Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1936-06-05
HARRINGTON

nual observance of Memorial DAY
With no g. A. R. veterans now liv
ing in this vicinity, the local Am
= erican Legion Post elected to carr
on the work. The graves were deco
rated last Saturday under the super
vision of Theodore H. Harrington
Josiah Sleeper, president anC
l. founder Of the Sleeper Business Col
lege of Chester, Pa, will be the chief
- speaker at the 1886 graduation ex-
ercises to be held in the high school
= auditorium, Friday evening, June 5,
at 8 o'clock. Mr.. Sleeper has been
' actively interested in boys work in
- his home city. He is an inspirational
speaker. His subject is 1.-THE Joy of
the Journey and the Glory of the
Goal" Due to limited seating capac-
, ity of the auditorium, admittance
will be by ticket only. These can be
, secured from members of the grad
uating class and at the high school
office.
Twenty-three students will re-
ceive their diplomas as follows:
Margie Black is valedictorian, end
| Virginia &. Hammond is salutatOr-
ian. Only One-eighth of a point sepa-
rate the two leading students in The
class. Other members of the class
are: Emma Laura Blades, Anne Lu-
ellie Evans, Beatrice Fairfax Har-
riett, Maurice Philamen Harrington, /
w. Franklin Jester, Georgianna
johnson, Sarah Louise McCaDe,
Kenneth Minner McKnatt, Orva Mae
Meredith, Earl Marvin Nelson, VIC
let Noble, Frank Creadick O'Neal,
Frances Jeanette Rash, Louise Ma
rie Redden, Emma Simon Richards,
William Cecil Ryan, Clarence Ken
meth Tatman, Jr., Paul E. Trader,
Nellie Marie Turner, all of HarIing-
ton; Marie DeEtte Brainard, Hcus-
ton, and Orvllle Ross Wright, Jr., Of
Pennington.
The class colors are crimson and
gold; class flower, Yellow Rose
Buds; class motto, mot at the Top,
But Climbing" Music will be fur ,
nished by the Glee Club and High I
School Orchestra. The baccaladreate
sermon was delivered by the Rev. ,
J. E. Parker in the Methodist Epis- !
copal Church on Sunday evening,
May 81, at 7:45 o'clock :
The regular monthly meeting of !
the Harrington Fire Company was y
held on Monday evening with Pres a
ident Frank c. O'Neal in the chair. \
During the summer months the at h
tendance is usually small and only q
important business is transacted /
The treasurer made a report and the /,
fire recorder reported five alarms 8
turing the month of May. The local r.
will work in conjunction h
with the Reese Theatre on a NOV Z,
ng picture benefit in the near fu- IL
ure. c. Tharp Harrington has been p
named chairman of the ticket COM n,
nittee. The chair appointed c. w. o,
ShOckley, c. D. Mills and Granville n
Hill delegates to the meeting at
1artly. The company was invited to h,
.ttend the State Memorial Services p
It Dover on Sunday, June IA. in
The Loyal Workers class of the NJ. h,
,. Church met at the home of Mrs. re-
Llice Wix on Delaware avenue on ri
lOnday evening. Mrs. Blanche Ca M
all, president of the class presid- I,l
d. The president, Mrs. Sallie Ca
all, and Mrs. Edwin Simpson as of
sted with the entertainment. Only an
lutine business was transacted af- N
# which the class members enjoy ma
/ social hour of bingO. The July ac
Getting will be held at the home of IN,
rs. Eva Morris. or
A brilliant sunshine burst forth on A
lnday morning as the World War cai
,terans assembled on Clark street, bie
+ the annual observance of Mem we
ial Day. The Memorial Day exer- an,
SEES were postponed from Saturday tor
mutual agreement with the high in
hOOl band who desired to accept ba,
invitation to participate in the MIA
,tato festival at Onley, Va. The Are
rade marched down to the NJ. p. Wit
lurch on Commerce street, with
e cOlors in the lead, high school G
nd, Boy Scouts, American Legion
d fraternal organizations. Rev. H.
Schlincke delivered the Memorial
y sermon using the lesson from
ekiel 37th chapter. Text, Can Coo
ese Bones Live" 1t was a union Bus
vice and Rev. ]. E. Parker of the Ode
E. Church assisted with the SER MeC
es. The choir sang two special
ections. The services were con-
ued at Hollywood cemetery at B
lock when Rev Park w. Hunt c
ton, former National Chaplain of
American Legion was the speak
of the afternoon. Commander MOI
4 Sylvester read off the names of O
deceased veterans in Hollywood G.
letery and other nearby grave Thu
DIS which had been decorated Oh
h flags and a wreath. Mrs. Vir- M
la Holloway recited "LincOln's
tysburg Address" Ula Mae CEI
rkson and Franklin Jester of the
b school recited. Rev. H. L.
lincke offered the invocation and IL
f. J. C. Messner pronounced the Day
ut one hundred friends gathered lot
ediction. Following this service Neci
ind the grave of the late Rev. J. ines
Holmes for a short memorial oiau
rice, carrying out the mandates JONI
he Maryland Annual Conference. a
he annual flower show of the I IelI'
t County Garden Club of Mary MIS-.
was held at the Royal Swan Ne 1GSs
ell, BettertOn, on Friday. Mrs. w. 7 We" "a
Sharp, Mrs. L. B. Harrington, M ~
J Elva Reese, Mrs. F. Brown bodIl
tn and Mrs. L. T. Jones visited onio,
show from this city. sooJ
rs. E. w. Dean was hostess to III
mi