Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-29
EEWARK.


| Special Correspondence OF tiazetteand journal
NEWARK, Oct. 2i.--The newly furnished
| lodge room Of Oriental Lodge, No. %, |. o.
| o. r., was open to the inspection of the
general public on Saturday evening. Many
friends Of the order were present and were
lavish in praising the improvements that
had been made in the old room. The crayon
portrait Of P. G.. NJ. George w. Williams
Of this town occupied prominent place
on the west wall and came in for large
share of attention. 1t was presented to the
lodge several weeks ago by Mr.. Williams,
who has been the efficient secretary of the
lodge for 20 years and has seen 1t increase
its membership from 20 to 100 members
and its financial resources from less than
nothing, so to speak, to $4,000.
The students class met on Monday even
ing in the Experiment Station and papers
were read on the life and various works of
Charles Dickens. Those who contributed
and read papers were Mrs H. g. M. Kol-
lock. Miss Marie Handy and Prof. George
A. Harter.
NEWARK, Oct. 26.-In response to an in
vitation from the executive committee OF
the local University Extension Society
there gathered OH Saturday evening al the
college 20 persons who had been selected
to form an auxiliary committee or general
council TO assist in carrying on the work
of the local society this year. Quite a num-
Der who were invited to place on this
committee and asked TO attend were alb
sent from the meeting but those who were
there entered heartily into the spirit and
understanding of the work to be done this
year. In the absence of DIR. A. N. Raub the
president Of the local branch, Prof. G. A.
Horter, the vice-president, presided. The
local secretary, Harlow II. Curtis, ex-
planned the object of the meeting which
was TO hear the respect of the
executive committee with regard to its
selection of lecture subjects, lectures.
dates, &c. II was voted to make the price
of course tickets the same this year as last
and to make II slight departure in selling
tickets covering both courses for az and
presenting to each purchaser of the samea
syllabus covering the first course. After
some discussion as the best time TO hold
the lectures of the next course the evening
proved to be the preference of large ma
jority of those present and the hour was
made $50 o'clock, SO us to conflict us
little as possible with the college
hours. The class will meet the
lecturer at still earlier hour
Of the committee present agreed to help in
speeding information of, and creating in
terest in the work here and to sell course
tickets in advance. Those who were pres
ent and constitute the general council are
as follows Mrs. II. G. NJ. Koloch, Mrs.
I. r. Wolf, Miss Frances IS. Hurd, Prof.
l.. Irving Handy. Wilbur Wilson, Prof. Il.
A. Weihc, Miss Sue Evans, Mrs. +. d.
Chester, Mrs. NJ. ii. Beckwith. Ezekiel
Dawson, Miss Marie Handy, Miss Gertrude
Bridgman, Miss Ella Todd. Mrs. Rufus
Stewart, Prof. w. II. Bishop, Miss A. NJ.
Lindsey, Harlow II. Curtis, L. s. Grant,
Prof. q. A. Horter and Capt. e.. lie Roy
Brown.
Miss Eliza Holtzbecker, aged over 80
years, and many years resident of this
place, died at her home in Philadelphia on
Saturday Of general debility. Being very
much attached to Newark and her former
church here st. Thomas she had it in
corporated In her will that her body should
lie over night and the funeral service be
performed in the Episcopal Church here.