Evening journal., 1912-12-07
NEWS FROM
COLLEGE TOWN
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL


NEWARK, Del. Dec Newark is
prepared to give the delegates and Wis
itors to the thirty-eighth annual ses-
sion of the Delaware State Grange, TO
be held in Delaware College Gymnas-
ium next Tuesday. Wednesday and
Thursday, a rousing reception. The
work of arranging for the entertain
ment Of the delegates is in charge of
q committee of the Newark Grange. of
which Rev. Joe S. Gilfllan is chair
man. Other members of this commit
tee are Everett c. Johnson, Professor
". G. Pelton. Professor NJ A. Pence
Mrs Harry Hayward and Mrs. Gill
fllan.
Mrs William p. Steele, Of Dagsboro
who has the distinction of being the
only woman master Of a grange in the
State. will be among the delegates
Frank Bancroft, Of Kent county, an
apple king is talked Of for Worthy
Master to succeed Samuel II. Mes
sick. of Bridgeville.
One of the features of the grange
will be the open session to be held
Tuesday afternoon for the discussion
of Higher Education for Women"
One of the speakers will be p. p Clax-
ton. Commissioner Of Education at
Washington
The delegates are the masters of
each of the fifty oranges Of the State
and their wives, if married. Dele
gates from each grange are as fol-
lows.
Union Grange, Edward Sharpless. Of
Hockessin: Diamond State BENJAMIN
A Groves. of Marshalton; Peach
Blossom. Frederick Brady of Middle
TIr1frorrft TTvurl1r Of
Hockeasin: Newark, John Nivin. of
Newark; Milford. A. C. Howe. OF Mil
ford; ,Sunnyside. G. w. Macklin OF
Bridgeville; Excelsior, John II Pal
mer Of FELTON,; Rural Jefferson Coop
ct. Of Cheswold Centre. F. o. Ster-
ling Of Montchanin; Harmony, viii
liam p Naudain. of Marshalton West
Brandywine. William p Dawson. Of
Bellevue. Hickman, A. H. Cahall is
master but F. G. Bancroft of Fruit
land. will be delegate; Rosehill. John
A Lambson, master; Charles Meggin-
son, delegate; Capitol, w. c. Cosden.
Dover; Harrington F. A. Smith. Of
Harrington: Henlopen. Charles H.
Maull of Lewes; Smyrna Walter T.
Massey. of Smyrna; Trophy, j. Frank
Rice, of FELTON,, master; Mr. and Mrs.
John Heyd, delegates; Little Creek,
W. W. Phillips. of Laurel; Laurel, II.
c. lewis, OF Laurel; Seaford. Frank
lin Achy. Of Seaford; Hartley, w NJ.
Short, of Hartley; Midland. Lee Pep
per, of Georgetown; Melville, VIII
liam G. Records. Of Dagsboro; Ever
green, James j White, of Harbeson ;
Angola, Duval T. Mustard, of Lewes;
Milton, John Ponder, of Milton; Wash
ington, Charles Mai, of Greenwood; ;
f,., ,F
Cereal, William Webb. of Dover; New
Castle. Alfred Davidson. master; w,
j. Cranston delegate; Delmar, r. j.
Mills. Of Salisbury; Indian River John
S. Dobson. Of Millsboro; John NJ. Clay
ton. G. e. Timmons, of Dagsboro;
Roxanna. E. ]. Evans. Of Frankfort ;
Bay View. John Taylor, OF Leipsic
Coolspring, J. f. Warrington, OF
Harbeson; Choptank, Henry Williams
of Marydel; Delaware. Robert p. Rob-
inson. of Newport; Blackwater Mrs
William P. Steele, of Dagsboro; Farm
ers, j. A. Wilcutts, of Frederick,
Viola. n l. shank, OF Viola
Among others who have notified
the committee that they viii attend
the sessions Of the State Grange are
Barnard Lawless, of Hockessin; Mrs
John Shelldrake and Melville Stout
of Harrington; Mr.. and Mrs William
D Wilson. of Evergreen Grange: Mis-:
Ida E. Rosa and Miss Carrie Hous
ton. of Milford Grange
Students of the Newark Higf
School have completed arrangements
for an entertainment to be held II
the Opera House next Monday nigh
for the benefit of the piano fund o
tho school Mrs NJ Jane Murray. who
several years ago took a leading par
S In the Merry Widow" has had charge
4 Of the rehearsals that have been helC
for some weeks. Features of the
programs will include solos by Mrs
B Murray and Miss Marion Campbell.
The program will include a farce
entitled "The Assessor" The lead
IN parts will be taken by Stanlel
West and Miss Edna Chalmers; the
part Of the INSCRIPTIONS children b.
Miss Mary Cunningham and Francis
Il O'Rourke. and the assessor will b.
impersonated by Henry Mote.
Another feature Of the evening vii
n be the comedy. "A Case of Suspen
sion" Mrs Murray has paid specia
attention to the coaching of the stu
dents in this little play. The LEADING
parts will be taken by Miss Katherine
Bowen and George Holton. Oother
81 VINO VIII participate are. MISS Bes
sic Nottingham, Miss Anna Gala
CHER Miss Olive Heiser, Miss Mar
garet Cook and Irving STEELE.
Thieves stole so chickens from tn
farm of T. Roseby McMullin, In Pen
cader Hundred on Wednesday.
Mrs. Jones gave a progressive sol
narty at her home on Main stree
Wednesday night The first prize
NJ were won by Frank Clark and Mrs
IA Walter Steel