Milford chronicle., 1959-09-11
LE.WE.S

/ In st. Peters Episcopal Church
of Lewes, Saturday at p. m, Miss
Edith Simpler Carpenter of Lewes
became the bride of Mr.. Calvin
George Cross, Jr., of Washington.
d. c. The ceremony was performed
by the rector, the Rev. Frank l..
Moon.
Miss Carpenter is the daughter
of Mrs Catherine Dorman Carpen-
ter of sos Pilot Town Road, and the
late Mr.. William Marshall Carpen-
ter. Mr.. Cross is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Calvin George Cross, Sr.,
of Boston, Mass.
Miss Bonnie Lee Carpenter, sis
ter of the bride was maid of honor,
and the bridesmaids were cousin,
Miss Mary Lou Dorman, Lewes;
Miss Laura Lu Ellis of Odessa,
and Miss Verna Hendricks of
Goldsboro, Md.
The flower girl was Miss Rita
Ann Rollins and the riLg rtarer
was Richard Randall Rollins, Jr.,
both of Wilmington.
The wedding music was played
by Mrs. Benjamin AIbertson, Lewes.
Mr.. Cross best man was Mr..
Jesse Sheppard, Jr., of Lewes, and
the ushers, cousins of the bride
were Mr. Donald Mitchell, Mr..
Reese Wilson, both of Lewes and
Mr.. John Carpenter of Milford.
The bride was given in marriage
by her brother, Mr. Thomas r, Car
penter Lewes.
A reception was given
A reception followed the cere-
mony in the Parish House OF st.
Peters Church on Mulberry Street.
After a wedding trip to Nova
Scotia the couple will live in
Washington, d. C.
Miss Carpenter is a graduate of
the Lewes High School, and was
recently graduated from the Beebe
Hospital School of Nursing, re-
ceiving the Advisory Board Award
for "the highest scholastic stand
| ing" in the student class of 1853.
Mr.. Cross was graduaed from Bos-
| ton High School, and received his
degree in electrical engineering
from George Washington Univer-
sity. He is now Washington branch
manager for the Howard P. Foley
Company of Washington, D. C.
Students and teachers returning
| to the Lewes Special School Dis
trict on September 9, found that a
great deal of work had been done
during the summer months.
Stage curtains and window
drapes have been installed in the
multi-purpose rooms in both
school buildings. Several class
rooms have had accoustical tile in
stalled and specifications have been
written for 1900 feet of wire
woven fence, venetian blinds and
| shades.
Three hundred and fifty desk
tops in the main building and in
the Dupont Avenue School have
been completely refinished. A
number of bookcases, closets, and
shelves have been built. An out
door bulletin board has been erec-
ted and football bleachers are
being installed. All furniture has
been thoroughly cleaned.
| In addition to the normal MAIN
tenance, such as moving of the
lawn and care of the grounds and
buildings, all boilers have been
been cleaned and made ready for
the winter season.
Nine classrooms and two stair
ways and halls have received a
fresh coat of paint. A number of
places throughout the school have
received touchup paint jobs. All
tile floors have been scrubbed and
sealed
Contrary to popular belief, school
officials indicate that the summer
months are as busy for them as
when school is in session. Some of
the major items of work during
the summer carried on by the ad-
ministrative and secretarial staff
are the ordering, unpacking, and
distributing of thousands of dollars
worth of textbooks, supplies and
other teaching materials; prepar-
ing handbooks for the teachers and