Middletown transcript., 1916-03-18
TOWNSEND

El0aSduty cPShO OSAlAA0J "AN- S
here.
L. l.. Maloney and family, of Will
mington, spent the weekend at W. A.
Scott's.
Miss Lulu Ratledge spent the week
end with Mrs Margaret Pierce, in Mid
dletown.
Mrs. W. N. Watts spent Tuesday and
Wednesday with her daughter, Mrs. D.
B. Jones, in Wilmington.
Mr.. George Shockley having recently
purchased home in Wilmington, will
soon remove his family there.
B. G. Lockerman returned to Wash
ington, D. c., Monday, after spending
several days at his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Wright, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Wright, of Smyrna, spent
Sunday with W. N. Watts and wife.
Mrs. John Beauchamp, of Perryville,
Nd, spent Monday and Tuesday with
her daughter, Mrs w. H. Reynolds.
Mrs. John Townsend has returned
home after three weeks visit with rela-
tives in Philadelphia and Wilmington.
Mrs. George Bennett returned home
Monday after making her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Shockley, of Greensboro, a
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arters, of Wilmington,
were entertained Sunday at the home Of
her parents, B. G. Lockerman and
family.
Miss Anna G. VanDyke returned
home Monday from a weeks visit in
Delaware City, the guest of Miss Mary
Jester.
Miss Rich, of Delaware College, gave
an interesting and helpful talk at the
Parent-Teachers' meeting Tuesday
evening.
The entertainment held at Old Van
Dykes School House last Friday night
by the Blackbird Dramatic club, was
well attended.
Miss Susan Ratledge, ofWest Chester
State Normal School, is spending hel
Spring vacation at the home of her par
ents, Nathaniel Ratledge.
Miss Ethelwyn Maloney and her foul
assistants, Mrs. George CHM, Mrs Otho
Marvel, Mrs. Richardson and Mrs Hay
man entertained the Ladies Aid Society
at the formers home on Wednesday
evening.
After spending six weeks with hel
sun, 6. Lloyd Knots and wife at City
Point, Va, Mrs. Clara Knots was sud-
denly called home on account of the
death of her brother, Walter Voshell,
aged 48 years, who died Thursday in the
University of Pennsylvania Hospital,
Philadelphia. The remains was brought
to Smyrna Saturday, and interment
made in Smyrna cemetery.
Missionary service was conducted in
the M. E. Church Sunday evening. The
program was rendered by members OF
the Sunday School. The choir which
was composed of the young boys and
girls are to be congratulated for the
manner In which their melodious voices
entertained the listeners, not only was
it pleasing to see so many young people
out, but to take such an active part to
make the day successful Mrs Susar
Lodge, of Pennsylvania, gave talk OF
Missionary work. Collection netted $3.50.
The meeting of the Home and School
League at Townsend, was called to ordel
by the vice-president in absence of the
president on account of sickness. L
was opened by singing Brighten The
Corner Where You Are " w. E. Har
led in prayer. 1t was agreed that ou
meetings would be changed from the
second Tuesday to the second Monday
night in each month. Twenty new
members joined. Mrs. Austin Hart and
Mrs. Joseph Jones were appointed OF
the committee to look after the fnan-
cial entertainment fOr next month.
Miss Maloney read Watching the
Sparkling. A recitation, ''No More
Spanking" by Gilbert Hayden. Sing
ing, by Sadie Carrow Prof. Mary E.
Rich, of Delaware College, gave a very
interesting as well as instructive talk
on Present Day Truths in Education. .
The meeting was closed by singing,
"America."
On Monday evening, Mrs. Elizabeth
P.S Howe, national counselor of the
Daughters of America, of New York
City, gave lecture on foreign patrio-
tism. Mr.. Richard Hodgson and Mr.
D. P. Hutchison were called on to make
an address. Miss Ethelwyn Maloney
recited "Susan Sparkling and Misses
Helen Reynolds, Naomi ShockIey and
Gladys Pollitt sang Mother" and also
''Face to Face" which was much en-
joyed by all Ice cream and cake were
served. Afterward dance was given
for the young folks. Those present
were, Mrs. Daisy Johnson, Mrs. S. A. |
Collins, John Guessford and wife, Harry |
Austin and wife, Nathaniel VanHorn
and wife, Misses Virgil Slant, Corinne
Outten, Helen Reynolds, Naomi Shock
ley, Gladys Pollitt, Reba Rittenhouse,
Elizabeth Shockley, Mary Start. Ethel
wyn Maloney and Katie Ratledge;
Messrs. Roland Reynolds, Frank Hutch
ison, Frank Collins, John Timmons, c.