Milford chronicle., 1936-11-20
HARRINGTON


in the high school auditorium thii
evening at z o'clock. This year thC
affair Is under the auspices of tn,
Home Economics and Agricultural
Departments Of the high school. The
work of the home economics classes
will be on exhibition as we'll as the
work of the agriculture classes and
f. f. A. boys. The exhibits will be
judged and ribbon awards placed OF
the winners. The high school will be
open at seven o'clock for all those
who wish to view the exhibits and
demonstrations. During the evening
games will be played. Refreshments
for sale, with a calf to be awarded
to the holder of the lucky ticket,
The calf donations are being hand
led by the Future Farmers of Amer
lea. At $3.50 a feature moving pic
ture will be shown in the auditor
ium.
Miss Helen Clayton and Miss Jan
ct Tharp, Home Economics instruc-
tors, are in charge of the Home
Makers Department, while W. E..
Hauver, agricultural instructor, is
in charge of farm products and
poultry. Members of the F. F. A..
were appointed on the several COM
mittees. Poultry committee, Philip
Decktor and Herbert Cain; farm
crops, Ralph Hanson and Lester
Hill; fruit and vegetables, George
Brainard and Norman Hopkins; mis-
ccllaneOus committee, which in
cludes rabbits, pets and pigeons,
Noah Cain and Edward Raughley. A
large exhibit particularly of poultry
and potatoes, is indicated by MEM
bers of the agricultural classes. The
home makers department is expect
ing many more exhibits this year
then over the past two years when
similar show was held.
Educational exhibits and demon
strations will be stressed in this
years fair There will be a poultry
culling exhibit. Dairy breed study
exhibit and an exhibit in poultry
feeding. In the home economics sec
tiOn there will be many demOnstra-
tions and exhibits of educational
value.
Visitors who attended the last
show were greatly surprised at the
wonderful exhibits and shows. With
only a ten cent admission charge
everyone should be present to enjoy
a pleasant evenings entertainment,
Mrs Lucy Day, aged "a years, wife
of Charles Day, World War veter-
an of this community, died at her
home on WOlcOtt street, last Thurs
day evening. She had been under the
care of physicians for the past year
suffering with high blood pressure
and heart trouble. Mrs. Day was
born in Frederica and had lived here
for a number of years. Funeral SER
vices took place from the Harring-
ton Funeral Home on Sunday after
noon at > o'clock. The services were
in charge of Rev. J. LoOney, pastor
of the Church of God at Milford. The
deceased is survived by her hus-
band and one son, Willie Howell, of
Milford, and two daughters, Mrs. |
Thomas Cannon and Mrs. Viola !
Handy, both of Wilmington. Inter-
ment will be made in Hollywood /
cemetery. near this city.
Charles Hutchison of Wilmington
is spending IA few days here with
former friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur f. Jacobs 1
spent Thursday in Wilmington. l
Mrs. H. J. Ramsdell was Phila-
delphia visitor on Thursday
Harry Smith of California is Wis
iting his mother, Mrs. Emma Smith.
Miss Betty Jane Williams is spen-
ding a few days with her grandma
ther at Lewes.
AT the meeting of the Harrington
New Century Club on Tuesday af-
ternoon over which Mrs. Claude Ca
hall presided, Mrs. Russell Dennis
was elected to membership. The sub
ject for the meeting was Thanks
giving" and the program was in u
charge of Mrs. r. D. Moore, Mrs. H
Norris Adams and Mrs. Herman
Brown. The first number was song II
Thanksgiving Day." followed by a
reading by Mrs. Ernest Raughley, II
The History of Thanksgiving Day.
Mrs. j. NJ. Darbie and Mrs. Grace
Chason, accompanied by Mrs. Paul
Hawk rendered a beautiful violin
duet, Love and Flowers" Three
poems appropriate for the subject
were read Pumpkin Pies" by Mrs.
Norris Adams; Thanksgiving
Night" by Mrs. w. w. Sharp, and
when Father Carved the Duck" by
Mrs. Ernest Dean. Rev. Stephen
Galley. pastor of the NJ. P. Church,
gave a very interesting address on
why / Am Thankful to Live in
the United States" (Alr. Galley
came to this country from England
about fourteen years ago. The con-
cluding number was a piano duet,
civil Pride" by Mrs. Hawk and
Miss Charlotte Ann Adams.
There will be no meeting of the
club next week because of the
holidays.
The Harrington Fire Company re-
sponded to a chimney fire shortly
before noon on Tuesday at the
property of Sapp and Brown on
Ward street. No damage resulted
from the blaze. 1t was the third call
the company answered in three
days.
The Loyal Workers Glass of the
NJ P. Church is making prepara-
tions to hold a turkey supper in the
school rooms on December
William Won Goerres of Philuadel-
phia spent the weekend with his
brother, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Won
9Oerres.
The junior choir of the NJ. E.
Church will hold bake in the