Milford chronicle., 1940-02-09
SELBYVILLE

This being National Boy Scout
Week and next Sunday being Ma
tiOnal Scout Go To Church Day, the
local troop OF Boy Scouts will at
tend Salem Methodist Church in a
body for the worship period.
Wednesday, February z, being the
beginning OF the Lenten season, Rev.
Thawley read the 63rd chapter Of
Isaiah for his scripture lesson last
Sunday and his talk was principally
on the passion of our Lord.
Mrs. Essie Murray entertained the
Ladies' Ad Society at her home on
Dukes street, tuesday evening, Feb
Fuary 6, at 1880 O'Clock. Mrs. Elmer
West and Mrs. Russell Hin are the
Dresident and secretary Of the sOcie-
fy. A social hour followed the ad-
journment of the business meeting
and refreshments were served by the
hostess. Other members Of her group
for February were: Mrs. w. A. Law,
Mrs. Ida Townsend, Mrs. Thomas II.
Timmons and Mrs. George Smith
MIR. and Mrs. Hillary Holland and
daughter Agnes entertained at din
ner one evening last week, Rev. and
Mrs. Roy T. ThaWley and their
daughter Eunice. who was at home
from the American University in
Washington. d. c.. aud Mr. and Mrs.
Edward l.. BrasHFe and daughter
Louise.
Mr.. and Mrs eiafenee II Pepper
and two sons aud families, include
ing Mr.. and Mrs Horace Pepper and
children, Sherran aud SaraleA, Mir
and Mrs. Howard Pepper and little
son Billy went TO Ciayniont on sun
day and attended family dinner at
the home of Mr.. and MtD, WDodbuFn
James and children, John Warren
and Brlce. aRd met with other rel
atlVes from Dover and Germantown,
Pa,
Joe cIendaniel Just recently spent
some time in Georgetown and had
lunch one day with his cousin, Mrs.
Laura Hickman. His little half bro
ther, Master Leonard Clendaniel. is
now staying with Mrs. Alice Allen
in Dover and Mrs. Allen bought
Leonard down TO Ge0rgetOwn to see
his brother Joe. during his stay
there.
Mrs. VOllle J. Stevens Is now re-
covering from an attack Of the grip
and her husband who sustained a
broken arm during the snowy, sleety
weather. is also doing ns well as
could he expected. Her father, Capt.
Lee Murray just recently suffered q
case of pneumonia.
Miss Louise Brasure, daughter and
only child OF Mr.. aud Mrs. Edward
l.. Brasure, had the misfortune TO
slip on the icy pavement Ia the yard
OF their home on Main street one
night last week, after she had re-
turned from school. and sustained a
very painful injury 10 the elbow OF
her right arm.
Her father Immediately took her
to a physician for an X-ray picture
to determine the extent OF the IN
Jury. but the picture did not indi-
cate any broken bones, aud Louise Is
now back in school. but la still nn-
able to use her arm. Since. writing
the above article, Mrs. Brasure, mo-
ther of Louise, fell on an icy pave
ment at the corner OF Main and
Dukes streets, near her home. and
sustained a very painful injury TO
her hip and other parts OF the body,
and had 10 be taken home by friends
and has since been confined to her
he'd suffering much pain from the
results Of the fall. Mrs, Armel Hud-
son has closed her home and gone TO
stay with the Brasure family. she
and Mrs. Brasure are sisters.
The bi-monthly meeting OF the
Selbyvllle Community Club opened
az the usual hour on Thursday after
noon, February /. with the audience
singing my Country Tis OF Thee,
with Mrs. S. NJ. Berger nt the piano,
Mrs. William Greenberg and Mrs.
RAY Holloway filled their respective
places as president and secretary.
Mrs. Volta M. Long was program
chairman and the topic for the DAY
was Community Improvement"
Talks, readings, and discussions
on improvements to the town and
community were given by Mrs, Long,
Mrs Lee Stevens, Mrs. =. Y. Baker,
Mrs. Berger and Mrs. Peter Whaley.
Mrs. Berger also had charge OF the
"cozy Corner" that afternoon with
Mexican dress and pottery on exhibi-
tion.
Mrs. J. Clifton Hastings and Mrs. !
william L. Bunting. both Of town,
we're hOstesses and served tea and
cookies.