Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-02
W. c. Iu. NOlES.

Newark public school, the high and
grammar grades, gave "a successful essay
contest representing the department OF
scientific Temperance education. on Satur-
day evening. March 24th. under the
auspices of the local W. G.. II. L. Y's and
i. Il. l.. The Opera House was filled
with a large and appreciative audience.
Inc hrst on the programme was a beau
tiiul exercise by the LOYAL Temperance
Legion, under the direction of Mrs. A. +.
Bottomly and Mrs Frank Jeryis. This
was a most effective and impressive pic
ture, and the little ones did their parts
to perfection When they sang "Nell
turn our glasses upside down" they evi-
IDENTIFY intended TO do so an their lives
and brought forth hearty applause Dr.
Joel Oillnllan led i'm prayer Prof Messer-
smith, principal OF the III School am
nuunced the purpose of t.c meeting and
dwelt upon the importance OF a right
understanding OF the Liquor question. The
following read essays Raymond MrNeal,
what Alcohol is and What it is Re
sponslble For;' LOUISA Sentman, same
subject; Helen Dunlap. "Ihe Effect of
Alcohol on the Power of Self-control;'
j. Earle Gilhllan care Business and Pro-
tessional Doors Closed Against the Tip
pier OF Whisky ?" John j.. johnson. "What
Alcohol is and What IL is Responsible
For" Elsie Mccormick, same subject;
Eleanor Bowen care Business and Pro
fesslonal Doors Closed to the Iippler of
Whisky ?"
1t was evident that great care had been
exercised in the preparation of these essays.
They reflected credit upon the school and
upon the principal, who was untiring in
a.
worthy one. The judges were Prof. A. +.
Rhodes of the Wilmington High School,
Prof Clarence Schort of Delaware Col
lege and Rev. w. f Corkran. pastor of
the NJ T. Church, Newark. The follow
ing prizes were awarded: First prize, SIS;
gold piece, Miss Eleanor Bowen; second
$3.50 gold piece, Miss Elsie Mccormick;
third, 81 gold piece. j. Earle Gilhllan
the others each receiving 81 bank accounts
in Newark National Bank and same
amount in Newark Trust Co.
The local branch of the Y w. G.. T. u.
under the direction of Miss Rietta Emerson,
State secretary of the y branch, gave a
| beautiful presentation of the cause in
/ graceful motion and song Mrs Ella NJ.
| Ihacher of Florence, n. j., national
/ secretary of work among soldiers and
sailors with three of her soldiers of the
| G. 7. U. or Fort du Pont, gave a demon
/ stration. Mrs. j. r. Milligan, State super
intendent scientific temperance education,
I gave a demonstration OF the work of the
] public schools as the different nationalities
come to this country and enter the schools
| for training; she also Illustrated, by charts,
| the prophecies Of temperance success in
various States of the training in scientific
] temperance education
Mrs. Emma +. Caulk, president of the
State Womans s Christian Temperance
| Union, visited the following towns in
Sussex county last week in the interest
Of the work: She made an address at
Houston, where she found an active union
composed Of 24 members. Laurel in
which town a meeting was held in the
| NJ. +. Church, had a large audience
/ present. At the close of her address al
/ this meeting Mrs Caulk gained three new
members for the union. Mrs Caulk :.
| itinerary closed with a visit to Bridge.
vile, where she addressed the local unior
and Y and accepted a special invitation
from the grange.