Milford chronicle., 1959-07-24

spending two weeks with his aunt,
Mrs. Sophie King.
Millsboro Jaycees have received
permission from the proper Off
cials and are now operating the
refreshment stand on the athletic
field of the Millsboro School dur
ing games of the Millsboro Softball
League The chairman for this
Jaycee project is Marshall d. Lewis.
The schedule for the coming
week follows:
July % Farmers VS.. Townsends
Delaware Power and Light Co.
VS.. Simmons Chevrolet
July % Collins and Ryan vs..
Farmers
Jaycees VS.. Townsends
Class of 1919 Reunion
The Glass of 1949 of Millsboro
High School held its first reunion
Saturday, July 10, at Sans Rest
aurant in Millsboro. A steak din
ner was enjoyed by Is members of
the class and their wives or hus-
bands
Flyers and reservation forms had
been sent to all "a members of the
graduating class by the reunion
committee.
Special leather gifts were pre-
sented to:
Girl coming the longest distance,
Mrs. Josephine Mumford wilkins
of Dover, Delaware; Boy coming
the longest distance, Melvin r. ELL
lott, Washington, d. c.; Member
of the class having the largest fam
lily, Mrs. Beatrice Esther Moore of
R. d. 1, Millsboro (5); Door prize,
Mrs. Ina Cordrey of Millsboro.
The Rev. Edward r. wilkins,
associate minister at Wesley Meth
odist Church in Dover served as
master of ceremonies. He also
wrote an extra verse to the class
song which was sung by all pre-
sent to conclude the evenings pro-
gram. The words, last sung by the
entire class on Glass Night during
Graduation Week in June of 1919,
were to the tune of the Easter Par
ade.
AS tribute to the late Leland
Lynch, whe was fatally injured
some years ago in an automobile
accident, the group paused in the
program for moment of silent
prayer.
Letters from some of the absent
members were read during the pro-
gram by the class secretary, Mrs.
Barbara Brittingham Shuttle of
Millsboro. She also read the last
will and toCfaroo,,4 0e 4I,o oIcz.
which was recorded in the Mill
wheel, 1949 school annual.
Each member was given the op-
portunity to mention the highlights
of their lives since graduation and
to introduce their mate if they
were married
The class members decided to
hold another reunion in observance
of their 18th anniversary from
graduating at MillsbOro High
School. The plans for the reunion
are being taken care of by Mr.. Will
kins, Mrs. Shuttle, Donald 3. God
frey, Newark and Paul S. Wootten.
SeafOrd. "A fund was started to take
care of expenses for the next re-
union and also for sending flowers,
etc. to the class members on special
occasions.
Present at the reunion were the
following: Barbara (Brittingham)
Shuttle and husband, Donald, Mills
boro; Marilyn (CahalD Seidel, and
husband, Sam of Salisbury; Jack
Cordrey and wife, Ina of Millsboro: ::
Louise (Davis) Dorey and husband
Edward, Millsboro; Beatrice fEa-
ther) Moore and husband, Alvin.
M1llsboro; Mary Louise (Elliott)
Moore, and husband, Melvin, R. d.
l, Bridgeville; Melvin r. Elliott.
Washington, d. c.; Margaret Eliz-
abeth (Flood) Wooten and husband.
Paul S. Wootten, both members of
the class, of Seaford; C. Robert
Cooley, Millsboro; Donald B. God
frey and wife, Marie, Newark: Jo-
sephine Ann (Mumford) Wilkins
and husband, Edward r. of Dover.
tooth members of the class) Hell
en- (Parsons) Wooten and husband.
Denver of Frankford; and Anna
Elizabeth (Short) Baker and hus-
band, Charles Frederick, Salisbury.
Class members unable. to attend
the reunion were: Nina Louise
(Ayres) Lanham of near Washing
ton, d. c.; Austin ]. Hudson of
Copenhagen, Denmark; Dale Hud-
son. Milsboro; Gladys Marie Par
sons, Salisbury, Md: William H.
Shovel, Millsboro; Robert T. Twill
ley, Jr., Millsboro, Robert M. Woot-
ten, Millsboro; and Barry Yutzi,
VINO is stationed with the U. S. Air
Force in England.