Evening journal., 1913-01-28
FORT DUPONT
OFFICERS HAVE
NEW COMRADES

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DELAWARE CITY. Del, Jan. Is
Mrs. NJ. II. Densmore. Of Salem, Mass.
sang in the Presbyterian Church here
on Sunday. The Rev. John L. Rush
bridge conducted services.
As a result Of the many changes at
Fort Dupont. the following officers
have commands designated; Colonel
Charles II. Hunter. district command
or OF the District OF Delaware; Cap
tain Wialliam Forses, commanding Of
hcor OF the provisional regiment and
infantry instructor. Captain Lynn ).
Edwards. district and post adJutant.
commander Of the Thirteenth Coast
Artillery Band and also commander
OF the non-cOmmissioned staff; Cap
tain Adolph IA Hugnet. district and
post auartermoster officer and COM
mander of the Quartermaster corps
First Lieutenant Donald NJ. Ash
bridge. provisional battalion adjutant.
post Quartermaster officer and COM
First Lieutenant Adelina Gibson, post
engineer officer; Second Lieutenant
Ralph ~ Haines. district and post.
ordnance officer and exchange officer,
shall. Captain Harry S. Purenll, post
surgeon and commander of hospital
CORPS. First Lieutenant Edgar Craft,
post doctor; First Lieutenant Edwin
l.. Tigner. district dental surgeon.
Frank Money spent the week end
here
Lieutenant and Mrs. Charles Thorn
as-Stahle entertained at a bowling
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"Wednesday evening Among those
present were: Mrs. Ralph e. Haines,
Miss Pauline Darling. Miss Ruth
Townsend. Miss Reba Detwiler, Miss
Isabelle Reybold. Lieutenant Herman
n zornig. Lieutenant Donald M.
Ashbridge. Lieutenant Arthur W.
Foard, Lieutenant Oberly. Lieutenant
Dubois and DR.. Edwin =. Tigner.
Jess Francis, OF Washington, ID. c.,
spent the weekend here with friends.
Tho Delaware City Press, a weekly
newspaper. owned by local interests,
will be started In about two weeks
The Gunners about here have been
enjoying duck shooting
Corporal William Caldwell, OF the
Thirteenth Coast Artillery Bank, VINO
has been spending a months furlough
in Wilmington, has returned to Fort
Dupont.
Isaac J. Wainer has resigned the
position as night operator at the iele-
phone exchange here. He has been
succeeded by Miss Bmma Cakes.
Mrs William b. Jester entertained
at a five hundred party on Friday
AFTERNOON. The following were pres
entj Mrs Ralph r. Haines, Miss
Miss Isabelle Reybold Miss Marian
Price, Miss Reba Detwiler. Miss Eu-
banks and Miss Mary Jeter
Miss Bessie O'Neil spent the week
end here with her parents.
The artesian we'll al Fort Dupont
has been driven TO a depth Of 1850
feet
Electrician Sergeant Samuel Bousoh
Is on a three months furlough in
Baltimore, with Mrs. Bousch and
daughters.
Captain Ralph W. Mitchell is adiu-
tant at Fort Mott. n. j.
A dance will be given in Assembly
Hall on Wednesday evening
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Robinson. OF
Philadelphia, were guests OF friends
here over Sunday
The literary society az the high
school viii give an entertainment
In Assembly Hall on Friday after
noon There will be debate. the
subject Of which. has not been decid.
ed.
The election for mayor here will be
held in the early pert of April. Thorn.
as r. Vail is mayor He was elected
last April to succeed William M
Householder. who resigned from the
position. There are several candi.
dates for the position.