Evening journal., 1911-10-02
MIDDLETOWN

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL. |
MIDDLETOWN. Del. Oct. 6.-Mrs.
Mary L. Cox entertained the Little
Light Bearers, of Bethesda NJ. E.
Church at her home on Green street,
on Friday evening The occasion was
the annual mite box opening of the
little people Not all the members
were present, but the amount turned
in from the baxes was $7.S9. Those
present were Misses Jessie Shepherd,
Ruth Budd Gillespie, Marion Arm
strong, Francis Armstrong, Harriet
Black, Virginia Williams, Margaret
Ritchie, Caroline Fouracre, Bessie
Denny, Helen McWhorter, and Price
Kelley. John Spicer, Bennie Williams,
Charles Richie. Rogers Fouracre,
Claude Fouracre and Clinton Wyatt
Jolls.
Mrs. Margaret J. Darlington sur
prised her friends by being married
on Friday evening to Thomas Darling
ton, of Pleasant Hill, Md. Mrs.
Darlington was spending the day in
the city in company with Mr.. Darling
ton. and when they arrived home at 8
o'clock, she found her home in pos
session of about thirty-five of her
relatives and friends. who had pre-
pared to Shower" her as a BRIDE
elect. The wedding was TO have
taken place in the next few weeks,
but Mr.. Darlington. thinking there
was no time like the present, urged
that the ceremony be performed then
and there. The bride-elect agreeing
to the proposal, her son, Reese Darl-
| ington. went for the Rev. William II.
Hutchin to perform the ceremony.
The Shower" prepared by the
! friends consisted Of many useful
kitchen articles. Mr.. and Mrs. Darl-
ington left town early Saturday for a
few days stay in Washington, D. c.,
and upon their return will make their
home at Pleasant Hill. Md. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Kel-
ley, Mr.. and Mrs Edward S. Jones,
the Rev. William H. Hutchin, Mrs. H.
NJ Jones, Mrs. John Armstrong, Mrs.
Perkins, Mrs. Samuel Price. Mrs.
Joshua Grassland, Mrs. Joseph L. Par
sons. Mrs. Rose Evans. Mrs. Albert
K. Hopkins, Mrs. Paul B. Messick,
Mrs. George Pindar, Mrs. l.. Clarence
Scott, Miss Mollie Droll, Miss Ada M.
Scott. Miss Virginia Jones, Miss Eliza
Hurn, Miss Elsie Jones, Miss Eliza
beth Price, Miss Kate Darlington,
Marguerite and Marion Pinder, Marion
and Frances Armstrong. L. A. Dreska,
\ Oscar Husfelt, Price Kelley, Frank
and Stacy Jones.
Good Samaritan Lodge, No. 9, I. o.
o. F.. has elected the following Off
GERS for the coming year: N. g.,
William B. Kates; " G.. Harry Man
love; recording secretary. w. T.
Pearce, Jr.; per. secretary, S.
Edward Lewis; treasurer. J. Fletcher
Deakyne: trustees, William B. Kates,
J. J. Northrup and S. e. Lewis. Grand
Master Appleby will be here on Octo-
ber twelfth to install the new officers
The members Of the Warwick NJ p
Church gave a pie social at the par
sonage last week. II was under the
auspices of the Christian Endeavor
Society,"
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred G. Cox observed
the fifty-fifth anniversary of thoir
marriage last Tuesday. They were
the recipients of postals and con-
gratulations from friends.
| Personals Charles A. Ritchie
has returned from GAINESVILLE, Ohio
where he was summoned because Of
illness in his fathers family-W. f.
Wright has returned from a visit with
relatives i'm Wilmington-Mrs. l.. r
Cullen has been visiting friends in
Philadelphia-Miss Jennie Gallagher
visited friends near Townsend last
week.-Mrs.. Harry d. Howell enter
tanned her mother, Mrs. John p. Hud-
son, of Smyrna part of last week.
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