Milford chronicle., 1958-04-18

ert II. Yerkes, Sr., has been named
chairman of the Special Gifts Com
mittee.
The various organizations of the
Houston Church and Church School
while deeply appreciative of the
help received, financial and other
wise, have and are continuing to
have activities to raise funds.
The Senior Choir, under the di-
rection of Mrs. Annabelle Brown
and Mrs. Agnes Webb, held a bake
that netted over 500; the Junior
Choir, with Mrs. Hazel Lennon, di-
rector and Miss Connie Parvis, pi-
Anist, held a bake that netted over
$4,000. the Chancel Choir, under
the direction of Mrs. Eleanor
Yerkes, held a bake that netted
$96.88. The Methodist Men have
held two Sunday morning break
fasts, one the morning of the big
storm, but which was successful;
the other, two weeks later, a big
success. The o. U. r. Sunday
School Glass, taught by Mr.. Yerkes,
held chicken and dumpling sup
per that cleared s255.00. The jun
ior and Chancei Choirs held a
Country Fair last Friday night that
netted $401.00. Other activities are
planned including a Strawberry
Festival by the o. U. r. Glass on
Friday evening, May 80.
The o. u. r. Glass has purchas-
ed already an electric refrigerator,
gas stove, lovely tea cart, and
an electric clock for use in the
basement of the original education
al building. The basement will be
used for social functions of the
various organizations of the church
and will be furnished by the o. u.
r. Glass as a project.
Mesdames Lennon and Yerkes,
through projects which they spon-
sored within their organizations,
have enough money in hand to re-
place the beautiful spinet piano
which was destroyed by the fire.
Alvin Brown, superintendent of
the Junior Department of the Sun
day School and an ardent fox hunt
ter, interested fox hunters in low
to put on a hunt with the entry
fees for dogs and the sale of eats
to benefit the church building fund
with outstanding success. The
members of the Houston WSCS
who served the eats, cleared over
$4,000 and the entry fees, a cool
100000, as far as this writer can
ascertain. This is the first time a
fox hunt was ever held to benefit
church organization. This con-
tribution was most gratefully re-
ceived
The Sabbath School and church
services are being held every Sun
day at the Houston Fire House,
which building has been graciously
donated by the fire company. At
tendance is good.
Each Saturday, a loyal group of
men and boys have been working
on cleanup and salvage, and have
saved many hundred of dollars in
hired labor costs. They have been
fed by the members of the WSCS,
who have loaned their "know how
to every fund raising effort that has
been held to date
The building committee members,
who have held over score of meet
ings since the fire and to whom the
community as whole are deeply
grateful are: Chairman, w. H.
Jump; treasurer, c. Emory Webb;
secretary, Josiah M. Parvis; George
w. Kirkby, ]. Willis Clifton, Ralph
Jump, Sr., Robert H. Yerkes, Sr.,
Chester G. Benson and Ola F. Sapp.
The third Sunday in each month
has been set aside by the Sabbath
School to receive donations, which
have been ear marked to pay off
the Indebtedness which will remain
against the new building at the end
of the general fund raising drive.
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