Milford chronicle., 1936-02-28
HARRINGTON


John b. Lucas after serving Al
years and five months in the employ
Of the p R. R. Company, Del-Mar-
Va Division was placed on the honor
roll Of the company January /, this
year. Mr.. Lucas entered the service
Of the railroad company as a FIRE
man on July 10, 1888, was promoted
to engineer in 1900, serving in thai
capacity until retirement. Mr.. Lucas
is a citizen Of Wilmington but has
resided here for several years when
Harrington was a terminal for his
trips.
The weekly meeting Of the Har-
rington New Century Club was held
Tuesday afternoon at which time
their president, Mrs. J. c. Messner,
presided over the business session.
Mrs. r. ID. Moore who recently NOV
ed here from Easton, Nd, was un-
animOusly elected to membership in
the club. The topic Of the program
for the afternoon was Russia"
with Mrs. o. T. Roberts, Mrs. Fred
Powell and Mrs. Elizabeth Harris
in charge. Mrs. Messner read a pa
per on present Day Conditions in
Russia" Mrs. Paul Hawk played
three Russian Folk Songs with the
interpretations; Mrs. Theodore H.
Harrington presented a paper on
women and Children Of Russia"
music, Two Guitars;" Mrs. 0. T.
Roberts concluded the program with
a paper on "Russia's Situation in
the Worlds Affairs" During the So
cial hour delicious refreshments
we're served.
District President Mrs. Martha
Campbell of Hartly. accompanied by
her staff, visited Camp No. 10, p. 0.
s. of A., on Friday evening Of last
week and installed the following
officers for the present term: Past
President, Irene WEIGH; Assistant
Past President, Fannie Swain; Pres
ident, F'reida S. Eberhard; Assistant
President, Emma Tee; Vice Presi-
dent, Eva Morris; Assistant Vice
President, Edith Shockley; Conduc-
tress, Ella Mae Lekites; Assistant
Conductress, Alice Hall: Recording
Secretary, Sallie Lord; assistant Re-
cording Secretary, Elsie 0'Neal; FL
nancial Secretary, Mae Galloway;
Treasurer, Pearl Morris; Sentinel,
Elizabeth Hayes; Guard, Ethel Hol-
den; Chaplain, Anna Pearson; Ora
tor, Nina HILL; Pianist, Nettie Tur-
ner; Color Bearers, Anime Minner,
Matte Fleming, 0rie Hobbs, Elsie
Barlow.
A two weeks revival opened at the
NJ. e. Church on Sunday Rev. H. L.
Sehlincke, pastor Of the M. P.
Church, preached the sermon. There /
was no services at the NJ. P. Church
Sunday evening. Rev. J. q. Parker, |
pastor of the church announced that
he did not plan to have the assist
ance of out-of-town ministers.
According to J. E. Haddaway, |
State Chairman of the Volunteer
Firemen's Memorial Committee, ac-
tivities Of his committee will begin
in earnest at a dinner to be held in
the Harrington FIRE house next Sat
urday evening at 8 o'clock. The La
dies Auxiliary Of the local fire COM
pany will serve the dinner. State
Chairman Haddaway is assisted on
his committee by Past State Presi-
dents Walter Hubert Of Marshallton.
for New Castle county and Warren
Pettyiohn for Kent county. Charles
COnoWay, of Greenwood, president of
the Sussex County Firemen's AssO-
citation Is the fourth member of the
committee. These county chairmen
will be assisted in their work by 80
State team captains who will work
through the forty or more fire COM
panies throughout the State. The
dinner to be served Saturday. even
ing is for the State organization ofli-
cials, committee members and team
captains. Real progress on the finan-
cial plan Of the memorial is being
and ut shis dinner meeting,
definite plans Will be revealed and
discussed relative to the various
features to be used in raising funds
and receiving donations for this me-
mortal. The selection Of a place to
set the memorial has not been de-
clded upon, but will be left to a
appointed for that pur-
pose.
Miss Lucille Tharp spent the week
end with her sister, Mrs. Bayard
Van SAINT at Richardson Park.
Billy Day Scott Of Lehigh Univer-
sity spent the weekend with his
Iather, w. D. Scott. He celebrated
bis birthday while at home.
Miss Edith Winkler Of Bethlehem, /
Pal. has been a recent guest OF W. /
D.. Scott and Miss Louise Scott.
Wright Phillips, a student In coli
eye at Washington. D. c., spent the
with his parents, Mr.. and
lrs. @. C. Phillips
Charles Moore. a student at Wes-
ern Maryland College, spent the
with his parents, State
and Mrs. W. T. Moore.
Edward B. Rash, BENJAMIN Knox
nd Miss Bertha Rash we're Phila-
Ieiphia visitors on Sunday Mrs. e.
3. Rash Is a patient in the Graduate
hospital
J. C. Messner, superintendent Of
he Harrington Schools is attending
he National Educational Associa-
ion Convention in St. Louis this /
leek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Hall Of Dem