Milford chronicle., 1931-02-06
HARRINGTON
Harrington New
Ennfmr.v HTnh NoAo..

The regular meeting of the Han
ringtOn New Century Club was he'll
Tuesday afternoon at the club house
with Mrs. James l.. Harmstead pre-
siding. Included in the business 0
the afternoon was the election L
membership of Mrs. Mary Caldwell
The application for membership o
Mrs. w. 5. Smith was laid on The
table for future action. Mrs. c. FREQ
Wilson gave an excellent report Oh
the executive board meeting held al
Dover last week. The local club ac-
cepted an invitation to attend Reel
prOcity Day of the Denton club on
February goth. The program for
the afternoon on Home Economics, ~
was in charge of Mrs. e. B. Rash
and her assistants. The program
opened with a violin solo, Here
Comes the Sum-" by Mrs. Jessie b.
Tee, accompanied by Mrs. Z. b. Rash
asrthe piano. Reading, Mrs. Charles
TSppin; violin solo, Back in Old
Wyoming" by Mrs. Jessie b. Tee. A
feature of the afternoon was DEM
onstration on Kitchenade. 1t was
given by two demonstrators from
Philadelphia A social hour follow
ed and refreshments were served.
Fair Owners Dine;
Two Hundred Present
Adopting for their 1881 slogan,
Boost Your Fair Every Day in
Every Way" the twelfth annual
stockholders meeting was held in
the Harrington New Century Club
last evening. The annual meeting is
always preceded by banquet which
is served by the ladies of the club.
When the banquet started at $50 p.
m. nearly two hundred were pres
ent, this number included the Off
GERS, stockholders, together with
their wives and friends. Supt. of
Schools Prof. j. G. MesSner offered
the blessing and Warren r. Moore,
Vice-p president Of the Kent 4 Sussex
Fair Association, performed the du-
ties of toastmaster. The menu card,
in addition to the bill Of fare con-
tanned some interesting facts. There
are 116 stockholders in the corpora
tiOn, owning stock valued at $l3,O75. |
According to the report more than
$4,000 has been spent for improve |
mentS since organization. The dates |
for this years fair will be, July 2S-
29-3O-3l and August LIST Former
Representative Walter j. Paskey, |
Senator w. T.. Jacobs. Edgar Roe,
Elbert Saunders aud J. G.. Mott were
among those who arose from their
seats when called upon and made Il
few brief remarks. Following the
banquet the stockholders went into
a business session and discussed
several items of interest to the own
ers of the Fair Each stakeholder
was given an itemiZed statement Of
the receipts and expenditures of the
past yeai Working in harmony for
the best interests of Delaware and
the Eastern Shore of Maryland, the
Fair Association has never paid any
dividends, each year some decision
IS reached to either erect new build
ngS or in some manner improve the
AIR. The fair patrons can feel that 9
hey are supporting an attraction
hat is backed by over one hundred
business men of lower Delaware and
he Eastern Shore of Maryland, who
ire striving to please them with eX-
libits of the most modern kinds and
second to none in the
In all probability few
,nOw what il actually costs the fair
,fiicials for their entertainment. The
eport discloses the fact that the
rec attractions including band, vau-
eville, fireworks, amplifierS, pony
nd mule races cost $1,000 last year
nd this is the second largest item
f expense. The receipts for the year
included $1,000 state appropriations
or premiums; gate and grandstand
eceipts, $2S,47O.27; privileges, $S,-
691S; entrance fees, horses and
oultry. $l,272.2S. Total receipts,
AZ, 6,923.32. The chief items of eX-
ense besides the free attractions
lready mentioned is the premium
st, which amounted to $S,593.72. 1t
ill be noted by those figures that
he exhibits seem to be increasing
II the time, in past years it has been
Oted that the state appropriation
as been more than sufficient to Gov
+ the premium list and some part
f the money has been returned to
lie State reasurer. This year the
alll AooONltAlOll ItllAl OAlb OfCl Pl3-
10 i'll addition for premiums. Per-
anent improvements, which includ-
| a larger grandstand, cost &c.,
,0.75; an adjoining farm was pur-
lased at Il cost of $4,000. Salaries
the Secretary and Treasurer are
900; upkeep of the grounds, $3,-
1904; office help and police force,
,l7l.3O5 stakes for the races, &c.,
5.27; advertising, $2,20054; cash
$452.24 on hand balances the dis
lrsements with the receipts.
At the close of the business session
e following directors were elected
serve the Fair Association: w. b.
emin, H. e. Quillen, A. C.. Creadick,
'ank Graham, w. II. Cahall, B. I.
law, W. r. Moore, w. S. Smith,
Gorge II. Brown, w. e. Jacobs, l..
Harrington, John w. Sheldrake,
I'm II. Holloway, ID. b. Tharp,
shua Smith, Joda Masten, J. A.
hall, Howard Martin, Ernest
l.. r. Jones, Garrett S.
DR.. w. r. Chapman, w.
Scott, $. o. Bailey Allan Parsons.
d w. A. Smith, all of Harrington;
wey Sapp, Houston; j. Harold
habinger, j. M. Harrington, Eel
4; VIM. J. Swain, Norman Collision,
lrren c. Newton, Roy Cannon and
ul Adams, of Bridgeville; Henry
lfford, Burrsville, Md; l.. d.
ulk, Woodside; Asa Bennett,
Frank S. Hurley, Sea-
d; Harry b. Johnson, Wyoming
bert farrell Jr GOldSbOrO Md.