Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-01-12


House Thursday Light for the aid of the
poor was n signal success.
good round sum no doubt has
Seen realized, for the audience was an
immense one. To Judge from the eX-
preston on the faces of the committee
last night they must be extremely
pleased over it all. No doubt they are,
for no public committee gotten together
at moments notice, accomplished its
work better in plucking the golden fruit
at the very ripcness of the harvest
This was the proper time. Alessrs. D.
w. Taylor, William Lawton and
Samuel II. Baynard were the proper
men, and they Judged the exact right
time TO tap the peoples heart and also
pocket TO help the poor.
Manager Williamson redeemed his
promise of giving the audience good
music. The listeners were delighted
with the finely executed strains of 1.-The
Heart Bowed Down." ~ Dreamt
Dwclt in Marble Halls" "Whcn Other
Hearts" and additional selections from
the Bohemian Girl"
When the curtain rolled up a little
after O'Clock the scene was as attrac-
tive one as any could care to see.
To the left were the referees, Mayor
Wiley and Miss Emma Worrell, costly
seated at pleasantly arranged parlor
table with great parlor lamp. Beside
them were the lady cGnsors, Mrs. A. ID.
Warner and Mrs. j. Frank Bali, with
their coadiutor, Hon. Charles b. Lore.
The nomenclator, Principal A. II.
Berlin, was near, quietly prepared,
lines of his victims. These were as
follows:
THE LIST OF sPFLLERs.
Matte L. Taylor, seventh and Poplar
streets; Fannie Taylor, No. 1913 Market;
Q. Stinson, No, 1921 Lancaster avenue;
Harry hardwood same; Willie Pegot,
same; Louis Howell, No. ~ King;
II. w. Howell, same; Thomas X.
Mechem, same; Estela h. Deakyne and
Mary A. Shallcross, New Castle; sue +.
Walters, No. 1925 Trenton Place; Elizabeth
Carlisle, No. 80 Broome: Frank Stout. Jr.,
No. 9l5 West Ninth; Warren P. Carlisle,
No. $40 Broome Clara g. Traynor, No.
us East SIXTH Mary I. Traynor,. same;
Tenth George II. Kerr, Ninth and Market,
Howard b. Pyle, No. 9O7 West Eleventh,
ii. G. Seville, W. G. Bonsell and w. II.
Grimes. of the J, Morton Poole Company;
Mary Elizabeth Regan, No. 725 West
Fourth; Elya Woodrow No. 1913 West Sixth;
Sallie b. Newlin, same; Mary t. Mckelvey,
No. 7lS West Ninth; Tillie J. Bowers, No.
9l6 Jefferson; Miriam $. Davidson, New
Castle; Roy j. Field, No. 035 Spruce; Laura
y. Gentry, No. SIS West flsthi NJ. V.
Jones, No. 1915 West Fourth; u. Augustus
Deakyne Elwood Layiield No. 1876 King;
Hettie Z. pawley. No. 907 Elm; B. K.
Smedley, No. 1919 Delaware avenue John
W. Crum, Repauna Chemical Company;
Mabel r. Smith and Florence j. Smith,
Ninth ward; Agnes Lang, No. Cos south
Harrison; Nellie Haughey, No. 1910 West
Eighth; Nellie Parker, seventh and
Iroome: Mabel Parker, same Litell
Clark, No. s04 Adams: Elizabeth Palmer,
No. 1908 Market; John Lawson, No. 1923
W. Fourth; j. !. Gainor No, l2US Broome
Anna Shaw, Emma Beck, virge Jones
and Emily A. Doherty, No. IL school
Annie Dune. No. 1856 East Eleventh. Mrs
Florence I. Boss, No lOi4 Trenton Place,
Miss A. Il. Simpers No, ll23 Chestnut
John Mekelroy, No. 2l7 jefferson; Ed
mund j. Barnes, No. 529 East SEVENTH
William ,. Foote, No. Sl4 Madison;
Isabelle Whitaker. Eighteenth and Mar.
ket; Margaretta II. Palmer, No. 1898 Mar
ket; James IL. Semple, Seventh and LON
bard; Mrs. Charles H. Gooding, No, S02
Harrison; William r. Lyman, ogleton
Robert Adair Eighteenth and Washing
ton; Mrs. Julia 7. Adair, same; VI. Esther
No. 1907 Linden; Francis Gallagher, No.
1900 West Fourth; Edward Is. Ferree No.
403 Montgomery; John G. Collins, Fifth
and Lombard; Samuel l.. Conner No. 6l3
French; Thomas A. Patterson, No. 902
Adams; Lorrie Leach.
Mayor Wiley opened the ceremonies
Of the evening in thanking the large
audience for its presence. He said that
the committee Of the Associated Chars
ties thoroughly appreciated this good
response in aid of the poor Of the city,
and for the deep interest that was evil
denced by the presence Of such great
gathering.
The class of spoilers indicated, as on
the occasion OF the previous spelling bee
ratio Of 2 to /, the young ladies out.
numbering the gentlemen to that extent.
Principal Berlin very CONSIDERABLY
gave a preliminary easy spelling all
around the class. This gave the con.
testants needed stage ease, and then
the work commenced in earnest.
As ex-Champion Deakyne spelled the
word "inimltable," as it came around to
him in the preliminary spell, he was the
recipient of warm applause.
SPELLING FOR KEEPS.
With grim determination the peda.
gogue then announced that spelling
for keeps would now commence" Down
went the first, boy, on the word
''chamois," who spelt it ''shammy." He
was quickly followed by another who
essayed "gallantry" with one Il" Then
bigger words were given out "Amphic
tyonic" taking the lead
Troop b and the hopes of the army oil
Delaware were defeated in the word
INERTIA" the tall young trooper spelling
1t with an IS"
At $50 the pedagogue seemed to be
dissatisfied with the slaughter, or tina
he was not bringing down his game fas
enough. He got another list in hauC
and soon reduced the ranks Of the class
TO Ii.
At 10 o'clock the prize number alone
remained and among them was the cX-
champion and his old rival Louis
Howell, one of the best spoilers in tbs
city. Here the final rivalry clearly indi
Gated itself. Howell refused to dow
on ratiocination.
Then but four stood up Miss Carlisle
Mrs. Boss and Messrs. DeakynG anC
Howell. Mr.. Deakyne passed accessory
successfully when Mrs. Boss wen
down on acolyth, and then Miss Carlisle
went over to the majority ON atiluxion
and the last hopes OF the fair sex wen
out.
This left the two male contestants OF
the field. lotereat was now intense
Principal Berlin glanced down his lis