Milford chronicle., 1939-01-27
HARRINGTON

chimney fires were extinguished on
Sunday afternoon without damage.
The first call was at the home of
Lorenzo Collins on Milby street, the
property is owned by Horace E. Quill
len. The second call about am hour
later was at the old school house,
now occupied as the Knox Apart
ments. The firemen while awaiting
orders were standing by when SON.
in-law arrived on the scene and be-
rated the men for turning in the
alarm and at the same time he SEEM
ed to be under the impression that
the volunteers received ten dollars
every time they eXtinguished
chimney fire, this of course made the
firemen hot under the collar, they
loaded up and returned to quarters
and declared that there would be
hot time in the old school house be-
fore they answer another alarm there.
This is the second call for the same
chimney, the firemen have made to
the Apartment house this winter.
The third call of the afternoon was
at the home of Mrs. Herman Peck on
North Delaware Avenue. The occu-
pants of the home did not know their
chimney was on fire, the alarm was
turned in by someone passing.
The Officers Club of the Women's
Benefit Association met at the home
of Mrs. Wynder r. Massey during the
rast week and elected the following |
officers: President, Mrs. William
Barlow; recording secretary, Mrs. |
Clarence Shockley; treasurer, Mrs. |
Lillian Hatfield: publicity, Mrs. Kath |
1yn Masten. The club will observe
the fifteenth anniversary with tur-
key supper. The prize winners in
Bingo included Mrs. Bernice john
son, Mrs. Elmer West and Mrs. Wes-
ley Ryan.
Charles Murphy. of Yale Univer-
sity, spent the weekend with his
mother. Mrs. ]. Gordon Smith.
The Senior Choir of the NJ. E.
Church held a successful bake sale
on Saturday, It is reported they net
ted about $50. Plans are being made
to secure gowns for the choir.
The Junior Glass play postponed
for the second time on account of in
element weather. have decided to
postpone it until later in the spring.
The play was entitled Aunt Cindy
Cleans Up.
Cecil Ryan, of Wilmington. and
Herman Ryan. of Wilmington. spent
the weekend with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Wesley Ryan.
Miss Helena Clarkson has been a
recent guset of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson :
Jerread at Houston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wilson, of Mil ,
ton, spent the weekend with their
respective parents. '
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Sockriter have
moved to Milton. Mr.. Sockriter for l
merly was barber for o. l.. Hobbs.
Walter Moore. of Milford. spent the /
weekend with his sister, Mrs. Nir-
ginia Clarkson. :
Mrs Hasty Cain has been recent i
guest of her son. Mr.. and Mrs. Allen S
Cain at Newark. I
Mrs. William Cooper, of Philadel- |
phia, spent part of the past week
with her mother Mrs. Annie Gordon. t
Miss Ruth Raughley, of the Uni
versity of Delaware. spent the week
end with her parents. Mr.. and MIS-. I
Ernest Raughley. q
Miss Virginia Hammond. student
nurse. of Wilmington. spent the week
end with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Hammond. near town.
At the close of the services at the s,
NJ. p. Church Sunday morning, IT, -
members present voted unanimously
us being opposed TO the proposed III
Sunday Motion Picture Bill now
pending in the State Legislature. It
is expected the other churches in the
will take the same action.
Announcement has been made that
plans have been completed for the
Fathers and Sons banquet to be held
in the Collins Educational Building 4
0n Thursday evening. February End.
The affair is being sponsored by the
TWO Methodist Churches. the turkey i
linner to be served at 6:30 o'clock
will be served by the Ladies Aid So
,iety of the NJ. E. Church. A very en-
program will follow the
Inner when Rev. Oliver ]. Collins,
)f Wilmington, will be the principal
speaker. a response will be made by
)ne of the sons present, there will
DC group singing, quartet and ii. f.
Murphy, as a solCiSt. III
The new and beautiful motion pic
ture film of the Life of Christ and
The Passion Play depicting the story
Of Jesus, from the Nativity to the
Ascension, based upon and patterned
after the world famous Freiburg and
Passion Plays of Eu-
rope" and which was actually film
ed in Europe. the Holy Land and
Egypt will be shown in the Collins
of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, Friday evening. February
IT 1880 O'Clock. A complete and very
appropriate musical score will be
played throughout the entire film on
special sound equipment reproduC-
ng some of the worlds choicest Or
,hestral, organ and choral music by
amous composers, blending in with
he magnificent scenes which por-
ray, in authentic and historic fash
on. the Life, Crucifixion and Resur-
'ection of Jesus. This film has won
he profund admiration and approx
i of more than one thousand of the
argest churches in the United 1
states and Canada, having been ex-
ibited to more than a million peo-
lie during the past two years many
ines to overflowing audiences. A
cry spiritual and reverent atmos-
here is established and maintained
the entire program and
caves the audience in meditative,
rayerful and heart-searching mood,
rovoking thought concerning the
na Iifv nf tho Chriefian nrinpinIps in