Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-01-24

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of the newly installed officers.
! The Young Workers Guild will
meet with Mrs. Herman Merrill We'd
nesday evening, January 10Th at 8
o'clock. All members are urged to
be present as the annual election of
officers will be held.
The fire siren Thursday morning
at $3.50 o'clock called the firemen to
the home of Mrs. Ethel Redden on
Willow Street. The fire was con-
fined to the chimney and quickly ex-
tinguished.
An Honor certificate for distin-
guished Roll Call achievement has
been awarded the Worcester County
Chapter of the American National
Red Cross for it's successful drive in
1885.
Judges of the First Judicial Dis
trict, together with members of the
Bar in Worcester County, and their
wives, were guests at dinner Sat-
urday evening last given by States
Attorney Thomas F. Johnson at his
home in Snow Hill. The dinner hon
ored two recently married members
of the County Bar, Mr.. William H.
Price and Mr.. William G. Kerbin,
both of Snow Hill.
Mrs. Alvah Bloxom entertained a
number of her friends at dessert
bridge Friday last at her home in
Mappsville. The invited guests from
Pocomoke City included: Mrs. Milton
L. Veasey, Mrs. E. Wilfred Ross, Mrs.
Norris M. Young, Mrs. w. Sidney
Stevens, Mrs. Godfrey Child, Mrs. E.
Farrell Bowen, Mrs. Russell Matthews,
Mrs. j. Scott Porter, Mrs. Melvin
Gravely and Mrs. Claude S. Davis.
Birthday greetings came over the
radio Saturday morning at 7:45 to
Josephine Sue Pate, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. E. C. Pate of Parksley, and
granddaughter of Mr.. and Mrs. M.
w. Costen of this city. Miss Joe
Sues ninth birthday was noted by the
"kiddie club" and greetings broadcast
over station WCAO. The little lady
was "listening in" and was delighted
to receive the air message from her
distant friends.
Friends of little Miss Hortense
Bunting, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George S. Bunting, will be glad to
know she is recovering nicely from
her recent illness which has necessi-
tated her absence from school. Miss
Hortense underwent an operation for
appendicitis in the Peninsula General
Hospital in Salisbury on January 9Th.
She is rapidly regaining her strength
and will soon be able to rejoin her
little schoolmates and resume her
daily studies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvah Bloxom enter
tanned a number of their friends at
contract bridge Wednesday night at
their home in Mappsville. Their Vir-
GINA guests were DIR. and Mrs. Ira
! Hurst and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Col
ona of Parksley, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
A. Collinson of Accomac, and Miss
Madelyn Petit of Mappsville. Guests
from Pocomoke included: Mr.. and Mrs.
Norris M. Young, Mr.. and Mrs. God
frey Child, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Sidney
Stevens, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen P.
Schoolfield, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Scott Por-
ter, DR.. and Mrs. R. 1. Givens, Mr..
and Mrs. Melvin Gravely and Mr.. and
Mrs. Malcolm Matthews.
Friends here of Mrs. Charles Rem
!: ninger will be glad to know she is
improving after being critically i'll in
one of the city hospitals in Waycross,
Georgia. Mrs. Renninger is the daugh
ter-in-law of Mrs. Harry D. Rennin-
ger of this city. She has visited Po-
comoke on several occasions and
: while here made many friends all of
whom have watched her illness with
1 Ueep concern anu are reJOICeu W
know she is on the road to complete
, recovery.
The "Willing Workers" of Quinton
gave most creditable performance
, Tuesday night in the Social Hall of
Bethany M. P. Church in their pres
entation of the 3-act musical comedy
''The Red-Headed Step Child" A well
filled house greeted their appearance
l and a neat sum was realized by the
' January group of the local church
who sponsored the entertainment.
Those who attended were enthusiast
tic in their enjoyment of the play;
the parts were carefully selected and
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