Milford chronicle., 1953-04-17
HOllymOunt Club

The regular meeting Of the
HollymOunt Home Demonstration
Club met at the Coolspring Grange
Hall, Wednesday, April 8th, at 1880
b. m, with Mrs. Harry Davidson.
the president, presiding. The club
sang, Hail, Club Women, Crowned
Thru Service, with Mrs. Willard
Webb at the piano. The club pray
ef, HOmemakers Greed, and the
Salute to the Flag, was given fol-
lowed by the reading of Psalm CIV,
by Mrs. w. d. Burton, the chaplain.
The minutes Of the previous
meeting were read by the secre-
tary, Mrs. Joseph McIlvaine, then
Mrs. Richard Millman, treasurer,
iEade her financial report.
Mrs. G. Y Price, citizenship
chairman, reported attending a
meeting of the Woman's joint
Legislative Committee at Dover.
She is a member Of this commit
tee. Dr. Tarumianz of the State
Hospital at Farnhurst, spoke of the
over-crowded conditions theye. He
urged us to remember that one out
Of every sixteen people in cur
country will sooner or later become
a patient Of some mental hospital
The safety chairman, Mrs. Willis
McIlvain, listed the supplies which
should be kept in our medicine
chest in order to be ready when
somebody gets hurt"
Mrs. Carter Markham reporting
for the Sunshine chairman, Mrs.
Elva Joseph, told us that cOnva-
lescent and Easter cards had been
sent TO all I'll members.
Health chairman, Mrs. Alfred
Parker, read to US the Ten Com
mandments for Good Health which
are our most valuable assets.
Among them exercise and diet were
listed as the very important ones.
Mrs. G. Y. Price gave the report
prepared by Mrs. Sam Sloan, Fam
lily Life Chairman, who was absent.
She reported attending a meeting
at Georgetown when Mrs. Lydia
Anne Lynd, Family Life Special
list, spoke to the Sussex County
Family Life chairmen. She quoted
Mrs. Lynd as saying: Family life
is good when it meets the needs
of the group and of the individual,
building within him faith in his
own courage and ability, and
awareness of the interdependence
of himself and others"
The community chairman, Mrs.
William Conroy, read a letter Of
appreciation from Mr.. Bryan, Sup
erintendent Of the Delaware Colony,
for the 13O Easter Baskets made
and filed by the Club members.
Mrs. Conroy suggested that on
Tuesday, April 21st, at 1880 p. m,
all club members should meet at
the hall to do our spring house.
cleaning of the hall and grounds.
All members are invited to attend
to enjoy the work and fun.
Mr.. Taylor, the Blue Cross Rep
resentative, explained to the club
about the benefits of the medical
and surgical disqualification plan
as a club group. Several members
took advantage of the club rates.
The sum of five dollars was given
TO Mrs. COnroy to purchase garden
seeds for the Philippines. She will
send them to Miss Nancy Ratliff,
the Home Demonstration Agent, at
her office in Georgetown.
The club members and their
families are invited to attend
Whites Chapel on May 3rd. at
II a. m. Rev. w. w. Hamilton is
the Pastor.
The club voted to donate ten
dollars to the cancer control fund.
The demonstration for the month
was on the preparing of cooked
foods for freezing. The demOnstra
tion was planned by Mrs. Joseph
McIlvain and Mrs. James Joseph.
We were told the best foods to
freeze, the kind of containers best
suited for various foods, and a
sample menu of cooked foods was
shown to us.
After the adjournment of an in
teresting meeting the ROatesses,
Mrs. Alberta WagamOn, Mrs. Sam
Sloan, Mrs. Mildred McIlvaiG. and
Mrs. G. Y. Price, served delicious
refreshments.