Milford chronicle., 1931-10-16
HARRINGTON
Rotary Club

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Harrington Rotary Club held it,
regular weekly meeting at Swaini
New Hotel on Wednesday evenins
at $50 o'clock. President H. L
Quillen was the presiding officer He
had for his guest speaker J. J. Ash
ton, secretary of the Delaware State
Safety Council. Mr. Ashton gave a
talk on Safety in General" and in
keeping with the nationwide cele-
bration, spoke on Fire Prevention
Week"
President Quillen announced the
new Rotary committees and intro
duced visiting Rotarians as follows:
Past President Harry Pettyjohn, Ar
thur Derrickson and w. A. Berry,
all of Milford, and S. Simon of Do
yer.
Town Council
At the regular monthly meeting of
Harrington Town Council held on
Monday evening, council awarded
the contract for the building of
new concrete street. About a block
on North Commerce street and
short block on East Mechanic street
is included in the contract. The bid
was for $1225. The contract was
completed in record time. The street
was torn up Tuesday morning and
by Thursday evening the street had
been graded, forms placed and the
contract finished all but the build
ing of the shoulders. The Dorman
street contract recently completed
by Walter Roach & Sons was
thrown open to traffic last week.
During a recent rain storm many
motorists got off on the soft shoul-
ders and quickly buried to the axle.
This contract was nut out by the
State while the town awarded to the /
Roach Company the other street ]
contracts. Concrete streets are /
great Improvement over the type of .
street formerly built and it is hop
ed that succeeding town councils
will continue to build concrete
streets in the future.
New Century Club
The first fall meeting of the Har-
ringtOn New Century Club was held
Tuesday afternoon. The program
committee has arranged a very in
teresting program for the fall and
winter season. The topic on Tues
ca" The program was in charge
of Mrs Norris Adams, Mrs. Herbert
Denney and Mrs. J. J. Caldwell.
The calendar for the balance of
the year is as follows:
October 2O-"Art," Mrs. H. J.
Ramsdell. Mrs. Clifford COrtelyou
and Mrs. Fred Powell.
October 7-"Reciprocity Day."
Mrs. Ella Wilson, Mrs. L. B. Har- ,
rington. Mrs. John Harrington and
Mrs. Benjamin Knox. ,,
November -"Travelogue," Miss
Helen Douglass, Miss Laura Flem- !
ing and Mrs. Edgar Tucker. =
November -"EducatiOn," Mrs.
]. c. Messner. Mrs. Harry Quillen J.
and Mrs. Fred Greenley. =
November 17-"Library and Liter
ature," Mrs. Charles Derrickson, r.
Miss Emma Downes and Mrs. Clar- \
ence Shockley ~ y
November "a - Thanksgiving, II
Mrs. E. S. Richards, Mrs. l.. r. 7
Beauchamp, Mrs. Will Harris and =
Miss Laura Sapp. + +
December 1-"Delaware Colony" L
Mrs. G. S. Harrington, Mrs. S. l.. =
Sapp and Mrs. o. p MowbTay. t.
December 8-"Interesting Facts ~
About Louisian," Mrs. w. o. Finch, "
hrs. E. W. White and Mrs. Elmer "
smith. VI y,
December 15-"Christmas," Mrs. q
lay Sweegan, Mrs. Norman Butler
nd Mrs. Elsie Harris.
January 5-"Current Events"
Irs. E. w. Dean, Mrs. Reynolds su
wilson and Mrs. Job Pride. ON
January 12-"Health," Mrs. w. r. SCI
Iassey, Mrs. Herman Johnson and on
Irs. Elmer West.
January 19-"Arts and Crafts" tie
Iiss Elva Reese, Mrs. F. B. Smith, tel
Irs. A. c. Creadick and Mrs. w. I. me
hipman. try
January 26-"rhe Diamond State" to,
Mrs. L.. T. Jones, Mrs. r. A. Sauls- In
Iry and Mrs. Luster Rogers. tai
February 2-"Community Service" Jes
Mrs. Herman Brown, Mrs. Ernest Hi
aughley and Mrs. Ira Roe. 7
February 9-"Boy Scout Day" on
rs. William Horelman, Mrs. Will for
II Jacobs, Mrs. S. l.. Williams and pra
RS. w. B. Potter. ]
February 16-"Music," Mrs. J. w. cla
leldrake, Mrs. w. l.. Jones and evil
rs. w. T.. Hill.
February 23-"The Old Dominion Sun
ate" Mrs. o. T. Roberts, Mrs. Sal
ed Warrington, Mrs. Randall bet
loX and Mrs. Theodore H. Har- son
lgton. L
March 1-"Girl Scout Day." Mrs. ard
larles Murray, Mrs. Fred Bailey, side
IS. Howard Martin and Mrs. r. w. hell
PIP. nigl
March S-visit of Kent County A
ce President. Mrs
March 15-"Irish Day." Mrs. c. MAI
Wilson, Mrs. John Barlow and The
s. A. d. Parsons MAJ
March 22-"Home Economics" and
s. E. B. Rash, Mrs. S. o. Bailey this
s. William Smith and Mrs. Eze- ban
i Anderson. dell
March 29-Club Luncheon site
April massachusetts the Old cap
y State Mrs. ]. Gordon Smith, Pnll
s. w. S. Smith and Mrs. w. l.. %
nnerly. klel
april 12-"Conservatioh," Mrs. OF
0rge Toppin, Mrs. Charles Hop 0ui III,
S and Mrs. Claude Cahall. ~
Ipril DENOMINATION officers. lieIu
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