Evening journal., 1918-04-05
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT MIDDbETOWN
Residents Are Enthusiastic
Over Third Liberty
Loan Can paign
SAITH COMPANY MEN
APPRECIATE GIFTS
Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
AIIDDLETOWN, Del. April Sat the
annual parish and yestry meeting held
lt the parish house on Monday the
following persons were elected: Senior
warden, Merritt N. Willis; junior war
Zen, Jefferson B. Foard; vestrymen,
lanes G. Bragdon. George V. beverley,
Joseph Bisgs. William D. Bradford, VIII
lam @. Lockwood. Frederick Brady,
Joseph Hanson. A meeting Of the vestry
will be held at the rectory on Tuesday
svening, April g.
Judge George T. Cam, OF Savannah,
Ca will be the speaker Of the after
noon at the annual meeting Of the
Friends of Old Drayer's on Sunday,
Juno 2.
The annual meeting Of the Middle
town Branch Of tho Delaware Chapter
of the Red Cross will be held this even
Ing at the Century Club. There Will be
community songs" for all. Reports
from the different chairmen also viii
be given.
The Mite Society OF Bethesda NJ z.
Church gave reception for the new
pastor the Rev. V. p Northrup and
bis family In the lecture room of the
church last evening
A very pleasant meeting Of the Home
and Foreign Missionary Societies OF the
NJ. 2. Church was held at the home OF
Mrs. L Clarence Scott on Monday even
lng The members voted the name OF
Miss Emma Merritt, deceased, who for
80 many years had been a faithful
~ HN Al
Der Uf the WOman's Home Missionary
Society OF Bethesda Church OF the Wi.
mingt0n Conference. A program In
charge Of Mrs Julian G Cleaver was
given, with annual reports OF the differ
ent ofilcerb-W. H. NJ. Society, by Miss
Lena Staats, Mrs Samuel j. BrOckson,
Mrs. Royden Wilson. Miss Emily Alice.
Miss Lillian Melvin, Miss Ada Scott The
May meeting Of the society will be held
at the home OF Miss Mollle J. Wilson,
with devotional exercises In charge Of
Mrs Jacob II. Emerson and the pro-
gray In charge OF Mrs John E OHM
Queen Esther Circle Of Bethe da N. e.
Church viii hold @ Weighing social" at
the home Of Miss Ada NJ. Scott on Fri-
day evening April IS
Miss Rosetta Il Evans, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. william D. Evans, of near
here. and William Young Ellison. Of
Newark. were married last Saturday ln
Wilmington, the Rev O. T. Anderson
performing the ceremony The young
couple we're attended by Miss Margaret
K. Evans, sister OF the bride. and El-
mer Elli-on. brother Of the groom, and
Mr.. and Mrs Norman Hicks Mr.. and
Mrs. Ellison will make their home In
Newark
Mrs. Clarence E. Pool. chairman Of
50. Georges hundred woman's Liberty
Loan committee. has appointed thes.
shairmen Of district committees for tnt
hundred Mrs Edward NJ. Vaughan. sec.
retary; Miss Mary Hutchln, publicity
Mrs George II. Kohl: Miss Charlotte
Peverley, Mrs Edith D. Cochran, Mrs
Clara B. Green, Mrs Willard B. Biggs
Mrs Malcolm Cochran, Mrs John c
Green, Mrs Dorsey W Lewis, Mrs. Jes
sic c. Shepherd. Mrs. Martin B Burris
Miss Laura Willis, Miss Joseph Blggs
OF Middlstown; Mrs. Frank B Watkins
Mrs. James T. Shallcross, Of Odessa
Mrs James L. Warren, Mrs. J. Franz
Ellason, Miss Levina P Lynch, Mrs
George Grassland, OF Mt Pleasant; Mrs
William A. McCrone, Mrs. Earl Pleas
anton. Mrs. Leland Pleasanion. OF Nc
Donough; Mrs. Wallace Kane, Of sum.
nit Bridge; Miss Lillian McNullin, OF
Delaware City; Miss Eva Nsndegrift. OIL
Delaware City; Mrs William B. Nc
Mullin. Sd, OF Port Penn.
"Over Here" will be given al the Cen
tury Club on Friday evening. april n
for the benefit OF the Red Cross TIT
public Is asked TO cooperate with IN,
workers II Is expected there VIII b.
fully a hundred automobiles ia thu
Liberty Loan parade tomorrow Tn
line will form at the Delaware Trus
Company az 1 o'clock, probably reach
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