Evening journal., 1914-01-12
THIRTY YEARS
OF MARRIED LIFE
Friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. D.
W. Sheppard Make the &C.
CaSiOn Merry

Special to TIL EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK, Del, Jan. 12.-In honor
OF their thirtieth wedding anniversary
Mr. and airs. David w. Sheppard we're
given a surprise party several days
ago. The surprise was arranged by
Mr.. Sheppard's sisters. Among
those present we're: Mrs. Anna NJ.
Shaw, Mrs. Martha Sheppard. Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Shaw and daughters
and b. A. Davis, OF Bridgeton. n. j.;
Mr.. and Mrs. Crank Sheppard. OF
Salem, n. j.; Mr.. and Mrs. LAWN r.
Wilson, Of Mardella Springs. Nd. !;
Mr.. and Mrs. George Messimer. Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Warrick and children,
Mrs. John G. Thompson, Mrs Fannie
u. Missimer and children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clark Thompson and son. Mrs.
George w. Newcomb and children,
Miss Pansy Rementer and Mrs.
Anna NJ Brown, of Wilmington; Miss
Mary +. Perry and Miss Annie J..
Sheppard, of Philadelphia; Floyd At
kinson, of Yorklyn Mr.. and Mrs.
David w. Sheppard. Mrs Elizabeth
Jacquette. Misses Mabel, Helen, Irma,
Catherine and Alice Jaquette. Miss
Ethel NJ. Sheppard. Harvey Sheppard
and Edgar Jaquette, OF Newark.
The newly-elected officersf of New
ark Conclavc of Heptasophs or Seven
( Wise Men. we're installed last week
by NJ. h. Grand Archon William Eby
and staff of the Grand Conciave OF
the State of Delaware. assisted by Jo-
seph Turner. supreme archon of the
United States, as follows: Chancel-
lor. Stewart Hopkins; NJ. f. archon
Clarence ID. Grant; provost James
Dougherty; prclate, J. II. Roach; in
spector-general, Ralph A. Gregg
financial scribe. S. Lewis Cam; rec
ording scribe, f. G. Wlddoes; treasur-
eI, F. G. Jester; herald. Ward Lindell
warden. Louis Krapf: sentinel. VIII
liam Marrsi; trustee for eighteen
months, Louis Krapf; representative
c. Il. Porter.
At a meeting OF the Newark High
School Literary Society Friday after
noon the following program was
given: Reading, Paul Lovett; de-
bate, Resolved, that the whipping
post as an institution of punishment
| in the State OF Delaware should be
! abolished" affirmative, Francis
/ ORourke. negative. Bond Brown: VIC
lin solo Arthur Chillas; defamation
Elizabeth Stroud; reading. Robert
Robert Ritz; defamation. Myrtle
! Wakeheld reading. Edna Chambers
/ duet, Kathryn Wilson and Leila
Herberner; defamation. Cecelis
] ORourke; defamation. Helen Nc.
Neal; sketch, Harvey Ferguson anC
Albert Rhodes; song, Miriam Pools
and Geneva Burnite.
The neighborhood meeting TO bt
/ held in the High School building to-
night, which will be the first of ;
/ series under the auspices of the Higl
School Alumni Association. is attract
ing much attention and a large at
tendance is looked for. The purpose
Of the meeting is to promote the gen
eral welfare Of the neighborhood.
feature of the meeting will be selec
tions by Miss Reba Passmore Swayne
OF kennett Square. we'll knowI
reader There will also be musi
cal program.
Officers of Newark Grange will bC
installed tonight by Past State Mas
ter Hervey Walker. At this meet
Ing after the installation. the Rev
Joel S. Gilfllan will read paper or
Tenant Farmers Taxation Com.
pared With Landlords and Mrs
! William Teller will read paper on
! THE Social Side of Farm Life"