Milford chronicle., 1960-06-03


of Lewes School PTA. DIR. Evelyn
G. Orton. newly installed pres
ident, presided.
The executive committee made
tentative plans for an informal re-
ception in honor of Lewes School
teachers Friday. Sept 16. to provide
opportunity for parents to become
acquainted with teachers early
in the school year.
The annual Halloween Jamboree,
the principle Embarrassing event of
the PTA, to be headed this year by
Bayard Coulter, was discussed
and the date of Saturday. Oct. 20,
set.
The new vice president and pro-
gram chairman, Stephen c. Vaughn
presented several ideas designed to
stimulate PTA attendance and to
increase membership.
The Rev. William H. Hudson,
who was appointed pastor of Bethel
Methodist Church and Groome
Memorial Church, both of Lewes,
at the annual Peninsula Methodist
Conference in Wilmington, preach
ed his first sermon Sunday in
Bethel Church.
The new pastor comes here from
Chestertown, Nd, in the Easton
District, succeeding the Rev. Rob-
ert E. Green who was transferred
to the First Methodist Church in
Chestertown. Unlike his predeces-
sor, Mr.. Hudson is unmarried.
Mr.. Green has served the Lewes
churches the past two years. Sew
eral weeks ago he broke his ankle
in fall at the parsonage on Fourth
Street, from which he is recover
ing, although his leg is still in a
cast. He was assigned to Lewes
from his former pastorate in Mil
ford, replcing here the Rev. A..
Edward Dougherty who took over
the charge at Avenue Methodist
Church in Milford.
Reappointments in this area in
clude the Rev. Harvey T. Sturgis
for his second year at the Indian
Mission, Harbeson; the Rev. Perry
0. Hill for Goshen Methodist
Church in Harbeson, his second
year, and at Rehoboth Beach the
Rev. Ira E. Doyle, pastor of Ep-
worth Methodist Church for his
fifth. year. The Rev. Kenneth M.
Dickey of Nassau, pastor of
Whites Chapel and Conley's Chap
ell, remains for his fifth year.
L. Rhodes Vessels, who is COM
pleting his sophomore year at
Lewes High School, has received
word of his selection to attend
the 1860 Summer Science Day
Camp in session at P.S. du Pont
High School, Wilmington, from
June 20 until July Is.
The Summer Science Day Camp
is conducted by the Delaware
Chapter, Educational Committee of
the American Chemical Society, and
is sponsored by industrial and pro-
fessiOnal organizations of the
state. DR.. Ruth E. Cornell. chair
man of Secondary Science, Will
mington Schools. is director and
Edward e. Dubbs is associate
director.
The program is designed to give
the participants top-flight ex-
ploratory experience in science.
the content of which will not dup
licate instructional work in the
students regular school programs.
Lewes Post, IL, American Legion,
celebrated Memorial Day with it's
traditional service on the Village
Green, starting at 10:3O am.
The services were preceded by
a parade forming on South Street.
of which Preston Foskey was par
ade marshal. In the line march
were members of Lewes Post in
full uniform; the post auxiliary;
the Lewes High School Band, Boy
and Girl Scout units; the Lewes
Fire Department personnel and
equipment, andunits of the Coast
Guard and Navy. The Lewes Post
Color Guard led the parade.
On the Green the u. S. Army
Reserve firing squad gave the
salute of~the dead.
Charles e. Jackson of Seaford,
a past commander of the Legion's
Department of Delaware, gave the
memorial address. The Invocation
Rev. Frank L. Moon, Lewes.
During the program on the
Green a Lewes School boy and
girl recited 'aThe Gettysburg Ad-
dress" and the poem, "In Flan-
ders Field" After the ceremony
the Legionaires and parade units
proceeded to the new Army Re-
serve Center to attend its dedica-
tiOn.
The dedication of the Cape Hem
lopen u. S. Army Reserve Center
on Savannah Road in Lewes, was
held in conjunction with the Amer
lean Legion Memorial Day services.
The ceremony at the Center began
at 1870 am.
All veterans of Cape Henlopen
area who gave their lives for their
cOutry were memorialized by the
new, 10O-man training center. A
plaque was mounted on the inter-
ior of the building to honor these
individuals
The program opened with the
playing of the national anthem by
the Lewes High School Band, H.
Hunter Ellis, director. Chaplain
(Major) Alexander Dougherty u
SAR) delivered the invocation, the
boy scouts and girl scouts lead the
audience in the pledge of Alleg-
lance to the Flag of the U. S. of
America.
Col. Sam. P. Eschenbach, COM
manding officer of Detachment 1,
2010th USAR Logistical Command,
was master of ceremonies. He
delivered the welcoming address
and INTRODUCED the guests of ho2or.
u. S. Senator John ]. Williams,
Ir was the dadicafnru rnoaLnr