Milford chronicle., 1940-11-01

YOUNGSTOWN MethodlSt Cnufcn. In
Rev Harvey Hufnal, pastor Of th
: church, will have charge Of the ser
I vices. with interment in adioinin
: cemetery.
The Harrington New Centur,
Club was fortunate this week Il
having the cooperation of ou
school Miss Charlotte Joseph AM
: Miss Loretta Paskey brought severa
of their pupils to the meeting Bill!
Horleman and Arthur Darby sanl
two duets, "In a Little Dutch Gar
den" and "The Woodpecker Song.
They were accompanied by Mrs. 7
]. S. Wariield at the piano and JOhI
Butler on the clarinet. Eleven o.
the pupils presented q skit en-
titled, Safety Sam" the highlight O
which was the illustrating of the
theme with cOlorful posters made by
the children. Merritt Tatman Of the
high school, demonstrated and ex-
planned the principles of spontan.
eOus combustion. Franklin Koontz
and Charles Townsend showed the
club the cause for many of the ex-
plosiOns around gasoline stations
and explained how such terrible
accidents may be avoided. William
Austin and George Won Goerres then
displayed their knowledge in max
ing a simple and inexpensive fire
extinguisher. Mrs. Fred Bailey head
ed the committee that arranged this
entertaining and educational pro-
gram.
The 10th anniversary of AsburV
Methodist Church was celebrated
Sunday. Rev. Ralph L. Minker, as
sOciate pastor of Grace Methodist
Church of Wilmington, preached in
the morning from the text Il was
glad when they said unto me Let us
go into the House Of the Lord"
Vocal solos were sung by Miss Mar
garet Simpson and the Rev. Robert
E. Green, pastor of the church. At
the close of the service, the minis
ters used the original communion
set, administering the communion
service. This set was donated to
the church many years ago by Ann
Elizabeth Harrington, wife of MINI
rod Harrington. In the evening Rev.
]. E. Parker of Ocean View, for
mer pastor of the church, preached
from the text Joshua |. Vincent
Harris sang a solo. The history OF
the church was read by H. j. Rams
dell.
Announcement has been made of
the birth of a daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. John Potter in Washington, D.
C. The little lady will be named
Adriana Holmes Potter. She is a
great-granddaughter of the late DR..
]. NJ. Holmes, D. D., former we'll
known minister in the Maryland
Conference, and for many years was
located in this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Smith, Mrs.
Dora B. Graham, Mrs. Freda Eber-
hard and Jerry o. Smith were
among those visiting the Worlds
Fair on Sunday.
Fred Hanson of Camp Upton, N.
Y, spent the weekend with his
father, George w. Hanson. i
Misses Virginia and Harriet Ham
mond of Wilmington spent the week
end with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Hammond, near here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Cahall spent
the week end with the latter's mo-
ther, Mrs. Blanche Bell, in Wash
ingtOn, d. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Swain of
Philadelphia, spent the week end
with their respective parents.
The Junior Choir of Asbury
Methodist Church will hold bake
sale in Warren's store next Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry L. Boyer are
entertaining the latter's mother.
Mrs. Florence Truitt. Of Atlantic
City. N. j.
MIR. and Mrs. Mark Little and Mr..
and Mrs. H. c. Fleming of Will
mington have been recent guests Of
Misses Annie and Laura Fleming.
Miss Matte Smith has returned
home after spending the past week
with Mrs. Louis Grauer in Philadel-
phia.
Mrs. r. K. Jones is visiting her
daughter Mr.. and Mrs. Chester HOl- !
lenback, in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Messner and
daughter and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r.
Wilson spent the weekend on a visit
to Lynchburg. Va, Randolph-Macon
College where Miss Katherine Lou
Use MessneE is a student.
Miss Mary Alta Knox OF George
town, spent the week end with her
Miss Bertha Rash.
Whites Church, located about six
miles west of Harrington, and one
of the oldest Methodist Societies in |
America, celebrated its anniversary !
and homecoming service last Sun |
day afternoon with a special service |
by the pastor, Rev. Robert |
l.. Kirby of Burrsville, Md. The ser
vice consisted of several duet selec-
tions by the Harris sisters, accom-
panied by accOrdian music; duet by
Rev. Robert L. Kirby and wife. and
choir music was sung by members
Of the church and members of As
bury Church, Harrington, accompan-
led by Elmer Brown, grandson of
one of the first trustees of the sec
Dnd church. Rev. Robert E. Green
of Harrington preached the sermon
using as his subject "The Divine
Urge of the Ages" Mrs. Annie Wyatt
was the oldest person present whit
attended the church during her
girlhood. Many people who once re-
sided in the community came back
for the celebration. The ground
which the church was built on was
given by Judge White. where Fran
els Asbury made his home while in
this section. Bishop Asbury preach
ed to the society of Whites Church
several times. The pastor paid tri-
butte to Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Brown