Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1927-11-25

Hie WuSOu, Evelyn benson, Hazel
Hicks, Sadie Postles, Beatrice Bay
nard, Addie Scott, Lulu Richards,
Mary Roberts, Sara Sorden, Blanche
Postles, Ellen Macklin, Dorothy
Collins, Elnora Cannon, James Bay
nard, Nelson Russ, Edward Rines,
Noah Thorpe, Martha Thorpe, Lena
Thorpe, Elsie Thorpe, Edith Thorpe,
Howard Anderson, Howard Benson,
Carl Anderson, Percy Blackburn,
Laurence Brown, George Hicks,
Newman Hicks, Quinton Hicks,
Clarence Benson, William Benson,
James Matthews, Robert Tharpe,
Leona Wafes, Emma Thompson,
Virginia Johnson, Florence Wales,
Martha Benson, and Laura Ander-
son
Harrington Century Club Has
Elaborate Program.
The Harrington Century Club
held its regular weekly meeting on
Tuesday afternoon, with Mrs. w. w.
Sharp presiding. The meeting was
opened by singing, America, the
Beautiful" and then another, Our
Club Song," as a tribute to Mrs.
George b. Potter, who composed the
song. After prayer and the reading
of the minutes, brief business ses-
sion was held, during which plans
were perfected for the bazaar and
supper to be held soon. Mrs. Chas.
Weiss was elected to membership in
the club. After the business session
the meeting was turned over to
Mrs. George B. Potter, chairman of
the day. Her subject was American
Literature (poetry) and under her
able direction was staged one of the
best programs ever given at the
club. The stage was transformed
into primeval forest of great beau
ty with a wigwam in the back
ground. In the first and second
parts of the program interesting
readings were given by Mrs. Fred
Wilson and Mrs. John Masten. In
the third part of the program, while
Miss Elva Reese recited in a most
beautiful manner from "Hiawatha",
Mrs. Ernest Raughley and Miss
Irene Richards impersonating Min
nehaha and HiaWatha, appeared on
the stage in costume and welcomed
the seven New England Poets. They
were: Mrs. w. w. Sharp, Bryant;
Mrs. Ernest Dean, Whittier; Mrs. G.
S. Harrington, Poe; Mrs. H. G. Mil
Ter, Holmes; Mrs. L. T. Jones, Walt
Whitman; Mrs. A. c. Creadick,
Guest. The children then recited in
charming way Little Orphan
Annie" by Fred Greenly, Jr.;
"Wynkin, Blinkyn and Nod" by
Adele Masten, and the "Raggerty
Man" by Virginia Hammond. Mrs.
Fred Greenly in soldier uniform
most ably took the part of Joyce
Kilmer, and Mrs. Irene G. Wingate
portrayed the part of Francis Scott
Key. She also was in uniform.
During the singing of "The Star
Spangled Banner" the colors were
borne across the stage by the child
rem, and with the spirits of the
woodland standing at attention, it
was sight long to be remembered.
With the singing of America" by
the club, the program closed. There
was very large and appreciative
audience. A delightful social hour
followed.
LOfland Sells Turkeys and
Gets Bad Check.
Last week very tempting price
was offered Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Lofland for small flock of turkeys
that they intended to sell previous
to the holidays. A stranger, driving
touring car, stopped at the farm
house and after bargaining for the
thirteen turkeys, rendered a check
for some over a hundred dollars in
payment of the fowls. The check
passed through the local banks and
was returned with the memorandum
that the party was unknown and
had never had any account in a
Baltimore bank upon which the
check was drawn. Many farmers in
this section raise turkeys and usual
ly get fine return just before the
holidays. This Christmas fund in
this case will be rather lean and it
is hoped that no other farmer will
be caught mapping in this swindle.
The State authorities were notified,
but to date no trace of the purchas-
er have been found.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wingate
and children, of Philadelphia, spent
the weekend with the formers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. K. Wingate.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Drysdale, of
Magnolia, and Mrs. William Tomlin-
SON, of Dover, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Tee.
Miss Ruth Laramore and Miss
Esther Moore, of the University of
Delaware, spent the weekend with
their respective parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. U. Porter and Mr..
and Mrs. William Dietrich, of Ia
cony, Pa, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Laura Melvin.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Harrington Chamber of Com
merce will be held in the town hall
this evening.