Milford chronicle., 1928-05-25

The Epworth League will hold a
bake in Pierce Hardware store on
Saturday morning, May 26.
Fish have been very plentiful this
week at Benefits Pier. The largest
haul ever known to be made at rhis
place was made by George E. Mills
and crew, estimated to be 1900 bush
els or more. Daniel R. Watson,
captain.
/ HAIiss Mildred Johnson, who is an
air mail flyer, gave very interest
ing talk at the Milford school on
Tuesday morning. Miss Johnson re-
turned recently from Germany af-
ter an extended tour of the airways
of that nation, and has covered all of
the air mail routes of this country
as well. She also gave a talk at the
Rotary Club on Monday night.
At the next Sunday morning SER
vice at the First Methodist Protes-
tant Church Memorial Day will be
observed. The pastor will take as
his subject Decoration Day and It's
Lessons for U.s." and any of the pub
lie interested in this patriotic sub
ject are invited to attend. At the eve
ming service the subject will be "The
Beautiful Life" There will be spe-
cial music at both services.
Due to the continued cool weather
the Girl Reserve initiation service,
and ceremonial will be held during
the twilight period of Friday even
ing, May 25th, promptly at Z o'clock
at the Century Club building. All
of the provisional commit |
tee and also mothers of the Girl Re
serves are invited to attend. Miss |
Rogers, a national Y. w. c. A. secre-
tary, will address the girls.
The Century Club card party held
at the home of Mrs. Thomas Davis
on Wednesday night of last week
was a most delightful affair. There
we're eight tables of bridge and three
Of five hundred, with the following
prizes: Women's high, Mrs.
George H. Baynum; low, Mrs. Harry
Pettyjohn; consolation, Mrs. R. c.
Hall; mems high, Evans Abbott;
ow, Thomas Davis; five hundred,
high, Mrs. J. G. Elliott; low, Mrs. F.
!. Higman.
At a meeting of the Milford Rae
luet Club held on Tuesday night it
vas decided to hold a bake for the
,enefit of the club within the near
uture. Sam Berlin was appointed
manager of the business and other
.ffairs of the club. The members of
he club are looking forward enthus-
to tennis, now that the
ourt has been gotten into such ex-
ellent shape and a new net has
ieen purchased. Anyone wishing to !
DIN the club, communicate with
am Berlin.
A large audience from all over the |
tate of Delaware gave a wonderful s
eception to Miss Katherine Ross, Y
he Delaware girl who took the lead f
lg part in opera "Cavalleria Rus t
cana" at Wilmington Tuesday a
light. After two years study in Italy il
Tiss Ross made her debut in "Aida" t
the Philadelphia Academy Of Mu- h
c about two months ago. Among '
lose from Milford who enjoyed il
caring her on Tuesday were DR.. T
nd Mrs. G. Layton Grier, and her c
INT and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter v
cid of near Milford. v
The Methodist Protestant Church :,
rs joined the other protestant de- "
in their Council of Re u
gious Education. At the Centen- u
al Convention of Young Peoples q
ork Of the Methodist Protestant n
lurch, in Baltimore last week, at ~,
nded by Rev. and Mrs. J. Franklin q
'yan, Of Milford, the convention Al
ssed an overture, which then went Of
the General Conference, request 81
g that they appropriate $4,000 an de-
Ially for the work of Religious Ed d1
alton. This was passed unani-
Ously and the sum will be provided
r the young people of the Metho- -.
st Protestant denomination. There ul
IRE 5000 registered for this confer ne
ce. LEI