Milford chronicle., 1958-04-18
HOUSTON
Mrs. Viola Thistlew00d
Phone: Milford 1914

Church News for Sunday, April
goth:
Sunday School at 10 a. M, with
Robert II. Yerkes. ST., General
Supt.; Alvin Brown, Junior Supt.
Mrs. Dorothy Pearson. Cradle Roll
Supt
11:00 a. m, the Service of Wor-
ship begins with the prelude, Mrs
Agnes Webb at the keyboard Call
to Worship by the pastor, Rev. Ray
Kirwan. The Junior and Senior
choirs will render special selec-
tions. The minister will deliver
| the sermon.
The MYF will meet at GAS p. m.
A group from the Church met
with members of the Committee on
Location and Building of the Dover
District, at Milford, Wednesday, at
i3 p. m. The approval of the COM
mittee was given to the addition to
the Sunday School Building. The
Trustees met Thursday evening and
signed a contract with John Wilkins
and Son. of Milford. We trust that
the work will get started in the
Immediate future.
We gratefully acknowledge the
sum of $187.00 toward our Build
ing Fund from the First Presby-
terian Church, of Milford.
The work of rebuilding the Sanct-
uary and Sunday School building is
progressing satisfactorily. 1t is our
hope that we will have the church
| ready for use again in time for the
annual Children's Day service and
the Daily Vacation Bible School.
AT the Quarterly Conference, on
Wednesday, = April 9th, the follow
| ing officers were confirmed: Trus-
tees, Robert III. Yerkes, Sr., Wilbur
HI. Jump, George w. Kirkby !;
Church Lay Leader, Wilbur H.
Jump; Church School Superinten-
dent, Robert H., Yerkes, Sr.; Lay
Member to Annual Conference, j.
Willis Clifton; Reserve, Alvin o.
Brown; Church Treasurer, C.
Emory Webb; Financial Secretary,
Mrs. Josiah Parvis; Local Preacher
Hubbard C. Macklin; Organist, Mrs.
c. Emory Webb; Assistant, Mrs.
rlOD0FL III. 10Tk0S, ST.
The Food Sale and County Fair.
sponsored by the Junior and Chan
eel ChOirs, was a success. They
realized $40.11 from this affair to
go toward the piano fund. The
WSCS donated $4,000 making a
total of $501.11. Mrs. John Lem
mon and Mrs. Robert Yerkes, Di-
rectors of the Choirs, appreciate
the wonderful cooperation of the
folks in Houston and community
and the merchants of Houston,
Milford and Harrington.
| The OUR Glass will hold their
annual Strawberry Festival, on
Friday evening, May 30, in the Fire
Hall. The o. U. r. Glass purchased
a beautiful tea cart at the Country
Fair last Friday evening, to be used
in the church basement by the diff
Eerent organizations of the church
and church school.
Mr. Ernest w. Simpson under
went surgery on Friday of last
week at the Milford Memorial Hos
pital. His condition is reported fair
and he is progressing as well as
can be expected-W wish him a
speedy recovery.
Mrs. Harvey Marvel is still a
patient in the University of Penn
sylvania Hospital. and her condition
remains about the same.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Morgan
and daughter, Connie Kay, spent
few days of last week in Will
mington.
Those from Houston who at
tended the meeting OF Captain JON
athan Caldwell Chapter OAR, on
Saturday were Mrs. Helen Dufen-
dach, Mrs. Grace Manlove. Mrs
Ruth Sapp and Mrs. David Turley,
of London, England, and Washing
ton, D. C. After the meeting, the
members visited the beautiful home
of Mr. and Mrs. t. Carlisle Collins
and then a visit to the very lovely
country home of Egglinton Hall,
of DR.. and Mrs. William Marshall,