Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-04-13
Harbeson

The Better Homes Campaign for
the Harbeson community is now in
full swing under the leadership of
Mrs. Molloy C. Vaughn, of Dixiedel,
on the Lewes-Georgetown Highway.
Mrs. Vaughn was recently appointed
by Secretary Herbert Hoover, Pres
ident of Better Homes In America,
to act as chairman of better homes
in the Harbeson community.
OF the many projects suggested by
the National Headquarters, Wash
ington, D. c., of which James Ford
is executive director, Mrs. Vaughn
has selected Landscaping, which in
cludes identifying the highways as
well as the home grounds; demon
stration home of the best type of
architecture, furnishings and set
ting; and a second demonstration
home, where an old house has been
remodeled and modern cOnveniences
installed with a minimum OF eX-
pense to obtain a maximum of COM
fort and convenience.
In the project first mentioned,
Mrs. Vaughn enlisted the aid of the
Highway Department in setting out
some of the Sussex wild dogwood
along a section of the highway near
Coolspring, and the trees were fur
nished by Mr.. and Mrs. Vaughn
from their farm. The State Highway
has been planting trees on some OF
the highways during the past year,
but the supply for this year had
been depleted before the request for
trees for the Harbeson community
was sent in. 1t was upon the sug-
gestion of Mrs. Vaughn that the
highway department decided to run
an experiment in transplanting the
Sussex wild dogwood.
There are many people who have
flowers and shrubbery which they
would gladly exchange with their
neighbors and friends, and they are
asked to list the various kinds OF
flowers, ETC., for exchange with Mrs.
William Prettyman, Harbeson, Del,
phone Milton 46R29.
The location of the demonstration
homes with dates on which they
will be open to the public will be
announced in next weeks issue OF
this paper.
A play entitled, 1.-THE Dearest
Thing in Boots" and "The Family
Album" will be given at Harbeson
School Friday night, April 18th, for
the benefit of the P. T. A. Ice cream
will he for sale. Admission Csc.
Mr.. William Hamilton spent the
weekend here with his mother.
Miss NAtaiie Hamilton has re-
turned from a visit with friends IN
Philadelphia.
Quite a number of our people
spent Easter Monday at Cape Hen
lopen.
Mr.. John c. Thompson spent the
weekend with. his mother.
Rev. L. E. Hadaway and q. II.
Fill attended the NJ. p. Conference |
this week.
Mrs. Meta Mason, who was re-
Gently operated on at the Delaware
Hospital, Wilmington, has left the
hospital and is now at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Ira Short, and is
doing nicely.
Mr.. John Smith is very sick, and
does not seem to improve.
Mr.. Elzey Wilson has heen quite
sick.
Miss Gertrude Wolhey has been
visiting friends ia Lewes.
An old-fashioned serenade was
given last Friday evening to Mr..
and Mrs. David Pepper. Mrs. Pep
per was formerl~ Miss Dorothy
Martin.
The residents of this vicinity were
deeply shocked on Thursday after
noon to hear of the death of Mrs.
Wilson. 1t was known that
Mrs. Wilson had been quite sick,
but there was no thought but what
she was progressing nicely, and
would soon be back to her duties.
She was a teacher in the Sunday
School and president of the Ladies'
Aid Society, and leader in every :
thing worth while in the community. :
The people of this community have ;
lost a friend indeed, g..
For she was a friend to the help
less and all who stood in
need. !
She seemed to always be trying the =
Masters work to do
She was a friend to me and she
was a friend to you. =
It's easy enough to paint pictures
of nature or the works of :
man,
But why try to paint the lily or
the work of Gods own hand? =
Words fail to make the picture of
the story we try to tell 4
If this one so noble and useful and
one we liked so well. u
'rained by a Christian mother Y
the way of the Christian life, L
he has been a beautiful mother, O
and also a dutiful wife. Il
he raised the motherless orphan p
with all the care of her own, q
nd they have never felt right in So
after life to call any other W
place their home. az
or what is home without a ia
mother especially one like
this?
0 visit there was to be happy to SO
live there must have been tn
bliss; n
ne never was fretful or complain
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