Milford chronicle., 1932-12-09

A community Christmas tree will
be erected in the center of the bus
mess district of Milton, lighted with
electric lamps and decorated with
presents to the children of the town
and community. 1t is the intention
of the firemen to give to each child
present and they are asking all
who have discarded toys to deliver
them to the store of Webster Jeffer-
son or Rev. Joseph Wood, rector of
st. John Baptist p. E. Church.
These toys will be repaired if nee
essary and will make happy some
boy or girl at this Christmas sea-
son. The tree will be erected at the
band stand if the weather is good
otherwise the affair will be held in
Firemen's Hall. Every child in the
community is invited to be present
on Christmas eve, Saturday, Decem-
ber oath. The firemen will have the
full cooperation of the business
men of the town and both sides of
the business section will be decor
ated with laurel and holly roping,
interspersed with varicolOred cleo
trio lights. during the day proceed
ing Christmas. Almost every fam
lily have toys that have been dis
carded and all of us should get them
down from the attics and give them
to this worthy cause, thus making
glad the hearts of some poor kid
dies during this season of good will.
"Inasmuch as you did it to the least
of these my children, ye did it unto
me-"
On Friday evening of last week
the Milton Vocational Agricultural
Club held its first Mother and Son"
banquet in the home economics
building However, two father and
son banquets have been given in the
past two years. The speakers of
the evening were: c. A. McCue,
dean of agriculture at the Univer-
sity of Delaware; r. w. Helm, State
director of vocational education; w.
l.. Mowlds, State supervisor of vO-
catiOnal agriculture, and Miss Anna
b. Moore, All Club agent of Sussex
County. Master Robert wilkins,
president of the r. W. Helm Chap
ter of the Future Farmers organi-
cation, presided. Associaet officers
as elected in the last business meet |
ing are: Vice-president, Alvin |
Moore; secretary, William Petty |
john treasurer, Edward Killen; re- |
porter, Roscoe Carey; advisor, II. r. |
Snowberger. The board of trustees (
was presented by Mrs. j. G. Palmer, |
Mrs. j. l.. Black and Mrs. Sinclair |
Campbell. The advisory board was |
represented by Mrs. w. c. White,
Mrs. w. w. Collins, Mrs. Elmer Dick
erson, Mrs. A N. Pratt and Mrs.
Leroy Lynch. The mothers for
whom the banquet was given are as
follows: Mrs. w. w. Carey, Mrs. c.
w. Kitchens, Mrs. c. B. Johnson,
Mrs. e. r. Millman, Mrs. w. J. ROu-
shey, Mrs. W. c. Atkins, Mrs. J. c.
Carey, Mrs. r. B. Hopkins, Mrs. j.
r. Hudson, Mrs. R. W. Moore, Mrs.
II. #. Pettyjohn, Mrs. R. F. wilkins,
Mrs. II. p. Adams, Mrs. j. S. Wells,
Mrs. o. c. Beideman, Mrs. f. w. Pep
per, Mrs. r. II. Workman, Mrs. j.
j. Massey and Mrs. A. II. Lotland.
DR.. Edwin L. Lewis, teacher and
religious educator of Drew Semin-
airy, preached in Goshen M. E.
Church on Sunday afternoon to "A
crowded auditorium.
The singing classes of the adult
educational wirk in Milton, will
meet every Tuesday evening in the
school building at 730. Carl He'll
man, music teacher of the school, is
the instructor and the theme this
year is sacred music.
Seventy-eight books have been
added to the Milton New Century
Club Free Library since May. A
30 volume set of Nations of the
World" is the fastest addition. To
books have been given by Mrs. Jos. ;
Meussen, Hans Frost, by Hugh
WalpOOl, and 1.-The Haunted Book
shop, by Christopher Morley. Mrs.
Redheffer, of HarbesOn, presented
eight books, and the committee pur-
chased the book "HOw to be Club
Woman" by Lecron and McElroy, :
making a total of 1869 books on the
shelves. The library is open on /
Wednesday from II to l p. M, form )
A to p. m. and from Z to 8 p. m. J
There are 1S9 members at present,
with a circulation of more than 200
books week.
Miss Sallie Melvin has returned 8
from a three weeks visit with Mr.. 2
and Mrs. Clarence Melvin in Phila-
lelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Jefferson =
and children on Sunday entertained q
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Woodward and 4
daughter, Frances, of fredericksburg, K
Nd, also Mr.. Sylvester Legates and o
Norman Kitchens, of BrOadkiln 4
Neck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jackson en- q
ertained on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. b
William Lewis, of New Castle, Mr.. &
md Mrs. Jay jackson, of George Y
own and Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Ban d
ling, of Bridgeville. e
Mrs. Maggie Collins will lead the q
christian EndeavOr services at the ~
VI. p. Church on Sunday evening. y
these services are very interesting Il
nd the topics discussed are of es- ~
,ecial interest. The public is cor M
Tally invited to attend these SER *
ices, beginning promptly at ZOO N
'clOck, followed by preaching SER M
ices at 7.30. e.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Graves and 9f
frs. Hugh Shannon, were Philadel *
hia visitors on Monday. x
William Leonard, of Philadelphia, ~
) spending a few days this week IN
nth his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. E
; Leonard. VI
Frank Jefferson, a former resi- SS
ent of Milton, died at his home near N
Eilford, on Friday after an illness "a