Milford chronicle., 1957-10-25
Milford New Century
Club

With the club house transform
ed by the profusion of colored
leaves, fall flowers and an extern
sive display of African violets,
Garden Day was held. Monday at
the Milford New Century Club
Co-chairmen for this very enjoy
able afternoon were Mrs. Frank
Austin and Mrs. Elton Lynch, who
also did the decorating. The speak
er, Mrs. William A. Muller, of Do
yer, was of special interest, not
only because of her knowledge of
botany but because she was the
former Miss Filomena Greco, whose
mother was a member of the club
from 1920 until her death in 1928.
Mrs. Muller was accompanied to
Milford by Mrs. Lynford Outten,
also Of Dover. In her Informative
talk the speaker referred to the At
rican violet by its correct name,
Saintpaulia, stating that while the
plant originally came from Africa,
it is not a violet. Stressing the
great popularity of this plant, the
society devoted to it's culture now
reports more than a thousand reg
istered varieties in color range of
purple, lavendar, red, violet, pink
and white. She concluded by quot
ing Montague Free, a leading au-
thority on the study of this popu-
lar plant, saying "The develop
ment of the amazing Saintpaulia
has not reached it's limit and we
can look for more beautiful and
more distinct varieties in the fu-
ture"
A short discussion of holly was
given by Mrs. Austin, describing
few of the five hundred or more
varieties and the drawing for
plant gifts followed.
1t was the privilege of those
present to hear Mrs. John Heyde
sing. Introduced by Mrs. August
F. Faix and accompanied by Mrs.
Robert E. Green, she sang three
numbers" "Sweethearts" by Victor
Herbert, GO Away From My Win
dow" by John Jacob Niles, and
spiritual called ooh, Didn't 1t
Rain" Mrs. Heyde's presence in
Milford has already made a def
mite impact on the cultural life of
this community.
Mrs. Laurence Fitchett bolster
ed the clubs participation in the
Community Betterment project by
urging members to join the Blood
Bank. She also outlined a program
for December 2, relative to infor-
nation about cancer. A film re-
leased within the last two weeks
will be a part of this program.
Mrs. Jonathan S. Willis, the
newly elected president, presided
at the business session. The collect
was led by Mrs. Robert Green and
the salute to the flag by Mrs. Helen
Lynne. All joined in singing Our
Delaware. Mrs. Harvey Wilson
gave the completed plans for the
tour on October twenty-third. Three
persons wer voted into member
ship, Mrs. Eugene Vernon, Mrs. G.
A. Westphal, and Mrs. Edna Arm
old.
Mrs. Joseph J. Pearce alerted
the club members on the Teacher
of the Year" project and also de-
voted a five minute period to a
safety quiz as outlined by the State
safety chairman for club partici-
patton Mrs Oliver V. James will
act as chairman to receive used
white material such as old sheets
and pillow cases for use by can
Ger patients in the state. 1t is
hoped a large quantity will be
brought to the club prior to Mrs.
Fitchett's meeting on December 2.
Mrs. ]. Spencer Willis announc-
ed the white elephant sale for No
vember fourth and requested that
each member bring items for the
auction. A telephone canvass will
also be made. The president read
the poem, Others" by c. D. Meigs,
which she has chosen as a motto
for her term of office and which
will be incorporated into each
meeting of this club year.
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