Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1930-02-28
Houston

Church news for Sunday, March
2: Sunday school at $3.50, Howard
P. Moore, superintendent; preaching
at 1O:S0; Epworth League at GAS
o'clock.
The w. G. T. U. will hold it's reg
ular monthly meeting on Thursday
night, March 9Th, at the home of Mrs.
Franklin. Slaughter a good attend
ance is desired as there is import
ant business on hand. Text word is
Magnify.
The Juanita Sunday school class
will meet on Tuesday night, March
4th, at the home of Mrs. Ruth Sapp.
The Houston New Century Club
met with Mrs. VIM. Johnson on We'd
nesday afternoon, February 18th,
with the president, Mrs. Howard
ThistlewOod, presiding. The meeting
was opened by singing annie
Laurie" followed by the Lords
prayer, repeated in unison. The min
utes of the previous meeting were
read and approved. The topic being
music the following enjoyable pro-
gram was given:
Song, There Music in the Air." by
the club; 1.-THE piano and it's Ances-
tors" Mrs. VIM. Johnson; song,
"Away to the Meadows club; pic
lures of musicians music review
solo, Sweet Mystery of Life" Mrs.
Emory Webb; piano solo, Mrs. Ralph
Jump; song, Swing Low Sweet
Chariot" Mrs. Ralph Butler and the
club; song, "'Tis Spring." club
chorus; tribute to Stephen Foster;
song, "Oh Susanna" club; song, "A
Merry Heart; song, Medley Con-
test, Mrs. Grace Dougherty. Delici-
Gus refreshments were served by
the hostess.
Last Tuesday Ernest W. Simpson,
Of Houston; George w. Collins, OF
Magnolia; Harry Wilson, Charles
Jackson, and Oliver Hayes, of Dow
er, were guests of Mr.. Roy Jackson
at the Radnor Hunt Club, Bryn
Mawr, Pa. They had a very pleas
ant trip and enjoyed the fox chase
very much.
Mrs. Harvey Marvel and Mrs. Jo-
seph Marvel spent Tuesday with rel
atives in Lewes.
Miss Gladys Thistlewood went to
Wilmington Friday, February 21st,
and entered the nurses training
school in the Homeopathic Hospital.
Philip Marvel, who teaches school
in East Orange, N. j., spent the
weekend with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Marvel.
Mrs. Harvey Marvel entertained
friends from Bridgeville Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wells and
Mr.. and Mrs. Linn Crippen, of Ches-
ter, Pa, have been recent guests at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Ar
mOur.
Mrs. Joseph Dougherty, of Will
mingtOn, has been the guest of her
sister, Mrs. VIM. Johnson.
Mrs. Floyd Rust, of Philadelphia,
has been visiting Miss Elizabeth
Wharton. Mrs. Rust will be remem-
bered as Miss Gladys Perry, form
er resident of Houston.
Mrs. Cora Satterf1eld, who for sew
eral weeks has been visiting in
Philadelphia and Wilmington, re-
turned home on Saturday.
Rev. and Mrs. w. G. Buckson were
the supper guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Merrill Thistlewood on Thursday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Holster and
children, Townsend and Elizabeth,
attended the funeral of Mr.. Holston's
sister at Milton on Tuesday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Scott and lit
tie son, Luther, had a very narrow
escape from being seriously injured
on Saturday night, while they were
on their way to Milford. An auto
ran into them and completed demOl-
ished the carriage in which they
were riding, but fortunately the oc-
cupants of the carriage and auto
were not injured in any way. The
horse also escaped injury. The auto
was also damaged.
Several young folks Of Houston
gave a theatre party on Thursday
night in honor of Miss Gladys This
tlewood, who left on Friday and
went to Wilmington.
The Houston Volunteer Fire Com
pany was called out twice on Tues
day. The first a small fire in the
barber shop of Ralph Rierson and
again about 8 o'clock in the after
noon to a woods fire on the farm OF
Mr.. George Downes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Doyle had
as guests over the weekend their
son, George and family, from Hack
ensack, N. J., also Mr.. Martin Lange
from New York City.
Miss Latelia Apt has accepted a
position with Houston Lumber Co.
Mrs. VIM. E. ManlOve, of Milford
was the guest of Mrs. VIM. Johnson
on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill W. Thistle
wood and daughter, Evelyn, were the
supper guests on Sunday OF MI; anu
nErs lanes Johnson, at Selbyville.