Milford chronicle., 1921-02-18

One place alone
Do we put up the bars
Guests may not ride
On Milford's Trolley cars.
II you would visit
Our sky-scrapers later
Be sure you always use
The Elevator.
II you would view our commerce
Rated by the million
Gaze on the waters
Of the broad Mispillion.
On this, our birthday, friends
We've brought together,
Chicks of the Blue Hen
Birds of the same bright feather
From all the little towns
Of Delaware
And one big city
In our joy to share.
Little Delaware little "Dia-
mond State"-
The folks dub us.
But tho we're little
They'd not dare snub us.
And surely We'll not
Let it vex us,
That on the map
were not as great as Texas.
True greatness lieth not
In numbers nor in lands:
One master mind
Is worth million hands"
Thus saith the poet
And, since this is true
Women of Delaware,
Her future rests with youI
A delicious luncheon was then serv-
ed' including chicken patties, sliced
tongue, Saratoga potatoes, pickles
rolls ice cream, fancy cakes, coffee
and mints.
The first number on the program
was "COurtship of Miles Standisb ,,
AS a prelude Mrs. ]. PostIes Ham
mond and Miss Virginia Henderson
sang "The Landing of the PILGRIMS. .
during the reading of Longfellow's
beautiful poem on the landing of the
PlIgrlms by Mrs. Herman johnson. a
taDleaux was shown showing the
events, which made the reading verv
effective-especiaIly as the tableaux
was beautifully staged and true to life
Those who took part in this were as
follows:
Miles Standish-Mrs. Frank D. We'll
come.
John Alden-Mrs. George H. Raw
mum.
Priscilla-Miss Betty Aldred.
The Elder-N1rs. B. M. NichoI.
stein.
Messenger-Mrs. James L. Davis.
In the wedding scene those who
were guests at Priscilla's wedding
were the ten members of the chorus.
who were dressed as Puritan maidens
with blue dresses, white aprons, ker-
chiefs, caps and cuffs.
The next number was a chorus.
Come Where the Lilies Bloom" by
Mrs. S. c. Evans, Mrs. Thomas Davis.
Mrs. G. D. Abbott, Mrs. J. PostIes
Mrs. William Riggs, Miss
Virginia Henderson, Miss Mable Bow
ser, Mrs. Harry Humes, Miss Anna
bdIIRII.
Walter K. Barrett was the accom-
Danist.
The next number was a quartet,
'Rock1n' in de Wind" by Mrs. C. D.
Abbott, Mrs. Postles Hammond, Mrs.
Thomas Davis and Miss Virginia Hen
ierson. 1t was vociferously encored.
The next number was rendered by
Mss Nancy Fisher, dressed in
luaint blue ruffled dress, with dainty
I'D fashioned hat to match, slippers
With bands crossed over instep. She
lanced the "Minuet" with J. Lynn
Pratt, Jr., who was dressed and made
perfect picture of a Colonial Cen
leman. The setting for this was a
of a room with the fol-
owing ladies taking the parts of Col
nial Danes to whom tea was being
erved, while William Robinson play
d the music for the dancing of the
Iinuet. The ladies portraying the
ames were Mrs. Harry Pettyiohn,
Irs. ]. Lynn Pratt, Mrs. George S.
+rier, Mrs. Harry Southland, Mrs.
ohm Sharpe, Mrs. R. c. Hall and
Iiss Nan Deputy.
Miss Helen Barrett sang a solo,
Welcome Pretty Primrose" which
7as followed by the chorus of the
ong, bright Dews of the Morning."
his completed the program, which
as greatly enjoyed.
Before the end of the evening, Mrs.
{. D. Boyer, president of the Fedora
on, made a short address congrat-
lating the New Century Club on the
lccess Of the evening and hoping to
e present at many future birthday
Mrs. Kerr, president of
le Cambridge, Md. Club, also ex-
ressed her delight with the evening
nd congratulated the Milford Club
n it's prosperity.