Milford chronicle., 1931-04-17
MILTON

John West, an aged resident 0
Milton, died on Thursday of las
week at the home of his son. Olive
West, on Mulberry street, aged s:
years. Funeral services and inter
ment was made at Georgetown Oh
Sunday afternoon. Mr.. West severa
years ago retired from the farm and
moved to Georgetown, where he re-
sided until the death of his wife
when he made his home with his son
in Milton.
The funeral of James r. DOnoho
who died in Camden, n. j., on April
9Th, was held in Milton NJ. K. Church
on Sunday afternoon, Rev. l.. c. Ran
dali, conducting the services. In
ternent was made in Odd Fellows
cemetery. Mr.. DonOho, who was &c
years Of age, was at one time Il re-
sident of Milton. being employed in
the shipyards that flomished here
until the late nineties. He later
moved to Camden n. j., where he
was employed in the shipbuilding
plants in that city. He leaves a wife
and one son, John DonOhO, of Black
wood, n. J. The deceased was in
tensely interested in Milton folks,
for years making Il long visit each
summer here.
Services at Zion Me f.. Church ON
Sunday, April 18Th will be as fol
lows: Sunday School at p. m.
Glass Services at p. M, EpwOrth
League at 7.3O p. m, led by Mrs.
David Reed. Jr. The Ladies' Aid
Society, of Zion NJ f. Church will
meet AT the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
David Reed, Jr., on Wednesday even
ing. April 22nd.
Miss Violet Veasey, of West Ches-
ter, Pa, visited her grandmother,
Mrs. Vcasey, Of Milton, recently.
Miss Violet. also visited the Milton
schools with Margaret Black.
Walter Reed, of Wilmington, and
Mrs. Lille Campbell and son, Of Sal
isbury, Md, spent the weekend with
their mother. Mrs. Mary T.. Reed.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Crouch ana
daughter, Mary Betty, Mrs. Viola
DAILY and Miss May EllingswOrth.
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Wyatt, ut Georgetown.
A surprise party was given Mrs.
Lydia Thomas at her home on Thurs
day evening, April 9th. Those pre-
sent were, Richard Reynolds, Mr.. /
and Mrs. John Thomas and children, /
Mr.. and Mrs. James Pettyjohn, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Burton and child
rem, Mr.. and Mrs. John Thomas, Jr.,
and children. Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond .
Spencer and children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Otis Kitchens and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse Walls and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Milton Belts, Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Manship, Mrs. Blanche Belts
and daughter, Mrs. Christiana DonO-
van, Miss Mamie Long, Mrs. Grace
Kincade, Miss Betty Belts A very
enjoyable evening was spent, after
which refreshments were served.
The twenty-second anniversary
luncheon and program in celebration
of the organization of the Milton New
Century Club was held in the club
room on Wednesday afternoon.
Greetings were extended to the
guests by Mrs r. r. Hopkins, the
president, and the grace pronounced
by Mrs. Annie Waller, of Delmar.
The room and tables were decorated
with spring flowers, pussywillows,
daiIodilS, hyacnthS, bleeding hearts,
and the place cards carried wild
rose. the club flower DR.. Delema
Draper, president of the State Fed
GRAFTON of Women's Clubs, after re-
spending to the greetings by Mrs.
Hopkins, spoke on World Friend (
ship as expressed in Manners and
Customs" The difference between {
manners and politeness was eX- s
planned and an interesting account
of her visit to Europe was much en- {
joyed. Mrs. Margaret NAPLES, act
ing as tOastmstress, introduced Mrs. !
COney, Sussex County President,
who stressed the need for better Sc Il
lection of motion pictures and more
matinees. Mrs. George =
w. Marshall, of Milford, organizer = =
of the Milton Club, was present and r
the club on the use :
full work, including the library, they
are doing, and gave the history of :,
why the rose is the club flower \
it was selected in memory of the
purchase by William Penn of the !
Three Lower Counties on the Della -
ware, from the Duke of York, by -
single rose Mrs Emma Pritchett, d"
oi Delmar, gave Il reading, Our Del =,
aware, was sung by the Club. THE Il
Man Who Could Not Save" by Edgar -"
Guest, was read by Mrs. w. B. i"
NagamOn. The club song, composed s
by Mrs. Annie Waller, Trying to
Make the World a Little Better, was IL
sung as closing number The pro- d
gram was in charge of Mrs. l.. c. "
Darby; the decorations by Miss Sara n
Atkins; luncheon in charge of Mrs. d
da J. Fox and Mrs. J. Clarence II
4ank. g
The Alumni Association of Milton Il
ligh School held business meeting cl
m Friday evening i'll the home eco
lOmics room, at which plans were D.
made for the ANIMAL banquet, at l.
which the graduating class will be Ia
on Friday evening, May
18Th. The annual dues were fixed vi
i fifty cents per member and are
ue at this time. Committees in il
harge of the banquet were named
$ follows: Catherine Gray, Sarah l.
Atkins, Harold Palmer, decorations;
lelen Massey. Bernice Clendaniel,
ima White, entertainment. The Of
GERS of the Association are, presi- =,
ent, DR.. W. B. Douglas; vice-presi- M Mh'