Milford chronicle., 1941-10-17
HARRINGTON

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the benefit of their charity fund.
This organization is one OF the
most active civic bodies in the city
composed of young men, whose sole
purpose is to make life better in
the community. Each year they are
called upon to support their part
of the routine charity work and
contribute their share of Christ
mas baskets, have provided glasses
for children unable to buy them
and many other things that go to
make life happier for the needy of
this community
Over one hundred OF the best To-
cal talent will make up the cast of
the comedy. The mirthquake of the
Carolinas and California, will have
six dancing and singing ehoruses
made up of high school students,
twenty principles, who will sing
and dance to the ten original num-
bers. There will also be several
speciaIties or between the acts
numbers which will include sing
ers and dancers. Rehearsals are
being held daily in the fire house
at A D. m. for the school students
and at z 80 p. m. for the main cast.
The show will be produced on Octo-
ber 1924 at S:15 p. m. in the high
school auditorium. A matinee for
the school children will be given
on October %. Anyone interested
in participating might speak to Mr..
Andrews, the director of the show,
during the practice periods. There
will be over fifty costumes and
beautiful scenery to round out the
large production. The Lions Club,
under Jehu F. Camper, its presi-
dent, and Kessler Farrow, chair
man of the show committee, are
striving to make this the best show
the city has ever had. The show, an
Earl Rager production, is being di-
rected by William c. Andrews.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Ladies Auxiliary to the Har-
rington Fire Company, was held on
Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Camper |
and w. J. Paskey spent the week.
end on a motor trip over the Sky |
Line Drive
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hart of
Spring City, Pa, are the guests of
Mrs. Lucy Kichline.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. C. Carpenter of
Washington, D. c., spent the week
end with the latter's parents, Mr.. |
and Mrs. Ira W. Roe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carol Jones of /
Folcroft, Pa, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Vincent Harris of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with Mrs. Vir-
ginia Clarkson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Zindler of To-
ledo, Ohio, are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. David Force.
Miss Sally Winfrey, Archie Fea-
gan and Frank Witchey were Sc
lected for delegates with Miss Lor-
eta Paskey, M. Louis Jennings and
]. C. Messner as alternates to rep
resent the local school at the Del
aware State Educational meeting
on October 1924.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Williams
are visiting relatives in Missouri.
Mrs. George B. Potter has been
a recent guest of her son, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Holmes Potter in Wash
ington, D. c.
Mrs. Jesse Crockett and her bro
ther, James Howell, are enjoying a
vacation motor trip to Detroit,
Mich, and Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. George deLeon of
Maple Shade, N. j., spent the week
end with the latter's mother, Mrs.
Hester Reed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace E. Quillen
and Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Sylvester
spent the weekend in New York.
The chairman of the Red Cross
sewing and knitting units for Far
mington and Harrington, has sub
mitted very good report for the
month of September. The units
completed 55 dresses, 5 skirts, Is
rompers, 4 toddler suits, 13 paiam-
as, 5 bath robes, shirts. IA sweat
ers and l muffler. Sewing is now
being done in the fire house each
Wednesday from 10 to 4 p. m. Those
wishing to do sewing or knitting at
home can get material by coming
to the fire house or by contracting
any of the chairmen. A knitter for
the Harrington chapter of the Red
Cross is Mrs. Laura Sapp. She knit
for the World War and in the past
eight months, has finished fifty
sweaters. The unit is very grateful
to Mrs. Sapp for her splendid CO.
operation.
The annual firemen's supper held
last week was quite a success. It is
reported that nearly five hundred
suppers were sold and these to-
gether with cash donations, should
net the auxiliary a neat sum to use
in their assistance to the fire COM
pany. While assisting with the
supper, Mrs. Fred Lord, wife of
State Police Officer Fred Lord, had
the misfortune to slip and fell heav-
lily to the floor, severely injuring
her hip. Dr. w. T. Chapman was
summoned and administered aid to
the patient.
Mrs. James l.. Harmstead of Re-
hoboth, has been the guest of her
daughter, Mrs Lillian Hatfield
Mrs. H. C. Miller is spending this
week with her brother, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leslie Gaskin in Grafton, w.
Va.
Mrs. C. Fred Wilson promised
both busy year and a very inter-
esting one for the Harrington New
Century Club when it opened it's
fall schedule on Tuesday afternoon,
October IA. Assisting Mrs. Wilson
with the program that has just
been released, include Mrs. ]. C.
Messner, Mrs. w. w. Sharp, Mrs.
Norris c. Adams and Mrs. C. N.
Cahall. Their program is made up
in a attractive manner of blue de-
sign, the club had adopted a poem
as their slogan for the year which