The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-06-22

On account OF the death of William
Lie Roy Haven the usual reception
given by the senior class in the high
school the evening of commencement
day will be superseded by a banquet
at DAYS. The junior class, has for the
first time, been left out OF the enter
tainment but are planning a celeDra-
Uion Of the close Of school for them
selves.
Four candidates for citizenship were
granted their papers at the court
house on Saturday. They were Mich
ael Molner, of this town Erdi Szerdi,
of Wharton Gustaf A. Hammargren,
Morris Plains; Michael Flood, OF this
town. Assistant United States Dis
trlct Attorney Harrison 2. Lindabury
conducted the examination before
Judge Alfred Elmer Mills.
Captain j. M. Benjamin Sayre, Of
the local Woodmen'S drill team, was
responsible for the fine appearance
made by washington Engine company,
of Washington, in the firemen's pa
rade in Newark on Monday, for he has
been drilling the members of the COM
pany In military tactics for several
months. Captain Sayre also has the
Mendham tremen under his tutelage.
Warren VanOrden, brakeman on
the Morristown drill, jumped from a
car to the track on Tuesday afternoon
and landed on the end of a tie. He
sprained an ankle and wrenched a
knee, neceSsitating few days vaca-
tion. A substitute was sent over
I from Paterson to take his place on the
| drill and this man worked one day and
met with the same accident as Van
| Ordenss A man from Newark is now
on the job.
Foreman Joe Zanna, of the Morris
County Traction Co., has a gang OF
men at work finishing the widening of
Speedwell avenue near Thompson and
Kinny streets. Earth is being exca-
waited from the westerly side of the
road to. permit the building of a twelve
foot sidewalk and the relocating of the
gutter and is being carried down the
avenue nearly to the Whippany bridge
and used for filling on the eaSterly
side of the road.
Miss Henrietta Wise entertained a
number of her friends Friday evening
at her home on Early street. The
evening was enjoyably spent with
dancing, games, and music. Among
those prefent were the Misses Marie,
Dickinson, Mabel Van Wrinkle, Ruth
Green, Frances Myers, Helen Davis
and Henrietta Wise and Ned Guerin,
David Owens, Burnett Mills, Robert
Clark, Raymond Karn, Russell Eich-
lin and Theodore Ford.
With a camp at Green pond this
summer the Knights Of ST. Paul, an
organization of boys of st. Peters
church, are expecting merry. times
At the election Of officers this week
Norman Simpson was made exalted
ruler; John Rodler, high master ;
Norman Karn, worthy warden Ray
mond Karn, major deacon; Norman
Hand, junior deacon Walter Smith,
major steward +; George Lyman, junior
steward Harold Myers, chaplain ;
William Schuer, scribe; William
Damitz, treasurer; William West, So
journer.
The closing social of the Epworth
| League was held in the parlorS of the
Methodist church on Wednesday eve
ming, large number of members and
| friends sbeing present. The program
| included remarks by Philip p. Jacobs,
the president of the society; solos by
John Gallagher. piano duets by. by
Misses Blanche Pavie and josephine
Stuls, and an amusing one-act sketch,
"a Large Order The characters
were Bertram Benedict, loving hus.
band, Harold Meyers; Helena Bene
dict, his wife, Marian Douglas; Bird
get, discontinued maid, Mabel Bow
en-. Refreshments were served at the
close.