Milford chronicle., 1944-11-17
FRANKFORT

ID. A. r., was entertained at the
home of Miss Hope Bennett,
Frankford's chairman of l.. c. 1.
craft project. Miss Bennett, who
sponsored one of these ships, has
sent a Christmas box to a sailor on
board that l.. c. /.
All Chapter officers were pres
ent, Mrs. Alice II. Gum, regent;
Miss Maud Whaley McCabe, histor-
ian and vice regent; Mrs. Oscar
Campbell, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Casper KOllock, treasurer; ;
Mrs. Arthur Simpler, recording
secretary. The eldest member was
present, Mrs. Albert Morris, S5
years of age, a gold star mother
with five grandchildren overseas;
one reported missing over Czecho-
slOvakia.
The chapter presented $500 to
the Robert Morris Memorial Win
dow at Valley Forge and have sold
"a dozen boxes of gingerbread mix
for Kenmore (the Mary Ball Wash
ington Home) that has been re-
stored.
Private James Daniel Powell on
his first furlough since induction
into the Army. Immediately after
graduation from John NJ. Clayton
High School last May, spent Sun
day in Wilmington with his sister,
Cadet Nurse Carolyn E. Powell,
now in training at Delaware Hos
pital. Dan enjoyed the remainder
of the week at home with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William E.
Powell on Clayton avenue. Private
Dan agrees that: East or West
home sure is best!"
Mrs. Carrie Robinson, a former
resident of FrankfOrd. passed away
at her home in Boston, Mass, re-
Gently.
Private Rollin l.. Hudson. Jr.,
has arrived at an advanced Army
training school at Fort Sill, Okla
hOma.
Miss Sallie Gum Hall made
business trip to Philadelphia early
this week.
Miss Jacqueline Hudson accom-
panied friends on a shopping spree
to Salisbury last Saturday.
One amazing factor in the pro-
gress of this GlObal War is the as
founding performance and achieve
ment of the worldwide postal SER
vice. An example of the speed and
efficiency of the system was the
arrival in the local post Office last !
Friday of copy of the October is
sue of "Bakshish." a small illus /
trated G. |. newspaper, published
monthly in India by a battalion of
u. S. Army Engineers on duty in
the China -Burma-India theater of
war.
On Monday, upon advice of a To-
cal physician. Miss Phyllis McCabe,
daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ebe c. McCabe. was rushed to
the Doris Memorial Unit of the Gen
eral Hospital in Wilmington. The
child is first grade pupil at the
John NJ. Clayton School and it is
feared is a polio victim.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. CrOcker were
dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester V. Hudson and fam
lily at Bishop, Md.
After having made their home
ON a farm near town for the past
Al years, during which four dec
ades they reared splendid fam
lily of young people, all OF whom
are now happily married and sett-
led nearby in comfortable homes OF
their own, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hud-
son packed their household wares
last week and moved into the bung-
allow they purchased from the Ev-
ans estate some time ago. The res
Idence occupied recently by mrs. /
Ethel Mitchell on the west side OF I
the dupont Boulevard, just north |
Of Frankford.
The Women's Society of Chris (
ian Service of the Methodlst !
church will conduct home cooked I
lood sale i'm William II. Truitts
vacant filling station on Main I
street at IL a. m. ON SATURDAY
November Is.
Mrs. William S. Long, Jr., and {
lister, Miss Matthews. moved to
Baltimore last week to be with Mr.
.ong this winter.
Mrs. Roxie NJ. Dukes has closed '
Ter home on Thatcher street and
zone to Wilmington to spend the
winter with lady friend. J
Local folk have received inter- {
sting letters written by Captain
Warren f. Perry. at present see
ng action with an anti-aircraft I
gun battalion somewhere {
n Luxembourg. Warren was grad J
lated with honors from the Frank