Milford chronicle., 1931-12-11
FREDERICK

A very charming affair of the ear
ly winter season was given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Darby
on Saturday evening, when they en-
tertained at four tables of bridge
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
George r. Miller, Mrs Rachel Car
lisle, Mr.. and Mrs. Sharp L. Wilson,
Mrs. Willard Slaughter, Mrs. Harry
F. Mitten, Mrs. B. F. Burton, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. B. Hendricks, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. B. Rogers, Mrs. Annie B. Har-
ringtOn and Mrs. J. A. Gray, Mrs.
Willard Slaughter and S. H. Wilson
were awarded first prizes. G. r.
Miller for low score. Dancing was
also enjoyed during the evening,
which was truly delightful one.
December 18th will be Turkey
Day" here. 1t is quite interesting
to observe the buying and selling
on that day Large crowds usually
congregate here for sort of win
ter reunion and discussions about
farming conditions and prospects for
the coming year.
The holly workers have begun
working on wreaths and others are
gathering the evergreen foliage for
shipments.
Mr. and Mrs. Powder Thomas ell
tertained at dinner on Sunday VIM.
Prouse, Miss Elizabeth Cullen and
r. S. Wilmington of Marion, Md. and
Mrs. Annie B. Harrington.
Miss Mary Melvin, of Delaware
City, and John Boone, of Trenton,
N. j., were guests of Mrs. Edith Mel
win and Miss Mary Boone on Sun
day.
Mrs. Samuel Bostic spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Holleger, of
Laws District, on Sunday.
Frederick School News
The -Editor-in-chief, Hilda
Moore; assistants, Mary Dyer, Ber-
nice Martin.
Reporters-First, second third
grades, Mary Slaughter; fourth
grade, Edith Fisher; fifth and sixth
grades, Myrtle COverdale; seventh
grade, CleOra Minner; eighth grade,
Miriam COunselman; extras, Neils
Jenen.
A new travelling library has just
been received at our school. 1t is
for the benefit of the seventh and
eighth grades. The books seem to
be very interesting and almost all
of them are already in use. Some Of
the books are about poems, inven-
tions and literature. There is Ii
brarian for each grade. Lillias
Moore has charge fO the seventh
grade and Marie Wilson for the
eighth grade. This library will re-
main in the school for two or three |
months.
On Friday, December 4, the mem
bers of the seventh grade drew |
names for Christmas presents. The !
name of each pupil was written on |
a slip of paper and put into a hat.
Then the hat was passed around and |
everyone drew a slip. The name OF |
the person whose name you draw is
to receive a present from you. In
this way each pupil will receive a
Christmas present from one OF ms
classmates. On December %, the
presents will be given out. Follow
ing this we shall have a Christmas
\program and entertainment.
! December the members of the
social science class of the seventh
grade elected new officers for the
month of December. They are as
follows: Doris Salevan, president;
Bernice Martin, secretary; Lillias
Moore, treasurer; Wallace Keith,
vice-president. The president has
appointed her chairmen of the va
rious committees. For Open-forum
committee chairman she choose
Edith Fisher, whose assistant is
Ruth Van Hoy. The bulletin board
committee chairman is Willard Belts
with his assistant Neils Jense. Mir 4
lam Counselman will act as chair
man of the play committee and she
has chosen Lillias Moore and Mary
Slaughter for her helpers.
The fifth and sixth graders who I
received prizes for outstanding work
were: English, Mary Kate Gray;
History, Ruth Jester; Geography and
Myrtle Coverdale. This
month we are adding one more in
centive. The one who makes the
largest total increase will receive
the best prize of all.
The pupils in the fouth grade who
made perfect attendance for NoVem-
ber were Lister Hall, Kenneth Mar
tin, Carl Moore, John Pratt, Gordon
Albert Stevenson, Richard
Welch, Lloyd Welcutts, Charles Will
son, Mary Stevenson, Evelyn Pur-
nell, Reta Mcguire, Margaret Knots,
Harrington, Elsie Clendan-
el, Dorothy Carpenter, Margaret 4
Belts, Emma Belts and Pauline BEN
nett. The pupils of the fourth grade
are making Christmas gifts, in the
lrt class. The pupils of this grade
ire making progress on an Irish
Frieze This makes the study of
Ireland real to these pupils.