Milford chronicle., 1941-03-14
HARRINGTON

parry pltStulcu the uIt lduuAcb VIII
check for $50 at the regular meet
ing held on Monday night and sug
gested the fund be used for addition
al equipment in the club room. Th'
president named C. It. Harrington
Edward Harriet and Samuel Raugh
ley on a committee to select the clul
room additions. Jonathan Hopkins
was elected to membership and twC
more applicants, Sol Martin anC
Clarence Collins were referred to {
committee, Charles Morris, Mr.
Raughley and William Fleishauer
for final action at the next meeting
New tires have been purchased fol
truck No. 2 and the chief is expected
to name a custodian who will keeI
check on the equipment of the com
pany. Mr. Raughley, Mr.. Fleishauei
u and Ira w. Roe will represent the
company at the next county meeting
IN Dover this month. The company
answered twelve alarms during the
past month as compared TO six dur
ing the same period last year.
The regular meeting of the Home
Demonstration Club was held ON
Monday afternoon i'm the community
room of the First National Bank.
Mrs. Herman Brown presided. Mrs.
lClarence Raughley was added to the
rolls of the club and two other visit
ors were present. About thirty at
tended the meeting. The women dis
cussed the subject, when and How
to Make Extra Money for the Treas
ury.' Mrs. Oscar Wix gave a reading
E"Our Call to Service" Miss Hazel
Darrell, club leader, will soon re-
| linguish her duties with the club,
She was presented with a wedding
gift. Mrs. C. A. Tharp will head a
committee arranging trip to the
Philadelphia Flower Show on March
26.
Little Elva Rae Smith, popular
three-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William +. Smith, entertained a
number of her friends at birthday
party last Saturday afternoon. The
decorations were in the color scheme
of pink and blue. Those in attend
ance included James Genevicz, James
DuRoss and Michael DuRoss of viii
mingtOn; Connie Lord, Patsy Anne
Billings, Patricia Holloway, Joyce
O'Neal, Marianne Barlow, Joseph
Barlow, Gary Harrington, Mary
Evelyn Harrington, Richard Need
ing, Rhea Lee Clendaniel, Martha
Jeanne Sheath, Ronald Moore, Will
liam Wix Shaw, Jr., Joan Shaw,
Jackie Derrickson, Patsy Derrick
son, Gilmore Farrow, Joyce Hop
ldns, Jane Wiley, Gary HOmewood,
Anna Horn, Alfred Horn, Robert
Emory, Shirley Hickman, Joyce Ann
Hickman, Dickie Pitlick, Doris Ber-
lin, Russell Rash, Robert Herring,
Deane Smith, Elizabeth Anne Green
Iy, James Simpson and Shirley
Simpson, all of Harrington.
women In War" was the topic at
the regular weekly meeting of the
Harrington, New Century Club. Mrs.
]. H. M. Darbie had charge of the
program, assisted by Mrs. A. c. Ford,
Mrs. Charles Hopkins and Mrs. Floyd
Nasser Their program opened with
selection Seeing Things by Eu-
gene Field, recited by Arthur Darbie.
Mrs. Nasser read an article, Women
as Soldiers, Why Not?" taken from
Liberty magazine. This was follow
ed by another reading, Women in
the War" by Mrs. Darbie. James III
D&rbie of the high school faculty
addressed the assembly for the clos
ling number on the program.
Lenten services under the auspices
Of Asbury Methodist Church will he
continued this week and will be held
in the following homes: Group No. 1,
Mrs. II. j. Ramsdell, West Center
street, Monday, at 1880 p. m.; Group
No at the home Of Mrs. Dewitt
Tatman, Reese avenue, Wednesday
at 1880 p. m, with Mrs. Robert Il.
Green, leader; Group No. 3 at the
home Of Mrs. Fred Powell. Weiner
avenue, Monday at 2:SO D.. M, with
Mrs Fred Wilson, leader: Group No.
at the home of Mrs. o. T. Perry,
Harrington avenue, Monday at 2:30
p. M, with Mrs. w. w. Sharp, lead
er; Group No. at the home of Mrs
A. B. Parsons, Boulevard, Monday at
2 p. m, Mrs. Lorenzo Jones, leader.
Ladies' Night was observed at the
/ regular meeting of the Rotary Club
al Swain Hotel last week. About
so were in attendance. The speaker
OF the evening was e. c. Ramsey,
noted commentator, who has travel
ed all over Europe during the past
% years. He spoke ON world condi-
ti0ns, both foreign and domestic. He
also spoke to the high school student
body in the afternoon. Former State |
Seantor Wilbur E. Jacobs is presi- |
dent of the local club.
Suffering a paralytic stroke few
days ago, death occurred to John
Frederick Peterson. age 72 years, at
his home early last Saturday morn
ing. The deceased was born in Swe-
den, but had lived in America for |
49 years, forty of which were spent |
in this vicinity. He was a retired far |
mer Funeral services were held |
from his late residence on Liberty |
street, Tuesday afternoon at 2 o.
clock. The Rev. Robert e. Green,
pastor of Asbury Methodist Church, |
officiated. Interment in Hollywood |
cemetery Besides his widow, Mrs /
Hilda Peterson, he is survived by |
three children, John Peterson and |
Mrs. Kessler Farrow of this city |
and Miss Helen Peterson of Brook |
lyn. n. Y.
Walter Moore of Milford spent the
weekend with his sister, Mrs. Vir- !
ginia Clarkson.
William w. Sharp was a Philadel- |
phia visitor during the past week.
Private Ralph Dayton of Fort Dix, !
N. j., spent the weekend with his |
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Dayton.
Edward LeGates of the University |
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