Milford chronicle., 1947-01-24
HARRINGTON

The March of Dimes for the
Harrington district, which this
year is sponsored by the Galloway, !,
Kemp -Raughley-Tee post No. z. :.
American Legion, was launched
Wednesday and will close January
80, in accordance with the plan
outlined by the National Founda-
ton for Infantile Paralysis. Earl
Sylvester is chairman and j.
Leonard Horleman. treasurer, of
the local committee. All contri-
buttons will be received by Mr..
HOrleman at the First National
Bank and no personal solicita-
rions will be made. Manufacturing
and other business houses, as we'll
as service organizations are solicit
ing their employees and members
will make a joint contribution.
This plan was used successfully
last year and the Harrington dis
trict exceeded it's per capita quota.
The public schools activity in the
program is not supervised by the
local committee but by the school
authorities. All contributions, how
ever, are credited to the local dis
trict. Numerous money receptacles
have been placed at the most ad
yantageOuS locations and are eX-
pected to materially aid the fund.
More than one hundred appeal let
ters signed by the county chair
man, Judge Ernest Keith, and the
local chairman, have been mailed
10 industrial organizations, bust
ness houses and other citizens III
the Harrington district urging
prompt contributions.
The stockholders meeting of the
First National Bank OF this town
was held at the banking house
Tuesday at which time several re-
ports of the years work was read
and found to be very satisfactory
Deposits showed total of So
007 7,245.62 which was an increase
Of $276, 10000 over the close OF
the year 1915. The following di-
rectorS were elected to serve on
The board for the year 1917: Will
liam |. Masten. William w. Sharp
Amos Minner, Horace +. CULLEN
Warren T.. Moore. DR.. w. T. Chip
man and Loren b. Harrington and
Samuel Tharp and Theodore ii
Harrington. The board organized
by electing Mr.. Masten as presi-
dent; Mr.. l.. B. Harrington, vice
president; Theodore Harrington
cashier; c. Tharp Harrington, as
sistant; J. Leonard HOrelman, as
sistant cashier; Mrs. Evelyn Wine
brenner, bOokkeeper, and Mrs. Nj
Emma Thawley. assistant book.
keeper
Mrs. Alice c. Abbott, Worthy
Grand Matron of the Grand Chap
ter OF Delaware, Order of The
Eastern Star, installed officers O.
Kent Chapter No. IL in meeting
held on Wednesday night. Mr.
and Mrs. Archie c. Ford assumed
their duties as Worthy Matron ant
Worthy Patron. Others installed
we're: Associate matrOn, Mrs. Edn;
Williams; associate patron, Ear
X. Williams; cOnductress, Mrs. Is
abella Sylvester; associate conduc
tress, Mrs. Mildred SnOwberger
secretary, Mrs. Lillian NJ. Hat
field; treasurer; Mrs. Florenc
Fleming; chaplain, Mrs. Nora
Tharp; marshal, Mrs. Pearl S. Han
son; Organist. Lulu fl. Potter
Ruth, Mrs. Blanche Williams
Esther, Miss Jane Catherine Dowr
ing.
Mrs. Jessie Hall was not II
stalled as Ada. and Edgar 7. Ha
will be inducted later as sentine
Announcement was made that tn
next meeting. Feb. 5, would j
school of instruction with Worth
Grand MatrOn. Mrs. Abbott. an
the Grand Lecturer, Mrs. Edna
Clifford, in charge. A rehearsal hs
been called for Feb. 3 by ii
Worthy Matron. Mr.. and Mr.
Thomas G. Roadway of Dover al
the retiring MatrOn and Patron
Kent Chapter.
Mrs. Laura Wiley Owens, age
80 years, widow of the late Dav
r. Owens, who died about fiji
years ago. died at Smyrna
Wednesday. being patient