Milford chronicle., 1959-05-08

elected senator to represent Lewes
High School at Boys State in
June. Hopkins is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. William N. Hopkins of
Lewes, RD.
The platforms presented by the
three seats of office-seekers were
for the most part the same and
varied but little They covered
the areas of continued support for
quality professional assembly pro-
grams, juke box in the cafeteria,
selection of the football queen, and
buses to transport spectators to
out-of-town sports event. Also fa-
vored were the posting of the min
utes of Student Council meetings
and calendar of events.
The two losing parties in the
campaign were the Square Deal
Party and Big Brother Party. The
present president of the Student
Council, James E. Kuneman, was
campaign manager for the Square
Deal Party whose candidates for
president and vice president were
William W. Birmingham and Gail
Schroeder.
The Big Brother Party, managed
by Faye Roach, boasted as candi-
dates Diane Hopkins and Dean
Fitch.
William Spooner, an Army vet
eran of World War l, has been
elected commander of Lewes Post,
American Legion, succeeding Cur
tbs j. Roney
Officers will be installed Thurs
day, May %, at p. M, in the post
home on Lewes Beach. Mr.. Spooner
served in the Infantry in the first
war. At the same time Mrs. Ruth
Edgens will be installed as presi-
dent of the auxiliary at joint exer-
cises conducted by the Department
Commander Charles E. Jackson,
of Seaford. The department auxili-
ary president, Mrs. Charles T.
Allen, will be invited.
Other new post officers are: first
vice commander, Anthony Danrow,
who served in the Marine Corps
Band in World War I as an Off
Ger in the Haitian Campaign;
second vice commander, Willard
Burbage, a Navy veteran of World
War II; Henry P. Marshall, fl
nance officer; Earl Paris, SER
vice officer; Eugene Paris, his
torian; Glenn Kline, chaplain; !;
William Sing, ergeant-at-arms; !;
and post executive officers, Walter
Donovan, Clifford Howarth, and
William Austin.
Other new auxiliary officers are !:
Mrs. Mary Hayden, vice president;
Mrs. Margaret Paris, treasurer;
Mrs. Nancy Burbage, secretary;
Mrs. Helen Donovan, historian; !;
Mrs. Verna Foskey, chaplain; Mrs.
Ruth Roney, sergeant-at-arms.
On Tuesday evening, May 5th,
the Zwaanendael Club of Lewes
entertained the faculty of the
Lewes Special School and other
guests at the Episcopal Parish
House on Mulberry ST., Lewes, at
p. m.
Mrs. Nellie Naylor, club presi-
dent, presided at the meeting.
Mrs. Irven S. Maull, past presi-
dent of the Zwaanendael Club and
vice president of the Sussex Coun-
ty Federation of Women's Clubs,
was program chairman. Mrs. Nay
lor presented Mrs. William j.
Storey, president of the Delaware
State Federation of WOmen's Clubs.
Mrs. Storey was one of the honor
ed guests. Mrs. Maull presented
the speaker of the evening, Mrs.
]. Allen Frear. Mrs. Frear comes
with wealth of experience in ma
tional life in Washington. She is
past president of the, Women's s
National Democratic Club, past
vice president of the Congregational
Club, past president of the Inter-
national Congregational Group and
she has served as secretary and
vice president of Kent County and
chairman for the Delaware State
Federation. Her subject was "The
Challenge of Government Today.
Mrs. Harold Wallin and Mrs.
Bayard Coulter render several
solos, accompanied by Miss Ella
B. Twilley, chairman of music.
The nominee for teacher of the
year, Miss Anna E. Beebe, Lewes
High School was honored at this
meeting.
Mrs Katherine Marshall Thomp-
son, 80, of Pilotown Road, organ
ist of the Lewes Presbyterian
Church for more than 40 years,
was fatally stricken on Sunday
with a heart attack while seated
at the console of the organ during
the morning service.
She was the widow of William j.
Thompson of Lewes.
Mrs. Thompson had been in fail
in health during the late winter
and despite her doctors advice,
she had insisted on carrying on
her duties as organist at the
church.
The Rev. James A. Mays, mini
ster, had just finished reading the
lesson for the day, midway of the
service, before starting the SER
mon, when he was attacked by a
sudden discordant note on the or
gan. This was caused as Mrs.
Thompson collapsed, her hands
falling on the keys. When he saw