Milford chronicle., 1939-03-24
FREDERICK

bins. She was i'll but a short time
She was a lovely Christian woman
of generous impulses and kindlines,
OF spirit that endeared her to every.
one.
To know her was to love her.
To name her was to praise"
She had been a member of Bar
rats Chapel for many years and
also taught Sunday school class
her in Trinity NJ f. Church.
Funeral services were held at her
late residence on Friday afternoon
and were attended by a large con-
course of relatives and friends. Rev.
H. b. Kelso officiated, assisted by
Rev. George w. Dawson. The choir
sang several selections.
Mrs. Robbins was 60 years of age
and is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Mary Macdonald and Mrs. Alice
Short; four sons, Arlie H., Charles
s., Elmer w. Lindale and Delbert r.
Lindale. Interment was made in
Barratt's cemetery The flowers
were very beautiful.
A called meeting of the WOmen's
Home Missionary Society was held
on Thursday evening to determine
the amount to be sent to the Con-
ference Pledge and the district
treasurer before conference.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Johnson were
recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. c.
Pyle of Wilmington.
William w. Wilson has been quite
sick but is improving.
Miss Agnes Bishop of Philadel- !
phia is visiting Miss Ruth Jester.
Owing to i'll health. Mrs. Mary A.
Boone has sent in her resignation
as superintendent of the primary de- |
partment to Trinity NJ. E. Sunday
school, which was accepted with re-
grets. Mrs. Boone has been faithful
to this charge for about half a GEN.
tury as well as to other departments
of the church.
Hundreds of little children who re-
ceived their early instruction in her
room, many now in adult years and
in distant parts, remember her with
affectiOnate esteem and join in best
wishes for an early restoration to
health. Another vacancy in the tea
ching department was caused by the
death of Mrs. Lena Robbins, and on
Thursday a meeting of the Sunday
school board was held and the fol-
lowing teaching staff elected: Super
intendent, Harry F. Mitten; assist
ant superintendent. David NJ. Green;
treasurer, Victor Warren; secre-
tary, Mrs. Merton HOvey; superin-
tendent of beginners, Mrs. Nellie
Niede; assistant superintendent of
beginners, Mrs. Viola Jester; super
of primary department,
Mrs. Ira Garbutt; assistants, Mrs.
Sara Johnson and Miss Ruth Kell-
ing; teachers. David NJ. Green, Mrs.
V. Warren, Miss Helen Stevenson,
Rev. and Mrs. H. b. Kelso, Miss EliZ- I
ibeth Walstrom, Mrs. Merton How
~; superintendent of temperance. I
Miss Helen Case; superintendent Of g
Mrs. Garbutt.
Ladies' Crave Excitement" an ex-
,iting newspaper story full of ac- I
ion will be the third OF the full d
ength talkie movie program which
lave been showing at the school.
This picture with other short fea-
ures will be shown in the school
auditorium on Wednesday. March 20 2
Il 1880 p. m. The players featured
re Norman Foster. Evelyn Knapp.
Eric Linden and Esther Ralston.
The school basketball teams closed l
heir season last week. The boys de- I
eated an alumni team, IA to 13 and
ost to FELTON, q to 20, and Milford y
3 to IL. The girls team dropped a v
lose game to the Milford girls. 8
D z.
The boys record for the season e
'as seven wins and six losses while
he girls won two and lost four. The o
oys' team consisted of Herbert Ro-
lermel, Harold Spayd, Charles An v
erson. William Jackson, Gordon 81
etts, and Reynolds Robbins. Others -.
eeing action in games were Alvin !
. Moore, Joseph Schwartz, Gordon W
Iiddoes, John ROthermel and Jul ic
IN Booker.
The girls first team was composed g
I Eileen Virden, Margaret Banks, u
lillian Pleasanton, Emma McGinnis. d.
hyllis Spayd, Clark Thompson, FL
e Schmidt and Margaret Hurd. p
ther players were Avis Maui, Betty VI
payd, Betty Dare, Jennie Morris,
aomi Belts and Betty Lou Webb.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Charles Matlack en- -
rtained at family dinner on Sum -
ny in honor of their 50th wedding
1nfvnrsarv Those nrpSpnt were III
+. and Mrs. Louder Belts and fam
y, Mr.. and Mrs. James Ryan of T
amden, N. j., Mr.. and Mrs. Edward L,
attack of Thoroughfare, N. j., Mr.. Z
Id Mrs. William Seacord, Miss Mae
attack of Camden. Benjamin Mat Il
ok of Philadelphia; Mrs. James y
lfferty of Pleasantsville, N. j., Mr.. a
I'd Mrs. A. J. Wallace and daugh-
r, Mrs. Ethel Hassert, Mr.. and Mrs.
AIRY Leek of Philadelphia, Miss .
Keen, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Watson,
Iss Adelaide Hellings, Mr.. and Mrs.
seph Wood of Camden, Miss Betty
ands of Philadelphia, Frank Crow
rs, Louis Stroccine of Chester, Pa,
,uis Weisenback, Ted Staley, OF
'enton, N. j., Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
tten of Frederick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Matlack and
ildren of Thoroughfare, N. j., and
rs. James Lafferty of Pleasant
lie, N. j., were guests OF Mrs. Mer-
n Hovey last week. The decora-
ms were all in gold color in keep
? with the golden anniversary. Mr..