Milford chronicle., 1942-01-30
HARRINGTON

week ana installed the following
officers: President, Mrs. Lillian N
Hatfield; vice president, Mrs
Edith Massey; treasurer, Mrs. An
gle Potter; recording secretary
Mrs. Madeleine Lord; assistant
Miss Mildred Wheeler; financia
secretary, Mrs. Christine Clymer
The new president then announced
her committee appointments al
follows: Kitchen, Mrs. Fannil
Swain; assistant, Mrs. Elizabeth
West; purchasing, Mrs. Edit
Shockley; assistant, Mrs. Marths
Sheath and Mrs. Eva Morris; din
ing room, Mrs. Edith Ryan.
At the regular meeting of Har,
rington Review No. 4, Women's
Benefit Association, the organiza,
tion decided to contribute one dol.
lar to the Infantile Paralysis Drive
and also $500 to the Red Cross
The following officers were install.
ed. President, Mrs. Pearl Hanson
vice president, Mrs. Fannie Swain
acting past president, Mrs. Ann
Pearson; recording secretary, Mrs
Harriet Derrickson; financial Sec
rotary, Mrs. Lillian M. Hatfield
treasurer, Mrs. Irene Wechtenhis-
err; lady of ceremonies, Mrs. Elsie
Barlow; captain of guards, Mrs
Edith Ryan; chaplain, Mrs. Edith
Shpckley; officer of day, Mrs. Ber-
nice Johnson; sergeant, Mrs. Eliz-
abeth West; inner hostess, Mrs.
Kathryn Masten; outer hostess,
Mrs Edith Massey; fraternal well
fare supervisor, Mrs. Almina Hill /;
junior supervisor, Mrs. Pauline Bar
low; musician, Mrs. Hatfield; press
correspondent, Mrs. Derrickson;
color bearers, Mrs. Betty Day, Mrs.
Mae Kemp and Mrs. Lille Reed.
At the reorganization meeting
following the annual election re-
Gently, city council reappointed
Lewis r. Clymer for city manager;
chief of police. Arthur Swartz;
street supervisor, Leslie Kemp; SUI
perintendent of pumping station, E.
L. Derrickson. Al vacancy which ex-
lists for councilman from the fifth
ward was held over until the next
regular meeting of council. Another
police officer will also be added TO
the force, alternating between day
and night duty with Chief Swartz.
Mr.. and Mrs John Masten and
daughter. Miss Barbara, are the
guests of DR.. R. r. ]. Barber in
Florida for two weeks.
Nearly rs members of the Junior
Choir and the Chancel Choir OF
Asbury Methodist Church enjoyed
a full course. turkey dinner pro-
vided by Mr.. and Mrs. Horace E.
Quillen on Saturday evening, Jan
uary II. The dinner was served by
the Mothers Auxiliary of the choir
and was served In the Collins Edu-
cational Building, adjoining the
church. The junior choir is led by
Mrs. Paul Hawk and the chancel
choir composed of smaller youngs-
ters is directed by Miss Lavinia
Bratten. Paul Hawk served as
postmaster and the Rev. Robert E.
Green offered the invocation. The
tables were arranged in the form
of "V'' for victory with red, white |
and blue candles adorning the ta-
evening was enjoyed,
Mr.. and Mrs. George de Leon OF 7
Maple Shade. N. j., spent the week
end wit hthe latter's mother, Mrs. |
Hester F. Reed.
T. G. Riley of Baltimore spent
the weekend with his mother, Mrs |
T. G. Riley.
Private James Galloway of Fort |
Dix, N. j., spent the weekend with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Loarn V.
Galloway.
Miss Helen Hopkins of Philadel-
piha was the guest of friends here
over the weekend.
Private Leonard Masten of Alb
erdeen, Md, spent the weekend
with his mother, Mrs. r. A. Sauls-
bury.
Mrs. Virginia Clarkson spent last
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Chas.
Warren in Chester, who is seriously
ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Shaw of Will
mington were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry F. Murphy over the
weekend.
Officers for Washington Camp
No. 30, P. o. S. of A. were elected
last week, the results as follows:
Past president, Lewis r. Clymer;
president, Harry c. Tee; vice pres
ident, Harvey Camper; recording I
secretary, Clarence w. Shockley;
financial secretary, George w.
Swain; treasurer, Clarence S. Nor {
ris; conductor, Fred w. Harring-
ton; master of forms, H. ]. Rams {
dell; inspector, Herman johnson; s
guard, Nimrod Minner; chaplain.
w. B. Weldin; trustees, Ira w. Roe, !
Harry L. Boyer and Lewis r. ely s
mer.
A freak electric storm passed ov- 6
er this section last Monday MORN {
ing and lightning struck the barn |
on the Henry Cain farm about five |
miles west of this city, destroying {
the barn and much of its contents. 7
The farm is tenanted by Howard 7
Anthony. Mr.. Anthony said he was b
working in the barn when the t
crash sounded but did not realize S
it had hit the barn. Later some one
him his barn was on fire. I
The livestock, including a pair OF v
horses, four COWS, a bull, and two 7
small calves, were liberated from
the burning building, but guam 4
tity of hay, soy beans and wheat II
was burned besides some furniture
stored in the building. The Har-
rington firemen responded to the d
call during the rainstorm and with
4 booster line saved the other out 1
including corn crib fill d
I'd with corn. which at times got n
pretty hot. Neighbors and firemen