Milford chronicle., 1930-11-21
SELBYVILLE

Holloway The meeting was opened
by the singing of THE Star Spang
led Banner" followed by the clul
Collect" after which a very beau
tiful and fitting piano duet was rem
dered by Marguerite Richards ant
Jehu McCabe.
Rev. Howard Davis, the speaker
of the evening, gave very impress
siVe talk on the outstanding events
of the signing of the Armistice.
Mr.. Davis was very much impress
sed by the reading of the Club Col
lect and asked each member to
faithfully perform these simple du-
ties, one of which is, Let us not
forget to be kind"
Several war songs were sung in
unison, after which our hostesses,
Mrs. N. c. Davis and Mrs. Wade Ry-
an, served delicious refreshments,
with a tiny flag as a favor.
Mrs. l. Layfield Long, of Selby-
vile, General Secretary of the Mo-
theirs Pension Commission of Del
aware, left Wednesday to serve as a
delegate to the White House Con-
ference ON Child Health and Pro
lection which will meet in Wash
ington, November 19 to %.
r. Shortly after his Inauguration,
President Hoover announced his
purpose to call a conference on
child health and protection to study
the present status of the health and
well being of the children of the
United States, to report what is be-
ing done; to recommend what ought
to be done and how to do it.
The conference will be opened by
its chairman, Ray Lyman Wilbur,
Secretary of the Interior. The Pres
ident of the United States will adj
dress the delegates at the opening
session. The Presidents message
will be broadcast over a National
hookup and those interested in
Child Welfare throughout the coun-
try may have the opportunity of
hearing this message at 8 o'clock
on Wednesday evening, November
10.
AT 12:45 p. m. on Saturday, No
vember %, the chairman of the con-
ference, DR.. Ray Lyman Wilbur
will summarize the conclusions and
recommendations in an address
which will be broadcast over the
National Farm and Home Hour
hOOkup, which as on the occasion of
the Presidents address may be par
ticipated in by those interested from
coast to coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Middleton of
Bridgeton, N. j., were guests of
Mrs. M. Pasha Watson and ON Sun
day Mrs. Watson entertained the
following guests: Edible Townsend
and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. A. M.
Lynch, DR.. and Mrs. Holland, of Ber-
lin, Philip Dale and Virginia HOl-
land and Percy Holland at dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs James Johnson Wis
tied the latter's mother and sister
in Houston.
Rev. Howard Davis and wife en-
tertained at the parsonage several
Wilmington friends over the week.
end.
Edward Stevens and family mo-
toredl to Washington, D. c., and
North Carolina and visited among !
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. V. Tubbs spent |
the weekend in Wilmington, the |
guests of her parents.
Walter Long and family, W.. o. |
McCabe and wife Joined a bus load |
of friends and went on sightseeing
trip to Snow Hill and saw the old
furnace.
Miss May McCabe from Dover
spent the weekend with her par
ents and also entertained two of her
girl friends from the w. c. l.
Mrs. Charlotte Hastings is spend
ing some time in Seaford visiting
Mrs. Thomas Rawlins.
- Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Holloway from
Philadelphia spent the weekend
with the latter's mother and sister.
Mrs. Sallie Birch of Berlin has
been spending a few days with her
sister, Mrs. Catherine Birch.
.- Cecil Hamblin of Philadelphia
was a guest of her parents over the
weekend.
+ Grice McCabe of Philadelphia was
home for the weekend.
Mrs. Catherine Williams of Sails
bury spent part of the past week
with her sister, Miss Jonah McCabe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vaughn Collins of
and. Mrs. Kate Collins
of Frankford were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. R. B. Morris recently.
John r. Davis and Harold Cod
win of Dover D. c. I. were home for
the weekend with their parents.
Mrs. Viola Holmes spent a few
days in Philadelphia last week.
The evangelistic meetings are in
The meetings have been
we'll attended and quite some sue
cess. The Cherry Sisters were pres
ent Wednesday and Thursday eve
nings. They will continue for an
)ther week.
d. About twenty-five little folks at
.ended the party for the Beginners
last Saturday at the
shurch, under the direction of Mrs.
Bertha West, their superintendent,
md Miss Lindseth. This is the last
If a series of parties that have been
given for the various age groups in
he children's division this fall.
At the Thanksgiving season of
he year the keynote seems to be
sharing. AS we think of our good
ortune and our blessings we are
eminded of the well-known words
n James Russell Lowells poem
The Vision of Sir Launfal:"
Not what we give. but what we