Milford chronicle., 1941-04-04
HARRINGTON

city. He was stricken about Weel
before his demise. His wife die,
less than a year ago. Funeral ser
vices were held from the BoyeI
Funeral Home last Wednesday af
ternoon at 2 o'clock. The services
were conducted by Rev. Thomal
Phillips, pastor of the Pilgrim Hol
mess Church. assisted by the Rev
Earl Lawry of Cambridge, Md, 6
former pastor. Interment was
made in Hopkins cemetery, neai
FELTON,. The deceased is survived
by the following children, Mrs
James McClain, Townsend; Miss
Mabel Austin, Mt. Pleasant; Mrs
Delema Donophan, FELTON,: Albert
Austin, Milford; Miss Leona Aus
tin, Elmer and Henry Austin of this
city. also a half brother, William
Austin of Townsend j..
A charter member of Washing
ton Camp, No. 80, P. o. S. of A.,
when it was organized in 1914 and
who served as its treasurer for sew
eral years, Thomas A. Welch, age
SO years, died on Sunday evening,
March %, at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Aida Robinson,
near Felten. He had been i'll for
several weeks. Mr.. Welch, was a
carpenter by trade and had lived
in this city for several years, but
after the death of his wife seven
years ago made his home with his
daughter. He was the son of the
late Jacob and Clementine Welch.
Funeral services were held at the
Boyer Funeral Home in Harring-
ton last Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock. The Rev. Earl Lawry, for
mer pastor of the Pilgrim Holiness
Church, but now of Cambridge,
Md, officiated Interment was made
in Hollywood cemetery. Six nep-
hews served as pallbearers. The
deceased is survived by three chill
dren, Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. Albert
Geftlieb of this city and Brinton
Welch, of Wilmington. There are
four grandchildren and three great
great grandchildren. Also four bro
thesr, Walter Welch, Doylestown,
Pa; Fred WeIch, Goldsbero, Nd,
Benjamin and Charles Welch of
Denton.
The Lions Club hald a Ladies'
Night on Monday evening at James
Restaurant, when they entertained
their wives and sweethearts. About
forty were In attendance. A feature
of the program was a motion pic
tute. Singing Wheels" presented
by the Maryland Motor Truck AS
sociation. Other numbers on the
program included vocal and piano
selections by Mrs. Jehu F. Camper |
and Miss Della Ryan. Jehu F. Cam |
per had charge of the program. A
delegation from the local club is
planning to visit the Salisbury |
Lions Club on Thursday night to
honor Melvin Jones, secretary gen.
eral, and founder of the organiza-
tion. Mr.. Jones is expected to be
the principal speaker at the meet
ing. Stewart Llannery is presi-
dent of the local club
A covered dish supper featured
the regular meeting of Rachel Re-
bekah Lodge No. z when they held
their regular meeting last week
with about fifty in attendance. Fol-
lowing the supper the members
went into business session at
which time officers were nominated
for the ensuing term. All mem
bers are urged to attend the next
meeting when officers will be elect
ed
In a drive for new members
Chosen Friends Lodge, l. o. o. F.,
initiated four new members and
acted upon several more applica-
tons at their regular meeting last
week. The candidates were taken to
Laurel last Saturday, night where
they witnessed the initiation exam
plffied by a Wilmington degree
team. Nomination of officers for
the ensuing term were as follows: |
Noble Grand, Thomas Bradley; vice {
grand, Earl Nelson; recording sec
retary, o. c. PassmOre; assistant
recording secretary, William Will
lis Other officers are selected by
the noble grand and the vice grand.
AS a part of the subject of the
regular meeting of the Harrington !
New Century Club on Tuesday af- |
ternoon on "Dramatics," the meet S
ing was held in the high school au-
ditorium when the pupils of the {
third grade presented the play, v
'Hanzel and Gretel." The program
opened with an organ recital by G
music instructor, Melvin E. Br0bst. T
Mrs. T. j. Warfield and her COM
mittee had charge of the program. n
Readings were given by Mrs. War
field and the other members OF her 7
Mrs. r. e. Ross and
Mrs. T. B. Holloway. Little Nancy r
Force recited Baby Sister" 8
The fourth quarterly conference
of the official board of Asbury U
Methodist Church, was held last q
Friday night with the Rev. w. A. N
Hearn, superintendent of the Do A
YER District Of the Peninsula Con-
ference, presiding The Rev. Rob- n
srt E. Green, who is closing his n
third successful year as pastor, has
been unanimously invited to re- I,
urn for another year. Reports
made by church officials and the n
leads of the various organizations =
showed great activity and outstand-
ng achievements in all depart N
nerlts of the church during the con- :, =
erence year. The following Off ="
,ials were elected for the ensu n
ng year: Board of Stewards, H. J. y
3amsdell, w. w. Sharp, G. Fred ~
wilson, L. T. Jones, w. H. Wro- d.
EN-, u. p. Morris, T. M. Chambers, -
/. E Quillen, j. W.. Clifton, H. J. ~
,amper, Benjamin F. McKnatt. L. =.
J. Jones, It. Coursey Hammond, f. =
v. Dean, Charles Peck, Sra Floyd y
I. Nasser, Paul E. Hawk, Frank 81
J. Witchey, Dewitt Tatman, j.. o. -
imith, t. Jackson Warfeld, Mrs. =;