Milford chronicle., 1931-12-25
MILLSBORO

J The Ever Faithful Auxiliary will
meet next Tuesday night, December
20, with Mrs. Clara B. Johnson. A
large attendance is requested for al
this meeting the calendars given out
the first of the year are to be re-
turned.
The Senior o. U. A. M. Of this
town will give a turkey supper to
its members on Tuesday evening,
December 20. Supper will be served
from TO o'clock. The supper
given by this lodge is always a great
success and the food most delicious
and attractively served.
Millard Monroe, Leslie DObson,
Ruth Lawson and several other
young people are spending the hol-
idays from their various schools
with their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Ellis went to
Philadelphia on Wednesday after
noon to spend the Christmas season
with their daughter, Mrs. Gilbert V.
Anderson.
Dr.. and Mrs. w. B. Atkins enter
tanned Mrs, Lulu Conaway of Stock
ley on Sunday.
Mrs. Levin Nicholson is confined
to her room by illness. .r.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry v. Hall are
planning to move to their farm near
town before the end of the year.
w. S. Messick of BloxOm, Va, was
visitor of relatives in town on
Sunday. -
Mrs. E. T. Elliott is improved
from recent illness.
Mrs. George S. Williams spent
last Tuesday and a part of Wednes-
day in Philadelphia with her mo-
ther, Mrs. Gazella DuttOn.
Many porches are beautified and
made to look very much like Christ
mas with beautifully lighted trees
and ropes of evergreen.
Mrs. John Jones and baby son
George spent last week in Whining
ton with her father, Joseph Dona-
way.
School will close here on Wednes-
day afternoon for the Christmas va
cation and will open again on Jan
uary 4.
The Millsboro P. T. A. was held |
Friday evening, December 18. The |
children's part of the program was
given by grades three and four, un-
der the direction of Mrs. Mildred |
Carey and Mrs. Olive Wilson. Music |
was furnished by the Community
Band. After the children's program,
which was one of the best ever Civ |
en- in Millsboro, the children were
sent to the first grade room where
Mrs. McCabe entertained them with
stories and games.
DR.. Agnes Snyder reviewed brief
ly the essentials of health, and
pointed out how the parents and
teachers talking and working to-
gether in different ways could i'm
prove the health of our children.
She gave as her introduction how
the children should grow;
l. Physically.
II. Senses.
III. Hands-to do things.
". Minds--to think.
V. Ability to live with people
md to appreciate people. .i
/, Physically: A worn out, tired
body cannot discriminate what the
eacher says. No matter. how hard /
he parents and teachers work,
without health they. can do nothing.
Children cannot grow in strength of
)ody and beauty If they are unheaI-
by. To correct the wrongs of the
.hildren's bodies is our goal for this
'ear. And 1t can be done, if we be- !
i'm early anouph, ....- !
II. Senses: The ability to learn
o read is dependent in sight, to see
he printed page.
III. Powers to do things with
ands: A body below par cannot put
orth energy that strong body can.
". Power of thinking: The abil-
ty to deal with ideals. Thinking is
be most important, and. also the
lost difficult thing to do. Pressure
D force. the brain to think when :
theirs are around, etc. A sound
ody is necessary for best results.
V. To work with people: If the
ldividual is not we'll, it is hard to
e abreeagle, but easy to be
rouch and hard to appreciate
thers.
Following Miss Snyder's address,
report of the Sussex County Sur
ey was given by Mrs. H. B. Nit
hell, after which Mr.. Bennett ex-
lained the condition of our own II
,hool. There were 2O7 pupils ex-
mined and 800 defects found. They
ere: II
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