Milford chronicle., 1945-06-15
HARRINGTON


Parker was elected TO active MEM
bership. G.. ID. Mills, Ernest Crit
fifth and Emil Stubbs were named
delegates to the County meeting at
Bowers Beach on June 2Uth. The
new pool table recently purchased
by the company is now set up and
in operation. In the coming bond
drive when This is Your Infantry
show on the High School grounds.
the fire company has been request
ed to assist the American Legion
On patrol duty and to stand by for
emergency from possible :ire.
Mrs. GLAND Davis and baby of
Wilmington are visiting her motl.-
er, Mrs. ID. b. Tharp.
VI. NJ. 2/c George Russell Hands
is home on Il thirty day leave after
over two years in the Mediterrane-
an Area, he was on an oil tanker
and l.. S. r. His brother, David
Hands is also home on leave after
completing his boot training at the
Bainbridge Naval Station.
Captain William COeyman has
returned home after 10 months
service in China He is visiting
Miss Mildred Wheeler.
Mrs. Rose Veronica Mayer, age
90 years, wife of Fred G.. Mayer.
Supervisor of Telegraph K Signals
stationed in this city, died at her
home on Delaware Ave early last
Wednesday morning after several
months illness after being pat
lent in Milford Hospital and Jeffer-
son Hospital, Philadelphia. She
was born in Williamsburg, Penn
the daughter of the late John anu
Bridget Mcdonald Kelly. She has
resided in this for the past nine
years. was member of ASbury
Methodist Church and very active
III all of its organizations and also
member of the Harrington New
Century club. She was member
OF Tyrone Chapter No. 28S Order
Eastern Star, Tyrone, Penn, Chair
man of the sewing unit of the Red
Cross for several years until poor
health forced her to retire a few
months ago. Funeral services We're
held from the Boyer Funeral Home
last Saturday afternoon at p. III.
in charge of the Reverend J. Harry
Wright pastor of Asbury Methodist
Church. lnterment in HOllYW OOd
Cemetery. Besides her husband the
deceased is survived by two child
rem, Mrs. Elizabeth Grace of Read
ing, Penn. and David +. Mayer of
SeafOrd; also four grandchildren.
William ]. Grace Jr. and Sharon T..
Grace of Reading; David +. Mayer
Jr. and Nancy Rose Mayer of Sea-
ford.
After the Reverend J. Harry
Wright, the new minister of Asbu-
ry Methodist Church had preached
lis first sermon to an appreciative
audience last Sunday evening, the
choir Mothers Auxiliary entertain
ed the Junior and the Youth Choirs
in Collins Hall. Gifts were present
Ell to six members Of the Youths
Choir, who are graduating at the
High School commencement eXer
cises tonight. Miss Elizabeth Slot
ter director of the choir made thu
perfect attendance: Lois LangFel
and Lewis Welch, for excellent at
tendance. one absence. lmOgen
Welch, Laura Belle Hurd. Con
stance Lord, George Graham, Ger
trude Baynard, Evelyn Stauffel
Thelma Stauffer, Elma Stauffel
Betty Short, Thelma Short, Lillia
Short, Jay Bullock, Robert Bay
nard and Frank Quillen. Miss Lii
Chason, Valedictorian of the grad
uating class and organist for tn
choirs for many years, was given
purse
This week the w. S. C.. S. of A:
bury Methodist Church, spOnsOre
reception to the Reverend an
Mrs. j. Harry Wright. After
business session of the sOciet
Mrs. Allan B. Parsons. vice pres
dent and chairman of prOSral
presented the following program
greetings from ii. j. Ramsde
representing the church as a who
and from Fulton J. Downing, su
erintendent of the church schO(
Reverend Thomas {. Jones, Trini
Methodist Church. Reverend al
Mrs. Wright both responded. Nh
William Cooper and her daughte
Miss Lila Chas0n played a pial
0uet. The senior choir sang an a
them. after which the progra
committee gave an original 81
which amused the audience. 7
president of the w. S. c. s., Nj
Fred Wilson, then extended gree
wife and presented to them t.
we'll loaded tables of donations
the parsonage pantry.
President Fulton Downing of t
Harrington Rotary Club presid
over the regular meeting of
club on Tuesday night. Earl S
vester. past department commaI
er of the American Legion gave
brief talk regarding; Here is yC
Infantry" show which is to be p
scented at Harrington High Sch
grounds, June 81, at 1880 p m.
answer to Mr.. Sylvesters requt
the chau appointed Wilbur f.
cobs and John Parks to meet W
the Army Officers in the Murl
and Hayes office tonight to as!
in completing arrangements
the demonstration, which sh
played to an audience of five tn
sand in Chestertown last week.
members of the fire company
American Legion will serve
traffic officers in policing
grounds tor this eXtraordin
show. Mr.. Sylvester as chairman
the Harrington Bond Rally was
deed fortunate in obtaining
show and we should feel PROUD
welcoming the show to this cit
At dinner given last Wedl
DAY night in the fire house Il
members of Kent Chapter No
Order Eastern Star were accOl
signal honOrs for having been