Milford chronicle., 1919-02-28
FREDERICK.

A Town election will he held i'm the town
| hall Monday March 3rd, from to 1 D.
m, at which time commissioners will be
! elected to succeed those whose terms
have expired. An alderman will be elected
I for a term Of one year.
District Superintendent W. II. MOwbray
will preach at Milford Neck Church on
Sunday afternoon March ,. and the quar-
terly conference will be held Immediately
after the sermon. He will preach here
in the NJ. r. Church tho evening Of the
same day and the quarterly conference
will be held after the sermon.
on Tuesday. March 18th, a Sunday
School Institute will be held in the NJ e
Church afternoon and evening. Visitors
are invited to bring their lunch boxes
along and remain for both services. Mr..
Preston will give an exhibition Of Sunday
School work with stereopticon views in
the evening. Everybody invited.
The annual missionary exercises were
held last Sunday evening and an excellent
program was rendered
community meeting was held in the
town hall last Friday evening which was
very well attended in spite of the inclem-
ent weather. a play given by the school
children entitled THE Cry of the Child,
was splendidly presented and showed how
Delaware has been in the front ranks in
the recent war work. There is no reason
why the Delaware schools should not be
in the front ranks. At the close of the
play Superintendent Shilling explained and
discussed the findings of the educational
commission and the merits OF the pro-
posed new school code. After the address
Prof NJ. l.. Hydorn offered the following
set Of resolutions. which were unanimous
ly adopted
Whereas The survey Of the public
schools Of the State Of Delaware has re-
vealed the fact that our educational sys-
tenn is one Of the most antiquated and
inefficient of any Of the States in the
Uunion. and
Whereas. There is now pending in the
General Assembly of the State a bill Great
ing new School Code. that is in accord
with the school codes of sister States, and
which if enacted into law will provide
proper and adequate educational oppor-
tunities for the children of Delaware.
therefore be it
Resolved, That the citizens Of Frederica
and surrounding districts here assembled
do recommend and urge Senator Handy
and Representative Soper to give to the
enactment of the proposed school code
into law their whOlehearted and sincere
support
Owing to illness among the members,
the regular Sunshine meeting was not
held last month but will be held at the
usual time next month at which time a
good attendance is desired.
The Steamer Freder!ca is being repaint-
ed on the interior and exterior and also
being put in first class sanitary condition
before resuming her regular trips.
Elijah WoOters is on the sick list
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Cook and son,
Wilbur. attended a reception last week
in Philadelphia given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Kline.
Farmers are contracting with Numsen
& Sons for cents a pound for green
peas and 81 a bushel for seed
Oscar Harrington and r. NJ Ewing OF
Wilmington spent Sunday home here with
relatives.
Samuel Fisher
Mrs. Watson Denney Of Chester, is Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Welland
Sapp.
Mrs. Willard Slaughter has returned
from the Methodist Hospital in Philadel-
phia much improved in health.
Mrs. Elizabeth Darby Of Philadelphia