Milford chronicle., 1952-11-07
HOUSTON
By Mrs. Merrill
ThistleWOOd
Phone
Milford 4944
Houston Methodist Church
r Gh0rTne Touboef I, nTs,

dent, Alvin Brown, superintendent
of the Junior Department. Do not
send your children to the Church
SchOol-Bring them and see how
the School is growing, but it needs
YOU and you need the School. There
is I department for every age.
1I:OO. a. m. Morning Wouship.
Mrs Agnes Webb, organist. Miss
Carolyn Davis, pianist The senior
choir will sing an anthem and the
junior choir, directed by Miss
Hazel Sapp, will sing a selection.
1t is worth the hour spent in this
service just to hear these choirs
sing. The speaker this morning will
be the Reverend DR.. NJ. Wayne
WOmer of the Newark Methodist
Conference. DR.. WOmer is editor
of the Sunday Guardian, member
of the Associated Church Press. He
has travelled over two million
miles in the interest of better Sun
day observance. He is a fOrceful
speaker and worthy of a large au-
dience.
GAS p. m. Methodist Youth Eel
lOwship. Every young person who
is not attending should attend this
service. We are anxious for every
one of the youth of the community
to become a part of the Church,
so be sure and attend this service.
You will enjoy it.
1880 p. m. Evening Worship Ser
vice. The M. Y. F. will participate
in the opening exercises of this
service. Sermon by the pastor.
A Halloween Social was given
to all the children of the COmmuni-
ty and of the Church School and
the Church last Thursday evening
at the Fire Hail. There were more
than one hundred present All
were masked and were served with
refreshments in abundance. Every
one, young and old, had an enjoy
able time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira c. Rust of ROhl-
ing Park, ,ClaymOnt, Delaware,
were weekend guests of Mrs.
Rust's sister and brOtheT-in-law,
the Reverend and Mrs. Charles
| Louhoff at the parsonage.
A fine son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. George B. ThistlewOOd on Sun
day night at 11;45 in Milford
Memorial Hospital A name has not
yet been chosen for the young gen
tleman. He weighed lbs, IA OF.
Mother and son are doing fine. The
Thistlewoods have two daughters,
Nancy, aged II years, and Anne
Lee. aged years.
We are sorry to report Obey F.
/ Sapp had to return to Wilmington
and is now in the Delaware HOspi-
/ tai. An operation is scheduled for
/ him on Wednesday. November 5th.
/ We pray the operation was success
/ ful and that he makes a speedy re-
COvery.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Paul Greenlee,
/ Mrs. Merrill ThistlewOOd and Mrs
IJ. ID. Kennedy went to Wilmington
on Monday to consult with DR.. Cor
rim in regards to Mrs. Greenlee's
health. and the consultation was
/ quite encouraging.
Ny and Mrs Walter Wharton
spent Sunday in Trenton, n. j..
visiting friends
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Paul Greenlee
were overnight guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack ID. Kennedy
on Friday night and the Kennedys
brought them home Ono Saturday
evening.
There was a large assembly a
both services on Sunday morning
135 being present in the Churcl
School. 1t being Missionary Sun
day, the Offering was quite large
For the morning hour of WORSHIP
the minister took his text from
Romans 6:11-"Likewise reckon "
also yourselves to he dead indeed
unto sin, but alive unto Coz
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
If everyone had the love of God il
their heart there would not be al
empty pew in any church. No ont
would be in doubt about the out
] come Of world conditions. The Sen
Tor Choir sang as their cOntribu
ton the beautiful number, 'Tht
Friendship of Jesus. The evening
services, 6:45 o'clock. The NJ. Y. F
and the hour of worship at 1880
The sermon by the pastor.
HOstesses for November are Mrs
Florence ThistlewOOd and Mrs
Willis Clifton. Flower committee
Mrs. Josephine Harrington and Mrs
Pauline Hayes. Ushers-JuniOr Will
liams, Theodore Yerkes, Richar
Yost and John Marvel plates, How
ard r. Moore.
The w. S. c. S. will meet OI
Thursday evening. November 18Th
in the firehall. The hostess for tn
evening will be Mrs. Joseph Hayes
Mrs. Cora Satterfeld and Mrs. Mer
rill ThistlewOod A good attendance
is urged.
The revival meetings are soon t
begin and commencing the week G
November 9th, prayer meeting
will be held in various homes. TIL
homes each week will be announce
through the bulletin. The reviva
meetings are to begin Sunday eve
ming, November 18th. and cOntinu
through November 23rd.
School News:
Perfect attendance for the mont
of October: Grades 1 and 2-Dor
ma Lee Beebe. Ruth Ann Hayes
Shirley Hayes, Carolyn Richter
Piret Saksen, Carolyn Smith, Dele
ma Watkins, June Buarque, Sylvi
Capehart, Mary C. Messick. Ell
Mae Passwaters, Mary Rinald
Lois Trader, Constance Vinyart
Robert Watkins, Raymond Watkins
Douglas Trader. Charles L. SimT
Ter, David Manlove, John W. Johr