Milford chronicle., 1958-06-06

orial Hospital. He was been given
the name of Dennis James and is
the Johnsons second child, the first
being a little girl, Sharon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Bergstroul
from Wilmington spent Sunday al
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin
Morgan and Mrs. Laura Minner Mr.,
Bersstrom, who is quite musically
srcnned, helped the Senior Choir
WITH the singing.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Walter Wharton
and Mr.. and Mrs. Obey Sapp spent
Friday evening at RiverdaIe and
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Sapp and daughter and Mr.. and
Mrs. Hummel Sapp and children in
their new cottages.
Mrs. Marguerite G. Cooper spent
the lorg holiday weekend with her
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Julius Cooper and son, Charles
in Delmar They visited Washing
ton, ID. c., on Sunday.
Mrs. Thistlwood. Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Paul Greenlee and Miss Eva Wat
son visited Mr.. John Greenlee, Miss
Edith Greenlee and Mrs. Grace Sim
mons in Greensboro, Nd, on Sum-
day evening.
Mr.. Lewis Sharp and children
from Pennsville, N. j., and his mo-
ther, Mrs. Annie Sharp, of Harr-
ington were Saturday evening din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George
b. Thistlewood and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vaughn Warren and
Mr.. and Mrs. Obey f. Sapp spent
Sunday in Virginia They visited
the birthplace of George Washing
ton, on Popes Creek at Wakefield
and made a tour of the Memorial
Mansion and grounds. Here George
Washington lived until he was three
years old, when his father, Augus-
tine Washington moved his family
to the Hunting Greek plantation,
now known as Mount Vernon.
The visited Stratford Hall. the
birthplace of General Robert f. Lee
and made tour Of the buildings
and grounds. The great mansion
with its four dependencies which
include the kitchen. wash house,
plantation Office, and the law cham
bers of. Thomas Lee, the builder,
stand today as they were over two
hundred years ago. Four gener-
ations of Lees lived at Stratford and
from there helped to found and de-
fend America. Z
" The only brothers in the colonies
to sign the Declaration of Indepen-
dence were two of Thomas Lees
sons. Richard Henry Lee and
Francis Lightfoot Lee. Another OF
the six patriots sons was Arthur,
one of our earliest diplomatic
agents. One of General Washing
toms favorite officers was the dash
ing Light Horse Harry Lee" who
married Ann Carter, of Shirley and
became the parents of General Robt.
Il. Lee.
Those from Houston who will
graduate from Milford High School
on Tuesday evening, June 10, are:
Joan Carter. Janice Sharp, Eileen
Webb. Martha Watkins, William
Doughty, Calvin Hollis, III, David
Purcell and Robert H., Yerkes. Jr.
Miss Kathryn .McFaul of Wilm-
ington, has been spending this week
with her sister. Mrs. William John
son and Mr.. Johnson.
Mrs. Anna Hawkins spent the
Memorial weekend with her son
and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs
RAYMOND Hawkins and family at
Washington. ID. G.
Miss Dorothy Minner, OF Whining
ton. was weekend guest OF her
mother, Mrs. Laura Minner and Mr.
and Mrs. Franklin Morgan.
Mr.. Josiah M. Parvis spent sew
eraI days this week on business
trip in Virginia. !.
: Mr.. and Mrs. L. p. Shine and
three daughters. OF Silver Springs.
Md. spent the Memorial weekend
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lis Clifton.
A lovely miscellaneous shower
was given on Saturday evening In
The Fire Hall for Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Yerkes. The affair was
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Mills.
Mrs. Yerkes' parents. and Mr.. ana
Mrs. Robert Fl. Yerkes, Sr., Ap-
proximately 165 guests sattended.
The couple received many very
lovely and very useful gifts Tor
which they are most thankful.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Yerkes
and son. Townsend moved into
their new home on Broad Street,
in our town. on Saturday. Sunday,
they held open house for any and
All OF their friends and neighbors
who wished to see their lovely
shower gifts. Everyone is invited 10
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