Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-11-02
Hagiey Community
House Notes
By the Director, Miss Irene Earll

The regular season for 1914-1915
at Hagley House opened with a Hal
lOwe'en masquerade dance and frolic
on Friday evening About 200 people
were present All had a delightful
time, the older ones in the gymna-
stun, the younger ones with games in
the library. The decorations consist
ed of branches Of autumn leaves and
pumpkins, even over the entrance,
with the black and yellow streamers
blending all together. Before the
unmasking the electric lights were
turned out and the quaint costumes
seemed more picturesque in the dim
lights of the Jack o. lanterns. The
grand march was directed by Miss
Seipp, of the Y. NJ. C. A. The prizes
were awarded by Miss Sepp and Mr..
Walton-the prettiest ladies' costume
to Miss Kathryn McDade as might"
the best mems costume to Dennis
Buckley as a BLACK Hussar," the
most original costumes, bride and
groom, to Mary McGonigle and Fran
els McDade.
The frolic prizes to the children
were awarded to Margaret Haig as
Gretel and Margaret Thompson as
Columbia, for the prettiest costumes,
and for the funniest, to Anna
Buchanan and Neddie Thompson.
Rev. w. II. Laird. Mrs. Il. w. Mathew
son and Miss Wyatt acted as judges.
Hagley House registration for the
seaeon will begin on Monday, Novem-
Der 3
The baths we're used for the first
time on Thursday evening. They are
free to paid-up members of the gym
nasium classes, who must furnish
their own soap and towels. This is
| for the showers only.
station of the Penny Provident
Fund will be opened on November 2.
A deposit card will be issued to each
depositor Five cents or over will be
accepted and a stamp pasted on the
card as receipt No interest is paid
on these deposit cards. but as soon as
the card is filled, the money may be
transferred to an Understanding cav
ings fund or withdrawn entirely A
weeks notice must be given in order
to withdraw the deposit
On Sundays, beginning November
/, the library will be open from to Q
p. m.
Two new members were received
into the Ha-Co-Ho Camp Fire the past
week. One more has already applied
for admission at the next ceremonial
meeting.
An absurd report concerning the Boy
Scouts has been in circulation around
| Hagley, probably started by persons
who wish TO keep boys from Joining
Some of the boys have been made to be-
lieve that it they Join the Boy Scouts
that the United States Government will
have the right TO order them into action
lif war should be declared. This abso-
lutely is false The Boy Scouts is a
fratonal, sectarian, non military or.
ganization, which sometimes uses TO-
discipline and training only, the mill,
tary drill and manual of arms, as Other
) traternal organizations do. A member
of the Boy Scouts is not under tn,
United States War Department any
, more than any member of any othel
B fratemal organization. The object %
j the Boy Scouts is TO train boys TO 'b'
prepared" TO be good citizens in time o
= peace, and there will be no danger %
o their failing in their duty to their coun
J. try, whatever that may be, whether wa
or every day business, if war occurs
!. There is no law that could compel 30,
B. Scout to 60 TO war against his will, an!
Q more than any ordinary citizen. But j
4 ever a Scout chose 70 enlist, his training
! as a former Scout would give him a bet
g ter chance at commission as an Office
T than the boy would have who had neve
= been Scout.
Boys and young men who wish TO ioi
r the gymnasium classes should registe
e with Mr.. Walton ON Wednesday, No
vember a.