Milford chronicle., 1957-04-12
HOUSTON
BY Mrs. Merrill
ThistIeWOOd
Phone
MnfOgd 1914

0ElNACED lOl Culludys EpAAA IL
Palm Sunday, 10000 a. m, Church
School. Robert H. Yerkes, Sr,
General Supt.; Alvin Brown, Jr
Supt.; Mrs. Dorothy Pearson,
Cradle Roll Supt.
1900 a. m, Morning Worship
service. The radio ministry will be
continued through the courtesy of
WKSB. The service will begin with
the organ prelude with Mrs. Agnes
Webb at the console. Call to wOr-
ship by the minister, Rev. Joseph
Y. Vaughn. The Chancel Choir will
sing an appropriate selection. The
sermon will be by the pastor and
will be in keeping with the Special
Day. There will be a baptismal
service for infants and children
during this service.
GAS p. m, the MYF will meet
in the Sunday School room. John
Howard Yerkes will be the leader.
1880 D. m, the Chancel Choir will
present a special program of music
in keeping with the Lenten season.
This choir is under the leadership
and direction of Mrs. Eleanor YER
kes and Miss Lois Slaughter. They
will be assisted by members of the
WSCS. Everyone is urged to attend.
Sunday, April 21, will be Easter
Sunday and Membership Sunday
at the 11:00 a. m. worship hour.
At 7:30 D. m, Easter Sunday,
a film will be shown entitled, "The
Whole Armour. 1t is a picture a.
bout the Holy Bible. An Easter
copy of the Gospel of st. John will
be presented to the first 100 per-
sons attending this service. Dur
ing this service, the Lenten Self
denial dime folders can be pre-
sented to the church.
For the month of April-Hos-
tesses, Mrs. Charles GoOding and
Mrs. Edna Sapp; Flowers, Mrs.
Willis Clifton, Mrs. Houston Twill
ley; Chief Usher, c. Emory Webb;
Ushers, Messrs. Alvin Brown, Louis
Buarque, William Scott, Obey Sapp.
The three act play "A Man
Called Peter" presented b. the
Wesley Players will be presented
at the Milford High School Audi
tOrium instead of the Fellowship
Hall of Avenue Methodist Church
on the date already announced,
Wednesday. April II. All the chur-
ches sponsoring the play will re-
ceive so per cent of the tickets
sold.
The Wives and Daughters Night
sponsored by the Methodist Men
for Friday evening, April 10, has
been postponed More details will
follow at later date. Following
a meeting of the Methodist Men at
the Fire House next Monday evtn-
ing.
Saturday, April 1S, 700 p. ln.,
will be the date for the "Kick-Olf"
Dinner for the Wesley Junior Col
lege Development Fund Campaign.
The event will be held in the South
Dover Elementary School located
one block south of the Kent General
Hospital, on South State Street,
Dover. The principal speaker will
be Hon. George S. Williams, form
er U. S. Congressman. and widely
known civic leader There will be
no solicitation of funds nor any
collections taken during this event.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Sharp OBJ
served their 21st wedding ami
versary on Friday, April 5.
Donald J. Sapp celebrated his
2Sth birthday on Wednesday, April
3. Ice cream and cake were served.
Those attending were Mrs. Estella
J. Sapp and Bobbie Sapp, Anna Lee
and Preston Minner, Mr.. and Mrs
Eddie Black, Mrs. Louis Buarque,
Joyce Ann and June Buarque All
left wishing him many more happy
birthdays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Prentice en-
tertained Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dill
of Harrington, on Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Elizabeth Webb and grand
children of Milford, were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. William Scott on Sun
day.
Miss Joyce Ann Blessing. laugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William Bless
ing, Jr., is in Milford Memorial
Hospital and is a little better.
Mrs. Ida Marvel and Mrs. Vir-
della Harrington have returned
home from visit to Philadelphia.
Mr., and Mrs. G. Emory Webb and
daughter, Eileen and Mrs. Viola
ThistlewoOd visited Mr. and Mrs.
Jack ID. Kennedy and daughters.
Elaine and Kathleen of Bear, on
Sunday.
On Friday, April 12, the seventh
and eighth grades of Houston Pub
Tic School are visiting Washington,
ID. c.. on their annual trip. Chap
erOnes are Messrs Byron Phillips,
Robert Yerkes and Mrs. Dolly Con-
away.
Misses Carolyn Davis, Joyce Ann
Buarque, Jean Hayes and Mr.. Rich
ard Simpson have reported having
wonderful time on their Senior
trip to New York City last week
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hummel Sapp and
children were guests of MIR. and
Mrs. Obey Sapp on Saturday, April
6.
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