Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03
SELBYVILLE

At Salem Methodist Church last
Sunday morning, Rev. Roy T. Thaw-
ley gave few of the highlights from
Fridays DAILY Advocate" of the
General Conference of the Methodist
Church now in session at Atlantic
City, N. J. Preceding the review, Rev.
Thawley read a part of the 10th chap
ter of St. Mark where Christ appear
ed to the eleven apostles and COM
missiOned them to go into all the
world and preach the gospel to every
creature.
Rev. Thawley announced a text
that we might think about, though he
did not preach sermon.
The text for thought was the latter
part of the 14th verse of the 4th
chapter of Esther-Who knoweth
whether thou art come to the king
dom for such time as this?
Mrs. Phineas McCabe and her son
and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Lebo McCabe
accompanied by the latter's sister.
Miss Pauline Workman, of near
Georgetown, went to Wilmington on
Friday and alto called on Mr. and
Mrs. Isaac McCabe, formerly Of this
town.
Mrs Paul DerTickson who has been
visiting her parents in North Caro-
/ lima, and her husband from Virginia
have been at home with his mother.
Mrs. Alice Defrickson and daughter
Catherine for q few days.
Mrs Maggie Kitchens Of Omar was
an all day guest of Mrs. Leona Dingle
Pepper on Thursday and also spent
short while with her cousins, Mrs.
W. A. Law and Miss Addie Furman
Mr.. and Mrs. I. r. Wiley and baby
daughter OF Millville were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Holloway for
lunch on Thursday.
Quite a few Selbyville relatives
and friends of Mrs. Annie Law Of
Bishopville, Md, have been over to
see her since her return from the
Salisbury Hospital where she was
patient In a plaster of paris cast for
six weeks with a broken hip.
Mrs. Sallie Reynolds, of Milford, a
sister Of Mrs Law. is now spending
sometime with her and her daughter,
Mrs Hester Dunn.
John Hudson, JT., of Dagsboro and
friend, Miss Mary Bean. of Lewes.
were dinner guests of the formers
brother-in-law and sister. Mr. and
Mrs. Dave Derrickson, Jr., on Sat
urday evening.
William Long and boy friend.
Charles Graul, of Reading, Pa, were
guests of the formers aunt, Miss
Electa p Long, for supper and over
night on Wednesday and two Of his
uncles, Parker J. Long of town and
Calvin T. Long of Showell, Md, were
callers for the evening. The two
young men accompanied by the for
mer's aunt, had dinner with his half
sister and her husband, Hazel and
Calvin Rayne and their four children
ON Thursday. Being that William
went away when very small boy
and doesn't get here very often, and
It being Mr. Graul's first visit to Del
aware, Mrs. Rayne's husband, who
is assistant manager of the local A.
and P. store, got their guests on a
trip to the Indian River Inlet, Beth
sny Beach. Fenwick Island, Della
ware. Ocean City and Berlin and
Showell, Md, where they called on
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Long and other
relatives.
Mrs. William Greenberg, president
of the Selbyville Community Club,
presided over the regular session in
the Club House on Dukes street and
Church avenue on Thursday evening
at 8 o'clock.
The program chairman, Mrs. Pash-
er w. Watson, Jr., was unable TO at
tend due to the illness of her little
daughter Nancy, but her excellent
paper on preserving Americanism
was read by Mrs. J. Clifton Hastings.
An election of officers took place, re-
sulting with the election OF the f0l-
lowing to the various Offices: Mrs.
Wilfred Adkins, president; Mrs. Buri
Adams, first vice president; Mrs
Howard Burbage, second vice presi-
dent; Mrs Homer Pepper, recording
secretary; Mrs Edward Adkins Jr.,
assistant secretary; Mrs. Howard
Burbage, corresponding secretary
Mrs. Clifton Hestings, treasurer The
nominating committee included Mrs.
Volta NJ. Long, Mrs. W. A. Law and
Mrs Miriam Dukes.
The delegates elected to attend the
State Federation of Women's Clubs
70 be held at Newark in June were
Mrs Vola NJ Long, and Mrs Edward
stevens, with Mrs. Clarence Pepper
as alternate
FK0stesses for the evening Ware
Mrs Clarence H. Pepper, Mrs. Wii
Ham a Law ard Mrs. Howard Pen
per. Hot cocoa with marshmellowa
and sssoFted cakeg were served