Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-01-20

gia. Mrs. ]. G. Messner; Louisiana,
Mrs. w. o. Finch; Florida, Miss
Ruth Stubbs; Michigan, Mrs. Wes-
ley Ryan; Ohio, Mrs. Matte Raugh-
ley; Oklahoma, Miss Helen Jester;
when Oklahoma ratified one half of
the number required, had been lin
ed up; Maine, Miss Lucille Tharp;
Idaho, Miss Emma Derrickson;
West Virginia, Miss Marion Sibitzky;
Washington, Mrs. ]. B. Hill; Tenn
essee, Mrs. A. c. Creadick; Califor-
mia, Miss Jennie Morris; Indiana,
Mrs. G. B. Potter; Illinois, Mrs. Geo.
Toppin; Arkansas, Mrs. ]. w.
Greenley; North Carolina, Mrs. Err
nest Raughley; Alabama, Mrs. Mas
sey; Kansas, Mrs. Lewis Slaughter;
Oregon, Mrs. Tom James; Iowa, Mrs.
Will Harris; Utah, Mrs. w. H. Ca
hall, unanimous; Colorado, Mrs.
Will Hill; New Hampshire, MISS
Matte Smith; Nebraska, Mrs. Pearl
Morris, only one negative vote pre-
vented this State from voting unan-
imously; Missouri, Mrs. Lewis ely
mer; Wyoming, Mrs. H. c. Tee, I'M
animous vote; Wisconsin, Mrs. Mag
gle Paris; Minnesota, Mrs. Harry
Hammond; New Mexico, Mrs. Joseph
Cordrey; Nevada, Mrs. George
Swain; Vermont, Mrs. S. M. Will
liams; New York, Mrs. ]. A. Walls;
Pennsylvania Mrs. Polly Collins;
New Jersey, Miss Elizabeth Grue-
we'll; Connecticut, Miss Mary M.
Masten; Rhode Island, Doris Har-
rington. Uncle Sam made the clos
ing remarks. The audience renewed
it's pledge to the flag, while the
"Star Spangled Banner" was played
on a cOrnet.
Opportunity School at Harrington
After having worked on the prop
osition for sometime through the
Parent-Teacher Association and
other church and civic bodies, an
nouncement is made that on We'd
nesday evening of this week school
officials will be on hand to handle
the enrolment of any citizens who
care to take up any of the follow
ing courses: English, parliamentary
practice, citizenship and U. S. his
tory, poultry raising and rudimen-
tary courses for adults. Choice of en-
rollment can be made on any of the
above subjects or any other course
approved by the State Director, Miss
Burnett. The courses will run for
about ten weeks with one or two
sessions each week. Supt. ]. c. Mess
ner of the local high school is in
charge of the work in this section.
Club Women View Pottery Exhibit
An exhibit of American Pottery
was held in the Harrington New
Century Club rooms on Saturday,
January IA. Mrs. L. B. Harrington,
chairman of carts and Crafts" was
in charge of the exhibit, and secured
Miss Nancy Boyer, State Chairman
of Arts and Crafts, also director OF
Art at the University of Delaware,
to explain the exhibits and to DEM
onstrate the making of pottery.
School children were invited from
10 to II and promptly at the hour
appointed a goOdly number OF chill
dren from Harrington and from Mil
ford had assembled. Miss Boyer
demonstrated the making of bowls
and vases using both the coil meth
cd and the potter's wheel, lecturing
as she worked, after which many of
the children tried the work with
various degrees of success. Later in
the day many visitors from our own
town and from Dover, Wyoming,
Camden, Rising Sun, FELTON,, Hous-
ton, Milford, Delmar and Denton,
Md, attended the exhibition, enjoy
ing Miss Boyer's lecture and demon
stration as we'll as the exhibits.
There were collections of beautiful
vases, bowls, dishes, ETC., of different
types from all parts of the United
States-including the famous Rock
wood, Newcombe, Byedweed, Paul
Revere, Indian and many other
types.
Messrs. B. I. Shaw, H. A Kent and
R. Melvin are attending a potato
growers convention being held at
Boston this week.
MIS-. G6OIS0 D. LOICC1 was a 4 LII
adelphia visitor on Monday.
Walker Grows Large Hogs
After reading of so many record
breaking hogs being killed in lower
Delaware, Frank p Walker, far
mer residing two miles north Of
Harrington, decided to get in the
race. Last week Mr.. Walker killed