Milford chronicle., 1936-05-01
HARRINGTON


of the M. P. Church was held oi
Monday evening with those in at
tendance voting unanimously for thu
return of Rev. H. L. Schlincke TO
the next conference year. The pro
posed merger of the two Methods
Episcopal Churches with the Metho
dist Protestant Church was discuss
ed at length and by vote of th'
membership, the delegate represent
ing the local church was instructed
to oppose the union on the present
basis. Important points discussed
was the fact that the two Methodist
Episcopal Churches would out vote
the NJ. P. Church eight to one. The
new union would be ruled by Bish'
ops as at present and the decisions
on questions of government would
be final. Il also developed that in
the NJ. P. Conference, the church
properties are owned by the individ-
ual congregations, directed by a
Board of Trustees, while in the NJ.
E. Conference all property is owned
by the Conference.
c. e. Taylor was elected delegate
meets at Westminster, Md, on June
8. Conrad Sibltzky was selected for
alternate. Other officers named in
cluded Board of Trustees, W. A.
Potter, A. c. Creadick, c. Sibitzky, J..
B. Hill, c. f. Taylor, Harry Grue-
well and Charles H. Lane; board OF
stewards, Mrs. Katie Boyer, ElwOod
Gruewell. Arnett Potter, w. e. Ja-
cobs, c. E. Taylor, Ernest Raughley,
Mrs. A. C. Creadick, Mrs. Sallie Ca
hall, Mrs. Elvia Sapp, Mrs. Jessie
Tee, Mrs. Deborah Galloway. Mrs.
Elizabeth Harris, Benjamin Knox
and Harry c. Tee.
Organist, Prof. Lester Bucher; as
sistants, Mrs. Ethel Raughley and
Mrs. Jean Greenlee. Lady visitor TO
aged home, Mrs. w. E. Jacobs. Choir
lister, Irving E. Locates.
The regular meeting of Washing
ton Camp, No. 80, P. o. S. of A., was
held in the lodge rooms Tuesday
evening at which time arrangements
we're made to entertain the degree
team from Wilmington and several
visitors during the class initiation TO
be held here on Monday evening"
May II. Il
MIR. and Mrs. C. w. W. Schantz of
Smyrna spent Sunday with the lat
ter's mother, Mrs. A. V. Satterheld. /
Miss Helen Hopkins of Philadel-
phia spent Sunday with former
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Roach ana
children of Georgetown spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bailey. /
Miss Kathryn Rash of the UNI
versity of Delaware spent the week
end with her parents, Mr.. and MIS-
E. B. Rash.
The personal effects of the late j.
Frank Thomas and Mrs. Margaret
Thomas will be disposed of at ad-
ministratOr's sale at the residence
on Center street, next Saturday al
ternoOn.
The HARRINGTON School was host
to the Annual Music Festival given
in the high school auditorium on
Tuesday afternoon. Special school
districts. secondary schools and ru-
raj schools all took part in the pro
gram which opened Rt 1880 o'clock
when the school auditorium was
filled to capacity. Bus load after bus
load began arriving early from all
parts of the county. Prof. William
Miller of Milford made the address
of welcome and then directed the .
Milford High School Orchestra
which played two selections. Fran
ces Miller directed the Caesar Rod
ney instrumental Ensemble, the next
on the program. The Frederlca
School Choir sang several selections
directed by Mrs. Eleanor Mick with
Mrs. Marian Keyes at the piano
Pennington school choir sang six
numbers directed by Mrs. Hazel b.
Taylor. A special combined chorus (
rom Houston, Pennington, Freder- ,
Ca and Woodside was directed by
Margaret Stockton with Helen Mar
in at the piano. Margaret Stockton
also directed a rural chorus made up ;
with students from the following
schools: Viola. Jumps, Petersburg,
Sandtown. Warrens, TOmahawk, Ad- S
imsville, AndersOns, Fishers, Maple
Grove, Raughleys, Smiths, Thomas,
Houston. Pennington, {
Trederica and WOOdside. A
A Hungarian dance. in costume, ]
vas presented by the Frederica \
school, L
Mrs. Bess E. Dill directed num- J
,er presented by Magnolia school T
grades one and two. Six numbers p
we're also presented by the Milford J
fifth grade chorus under the direc- L
ion of Florence Horn. y
A double quartet from Caesar r
Rodney school sang several beauti- >
ul numbers directed by Frances d
Iiller. "
Prof. Lester Bucher directed the D.
harrington Mixed Glee Club and Sc "
sction presented by the Harrington 4, ~
and. i
FELTON, Band, directed by Richard %
IcFadden, closed the program with II n
lree selections. No prizes were o.
warded but judges gave each or 1p
a rating. =.
HARRISON to P,
Tho Tadias Aid will meet at the r.