Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1925-06-19

DIR. and Mrs. G. Hall Riggin OBJ
serve 18th Wedding Anniversary;
Many Guests Present


Many Guests Present
On June 18th, at o'clock, Dr.
and Mrs. q. Hall Riggin appropriate
~ observed their thirteenth wedding
anniversary at their home on Vein
ner avenue. About seventy guests
were present for the luncheon. AT
ter the luncheon the guests played
either bridge, five hundred or NAH
jOng. Mrs. Higgins guests included
the following: Mrs. B. r. Riggin, Re-
hoboth; Mrs. George Reed, New
York City; Mrs. e. D. Vernon, Will
Transport, Pa; Mrs. Norman Shaw,
Penns Grove, N. j.; Mrs. Sewell
Downes, Wilmington; Mrs. 7. Car
Isle Collins and Mrs. w. S. Vineyard,
Milford; Miss Nan Lewis and Mrs.
Calvert Merriken, Denton, Nd; Mrs.
G. R. Powell, Mrs. Charles Truitt,
Mrs. Barton Freeny, Mrs. S. W. Ell
lott, Miss Rose Freeny, Mrs. Ar
thur BrewingtOn, Mrs. e. Freeny,
Mrs. I. F. Hearn, Mrs. Jos. Ellis,
Mrs. Edwin Sirman, Mrs. Harry Glib
son, Mrs. William Marvel, Mrs. S.
M. Ellis, Mrs. Fred Stevens, Mrs. II.
e. Locates, Mrs. S. H. Lynch, Mrs.
Harrison Jones, Mrs. James Meier
non. Mrs. Leslie Barker, Mrs. G. e..
West. Mrs. S. N. Culver, Mrs. Irving
Culver, Mrs. Marion Hastings, Mrs.
]. Paul Ellis and Mrs. James Bray
sham, all of Delmar; Mrs. L. Z.
Jones, Mrs. Fred Wilson, Mrs. w. l..
Kennerly, Miss Laura Belle Kenner-
". Mrs. C. D. Murphy, Mrs. r <.
Jones, Miss Marian Jones, Mrs. Jack
Masten, Mrs. w. w. Sharp, Miss
Caroline Sharp, Mrs. Ernest Dean'
Mrs. Linwood Beachamp, Mrs. w. 7.
Chapman, Miss Irene Richards, Mrs.
7. Watson Cain, Miss l.. May Jones,
Miss Helena Newman, Miss Edith
Smith, Mrs. John Sheldrake, Miss
Mary Satterfield, Mrs. F. Brown
Smith, Mrs. J. Bartlestone, Mrs. l..
B. Harrington, Miss Elva Reese,
Mrs. w. D. Scott and Mrs. James
Cahall, all of Harrington; Mrs. vi
ola Hudson Holmes and Mrs. H. ".
Tubbs, of Selbyville; Miss Margaret
Caulk, Blackbird. Prizes in bridge
were won by Mrs. J. Paul Ellis, Mrs.
S. H. Lynch and Mrs. James Bray
sham. Mrs. w. D. Scott, Mrs. julius
Cooper and Miss Margaret Caulk
won prizes in five hundred, while
Mrs. H. E. Locates, Mrs. Edwin Sir
man and Miss Elva Reese won the
prizes in nah jong. Mrs. L. c. Jones
and Mrs. Fred Wilson were in the
receiving line with Mrs. Riggin. The
Misses Mary and Mabel Curtis,
charming daughters of State Repre-
sentative A. L. Curtis, and neices of
the hostess, assisted in serving the
guests. DR.. and Mrs. Rfggin receiv-
ed many congratulations.
Interesting Program at
Harrington NJ. p. Church
An unusually large crowd was
present at the M. P. Church Sunday
evening, when the annual Children's
Day exercises were held. The church
was beautifully decorated with a
variety of flowers and the children
did themselves proud for the man
ner in which they took their parts.
For the past three weeks the train
ing of the children has been in pro- |
gress under the leadership of Mrs.
Alice Wix and Mrs. M. NJ. Eberhard.
In order to give the members and
friends of the M. E. Church an OPP
portunity to attend the services,
their church was closed Sunday ev-
ening. The following program was
given:
Opening song. "All the World is
Singing"
Prayer.
Song, "Children's Day."
REGULATIONS, Ruth Raughley, Eve
Ign Smith, Harry Tee, Jr., and Fred
Bailey, Jr.
Song by school, youthful Lives
for Jesus"
Dialogue, Randolph and Julius
Cooper.
Recitation, Little Ones" Mary
Ann Fleming.
Recitation, Emma Kemp.
Exercise, "Our Offering" Francis
Rash, Naomi West, Anna Sabitsky
and Amanda Rash.
Exercise, R. French, ]. Layton and
E. Fleming.
Primary song, Little Rosebuds.
Recitation, "a Little Missionary,
Adele Masten.
"Children's Day." Harriet Ham
mond and Louise Scott.
Recitation, Willard West.
Recitation, Wilson Bradley.
Recitation, Virginia Hammond.
Song by school, "Across the Seas.
Recitation and song, "My Pennies
Cornelius Tee, Junior LeK1tes ana
Betty Lee O'Neal.
Recitation, Catherine Rash.
Exercise, Heed Christ's Com
mands," McKnatt Layton, Galloway
and Clark.
Recitation, Billy Day Scott.
Exercise, Little Workers." Ly-
man Jacobs, Francis Graham and
Kenneth McKnatt.
Junior song, "The Little Snowy
Daisies"
Recitation, Eugene Anderson.
Remarks by pastor, Rev. G. A.
Morris.
Offering.
way.
Song by school, "Song of the Sow
ers."
Recitation, John Holmes Potter.
exercise, LEND a Hand" Leroy
Fleming. Charles Greenbaugh, Will
liam Smith and Kenneth Cain.
Pageant, violin solo, by Arthur
Taylor, Jr., of Wilmington.
Closing song, 1--WE VIII Be a