Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1960-10-20
20 YEARS AGO

VIII sponsor the presentation OF
two one-act plays to be given
by the Dramatics Class of the
John Bassett Moore High School
on October 10Th, it was decided
at a meeting of the Little Thea
tire Monday night. Under the
direction of Miss Alice Breme
of the faculty, the plays will be
Rocking Chairs by Alfred
Kreymberg and 1.-THE Glittering
Gate by Lord Dunsany. The
cast for the first play includes:
Shirley Bleckman, Shirley Sidell,
and Sarah Ellen Wright, while
in the second are Robert Bell
and Robert Deakyne. Harry
Cloud, stage manager for the
Little Theatre, will assist, but
the programs and tickets will
be in charge of the high school
group as part of their training.
1t was decided that 10 mem
bers of the Little Theatre will
accept the invitation of the
Drama League of Wilmington to
attend "The Petrified Forest"
on October 80. Glenn S. King
presided at the meeting.
Plans for a tree planting drive
between the present time and
November Is were made at a
meeting of the Smyrna Tree
Planting Committee last Thurs
day night. Chairman, Harvey
Jones, presided at the meeting
which was held in the fire hall.
Those present representing var
ious civic organizations were as
follows: Mrs. Thomas Russell,
Miss Nancy Wilson and Miss
Dorothy Badur, representing the
Girl Scouts; Mr.. Ellery Ward,
the Boy Scouts; Mrs. Lee Dea-
kyne and Mrs. VIOLA Vogel, Am
erican Legion Auxiliary; Grant
CARTS, the American Legion;
Frank McCauley, Citizens Hose
Company; Glenn S. King and c.
E. Speakman, Jr., Little Thea
tire; Mrs. Louise Burslem, Smy-
rna Business Association; Mayor
William E. Matthews, Town
Council; Mrs. Grant Garis,,
Twentieth Century Club, and
Harvey c. Jones, representing
Rotary. Reports were made by
Mrs. Russell and Mr.. Ward. The
completed report will include a
map of the town which will
show the trees now standing
and their type, as well as a
study of possible places in
which new trees may be plant
ed. When this report is SUBJ
mitted, form letters will be mail
ed to each property owner who
needs a tree, asking them to
purchase a tree from the COM
mittee and plant it on their
property. This letter will be
followed up by a personal call
from member of this commit
tee.
On Thursday, October 10th,
the Clayton Century Club held
its annual Flower Show. Mrs.
William Walters, assisted by
Mrs. Howell Sevil, Jr., and Mrs.
James Lucas had decorated the
Club Room with beautiful aut-
umn leaves and flower prints,
and had installed number of
bridge lamps to show the flow
ers to advantage. In such a
setting approximately one hun
dred entries were judged by
Mrs. George Boehmler and Mrs.
Francis O'Neill. There were
quantities of dahlias and ar
rangements of every type of
Fall flower. After the Judging,
Mrs. Boehmler gave compre-
hensive talk on the points con-
sidered in Judging flowers and
offered constructive criticism of
some of the bouquets that had
been entered. The following
prizes were awarded: Decorative
arrangement, Mrs. Charles Den
lney; honorable mention, Miss
Alice Ennis; Winter bouquet,
Mrs. Malcolm Burris; honorable
mention, Mrs. Howell Sevil, Jr.;
table bowl, Mrs. James Lucas;
honorable mention, Mrs. P. R.
Smith; basket, Mrs. William
Wroten; honorable mention, Mrs.
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