Milford chronicle., 1939-12-01
DELMAR

The second annual planning con-
ference of the Delaware Commission
of the Council of Churches and Chris
tian Education of Maryland and Della
ware will be held in Delmar Tuesday
and Wednesday, December 9TH and
9th. The First Methodist Church and
the Mt. Ohvet Methodist Church will
be hosts for the conference. Dr.. Jesse
NJ. Bader, executive secretary of the
department of evangelism Of the
Federal Council of the Churches of
Christ in America, New York City.
will lead the discussion on the "Na-
tional Christian Movement" at the
opening session. The first day will
also include a denOminational and
district minister's fellowship dinner
for ministers, laymen and women.
Speakers will be DR.. Bader and the
Rev. John w. Harms. executive sec
retary of the Council Of Churches
and Religious Education OF Mary
land and Delaware. Young people of
the host churches will have charge
of the candlelight dedication service
at the First Methodist Church at 1880,
closing activities for the first day.
The second day of the conference
will be given over to the election of
district officers. reports. planning
for the 1910 series OF pastors CON
ferences and outlining the program
for the leadership training school
for the district.
Everett X. Hutchinson, local post
office clerk. was reelected president
Of the Delmar Fire Department at a
recent meeting. Mr.. Hutchinson has
served as president of the company
for the past three years. Other Off
GERS elected were: George Il. Hearn,
viee-president; Marion Is. Sherwood.
secretary. and c. William Jones.
treasurer.
Members of the Delmar Chamber
of Commerce voted at a recent meet
ing to turn on the Christmas lights
turned OF again on January l.
Administration and benefits of the
Federal Retirement Act were de-
scribed by Raymond G. Faus, district
manager of the Philadelphia office Of
the Railroad Retirement Board, in
an address before the members of the
Delmar Local No. z, brotherhood of
Railroad Shop Craft Union, last night
in Moose Hall. Following Mr.. Faus'
talk, Robert r. Young. field executive
of the Railroad Retirement Board for
tlIe Eastern region, who accompanied
Mr.. Faus, answered questions pro-
pounded by the employees present.
He also discussed briefly the unem-
ployment compensation law for rail
road employees, which went into ef-
feet last July 4.
Mrs. William Galloway is visiting
her son. 4. Roscoe Galloway. and |
family. of Milford
Mrs Martha Locates is visiting her !
son, Perry Locates, and family. of I
Elsmere.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Culver left !
on Sunday for Miami, where they ex- /
pect to spend the winter
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Culver left |
Delmar this week to make their home +
in Painter, Va
Mrs. Nelson Bradley and daughter
Marjorie Lee. who spent Thanksgiv-
ing here with Mr.. and Mrs. Lee w.
Cullen. returned to their home in
Aberdeen. Md, on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. J. Carmine called
On relatives in Easton. Md. on Sum
day.
Miss Mildred Burney, of Newark.
was the weekend guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Culver.
Miss Vivian Paulson. of New York
City. spent the recent holidays here
with her mother, Mrs. Edward Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Kretsinger
spent the weekend with relatives in
Pa.
The First Methodist Church school
board held a covered dish supper in
he social hall of the church Monday
evening. Nov. q. at o'clock. fol-
owed by monthly meeting of the =
ichool board.
Miss Maude Webster, of Bellefonte.
Del. was the weekend guest of Miss 1
Molly Ellis.