Milford chronicle., 1915-12-17
GEORGETOWN.
Ten Days Holiday for Children.

Ien Days Holiday Tor CntQrens
Friday evening. at the regular monthly
meeting Of the Georgetown School Board
/ II was decided to close the school on Fri
day. December 24th, and open again on
/ Monday January Srd, giving vacation
Of one week to the school
Arch Masons Elect officers.
Hope Chapter No. Z, Royal Arch Mas
ons. elected the following officers Tues
day evening: High Priest, Lloyd p. Ray
Chester w Walls; Treasurer, John W.
Messick; Secretary Albert F. Polk.
on Tuesday. Albert F Polk. ESQ. the
trustee for the heirs of Roday K. Smith
deceased, sold in front OF the Courthouse
door in Georgetown, a sixty-five acre
farm Of the estate sitaute near Smiths
store. in Nantieoke Hundred. to Freder-
ick Walls, for $3.50 per acre.
Fine Literary Program.
On Friday last the Alpha Literary So
ciety Of the Georgetown High School.
entertained the Omega Society in the
Friday Of this week the Omega will en-
tertain the Alpha. Last Friday an es-
pecially good program had been arrang-
ed. A double quartet consisting of Bes-
sic Macklin, Ethel Walls. Mary Pyle,
Francis Jones, Lee Roach, Harold Hat
field, Lawrence Carey and Joe Downs
recited Bells" a play taken from Lit
tie Women" was given, with Mildred
Culver as Meg; Ethel Walls as 10: Mary
l,y Pyle "a as Amy; Ruth Wyatt as Beth; Bes-
Rights tableau was also given by Ethel
Walls, Mary Pyle, Mildred Culver, Bessie
Macklln, Ruth Wyatt, Lawrence Carey,
Harold Hatfield, Lee Roach. Joe Downs
and Ben Wagaman. A violin solo was
rendered by Edward Green.
At the New England supper given by |
the Auxiliary Of the Presbyterian church |
In the Faucet Building on Wednesday /
evening Of last week, over one hundred /
and fifty persons were served, and the /
amount cleared from the supper was S57 /
The tables were appropriately dressed |
and the menu consisted Of stewed chick |
an with cranberry sauce, mashed pota-
90 Us and coffee, and ice cream on
y. .,.,urday the Chldren's Sewing
Circle met at the home of Miss Alice
lynch on West Market Street. The
ioils being dressed by the children are to
)e given to poor children on Christmas |
Or. and Mrs. John W. Messck quietly
deserved their fiftieth wedding anniver-
airy at their home on the corner Of Rail-
Dad avenue and Market street on Mon
lay evening.
Major Dagworthy D. Joseph, Third
',sls, I',eg,lment Delaware Volunteers. Infantry,
led at his home in Georgetown on Fri-l
ay morning, December 10th; 1915. Mr..
oseph was seVenty-SiX years old. He
caves cav to survive, him four daughters,
lrs. Charles L. Short, Of near George
own Mrs. Lee Cullen of Franklin CITY.
a.; Mrs. ElwOOd HolsOn and Miss Mamie
Oseph' OF Georgetown, and also one |
rother, Colonel James 3. Joseph Fun
raj services were held at st. Johns
hurch near Springfield Cross Roads. on
tuesday, afternoon at two O'Clock. and
lterment made in adjoining cemetery.
any person wishing to contribute to
ne benevolent Society toward the Christ
las baskets, may send their contribu-
on to the New Century Club room at 2
clock, Thursday, December 23rd 1915.
A called meeting of the Benevolent So
lety will be held at the home Of Mrs.
. Z. White to arrange for the distribu-
on oil the Christmas baskets