Evening journal., 1914-10-26
HagIey Community
House Notes
Br the pirectyr, MIss Irene EarlL

Friday night the Poplar Athletic
Club Basketball team won in very
fast and exciting game against the
Hagley Community House second
team. on the Hagley floor. The first
half ended 14-9. in favor Of II. c. H.,
but in the second nalf the visitors
found their speed. Gallagher shot a
field goal in the last two seconds OF
play. causing a tie, 1919. In the extra
period, each team had a foul TO shoot
and on his foul, schaeffer proved his
superiority and won for the visiting
team, 20 to 10. The lineup was as fol-
lows:
Poplar A. C. H. C. II. I'd.
Leges ...... forward ......... Hama
Schaeffer ..... forward .. Gallagher
Potts ........ centre zee. McCloskey
Massey .... guard Buchanan
Smith ........ guard ..... McDade
The Ha-Co-Ho Camp Fire Girls had
a hike last Wednesday to Hannas
farmhouse, out Kennett Pike, about
mile and a half beyond Greenville.
/ They were accompanied by Mary
Hanna, and had a delightful time play
] ing hide and seek among the haymows,
with other games. and gathering chest
nuts and apples
Next Wednesday Tia Ha-Co-Ho
Camp Fire will hold It's monthly cere-
monial meeting. AT that time all the
present members must submit their
diaries showing their daily progress
I'm working for honOrs. Also the girls
who have applied or wish to apply
for membership must he present. The
dues are FIVE cents a month for mem
bership ticket to Hagloy House and
two cents a week for the Camp Fire.
The ceremonial meeting will begin
informally as soon after p. m. as
the girls can gather, hut the regu-
lar program will not begin until Ais
TO allow the down town members Ia
reach Hagley House after school.
The Halloween Masquerade Dance
! will be held on October 30 from $50
to 11.3O in the Hagley gymnasium
There has been some confusion as re.
cards admission TO this Gance 1t Is
open TO all, whether Hagicy House
members or not, but .he tickets ar,
) allowed upstairs without buying 3
ticket. This is to insure tie dancers
the entire floor and prevent crowd
ing. The balcony will be reserved
for those guests of the house to whom
5 complimentary tickets are sent. Tn,
r. music will be led by Joseph Maxwell
= and will consist Of piano, violin, cor
G net and drum. The program will in
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q three hesitations, one maXixe, tw
Il schottisches, a fox trot and Par
y Jones. The grand march will be hel
'e at 10 O'Clock. Prizes will be give
for the best dressed man and III
y best dressed woman. for the mo-
" original dress, and for the worst COZ
y tune, Judges, Miss Seipp and NJ
N Walton.
e While the masquerade is in Or,
l. gress in the gymnasium. there wi
a be a Halloween party for the pal
& ents and children, and those who d
5 not dance, in the library. To thi
e admission will be free. Miss Myai
+ will be in charge of the games an
B stunts. Ice cream will be sold b
s the Mothers Circle in the Camp Fir
o room. The main entrance to tn
!. building will be closed, and all dane
Z ers and non-dancers will enter b
a the basement door and go from ther
TO the dressing rooms at the rear {
the basement
X The installation of the electr
lights is going on now. so the batl
could not be used this week.
DR.. Wagner, the State commission
er of education, is to visit Hagl,
House some time next Thursday.
Miss Earll spoke at the Delawa
Congress of Mothers and Parer
Teacher Associations, held at AIilfo
Ok on Thursday Miss EARL is Sta
chairman of the Social Center Depal
ment Of the Congress, and spoke I
ward the organization of social &c
ters i'm the rural schools in De
o. ware. She outlined the work do
at Hagley House. In his inspiri
address later on, DIR. Wagner spO
of the neglected condition OF
children in the canning districts
Delaware. and said that he wish
the same kind of cooperative We
could be done in those sections as
Ok being done at Hagley. The rural
movement is tending strongly
ward social center work. The sp
of this convention was wholly al
and progressive. The Delaware O.
gress adopted several resolutio
-25 among which was one which pledl
the branches of the Congress to W.
systematically 10 get a Widows p
% sion bill passed through the 1915 L
islature. This helps 10 keep the cl
dren In school and so to raise
standard Of education throughout
State.
Us
m II to live on a farm is your an
"a ! tion. why not satisfy IL now--at ono