Milford chronicle., 1958-11-07
HOUSTON
Mrs. Viola ThfstlewOOd
Phone: Milford 1914

Church news for Sunday, Novem-
Der 9Th:
Il was glad when they said Let
us go into the House of the Lord
to Worship"
Sunday School at 10 a. m, Robert
H. Yerkes, Sr., General Supt. Alvin
Brown, Junior Supt; Mrs. Charles
Pearson, Cradle Roll Supt. We are
well equipped to take care of all
children and youth as well as adults
in our Sunday School. We have IA
ciassroOms. There is a class and
a classroom for everyone. We also
have good staff of officers and
teachers, so let's see that each Sun
day School room is filled.
This Sunday will be our Home
coming Day with a services at II
a. m. The speaker at this service
will be the Rev. w. Stanley Grant,
of Lewes, a former pastor of our
i church. The Senior and Junior
choirs will sing.
At 1880 p. M, the evening speak
er will be the Rev. Melvin Wheat
ley, of Rehoboth, who has been one
of the outstanding ministers of the
conference. There will be special
music by the Chancei and Senior
choirs. This will be the official re-
opening services for our church1
and we would like to extend a well
come for everyone to make a spe-
cial effort to attend.
The WSCS will hold its regular
meeting on Thursday. evening, Nov.
13, at 800 p. M Hostesses for the
evening will be Mrs. Elizabeth Car
ter, Mrs. Ruth Buarque and Mrs.
Eleanor Yerkes. This meeting will
be held in the new Fellowship Hall
of our church. Every member is
requested to make a special effort
to attend.
The District Conference for the
Dover and Wilmington Districts
will be held in Union Methodist
Church, Bridgeville, on Wednesday,
November IL, beginning at 10 a. m,
and we are happy to report that
we were able to meet our pay
ments for the first half of the year
| in full.
Sunday School Glass No. s, of
which Mrs. Florence ThistlewoOd
| is the teacher want to thank all
who helped in any way with their
rummage sale, as netted $50 which
amount was turned over to the
Houston Sunday School Building
Fund.
Mrs. Ruth Sapp has been substi-
tuting at Frederick School since
October 18th. She has been teach
ing the first grade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur e. Clark, of
near Smyrna, were dinner guests
on Sunday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Emory Webb and Mr.. and
Mrs. John E. Clark. They attended
the morning worship service at the
church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Minner,
of Wilmington, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Morgan and |
Mrs. Laura Minner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Obey F. Sapp were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Aims |
worth Abbott on Monday evening,
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Webb had
as dinner guests on Monday even
| ing, Rev. Ray Kirwan and their
mother, Mrs. Viola Thistlewood.
Mrs. Kirwan is visiting their daugh-
ter at Delmar. She is recuperating
from a very severe attack of bur-
sits.
Mrs. Anna Mae Marvel will hold
Rummage Sale on Friday and
Saturday, November II and Is, in
the store next to Taylor Hardware
Store. in Harrington. for the bene-
fit of the O. U. r. Sunday School
Glass of the Houston Methodist
Church, to help them in furnish
ing the new Fellowship Hall, of our
Church.
We are sorry to report Joan.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. VIM.
Scott has mumps, as they seem to be
the fashion these davs. We hope |
thew won't stay with her too long. |
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Webb, daugh-
ter Saralee and son, Francis. visited
Mr.. and Mrs. James Moore and
Family in Parkersburg, w. Va. The
Moores wished to he remembered
to their many friends in Houston
Mrs. Sallie Scott has sold her
home on Pine St. where she has
resided for the past eleven wears
and moved to her newly purchased
hornn in Fredericksburg. Va. She
will he near her children and grand
children. She has two sons IN
husiness in Fredericksburg. Her
f~iards. nni~hbors and tho shut-i"s
will nriae her and che will also he
rriesed in our church and the
wSCS hut we know that since Mr..
Sontt's passing several wears aeo.
che has often haen loneIv 50 far
awav from her relatives Tt is orr
hone and PRAYER that she may en-
;ov marv wears of health and haUni-
noes in her new home in Virginia.
IIor oddrnSs will he 45h WOOdfOrd |