Milford chronicle., 1929-05-03
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friends of Trinity M. E. Church ten
dered their pastor, Rev. N. G. Ben
son, and family a reception and do
nation Tuesday evening of last week
Short speeches of welcome were
made by Mrs. Howard Rogers, rep
resenting the Ladies' Aid Society;
Harry l.. Mitten, the Board OF Stew
ards; Ira Garbutt, the Sunday
School; Mrs. Marinda -Sipple, the
Foreign Missionary Society; Mrs.
Helena Case, the Home Missionary
Society; Mrs. Harry F., Mitten, the
Women's Christian Temperance
Union; Mrs. 1. w. Belts, the Inter-
national Sunshine Society, and Miss
Elizabeth Lank, the choir. These
welcoming addresses were preceded
by an opening musical selection, de-
lightfully rendered by Mrs. w. IL.
Person, and a song, "The Old Rug
ged Cross" by the choir, which was
followed by prayer by Rev. Camp
bell, of Magnolia. Rev. and MIS-
Neese, who have recently moved TO
our town, were also in the audience.
Rev. N. C. Benson responded to the
welcome, following which reclta-
tions, readings and musical selee-
tions were given. Mrs. Robert Car
penter, a reading, Church Reveries
of a schoolgirls" Piano duet, by
Mrs. Henry Purnell and Miss Ina
LangreI; reading, mo News" and
"Why So Blue" by Mrs. Herman
Vinyard: reading, "Philander Beld-
ing's Escape" Mrs. Reynolds Pos
ties; Piano selection, Mrs. w. ii.
Person; a group of poems, For
give, Halfway Down" and
"Trees", Miss Marian Wilson. A So
cial hour followed the presentation
of the program. DuringA this time
the Ladies' Aid Society served re-
freshments. =,
On Friday evening Mrs. Samuel
Bostic will entertain the Ladies Ald
Society at her home. She Will be
assisted by Mrs. A. D. Lank ana
Mrs. Harold Harrington.
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Darby, Mrs.
Rachel Carlisle, Mrs. B. F. Burton
and Mrs. A. w. Boone attended
weekend party given by Mrs. Chas.
Spencer, of Philadelphia, last week
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Mcbride, Mr..
and Mrs. Gordon Counselman, Miss
Marian Wilson, Miss Mary Garbutt,
RAYMOND Bennett, Oscar P. Harring-
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Woodall
spent the weekend at Atlantic City.
Mrs. Rachel Carlisle entertained
the bridge club at delightful lunch
con on Wednesday of last week. Mrs.
Jester Gray received the first prize,
Mrs. ]. B. Derrickson, second and
Miss Clara Hazel, the guest prize.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Leach, VINO
have been spending the winter III
Bermuda, returned home on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Case, of Penn
sylvania, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. c. Speel.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sapp and son,
George, of Haddonfield, N. j., Mrs.
Fleasser, of Westmont Heights, n.
J.. spent the weekend with Mrs. e.
C. Dare. Her daughter, Betty Dare,
is quite sick with lagrippe.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Camper re-
ceiyed the announcement last week
of the arrival of a new grandson,
John Saxton Camper, born unto Dr.
and Mrs. Emory Camper, OF flights
town, N. ].
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Rogers,
who have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Asa Rogers, have returned to
Bloomfield, N. ].
Mrs. Edward Hudson is on the
sick list.
ELLA M. Belts, a pupil of the
tenth grade in the high school here'
resisted the temptation to be brides
maid at her sisters wedding last
Monday in Newark, because she did
not want to break her perfect at
tendance record. This is her elghth
year for perfect attendance. Her
brother, Robert, was entering ms
seventh year when he became Ill
and was obliged to be out several
days.
Arbor Day was observed here in
all the grades last Friday afternoon
with appropriate exercises and the
planting of trees.
Miss Mary B. Hoey has been
ill with a severe cold for several
weeks. Her mother visited her at
Dukes University, Durham, N. e.,
and accompanied her home TINS
week. She is improving at this
writing.
Mrs. Henry Parker is ill with la
grippe. ,,.
and son Junior, of Audubon, Mrs.
George Fowler and son Kenneth, OF
Philadelphia, were guests OF Mrs.
Mary Bethards last week.
Mrs. Amanda Lofand, OF Houston
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Thomas
Spurry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Harrington, OF
Oxford. Md, Mrs. Shelby Harring-
ton, of Clayton, Alfred Macklln, OF
Milford, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Tuck-
er, of Perryville, Md, were guests
of Mrs. Mary Kelley and Miss JOS
ephine Spurry last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Anderson
and daughter, Nancy Jane, and Mrs.
William Spurry of Wilmington, were |
guests of Capt. and Mrs. John Cum
on Sunday.
Mrs. Caddie Wheatley is on the
sick list. ,.,
Mrs. Grace Homewood, of Will |
mington, was the guest of Mrs. Julia
Darby on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Richards,
of near town, entertained large |
crowd of neighbors and friends on
Friday evening, in honor of their |
son, Georges, eighteenth birthday.
He was the recipient of many beau
tiful and useful gifts.
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ANNA X, GREGORIUS, Ch1rOpractOr
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