Milford chronicle., 1954-05-14
HARRINGTON
Mrs. JACK PltIick
Phone Harrington $40

dLlOQ OF women CluDS IN VIII
mington on May 2O-21, was read
and delegates were elected as fol-
lows: Mrs. Oscar ]. Nemish and
Mrs. Annie Laurie Clark with Mrs.
Howard Sipple and Mrs. George
Toppin, alternates. The proposed
amendments were read and the
delegates were instructed to vote
for them at the convention.
Mrs. James Cody was elected to
membership.
Satisfactory reports were given
by the various officers and chair
men. Reports showed that con-
tributiOns have been made by the
club to the following charitable
funds this year: American Red
Cross, March of Dimes, Anti-Tuber-
culOsis Campaign, Penny Art Fund,
Iron Curtain Refugees, Foreign
Student Fund, Veterans gifts
through the American Legion Aux
iliary, Harrington Fire Engine
Fund, Boy Scouts. The club has
sponsored the Girl Scouts, recent
ly organized, and the Cancer Con-
troll collection which is in progress
at the present time. The club also
contributed $4,000 toward the res
tOratiOn and refurnishing of the
first floor of Independence Hall in
Philadelphia, and voted to sponsor
two students at the Music Camp in
June. 1t also sponsored the Friend
/ ship Dinner on February 10.
Christmas gifts were sent to Del
aware Colony and baskets of fruit
to inValids in our own town.
Announcement was made that
the State Cancer Clinic will be
held in the club house the first
! Thursday of every month. This
will be free to the public, but ap-
pOintments must be made through
Mrs. Frank O'Neal. Jr.
/ Officers were then elected for
the term 1954-56 as follows:
President, Mrs Oscar Nemish ;.
first vice president, Mrs. Oscar r.
Roberts; second vice president.
Mrs. G. Tharp Harrington; record
ing secretary, Mrs. Annie Laurie
Clark; assistant recording secre-
tary, Mrs. John G. Parks; corre-
spending secretary, Mrs. Howard
Sipple; treasurer, Mrs. George
TOppin; assistant treasurer, Mrs.
o. r. Perry; auditors, Mrs. r. w.
Vane and Mrs. w. w. Shaw; trus-
tee, Mrs. Theodore II. Harrington.
The installation followed immed-
lately, conducted by Mrs. Ernest
Raughley, with Mrs. S. NJ. Will
liams acting as marshal.
When Mrs. Nemish took the chair,
the retiring president, Mrs. Down
ing, presented her with the club
presidents pin with cOngratula-
tiOns and good wishes. Mrs. Down
ing will serve as club director.
After a pleasing address, the new
president, Mrs. Nemish, appointed
the following chaiTmen:
American Home, Mrs. William A.
Taylor; literature, Mrs. J. c. Mess
ner; educatiOna. Mrs Ellwood Cru
we'll. international relations, Mrs.
Francis Winkler; art, Mrs. Ernest
Raughley; public welfare, Mrs.
Walter Winkler; music, Mrs. Rob-
ert S. Van Cleaf; American citizen
ship, Mrs. w. w. Sharp; legislation,
Mrs. J. p. Camper; youth cOnser-
VatiOn, Mrs John r. Marshall; pro-
gram, Mrs. Earl Sylvester; decora-
tiOns, Mrs. John Walls; publicity
Mrs. G. w. Hanson; hospitality
Mrs. r. G. Ford and Mrs. ]. F.
Camper; ways and means, Mrs. O.
T. Roberts; tables, Mrs. J. L.
Peck, Jr.; Sunshine, Mrs. S. NJ
Williams; defense, Mrs. Fred S
Bailey.
Mr.. and Mrs Lewis Baynard OF
Gwinhurst were weekend guests OF
Mr.. Baynard's mother, Mrs. Wal.
lace Hanson and Mr.. Hanson.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lord of Will
mington spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Denney.
Mr. and Mrs. William Shockley
and daughter Sandra were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Howard Eaton of Denton.
Lyman Jacobs of Wilmington wa.
the weekend guest of his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Jacobs.
The Senior Glass returned home
on Sunday from it's annual trip Il
New York City.
Mrs. Oscar WiX was the CUES
last week of her sister-in-law, Mrs
F-M. Faulkner of Delmar.
Guests on Mothers Day of Mrs
Wix were Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
DuRoss and children of ClaymOnt
Mrs. Thelma Adams and James
White of Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Nelson O
Delmar were guests on Sunday o.
Mr. and Mrs. NimrOd Minner.
Miss Patricia Holloway of Will
mingtOn is recuperating at the
home of her parents after under
) going an appendeetOmy in the Me
mortal Hospital on Monday of las
, week.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Thomas anC
daughter Jean, Mrs. Frances. Tenn
pie and son Jimmy were Sunday
dinner guests of Judge and Mrs
Marion Stevenson of Frederick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Kukulka en-
tcrtained large group of friends
and relatives at dinner ON Sunday
who attended. the christening o
their new daughter.
Mrs. Frank Tharp and daughter
Carol Ann, spent Saturday in Will
mingtOn.
Mrs. Elizabeth Holt visited il
Philadelphia on Wednesday.
The Mothers Auxiliary held it.
regular monthly meeting on Tues
day evening at the home of Mrs
Edward Taylor.
Mrs. George Hanson, Miss LeoI
Dickrager and Miss Edith Smitl
visited Mr.. and Mrs. George Vapa;
at their new home on Moore's Lake
near Dover, on Sunday.
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