Milford chronicle., 1959-11-27

John ii. wilson OF tZudheTJOWAAi
near Lewes, has been reelected
master of Henlopen Grange, for his
third consecutive year.
Other officers are: Overseer, Carl
Prettyman; lecturer, Mrs. Arzie
Powell; steward, Harry Hazard ;
assistant steward, Robert Smith;
chaplain, Charles Kemper, trea-
surer, Mrs. Verna Prettyman; sec
retary, Mrs Dorothy Lank Collins
gate keeper, Lester Rutan; Ceres,
Mrs Rozena Smack; Pomona, Mrs.
Marian Ash; Flora, Mrs. Blanche
Wilson, lady assistant steward, Mrs.
Elsie Smith. Reelected for three
year term as member of the execu-
tive committee was MOulton Joseph.
AS is customary with various
clubs and organizations of this VI
cinity yuletide parties will be held
in advance of Christmas.
The Hollymount Home Demon
stration Club has planned its
Christmas Party for members and
their families for December II, and
selected the committee on arrange
ments. The party will start at $50
p. m. with a turkey supper in Cool
| Spring Grange Hall. The menu will
be provided by club members.
Co-chairman of the food COM
mittee are Mrs. Everett Hopkins,
Mrs. Joseph McIlvain and Mrs.
Frank Hurlock. Decorations will be
in charge of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
/ no Mrs. n
and Everett Hopkins. Tables will
be arranged by Mrs. James Hop
kins and Mrs. Alden Hopkins, Jr.
The yuIetide program for the
event is in charge of Mrs. William
d. Burton and Mrs. Elizabeth Dodd
Bryan. The music committee for
the program of familiar Christmas
carols consist of Mrs. Willard
! Webb, Mrs. Sylvester Bookhammer.
There will be grab bag for gifts in
charge of Mrs. Richard Joseph.
A display of 35 lamps of long
ago, collected by Col. Riley E. Nc
Garraugh of Lewes, retired Army
officer, featured the recent meeting
of the Zwaanendael Club.
The display was from a collection
of 200 pieces assembled by Colonel
McGarraugh over a period of 25
years while he was in active SER
vice, mostly in the Far East. There
were a Japanese shrine lamp, many
types used in colonial times, old
ship lamps, betty lamps, and many
that had used oil, lard oil, and kerr
osene. There were also old candle
sticks.
The display was arranged by
Mrs. McGaaraugh, arts and crafts
chairman of the club.
Guests for the occasion were
members of the Lewes Business and
Professional Women's Club. Mrs.
William Burton arranged the
Thanksgiving program. A trio con-
sisting of the Misses Ann Bar
Graves, Charlotte Adkins and Nam
cy Tharp, gave vocal selections,
and contributions were collected to
be sent to CARE packages fof the
Philippines.
The president, Mrs. Nellie G.
Naylor, announced that a bake will
be held December II. The place will
be announced later. Mrs. Alfred
Ward is chairman.
The Zwaanendael Club has con-
tributed several pieces of furniture
and therapy equipment to the Del
aware Society for Crippled Children
and Adults.
Mrs. Naylor closed the meeting
with prayer of Thanksgiving.
The Lewes Fire Company will
sponsor New Years Eve dance
Thursday, December 81, with music
being featured by "The Orbits feat
uring Johnny Eye. Admission will
be $500 per couple and will also
include breakfast, which will be
served starting at 200 a. m. The
dancing will be from 1000 until
200. The Lewes Fire Hall will be
gaily bedecked for the affair, and
there will be door prizes, hats, fav-
ors, noisemakers and everything
that go to make Happy New Year
dance. Dress will be optional. Tic
kets may be secured from any MEM
ber of the Lewes Fire Company.
The new nurses residence for the
Beebe Hospital in Lewes will soon
be under construction it was an
nounced by the Board of Directors
last week, with the awarding of
the bid for the building to James
H. Wood, Inc, contracting firm of
Dover. The bid was $253,O00 and
was the lowest of twelve bidders.
Frank L. Larsen, assistant to
the administrator of the Delaware
Hospital in Wilmington for seven
years, has been named administra-
tor of the Beebe Hospital, Lewes,
and has assumed his duties.
This was announced by DR.. James
Beebe, Sr., president of the Beebe
Hospital Board of directors. He
said Mr. Larsen was selected to
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