Milford chronicle., 1959-05-22

Inc pubic Is COTuIdlly luFllGQ
to attend the festival and open
house. There will be no admission
charge.
On Sunday, May "a the annual
Memorial Day service will be held
at ST. Johnstown Methodist Church
near Greenwood, Del. DIR. Park w.
Huntington, well known speaker,
will deliver the message. The choir
of Grace Methodist Church, Green
wood, will offer special musical
selections. Both the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, Post No. 7478, and
its Auxiliary will be special guests
for this service beginning at 2:30
p. m. Plan now to attend this Mem
orial Service at this historic old
church.
Two other reports have come to
our attention, honoring Greenwood
citizens. The first: The selection of
Samuel E. Meredith, Main ST.,
Greenwood, to serve as a student
counselor at Dickinson College for
the term starting next September
has been announced by Dean Alan
Coutts.
Counselors are nominated by the
faculty on the basis of scholarship,
character and qualities of leader
ship. They reside in the dOrmi-
tories of new students and help
them to adjust to college life.
Mr.. Meredith, a junior is new
editor for the campus weekly news
paper and is member of Skull
and Key, honorary society for men.
He has been elected president of
the Dickinson College chapter of
Pi Delta Epsilor, a national jour
nalistic society.
The second honor goes to Miss
Diane Isaacs of the Greenwood Hi
Flyers Club, who won first place
for individuals in the annual talent
contest of Sussex County All Clubs
in Midland Grange Hall, at George
town on Friday night She played
piano solo. She will take part in
the state contest on June %.
Sympathy is extended to the
family of George F. Seely who died
Saturday in the Milford Memorial
Hospital A native of Roaring
Branch, Pa, he moved to Delaware
in 1909 and in 1912 started toma-
to packing house here, which he
operated until the end of World
War III. He is survived by his wife
and five children.
Little Mark Irving Fisher, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Fisher, has
arrived home from the hospital
and is doing fine, surrounded by
his loving parents and his admir-
ing brother and six sisters. Mrs.
Fisher has expressed her graft
tude to one and all in the COM
munity who so kindly lent a help
ing hand with flowers, fruit, cards,
gifts and offers to help her get the
new member of the family settled.
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Webster
and children and Miss Jackie Clos
ser .motored to Ashland, Va, on
Mothers Day weekend to visit
both Mr.. and Mrs. Webster's mo-
ther, Mrs. Mary Maxey and Mrs.
Andrew Adam.
Mrs. Graydon Hurst and Mrs.
Leola Ratledge of Wilmington
were in town last week, Mrs. Hurst
visiting her sister, Mrs. Allison
Davis and Mrs. Ratledge, visiting
Mrs. Charles Conaway.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Smith, jim
my Smith and Robert Schrock, mo-
tored to Rehoboth on Sunday to
visit Mr. and Mrs. George Howard
for Sunday dinner. The Smiths also
visited Mrs. Smiths uncle, Mr.. AL
vim Redden, who is a patient in
Beebe Hospital and later called on
his wife at her home.
Mrs. Horace Maloney and her
mother, Mrs. Fraesdorf and Hor-
ace, Jr., were Saturday evening
callers at the Jacob Hatfields.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mills are
announcing the birth of a new
grandson. He is the child of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Turnberger, of
Newark, Mrs. Turnberger being
the former Eileen Mills.
VFW Auxiliary Members take
note: Try, if possible to attend
the Memorial Day services at St.
Johnstown on Sunday, May "a.
Please be there at 2:15.
The regular meeting of the VFW
Auxiliary will be held May 81,
Wednesday, at which time install
lation of Officers will take place.
We hope each member will make
a special effort to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Blackiston
entertained, to a birthday dinner
on Friday evening for their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Richard Wilson of Mil
ford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Medford Smith were
Sunday guests for picnic lunch
with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Dick
erson at their trailer at Riverdale
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Smith called.
Mr.. Earl Marck and sister, Mrs.
Whittgrise of Baltimore brought
Miss Ethel Marck, friend of Allen
Draper, to spend the weekend at
the Lester Drapers. Returning from
Ocean City ,on Sunday to have din
ner there.