Milford chronicle., 1959-02-06
HOUSTON
Mrs. Viola Thistlewood
Phones GA 2-4944

A Thought-Jesus said, "If any
one would be first, he must be last
of all and servant of ALL
Church news for Sunday, Febru-
ary s, 1959-Sabbath School at 10
a. M, Robert H. Yerkes, General
Supt; Alvin Brown, Junior Supt. I;
Mrs. Dorothy Pearson, Cradle Roll
Supt. Were you among those who
were in attendance last Sunday, il
not, try to be present next Sunday
morning.
The service of worship begins at
IL a. M, with the organ prelude,
Mrs. Agnes Webb, organist. Call to
worship by the pastor, Rev. Ray
w. Kirwan. The Senior and Chan
eel choirs will furnish special Sc
lections and the minister will bring
the message.
The Methodist Youth Fellowship
will meet at 6:45 p. m.
The Methodist Youth Fellowship
held its regular meeting on Thurs
day evening, and the election of
officers was the main order of
business with the following results:
President, John Howard Yerkes;
Vice President, Connie vinyard; |;
Secretary Annalee Thistlewood !;
Treasurer, Wayne Morris.
The Young Adult Fellowship will
hold its regular monthly meeting
in the Fire Hall, Saturday, Febru-
ary z, at $50 p. m. The committees
are as follows: Menu, Laverne
Phillips, Pauline Morgan, Eliza
beth Carter: Decorations, Frances
Parvis, Stella Counselman, Hazel
Lennon: Program, Edith Purcell,
Doris Clifton and Alberta Kirwan.
The Methodist Men of the Hous-
ton Church are sponsoring a Fell
breakfast at the Libby. McNeill and
Libby cafeteria, Sunday, February
18th, between the hours of Z and
$50 a. m. A cordial invitation is
extended to everyone to be pres
ent for this breakfast.
The WSCS will hold its regular
meeting on Thursday evening, Feb.
ruary 18th (Lincoln's Birthday at
s p. m. in the Fellowship Hall.
Hostesses for the occasion will be
Mrs. Hubbard Macklin, Mrs. Leon
ard Rollison and Mrs. James Hall.
A good attendance is urged by the
president, Mrs. Robert Yerkes.
Mrs. Helen Dufendach, Mrs. Nell
lie Bennett, Mrs. Hester Forrest
and Mrs. Ruth Sapp visited the
Milford Century Club meeting on
Monday afternoon.
We are sorry to report Mrs. Eva
Wilson is quite i'll at this writing
with complications. Her daughter,
Mrs. Robert Stafford of Burrsville,
is with her through the day We do
hope she makes a speedy recovery.
Mrs Wilson went to Wilmington
on Sunday to see her daughter,
Mrs. Richard Bennett, who gave
birth to fine 7-lb baby girl in VIII
mington Memorial Hospital, on Sat
urday and was taken i'll while visit
ing ner daughter. Mrs. Bennett and
daughter are both fine and the
new Miss has been named Sandra
Jean. Mrs. Bennett will be remem-
bered as the former Miss Bertha
Belle Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Thompson,
of Bellefonte, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Harrington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hadder and
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Hudson, of
Friendship, Nd, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. James Smack and
Mrs. Annie Smack.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Nuis Wilker-
son, of Milford, were dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Oley SSop on Sun
day evening.
Mrs. Annie Smack, Houston's
grand old lady observed her 95th
birthday anniversary in January.
Mr.. and Mrs. julius Cooper and
son, Charles, of Delmar, Nd, were
the Sunday guests of his mother,
Mrs. Marguerite G. Cooper.
Richard Simpson, Calvin Hollis
and John Clark, students at the