Milford chronicle., 1927-06-03
Harrington

line Snarp nave Deen guests OIL Dr
James R. Sharp at New York.
Stockton Simpson of Philadelphia
has been spending the past week
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Simpson.
Rev. and Mrs. G. A. Morris of Cen
treville, Md, have been guests OF
Harrington friends during the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Ramsdall spent
the weekend with Philadelphia rel
atives.
Mrs. Richards of Wilmington and
Miss Emma Foote of Philadelphia
have been recent guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Will Powell.
The last meeting during the sum-
mer of the Ladies Aid Society of the
NJ. E. Church will be held next Tues
day evening at the church.
Memorial Services Impressive
Clear skies greeted the veterans OF
all wars as they gathered at tnelr
various headquarters Monday morn
ing and then assembled on Com
merce street and marched to the M.
e. Church for the annual services
Commander Knox, Harrington Post'
No. 7, American Legion and twelve
other World War veterans acted as
Guard of Honor. Arrangements were
made to convey the three remaining
veterans of Captain Carter Post, NO.
10. to the church in automobiles.
They followed just behind the Har-
rington Band. The American Legion
was next in line, and the fraternal
organizations headed by the laules
of the P. o of A, Women's Benent
Association and members of the T.
o. S. of A. and Jr. o. U. A. M.
brought up the rear. The church was
beautifully decorated with American
flags and a profusion of cut hoWers'
Seated on the platform with Rev.
Collins were the three veterans, Col.
r. D. Short, Mark Jester and Will
liam Anderson. "Uncle Billy" was
very feeble and had to be assisted to
and from the pulpit.
Post Commander Knox, POST
Chaplain Smith, and Post AdJutant
Sylvester also had places on the
platform. Rev. Collins called for a
few remarks from Col. Short, VINO
told his audience that the work OF
nlacing flags on all comrades graves
had been accomplished on Friday.
Substituting for Commander Knox
who was too modest to make
speech, Post Adjutant Sylvester, as
sured the old veterans that the work
thew had started would be carried
on as long as the legion was IN ex-
istence.
Miss Elizabeth Fleming read pa
per on the origin and purpose OF
Memorial Day, which came into ex-
istence May S0th, 1868. Miss Virginia
Griffith read a copy of general or
der. No. II, issued from General
Headquarters at Washington, d. o.,
by General John A. Logan, Com
mander-in-Chief. Post Historian
Harry C. Tee called the roll OF
World War veterans who had gone
West, while the audience stood IN
two minutes Of silence, after which
taps were blown from the balcony
by Prof. Fitzgerald. Mrs. Fred viii
son then rendered one verse OF
Nearer My God to Thee" Rev. Col
Inns then brought the services to a
close with a few remarks from the
text "What Mean These Stones,
Joshua 4-21.
Milford Pastor Delivers
Baccalaureate Sermon
Before a large audience, Rev.
J. Franklin Bryan, D. D., pastor OF
the Milford M. P. Church, delivered
the baccalaureate sermon to the
graduates of Harrington High
School at the M. P. Church last Sun
day evening. DR.. Bryan substituted
for Rev. H. B. Jester, local pastor,
who was attending the funeral of his
mother at Chincoteague, Va. Rev. Is.
H. Collins, pastor of the local M. r.
Church, filled the pulpit at the M. T.
Church in Milford for DR.. Bryan.
The annual services always alter
nate between the two churches and
there was no service at the M. E.
Church.
Mrs. L. Morris and children have
returned home after spending the
past year in Florida.
Edwin Cannon of New York is
spending several days here with his
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Galloway of
Chester, Pa, have been spending
week with the latter's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. S. c. Bailey.
Mrs. Emor Harrington of Freder-
ica is spending sometime with Mr..
o,,J NIrc w KnnnprlV
Maurice Hall is spending several
days with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. T. Hall at Chester, Pa.
Louis Henze is the guest of rela-
tives at Philadelphia, for few days.
Mrs. Norman Shaw of Penns
Grove, N. J., is spending few days
with her mother, Mrs. w. L. Jones.
Prof. George E. Swain is seriously
Ill at his boarding house.
Mrs. Jane Clifton of Wilmington
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Sharp. -,
Horace Quillen spent Sunday with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Quill
len at Millville.
Miss Mary Satterfield of Delaware
City and Miss Margaret Satterfield of
Avondale, Pa, spent the weekend
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Satterfield. /
Mrs. John Masten has returned |
home from a visit to Norfolk, Va.
Belmont Simpson of Ridgely, Md,
was the guest of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William Simpson over the
weekend.
The ladies of the Harrington Cen