Evening journal., 1913-04-22

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DELAWARE CITY, Del, April 22.-
Miss Mildred Ball gave a party re-
Gently at the Delaware City Hotel.
of which her father is proprietor
Those present were Miss Helen Ben
dler, Miss Catherine Heal, Miss Clara
Moore, Miss Mildred Ball, Miss Gladys
Hall, Miss Margaret Spicer, John
Wise, Carlisle Spicer, Cortland s.
ton, George Holiday. George Heal
and Milton Swap.
George Stewart caught a 22-lb.
snapper recently.
Captain Adolph H. Hugnet and fam
lily have left for Fort Niagara, n Y.
where Captain Hugnet has been or.
dered
A farewell dance will be given to
the members of the 55th Company.
c. A. c., in the gymnasium at Fors
DUPONT tomorrow. There will be no
admission and everyone is invited
Some residents here are dissatisfied
with the new system of assessment
as adopted by Council. The new
system is based on rental value. That
is for every $12 OF tax received IN
rent year there is 800 charged on
the assessment books.
Benjamin Eisenberger, formerly
employed by the New Castle ana
Delaware City Traction Company has
accepted position with Fred Fehl.
Mrs. John Bittle has been sick.
Captain and Mrs. Harry Purnell
celebrated their tenth wedding anri-
Versary on Wednesday evening.
William Hagan and family have
moved into Mrs. Pennington's home
on Adams street
Mrs. Matthew Bigger. who has
been suffering from an attack of heart
trouble is improving.
The members of the graduating
class of the High School here are
Miss Mildred Sofranek. Miss Mida
Blake, Miss Edna Cook Louis VAIN
er and William X. Morrow.
Harry Clark and family have re.
turned from their visit to Palm
Beach. Fla. They tell glowing ac-
counts of some of their experiences
in Florida.
A local teachers institute will br
held in Assembly Hall here on the
second Saturday in May. Superintend-
ent A. r. Spaid is in charge of the
institute.
The past week has been very good
for the fishermen. Nearly 5000 shad
we're catght. The shad brought
about s3s lee. One fishermen re.
ceived marty 5000 for the weeks
shad.
A very successful art exhibit clos
ed here on Saturday afternoon Two
hundred reproductions of the master
pieces Df art wefe shown. The ex-
hibit was given in Assembly Hall fol-
the benefit of the school A very
An, 1.
the Literary Society on Thursday
evening in connection with the ex-
hibt, while on Friday evening
musical was given by local talent.
The proceeds of the exhibit are to
be used for purchasing pictures for
the school rooms.
A meeting of the citizens will be
held in the City Hall on Wednesday
eveiing for the purpose of discussing
improvements in the city. A commit
tee of five citizens will be appointed
at the meeting to devise plans for
ths proposed new road on Clinton
street Owing to the difference Ia
piblic sentiment there Will probably
b several plans advocated. The
most favorable plan seems to be to
dtrify Clinton street from Harbor to
iecond and then macadamize Second
o Fifth street
Miss Annie Won Goerres will take
some of her pupils to Iron Hill on
Saturday, April 26. for nature study.
Personals-Mrs. Ralph r. Haines
and Miss Isabelle Reybold were
guests of Mrs Rev V. ID. Corput on
Thursday afternoon Miss Elsie Ack-
er spent the weekend with her
friend, Miss Sylvia Sofranek at Fort
ectrician-Sergeant Samuel
Bousch of Fort DUPONT has returned
b Fort DUPONT from a three months
THROUGH which he spent in Balti-
nore.-Miss Eunice Hayes spent the
Weekend With her parents near
iere.-Albert A. Lumpkin was a re-
cent visitor in New York city
Miss Annie Won Goerres spent the
weekend at Observation-Disclosures
Hatton, of New Castle, spent he
weekend with friends here.-Captain
Edwards was Wilmington visitor on
Saturday.-M and Mrs. Joseph Wat
kins. of Philadelphia. spent the week
end here with friends.-Alexande
Holiday spent the weekend here
with .friends.-Miss Sylvia Sofranek
and Miss Elsie Acker were Whining
ton visitors on Saturday.-Samuel
Weaver. of Wilmington was a guest
of frfop1c hnro ot, Cttpdou Dntt1