Milford chronicle., 1931-05-01
4-H CLUB NOTES

The All Clubs composed of girl;
and boys from the vicinity of Sea
ford met at the home of Miss Grace
Locates Tuesday evening. Twenty
three of the thirty members were
present A talk on All Club Work
was given by Miss Lois Hill for the
benefit of the three new members
who poined the club at this meeting
The social committee, composed OF
Miss Grace Locates, Miss Mabel Pep
per, and Miss Nellie Isaacs, had ar
ranged an interesting program. it
consisted of vocal and instrumental
musical selections and group games.
A dyeing demonstration was given
by Miss Moore, County Agent. Grass
sacks were dyed. for the purpose of
making sofa cushion covers. At the
business meeting of the club. plans
were made for holding a bake in Sea
ford to raise money to send dele
gates to the State Short Course.
When making plans for next months
club meeting, it was decided that
the boys would take charge of the
program.
Wednesday afternoon, a doggie
and marshmallow roast was held at
Slaughter Beach, by the garden and
sewing clubs of Slaughter Neck
School, Twenty-one was present and,
though, the weather was cold and
blustry, a fire was quickly started,
and the jolly crowd in the center OF
which was Miss Blanche Carter,
teacher of the school, was soon too
much concerned with keeping dog
gies and marshmallows on the sticks,
to be conscious of the cold. Club pins
were awarded last years garden
club members by Miss Moore, county
club agent
The Junior Boys Club of the
Lewes community met at the Cool
Spring Grange Hall Tuesday eve
ming Mr.. NJ. c. Vaughn was present
to wive the boys some instruction in
Scout Tests. The social committee
was composed of Billy Thompson of
Rehoboth and Milton Johnson of
Harbeson. After the business meet
ing, games were enjoyed by the
group. Before the club adjourned
delicious lemonade and cakes were
served by the committee.
Friday evening, the girls and boys
clubs of Bridgeville and the vicinity
held a banquet in the Century Club
building. The very efficient commit
tee had arranged a delicious menu
and a very delightful program Sixty
six persons were present. The menu
consisted of chicken salad, potato
chips, green peas, pickle, beaten
biscuit, roofs, cake with whipped
cream, coffee, and cocoa. Mary John
son was the charming tOastmaster.
Bernice Adams led the group sing
ing and made us fell as if we were
at Camp Vail Ii is fine that we have
such leader in the county. Alice
Hastings rendered grinds on the club
members, Faculty of the school, and
the County Club Agent which pro
duced upTorious laughter.
DR. Short of Milford was the
speaker of the evening. He gave
splendid talk on Head, Heart,
Hands, Health and Feet We wish
that every club member in the county
could have heard it,
Miss Cow. q member of the Bridge
vile School Faculty, who had been a
student in France under the Foreign
Study Plan. gave a most interesting
account of her experiences abroad.
Mr. Collins Of Dover, who is with
the International Harvester Com
pany, gave a fine talk on Rural I
Girls and Boys. and How They com
pare in character and Business /
Ability with those Reared in Urban /.
centers. He spoke of meeting Mar !
garet Hastings, when she attended |
the International Club Congress in |
Chicago, eighteen months ago.
Rev. Martin Bran of Georgetown /
accompanied by Miss Harriet Seely, .
played two very beautiful selections /
on the violin.
Two playlets were enjoyed eX /
ceedingly by the audience. The casts /
were composed of Charlotte Truitt, /
Mildred Elicit, Frank Whitney and .
Granville wilkins and Margaret .
Hastings, Bernice Adams, Alice .
Hastings, Mary Johnson and James
Culver. The program closed with a
well rendered piano selection by
Harriet Seely.
Margaret Hastings, president of
the Girls Club, and Frank Whitney,
president of the Boys Club, were
the chairmen of the committees that
made all of the preparations for the
banquet. Especial mention should be
made OF the committee on decorat-
ing the hall and tables. This COM
mittee was composed of Mildred
Butler. Rachel Stuart, Beatrice
Dickerson and Charlotte Truitt with
strong cooperation from George
AIacklin Ir This committee worked