Milford chronicle., 1962-03-23
HOUSTON
Mrs. Viola ThistlewOOd
Phone: GA 2-49f4

A Thought-"C Christian love al
ways cares about the hurts of
others. We find healing for our
own hurts in an unwearied effort
to heal the hurts of others.
Church news for Sunday, March
25, third Sunday of the Lenten
season Sunday School at 10 am,
Robert H. Yerkes, Sr., General
Supt, Alvin Brown, Junior Supt.,
Carl Prentice, Missionary Supt.,
Mrs. VIM Scott, Cradle Roll Supt.
The Worship Service begins at
II am, with the organ prelude,
Mrs. Agnes Webb at the organ.
Call to worship by the pastor, Rev.
Ray w. Kirwan, who will conduct
the worship service and bring the
Gospel message. The Senior and
Chancel Choirs will sing special
selections.
On Sunday morning at II am.
an election of trustees Will be
held. The terms of J. Willis Cliff
ton, Josiah NJ Parvis and Obey F.
Sapp expire. This does not mean
they cannot be reelected.
Sunday morning, March %, at
z am, Lenten Communion n
Breakfast will be held in Asbury
Methodist Church, Harrington. All
men who are to attend from Hous-
ton, leave the church at $50 am.
The Fourth Quarterly Confer
ence will be held on Wednesday,
April 4, beginning with covered
dish supper at $50 pm, followed
by the Conference at 7:30 pm.
The supper held on Saturday
evening in the Libby Cafeteria was
a big success. Six hundred tickets
were sold and SOC suppers were
served. Proceeds in the amount OF
$50431 have been turned over to
the church treasurer, c. Emory
Webb, by the ticket chairman, Mrs.
Robert Yerkes. The OUR. c a S
teacher, Robert H. Yerkes, Sr.,
thanks every member of the class
and every person who helped in
any way to make this supper a
success. He also wishes to thank
all those who bought tickets and
came to eat to make it such
success.
We thought maybe We could
send in one weeks items without
having to report any illness, but
sorry to say such is not the case,
as Mrs. William Scott entered the
Milford Memorial Hospital on
Monday morning and underwent
surgery on Tuesday.
We are also sorry to report Mrs.
John Wagemaker went back to the
hospital on Saturday for an opera
ton and we trust it will not be
too serious.
Mrs. Viola Thistlewood accom-
panied Mr. and Mrs. l.. Paul Green
lee to see the Jack kennedys on
Old Porter Road, Bear on Sunday
afternoon Mr. Kennedy returned
home on Saturday morning from
Wilmington Memorial H o p !. a
where he had undergone a serious
operation two weeks ago. His con-
dition is good and we trust he
makes a speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Green of
Oxford, Pa, spent the weekend
with Mrs. Minnie Armour and they
enjoyed the very delicious supper
at Libby's cafeteria on Saturday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred McCreary of
Linden Drive, Claymont, spent the
weekend with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs George B. Thistlewood d
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Simpson
and sons Wayne and Gary and Mrs.
Edna Sapp were dinner guests on
Sunday of the Marshall Harts in
Magnolia
Mr.. and Mrs. John Clark and
sons Jackie and David of Center
Vile, Md, spent the weekend with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Emory
Webb and took in the supper
Funeral services for Mrs. Rosa
lie Koeneman, wife of Charles A.
Koeneman, were held on Monday
afternoon at 1:30 in the B erry
Funeral Home, Milford Mrs. Koe-
neman died on Friday night in the
Messick Nursing Home. Harring-
ton. She had been i'll for a long
time and will be greatly missed.
She was very cheerful most of the
time and was always interested in
church and civic affairs although
not able to attend many. Rev. Ray
w. Kirwan had charge of the serv-