Milford chronicle., 1928-10-12
Harrington
Rebeccah's Install Officers


place Monday evening. The lodge
opened with Noble Grand Ann Pier
son presiding. Vice-Grand Harriet
Derrickson introduced the visitors
of the various lodges. Grand Presi-
. dent Megginson and staff installed
the following officers: Past Noble
Grand, Ann Pierson; Noble Grand,
Harriet DerricksOn; Vice Grand,
Almina Hill; recording secretary,
b Laura Rust; financial secretary,
VIM. Floyd Turner; treasurer, &C.
ella Bryan; chaplain, Elmer West;
warden, Edith Massey; conductor,
Elizabeth West; inside guardian,
VIM. ]. Bryan; outside guardian, w.
Il. Massey; right support Noble
Grand, Elizabeth Hopkins; left sup
port Noble Grand, Bernice Johnson;
right support vice-grand, Elizabeth
Waller; left support vice-grand,
Matte Fleming; musician, Nettie
Turner. After the ceremony of in
stallation, short talks were given by
Past Grand President Marjorie
Tucker, also President Olivia Meg
ginson and her staff. The noble
grand then presented to President
Megginson a beautiful basket of
flowers in behalf of Rachel Lodge.
President Megginson responded
with an acceptance speech in her
pleasant way. Laura Rust then pre-
scented Noble Grand DerricksOn
with a basket of flowers, at the same
time pledging the lodge their loyal
support and wishing her success.
Noble Grand DerricksOn presented
the past Noble Grand with the jewel
of her office. This was a very
happy occasion, it being the first
past noble grand jewel ever pre-
scented by Rachel Lodge. In accept
ing the jewel Past Noble Grand
Pierson said, that she may be a
past grand, but was still ready for
work at all times. A buffet supper
was then served. During the social
hour everyone wished the new Off
GERS a successful term.
Century Club Opens Season
3 Arranged Fine Program
The first meeting of the new club
year of Harrington Century Club
was held Tuesday afternoon at the
club house, starting at 2.30. An es-
pecially fine program had been pre-
pared and was in charge of Mrs. c.
/. F. Wilson, the president and also
chairman of programs, Mrs. George
B. Potter, assisted by Mrs. T. H.
Harrington and Miss Edith Smith
The subject, THE Man Who Dis
covered Us" Preparations were
made to entertain an unusually
large number of members. The first
program was not only interesting,
but throughout the club year they
are expected to be equally as well.
The following schedule, together
with the topics and ladies in charge,
will be carried out: October 16-
Mrs. John Masten, Mrs. T. R. Twill
ley, Mrs. w. d. Scott and Mrs. L. r.
Beachamp. October ga Day
with the Children" Mrs. John Shell
drake, Mrs. Norris Adams, Mrs.
Brown Smith and Mrs. Jas. Harring-
ton. October 30-"American Citizen
ship" Mrs. w. T. Chapman, Mrs. w.
T. Moore and Mrs. w. S. McCabe.
November 6-No meeting. November
Legislation, Mrs. ]. c. Mess !
ner, Mrs. Warren Lynch and Mrs. |
Minnie Holmes. November 20-"Re-
ciprocity Day." Mrs. L. B. Harring- |
ton, Mrs. w. A. Potter and Mrs. Ella |
Wilson. November 27-"Thanksgiv-
ing, Mrs. H. c. Miller, Mrs. Her
bert Denney and Mrs. Lester Rog-
ers. December 4-'Libraries and
Literature" Mrs E. B. Rash, Miss
Martha Knox and Mrs. B. F. Knox.
December 1-"Christmas" Miss
Irene Richards, Mrs. J. w. Cain and
Mrs. Fred c. Powell. January s.
Music, Mrs. Ernest Raughley, Mrs.
R. K. Jones and Mrs. Ray Masten.
January 15-"Arts and Crafts" Mrs.
A. c. Creadick, Mrs. Vertie Cahall,
Mrs. Oscar Wix and Miss Elva
Reese. January 22-"The Man and
his Message" Speaker, DR.. VIM.
Leishman. Mrs. S. M. Williams,
Mrs. George Toppin, Mrs. Charles
Weiss and Mrs. w. L. Jones. Janu-
airy 29-"Debate", Mrs. G. S. Har-
rington, Mrs. L. T. Jones, Mrs. Elfz-
abeth Barlow and Mrs. w. T. Sharp.
February 5-"Current Events-Avia-
tion," Mrs. H J. Ramsdall, Mrs. Fred
Bailey, Mrs. Harry Tee and Mrs. E.
S. Richards. February 12-"The
Birthday of a Great President" Mrs.
A. B. Parsons, Mrs. Fred Warning ,
ton and Mrs. James B. Welch. !
February 19-"The Colonial Party"
February ga Day with the Poets ,
of February" Mrs. c. D. Murphy, !
Mrs. A w. Spurry and Mrs. w. L. :
Kennerly. March Topics, "Ameri- :
can Homes" March 5-"Health", \
Mrs. Fred Greenly, Mrs. Howard n
Thistlewood and Mrs. Dufendach.
March 12-"Home Economics Mrs. =
Elva Sapp, Mrs. Tina Mowbray, Mrs. y
Wilbur Jacobs and Mrs. Fred Har- =,
rington. March 19-"The Making of u
an Ideal Home" Mrs. w. w. Sharp, L
Mrs. Ralph Butler, Mrs. E. w. Dean
and Miss Caroline Sharp. March 26 s
THE Bible in the Home" Mrs. l.
John S. Harrington, Mrs. w. S. Har-
ris and Miss Edith Bryan. Speaker, 81
Rev. G. l. Humphreys, former presi- e'
dent of the Maryland Annual Con-
ference. April CLUB luncheon. I
April 9-"Community Service" Mrs re
J. L. Harmstead, Mrs. W. R. Massey, 81
Mrs. Herman Johnson and Mrs. Har-
rington Truitt. April 16-"Current u
Events" Miss Emma Downes, Mrs. p'
Charles Derrickson and Mrs. Edgar
Tucker. April 23-"Conservation" M
Mrs. Herman Brown, Mrs. w. e. 81
Hill, Mrs. Harvey Hill and Mrs. ~
Joshua Smith. April 3O-"The Turn
in the Road" Mrs. T. L. Wingate, 81
Mrs. William Townsend, Miss Laura 10
Fleming and Miss Helen Douglass.
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