Milford chronicle., 1936-11-13
HARRINGTON


meeting Of the Ladies Auxiliary to
the Harrington Fire Company held
in the fire house on Monday even
ing. The ladies examined the plans
Of the kitchen to be built in the new
addition and approved them. officers
for the new year were nominated as
follows: President, Elsie O'Neal;
vice president, Blanche Cahall; f.
nancial secretary, Jessie B. Tee;
corresponding secretary, Margaret
Holloway; recording secretary, FL
sic Knox; treasurer, Angie Potter
The ladies enjoyed bingo during the
social hour. The election will take
place at their December meeting.
According to the committee over
one hundred business men are ex-
pected to attend the Chamber of
Commerce banquet to be held in the
New Century Club building. The la
dies Of the club will serve the din
ner. The principal speaker of the
evening will be James E. Gheen of
New York City. Mr.. Gheen comes
with a nation wide experience and
reputation as an after dinner speak
er and humorist. He is a former
secretary Of chambers of commerce
in Bethlehem, Pa, Niagara Falls, N.
Y, and Albany, N. Y. He is also
field secretary of the Florida State
Chamber of Commerce. Mr.. Gheen is
considered one of the best chamber
of commerce speakers in the United
States. He has spoken in S5 states
and in Canada which included $50
different cities. He addressed the
Scranton, Pa, Chamber of Commerce
recently and they reported it as one
of the finest ever heard by Scran-
ton audience.
The local pastor of the Church of
the Nazarene announces that a ten
day revival service will open in his
church on Thursday evening and
will continue each evening until No
vember %. Rev. c. W. Ruth of Pasa- |
dena, California, who has Travelled |
over forty-seven states and six pro-
vinces of Canada in the past 81
years, will be the evangelist. The
services will start at 1880 o'clock. |
The Church Bible School Convention
of the Church of the Nazarene con-
vened in the local church with two /
sessions at 2:30 o'clock and 7:.45 in
the evening. Rev. A. S. Landon, D.
D., was the principal speaker. Rev.
H. B. Beenner, Lavelle, Pa, chair
man of the Church Bible School .
Committee, presided at the round |
table discussions in the afternoon. /
In the evening, DR.. Landon lectured |
on Sunday Bible School. Both DR..
and Mrs. London are accomplished |
musicians and singers.
Worthy Grand Matron Mrs. Ber- /
tha NJ. Smith and Worthy Grand Pa
tron James Duncan, together with |
their staff of Grand officers, paid an
official visit to Kent Chapter No. IL,
Order of the Eastern Star, last !
Thursday night. Guests were pres
ent from fredericksburg md Denton,
Delmar, Goldsboro, Hartly, George
town and Milford. The chapter room
was beautifully decorated with fall
flowers and after the business ses-
sion gifts were presented 10 the
Worthy Grand Matron and Worthy
Grand Patron. Flowers were also
presented to the associate grand ma
tron, Mrs. Sara E. Riggin, of Will
mington, a member of Kent Chapter.
An interesting program Of music,
featuring brass quartet, solos by
Miss Mulholland, of Milford, and tap
dancing by two small boys of Lin
coin, solos, by Miss Horn of Milford,
was arranged by the chairman OF
program, Mrs. Helen B. Legar OF
Milford. The visitation was held in
connection with the regular meet
ing. Worthy Matron, Mrs. Sallie E.
Satterfield' presided. During the So
cial' hour bingo was enjoyed. Mrs.
James L. Harmstead was chairman
ofthe refreshment committee. Mrs
Mary Dolby assisted by Mrs. Ira Roe
and Mrs. S. NJ. Williams will enter
tain at the next meeting on Novem-
ber 1873. A card party conducted by
the chapter in the Offices Of the Eas-
tern Shore Public Service Company
netted about S14. Plans are being :
made to hold a bake in the near fu- ;
ture. A number of the local Eastern
Star ladies will attend the meeting
Of Georgetown Chapter No. 8, Or !
der of the Eastern Star. The ninth I
annual banquet of the latter chap |
ter will be held. c
MIS-. JdulSS A. CaAdAA Pa OSANSN ~
err the monthly meeting of the La Z
dies Aid Society of the NJ. E. Church s
held in the Educational Building on +
Tuesday night. '
At a meeting of the Sunday school /
board of the local NJ. E. Church held t
On Monday evening, Superintendent v
U. P. Morris presided. 1t was re- +
ported that the attendance of the G
school for October was an average \
If 247. S
Center street, in this city, a street q
to State highways, Della tt
ware avenue and Dorman street, on h
which numerous milk trucks and fl
chooI buses travel daily is in de-
llorable condition. This is partly h
lue to the results of petition sub s.
nitted to the State highway asking
or this short piece of road, not ov-
y a quarter of mile, to connect
he two highways. Since it is very
vident that the street will not be
uiIt this year, City Council is max fC
lg preparations to place stone and u
arvia on the worst sections Of the 81