Evening journal., 1914-02-04
JUNIORS MAKE
DANCE PLANS
Begin Decorating Today for
Annual Prom at College
on Friday
REGRET RESIGNATION
OF TOWN RECTOR

OF TOWN RECTOR
Special % THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK Feb. 4-The work of
decorating Tor the Junior Promenade
90 be held Friday night, ia the gym
naaium. win be started this afternoon
by the docorting committee OF the
Junior Class The dance Is given
by the Junior Glass of Delaware Col
lego. aud has grown In popularity for
the past few years until now Il Is
probably the largest dance of the
year held IN Delaware and attracts
many members OF the Alumni Efforts
are being made by the Juniors TO
make the prom" even surpass those
.of previous years. The committees
IN charge OF the affairs are as fol-
lows
Invitations and Programs w r..
Manning. chairman; n. l.. Brown D..
W. Houston. II. NJ Grievcs. h. H..
Silver. Y. Rhodes and l.. G. Owens
Refreshments - Joseph Weaver
chairman; IT, v Lindsay. w J.. Tor
bert. A. X Mearns. w n. Anderson.
A. NJ. Jones. and F. "A Buck
Floor-L. G.. S. Dorsey. chairman.
w r. Brockson. +. p. Mccarthy. G.
r. Anderson, "A. 7. Bennett. and H. G..
Montgomery.
Music e G. Souder. chairman. W.
r. Cam. p. b. Geoghepan. W. L.
Haley. r. V. Wingate H. n. Adams
and A. b. Carey
Decorations-pa Emerson. chair
man; J. l.. Heyd, Edward Lacklen. J.
n. Moore. A. S. Wise II. Kanofsky.
l.. o. Russell. l.. G.. Gibney. o. Sud
dard, q. H. Woodman and r. W.
Wallace.
The officers of the class are. Her
man J.. Little. president Lynford q
Russell vice-p president. Francis p.
Mccarthy. secretary. and Washington
Il. Brockson. treasurer
As the Z o'clock train ON the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad was taken
on some time ago. Wilmingionians
who attend the dance viii have 20
take the 642 train on the r.. b.. and
w Railrond or an earlier one The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has
agreed 90 stop the train passing
through Newark at 2.46 o'clock Sat
urday morning and there Is also
train back ON the r.. p. and W. at
23S O'Clock.
Miss Winifrod J. Robinson. recent
ly elected by the Board of Trusteoa
OF Delaware College. dean of the Wn-
mems College. who is to arrive ln
/ Wilmington on Saturday where she
] "A "a or A n IA
Warner will meet the educational
/ committee of the Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs az the home of Mrs.
Harry Hayward here ON Friday OF
next week
Through the Amrican Historical As.
sociation the United State. Govern
mcnt is preparing TO undertake am cA-
haustiNc search tor the military records
of Che Revolution ihc purpose is to
make the collection complete military
record uf thc part that Delaware az.
well as the other States took in the
fight Tor Independence. nr. T.. N.
Vaughn. professor of history at Della.
ware College. ha. been asked 90 assist in
thi. work. but because uf the fact that
search for the records would take a
considerable time he is unable to do the
work in connection With his duties at
the college.
ng Vaughn will 1.n,er an address az
the Washington birthday exercises, TO
bo held by the Cecil Coum High School,
,ut Elkton. on Friday. February 20
Director Harry Hayward. cot the
Delaware College Experimental Station.
ha. appointed Professor A. e.. Whittier.
l h. r. pailthorp and D. B. Hills 60 serve
as am advisory committee for "lhe
/ Delaware Farmer the paper published
by the agricultural students of the col.
lcgc.
J At special meeting of the vestry of
J st. Thomas Episcopal Church last
might. the resignation of the ko, Ham
/ ilton B. Phelps as rector was read, and
reluctantly accepted. Resolutions exc
pressing regret ON behalf of the cungre-
/ Cation. as we'll as the yestry over the
early departure of Mn Phelps from ST..
I Thomas were adopted. The resignation
takes effect April D. and his successor
Twill hc named as soon as possible after
the return of Bishop kinsman from
abroad
The Newark Grange at meeting on
i Monday night initiated seven new nicm-
bcrs and two others were elected to
membership. Twenty four members oi
the Agricultural Club ol Delaware Coll
4 lerc were guests of the grange and
a pleasant evening was spent Mrs Joel
Z =. Gililan read paper prepared by
her husband. Dr. Gilhllan. ON bcttcrin-
conditions Of farm life. which was fol-
lowed hv some discussion. Miss Evans.
lof Brooklyn. o. guest of one of the mem
ihcr-. aNo read a paper. Refreshments
were served.
~i'otn- uidl colorcd, son of James
HAL. started lot of excitement ycstcr.
ldav morning when a cigarette that ho
was smoking set fire To bed in his
father. house ON orbit street. pete
lalso got excited and i, is said jumped
.oui the window instead OF throwing th'
bed out The automobile engine wa.
'called out. hut the fire was cytinguishcd
Ihv ncichhors before the hrcmon arrived