Milford chronicle., 1944-03-24
GEORGETOWN
Invited TO Return to
GeOrgetOwn Clrcult

ueOrlgetOWn tlfcult
The Rev. w. l.. McClintock, pas
tor Of the Georgetown Circuit,
which includes four churches
Sand Hill. Cokesbury. Bethesda
and st. John's-has been unani-
mously invited to return for the
next conference year with an in
crease in salary.
w. G. Cason has been chosen as
lay member of the coming annual
conference and H. C. Dodd select
ed as reserve lay member.
Sunday school superintendents
chosen are: Cokesbury, r. G. Hill;
Bethesda. Edward McIlvaine; st.
Johns. Larry Moore; Sand Hill,
B. F. Mcdowell.
CO0per-Givens
Announcement of the marriage
of Miss Flora C. Cooper. daughter
of Mrs. Martha Cooper Hopkins and
the late Charles Cooper and Mar
tin l., Givens, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas w. Givens, all living here,
has been made. The wedding took
place at the Presbyterian Manse
here on Thursday night, March 8.
The Rev. Harry w. Ewing perform
ing the ceremony. Mr.. Givens is a
sergeant in the armed forces and
is now stationed at Fort Miles.
Special Services To Be Held
Commencing on Sunday night,
March 26. Grace and Wesley Meth
odist Churches will join in a week
of a special preaching mission"
The services will be in Wesley
Church from Sunday night to We'd
nesday night, and from Thursday
night, March 30, to Sunday night,
April 2, they will be held in Grace
Church. The ministers, the Rev.
Omar Z. Jones of Wesley and the
Rev. w. p KesmOdel will preach
the sermons with the exception of
Wednesday night. March 20, when
the Rev. Frank HersOn of the
Avenue Methodist Church of Mil
ford, will be the speaker.
Local and Personal /
George II. TOrbert, an inspector
for the State Highway Department,
now living at Harbeson, has pur-
chased the property on West Mar
ket street, which was for many
years the home of the late Howard /
.. Cooke. for many years deputy
attorney general of this county.
and Mrs. Cooke, who now lives in
Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Carey. liv- 7
ing on the GeorgetOwn-Lewes +
Highway, are being congratulated I
upon the birth of a daughter in the !
Pennsylvania Hospital, in Phila-
delphia, on March 8. She has been
named Virginia. Mr.. Carey is a
prominent young lawyer here.
Private and Mrs. Everett A.
Short are receiving cOngratula-
tions on the birth of a son at their
home here. Private Short is sta
toned at Fort Miles.
Miss Fannie Walls has returned
to her home on North Bedford
street, after spending the winter
with her cousin. Joseph Frank
Sharp i'm New York City. She was
accompanied home by Mr.. Short,
who will remain here for some
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold d. Hatfield
have gone to Augusta, Ga. to spend
few days with their son, Private
Robert d. Hatfield, who is sta
toned there.
Miss Millie Roach of Washing
ton, d. c., has been visiting her
mother, Mrs. Louisa o. Roach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Salisbury have
returned to their East Market
street home after spending several
weeks in Florida.
With The Service Boys
Staff Sergeant Grover j. Sam
mons, Jr., has been transferred
from Camp Gordon, Ca, to Camp
Shelby, Miss. Two brothers also
are in the armed forces. Sergeant
Howard Sammons is with an air
squadron and located at Blythe,
California, while another brother,
Corporal NJ. Cornell SammOns, is
with the armed forces in Italy.
Corporal Marshall c. Tyndall.
Jr, son of Edward W. Tyndall,
living near here. has completed his
basic training with the finance dis
bursement section at Fort Ben
jamin Harrison. Ind. He entered
the service in August of last year
Lieutenant u. 81 Robert j. Col
Inns, U. S. C. G., Jersey City. N. j..
is spending ten days with his mo-
ther, Mrs. Georgia Collins on Rosa
street. His wife and young son,
Robert, accompanied him.
DR.. Glenwood NJ. VanValken-
burg. living at the corner of West
Pine and South Front streets. here.
now a captain in the Medical Corps
of the U. S. Army. has been trans
ferred from Camp Storey. Va, to
Camp Meade, Md. =
Lieutenant William d. Stevenson. :,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles b. Ste
South Race street, has been
from Camp Davis, ~
c., to Fort Benning. Ga. lS
Private HOyt Rogers, Jr., who
has been i'm training at Mcclellan Is
Field. California, has been trans
ierred to Fresno, California. Il
Ernest Kitchens, connected with
he Navy. and stationed at Balm
bridge. Md, has been spending a (
lew days with his wife and family
1t Ocean View. X
Private George Cobb of Ocean :
View, stationed at Camp LeJeune.
Y. G.. has been visiting his parents, Z
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon McCabe.
Sergeant Harry Mitchell, Fort
luPont, has been visiting his par Z
,nts, Mr.. and Mrs. John C. Nit ;
hell K
Robert Black, Jr., of Milton, now !
With the U. s. Navy. has been visit k
ng relatives for a few days. x