Evening journal., 1914-07-13
NASONS LAY Stone
OF NEWREFORNATORY
Former Judge Marvel Then
Reviews History of Della
ware Industrial School
YOUNG WOMEN TAKE
PART IN EXERCISES


laying OF the cornerstone OF the new
buildings for the Delaware Industrial
School Tor Girls at Claymont on Satur-
day afternoon. The actual laying of
the stone was conducted by the Grand
Lodge OF Delaware, A. +. and A. NJ, and
the program OF exercises attendant upon
the cornerstone laying was enjoyed by
about 20O persons. The guests came IN
automobiles and the Darby cars
The board OF managers occupied front
chairs on the platform and the 66 girls
from the school were also on the plat
form and sank several selections The
girls were accompanied by their teach
ers and Assistant Superintendent Henry
| NJ. jackson.
The guests walked around the
grounds and inspected the new building
under course of construction, prior 20
the exercises.
Chancellor Charles NJ. Curtis, a
member of the advisory board of the
institution, presided and made a few
remarks of a cOngratulatory nature
suitable to the occasion. Invocation
was said by the Rev. Thomas p Hol-
loway, pastor of Second Baptist
| Church. The girls from the school
then sang a national ode. The corner
stone laying exercises we're then
conducted by the Masons.
The officers Of the Grand Lodge
who oficiated were Thomas j. Day
acting deputy grand marshal; " V
Harrison, grand secretary; Henry S
Young, acting grand junior warden
Samuel c. Cleaver, grand treasurer
George L. Brooks. grand senior war
den; Harry G. Galbraith, grand ty-
ler; william NJ. Mask, Jr.. grand
marshal: Frank b. Massey, grand
master.
The ceremony was watched with
interest After the officers had form
ed on the platform the Grand Master
Frank B. Massey called for an invo-
cation which was said by the grand
chaplain. The grand marshal read
the list Of articles to be deposited in
the corner stone and they we're as
follows:
"Delmarvia edition Of THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL, July l." Copies of
the eighteen annual reports of the
school, copy of Every Evening, June
/ f3. containing a picture of the Ship
ley House, Sixteenth and French
streets, prior TO the removal 10 pres
ent quarters: copy of Wilmington
Morning News, July II, containing
program Of the cornerstone laying
! exercises, history of the school, pic
lures Of the four homes where the
schools have been located, names OF
officers and members of board of
| managers, trustees and advisory
board, names of officers and teachers
Of the school and coins issued in
1914
The grand treasurer. Samuel G
Cleaver. then deposited the articles
In the box. The grand master spread
the cement on the Dundation anG
the stone was placed in position. ThI
ritual of the service was then carried
out
The architect. a representative o
Savery, Sheetz and Savery, of Phila
delphia, was presented by the granC
marshal with the square, level, plumb
land plan, the tools of his task. Final
ly the grand marshal proclaimed tina
the cornerstone of the new build
ing had been found square, level anC
plumb true and trusty. and laid ac
cording to the old customs by thu
grand master Of Masons.
Judge Marvel Speaks.
The address was made by Formel
Judge David T. Marvel, the histor!
compiled by Mrs. William G. Ma
haffy. The address follows:
"The General Assembly of the Stat
Of Delaware, on April, 1898. constitu
ed Elizabeth C. Marks, Frances A
Mather, Frances S. Garrett, Emma L
Weldin, Emalea r. Warner, Josie F
Fogg, Mary Smithers. Mary B. Don
nell, Lille F. Sudler. Hannah Tun
nell. Margaret s. Hilles, Helen Por
ter and their successors, a bod
corporate by the name Of The Del
aware Industrial School for Girls. {
act, among other things. as guardia
! of certain girls, committed to it
charge, for their physical, mental an
4 moral training.
The work was started at 500 Yves
Fifth street with two inmates. WheI
0 in a short time. this building wa
outgrown, the school was moved {
SIS West street. with nine girls /
0 its care. The demand for larger aC
commodauons necessitated removal I
6 ia East Sixteenth street, with foul
teen girls
I'm 1894. Mr. Samuel Bancroft. Jr
i one of our advisory board, recogni;
ing the necessity for a building COZ
- structed with special reference TO III
70 work to be done, donated 10 IN
a school the ground at Twenty-fft
= and Market streets, upon which ii
III present school building now stand
Mr. Bancroft has always been a loyi
friend to the school and he and h
wife have tided it over many difiicu
= places in its history.
a. In 1899 the school was moved
" the present building with a family
"a. Mrs. Samuel Bancroft Jr., WI
chairman of the building committe
and 10 her faithful and untiring G
forts Is due the successful compl
le tion of this building, which stands {
q day as a testimonial to the good wor
7t manship and conscientious care Of Il
" contractors, A. 5. Reed and Bro G.
N who. much to the qualification of Il
i- present building committee, we're al
is the lowest bidders on these building
- In competition with large contracto
u from this and neighboring cities.
"'rhe school was made 90 accOmm
p date thirty girls. There are nc
siatysix girls and seven teachers, ma
.ng a total of seventy three. CONNIE
On fhis crowded condition seems unng
essal u is evident that the work h
. outgrOun the capacity OF the premis
occupied az present, and that IL is ca
.T ried on a. serious incOn, enience I
ID lack oi proper accommodations.
re ~Ihe benefit ol the school is no long
.ii a problem 10 the managers. Under 4