Evening journal., 1920-03-10
CRESCENTCLUB
TO give SHOW
Benefit Planned for Milford
High School Alumni
Association
JOHN Nj. WHITE
DIES SUDDENLY
special to The Evening Journal.

| Special to The Evening Journal.
MILFORD, March iO.-The Crescent
Dramatic Club viii present 1.-THE Mil
ford Follies Of 1890" in Armory Hall on
the evening Of March 10. The show
will be given for the benefit of the
! Milford High School Alumni Associa-
tion. This association gives a scholar
ship to some worthy Milford boy or
girl, who desires TO go TO college and
requires some financial said. With the
idea of helping some high school stu
dent to obtain a higher education The
club decided 10 give the show for the
alumni associations benefit.
Tho show viii include a minstrel, a
burlesque on the Firemen's Carnival
and a onc-act drama.
Miss Helen Barrett viii play the lead
with Crerar Shockley opposite. Miss
Elizabeth Houston, a singer of merit,
will sing several solos. +. B. Lewis,
Henry La Fiia and J. 6. Craig will play
the one-act drama Through the cour-
tesy OF the Clci Club the orchestra has
been provided for The young people
Of the town. who will take part are as
follows: Helen Barrett, Elizabeth
Houston, Eleanor Vinyard, Roma Smith,
Elizabeth Alderman. Laura Salevan,
Virginia Townsend, Eleanor Evans, Hell
ena Evans SUSANNA Evans, Josephine
Lack, Betty Draper. Catharine Carroll,
Ruth Morris, Ruth Windsor, Mildred
Walls, Verna Wilkins, Myrtle Robinson.
Ethel Holtmuler, Crerar ShOckley,
James Deputy. Robert Bayum, James
Pettijohn, Roy pettijohn, Henry La
Fita Fred Lewis, Charles Johnson,
George Draper, General George Sher-
man, Joseph Smith, Grier Baynum Leo
Gaffney. Louder Grier, Bill Nutter
Shockley Doherty. William Boyce John
Jacobs, Richard Collins and j. G.. Craig.
Esther Bunsiein suffered a severe cut
near her eye when an automobile in
which she was riding collided with an
other machine.
John NJ. White died suddenly at his
home early Sunday morning.
Mr.. White was veteran OF the Civil
War, a former member of the State
Legislature and a member Of the local
school board for a great many years.
He had a grocery business in Milford
up to a few years ago when he was
forced to give It up on account OF his
health. He is survived by son,
Charles w. White, an employe Of the
l.. D. Caulk Company, and a step
daughter. Mrs. Mary Little, Of Toronto,
Canada
The old shirt mill belonging to c. II.
Baxter, has been sold to a firm which
will make comforts, quilts and other
bedding. It is expected to open up
early in the spring. The plant after 1t
had been dismantled as a shirt factory
was used as a barracks during the
mobilization of troop. in this section
during the war.
The continued cold weather in con-
junction with the heavy SHOWS in this
section have caused CONSERVATION
among the farmers. Peas should have
been planted during the last part of
February and the ploughing for the
latter crops under way by this time.
This has, however, been prevented by
the inclement weather.
At the meeting of the Clef Club held
Monday evening in the Milford High
School 35 members were present. The
practicing on the opera, Carmen was
continued. A discussion was held IN
regard to the concert, which the club
will give some time during the spring.
About 30 couples were present at the
bi-weekly dance held by Mrs. Ida
Draper chairman of one Of the COM
mittees Of the $500 or Bust Campaign
that the New Century Club is conduct
ing. Refreshments were served. The
music was furnished by Blaeklstol's
orchestra.
The members Of the Caulk Club are
looking forward to the banquet and
dance, which will be held Friday even
ing, March II. The banquet will be in
the Hotel Windor and the dance in the
New Century Club 1t is expected that
the full membership Of i75 will be
present. This will be the fifth annual
banquet OF the club.
The engagement OF James l.. Davis,
of Milford, to Miss Hannah Shepard, OF
Boston, Mass, has been announced. Mr..
Davis. who is politically prominent, is
engaged in the manufacture Of phos-
phate and is a member of the State
Central Republican Committee. Miss
is well known in hospital work
in Boston.