Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-05-30
THE OLD BAY STATE
Words of Praise for Superin
tendent Meserve.
PLEASANT FARIwELLs GIVEN

lnHE NEW SUPERINTENDENT OTI
THE FERRIS INDUSTRIAL
SCHOOL. MRS. NiBSERvE AND MR..
AND MRS. FLINT SENT TO della
WARE WITH BEST WISHES.
The Worcester CMass) Daily Tale
gram contains time following Latter from
westboro. shat state, under date Of
May Il;
Mestborc. May 1.-Two officials at
Lyman school are to leave Westboro
to Accept positlons al Wilmington, DaA
They are Albert S. Meserve. master Of
Blwlder cottage, and ARTHUR Il FLINT,
assistant farmer ait Jhe sehool Both
Will take positions at THE FERRIS In
idu5tr.al SChool, at Wilmington
Mn Meserve has been master of the
Bowlder cottage for six years, giving
satisfaction and winning Jhe friendship
of associate deaohers. as wa. las to the
bays under his charge
His wife has served as matron at
Bow[liur cottage, and, like har husband,
VIII be missed as a member OF the
lechool faculty.
To show thas appreciation In whlJh
M Maserve and willie are held, a party
of orlcrs al the school arnnged and
eluccesslully carried out surprise
lparty last night. TO Mr.. Mesrve and
wife at the cottage.
AT O'clock the party OF ofr.cars
with women assembled ON The lawn in
front Of Bowher cottage and one OF
them pulled the bell Mr. Mesegwe
heard the summons but. being busy.
requested Mrs. Isaac Il. Swift vino WAS
calWng, to answer the ring. WhtIn The
door was swung ajar, q merry peal OF
.Guglhtcr went up. and ihe visitors
crowded TO THE enllunce and requested
10 see Mr. Meserve amid wife. Thsy APP
, peaIdi and with genmine surprise
viewed the lauga nRumbcr OF assembled
GUESTS. They lhusp,tab.y gathered in
- tihp visitors and went ta the school
room to listen TO an entertainment frw.
4 nislhed by Miss Permllia Abalre. reader
I OF Westboro. and the male quartet u
! THE Lymam scho1l consisting OF fms
: TENOR Charles Halher; second tenor
! William ]. Wilcox; first bass, AlistM
Green; second bass, Edgar A. Pence.
Refreshments wene served in THE dim
ing r-cml The covers were laid b.
: Caterer Thomas II. Trfadway WlhN
an were at the table a flashiigIht photo
. graph was taken OF tine assemblies
= guests and a picture cf-the officers o
p The cottage.
y Bowlder cottage, as governed by tIh
master, Mr.. Meserve. and the matrOn
Mrs. Meserve, has baen built only fiv
years. Previous to the erection uf TN
cottage, Mr.. Meserve work IN -tlho
pants OF the institution.
Carpentry is the dhief trade ta.ugh
, in B0w'd0r cottage and while Nj
" Mose1ve has been Instructor the wor
has great.y advanced.
Following the enlterta.nmant WAS
sco.al time. In wlhiIh many ar THE ot
iicers took opportunity 10 express =,
gret that Mr. Meserve ami wife were {
go AWAY. They ane popular with on
. Gems and with the superintendent, ThsC
u done II Chaplin.
se Among Those present wgre; Edgar
ln Fierce and wife. Charles HaMier an
III Wife. Prank A. Wlhfhnore and VIII
Isaac r. Swift and vile. Warron 2
PethingiN and wafa George a. Rurh
and wife. john T. Perkins and wifi
Walter Day amid wife. James ID. Litth
Is field amid wife, NJ Everett Howard am
.T wife. John M. Clark. Charles s. Cir
ham and wife, Allfstcm Green and VIII
Miss PaTmida Allaiue, Miss Emma New
OF tom Miss Susie Wheeler, Miss Berth
ne Mesetwe.
e. Mr.. Meserve and family leave Satr
day 1hsy win first go TO Jafferso
'a- Me. and pass a waak with Mr.. M
es seuve''s parants and then go TO Wi
Oh mingtOn. No one has been secured
rs fiji line vacancy caused by his lea
IS ing, and for awhile John w. MasC
. and Thomas S. Skllhngs Will har
nd charge at THE cottage.
re- lArthur Il. Flint, two years asslstal
Jal farmer at tine sdhoOl, win accompai
IN Mr. Meeorve The nlnht before d
1al pautlre he will marry Miss Annie w
son, matron in the Industrial Soho
10 for Girls at lancaster The weddgl
an VIII be ait THE home CT Miss Wilson
IN Lancaster.
Thomas E. Pilkinlgs and wife,
10. Westboro, viii also acc-m -mpapy 4
ID party in tlhe capacity Of assistant
to Pylings has recently worked at the DO
and shoe factory OF Gould & Walker
hc Milk street amid is ianitor OF THE Eva
ihe EelNoal Church. The panty w.ll laa
Westboro the last week in May TO I
de- gin tihelr new duties the first CT Jul
me THE forrwlng lis from THE lynn
ay School Enterprise, a meat little par
mi mn printed unacr this auspices CT uhe J..
mw man school, fo. Boys at Westbo
and shows IN what esteem Mr.. IL
Mrs. Mtse9ve ard Mr.. and Mrs I'l
are held there:
Jii- Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Meserye. W
H. haWe hean ccunected with this sch,
low fer the past six years. Ihave resign
pi- ldhe.r p-9l,icn as master and maIur0nb
Sa- take ahIsl poslulcn as superintendent a
AL matron ci dhe Feauis Soho-p, Wilmil
Jrs. ton, Del.
in Mr.. Flint, the assistant FARMER, and
'm- wife wg,l so with him, and take one
THE cottages.
MIR. Flint lis one of the best mon
THE grounds. "a good faithful office
use a genltlemam His llealth has not b.
day quite as good ais gsIal lately. May
rIth change do him gold. We wish
the and his alll true success.
1ac- Mn Meserve was born I'm Jeffers
and Mains, 1853 He worked en- IA
fl,ln tvnlir hls ,xias 1 N1etanre M ago He NJ