Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07
HOUSTON
By Mrs. Merrill
ThistleWOOd
Phone
Milford 4044
Houston Methodist Church
F. Charles LOuhOf, Jr., Minister

Houston Methodist Church
F. Charles LOuhOff, Jr, Minister
Services: Sunday, August 9th
1000 a. m, Church School. The
Assistant Superintendent, William
Scott, will be in charge of the
Adult Department and Alvin Brown
is in charge Of the Junior Depart
ment.
11:00 a. m, Morning Worship Ser
vice. Mrs. Agnes Webb, Organist.
Sermon by the pastor.
There will be no evening services
during the month Of August.
The Reverend and Mrs. Charles
LouhOff entertained as guests at the
parsonage last week-MOnday, Mr..
and Mrs. Jack VanDyke of Will
mingtOn; Tuesday, Mrs. Helen
Wagner of Rock Hall, Nd, and
Mrs. Mary Robinson and daughter,
Mildred, of LeWes; Wednesday,
Mrs. Calver G. Talley of HOckessin; !;
Saturday, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Townsend of Ocean View; Sunday,
the Reverend and Mrs. E. C. Gra-
ham of Baltimore, Md.
For the month of August-Hos-
tesses: Mrs. Irene Robb and Mrs.
Hazel Davis; Flowers: Mrs. Edna
Sapp and Mrs. Hazel Lennon;
Ushers: Dukes Robb, Leonard Rol-
lisOn, Joseph Hayes and Josiah
Parvis; Plates, c. Walter Wharton.
The members of the church and
community were very glad. to well
come back to the pulpit on Sunday
morning their pastor, Rev. Lou
hOff, who has been recuperating
from a recent serious accident. He
and his good wife are most CRATE
full to the members and friends of
the church and community for
their kindness, words of sympathy,
cards, flowers and fruits, and he
will try to repay this kindness by
the Lords help when he is fully
recovered. He delivered a most
helpful sermon. The special musi-
cal feature for the hour of worship
was a lovely solo by Mrs. Agnes
Webb, with Mrs. Ethel Johnson at
the organ.
We are also very glad to report
our Church School Superintendent,
Howard r. Moore, is still on the
mend. Although he is not permitted
to go out, he is able to be up and
around and to wait upon himself.
We hope it will not be too long
until he will be in circulation again
because he is greatly missed.
Fred Hayes condition continues
to improve and may he soon be
able to resume his activities in
his home, church.
Clinton Hamilton, who returned
from the hospital on Saturday, is
at the home of Daniel Roe and
his condition does not improve.
Mr.. and Mrs. James v. Harring-
ton have returned from a most en-
jOyable visit with relatives in the
midwest. Among the interesting
places visited on their trip were:
The seven villages of the Amana
Society at Amana, Iowa; The GrOt-
to. Of the Redemption at West Bend,
Iowa; The Little Brown Church in
= the Vale near Nashua, Iowa: and
the Cave of the Mounds at Blue
Mounds, Wisconsin. They followed
Route 80 over the Pennsylvania
Turnpike to Ohio, Missouri, Mime
sofa and South Dakota. They saw
and enjoyed many beautiful scenes
and places on their three weeks
vacation.
Mrs. G. A. Morgan has returned
home after spending some time
with Mrs. Marie Beeching in Plain
field, N. j. On Tuesday, Mrs. Nor
gan and Mrs. Beeching were dinner
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. G.. Nelson in East Orange, N. ].
On Wednesday of last week, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles KOeneman were
dinner guests Of Mrs. Emma Har-
rington and sister, Mrs. Kelley, in
Frederick.
Little Miss Anna Lee Thistlewood
is visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Sharp and daugh-
ter at Pennsville, N. ].
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Emory Webb and
daughter, Eileen, spent Sunday af-
ternoOn and evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Kennedy and daughters.
Elaine and Kathleen at their home
on Old Porter Road, near Bear, Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert johnson and
daughter are spending this week in
Trainer, Pa.
Miss Nancy Thistlewood returned
home on Friday after having spent
several days at Riverdale with her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
r. Anglin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Koeneman
were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs.
J. p Bartlett at Ridgely, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill ThistlewoOd
and granddaughter, Nancy, visited
Bowers Beach on Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Cora Satterfield returned to
her home on Monday, after having
been gone a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William COunselman
of Elmhurst, we're weekend guests
of his parents, Postmaster and Mrs.
j. Benton COunselman.
Mr.. Robert H. Yerkes took his
Sunday School class Of bows to
Trappe Pond on Sunday for a pic
mic lunch and bathing. Those en-
joying the trip were Sammy John
son, Arthur Passwaters, Wayne
Simpson, Richard Simpson, Gary
Brown, Francis Webb, Robert H.
Yerkes, JT., John Howard Yerkes
and Ted Yerkes. All reported hav-
ing a swell time.