Milford chronicle., 1962-01-19

LEWES

and LeWeS Beach, was elected pres
ident of the Lews Historical SOci-
ETY. on Friday at a meeting held
at the Zwaanendael Museum. Henry
P. Marshall, Jr., was elected as
first vice-president, and Miss Mar
iorie F. Virden as executive vice.
president Mrs William d. Collins
has been previously elected as trea-
surer, Mrs. Ruth Chambers Ste
wart as corresponding secretary,
and Miss Virden as recording sec
retary and director of publicity.
Elected to the Board of Directors
were Mrs. Otis H. Smith of Lewes,
Mrs. Robert Hunter Orr II of Will
mington, Mrs. c. Waggamon Berl'
Sr., of Rehoboth Beach, and Harold
w. T. Purnell of Georgetown.
The officers were delighted to
\ announce that through the good
offices of Joseph l.. Marshall and
Mrs VIM. T. Atkins, the sum OF
$70585 was turned over to the Lbs
from a banking account held in
trust for a group of civic-minded
citizens, who about 1921 formed an
organization for the improvement
of the Old Fort Park, opposite the
U. S. Federal Building on Front
Street.
According to Mr. Marshall, this
group was organized by the late
Miss May Sharp, sister of H. Rod
ney Sharp, Sr., of "Gibralter, Will
mingtOn. a public benefactor' who
restored the handsome village of
IOdeSSa. When federal funds were
made available for the work OF
restoring the site of the old fort,
the money had ben kept in the
bank Through Mr.. Marshall and
Mrs Atkins, this amount is now
in the treasury of the Lews His
torical Society. Both Mr.. Marshall
and Mrs Atkins were rendered
memberships for their kindness and
aid to the new organization.
| There are 73 memberships which
number has increased. The sum OF
$559.0O has been received in dues
and $4,000 from contributions,
with a promise of $4,000 from the
Silco Corporation to help defray
the cost of moving the Burton
Ingram House, making total OF
approximately $1875.00. While the
Society is more than pleased with
this sum, it must be tripled or
quadrupled shortly in order to take
care of current expenses of NOV
ing the BurtOn-Ingram house, dig
ging a basement and operating
costs.
Tulsa, Oklahoma, artist Herbert
Hague, now on the faculty of the
Milton School, has generously Of
lfered to do a painting of one OF
the historic dwellings which the
ILHS will auction off, as will the
painting of the Cannon Ball House
to be done by Marlin E. Fenical'
the U. S. Army Department Of Art
Chief, and another by William S.
IOwings.
Dues are $500 per person annu-
ally, or $500 for husband and
wife, $1,000 contributing member
ship, $2500 sustaining member
Iship, and $4,000 patron member
ship, and life membership, $1,000
90. Make checks payable to Lewes
Historical Society and mail to Mrs.
Ruth c. Stewart, $50 Pilot Town
Road, Lewes.
Henry P. Marshall, Jr.. Lewes'
has been selected as Delaware
Coast Press Personality for 1861.
Mr.. Marshall was selected by the
public. Others who tailed high in
the voting were, Paul Stokes, Re-
hoboth. because of his progressive
ness in local and suburban area
Accomplishments; Mrs Otis Smith,
Lewes, because of her outstanding
work in charitable benefits, and
Mrs. Louise Corkran, RehobOth, be-
cause of her tremendous devotion
to bringing the arts to this area.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence H. Walls,
Sr. of Lewes Beach, announce the
engagement of their daughter Miss
Virginia Catherine Walls to Cadet
William Allen Lewis. Cadet Lewis
is the nephew of Mrs. Grace b.
Nash of Lottsburg, Virginia.
Miss Walls is a graduate of the
Lewes High School, Class of SO
and the Southern Seminary and
Junior College, Glass of 81.
Cadet Lewis is a student at the
Virginia Military Institute in Lex
ington, Virginia. A June wedding is
planned.
Mr. ad Mrs. Rupert Oswell Hal
announce the engagement Of their
daughter, Miss Melanie Madlyn Hal
to John Milton Ware, Jr., son OF
Mrs. John Milton Ware of Atlanta
Georgia, and the late Mr.. Ware
Miss Hall is a graduate of Lewes
Special School and is attending
Goldey-Beacom School of Business
Mr. Ware graduated from Carr
Central High School in Vicksburg
Mississippi, and attended MISSISSIPPI
pi State College in Starksville' Miss
He is serving at present with the
United State Coast Guard and is
stationed at Lewes Life Boat Sta
ton.
A summer wedding is being plan
ned
A 50-year-old Quakertown man is
in fair condition in Beebe Hospital
Lewes, from a gunshot would il
his chest which state police say
was self-inflicted. Virden Bryan
shot himself with a 32-calibre rifle
shortly before 1890 am, Saturday