Milford chronicle., 1935-05-31

AANAHb 0AcCu Has bOlAc 10 OGdlUIl
where he will manage the American
Store there for a time.
Mrs. Clara r. Short, South Race
street, is suffering from bruises sus.
tanned by a ilre at her home. Mrs
Short who Is almost totally blind, is
widow Of Herman Short, for many
years a well-knOwn merchant here,
Mrs. Virginia Hooker has been
visiting relatives in Norfolk, Va.
DIR. and Mrs. Basil B. G. Black
stone, Of Wilmington, spent last
Saturday and Sunday with his mo-
ther, Mrs. Annie Blackstone, South
Race street.
Miss Mary C. r. Jones, East Pine
street, here, and Dr. Catherine Cross
Gray of Bridgeville, are visiting rela-
tives Of DR.. Gray at Gatesville, N. G.
Mrs. Asa Reynolds, living near
here, has been visiting relatives and
friends in LiVingstonVille, N. Y.
May Day exercises were held at
the school last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Geutting of
Lansdowne. Pa. have been visiting
their osn-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Irwin Burton.
The primary department OF the
M. p. Sunday School, Mrs. John 4.
Calhoun teacher, will hold a bake
on Saturday morning Of this week
in front of the Stevenson Furniture
Store, on Market street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee johnson who
are employed at the State Hospital
spent last Saturday and Sunday
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
AdOlphus GOrdy and Mr.. and Mrs.
AlOnZO Johnson, near here.
Prominent Speakers At Rotary
Meeting
William Schneider, of Catasauqua,
Pa, well known lawyer of Lehigh
County and District Governor of the
Fiftieth District, Rotary Interna-
tiOnal. and the Rev. J. C.. Bacon,
prominent Presbyterian minister of
desmond. in Observation-Disclosures,
England, were the speakers at the
weekly meeting of the Georgetown
Rotary Club, held in the dining
room of the Brick Hotel here last
Friday night. John T. Carey, presi-
dent of the local club presided and
the Rotarians and visit
ors. He then introduced Prof. E.
Paul BurkhOlder, member of the
Club and past District
Governor of the Fiftieth District, who
spoke briefly and in turn introduced
District Governor Schneider who
praised the Georgetown RotaFians on
having an active organization and
the fine spirit of cooperation.
District Governor Schneider was
given the honor of introducing the
guest speaker of the evening, the
Rev. Mr.. Bacon, whose subject was
international Relations" The Rev.
Mr. Bacon in a very forcible way
pressed home the necessity of the
countries to cooperate |
N preventing another world conflict. |
IF we let another war come" he |
Iaid, I'VE are condemned" Il be-
ieve Rotary can play a very large |
part In preventing another war. War
s a blatant absurdity; it decides
and settles nothing; and its
oolish. Unless we can prod our
ielves to the necessity for a common
understanding and determination
lgainst conflict, war will come
gain" He said that If he could
lave his way that provisions would
De made by the government to send
he boys an dgirls to other countries
or a year in order that they might
lave first-hand knowledge of the
and ways of the peO-
lie Of other parts of the world. He
ikened the leaders of some of the
to quicksilver in a ther-
nometer, saying that they go with
he tide Of public opinion to a great
xtent. peace is not enough" he
aid. I'VE want to try and under
tand one another, and make every
chOOl and organization a center for
he study of international affairs
nd understanding"
He said that by visiting different
a month out of the year
hat he got to know the people and
1eir desires, and expressed the be-
EFF that nearly all of the people are
lr peace. If the several countries
'ould talk peace at all times at all
and organization meet
lgs, he said that war soon would
g outlawed. The Rev. Mr.. Bacon
as born near London in 1888, and
lucated in Cardiff University Col
,ge and Aberystwyth Theological
Ollege. He holds the degrees of
A., NJ. A, B. d. and Phi. ID. He
as ordained in 1915 and prior to
aeOming pastor of the desmond
resbyterian Church in North Eng
nd, he was minister at Newport,
ristol and Enfield. He was elected
I honorary member of the Rotary
lub of Bristol, England, in 1920,
as a charter member and second
Of the Rotary Club of En-
I'D and now belongs to the club in
ewcastle-Upon-Tyne, England. TIE
Is made a keen study Of the Euro
,an situation and is particularly
terested in the reaction Of young
,Ople of Europe to that situation.
g has attended many youth confer
ices in Germany, France, Denmark,
Olland and England.
Among the visitors at the meet
G were Mayor Elijah e. Carey,
sv. ]. A. Clark, w. j. Rose, Of Mills
no; w. C. Hart. District Governor
and Peter Edgar, Of cata-
uqua, Pa; Rev. Howard Davis, Of
lton; James M. Tunnell, Rev.
chard X. White, Harry Z. Hudson,
)ward Bramhall, Harold w. T. Pur-
II, John A. Jones, George C. Barr
d Oscar s. Wilson, OF Georgetown.
te FrOstS Establish Record
Farmers throughout the central
,tion Of lower Delaware say that
lst was noticeable on Friday and