Evening journal., 1915-05-04
Home GARDEN WORK
INTERESTS Children
Newark Pupils Hope to
Make Profit Out of
Their Work
TOWN TO HAVE
COLORED OFFICER

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, Del, May 4.-Twenty-
one pupils of the Newark grammar
and primary schools have started
home gardens and will conduct them
for profit Recently Miss Agnes
Medill, a teacher in the grammar
school. was appointed to supervise
this home garden work and she states
that it is surprising the interest that
the children are taking in their gar
dens and how well they look. Miss
Medill visits each garden from time
TO time to inspect them and TO make
suggestions to the youthful garden
ers. There is two principal ideas in
connection with the work. One is to
operate the gardens for profit and the
other is TO use them when the Della
ware College Summer School opens
the latter part of June for demon
stration purposes.
Those who have gardens under
Miss Medills supervision are: Pearla
Pool, Howard Reed, Frank Durnall,
Robert Cook, Mildred Richards,
Byard Lindell, William +. Hayes, Jr.,
Robert o. Hayes, Herbert Honning,
Albert Lewis, Leah Pool, Charles
Blest, John Clancy. James Longfel-
low. John Hoffecker, Frank Garatva,
Earl Evans, George Mitchell, Joseph
Willis and Alvin Kilmon.
At the congregational meeting OF the
st. Thomas Episcopal parish last night,
the following vcstrymen were elected :
Alfred 4. Curtis, DR.. George a. iartcr,
David c. Rose, Harlow II. Curtis, d.
Lee Rose. ". NJ. Coyerdalc. J.. X Bowen,
Il
The latter two are new members of the
vestry. The vestry organized by elect
inc Alfred 4. Curtis. senior warden; DIR.
Hartor, junior warden; Harlow II. Cur
It's secretary and Dr. Harter, treasurer
The vcstry also elected Alfred \. Curtis
and Dr. llarter, delegates to the diocesan
convention, to be held in Dover next
week. and Harlow II. Curtis and David
C. Rose, alternates. y tentative imam
cial report of the finances of the parish
was submitted and a more detailed re-
port will he made later. After the trans
action of the business retire 'hments were
served by tho women of the parish.
Town Council last night decided Ia
extend the water pipe line about two
hundred feet down Corbit street SO that
houses there could get water and con-
meet with the sewer.
The matter of reducing the rate oi
electric current for cooking aud power
purposes was discussed, but no action
was taken.
The street committee WAS authorized
to furnish carts 70 remove the rubbish
and debris on Thursday and Friday
which have been designated a. cleaning
DAYS by the New Century Club.
". j. Barnard wa, granted permit
to erect four bungalows ON CleNclant
avenue.
President of Council Hossinger was
authorized 10 purchase rebuilt
steam roller for work on the streets
not to cost more than $1,000. He was
also authorized to appoint colOred
policeman for one month. This was at
the request of a petition sent io Council
signed by fity-fivo residents OF the
colored district. He will patrol the
Colored settlement
The matter of street improvement
was discussed and it was decided Ia
start work on North Chapel street
first and then fix West Main street
An invitation has been received by
Delaware College from Secretary oi
State William j. Bryan. inviting the
college to send one or moro delegates
TO the second Pan-American Scientific
Congress to be held at Washington
December %, 1915 to January = 1915
DR.. Mitchell has received letter
rom the Rev. william NJ. Jeffer es. who
was a professor in Delaware College
more than forty years ago. stating that
10 would be here for the commence
nent this year Dr. Jeiferies is now
general missionary for the Episcopa
Church. He was formerly rector oil
ST. Thomas Episcopal Church. Now
ark. and also of Calvary Church, Will
ningtOn