Milford chronicle., 1958-12-19
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Instead of the custom of "gifting"
one another at Christmas par
ties the Zwaanendael Club had
a Money Tree" decorated with
greenbacks for the needy of the
town or for some other club benefit.
The party was held Tuesday, Dec.
18th, at 500 p. m, in the club
house on Savannah Road. During
a cOlorfSl interlude in the program
each member and guest approached
the tree and pinned dollar bill
for decorations instead of the GUS
tomary gift package. During the
procession to the money tree Mrs.
Louise Burton sang the popular
Yuletide song 30 Christmas Tree.
Mrs. Nellie Clifton Naylor the
president, opened the program with
the hymn 20 Little Town of Beth
lehem" followed by the club collect
and Pledge Allegiance to The Flag
of the United States of America
Mrs. James A. Moore the clubs
chairman of religion read the
Christmas Story Mrs. Burton sang
a solo "A Star Was His Candle" by
Del Riego.
How the carol 80 Little Town of
Bethlehem" came to be written was
related by Mrs. Moore. After group
singing. Mrs. Burton gave another
solo, Come to the Stable With
Jesus" Surprise favors made by
Miss Phyllis Rush, were presented
to members and guests.
In addition to the proceeds from
the money tree for the needy all
members gave canned food, boxed
cookies, and bread ingredients,
which is to be presented to those in
want at Christmas time.
Miss Ella B. Twilley was chair
man of the musical program and
served as piano accompanist.
Mrs. Alfred Ward and Mrs. Har-
old W. Birmingham, Sr., were the
co-chairmen of the party.
The evening closed with prayer
by Mrs. Irven S. Maull, Sussex
County vice president of the Della
ware Federation of Women's Clubs.
A defective exhaust system in a
19-year-old automobile brought the
death from carbon monoxide poi
soning to a three-month-old baby,
left alone in the vehicle at the
Kent General Hospital, Dover, last
Saturday.
The child Robert Bailey, died as
his parents were visiting another
child. Kathy Ann, 10 months, in
the hospital.
Russell Bailey, 81, and Mrs. Violet
Bailey, of near Lewes, did not dis
cover the death of their son until
they had reached Frederick, II
miles from Dover, Oil their way
back to Lewes. They hailed the
Milford ambulance which was COM
ing south at the time and it re-
turned the child to the hospital,
where he was pronounced dead on
arrival at 4:30 p. m.
The death of the child lead to
the discovery that Kathy Ann, was
i'll from carbon monoxide. She was
brought to the hospital, Saturday
night, suffering from convulsions
but the cause was not determined.
Hospital officials said carbon mon
oxide poisoning can not be posi-
lively determined in some instances
until after death.
1t was also found at the hospital
that the parents had suffered from
effects of the fumes.
A check of the 1889 automibile
showed that it had a defective ex-
haust, state police said. Fumes
leaked into the car. With the win
dows closed due to the cold wea-
ther the fumes remained inside.
The child had been left in bas-
sinet in the rear of the car with the
heater on and the motor idling,
while Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey were in
the hospital, for about 20 minutes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey had been
visiting relatives in Odessa and
Leipsic and had stopped on their
way back to Dover to see how
Kathy Ann was.
The Lewes Rotary Club held its
annual Christmas Party for the
"Old Folks" on Monday evening in
the Lewes School cafeteria starting
at 6 p. m. Raymond r. Atkins was
general chairman of the Yuletide
party. The club president DR.. Leon
H. Harris presided. A musical pro-
gram by Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis of the
school music department was pre-
sented featuring the school choir
Favors were presented to each.
guest and prize awarded to the
oldest man and Oldest woman pres
ent. The Christmas message was
given by the Rev. James A. Mays,
pastor of the Lewes Presbyterian
Church. The Party, featuring a
turkey banquet was attended by
some 159 residents of the town.
The Lewes Lions Club will spon
sor a Christmas dance on Friday,
naoor,nLor 0eth To he hold in fha