Middletown transcript., 1898-07-02
DELAWARE CITY.

The idle gossip of a small town some
times results in grave mistakes. The report
of the engagement of Miss Sallie Gassner to
Mr.. VIM. Jester having been formally an
nounced is without any foundation, as no
such engagement exists.
Mr.. and Mrs. Halter and son, of Phila-
delphia, also Miss Emma Frempt are
visiting Miss Laura Frempt.
Mr. and Mrs F. T. Eagle, of New Castle,
visited relatives in town on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H Mullin, of New Haven,
Conn.,, are guests at his mothers.
Mrs. Joseph Anderson has returne from
a visit to Philadelphia.
Mrs. L. H. Moore and Mrs ]. A. Vree-
land, of Philadelphia, spent Wednesday
with their mother.
Mr.. ane Mrs. Frank O. Moore and Mr.
and Mrs. BENZ. N. o. Moore. of Philadel-
phia, are spending a week with their
grandmother.
A Union Service was held at the camp on
Sunday afternoon. The pastors of the
Presbyterian ard NJ E. Churches assisted
Chaplain Long. A goodIy number of the
people of the town and neighboThood at
tended.
Miss May Thompson and Miss Lucille
Martindale spent Sunday at the parsonage.
The services in the NJ. E. Church were
unusually interesting OIL Sunday. The
presiding elder. Dr. Watt, oficiated in the
morning and Chaplain Long in the
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Snowdell, of Chester,
Pa, and Mrs. Altman and daughters. of
Philadelphia, are in town having come to
attend the Commencement of the public
school. Their sister, Miss Eva Beck, was
one of the graduates. Miss Beck's average
would have enabled her to graduate last
year but as she was the only one eligible
decided to wait until there was a larger
class.
At the closing exercises Of the public
school on Wednesday great deal of
patriotism was displayed. Flags were in
abundance, the girls costumes were white
with the stars and stripes about their
waist and over their left shoulder where
two small flags were fastened. The boys
wore uniforms and several carried guns.
All the songs, recitations, dialogues and
tableaux were patriotic. The first tableaux
entitled old Glory Leads" was specially
fine. A young lady, Miss L. Hines, in
costume of white held by her outstretched
hands the standard in one hand and fold
of the flag in the other, a beautiful silk flag,
for several minutes While all the tableaux
deserve special mention, this one is worthy
of even more, as the young lady was re-
quired to stand there while patriotic Sc
lection was sung. The tableaux were as
follows: Betsy Ross Miss Lucy Cheairs)
and the first flag, 1.-The Soldiers fare
welI'; Awaiting Orders; Preparing for
the Wounded; and Tenting Tonight" :,
In the patriotic Exercise" by the Primary
Division, in which large number of chill
dren participated, q dialogue between
United States DAISY Austinl and Cuba
Lydia Nickle and the recitation, God
Home and Liberty by Lionel Bright were
particularly well rendered. The patriotic
Drilp' was attractively interesting with
Laura Belville as Columbia, Harry War
rem as columbia" and Ella Wortz as
Peace" Thirty-two boys and girls took
part in this drill and it closed with 'sKip-
ling's RecessionaT by Sadie Bristow.
"Our Country's Progress" was the last on
the program. In this sixteen girls partici-
pated, in recitation entitled Cuba" in
which the Goddess of War" was repre-
sented by Lo title Adler, and Harmon Demp-
sey in naval suit told of the MAINE in
Havana Harbor," closing with the
tableaux "Tentiing Tonight" The hall
was packed, literally, although number of
persons enjoyed seeing the exercises in the
afternoon. A good many of the soldiers
were present aud seemed to appreciate the
sentiment expressed during the evening,
vigorously applauding little Cuba when she
little girl but is decidedly one of the best, if
not the best of the speakers in the school,
and although her voice is not strong,
speaks very distinctly, which is a desirable
item in such an entertainment.
On Monday the Fourth there will be an
unusuai display III the te#ff. There Eiilll Eiill be
flag raising down by the park, the
soldiers will drill and parade, the fire COM
pany also. and the exercises of Wednesday
evening repeated as far as practicable by
special request, Refreshments will be
served those who parade, and a big time is
phrophesied for our town. We desire to
speak good word for the soldiers camping
at the Battery in regard to their conduct
about town. 1t is above criticism as they
are well behaved and orderly and no detri
ment to the town,
Mr.. ]. Thomas Price is oonvalescing. He
was able to sit up in his room on Wednes-
day.