Milford chronicle., 1935-09-27
SELBYYILLE
Church News

L woman s fUTelBu MlSblOHdFy OOClet
for its first meeting of the fall &
her home ON South Main Stree
{ Thursday evening of last week, wit
!. the president and. secretary, Mr.
William A. Law and Miss Clara A
{. Holloway filling their respectiv
places. A few dues were paid in an
a goodly number paid seventy cent
each, their apportiOnment on a def
cit of the yearly pledge to supper
, a boy in India. Mrs. C. H. Peppe
was present as a new member Of tn
society, while Mrs. Lovett Gunby wa
visitor and a prospective member
Following the usual routine of bust
ness, a social hour was spent will
the hostess, and delicious refresh
) ments of cup cakes and a cOmbina
. ton of orange and lemonade WeFt
served.
. During the Sunday School hour or
Sunday morning the annual election
Of officers took place resulting with
the election and reelection of the
following as members of the board
G. E. Nichols, superintendent; Frank
NJ. Long, assistant superintendent; /;
Wirrie Long, Jr., secretary; c. L.
McCabe, Sr., treasurer. Superinten-
dents of the Missionary, Temperance,
Home and Cradle Roll Departments,
James B. McCabe, w. A. Law, Miss
Clara Holloway and Mrs. Mary c..
Law. Mrs. Madaline Watson Wha-
ley still remains in charge of the Ju-
nior Department, while Mrs. Alberta
| Taylor Watson was elected as su-
perintendent of the Primary Depart
ment. Mr.. Joe TimmOns is librarian
for the Adult Department, with his
helpers to be selected. Mrs. Hester
Brown Dunn'is Organist for. the same
department, with the Misses Rachel
Morris and Virginia Long as assis-
tants, while Mrs. Whaley and Mrs.
WatsOnF will take care of the music
in their respective departments.
Mrs. Jennie Wilgus has accepted a
Sunday School class in the Junior
Department, and Mr.. Pete Whaley
class of boys in the intermediate
Department. to fill a vacancy of two
teachers who have resigned.
Following the Sunday School pc
riod Rev ShOckley delivered one of
his best sermons on the subject, THE
Greatest Trouble" having read a
portion of the S3rd Psalm as the les
son and took for his text Job. and
7-Man is born unto trouble, as the
sparks fly upward. The pastor
plainly stated that spiritual trouble
was the greatest trouble and exhOrt-
ed his audience to have faith in God
through all their troubles as did Job.
A quartette from the Senior Choir
composed of Mrs. Delphina Davis.
Mrs. Lena Mumford. Messrs. G. Earl
Nichols and Edward L. Brasure sang
Jesus Is Far Dearer Than All"
In the evening the sermon was a
conclusion of a series of sermons on
Ruth" and a special musical num-
ber was rendered by the choir.
Mr.. Willis Gault, violinist, from
Showell, Nd. and. Washington, D. c..
was present both morning and eve
ming and assisted with the music.
News Items In General
Mr. and Mrs. W. NJ. Long of
SLEEPY Hollow" had as their guests
over the weekend, the latters
brother-in-law and sister, Prof. and
Mrs. D. A. Petry of FELTON, and their
daughter, Miss Lucille Petry, all for
mer residents of this town. the lat
ter being a graduate of Selbyville
High School in the class of 1920, and
later graduated with hOnors at both
the University of Delaware in New
ark, and at Johns Hopkins in Balti- |
more, Md, and for the past six years I
has been an instructor at the Uni /
versity of Minnesota in Minneapolis, /
and is now on leave of absence for |
one year to take a course at Column
bia University in New York. A spe-
cial course each seventh year being
a requirement of the institution she
is serving. Miss Petry was accom-
panied by girl friend, and went to
Bethany Beach on Saturday and
spent a part of Sunday at Fenwick
Island. therefore her stay here was
much too short to call on many of (
Ter old friends and neighbors, who
re always glad to welcome her
Dack. 1
Mr.. and Mrs. Llewellyn Stevens are
eceiving congratulations upon the '
rival of Robert Lee, an S12 pound
on, born at their home in town on
aturday morning, September 21st.
1885. Mother and son are progress
lg nicely under the care of Miss
of Berlin, Md
Mrs. Emma Jane Hudson spent
st Sunday in town as the guest of
iss Della Hill and sister, Mrs. Hes
+ Smith. /
The lovely weather during the past
" days has created a desire in S
any of our people to 90 to the sea 2
lore again. c
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer West and son
Gorge Elmer, were at their cottage h
Bethany Beach over the weekend, v
hile a few others went to Fenwick s.
land. g
Mrs. Mary Lynch is on a business n
ip to Philadelphia this week. n
Miss Electa Long. Jeanette and S
Twin Rayne. Jr., spent last Friday r
tn the formers brother and wife,
r. and Mrs. c. T. Long at Showell, II
Mrs. Helen Wanser was an all day
est of Mrs. Nettie West and her r,
rents on Sunday last. n
REV ana MIS-. r. VI. OHOCkleg Hdu
their guests from Saturday until @,
lnday night. Mr.. and Mrs. Ruel N
omis of their former pastorate in ="
ilmjngton. ~
Mr.. A. P. Townsend and daughter !.
sic of Georgetown, former resi- y
nts of this town. attended church =
re on Sunday evening and visited iC
tn friends. =,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason Sprague and F.
IS Mickey Parks had with them W
dinner guests on Sunday. Mr.. and ii