Milford chronicle., 1957-05-24
Local Happenings

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SUNSHINE SOCIETY The
Millwood Sunshine Society will
meet at the hall on Wednesday,
May 29, at 2 p. m. All members are
urged to be present.
SUPPER-The Millwood Church
Aid will serve a Chicken and
Dumping Supper in the Wildwood
Hall Saturday, May 25th. Serving
win start at 4:30. Adults, $1.25;
Children. Csc.
FLAGS FOR SALE-The Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution
are selling American Flags. Be
prepared to fly your own flag on
the holidays which will soon be
here Phone Milford 1929.
STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL =
Annual Strawberry Festival, spon-
sored by Young Adult Glass, Ave-
nue. Methodist Church. Wednesday,
May 29th, in Social Hall. Serving
beginning at 400 p. m. Homemade
ice cream and cake. Tickets, 35c.
CHOIR PRESENTS - The Sane
tuary Choir of Avenue Methodist
Church on Wednesday, June 5th,
will present the Oratorio, Evan
gel of the New World, with dra-
matization, in commemoratiOn of
the quarter millennium celebration
of the works of Charles Wesley.
This will be presented in the Sane
tuary of the church.
FLY HOP = The Annual Fly
Hop" tickets are now available at
Hammond Cadillac and the Singer
Sewing Machine Center. This
dance is being sponsored by the
Milford Air Rescue Service to help
supplement the Milford Civil Air
Patrol fund. 1t will be held on May
25 at the Lincoln Community
Building, and the tickets will be
$3.50 per couple.
SOCIAL SECURITY ~ The So
cial Security representative from
the Wilmington office, Mr.. Joseph
Menustik, on his regular visit to
Milford this Tuesday interviewed
SO local residents.
Regular visits are made to this
area to assist in the completion of
applications for old age, survivors
and disability insurance benefits
and to furnish information about
social security. No charge is made
for this service.
The next visit to Milford will be
on June 4 at the City Office Build
ing from $3.50 until II noon.
BUSINESS WOMEN - The An
nual meeting of The Mispillion
Business and Professional Women's
Club was held on Monday evening,
May 20th, at the Boulevard Restau-
rant on RehOboth Boulevard in
Milford. With members and one
guest present. Mrs. Bessie Good
ing presented the slate of officers
nominated by the nominating COM
mittee. Officers elected for the
year 1957-195S are: Pres, Lillian
I. Martin; Vice Pres, Leola David
son; Treas, Keturah Beideman;
Recording and Corresponding Sec
retary, Mildred Webster. Bessie
Gooding gave a report on the Twen-
ty Annual State Convention held
at New Castle on May 3, and 5.
The final meeting for the season
will be a picnic at Cedar Knoll
Farm, the home of Bessie Good
ing, on June 18th!
CALVARY CIRCLE - Circle ifs
of Calvary Methodist Church met
at the home of Mrs. Virgie Isaacs,
South Walnut Street, on Tuesday
evening, May 21. Twelve members
and one visitor were present. Mrs.
Virginia Isaacs served as hostess
with Mrs. Sara Gillis as a co-hos-
tess. Devotions were led by Mrs.
Eleanor Wilson; the topic was
THE Lord, He is Cod.
The business session was con-
Quoted by Mrs. Ruth Mariner, the
president of the Calvary W.S.C.S.,
in the absence of the leader, Mrs.
Pearl Webb.
We were glad to spend our So
cial hour and enjoy our refresh
ments with Mrs. Virgie Isaacs who
is nursing broken ankle. She has
our good wishes for speedy re-
cOvery.
The next Circle meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs Madelyn
Kennedy on S. E. End Street, June
18th.