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The News Journal from Wilmington, Delaware • Page 19

Publication:
The News Journali
Location:
Wilmington, Delaware
Issue Date:
Page:
19
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Journa1Every Evening Wilmington, Delaware, Thursday, December 4, 1947 Nineteen of $100 to the children ChristmM the names of the 36 members who, died during the year, H. Menden- party at Sunny brook Cottage. Following the meeting- of the post Cathedral Aide To Be Ordained hall, secretary; placing of flowers as each name is called. Miss Joann Garvey; taps, W. D.

Messick. Jr. the annual meeting of the Diamond State Home. operating organi Railroad Veterans Plan Memorial Rites The Maryland Division, Veteran Employes Association of the Pennsylvania Railroad will hold their annual memorial services at the Cathedral Church of St. John, Market Street at Concord Avenue, Sun V.

F. W. Post Gives S100 For School Dispensary Diamond State Post, No. 2863, Veterans of Foreign Wars, at a meeting last night at4the post home. 8 South DuPont Road, Richardson Park, donated $100 to the dispensary being established in the Richardson Park School by the Parent-Teacher Association of the school.

The post also made a contribution zation for the post home, was held. Three members. John Larkin, Ravmond Godwin, and Lind, wert of the Cathedral Church, as gos-; peler. The Rev. Dr.

Richard W. Trapnell, rector of St. Anne's Church at Middle town, was scheduled to present Mr. Clarke for his ordination, but Dr. Trapnell will be unabje to attend since he is ill in the Delaware Hospital.

The Very Rev. Robert M. Hatch, dean, will preach the sermon and the ordination will be followed by Holy Communion. Bishop Littell Is a son of the late Rev. T.

Gardiner Littell. who was Bishop, Three Re Will Participate in Rite elected to the board to serve thre Dozing Patron Robhed William Callahan, 439 Townsend Street, reported to police this morning that he had been robbed of $42 while he dozed in a restaurant at Fifth and Spruce Streets last night Next Sunday years each. Larkin and Lind wera reelected and Godwin is a new board member. Morning day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Philip i Cameli.

president, will be in and all members of the organiza-j W. S. Brinton, Slain On D-Dav, to Be Buried Th funeral of Pfc. Walter S. Brinton.

infantryman with the 29th Division, killed June 6, 1944, in the Normandy invasion, will take place Saturday afternoon. Services will be held at 2 o'clock in the Pentecostal Church of Delaware, Twenty-thirdand Pine Streets, with the Rev. J. E. Jenkins, pastor, officiating.

Interment will be in Riverview Cemetery. Pfc. Brinton. whose mother, Mrs. Viola Roe, lives at 12 Buena Vista Street, was born in Wilmington, Dec.

29, 1917. He was graduated from Pierre Sv duPont High School, where he starred in athletics, and later was employed in the machine shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad. He was inducted into the Army in May. 1942, and went overseas with the 116th Infantry Regiment of the 29th Division in October, of the same year. In addition to his mother, two brothers, Willard and Edward Brinton, survive.

The Rev. Kenneth E. Clarke, assistant to the dean of the Cathedral Church of St. John since last March, will be ordained to the priesthood at ceremonies Sunday morning at 11 o'clock in the church at Market rector of the Cathedral Church, tion and their families are invited1 to attend. The Rev.

H. Edgar Hammond, vicar of Old Swedes Church, will be the speaker. Other numbers on the program include reading by Mrs. F. C.

Wince; vocal solos, Irene Stones and William S. Groundland; violin solo, Mrs. John Beatson; reading FOR CHRISTMAS THE PERFECT Street and Concord Avenue. then St. John's P.

E. Church, from 1866 to 1894. The bishop is a sister of Miss Mary Littell of this city. Mr. Clarke, son of Mr.

and Mrs. George R. Clarke, this city, was ordained deacon of the Episcopal Church last March Just prior to his becoming assistant to the dean. He The Rt. Rev.

S. Harrington Littell, a native of Wilmington and a former missionary bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Honolulu, will be in charge of the ordination rites. Jfcron TELEVISIOH was graduated from Wilmington He will be assisted by the Rev. Company Gets new President Jnn Curtin, Named I Head of arner Concern, Will Take Over on Jan. 1 John Curtin.

of Philadelphia become of the Warner Company on Jan. 1, succeeding Charle Warner of Clayniont. who continue as chairman of the beard and chief executive officer. The announcement of a change Of officials of the 56-year-old concern was made last night at the company's Quarter Century Club dinner in Philadelphia. The dinner 's attended by seven club members from Wilmington Mr.

Curtin. who Is 40 years old, ha worked throughout the various Warner operations for the past 22 fears. As executive vice-president, he has been in training this year at the company's general office in Philadelphia to take over as president. He will relieve Mr. Warner who reached his seventieth birthday last April of active administrative work.

While a student at Lehigh University, from which he was graduated In 1930. Mr. Curtin worked during vacations as a laborer at the company's Bellefonte mine and rotary kiln plant. He has also worked for the company in plant operations, Mies, and special financial assignments. becoming executive Yice-president.

he was vice-president and general manager of Warner operations in Bellefonte, Pa. Mr. Warner, who has been connected with the company nearly 50 years, has also held a variety of positions in public life in Delaware and directorships of several corporations. He is a former chairman of the Labor Commission of Frederick T. Ashton, hospital chaplain of the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware, as epistler; the Rev.

Don-old J. Parsons, curate of Immanuel Episcopal Church, as litanist, and Friends School and attended Buck-nell University for three years. He his B. A. degree from the University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn.

and his bachelor of divinity degree from the School of Theology of the University of the South. the Rev. Dr. Joseph H. Earp, canon The Gift for the Whole Family STAGE PLAYS FOOTBALL VARIETY ACTS BASKETBALL BALLET BOXING i LOCAL AND MOVIES NATIONAL NEWS REELS NEWS EVENTS RICH AND FRUITY flail Many Buy Antiques Managers and dealers of the Nineteenth annual Delaware Antiques Show in the Hotel DuPont reported visitors were making a large number of purchases during yesterday's first hours of the three-day, display.

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