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.- William O. Hackett, pastor
of Wesjey Methodist Church was
invited to return to the pastorate
for the seventh year, in the Fourth
Quarterly Conference held in Jones'
Memorial Hall, Thursday night. A
covered dish dinner preceded the
Conferehce which had Dr. O. A.
Bartley superintendent of tffe
Dover District of the Peninsula
Conference as presfuînng officer.
Reports of the organizations of
the church were heard. The pastor's
report showed the church member
ship is 479, on May 1, 1953. Eighteen
new members were added after that
date and 8 removed by death or j
transfer, leaving a total member
ship now of 489. Preparatory
membership is listed at 45. During
the year the highlights included the
liquidation of a debt incurred by
a 140,000.00 building and renova
tion program during the last six
months. The note was burned dur
ing tbit morning service of the
church, on March 7, with the pas
tor; John Francis Richardson and
treasurer Harry E. Hudson, presi
dent of the church board presid
ing. A Methodist Men's Fellowship
was recently chartered by the
Methodist General Board of Lay
Activities.
Rev
Evangelistic
efforts
through visitation of 108 prospec
tive members was reported and one
young member of the church Jack
O. Hearn, entered the ministry and
is now attending Southwestern
College, in Kansas.
The report of the Education Com
mission showed a total member
ship of 421 regular enrolled mem
bers in the church school as com
pared to 330 last years, a total in
crease of 91 and an average atten
dance increase of 10%. The Grange
Hall has been rented for Church
School purposes and is being used
by the Junior Department.
The Woman s Society of Chris
tian Service reported a total mem
bership of 114, including 12 new
members gained this year. The
Society increased its pledge to
Missions to $160.00 and has re
ceived Jurisdictional credit for the
study course "The Prophet, Jere
miah."
The Parsonage committee re
ported a total of $2,502.00 spent bn
renovationns in the parsonage.
The Methodist Young Adult
Fellowship reported 50 members
and has conducted the nursery
class during Sunday morning wor
ship services in the church.
The treasurer reported total ex
penditures of $11,866.00 during the
year, with all bills paid. The budget
for the next conference year, in the
amount of $16,212.00 was presented
and approved by the Quarterly Con
ference.
The report of the church trustees
shows the church properties in
good condition: adequately insured
and no outstanding indebtedness.
A total of $2,947.00 was spent on old
debts and improvements.
The Commission on Missions re
ported that $200.00 had been pledg
ed toward the Advance Specials of
the church— "Robert Gilchrist
Fund" and Puerto Rico.
Charles Sudler Richards, Julian
E. Townsend and John F. Richard
son were elected as Trustees and
the hold-over members of that
body include Harry E. Hudson,
Edward Rust, Howard W. Bram
hall, H. W. T. Purnell, Ralph L.
Swain and Frank M. Jones.
The following were named as
Stewards: 3 years—I. Lester Brum
bley, John Hough, Mrs. Mildred
Minner, Linwood C. Penuel, David
R. Pepper, J. Paul Pepper. John
F. Richardson, Manford Rust, Wil
liam D.j Stevenson, Leroy Tyndall,
A Warren Wheatley, G. Howard
Wilkins ; 2 years-t- Dallas A Dennis,
Mrs. Sarah Faucett, J. Frank Gordy,
William H. Henderson, Russell D.
Jones, Thomas R. Purnell, Ebe
Rust, T. Stuart Russell, Harry S.
Smith, Mrs. Rebekah Townsend,
Dr. Preston E. West, Wilson G.
Boyer; one year—J. Ralph Carey,
James. E. Goslee, Jr.,' Irwin R.
Murrav, Roland King, Wilbur Mum
ford, W. Virden Macklin, Julius C.
Green, William G. Lambden, Ralph
Lyons, Mrs. Dorothy Sapp and E. A.
Yutzi.
Other officers: A Warren Wheat
ley—Lay Delegate: David R. Pep
per. Reserve Lay Delegate; T.
Stuart Russell, Recording Steward;
Mrs. Amy L. Kaiser. Communion
Steward; John F. R-'chardson, trea
surer; William H. Henderson,
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Charge Lay Leader; I Lester Brum
bley, Church School Superinten
dent; William Stevenson, assist*
ant superintendent: Rowland King,
superintendent Adult department;
Leroy Tyndall, Youth Department;
William Lambden, Junior; Mrs.
Sherman Hudson, Primary ; and
Mrs. Loleta Walls, Beginners de
partaient. Other members of the
official board include the presidents
of the MYF, WSCS Methodist Men
and MYAF.
The Commissions of the Church
members:
Membership and Evangelism—J.
Paul Pepper. E. A. Yutzi, Mrs. Sara
Stevenson. Dr. Charles R. Cannon, I
Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Kendall Pretty
man, Mrs. Mildred Macklln, David
Martin Pepper, Miss Carolyn Gordy.
Mrs. Ralph Pretty man, Mrs. Doro
thy Sapp, Mrs. John Hough, I Les
ter Brumbley. Ex-office members—
the pastor, secretary of spiritual
life of WSCS. chairmen of the com
mission on Missions, church school
superintendent, president of Metho
dist Men, chairman of commission
on worship and fellowship MYF.
Education—Leroy B. Tyndall,
Julius C. Green, Mrs. Sara Wilhelm,
Sherman Hudson, Mrs. Helen Ren
frew, the pastor, church school
superintendent, division superin
tendents, assistant superintendent
for membership cultivation, the
church school secretary and a
representative from the WSCS.
Missions: Mrs.*Edith Russell, Dr.
Cannon,, Jr., Mrs. Kendall Pretty
man, Mrs. Ralph Prettyman, Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Hill, Thomas Willey,
Mrs. Alice Brumbley,, Mrs. Madalyn
Richardson.
Finance: T. Stuart Russell, John
P. Richardson, Ralph L. Swain,
Wilson G. Boyer, David R. Pepper,
Julian E. Townsend. Howard W.
Bramhall, Edward Rust, James E.
Goalee, Jr., Irwin R. Murray; ex
office members—the pastor church
lay leader, chairman of commis
sion on missions.
Elected committees: President
Judge Charles S. Richards, Cus
todian of Legal Papers; Pastoral
Relations—Frank M. Jones, Julian
E. Townsend, Hurry E. Hudson,
John F. Richardson, J. Gordy,
with the presidents of the WSCS,
MYF, church school superinten
dent, Lay Delegate and Charge
Lay Leader as ex-officio members.
The committee on nominations in
cluded the pastor: David R. Pepper,
H. W. T. Purnell, Mrs. George
Minner.
Auditing Committee : Harry S.
Smith, Wilson Boyer, Harold D,
Hatfield.
Cemetery committee; Prank M.
Jones, William Henderson. H. W. T.
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tary of Christiana Social Relations
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and two members from each wo
men's organizations.
Honorary members of the official
board of the church are: W. Frank
Sharp, Robert Morgan, George T.
Lynch. Mrs. Lavinia Adams, John
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The Strivers Class of Grace
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Music: Wilbur M. Mumford,
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Methodist Church met in Grace
Church Hall for the March meeting.
Mrs. Grace Owen, president pre
sided.
The class will entertain their
husbands at a covered dish dinner
in Grace Hall, at the April meeting,
April 8. Mrs. Elizabeth Frye and
Mrs. Sara Savage were named in
charge of decorations and the pro
gram committee named comprises
Mrs. Marian Holson and Mrs.
Emma Short.
The Strivers Class will serve a
Business Luncheon in the church
hall on Thursday, March 18, from
11 a. m. to 2 p. m.
A recreation program and re
freshments followed the business
session. Hosteses were Mrs. Thelma
Messick. Mrs. Virginia Millman,
Mrs. Virginia Millman, Mrs. Marie
McFarland and Mrs. Myrtle Marvel.
The Willing Workers Class of
Grace Methodist Church, meeting
in Grace Church Hall, last Friday
night approved the plan for a
Building Maintenance Committee
and also a new plan for supplying
flowers for ill members of the
church. Both plans were submitted
by the pastor. Dr. Thomas C. Mulli
gan. Also approved was a project
for Mothers' Day and Mrs. Diet a
Smith, was named as chairman of
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the project, by Mrs. Pearl Wilson
president of the club.
An accounting on the traveling
skirt and trousers netted $42.75 !
and the garment again placed in j
circulation among the class mem
bers for additional funds. !
A program of games followed -
the business session and the re
freshment committee provided re-1
ireshments. The Hostesses were
Frank E. King, of this town has ;
retired from fulltime service with j
the Georgetown Lumber Company, j
where he has been employed for the ,
past 37 years.
Mr. King is a native of George
town and the son of the late Peter
and Eliza King and is one of a
family of ten children. His brothers
five in number and four sisters are
all residents here. He began ser
vice with the lumber company back
in January 1917 and has worked
for three generations of the Walls
'family—the late J. Frederick
W'alls; the late George E. Walls and
the present ownérs— -James F.
Walls and his sisters Mrs. Edward
Booth and Mrs. Waller W'. Speak
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Mr. Kinjj recalls that when he be
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there was only one horse and two
two wagons for delivery. While one
delivery was being made the second
wagon was loaded and awaited the
Mrs, Elizabeth Murray, chairman;
Mrs. Frances Graves, Mrs. Olive
Holson, Mrs. Russell McCabe, Mrs.
Harry Hudson, Mrs. Fred Sammons
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return of the horse to be hooked
up to the second wagon. The first
truck for deliveries was put in
service in 1923. Mr. King also re
called that wages were much lower
then, as he began at a salary of
$9.00 weekly for a 60 hour week
and received a raise in 1917 to
$10.00. He recalled that the general
wage paid at that time was between
$1.00 and $1.25 a day.
In rcognition of his long service
The Georgetown Lumber Company
held an informal party in his honor
in the company offices when he
was presented with a television set
from his employers. Mr. King's
wife and his daughter, Mrs. Nelson
Megee were also guests at the
party,
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organizations and there will be a
program of education and in spiri
tation dealing with some phase of
denominational activities in this
countiry and overseas. Speakers
who are well known in the work
of the Presbyterian Church. In
cluded among the speakers will
be Dr. Willard G. Purdy, pastor of
First and Central Presbyterian
Church, in Wilmington: Dr. Wil
liams, secretary of the Board of
Pensions; Dr. Jesse B. Barber, a
secretary of the Board of National
Missions and Mrs. John D. Hayes,
a missionary on furlough from
China.
Formation of a Girl Scout Troop
in the Georgetown area is in the
process of being organized. There
will be a meeting held in Grace
Church Hall, here, on Monday
night, March 22, when Dr. I Hone
C. Scnadt, leader of the Girl Scouts
on the Delmarva Peninsula will
be the speaker and will outline
pertinent details.
Mrs.
Robert
Kennedy, wife of the Scoutmaster
of Troop No. 105, Boy Scouts of
Georgetown, is acting as chairman
arranging for the organization. She j
is asking for volunteers to assist
in forming the troop, which will;is
have three groups—Brownies 7 j
through 11 years; Intermediates
10 through 13 years and Seniors— |
14 through 17 years. !
Hugh P. Smith. Area Supervisor
of the Ground Observera Corps was
guest speaker at the meeting of
the Georgetown Lions Club, in
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Grange Hall, here, this week. Mr.
Smith outlined the work of the spot
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town-Lewes highway, at Gravel
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