Milford chronicle., 1942-04-17
HARRINGTON

presided over the final session O
the club on Tuesday afternoon anC
which opened with a song and thu
salute to the flag. Mrs. c. F. vii.
son read the Club Collect. She will
however, preside at the club lunch
con next week and install the new
0liicers in two weeks. Mrs. Fred
Mayer, chairman of Red Cross sew
ing unit asked that they be given
more aid. She reported 79 garments
finished during the month OF
March. The club extended their
thanks to Mrs. Virginia Harring-
ton Grier of Pleasantville, N. j.,
for the gift of a table.
The final business of the after
noon was the report from the nom
ination committee which submitted
the names OF the following for Off
GERS: President, Mrs. Ernest
Raughley; first vice president. Mrs.
Fred Bailey; second vice president,
Mrs. R.. ]. Emory; secretary, Mrs.
A. B. Parsons; assistant secretary,
Mrs. Reese B. Harrington; treas
urer, Mrs. Fred Wilson; assistant
treasurer, Mrs. Fred Powell; club
representative; Mrs. Williams.
The committee in charge of the
program for the afternoon includ-
ed Mrs. Leonard Horleman, Mrs. r.
w. Vane, Mrs. Powell and Mrs. Will
liam Horleman. Their program op-
ened with singing God Bless Am
erica" followed by two piano solos,
Rustic of Spring" and "The Swan"
by Mrs. Paul Hawk. Mrs. Vane read
an interesting paper ON the topic
of the day and this was followed
by chorus by a group of young
people. Mrs. Frank Conlin of Mil
ford, was the guest speaker of the
afternoon, talking on Spring Gar
dens." She also displayed a num-
ber of attractive flower containers.
A social hour followed.
Mrs. r. Coursey Hammond
near this city, is now growing
victory eggs. This week while as
sorting a supply of eggs, she dis
covered one egg with a perfect
"V" on the shell. Being quite un-
usual she is exhibiting the egg in
the show window of Sharp and
Fleming Drug Store.
Miss Irene Ford of Syracuse Uni
versity, is spending her Easter va
cation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Ford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Masten and |
daughter, Miss Barbara, have re-
turned home after spending the
winter in Florida.
The regular meeting of the Har- !
rington Fire Company, postponed |
from Monday night. was held on |
Tuesday night, with President C.
ID. Mills presiding. Five new mem
bers were elected to membership in
Guiding Thomas Brown, Louder
McMullen, George e, Neal, Howard
Tyndall and Walter Paris. The
applications of Brooks Jerread,
Wilson Little and Frank H. LATER
ty were referred to committee for
final action next month. The COM
pany accepted the invitation of the
Rev. Thomas G. Jones, pastor of
Trinity Methodist Church and also
State Chaplain of the firemen, to
attend special Mothers Day SER
vices in his church on Sunday NOR
ming, May 10. Many firemen
throughout. county and. state
are expected to join with the local
Ira w. Roe, George w. Swain and
w. T. Moore are the delegates to
the next county meeting at FELTON,.
Funeral services for Mrs. Clara
Emberlain, age 72 years,
wife of l.. c. Emberlain, were held
from the Boyer Funeral Home in
this city last Friday afternoon at
O'Clock. Mrs. Emberlain was born
in Ohio, but had lived In this COM
munity for a number of years. She
died in the Milford Memorial Hos
pital last Tuesday, April Z, The
Rev. Charles Jack, pastor of the
Nazarene Church, conducted the
with interment in Hopkins
near FELTON,. Besides her
the deceased is survived
Jy one son, James Emberlain.
After short illness death oc-
,urred to Mrs. Hester Ann Parker,
wife of Ulysses B. Parker, of
in the Milford Memoir {
al Hospital last Friday morning.
She was the daughter of Benjamin
md Virginia Noble Wright and was 9
Doln in Delaware. Funeral services
we're held from the Boyer Funeral !
Iome in this city on Monday after
loon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Rob- :
mt e. Green, pastor of Asbury
dethodist Church in this city, had
harge of the funeral services. Be-
ides her husband, the deceased is
urvived by her mother, Mrs. Vir-
inia Bennett and seven brothers
nd sisters, Rufus, William, Frank
nd Ernest Wright of Harrington;
larry Wright, of Philadelphia;
lrs. Alma Oliver of Newark, N. j.,
nd Mrs. Norman Outten of Browns
lille. Interment will be made in
hollywood cemetery.
The annual church conference OF
meeting of Trinity
Church, was held on
'riday night at which time reports
rom the various departments were
cad and approved. The Rev. T. C.
ones presided. The report of the
committee was accept
4 and all officials of the church
-ere reelected but the official list
being held from publication un-
! the action at this meeting is con-
rmed at the fourth quarterly con-
,rence 10 be held next Friday. night
hen DR.. Walter A. Hearn, District
superintendent of the Dover Dis
'ict, will preside.
Leslie Adams of Wilmington has
cen recent guest of his father.
/. T. Adams, who has beer quite
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Mrs. Sewell Knox of Wilmington