Milford chronicle., 1944-01-28
HARRINGTON

Mrs. Ernest Raughley, president
OF the Harrington New Century
Club, presided over the meeting
this week. A letter OF commenda
tion to the club from Mrs. Clinton
Brown, Wilmington, State chairman
of War Service. was read by Mrs.
o. T. Roberts. The club was COM
mended for its part i'm the recent
"buy-a-b0mber" campaign. Mrs.
Norris Adams read her report on
the gifts to FIVE children at Della
ware Colony by the club. Candy
for the gifts was donated to the
club by Mr.. Arnold Miller. Fol-
lowing the business session, Mrs.
Lorenzo T. Jones and her commit
tee-Mrs. G.. Fred Wilson, Mrs.
Clyde Miller Mrs. George Toppin,
Mrs. j. w. Sheldrake. Mrs. Wesley
Butler and. Mrs. Arnold Miller
presented a program on the sub
ject, ''The Value of Music to our
World Today" The program open
ed with the singing of several pa
triotic songs directed by Mrs. Clyde
Miller. Three very interesting pa
pers were read = National An
thems by Mrs. Wilson; "The In
fiuence of Glee Clubs in Army
Camps" by Mrs. Clyde Miller. and
Music in War Times" by Mrs.
Jones, illustrated by musical selec-
tions with Mrs. Wilson at the piano.
The next meeting of the club will
be February 1, with Mrs. Claude
Cahall, chairman. Her subject will
be. The Effect of Drama on Every
Day Life" A large attendance is
requested.
After closing a successful two
weeks revival service at the Pill
grim Holiness, the Rev. H. Harold
Calhoun, pastor of the Church of
the Nazarene. opened his revival
meeting on Tuesday night to con-
tinue for the next two weeks. clos
ing January 30. The Rev. Thomas
Fowler of Hollywood, Md, will be
the evangelist assisting the pastor.
Rev. Fowler comes highly recon-
mended as an evangelist, preacher,
singer and musician.
Mrs. Benjamin Hughes and Mrs.
Norman Brown are on a visit to
the Great Lakes Naval Training
Station to visit their husbands who
are in training.
The Junior Glass of the Harring-
ton High School, striving to raise
funds to meet some of the senior
year activities, will hold a bake
sale in Williamson's store next Sat
urday.
The Rev. Conrad Hamer, pastor
of Asbury Methodist Church, has
been accepted in the Chaplain
Corps of the Army. The pastor
will be commissioned a first lieu
tenant, and will leave on February
10 for his first instruction.
Mrs. Ruth Lafferty will leave ON
Friday for Miami. Fla, to stay with
her husband, Frank Lafferty. in
training in the Air Corps.
After several months of poor
health during which time she was
living in a eonvalescent home near
FELTON,, Mrs. Alvey Tart Barefoot,
aged "A years, wife of Westbrook
Barefoot, died last Friday morning.
January 21. Mrs. Barefoot was the
daughter of the late John and Anna
Peterson Tart and was born in
North Carolina. The family before
moving to Delaware, lived in Mary
land. Funeral services were held
from the Boyer funeral home Mon
day afternoon. The services were
in charge of the Rev. Thomas c.
Jones, pastor of Trinity Methodist |
Church. Interment in Hollywood |
Cemetery. Besides her husband,
the deceased is survived by six
and two sons-Mrs. Geo. 7
Barefoot, Washington, d. c.; Mrs.
w. c. Johnson, Mrs. Frank Stankis
and Mrs. Joseph Foreman, all of
Mrs. w. B. Long, Cali
fornia, Md; Mrs. Samuel Risley,
Ollen d. Barefoot, Cal
ifornia, Md, and Arden Barefoot,
Middle River. Md; one brother.
John Barefoot, Dunn, N. c.. also
survives. There are 39 grand
one grandson, Sergt. Wal
ter Klapp, was killed last year
while in routine fight near FL
Paso, Texas.
DR.. Robert Smith. a recent grad
nate of the University of Maryland
Dental College, and son of former
City Councilman and Mrs. Baynard
Smith, has received lieutenat
commission in the Dental Corps OF
he Army and will leave this week
or preliminary training at Car
isle, Pa.
Through the courtesy of Horace
2. Quillen of the Quillen Bros.
lumber Company, very comfort
lble service-men's shelter has been
,rected near the entrance to the
own along Route 13. Service men
md women when seeking a lift are (
invited to use the shelter and also .
all at the Peoples Service Station
for a free lunch.
Sergt. Stanley Harding, of Ard
more, Okla, has been spending a
urlough with his wife, Mrs. Esther
Iarding, and his parents. ~l
Sergt. and Mrs. Russell Blades. l
t Camp Pickett. Va, spent the
geek-end with their respective '
arents. Private Lambert Dillon &
nd wife visited here with them.
Sergt. William Wechtenhiser, OF
'ort Jay, N. Y, is spending fur
ough with his wife. Mrs. Josephine
and his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Workman, OF 4
Ialtimore. spent the weekend with .
he latter's aunt, Mrs. A. C. Cread-