Milford chronicle., 1959-05-15

three years and has been a men,
ber of the Senior Honor Society for
three years, and has served as vice
president and president of the lat
ter. He won PTA English prize
in the eighth grade, the schools
highest mathematics award in the
10th grade, and the best actor"
trophy in the 18th grade. He has
been a member of the National
Thespian Society for four years
and the high school chorus for
four years.
He performs part-time work at
the University of Delaware's Bay
side Laboratory at Lewes. He is a
member of the Westminster Fell
owship, a Presbyterian youth or
ganization, and is a member of the
chancel choir of the Lewes Pres
byterian Church.
Vessels has an older brother at
tending Franklin and Marshall
College, and two younger sisters.
Under Mrs Browns will the
scholarship selection committee is
composed of the chief justice of
the State Supreme Court, Clarence
A. Sutherland; the president of the
State Board of Education, Vincent
A. Theisen of Wilmington, and the
president of the Bank of Delaware,
Edwin P. Neilan. +
Mrs. Frank Mclean, president of
the Women's Democratic Club of
Lewes, was presented with first
prize by Mayor Eugene Lamont,
mayor of Wilmington, for the DEM
ocratic Club having the largest in
crease in membership. The prize
was awarded Mrs. Mclean in Dow
er at the convention of the Demo-
cratic Federation of Clubs.
Mothers Day Service was one of
the High Light Services of the Con-
ference Year at Bethel Methodist
Church, Lewes, Sunday, May 10th.
Beginning at 1O:45 a. m. familiar
hymns accompanied by chimes
coming from the Church Tower
were played to the glory of God
and in honor of mothers. At the
eleven o'clock service the pastor
spoke on Motherhood Partnership
with Cod. The choirs sang appro-
riate music for the day. A trio of
young adult mothers, Mrs. Donald
Anderson, Mrs. Bayard Coulter, and
Mrs. Arthur Handy sang during the
service. New Methodist Hymnals
were dedicated to the glory of God
and in memory or in honor of mo-
theirs. A gift was presented by
Bethel Cleaners to Mrs. Kate Beid-
eman, who was the oldest mother
present. Mrs. Gerald Tarr, the
youngest mother present received
gift from the Bethel Adults. En-
velopes with offering for the Meth
odist Country House, a Home for
our senior citizens was received
during the service.
The Zwaanendael Club of Lewes
proudly announces their nominee
for Delaware State Teacher of the
Year Contest, sponsored by the
Delaware State Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs, as being Miss Anna
E. Beebe, 426 Savannah Road,
Lewes, Delaware.
Miss Beebe has been teacher
for S6 years. OF these, 20 years
have been in the Lewes Special
School District. At present, she
teaches English in the eleventh and
twelfth grades, and councils high
school students. She was nomina-
ted of four counts, including her
scholastic qualifications, her hu-
manitarian attitude toward stu
dents, outstanding work beyond the
call of duty f@r the sake of pupils
and her interest in community,
state and national affairs.
In Old Swedes Church, Whining
ton, on Saturday, May 2, Miss Ad-
ele Townsend Chambers of Lewes,
daughter of Capt and Mrs. George
Edwin Chambers, Sr., of 401 Kings
Highway, Lewes, became the bride
of Mr.. Remsen Cross Barnard, III,
of Milford, son of Mrs. Remsen C.
Barnard, Jr., Of Rehoboth Beach
and Miami, Fla, and the late Mr..
Barnard.
The nuptials at II a. m. were
performed by the Rev. Frank L.
Moon. rector of st. Peters Episco-
pal Church, Lewes, and were at
tended by only members of the two
immediate families.
Mrs. George Edwin Chambers,
Jr., of Lewes, was matron of hon.
or, and the flower girl was the
brides small niece, Margaret Bar
nard Chambers, of Lewes. The
bridegroom's best man was his
son, Mr.. Remsen G. Barnard, w,
of Milford.
The bride wore an italian silk
suit and small matching hat, and
carried a white prayer book topped
with a white orchid. The matron
of honor chose a gray-blue suit
with pink hat and pink orchid
corsage. The flower girl was in a
frock of pink silk and carried a
pink nosegay.
Areception was held at the Kent
Manor Inn. The couple will live in
Milford.
The bride is a graduate of Fair
fax Hall, Waynesboro, Va, and
Ogontz Junior College, Rydal, Pa.
For the past year she has been on