Milford chronicle., 1936-12-11
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Church News

local auxiliary of the Woman's For
eign Missionary Society OF Salem M
e. Church, has been discontinued
due to the fact that two missionary
societies could not be properly sup
ported, as a majority of the mem
bers were also members of The
Home Missionary Society and it was
decided the weaker organization
should merge with the stronger.
Before disseminating, the Foreign
members, with the aid of a few
friends, raised their annual pledge
and forwarded the, same to Amos, !"
the boy in India, whom they have
been schooling for the past few
years, as they were informed
through a recent personal letter
from Amos" that he was hoping to
finish his school work this year.
Rev. R. T. Thawley preached on
Sunday morning from the subject,
"A New Covenant" the scripture
lesson being taken from the 3lst
chapter of Jeremiah's prophecy, the
31st and 33rd verses, inclusive, and
the text taken from the 31st verse -
Behold the days come, saith the
Lord, that l will make a new cove
nant with the house of Israel and
with the house of Judah.
Mrs. Madeline Watson Whaley,
Mrs. Bertha West and Mrs. Thawley
were named by the Sunday school
board as a committee 20 make ar
rangements for a Christmas pro-
gram and are now working on same.
The regular monthly meeting of
the WOman's Home Missionary So |
ciety was held at the home of Mrs. !
Roxie G. Dukes, on Tuesday after |
moo nOf this week, with Mrs. Roberta
Norris presiding. A social hour fol-
lowed the business session.
News Items In General
The marriage ceremony of Miss
Peaches Hollingsworth. daughter of
Mrs. Virginia Dennis HollingswOrth
and the late David H. Hollingsworth,
a former notary public of Selbyville,
and Thomas ArchinO, of Baltimore,
Md, now an employee in the Blades
Barber Shop, took place at the
Methodist Episcopal parsonage in
Bishopville, Nd, on Monday evening,
November 80, with the Rev. J. P.
LandOn as the officiating minister.
The couple was attended ny Miss
Kathryn Quillen, of Selbyville, as
bridesmaid, and William Purnell of
Ocean City, Md, as best man.
Announcement has been made of
the marriage of Chester H. Warning
ton, of Selbyville, to Miss Louise II.
Powell, of Snow Hill, Md, in Elkton,
Nd, on Tuesday of last week. The
bridegroom is a son of Mrs. Edward
McKenney of this town and the late
John H. Warrington of Bishopville,
Nd
Mrs. Joshua McCabe returned last
week from a visit with relatives in
New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Her
daughter, Mrs. Willis W. Hudson, is
now i'll with a cold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Annie Bunting,
Messrs. Conner Bunting and Silnp-
son Lynch left last week for an in
definite stay in Florida.
Mrs. Lee Stevens accompanied
Mrs. 1. Layfield Long to Dover on
Wednesday for a meeting of the Mo-
theirs Pension Commission and re-
turned to FELTON, and spent the day
with her brother and sister-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Simpler and
Barrett and Caroline.
During a recent visit with rela-
ives in Llanerch, Pa, Mrs. Essie
Murray called on her brother, AL
red G. Tunnell in Philadelphia
Mrs. Elizabeth Mccormick of Rox-
ma was weekend guest of her son
nd wife, Mr.. and Mrs. John Nc
'omrick of near town.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
'epper was the scene of a gay little
arty when their son, Sharon Mon
oe, celebrated his 5th birthday an
iversary on Saturday afternoon,
rom until o'clock.
The guests were: Norman Jarvis,
r., Donald Holloway, Charlie Nor
is, Betty Jeane McCabe, Jane Scott
nd Betty Browne, of town, Patsy
dkins of the Selbyville-Fenwick Is
md Road, Garry Ryan, Richard
Iumford, Delore Pepper, Louise
leopard, and Carolyn Williams of
Mary Louise Bunting of
'agsboro, and Shirley McCabe Of
larksville. Various games were
Iayed, after which the youngsters
ere invited to the dining room
here cake and ice cream were SER
ed. The table was beautifully dec
'ated and the color scheme was
Irried out in pink and green. Most
the town children invited will en- -.
r school with Charon next year.
Guests of Mrs. Pepper during the
Lrty were: Mrs. Edward Adkins,
RS. Roy Ryan, Mrs. HirOns Num-
rd and Mrs. Paul McCabe.
Dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
pper on Sunday evening were her
and sister, Mr.. and
IS. William Monroe of Omar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Burbage
10 have been occupying the fur
she'd apartment of Mrs. Essie Muir
z, have now moved out to "Sleepy
How with her uncle and aunt,
!. and Mrs. W. NJ. Long, due to the
health of Mr.. Long, who doesn't
Ike much improvement. Prof. and
S. d. A. Petry of FELTON, were
ssts there on Saturday.
frs. Henry Watson and Mrs. HOr-
Pepper were in charge Of the
slaware Day" program at the
immunity Club on Thursday of
week. Mrs. Elmer West made a
remarks on the history of Del