Milford chronicle., 1928-01-06
Harrington.
p. O. of A. Ladies Give
Christmas Party.

p. 0. of A. Ladies Give
Christmas Party.
The ladies of the P. o. of A. rung
down the curtain on the 1927 activi-
ties by giving a Christmas party to
the members and friends in the hall
on Friday evening. The party was
well attended and was complete
with a Santa Claus, who gave out
gifts to the children. Those present
enjoyed an especially fine program
as follows: Opening Lodge Song;
invocation, Rev. H. B. Jester; reci-
tation, Francis O'Neal; recitation,
Ethel Hall; song, Maurice Harring-
ton; recitation, Betty Lee O'Neal;
recitation, Walter Krause; violin
solo, Leroy Fleming; song, Christ
mas Carols; recitation, Evelyn Har-
rington; recitation, Betty Turner;
reading, Bernice Galloway; duet,
Maurice Harrington and Ula Mae
Clarkson; dialogue, Christmas" /,
/ by nine children; recitation, Ula
| Mae Clarkson; recitation, John
Layton; song, 1.-THE Joys of Christ
mas" dialogue, "The Message of
Old" recitation, His STAR" Irene
| Turner; solo, Mary Ann Fleming;
reading, Mrs. Massey; song, "The
Favorite Season." Santa appeared
and gave out presents to all. Clos
ing song and benediction, Rev. H. B.
Jester.
NJ. P. Sunday School Elects
Its Officers,
Following the regular session of
Sunday School at the M. P. Church
Sunday morning a short business
/ session was held, when the follow
ing officers were elected for the
new year: superintendent, Elwood
Gruewell; assistant superintendent,
Willard Fitzgerald; secretary, Ar
nett Potter; assistants, Lewis Cal
loway and Brintain Holloway;
treasurer, Harry G. Tee; pianist,
Elizabeth Kleet; assistants, Mrs. ].
w. Greenlee and Mrs. Willard Fitz-
gerald; chorister, Willard Fitzger-
aid; assistant, j. G. Messner; pur-
chasing agent, Arnett Potter; pri-
mary department - Superintendent,
Mrs. r. B. Smith; assistant, Mrs.
Linda Layton; secretary, Mrs. Lew
is Clymer; superintendent cradle
roll, Miss Matte Smith; assistant,
Mrs. Harry Boyer; organist, Mrs.
Jessie B. Tee. A new system more
modern than the old one of roll
books for each class, has been
adopted and was used for the first.
time on Sunday. Each class will
have envelope and cards for every
member of the class. The secre-
tary will punch each card of the
members when they are present.
The new officers of the Harring-
ton Fire Company got off to an
early start in the new year. Two
alarms were sounded on Sunday.
The first one was a chimney fire at
the home of Miss MOllie Warren on
Grant St.; the second call came
around six p. m. for another CHM
ney fire at the home Of Arley Sauls-
bury, on Weiner street. Both fires
were extinguished without damage
to either property.
The Entertainment Committee of
the Adult Bible classes Of the M. P.
Church will hold a meeting at the |
this evening to perfect |
plans for the monthly meeting to be |
held next Friday evening. Rev.
Frank Herson, of Milford, will be
the principal speaker of the eve
ming.
The regular monthly meeting of |
the Ladies' Aid Society of the M. P. !
Church will be held in the church |
annex this evening.
D. B. Tharp, cashier of the First |
National Bank, stated this week that |
the year 1927 had been one of the !
best years in the history of the in
stitution, both as to the increase in |
deposits and the profits made, and i
that prospects were good for even |
a better year in 1928.
Firemen Install Officers
Reduction in Insurance Rates
The first meeting of the year of |
Harrington Fire Co. was held Mon
day in the fire house. 1t was one of
the largest attended ever held. Re-
firing president George w. Swain, !
presided until the newly elected Of
ficers were installed. Much business
was transacted, including the action
on fifty-one applicants for member /
ship. Due to the fact that a num-
Der of the new applicants were Sc
Iected for the active roll, it was de-
cided to waive aside the rule that an
applicants name remain on the
table for 80 days. All were unani-
mously admitted to membership.
Retiring Chief Potter read his an
nual report, which disclosed some
facts and which will be
handed to Town Council. During
the year the company responded to
AZ alarms, 80 of which were local
calls, 10 rural, one Woodside and 2
They travelled 1875 miles
making the calls. The causes of
the alarms were as follows: Explo-
sion of oil stove, Q; defective flues,
25; unknown causes, II; back-fire
of motor, g.; electric wiring, L; tar
pot ignition, 1. The value of the
property and contents actually on
fire were estimated at $122,00, and
the loss was $33,7S0. The company
was also advised, that the Fire In
surance Underwriters had agreed on
a reduction of seven cents as the re-
suit of the recent underwriters test.
This rate applies on the business
section of the town only. Credit for
this reduction goes exclusively to
the credit of Chief Potter, who kept
hammering away for the inspection,
and finally had to enlist the aid Of
the Chamber of Commerce to get
action. A communication was re-
ceived from the secretary of the
Delaware State Firemen's Associa-
ton in reference to the license tags
and the shortage insurance appro-
priation. 1t was ordered filed, and