Milford chronicle., 1923-02-02
HARRINGTON


Harrington launched its movement
for a Chamber of Commerce at the
Reese Theatre Monday evening, fully
800 persons packed the opera house to
listen to the free entertainment, which
was made possible by both banks
looking after the financial end of the
program Warren T. Moore, Republi-
can County Committeeman, acted as
chairman for the evening, introducing
the various speakers in fine style. Ar
thurs Orchestra, of Dover, was in at
tendance and furnished excellent mu-
sic. The first speaker of the evening
was Rev. Zack w. Wells, D. D., of
Wilmington, who delivered an excel
lent speech, which was thoroughly
enjoyed by all and on numerous oc-
casions many applauses were heard
throughout the audience. He was then
followed by E. ]. Cattell, formerly
statitician for the City of Philadel-
phia, who handled his subject very
well and brought forth realms of ap-
plause. At the conclusion of the en-
tertainment, at the theatre, those who
had purchased banquet tickets, assem-
bled at the New Century Club build
ing, where the club ladies had work.
ed faithfully to serve the best the
country could afford. Among the out
of town guests who assisted with the
organization were Captain Dillon, sec
retary of the Chamber of Commerce of
Wilmington and Major Moffett of
Pennsylvania, National Organizer of
Chambers of Commerce.
The following were among those
who attended the card party given by
the Emergency Hospital at Milford on
Tuesday evening: DR.. and Mrs. w. T.
Chapman, MIR. and Mrs. Robert Jones,
Mrs. Chas. D. Murphy, Mrs. Thos. L.
Wingate, Mrs. Jack Masten.
Mrs. Grover Bradley has been re-
cent guest of her sisters, Mrs. George
Blake and Miss Elsie Wiley at Green
wood.
Quite a number of local folks Wis
tied Milford last week and saw the
play, "Microbe of Love-" which had
been staged here the previous week by
Miss Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dickerson have
been entertaining Mrs. S. E. Dicker-
son of Houston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Dean have been
visiting the formers parents at Hur-
lock, Md.
The following local friends are, and
have been among the sick ones: E. F..
Harrington, Addie Barker, Mr.. Man
ship, o. H. Tee, Mrs. w. R. Massey,
Mrs. Ed. Cohee, Lewis Clymer. Clar-
ence Callahan. The most of these
friends have resumed their duties at
their various occupations or are
greatly improved.
Mrs. Benz. Know spent this week
with Chester, Pa, friends.
Mrs. James Shilcutts has been en-
tertaining her mother, Mrs. Mary Neal
of Mt. Pleasant.
We have a new broadcasting sta
tion now in town, it is located in Will
liam Sharps cellar. Ernest w. Dean
for the past month, has been working
many weary hours at his home manu-
featuring a radio outfit. Some of his
friends decided they. would assist him
in perfecting the outfit, so having
things prearranged they secured a
graphaphone, some batteries tele-
phone and coupled it all with Mr..
Deans aerial. o. G. PassmOre a
friend of the men outside was work.
ing the radio machine. Presently he
remarked that he beard a voice and
then fine music began coming through,
the boys in the cellar put on a fine
record. Ernest at last thinking he had
made a success of the instrument lis
tened in and then called his friends
to enjoy the entertainment. The news
was broken to him the next day of the
joke his friends had played upon him.
He would not believe it until he was
shown the prints of the ladder in the
ground that was used to connect up
the aerial.
Melville Stout, of near Seaford, at
tended his fathers funeral last week.
MIR. and Mrs. Oscar H. Tee enter
tanned the most of their children at
dinner last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Evans
have been entertaining his parents of
Lewes.
L. L. Smith of Lambertville, N. j.,
spent several days during the past
week as the guest of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Smith.