Milford chronicle., 1931-01-30
SEAFORD

Future Farmers Hold Father and
Son Banquet under the leadership Ol
M. Lyle Moulds, instructor of the
Agriculture Department of the Sea-
ford high school.
The agricultural students of tho
ScafOrd high school were hosts To
their dads at a father and son BAN
quot held in the high school cafe
terra on Friday. January 23rd, 1891.
Covers were laid for % and the girls
of the economic department assisted
by Miss Ellen Carlson and Mrs. Chas.
J. West served the dinner in real
Southern style.
The menu consisted of roast chick
ell, dressing, gravy, mash potatoes,
candied sweet potatoes, cream corn,
peas, rolls, butter, pickles, jelly,
celery. ice cream, cake, coffee, and
mints.
! w. Lyle Moulds, local instructor
of vocational agriculture, presided,
and Jimmy Cliftonfi the president of
the Liberty Bailey Chapter, acted as
toastmaster.
The meeting was opened with the
regular ceremony of the F. f. of A.
after which we were led in singing
by County Agent c. r. Snyder, Sus-
sex county. The group was then
welcomed by Mr.. Moulds, who gave
brief talk of what the department
was doing.
The chief speakers of the evening
were w. Helm, director of vocation
s,1 In, hi
was, What the future Farmers of
America are doing" DR.. J. ID.
Blackwell, director of vocational ag-
riculture in Maryland, had as his
subject, "The Aims and Purposes of
Vocational Agriculture" Mr.. George
Seguster, head of the Agronomy De-
partment, University of Delaware,
told them, "Howmen earn the rating
of Master Farmer
Others who made short talks were
County Agent c. Russell Snyder.
Superintendent w. B. Thornburg,
Eugene Moulds, the father of the ag-
riculturc instructor, c. Vaughn, Glen
+. Huston, cashier of the local
branch of the Seaford Trust Com
pany; Charles Robinson and Ernest
Simon, both members of the school
board and Charles Priedel and the
Vocational Agriculture Instructors
from Laurel, Bridgeville, Greenwood
and Harrington.
The meeting was closed with the
singing by a quartet composed of !
Messrs. Helm, Schuster, Vaughn and |
and the regular f. +. A. |
ceremony.
The list of guests follows: r. w. |
Helm, J. ID. Blackwell, George SchuS-
ter, G. r. Snyder, w. b. ThOrnburg,
w. J.. Torber, M. C. Vaughn, NJ M. !
Price, Martin DoOran, ]. o. MacWil-
lams, Lawrence Wiley, Glen Hus-
ton, Charles Robinson, Ernest Simon,
Eugene MOulds, William Hill. A. ii.
Mumlord, +. c. Hill, V. G. Jones, e.
c. O'Day, l.. J. Waller, G. ii. Short,
T.. c. Taylor, II. J. Sammons, II. J.
" V. Vincent, G. G. Cliff
ton, l.. Fl. Williams. c.. L. Achy, Rob-
ert Allen, l. L. Tull, Norman Tull,
Beniah Thorpe, c. L. Friedel and
Amos Jones.
The room was trimmed in blue and
gold, the cOlOrs of the club, and the
CllUlClllO VI thC ANAN OAASSAp
were placed about the room.
The chapter officers are: president,
lanes Clifton; vicc-president, Wilson
Taylor; secretary, Granville Allen;
treasurer, VIM. Thorpe; reporter,
Herman Short Watchdog, Randall
advisory. W. Lyle Moulds
Mrs. Samuel j. Robinson has re-
.urned home after spending several
lays in Philadelphia this past week.
Miss Mayme Richardson and Miss
Sallie j. Moore have returned home
lfter spending several days in Phil
ldelphia.
Miss Sara Howard. graduate
lurse of the Ortheopedic Hospital,
was called to her home
his past week owing TO the serious
lluess of her mother, Mrs. Fred
Toward.
G. G. Thompson, manager anu own
II of the Delmarvia Leader, made a
business trip to Baltimore and Phil
ldelphia this week in the interest of
lis paper.
Mrs. Martha Neveins left this week
or Philadelphia and parts in New
Jersey, where she will visit her sons,
larry and Walter.
Mrs. Emma Dawson has returned
o her home on King street after
pending several weeks with her SON
n-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
talph LonglebOttOm.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. V. Rhca arc
pending several days here with the
brother and sistcr-in-law,
ir. and Mrs. 0. d. Rhea, having
topped off here ell route to Vine
and, N. j., from Tennessee, where
hey have been spending some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Custus w. McNeilly,
{ this town, are planning to sail
rom New York on the White Star
,ine January Both for a three weeks
our of the southern ports, first stop
ing at San Juan, Porto Rico: thence
} La GuarycO, Venezuela; CuracO,
,anish West Indies; Colon, Panama;