Milford chronicle., 1937-10-08
HARRINGTON

Harry IL. MaSten. age 65 years. In tn
Milford Emergency Hospital, earl,
last Tuesday morning. Against tn,
advice OF his physician. Mr.. Master
delayed the trip to the hospital ant
suffered a ruptured appendix. Mr.
Masten was the son of Joseph A
Masten and was born and raised or
farm in the Masten Corner section
of Kent County. Funeral services
were held from his late residencs
last Thursday afternoon at 2 O'Clock
in charge of Rev. e. w. Henvis OF
FELTON,. and Rev. J. T.. Parker of this
city. The deceased is survived by
his widow. Emma r. Masten and four
children, Mrs. Grace M. Lynch and
Mrs. William f. Sard of Wilmington ;
Norman Masten and H. Layton Mas
ten of Penn's Grove, N. ]. There are
also five surviving grandchildren and
one sister. Mrs. Johanna Satterfeld
of Trenton, N. ]. Interment was
made in Hollywood Cemetery.
Mrs. Paul E. Hawk, chairman Of
the program committee has released
the full years schedule for the Har-
rington New Century Club. The first
meeting of the club year will be held
OH Tuesday, October 18th. The fol-
lowing officers and chairmen will di-
rect the work of the club for the
year: President, Mrs. C. N. Cahali;
first vice-president, Mrs. Theodore
Harrington; second vice-president,
Mrs. r. ]. Emory; recording secre-
tary, Mrs. N. G. Adams; assistant sec
retary, Mrs. A. B. Parsons; corre-
spending secretary, Mrs. L. T. Jones;
treasurer, Mrs. Elmer Smith; club
representative, Mrs. j. G. Messner;
press correspondent, Mrs. W. w.
Sharp; program committee, Mrs. Paul
e. Hawk, Mrs. C. F. Wilson and Mrs.
o. T. Roberts: trustees, Mrs. C. F.
Wilson, Mrs. G. S. Harrington and
Mrs. W. w. Sharp; auditors, Mrs.
Ernest Raughley and Mrs. Howard
Martin. The program is as follows:
Oct. 18th, business meeting, tea, high
school faculty; Oct. 10. Through
the Shenandoah Valley to Williams
burg" Mrs. w. W. Sharp, Mrs. M. e.
Culver and Miss Emma Downes; Oct.
rs, Libraries and Literature" Mrs.
]. G. Smith, Mrs. F, G. Powell and
Mrs. H. ]. Thistlewood; Nov. 2,
American Citizenship" Mrs. l.. II.
Rogers, Mrs. r. H. Knox and Mrs. j.
r. Wilson; Nov. 9, "Armistice Day"
Mrs. Theodore Harrington, Mrs. FL |
mer Smith and Mrs. L. r. Beau |
champ; Nov. 16, 1.-The Origin of the
First Thanksgiving" Mrs. r. J. En-
ory, Mrs. william H. Cahall and Mrs.
E. w. White; Nov. 80, Current
Events" Mrs. D. X. Weist, Mrs. G. c.
Phillips and Miss Laura Fleming; |
Dec. z, Constitution Day." Mrs.
Frank Witchey. Mrs. Herman Brown
and Mrs. R. A. Salisbury; Dec. IA,
christmas" Mrs. Ernest Raughley,
Mrs. G. S. Harrington and Miss Elya
Reese; January 4, New Years party
at night. Mrs. S. M. Williams, Mrs.
H. C. Martin, Mrs. w. T. Chapman,
Mrs. Brinton Holloway and Mrs. John
Holloway; Jan. IL, Home Econom-
ics," Mrs. A. B. Parsons, Mrs. L. b.
Harrington and Mrs. Ella wilson;
Jan. 1s, "Origin and Development OF
American Art" Mrs. r. d. Moore,
Mrs. E. S. Richards and Mrs. John
Pitlick; Jan. 25, Motion Pictures,
Mrs. HI. o. Bostic, Mrs. o. P. Now
bray and Mrs. Ira Roe; Feb. 1, Pub
lie Welfare-Safety." Mrs. c. S. Nor
ris, Mrs. Charles Hopkins and Mrs.
F. Mayer: Feb. s, Development oil ,
Aviation" Mrs. E. w. Dean. Mrs. II.
L. Boyer and Mrs. S. l.. Sapp; Fep. !
Is, Anniversary in February, Mrs.
John Masten, Mrs. Emmett Raughley ,
and Mrs. Taggert; Feb. %, Martha :
Washington Tea" Mrs. F. B. Green
ley. Mrs. H. E. Quillen, Mrs. ]. s.
and Mrs. W. E. Hill; :
March 1, adult Education in Della
ware" Mrs. Orville Wright. Mrs.
BENJAMIN Knox, Mrs. Elizabeth Har-
ris; March s, "a Trip Through the
Holy Land" Mrs. J. E. Parker, Mrs. I
w. S. Smith and Mrs. N. c. adams;
March Is, Bingo party at night, Mrs.
]. l.. Harmstead. Mrs. s. o. Bailey,
Mrs. Charles Derrickson, Mrs. Hewitt .,
Smith and Mrs. Clarence Shockley: u
March %, "Commemoration of Land a
ne of the Swedes," Mrs. L. T. Jones, g
Hrs. F. B. Smith and Mrs. M. Miku-
inski; March 29, current events, D
dr4 ]. C. Messner, Mrs. w. e. Jacobs
nd Mrs. George Toppin; April 3.
Mrs. ]. H. Darbie, Mrs. L.
:. Jones and Mrs. ]. w. Sheldrake:
April IL, bible Day, nominations,
Irs. H. ]. Ramsdell, Mrs. William
meath and Mrs. G. E. Turner: April
8, club luncheon; April 26. reports,
lection and installation. n
The local firemen are observing
ire Prevention Week and hope to n
ass the week with no calls. A
over the signature OF hi
hief George Cain has been pub III
shed urging all homes to make
areful inspection of their premises,
lean chimneys and repair electrical
ppliances. Two cash prizes are be-
lg offered for the best essays on
ire Prevention, written by students
the sixth, seventh and eighth
rades. Later these essays are ex-
ected to compete for county and
ate awards. At the regular month
meeting last night G. W. Shock
Y was named a committee to handle
e essays. Three applications for
were received from Wal
ce ID. Elteridge, Clarence Kemp
i'd City Councilman IRA. C. Messick.
il the applications were referred to
George w. Swain, Dave
arlington and Granville Hill. The
e recorder reported two city alarms l2n
ID one rural call during the month =
September. The firemen decided =
defer action on the purchase of ex- lSxs
! chairs for the banquet room. They
30 discussed the purchase OF new
or To-. TrnoE M lHl