Milford chronicle., 1938-12-30
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GERS chair at the 97th meeting of tn
association held in Robbins Hos
house, Dover. last Wednesday nigh
December q. The meeting was ez
ceptionally well attended, with Mi
4. ford the only company absent. Pres
dent w. w. PettyJohn welcomed tn
delegation to his town and G. "
johnson of Magnolia gave the re
sponse. The schedule committee re
ported new schedules ready by frs
Of year. The Ways and Means com
mittee in cooperation with the Fred
erica Fire Company will hold coun
ty dide dance on Tuesday evening
January 10th. Each company in the
county will be responsible for twenty
tickets to be sold or donated to its
members.
County Fire Recorder Tom Baker
discussed the fires in the county for
the past month. The annual report
of retiring president, Leslie Rentz,
was read. The broken firemen's sta
tue was discussed by Hughlett Colt,
who was given permission of the
floor; W. W. Pettijohn. John Jacobs,
A. Helm, Tom Baker. Lewis Walker
and Howard Sheldon, a past state
president.
Mr.. Swain was selected for the
Kent county member of the state ex-
ecutiye committee. Officers elected
resulted as follows: President. JOS
6ph E. Swain, Cheswold; first vice
president, Fletcher Truax, Smyrna;
second vice-president, Emory Webb,
Houston; secretary, George w. John
son, Frederica; treasurer, Willard
Barcus, CheswOld. Directors. Geo.
w. Swain. Harrington; John NJ. Roe
Dover; Henry Allen. Camden: Geo.
Pollett, Houston; John Lindale, Mil
ford. There were seven candidates
for the Board of directors and it re-
quired three ballots to select the final
member. The race was between Har-
ry Lindale, Joseph Lofland of Milford,
and Dawson Minner, Magnolia. The
newly-elected officers will be Install
ed at the January meeting.
Born in Austria but a citizen of
this community for the past twenty
seven years. death occurred to Henry
GOldinger, aged 62 years. on Thurs
day afternoon, December %. at his
home about two miles south of this
town. Mr.. .GOldinger had been in i'll |
health for about two years with tu-
berculOsis and was a patient in |
Drandywine Sanitarium for over a
year. Funeral services will be held !
next Monday from his late residence /
at 2 O'Clock. The Rev. George Horn. |
pastor of st. Johns Lutheran Church |
of Dover will have charge of the SER
vice. The deceased is survived by his
widow. Mrs. Magdalena GNdinger.
and five daughters. Mrs. Eva Eckert-
son. Mrs. Katie Martin and Miss
Anna GOldinger, Harrington; Miss
Goldinger of New York
City. and Miss Clara Goldinger of
also two grandchildren.
lntermeEt will Be made in Holly
wood cemetery.
Winston Burgess and George IIurd,
working on an electrifcation project
ia Maine, have returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Smith are Wis
fling relatives in North Carolina over
the holidays
4. 3. Rash, Mrs. Mary Dolby, Mrs. I
Sallie Hughes and Mrs. Myra Pfleg
ger are spending the holidays in
william Louder Mastin CT York. Pa.
was the guest of relatives here over
the weekend.
The services of the NJ E. Church
during the Christmas season have
been of unusual interest. The chOirs
endered their special music on De-
eember IS. The senior choir. direct
ID by Paul E. Hawk. sang their mu-
SIC at the morning service, and the
unior choir gave beautiful cantata
n the evening, directed by Mrs. Paul
Hawk.
On Christmas Day, the morning
,ervice concluded with the marriage
# Miss Virginia Morris, daughter of
ar. and Mrs. U. p. Morris, to Mr.
Mark Wiley of Milford. They were
attended by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ;
stevenson of Georgetown. The par !
'nts of the bride entertained the
Wedding party and several friends at
Inner Immediately following the {
CEREMONY. Mr. Morris resides OH IA
arm near Laws Church and is su- I
of the Sunday School. !
AT the evening service a beautiful
ageant. THE First Christmas" was ,
resented to a large and appreciatIve
udience by the young people of the J
hurch. The junior choir. i'll vest {
lents. sang the carols, assisted by I
iss Margaret Simpson, and accom-
anied by Miss Grace Chason at the :
rgan. The scriptural passages were
cad by the pastor, Rev. Robert E.
reen. J. o. Smith managed the
ghting and scenery. The charac-
srs were portrayed as follows:
larry, the Mother of Jesus, Margaret
emp; Joseph, Jonathan Clifton; the
ngel. Anna Lee Brown; Shepherds,
lillian Ready, Thompson Parsons.
red Greenly. Jr., Robert Wix, Jr
nd Ridgely Vane. Jr.; Wise Men,
liner West, Jr., Haywood Quillen,
nd William Davis, Jr Miss Jane
ride read a special arrangement of
ongfellow's THE Bells 8"
On Saturday afternoon, Miss Ruth
Rust and Mr.. James T. Spicer,
9TH of Bridgeville, were married at
ie Methodist Episcopal parsonage
? the Rev. r. r. Green.
Next Thursday evening at 1880
clock, the Junior Epworth League
i'll be given a party in the Collins
EDUCATIONAL building. and next Mon
" night. the young people of the
lurch will have their New Years
Lrtv in the Collins building.
P. Allen Miller and son of Vir-
MIA Beach. Va. are spending the
,lidays with Mr.. and Mrs. E. w.