Milford chronicle., 1959-01-23

Mrs. w. Fl. Birmingham, Sr., re-
ports that TO date, club members
have turned In the amount Of $2g4.15
| in the recent Girl Scout Drives, a
few solicitors will report in shortly
to complete the total. Represent
atives for the Delmarva Council
for the Girl Scouts have expressed
appreciation for the wonderful re-
sponse in this drive. 1t has been
the most successful in years. Many
thanks to donors and solicitors for
their contributions and service TO
this worthy organization.
At the recent Executive Board
Meeting, the Zwaanendael Club
voted to send a check for twenty
/ five dollars to each Girl Scout
Troop in Lewes. This amount was
realized from the December Bake
and Bazaar ,<the Zwaanendael Club
sponsored for the Girl Scouts of
Lewes.
Once again the Zwaanendael Club
is sponsoring the Polio Drive, which
is now under the National Foun-
dation Mrs. Alfred w Ward, chair
man of Community Affairs of the
| Club is chairman of the drive this
year. The Club will sponsor a bake
on Saturday, January 31st, at Quill
lens Store, located at Second and
Market Streets All proceeds will
go to the National Foundation.
Mrs. Della Carter Roberts, 81,
widow of retired seaman, Capt.
Frank W. Roberts, died Sunday,
nj al
heres She had been hospitalized
since she fell and broke her hip
several weeks ago.
Born near Denton Nd, she was
the daughter of the late James Car
ter and Eliza Johnson Carter. Her
husband died in 1858.
Her only immediate survivor is
a daughter, Mrs. Forrest Dillow,
of Lake Placid, Fla.
Services were held Wednesday,
at 2 p. M, in the Atkins Funeral
Home, conducted by the Rev. Rob-
ert e. Green, pastor of Bethel Meth
odist Church. Burial was made in
| Lewes Methodist Cemetery.
Mrs. Ida Virginia Collins, 92,
oldest resident of Lewes, died sud-
denly Saturday morning at her
home on Kings Highway. She was
lifetime resident of this commun-
ity.
She was the daughter of the late
Gideon and Mary Carpenter of rural
I.awes, and the widow of Irwin S.
Collins. Lewes farmer, who died
in 1927.
Mrs. Collins was member OF
Bethel Methodist Church since her
husbands death and prior to that
belonged to the Old Esenezer
Church near here.
She was the Oldest member of
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union and of the Woman's Society
of Christian Service, of Bethel
ChErch. She was also a member
of the Bethel Cleaners Sunday
School Glass.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs.
John II. Wilson, WescOat's Corner;
two sons, Edward W. and Charles
w. Collins, both of Lewes. A third
son, Roy Collins, Rehoboth Beach,
died last year. She also leaves one
brother, Walter Carpenter, Carpen-
ter's Corner, four grandchildren
and five great grandchildren.
The funeral was held Tuesday at
| 2 p. M, in Atkins Funeral Home,
here, conducted by the Rev. Robert
e. Green, pastor of Bethel Church
Burial was made in Lewes Metho-
dist Cemetery.
Youth Sunday will be observed
at Bethel Methodist Church, Lewes,
Sunday, January 25, 1900 a. m. SER
vice. The Children's Youth and
Sanctuary Choirs will sing special
music for this service. Several
Youth and Young Adults will as
sist the pastor with the service.
Candle Lights suitable for Youth
Sunday and the third Sunday after
Epiphany will be lighted. The
theme, "The Door Which Cannot
Be Shut.