dover 5711, ext. 10 for
appointments.
April 2, 1857: Well Child Con-
ference, Smyrna (c) Health Unit,
E. Commerce ST., 200 p. M; We
nereal Disease Clinic, Milford,
Health Unit, Shore Theater Build
ing, 11:30 a. m.-12:30 p. M; Grip
pied Children's Clinic, Dover,
Health Unit, Ala S. State St., $50
a. m. Call Dover 5711, ext. 142 for
appointments; Polio Vaccine Clinic
(2nd shot), Dover, S. Elementary
School, 5:3O-7:30 p. m. For adults
2O-45 years OF age.
April 3, 1857: Chest Clinic, Do
yer, Health Unit, Ala S. State St.,
10000 a. m. and 100 p. m.
April 4, 1857: Polio Vaccine Clin-
ic (2nd shot), Smyrna, Elementary
School, 5:30-7:30 p. m. For adults
20-45 years of age.
April 5, 1857: Chest X-Ray Unit,
Wyoming, Mobiles Hardware Store,
1900 a. m.-1:0O p. m. and 200
900 p. M; Camden, Methodist
Church, 11:00 a. m.:1:00 p. m. and
2:00:6:00 p. m. For everyone Is
years of age and over.
April s, 1857: Polio Vaccine Clin-
ic end shot, Dover, Kent County
Health Unit, Ala S. State St, 800
11:00 a. m.