Milford chronicle., 1928-05-11

Why not hear DIR. L. r. Benefits
lecture on Freedom for the PeO-
pies When?" in Ryon's Theatre,
Georgetown, next Sunday afternoon,
May 18th, at 2 o'clock. 1t will cost
you nothing but an hour of your
time, for lectures given under the
auspices of the International Bible
Students Association are always free
and no collection is taken.
Special emphasis will be given to
Mothers Day at the First Methodist
Protestant Church throughout next
Sundays services, beginning with
Sunday school at a. m. The pas
tors subject at the IL a. m. service
will be 1.-THE Influence of Pious Mo-
thers," and at 1880 Naomi, the Sac
rificing and Sorrowing Mother"
There will be special Mothers Day
music by the choir at both services.
The Ladies Aid of Milford Neck
meets May 18th. Entertaining COM
mittee: Miss Ida Bennett, Mrs. Ma
rie Short and Charles French, Jr. A
play will be given entitled Jumbo
Jum." The characters of the play are
Jumbo Jum," Jack Willis; Mr..
Gobelton, Paris Kirby; Mr.. ChEatem,
Frank Deputy; Henry Merville.
Charles French; laborers, George
French, Jesse Sharp and John
French; Hannah, Mrs. Frank Dep
uty; Adelaide, Mrs. Floyd Short;
Mrs. Gobelton, Ida Bennett. Ice
cream will be for sale.
Warren & Gibson expect to move
in their fine new store on the corner
of Walnut and Front streets by June
first, and the building is being paint
ed inside and out and being gener-
ally gotten in shape. This store
promises to be one of the best fur
niture stores in the peninsula. On
the first floor there will be attrac-
tive displays of living room, bed
room and dining room furniture and
the second floor will be the rug de-
partment, the third to be devoted to
a miscellaneous assortment OF
chairs, beds, mattresses, etc.
There was a very enjoyable meet
ing of the Mite Society of the Pres
byterian Church held in the lecture
room on Tuesday afternoon. Follow
ing the business meeting little Mo-
theirs Day play was given. Mrs.
Clara Pierce represented the mother
and the four children, Faith, Knowl-
edge, Courage and Love were Mrs.
Carl Simpson, Mrs. William T. Wat
son. Jr., Mrs. S. P. Richardson and
Miss Elizabeth Stidham. There was a
vocal solo by Miss Elena Mccullough
and a piano solo by Miss Mabel
Smith, followed by games and re-
freshments.
About so Episcopalian women
from all over Delaware were assem-
bled at the home of Mrs. John S.
Prettyman on Saturday afternoon to
hear a very interesting talk on Alas
ka by Mrs. CrastOn H. Burke, OF
Fort Yukon, Alaska. Mrs. Prettyman
is the chairman of knitting of the
State auxiliary, whose custom 1t is
to send a large package of knitted
garments once year to some part
of Alaska. Following a short ad-
dress by Mrs. Higgins of Rehoboth,
the president of the State auxiliary,
and a few words relative to Alaska
by Mrs. William Bradford of Middle
town, who is the supply secretary,
Mrs. Burke gave a talk that held
her audience spell-bound. DR.. Burke,
as physician in charge of the hospi-
tai at Fort Yukon for the past p !
years, has doctored every sort OF
case from pulling tooth to the
most intricate surgical operation,
his patients being brought to him
for hundreds of miles on sleds. Mrs. =
Burke told of their experiences and
living conditions in the most inter
esting and graphic a manner. After
the talk delicious refreshments were |
served.