Milford chronicle., 1958-10-03
LEWE..S

The Lewes Parent-Teacher AS.
sociation will hold its first open
meeting of the school year on Oct
6, when a display will be held OF
winning flower arrangements from
the Elementary Flower Show that
day. The meeting will feature an
open house to give parents an 6P-
portunity to visit their children's
classrooms.
At the first executive committee
meeting after the opening OF the
fall semester plans for the coming
year were discussed and reports
from committee chairmen heard
The new PTA president, Perry T..
Burton. presided and the program
chairman was Mrs. Ernestine A.
LaBar, elementary principal.
A large PTA membership for the
ensuing year is anticipated. Mrs.
Thomas ]. Orr, membership chair
man, is securing sides to help can
vass the town, and it is hoped that
the drive will be well under way
before the October 6 meeting. Mrs.
Edward ]. Shockley and Mrs. John
L. Brittingham are co-chairmen OF
the annual Halloween Jamboree
to be held on October 80.
President Burton, at the first ex-
ecutive meeting, was empowered to
appoint committee to investigate
the possibilities of Lewes sponsor
ing foreign exchange student next
year through the American Field
Service. Mrs. John M. CULLEN, OF
Lewes, temporary secretary of the
newly founded PTA Sussex County
Council, reported on meetings OF
the Council and opinion was ex-
pressed by the Lewes executive
board that such a council would
be beneficial. 1t was decided by the
Lewes Unit to apply for member
ship in the council.
In addition to President Burton,
new officers of the Lewes PTA for
the present year are: Samuel M
Sloan, vice president; Mrs. Norman
B. Baylis, corresponding secretary
Mrs. Rupert o. Hall, recording
secretary, and Mrs. Raymond W.
Riniker, treasurer.
Plans have been made and the
program completed for a. big Dem
ocratic Campaign Dinner to be
held Thursday, October 8, in the
auditorium of the Lewes Fire Hall,
starting at $3.50 p. m.
The whole 10th Representative
District of Sussex County is spon-
soring the affair. This consists OF
Milton, the first precinct; Lewes,
the second; and Rehoboth Beach,
the third. Mrs. Frank Z. Mclean, of
Lewes, has been appointed general
chairman.
Tickets will be handled by Mrs.
Miller Shaw, of Lewes, and Mrs.
Frank T. Dickerson, of Quakertown.
The POSTMASTER at the turkey din
ner will be Malloy G. Vaughn of
Coolspring. Mrs. Leon Thompson,
of Rehoboth Beach will have charge
of music for the meeting. The well
coming committee consists OF Mrs.
Fred C. Marshall. president of the
Lewes Democratic Club, Mrs. Edna
Brasure, of Milton, vice chairman
of the State Democratic Committee
and president of the Milton Demo-
cratic Club; Mrs. Ruth Henning,
of Rehoboth, president of the Reho-
both Women's Democratic Club and
Rehoboth committeewomah. Pub
licity will be handled by Mrs. Die
kerson, Mrs. Brasure and Mrs. Mar
guerite M. Owens, of Rehoboth.
The Rev. Grover c. Myers, pastor
of the Lewes First Baptist Church
will give the invocation.
Miss Barbara Jane Edgell
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis B.
Edgell, of Dover, became the bride
of Mr.. George Edward Wyatt, Jr.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George Edward
Wyatt, of Lewes, at p. m, Sat
urday in Wesley Methodist Church,
Dover. The Rev. John A. Trader
performed the ceremony.
Miss Susie Bastian of Williams
port, Pa, was maid of honor.
Bridesmaids were Miss Carolie
Crane, Dover; Miss Betty Grier,
Milford; and Miss Mary Ann Spark
lin, Rochester, N. Y.
Mr.. George G. Macintire, of
Lewes was best man. Ushers were
Mr.. William Holden, Dover, Mr..
Larry Kleffer, Mr.. John Warning
ton, Mr.. Walter Wyatt, brother of
the bridegroom, all of Lewes.
Mr.. James Maloney, Wilmington,
and Mr.. Robert Edgell, brother of
the bride, Dover. Mrs. Earl Field,
of Camden was soloist. Mrs. George
Tebo, of Dover was organist.
The bride wore a princess line
gown of ivory peau de sole fa-
shioned with off the shoulder por-
trait neckline, full skirt and chapel
sweep. Pearl and crystal seed ap-
pliques of reembroidered Alencon
lace adorn the neckline, bodice and
hip panniers. Her fingertip veil OF
imported illusion was attached to a
bandeau of matching Alencon lace
and pearls. She carried sweetheart
taffeta ballerina length gowns with
roses with bouvardia on a Bible.
The attendants wore azure blue
cowl necklines and back streamers
of chiffon. They wore feather ban
deaux in azure tones and carried
white and blue full NUNS.
Mrs. Edgell was gowned in azure
blue imported French lace with
matching accessories. Mrs. Wyatt