Milford chronicle., 1954-04-23
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Edgar D. Morris, Noble Grand OF
Crystal FOunt Lodge No. 10, IOOF
of Milford has started his term in
an auspicious manner by arranging
program for Monday evening
April 26th, in honor of Thomas
Wildey, founder of the Odd Fellows
fraternity, whose birthday anniver-
sary the lodge is celebrating this
month.
Quite a program has been ar
ranged by the committee headed
by Paris G. Kirby. Harry K Wright
well known minister of Delaware
now retired and living in Harring-
ton is guest speaker of the even
ing. The affair has been carefully
planned and promises to be one OF
the best given this year. 1t is sched-
uled to begin promptly at eight
o'clock.
Noble Grand Morris and his COM
mittee urges every Odd Fellow and
Rebekah to bring their wife and
husband and spend the evening
with Crystal FOunt members, also
the public is cordially invited tC
attend and enjoy the program with
us.
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Plans for programs to be given al
the Welfare Home in Smyrna next
Monday and a Junior Odd Fellows
party at the Veterans Hospital in
Brack-Ex were discussed at q
meeting of the general service com
mittee of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
of Delaware on Wednesday evening
in the Morning Star Lodge Hall
Smyrna. Mrs. Almira Lewis, of Mary
Lodge Georgetown, presided.
Reports were made on an Easter
program given at the Governor
Bacon Health Center and on a show
presented at Emily p Bissel San.
itOridm last Thursday.
The committee also seeking ole
toys which can be repaired anC
distributed next Christmas to chill
dren in institutions. Families havins
toys for donation have been asked t
phone John A. Assay, secretary, a
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The general service committed
undertakes to help and entertain
patients at five institutions within
the state.
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James NJ. Lowe was installed re
Gently as noble grand of Charity
Lodge IOOF No. q of Laurel Mr.
Lowe is a well-known auctionee
and is associated with the Commun
ity Credit Company. He is a nativ,
Of this area and has been interested
/ in lodge work for many years
Dallas workman was installed a
vice grand and Joseph StOakley a
assistant recording secretary. Off
GERS of the IOOF of Smyrna were il
charge of the installation cere
monies On May II.
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/ Officers Of Mutual Encampmen
No. /, IOOF were installed Tuesda,
night in ceremonies in the Odt
Fellows Building, Tenth and KIM
Streets, Wilmington. Raynard +
Jensen grand patriarch of tn
Grand EncanHmont of Delaware
and his staff conducted the install
lation.
Officers installed were: II. Bayn
Vernon, Jr, GIG Concord Avenue
chief patriarch; Gustave A. Doer
finger, the retiring chief patriarch
high priest; James F. Maslin. seniO
warden; James c. Tatman, JUNO
warden; John A. Assay, degree mas
ter, and Walter L. COyle, John W
Kelley. and John r. BlacksOn, fl
nance committee.
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Mrs. Blanche Miller, chairman O
the social committee of Quee,
Esther Rebekah Lodge No. 5, IOOF
announces a card party to be held a
8:15 p. m, Thursday, May 13, il
the Odd Fellows Hall at Grubb
Corner.
New officers of Friendship LOdg
p, Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows, of HOckessin, were installed
Tuesday night. The ceremOnie
were conducted by District Deput,
Grand Master John Armstrong ant
his team from Friendship, Unity
and Jefferson lodges.
Herman Marvel was seated a
noble grand, Russell Mundy, vic
grand; Arthur Boyd, secretary
James Middleton, assistant secre
tary; Samuel Neill, warden, Harve,
c. Woodward, conductor; Samue
Dennison, chaplain; William Hoo
sier, right supporter to the nObl
grand; Harry Russell, left sup
porter to the noble grand; Ray Os
borne, right supporter to vic
grand; Fred Wilkinson, left sup
porter to vice grand; Charlie
Lake, right scene supporter; Thorn
as Watson, inside guardian; ant
Archie Armstrong, outside guardi
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