Milford chronicle., 1935-12-20
SELBYyILLE
Churcll NeMs

Church News
A Christmas pageant will be pr,
sented in Salem M. E. Church ne,
Sunday night, December 22nd., q
z o'clock, and there will be spec /;
music by the choir
A0collection of articles was brougl
to the Parsonage and packed o
Monday, and afterward sent to tn
DeacOness Home in Wilmington a
a donation from the Womans Hon
Missionary Society.
The scripture lesson read by tn
pastor on Sunday morning was fror
st. Luke, 18th chapter, in referenc
to the kingdom of God and the com
ing of the Son of man, while the tex
was taken from ST. Mark / and Is
The Kingdom of God is at hand.
In the evening the scripture read
Ing was the story of the angel ap
pearing unto Mary fOretelling tn
birth of Christ, and the text of tn
sermon was Galatians and 4-Whel
the fullness of time was come, Coz
sent forth his son.
The lovely basket of flowers useC
as a chancel bouquet on Sunday wal
in memory of Albert Richards whose
birthday was an December 9th, anC
whose accidental death occurred Oh
December 11th. fourteen years ago
and was a donation of his mother
Mrs. Frank Richards.
There will be a candle light SER
vice held in the church OH Christmas
morning, December 25th, at o'clock,
the early services having been par
ticipated in for the past few years,
and have usually been very well at
tended.
Mrs. IRA Long was hostess to the
WOman's Foreign Missionary Society
at HI" home on Church street on
Tuesday evening of this week at its
regular monthly meeting with the
president, Mrs. Mary G. Law in the
chair and an assistant secretary fill
ing the place of Miss Clara A. HOl-
lOway, who was detained due to ill
ness. Mrs. Long is a member of the
Church Choir and with her husband
and his father, Mr.. |. w. Long, have
always had an open house for re-
hearsals and have shown many deeds
OF kindness, and as Mrs. Long had
a birthday OH that date. following
the Missionary meeting the members
of the choir with their families and
q few friends gathered at her home
and rendered her very pleasant
surprise birthday party as token
of their appreciation for her SER
vices rendered. Santa Claus with
a pack of gifts on his back led the
tsf ~ tn I nd At fif.ts
a jolly good time refreshments were
served
News items In General
The members of the Senior Glass
of Selbyville High School presented
Il thrce-act comedy. THE Family
Upstairs" i'm the school auditorium
OH Friday night with fairly good
attendance considering the very
stormy weather. The cast of charac-
tors representing the Joe Heller"
and Charles Grant" families were:
Layton McCabe, Loretta Long, Jane
Kcnney. Nathaniel Banks. Virginia
Long. Edward McCabe. Rachel Nor
Iis, Roland Scott. Jr.. and Eva Nc
Cabc. Each part was carried out
in fine manner by the various
characters. and Mr.. Theodore Hick-
man was very kind in loaning furni-
ture for the occasion. The High
School Orchestra furnished excel
lent music between acts. The man
ayers of the business affairs. stage
arrangements. properties. and cos
tunes were, Hazel Holland. Evelyn
Baker, Eleanor MumfOrd, Elisha
Long, james Baker. Mary Stevens,
Almira Taylor. Lucretia Long, Eva
McCabe and Thelma Bunting. The
director of the play was Miss Hazel
Scotten, a member of the teaching
faculty. and the ushers were Marvin
Nichols, Ollie B. Morris. Jr., Milton
Hudson and Walter McCabe.
Mrs Armell A. Hudson of this
town accompanied by her son, Mr..
Arthur r. Hudson, and Mrs. w. B.
Chandler of DagsbOro, made a bust
ness trip to Philadelphia OH Thurs
day of last week.
Mrs. Alva Davis RawlinS of Sea-
ford and Dover was Il weekend visit
or with her parents and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Hastings, and Mrs.
Charlotte Hastings before leaving for
Florida where she will spend the
Christmas holidays and a part of the
winter months. Mrs. Rawlns who
is superintendent of the Delaware
State Children's Home Society has
been granted few weeks vacation
rs she has been accustomed to |
spending some time in Florida each |.
winter.
Mr.. Stephen WimbrOw, of Bishop. |,
Md, has come to spend the winter
with his sOn-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. McCabe.
Mrs. Ida Richards who has been .
spending some time with Mrs. Mag
,ie Kitchens at Omar, has been at
Ter home in town for awhile and
lad dinner guest of Saturday. Mrs.
\rie Aydelotte also of Omar and
Ter son and wife, MIR. and Mrs. Ches-
er Richards of Wilmington over the
Weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. f. Simpler and
hrs. Katie Stevens made short
-isit to ChincoteagUe. Va, on Sun
lay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Whitaker were
allied to Oxford, Pa. last week by
he accidental death and funeral of
he formers nephew, Mr.. Maurice
J. Bidwell.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank w. Holloway
nd Mrs. Mary E. Derrickson were
to dinner by Mr.. and
Irs. Elmer M. Holloway and son,
rank Marshall, at their home on
he Selbyville ROxana Boulevard, >
car Main street, OH Sunday last.
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