Milford chronicle., 1923-02-16
new CENTURY CLUBS
25TH ANNIVERSARY
Celebrated Saturday In Their Club
Room With Elaborate Program
And Beautiful Decorations.
SILVER VASE PRESENTED
By Mrs. Alfred Warner Of VIII
mingtOn--Gift Is Highly Appre-
ciated By Club Members.

The Milford New Century Club cell
ebrated its 25th anniversary on Sat
urday, February 10th. The affair was
in form of Valentine party. The
room was beautifully decorated with
red and green crepe paper, evergreens,
red berries, hearts, cupids and bow
and arrows. Everything to carry out
the spirit of st. Valentine.
Chairman of arrangement of ta-
bles, Mrs. A. D. Marshall; table dec
Orations, Mrs. George S. Grier; deco
rating room. Miss Elizabeth Acker-
man, Miss Mary Grier, assisted by
Mrs. I. d. Short and Miss Edith Pow
ell. Misses Frances Grier, Martha Da-
Wis, Eleanor Bunstein, Ann Grier and
Margaret Layton Grier dressed in Val
entine costume presented to each
guest heart shaped Valentine bear
ing the fortune of their future.
Mrs. J. Lynn Pratt, president of the
Milford club, Mrs. H. D. Waller, presi-
dent of the State Federation, the presi-
dent of the Delaware Clubs and the
eX-State presidents received at the
door.
The blessing was asked by Mrs.
Samuel Welch, after which a course
luncheon was served by Mrs. o. D.
Ackerman, chairman of hospitality.
Menu: Fruit cup, chicken salad, cold
ham, cucumber rings, biscuits, coffee,
ice cream, cake and candy. The presi-
dent assisted by Mrs. A.. D. Marshall
cut the birthday cake.
The program was arranged by the
chairman of music and entertainment,
Mrs. William Warren, Mrs. Elizabeth
Riggs and Mrs. Hester Bunstein.
Piano duet, Mrs. Wesley Heebner
and Mrs. Elizabeth Riggs.
Violin solo, Mrs. Clyde Nelson, ac-
cOmpanied by Mrs. Davis r. Grier.
Greetings, Mrs. J. Lynn Pratt.
History, Mrs. G. w. Marshall.
Prophecy, Mrs. Julius Scott.
Tableau of Grecian and Roman sta
tuary, Mrs. R. C. Hall, Mrs. Wesley
Heebner and Mrs. Carl Colell.
Song and dance, "Old Fashioned
Girl" in costume by the Milford New
Century Club chorus girls, Mrs. C. d.
Abbott, Mrs. S. C. Evans, Jr., Miss
Anna Ratcliff, Mrs. D. w. Jacobs, Mrs.
William Warren, Miss Helen Barrett,
Mrs. Clyde Nelson, Mrs. Postles Ham
mOnd, Mrs. Harry Humes, Mrs. Eliza
beth Riggs, Mrs. Thomas Davis and
Mrs Walter Barrett.
Recitation, Mrs. Wilson Vinyard, Jr.
Tableau Grecian and Roman paint
ings, Mrs. Hester Bunstein, Mrs. Geo.
Baynum, Miss Ida Rosa and Mrs. Rob
ert Griffith.
Speciality Dance by Philimino Greco,
"The Glow Worm"
Song and dance, "Minnuet" in cos
tune of colonial DANES, Club Chorus
Girls.
Mrs. Boyer, president General Fed
Grafton of Delaware, brought geetings
from the Smyrna club.
Mrs Beniah Watson gave very de-
lightful speech in verse.
Miss Marie Lockwood, president
Nurses Association, gave a very in
teresting talk.
Mrs. Alfred Arnold brought greet
ings from the Phila. Munsener Club Of
A letter of greetings was read from
Mrs. Margaret Houston, of Newark.
Mrs. Clyde Davis brought mes
sage from her Nebraskan Home Club.
Greetings were also brought from
several other neighboring clubs.
Edward M. Davis, of Wilmington,
brother of Mrs. o. D. Ackerman, chair
man in charge of the day, had INSTALL
ed and presented to the club beau
tiful set of colored foot lights. These
we have already used and find won
derfully convenient. Thanks to Mr..
Davis.
Mrs. Alfred D. Warner of Whining
ton, presented the club with most
beautiful silver vase with the engrav-
ing "The Milford New Century Club,
l89S-1929." This gift is most highly ap-
Dreciated.
The club members presented the
club with silver spoons and forks in
honor of its silver anniversary.