Milford chronicle., 1939-11-10
KENT COUNTY CLUB
INSTITUTE HELD HERE
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ideas on the subject were DR.. NJ. Da-
! lena Draper, chairman of club insti-
tutes, Mrs. NJ. Burton Meyer, vice
president of New Castle County, and
Mrs. Peter Whaley. vice president of
Sussex County. Can Strict Neu-
trality Exist" was the subject for
a debate which took place just be-
fore adjournment for luncheon. The
presidents of Kent county, eight in
number, gave the affirmative and ne
gative points. They were Mrs. Will
son S. Vinyard, Mrs. Charles L. Sip
pie, Mrs. Frank Richardson, Mrs. A.
b. Parsons, Miss Bessie Hinsley, Mrs.
Merrill Thistlewood, Mrs. Ernest Da-
Wis and Mrs. Thomas Russell. The
debate was conducted by Mrs. +. W.
Buchanan, of Dover, the ninth presi-
dent of Kent county. The judges were
Mrs. F. Burgette Short, Mrs. Floyd
+. Booth and Mrs. John G. Leach,
who gave the decision to the affirma-
tive. In the afternoon, in cOmmem-
Grafton of Art Week. Mrs. Barrett, in
cooperation with the art chairman,
Mrs. Joseph j. Pearce, presented
program of Indian lore, given in mon
ologues, tableaux, dances and music.
The setting was woodland scene.
with wigwam, open fire and Indian
properties. Mrs. Vinyard was the
reader for the script written by c.
Mills Hurley. of Milford. and those
taking part were DIR. NJ. Dalema Ora
per, Mrs. William Warren. Miss
Florence Horn. Mrs. Edward T. Hur-
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wilkins, Mrs. August Faix. Miss
Mary Lee Jacobs. Miss Sara Nutter
Miss Elizabeth Messick, Miss Mar
garet Williams. Miss Florence Pearce
and Miss F. Elaine Townsend. An
exhibition of Indian pottery, rugs.
baskets, jewelry. bead-work and
weaving. loaned through the courtesy
CT Mrs. Herman Phillips. Mrs Will
lard Pierce, Mrs. W. A. Pearce. Mrs.
John II. Mulholland and Mrs Harry
Mulholland, was arranged by Mrs. F.
Burgette Short. Mrs. FlOy Z. Booth,
state parliamentarian. discussed
Parliamentary Procedure" in an in
teresting manner in the afternoon.
Mrs. Joseph T. Ennis. of Smyrna,
gave an interesting talk on ITO What
Extent Does the Urban Community
Depend Upon the Rural? This dis
cassion brought the afternoon session
10 adjournment. During the afternoon
the Milford New Century Club Choir
us, with William E. Miller conducting
sang by the Waters of the Mime
tonka" and Pale Moon" Miss Dor
Othy Getty was the accOmpanist Mrs.
W. w. NJ. WrOten. of Clayton, sang
group of songs during the morning
session. She was accompanied by
Mrs. Robert Van Cleaf Mrs. John
8. Leach was a speaker during the
afternoon. Mrs. Leach always brings
timely hints for publicity to the
clubs. She gave tact. CONTINGENCIES.
Drevity, sense of humor and ingenu-
ty as very essential points and illus Z
rated each by the use of story
Mrs. Barrett expressed thanks to Mrs.
pearce for the stage setting, to Mrs.
Charles Trice for flowers, and to
hose taking any part in the success
If the day. Mrs. Thomas Dtvis, the
:lub hostess, had as her assistants.
Mrs. David Sills. Mrs. NJ Haswell
Fierce. Mrs. Edwin P. Messick. Mrs.
Harry ]. PettyjOhn, Mrs. Charles f.
Banning. Mrs. Wilmer o. Lankford,
Mrs. ]. Postles Hammond, Mrs. An
hony Summers, Mrs. Wallace Nc
Taul. Mrs. Robert Griffith. Mrs. E.
Roscoe Galloway. Mrs. Cornelius
Wilkins and Mrs. August F. Faix.