Milford chronicle., 1925-11-06
MiltonLetter

grades of Milton school had a joll!
time. Friday afternoon at the schOO
in celebration of Halloween. II
some of the rooms the children came
to school masked and in costume
and had fun guessing who the others
were. The rooms were decorated
with blackboard drawings and cut
outs of pumpkins, witches, etc. made
nv the pupils. Halloween games
were played in the lower grades and
the older children bobbed for apples
and observed old Halloween Gus
toms. Mr.. Bolin, the principal, told
the pupils of the origin of Hal
lowe'en. In some of the rooms the
pupils had brought refreshments
which all enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Clendaniel
gave a Halloween party Friday eve
ming for their children. Their home
was appropriately decorated with
autumn leaves, jack o'lanterns, black
cats. witches, etc. In one corner OIL
the room was a gypsy tent where
Mrs. David DuttOn, dressed as
evpsv. told fortunes. Music and
dancing were enjoyed until late
hour when refreshments were serV-
ed. consisting of candied apples, can
DIV. Halloween cakes and sweet CID
or Miss Florence Bailey received a
nrize for the best costume. Little
David Dutton won the prize for the
most comical costume. LOrene Young
received a prize for being the best
dancer. Those present were Misses
Mary Jefferson, Audrey Owens,
Clara Clendaniel, Florence Bailey,
Lorene Young, Margaret Young,
Ethel Warrington, Jennie Morgan
Edward Outten, Ralph Messlck,
stanton Messick, Milton Prettyman
and David DuttOn.
At a meeting of citizens OF Milton
last week in the school hall it was
decided to observe Armistice Day IN
an appropriate manner. The exer-
cises will be held in the morning,
starting with a parade at the school
house at $3.50. The veterans of the |
World War will head the parade, |
followed by the Milton brass band,
the veterans of other wars, school |
children, patriotic lodges and busl-
ness floats. The line of march will be
as follows: From the school south
on Chestnut street to Popular
street. to Federal; north on FEEDER
al to Union, out Union to Bay street;
counter march to the Fox Theatre,
where exercises appropriate to the
day will be held. The program will
be as follows: Song, America" by
the audience; prayer by Rev. Lewis
Sasse, rector of st. Johns 7. Il.
group singing of songs pop
ular during the war; song by the
school, Our Delaware" address by
CONGRESSMAN Robert G. Houston;
salute to the flag by the school chill
dren; song, Star Spangled Ban
ner;" benediction, Rev. John w.
pastor of Milton NJ. P.
Church. The singing will be directed
Dy Rev. J. Smith Eldridge, pastor of 1
Goshen M. E. Church. Promptly at
II a. m. there will be two minutes OF
silent prayer in memory of the hon
,red dead. T hiss will be followed {
~ taps. '
A delightful Halloween party was
,iven by the Milton New Century t
Club last week in the club rooms. In !
he gay setting of autumn leaves, &
lack cats, witches and pumpkins, g
he guests played jolly Halloween '
ames and enjoyed numerous I
tunts. Ginger cakes, sweet cider and
were served. Miss Edith f
,alhoun was general chairman. Mrs. e
.ayton Reed directed the games.
Iiss Eva Smith was in charge Of C
be- refreshments. O
E'The Milton Messenger" the b
lonthly paper of the Milton High i
chool, made it's initial appearance a
his week. The neat four page per- a
)dical is full of news of the school S
and contains several orig n
lal poems and essays by members O
the school. The editorial staff con- e.
sts of Katherine Dickerson, editor; n
lizabeth Wilson, assistant editor; e,
Gorge Goodwin, business manager; z;
1inifred Hopkins, circulation man fl
ger; Marie Williams, Advertising it
anager;1NIis P. w. Pignol, faculty
lviser.H D
Rev. lewis Sasse has received an al
Ivitation from St. Phillips Sunday b,
,hcol at Laurel, for the teachers rC
nd officers of st. Johns P. E.
hurch of Milton to attend meet
q of all the teachers and officers
the Episcopal Sunday schools in z
Essex county at Laurel on Novem- w
II 9th. At the supper afterward OF
shop Cook will be present and 10
AXE an address. W
On Tuesday, November 18th, the cn
adies Aid Society of Milton M. P. IN
lurch will give a play in the Fox sc
leatre, entitled "The Path Across la
e Hill" The cast of characters Ia
lows: Samuel Crawford, G. B. lie
hnson; Robert Post, Ernest jeff mi
son; Walter Conrad, G. T. Vent; Tn
>. Jimmie Reed, Hamp Davidson; Su
lamanda Alexander John Henry Tn
nes. F. B. Carey; Mrs. Davis, Mrs. In
izabeth Jefferson; Ruth Conrad, We
IS. Goldie Owens; Flo Gray, Lii en-
n Ponder; Lutte, Ethel Belts; ne
zu, Mrs. Emma Darby. Synopsis fol
t l.: Living room of Ruth Con- 30
rs home in Eastern Villege; Act VIC
: The same scene; two weeks la us
than Act l.; Act Ill: The same, VIC
week later than Act II. Admission, do
erved seats, so cents; general ad- by
ssion 35 cents. 10
Ir. and Mrs. Jester Gray and me
ldren of Frederick spent Sunday the
h Mr.. and Mrs. B. Frank Gray. VIC
Mss Nell Gray attended the tea mi
Dover on Friday given by Mrs. eni
INK Martin and daughter, Miss do
rie Martin. be'
he pupils of Milton school gave a by
llowe'en playlet on Tuesday eve
q at the school. A small admis-