Rotary in the Seventh Quadrennium Celebrates Golden Anniversary
The article outlines Rotary International history from its 1905 founding to the Golden Anniversary in 1955. It notes growth to 8,477 clubs and 398,000 members, international tours by Myron J. Taylor, and Denton projects. It details committee work, stamps, and a May 29 1955 Chicago Golden Convention. It also cites U S Senate and House membership in Rotary and reflections on celebrating fifty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Alton G. Billmeier
Rotary International
Paul Harris
Chicago
San Francisco
United States
Canada
England
Ireland
Rotarian
Myron J. Taylor
Italy
Egypt
Israel
Turkey
Lebanon
Greece
Denton
Billmeier
John E. French
Benjamin F. Johnson
E. W. Nuttle
G. M. Pine
Clayton Reynolds
George Clendaniel
W. S. Fitzgerald
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Homemakers note from Double Hills club meeting
The Double Hills Homemakers Club met Tuesday April 26 at 2 PM at Mrs Redmond Longs home with 14 members and 2 visitors. Topics included Our Favorite Quick Meal and Short Cuts in Housekeeping or Something About Birds. Final tea plans were made for May 3 at Camp Mardela, with May meeting at Mrs Harry Butler’s home. EW SPAPERA is
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Double Hills Homemakers’ Club
Redmond Long
Jay Smith
Frank Depew
Harmony
Camp Mardela
Harry Butler
Methodist Conference In Wilmington May 12-15
Wilmington hosts a multi day Methodist conference at Grace Church with Bishop Oxnam presiding. Dr Rees of Baltimore speaks Friday morning as various boards report. Friday includes ministerial candidate reception lunch, then missions child care and WSCS reports, evening address by Senator Williams and film screening. Saturday features world service, education, and finances reports, lunch, and a political talk by Vice Mayor Dolbey. Sunday includes ordination services and appointment releases.
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Grace Church
Oxnam
Rees
Baltimore
Board of Conference
Commission On Town and Country
Board of Evangelism
Conference Statistician
Conference
Board of Missions
Board of Child Care
Board of Hospitals and Homes
WSCS
Senator Williams
Marshallton
Eastlake
Granville Hooper
W. F. Dunkle Jr
Wilmington District Ministerial Association
William A. Keese
Keese
Commission On World Service and Finance
Board of Temperance
Legislative Committee
Commission On Social and Economic Relations
The
Educational Society
Board of Education
Inter-Board Committee
Board of Lay Activities
Dolbey
Atonement Church
Claymont
Ralph L. Minker Jr
Salisbury
Bishop Oxnam
WSCS supper thanks and local social notes
Hobbs area society page notes thanks for a recent supper. Local residents report guests from Grasonville Baltimore Federalsburg Easton and Bridgeville. Students Ellen Butler and Franklin Perry joined a Washington trip. St Pauls Ridgely anniversary service observed. hospital stay and speedy recovery wishes.
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WSCS
Robert Diggs
Grasonville
Rowlinson
Baltimore
Chas. Davis
Edgar Fisher
Federalsburg
Roland Towers
L. H. Thomas
L. Hopkins Thomas
Easton
T. H. Towers
Eva Spencer
Denton
Clara Stafford
Orville Morgan
Bridgeville
Charles Davis
Ellen Butler
Franklin Perry
Caroline High School
Washington
Raymond Trice
Ann Butler
Lewis Butler
Paul Maloney
St. Paul’s Reformed Church
Ridgely
Elmer Butler
Kate Johnson
Carrie Knotts
Knotts
University of Maryland Hospital
James R. Chaffinch
James Hilliard
New Jersey
Parris Elected President of College Alumni Chapter
E Paul Parris of Fsnston was elected president of the Choptank Chapter Washington College Alumni Association for 1955 56 at a Preston dinner. Other officers include vice president Elizabeth Mace Farrer and secretary Ingenia Morgan Barto. Sixty one alumni attended. meeting at the Preston Lutheran Church undercroft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Paul Parris
Fsnston
Washington College Alumni Association
Preston
Parris
Teaston
Elizabeth Mace Farrer
Cambridge
Ingenia Morgan Barto
Faston
Mary Nuttle Layton
Marvin H. Smith
Federalsburg
Harold D. Shriver
Walter W. Claggett
Easton
Joseph Doyle
Washington College
Washington
Doyle
J. Jerome Frampton Jr
Chage
Fred G. Asilton Jr
Denton
Talbot
Caroline
Dorchester Counties
Christ Church Guild Elects Officers For 1955
Christ Church Guild held its annual election of officers on Monday May 2 in the Parish House. Newly elected officers are President Mrs Ruth Price Vice President Mrs Frank Duryea Recording Secretary Mrs H Earle Smith Corresponding Secretary Mrs Howard Flowers Treasurer Mrs Mary Bunney Prayer and Worship Secretary Miss Dorothy Miler Also announced was the Woman's Auxiliary Annual Meeting in Centreville on May 25 Miss Katherine Stewart named delegate.
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Christ Church Guild
Ruth Price
Frank Duryea
H. Earle Smith
Howard Flowers
Mary Bunney
Dorothy Miler
Woman's Auxiliary
Centreville
Katherine Stewart
Mrs J Edward Snyder To Speak To Club Women
The sixty sixth semi annual meeting of the Eastern Shore District of the Maryland Federation of Women's Clubs will be held May 12 at the Epworth Methodist Church in Centreville Maryland. Registration begins 9 45 a m and the meeting at 10 15 a m. Speaker is Mrs J Edward Snyder of Annapolis a noted teacher and lecturer who has just returned from the Holy Land. State officers district presidents and past district presidents will attend as guests. Reservations should be sent to district president Mrs Phillip A Creath Pocomoke City.
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Eastern Shore
Maryland Federation of Women’s Clubs
Epworth Methodist Church
Centreville
J. Edward Snyder
Annapolis
Holy Land
Phillip A. Creath
Pocomoke City
National Family Week at Church of the Brethren
A School of Family Living will be held in the Brethren Church at 8 p m on Thursday Friday and Sunday nights with worship classes for all ages a playlet fellowship and refreshments A 16 mm Rim of the Wheel will be shown Sunday evening Mother's Day program will be part of Family Week activities All families are urged to attend these services.
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The
Brethren Church
Widow remarrying affects social security benefits for family
If a widow receiving benefits for herself and two minor children remarries, her own payments are terminated from the month of remarriage onward. Benefits for the two children continue, increased slightly compared with before remarriage, while her own check ends.
County Committee Named To Promote School Plans
The county committee advocates replacing the hazard to Federalburg pupils with a modern 18 room school. Six elementary rooms and twelve junior high rooms would include general shop, home economics, music, library, administration and classrooms. Additional shower and locker facilities may be added during construction. Members will hold meetings in their communities. times and places to be announced.
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Federalsburg
Baby Quips feature promises weekly laughs
A rib tickling photo caption page titled Baby Quips runs in Baltimore Sunday American. The caption series claims babies are the cutest people and invites readers to watch for the feature each week.
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Baltimore Sunday American
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Homemakers
Methodist
Wilmington
Hobbs
AS. H W. Thomas
Guild
Young People’s Fellowship of Christ Church
Church of the Brethren
Lena
Pi Easton
PT Es
Speidel’s
F.T.I
Gustav
Denton, Maryland
Office
the Board of Education
W. Stewart Fitzgerald
Fverngam’s Denton
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