Milford chronicle., 1936-03-20
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church, resulting with severe
young people making their decisio
for Christ and will unite with tn
church on Easter Sunday morning
together with any adults who max
their decision on or before tina
time.
The offering during the Sunda
school hour was fine bringing III
the usual quota to foreign missions
but there is a deficit in the churcl
budget, and it is hoped that all con
tributiOns will be in by next Sun
day so the pastor will have clear
report to take to the annual confer
ence
The text for Sunday morning
was Romans Is and Whensoevel
/ take my journey INTO Spain, ! will
come to you, and Castles in Spain
was the topic.
The scripture reading for the eve
ming sermon was the parable of the
ten virgins, in Matthew % and the
text was the 9Th Verse-And the
foolish said unto the wise. give us
of your oil: for our lamps are gone
out.
The pastor and his wife, Rev. and
Mrs. z. NJ. Shockley, entertained the
Young People Of the Church at a
very enjoyable evening social, held
at the parsonage on Tuesday of last
week and served creamed chicken
and waffles.
The WOman's Foreign Missionary
Society met at the home of the pres
A fEnng01W
evening of this week. Miss Clara A.
Holloway, the secretary and treas
urer, has been making a great eff
fort to get IN all the dues before
making her report to conference.
News Items In General
Mrs. Dollie Williams was render
ed a very pleasant surprise birthday
party by her sOn-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Pepper, at
their home on West Church street,
on Tuesday evening, March TO- Mrs.
Williams and Mrs. Pepper are both
members of the Adult Music Class
now in progress at FrankfOrd and
upon their return home, Mrs. Pep
per invited her mother in for re-
freshments before going to her own
home and as che entered the room a
party of relatives and friends were
there awaiting an opportunity 10 eX-
tend congratulations on her birth
day anniversary. rhOsC already
there were: Mr.. topper. T. V. Viii /
liams, Sr., and son Harvey, Mrs. |
Katie Stevens, VI. and Mrs. Frank .
Simpler, Mrs. Bidl Long. Mrs. /
Hester Smith. Miss Della Hill, Mrs.
Booth, Mr.. and Mrs. v. Z. Simpler .
and sons, Louis and Harry. The /
members of the Music Class who
went in for the party were Mrs.
Dolby, with whom Mrs. Pepper tea
ches at Roxana: Mrs. G. w. Jarrett,
Mrs. N. c. Davis. Mrs IRA Long,
Messrs. G. L. Nichols, and Wilrie
Long, Jr. The remainder of the eve
ming was spent in VariOus forms Of
amusements after which refresh
ments of home made ice cream and
cake were served. 1t seemed little
late to those who were anXiOusiy
awaiting the return of the Music
Glass, but it vas I'm learned the
party had been held mp in order for
Mrs. Williams to go 'pOssum hunt
ing" On their way down from
Frankfort an O'po5sum made his
appearance on the road and Mrs. ,
Williams was the only one in the
party who mad nerve enough to get .
,ut and make the eaten. She heard a ,
ot of yells Catch him by the tail, ,
,ut Mrs. Williams said she knew !
etter and caught Mr.. o'pOssum'
Jack of the neck and put him in the +
runk of the car, and after the par !
y was over presented him To I
,eighbor and thinks she had very I
lice birthday all the way through - 7
rom early morn until late at night :
Mrs. Essie Murray quietly Observ- q
d her birthday anniversary on 4
March II. with a few d
riends calling in the evening end i
eaVing some very nice gifts and al
10 found a sampler and a pot OF +,
ink hyacinths at the door from her T.
Sunshine Sister, On Saturday her h
on and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and I,
lrs. Fred A. Murray and two q,
riends, Mr.. and Mrs. George Biddle, II
anne down from Yeadun, Pa. and n
pent the night and also left some q
Ovely gifts in honor Of the recent ri
vent. Before their return on Sun /,
ay the entire party made a short NJ
isit to the Murray Cottage at Fen n
tick Island and thoroughly enjoyed IN
heir short stay at the seashOre on ne
UGH a lovely day. m
Miss Hazel Holland was a dinner n,
dest of her friend, Howard Pepper M
t the home of his parents on Sun
ay last. m,
Miss Mae McCabe spent the week IN
nd with friends in Wilmington and 10,
"
Mrs. Edith Tubbs entertained two a.,
.bles of bridge on Friday evening "
last week. Her guests were Mrs.
iriam Dukes. Mrs. Nettie West, be
rs. Mabel Evans. Mrs. Helen c. nj,
est, Mrs. Virginia Hollingsworth, III,
ISIS Peaches HOllingsworth and ms
rs. Electra Enoch. or
Mrs. Raymond B. Morris and NV
lughter Rachel went to Philadel- r.
Tia on a shopping trip last Thurs hiy
y and spent the night with the DO,
brother and wife, Mr.. and 90,
rs. Vaughn S. Collins. Her sister, nj,
rs. w. o. Daisey of Fruitland, Md, 90,
me over and stayed with Janet, ne
e little two and a half year old v ,oI
lighter of Mrs Morris while her I
lther was away. os
George Hudson who was quite "a
X at his home on Church street