Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-11-08
Local and Rural News

MIS- JaIleS OeXCOn mas returned
from visit with Mrs. Elizabeth Arm
strong in Wilmington, Del. Mrs. Sex
ton and Mrs. Armstrong were guests
of Miss Bessie Grande in Philadelphia
on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Carter will
celebrate their fiftieth wedding ami
versary on Tuesday, November 18th
and will be at home to their friends
from 2 p. m. to p. m. and from 6
p. m. to 8 p. m.
Mrs. c. Russell Higgins, of Snow
Hill, and sister, Mrs. T. D. Lepps, of
Palo Alto, California were dinner
guests Wednesday of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank D. Young and overnight guests
Of DR.. and Mrs. E. j. Clarke.
A Defense Parade, by the American
Legion, will be staged in Pocomoke
City on Monday, November 18th,
Armistice Day. The parade will start
from the State Armory at p. m.
A speaker will be on hand.
Mr.. r. S. Elmore left Wednesday
for tour of the Southern states in
the interest of his firm, the John Nix
Company. Mrs. Elmore and their
daughter, Miss Charlotte, expect to
join him the first of December and
will locate in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
for the winter months.
The Woman's Society Of Christ
ian Service of Remsen Church will
meet with Mrs. Raymond Marshall
Wednesday afternoon, November IS.
All members are urged to be present
at this meeting as plans will be made
for the annual supper to be held on
November twenty-seventh.
Among those from here who will
attend the Eastern Shore District
Maryland Federation Of Women's
Clubs to be held in Washington Col
lege, Chestertown today, Friday, are:
Mrs. William T. Bunting, Mrs. Up
shur P. Stevenson, Mrs. Grady E.
Powell, Mrs. Earl Merrill and Mrs.
L. Griffin Callahan.
Miss Irene Flax celebrated her
birthday Mon. by entertaining num-
Der friends at her home on Front st.
Those present at the party were:
Betty Watson, Patsy Talton, Anne
Walters, Ann Savage, Sonny Heleig,
Ellen Lee Ellis, Ellen Gay Duncan,
Ruth Morse, Marian VESSEL, Hope
Davidson, Katherine Taylor, Jerry
Groh, Arnold Cohen, jeanette Scott,
and Donald Flax.
The Red Cross Drive for member
ship starts Monday November 18th,
and ends Thanksgiving Day, Novem-
Der 21st. Twenty solicitors will make
house to house canvass. beginning
Monday. The dues as usual are 81.
If not in when the solicitors call at
your home do not let this keep you
from joining or renewing your MEM
bership in this organization. Your
support is needed this year as never
before.
The regular November meeting Of
the Past and Present Matron's and
Patrons Association Of the Eastern
Shore of Maryland, Order Of the
Eastern Star, will be held in the 0.
E. S. Chapter room in Crisfield on
Friday, November 18th. DINNER will
be served in the Masonic Hall at 6
p. M, the entertainment to follow
the dinner and the meeting to be held
Immediately after the entertainment.
Several past matrons from Crescent
are planning to attend.
Worcester County was the host
county at the Tri-C County meeting of
the Home Makers Clubs held Thurs
day in the State Teachers College,
Salisbury. Mrs. Robert T. Grant, OF
Snow Hill presided at the morning
session which opened at 1890 a. m.
A feature of the program was a solo
by Mrs. Benjamin T. Dryden of this
city. The afternoon session was de-
voted to reports of Presidents and
Project Chairmen. Several hundred
members of Clubs in Worcester, Som
erset and Wicomico attended.
Beginning Sunday, November 18th
special services will be held each
night in Bethany Methodist Church
for period Of two weeks. Begin
ming Monday, November 18th the
pastor Rev. G. E. Lester, will be
assisted by the Rev. Albert A. Turk
ington and Mrs. burlington, Of Wha-
leyville. Mrs. Huntington is a musi-
clan of note and plays several diff