Evening journal., 1914-08-17
HagIey Community
House Notes
By The Director, Miss Irene Earl.

Last Thursday a party of sixteen en-
ioyed a delightful day at Gordon
Heights, on the Yacht Club grounds,
grabbing, rowing and swimming. About
? o'clock every other activity was
dropped. as the warship Connecticut
came into view on its way from Hayti
to League Island. One does not often
have chance to salute a ship on its
way back from actual service in the
war zone.
Friday afternoon MIR. Sangree held
the weekly track meet on Hagley play
ground, with the following results;
go yard dash, Class A, j. ellison;
Glass B, J. Baird; potato race, Glass a,
j. Gibson; Glass b, J. Baird hop, step,
jump. Glass A, j. ellison; Glass b. J.
Baird; running high jump, Class A, r.
Lloyd; Class b. Il. Dunlop; running
broad jump, Class A, y. ellison; Glass b,
J. Baird; elephant race, Glass A, J. Gil
son with X. MoKenna; Glass B, j.
Baird with j. Biddlc
The boys are competing for a cham
pionship button for the whole series.
Those who wish TO make any entries
for the State Fair must report this
week TO Miss Myatt OF Miss Earll the
list OF things they intend to enter and
must sign the required blanks before
August % or their entries will not be
accepted in competition for premiums
Each child who enters enough things so
that all the first premiums would ag-
gregate So, is entitled to a season ticket
In the Women's Department, the pre-.
miums must aggregate SO. The articles
must be made by and aud belong TO the
person who enters them. The detailed
list of premiums may be seen by apply.
ing TO Miss Earll or Miss Myatt, who
will also help in the proper signing OF
the blanks. As far as possible, the ar.
ticles themselves should be brought tC
Hagley House this week. The present
plan is 60 exhibit everything that has
been done at the Vacation School, some
in collections of the main building, anC
some in a special Hagley House tent
Miss Earll wishes all the children wh'
belonged to the doll dressmaking clasl
last year TO bring their dolls. All eN
hibits will have the Hagley House col
ors. scarlet and stone color, attached
The dressmaking class, postponed
from last Tuesday, will meet this weel
Tuesday at 7 p. m. New members ma,
be admitted at any time. Bring pat
tern, cloth for dress and thread.
Miss Earll visited Delaware Colleg
last Tuesday, and made arrangement
with Dean Hayward for a series of IL
| lustrated free lectures by difieren
members Of the college faculty, to b.
given at Hagley House fortnight,
during the coming year, beginning il
November. Full program will be givei
/ later.
Several applicants for the position o
I director of the boys department, ar
being considered, as Mr.. Sangree leave
September I TO give his entire time {
his medical studies. The matter is prac
tically settled, and the young ma
chosen may come this week. He vii
start Boy Scouts trips at once.
Miss Elisabeth Carlisle, whose clas
in civics in the Wilmington High Schoc
has become famous outside of local eli
cles, has consented to undertake a SIM
lar weekly evening class at hagle
House this winter. The dues for thi
class will be 25 cents a month. or s
for the course Of eight months. Reg,i
tration must be made for the IN
course. This is a fine opportunity f.
those who never had civics in Hie
School. The enrolment is not restric
ed to Hagley House members. Ihoi
desiring to Join should send their nam,
and addresses TO Miss Irene Earl
Horny CLAY Del