Milford chronicle., 1937-12-10
HARRINGTON

rooms last Tuesday night. The bust
ness session was preceded by a ban
quet served by the ladies' of tn,
club. The business men were also
entertained by ]. Harvey Burgess
and the new High School orchestra
made its initial bow before the asso-
ciation and left favorable impress
sion. The orchestra is directed by
Professor Marshall Pixley at the
piano, and includes Clara McCabe
Kathryn Louise Messner, Billy Rea-
dy, Elmer West, Fred Greenly, Harry
Tee and Junior Knox.
At the business session the cleo
tion of officers was held, and Mil
ford man wa schosen to lead the or
ganization. About 55 attended, rep
resenting every bank in the county.
Mr.. r. T. Horsey of Dover presided.
A question box wa spresented and
drew out many interesting discus
sions. Others who spoke included
Mr.. Horsey, H. C. Jones, Smyrna,
and Henry Ridgely of Dover. The
newly elected officers are: Presi-
dent, w. F. McFaul, First National
Bank, Milford; secretary and treas
urer, Theodore H. Harrington, First
National Bank, Harrington; direc-
tors, r. H. Knox, Peoples Bank, Har-
rington; E. T. Porter, National Bank
of Smyrna, Smyrna, and Shockley
Dougherty, Milford Trust Company,
Milford.
Three more games in the Fire Com
pany Pool Tournament were played
last night, with Fred Lord, Albert
Mnr.x.fO tho
winners. Lord defeated Dewitt Tat
man 80 to SO; Simpson defeated
Claude Cahall so to 0, Cahall did not
keep his engagement, and Morris
defeated Harry Tee so to 43.
Having won the honor of having
one of the best decorated business
section in lower Delaware last year,
the merchants cooperating with the
Chamber of Commerce and City
Council, are decorating the business
section again this year with thou
sands of feet of laurel roping en-
twined with strings of colored cleo
tric bulbs. The decorations extend
from Mispillion street to Mechanic
street, on Commerce and on Clark
street to the railroad. A fifty-foot
community Christmas tree has been
erected on the post office corner at
Clark and Commerce streets. 1t was
donated by Ross brothers from Ross |
Lane, a section of the country be-
tween Harrington and Burrsville that
was once owned by the Ross family.
The tree is also lighted with large |
star in it stopmost branches. Not
only iB the business section being
decorated but several business
houses including tn efire house, are
also adding other decorations. The
lights were turned on last Saturday
night. For several weeks committees
have been busy arranging the pro-
gram. TIL echildren will be given
treat when Santa arrives at the tree
on Christmas Eve. The local theater
is also Offering free motion pictures
and cordially invites all of his pa
irons to enjoy the program. Several
thousand advertising circulars have
been mailed and distributed in ra-
dius of twenty miles of the town.
Ernest Raughley and Allen Par
sons have just returned from a deer
hunt in Pennsylvania. According to
the men it now looks like the Rotar-
ians will have to eat turkey or tuna
fish salad at their coming banquet
and ladies' night because they failed
to bring deer.
According to report, the Senior
Glass will clear about $75 from their
annual play given in the high school.
on Friday evening last.
The funds derived from efforts will
he used to assist in defraying the
expenses of their Washington trip
and needs in the graduating class.
The annua lelection of officers OF
Kent Chapter No. IL, Order of the
Eastern Star, was held last Wednes-
day evening, with the following re-
suits: Worthy Matron. Ruth H. Sapp;
Patron, DR.. r. J.. Emory;
Matron, Helen Legar; asso-
,iate Patron, Oscar Roberts; seere-
AIRY, Alice ~. Wix; treasurer, Flor
snce Fleming; conductress, Alice
Y. Martin; associate conductress,
Katie v. Boyer; trustee, Mary
Dolby. ~
The Kent County 9, Council of
Churches and Christian Education
leld their annual supper conference
Tuesday evening at o'clock at the
Church in Dover. The
conference was for church, Sunday
chool leaders and workers of all
Churches through
ut Kent county sent delegates and
at the roll-call of churches.
he Rev. Gilbert Z. Turner, pastor
I the Harrington Methodist Protest.
mt Church, and president of the
lent County Council Of Churches,
resided over the conference. Ad-
resses were. made by Miss Lillian
lcCormick Of Baltiomre, of the stan
{ the Maryland-Delaware State
ouncil Of Churches, and Rev. PAUL
/. Reynolds, pastor of the Methodist
Church. sChestertown, Md.
N intensive program for cooperative
nristian work in Kent county was
at the supper conference.
Mrs. s. l.. Sapp was Philadelphia
sitor on Thursday. M sE
After the regular business session
the Harrington New Century Club
nTuesday afternoon. Mrs. Claude
ahall, the president, turned the
Getting over to the committee for
e day, Mrs. Frank Witchey, Mrs.
erman Brown and Mrs. r. A. Sauls- 1
Try, whose subject was, "constitu-
on Day" Mrs. Witchey, as chair
an, opened the program with a;
aiding, .Our Heritage" after which
g clu bsang Our Delaware. Mrs.
NJ. Darbie played medley Of old
shiened songs on the violin, accom-
Inied by Mrs. Paul Hawk at the
ano- Professor Frank Witchey OF 4
e high school faculty, gave a splen-
d address on "Delaware's part in
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