Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1936-05-29
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tnls school term was held IN the
high school auditorium on Friday
evening when the annual iunior-seu-
Tor prom took place. The Junior
class worked liked beavers deeora-
ting the auditorium for the occasion
In the senior class cOlors OF GRIM
son and sold. The auditorium was
arranged to represent the s. s. Jun
Tors with names Of the thirty-fve
members Of the junior class placed
along the rail- Members of the high
school faculty together with mem
bers OF the local school board, were
among the invited guests. Lee
Pages orchestra furnished music
FOR the dancers, card tables were
placed outside the ships rail for
those who did not care to dance. The
Varsity Club dance with music by
the same orchestra, will be held to-
night. The baccalaureate sermon to
the graduates will be delivered by
Rev. J. E. Parker in the NJ. L.
Church next Sunday evening. The
Methodist Protestant Church will
worship with the NJ. f. Church on
this occasion in a union service.
About fifty secretaries and other
officials of the Jr. o. U. A. NJ. as
sembled In the fire house here last
Friday evening for the semi-annual
meeting of the organization. Past
State Councillor Arthur Hope pre-
sided over the meeting. The Ladies'
Auxiliary of the fire company serv-
ed the lOdgemen turkey platter at
1880 O'clock. The meetings are more
Of a social and get-tO-gether affairs
then anything else and usually many
prominent members of the order at
tend. A national officer, Joe Bever-
son, of Philadelphia, spoke in the
interest of JuniOrism. The following
were among the past State officers
present: State Councillor Harry r.
Smith. Laurel; State Secretary
Frank SiegTist, Wilmington; Past
State Councillors. Warren T. Moore,
George w. Swain and Edward liar
rington; Charles Sharp, Whining
ton; Joseph Lank, Milton, and Leon
ard Matthews, Milford.
Following poor health for several
months and confined to her room for
the past few weeks with cancer. |
death occurred to Mrs. Bertha c. !
Rash, age "A years, at her home on
Center street, Monday morning. Too |
great a tribute cannot be paid to the |
Christian life of Mrs. Rash, a life
long member of the Methodist Pro-
testant Church. She was active in
all of its societies; she was presi- |
dent of the Missionary Society, past
president of the Ladies Aid and ser
we'd as vice president at the time of
her DEATH She was also very active |
in the Harrington New Century Club, |
serving as its first vice president /
during the past year. Surrounded by
a host of friends, she will be great |
ly missed in her church and civic !
activities.
Funeral services were held from /
her late residence on Wednesday af-
ternOon at 2 o'clock in charge of
Rev. H. L. Schlincke, pastor of the |
M P. Church. The deceased is sur !
vived by husband. Edward B. Rash |
and seven children: Curtis Rash and !
BENJAMIN Rash Of HaTFingtons Gath2
crime Rash, a student at the Univer-
sity of Delaware; Frances Rash, a |
member of the 1886 graduating class
Of Harrington High School; Aman-
da Rash. Bertha Rash and little FL
va Ray Rash, not yet of school age,
all residing at home. She is also
survived by her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin Knox, Harrington;
two brothers, Sargent Charles Knox,
State Police, Georgetown; Randall
Knox, cashier of the Peoples Bank,
Harrington, and a sister, Mrs. Mar
tina Sheath, Harrington. Interment
was made at the Odd Fellows GEM
etery, near Camden.
William R. Murphy, age 70 years,
died at the home of his gTanddaugh-
ter, Mrs. Nelson Coverdale, near
Pennington on Monday after being
sick for the past six months. Fune-
raj services were held from the
Boyer Funeral Home in Harrington
on Thursday afternoon at O'Clock
in charge of Rev. J. G. Lynn. pas
tor of the Pennington NJ. r. Church.
made in Hollywood Gem
etery.
Since the organization of the Am
erican Legion, Harrington Post NO.
z. always assisted the few G. A. r.
veterans in this vicinity in their an
nual observance of Memorial Day.
With no G. A. r. veterans now liv-
ing here. the local American Legion
Post has elected to carry on the
work. The graves will be decOrat-
ed under the supervision of Theo-
dore II. Harrington. Post Command
er Earl Sylvester has issued the fol-
Lowing orders for the proper obser-
vance of Memorial Day. All stan
flags should be flown at half mast
until noon. The firing squad will
assemble at the fire house at $3.50
o'clock on Saturday morning. Under
of Lewis r. Clymer, Will
proceed to St. JOhnstown cemetery
near Greenwood, firing an honor sa-
ute. After this service they will re-
urn to Hollywood cemetery, near
and fire the second hon
lr salute. Next Sunday morning the
World War veterans, fraternal Or
sanizatiOns and boy scouts, headed
~ the Harrington High School Band
van parade to the Methodist Pro-
estant Church for memorial ser
rice. Rev. H. L. Schlincke, pastor OF
he church will deliver the sermon
assisted BY Rev. ]. Z. Parker of the
u. d. Church. The program at Holly
wood cemetery will be at 3 o'clock
n Sunday afternoon. The veterans
md boy scouts led by the band will
,o-y, ~ tba entrance IN the ceme-