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Evening journal., 1915-03-12
MAYOR TO NAME THE
Assessment BOARD
Legislature Passes Bill Great
ing Bipartisan Officials
TO Fix Values
COLLECTORS ONLY TO
GATHER IN THE TAXES

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
STATE HOUSE, Dover. Del. March
12.--The House yesterday afternoon
passed Representative Rash's bill crc-
ating a Board of Assessment of three
members. for Wilmington. Repre-
sentative Elliott stated that he had
desired TO have The members of the
board elected 10y the people but as he
could not get that he favored the pres
ent bill and would support IT, There
was not a vote against the bill. II
had been agreed on in conference OF
tho Wilmington members.
II provides that the Mayor in July
Of this year. shall appoint two mem
bers of the board OF opposite political
faith TO serve four years. The build
ing inspector, under. the bill, is made
an ex-officio member of the board,
but is a voting member in the mat
ter OF hearing appeals for which he
shall receive $3.50 year. The salary
OF the other two oicials is fixed in the
bill TO not be less than $4,000 or more
than $4,000 a year. I'm making the
appointments the mayor shall desig-
nate one of the members TO be prcsi-
dent OF the board and he shall be an
ox-officio member of City Council.
The bill gives the board entire
charge Of all assessments for city and
school purposes and gives il authority
10 engage what assistants are deemed
necessary for the proper performance
Of the work. The members of the
board shall devote their entire time
10 the assessment work, and shall
have generally the powers possessed
by the Board of Assessment, Revision
and appeal that made a new assess
ment in Wilmington last year. The
Assessment Board shall make and
| keep tax maps. etc. The Senate Will
pass the bill today.
Representative Rash's bill relative
to the collection of taxes in the city
OF Wilmington, which separates the
present offices OF tax collectors and
assessors, was passed by the Senate
Senator GOrmley explained that the
bill continued the present two tax
collectors in Wilmington in the Of
flee of tax collector. but separated them
from the office Of assessors. He ex-
planned that there is another bill
which creates a Board of Assessment
in Wilmington, which will have
charge of the assessment of the prop
erty in that city. He stated that the
bill had been drawn by the city So
licitor and had the approval of the
Mayor and Council of Wilmington and
the Wilmington members of the Leg.
islature.
Evening journal., 1915-03-12
ENDEAyORERS IN COMEDY.

The Christian Endeavor Society CT
West Church will present a farce
comedy in the New Century Club to-
night Miss Elma G. Bartram will
sing between the acts and West Sun
day school orchestra under the di-
rection OF Charles NJ Banks, will
furnish the music. The cast of char.
acters is as follows:
Captain Obadiah Skinner. retired
sea captain. Oscar +. Munda. Jr.:
Lieutenant George Richmond, his nc
phew, Marvel Jester: Richard Ham
ilton. country gentleman, Robert
]. Lilley: Ferdinand Lighthead, a
neighbor, Ernest M. sheppard: Nellie
Richmond. Georges wife. Miss Eliza
beth f. Day; Nellie Huntington, a
friend, Mrs. Samuel P. Rolph; Cor.
nelia (Nellie) Skinner. Obadiah's sis
ter Miss Florence NJ. Miles; Nellie
Mcintyre. a maid. Miss Catharine e.
McRae.
Evening journal., 1915-03-12
CITY Pensions FOR
families Of Police
Representative Downward's
Bill TO Meet Cases Like
Officer Tierney'S Is Passed
$40 A MONTH TO WIDOW
OR TO DEPENDENTS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DO, Err, Del, March l2.-With every
member supporting il, the House yes
terday afternoon passed Representative
Downward's bill authorizing Wilmington
City Council TO pay $40 month TO the
widow, children or dependents of police
officers who meet violent death while
performing their duty, such rs happened
to Patroman Francis Y. Ticrney, who
was slain by a gunman on Saturday
last.
Representative Downward waXcd elo-
Quent in pleading for passage of the bill
and pictured the shooting down of OH
Ger Ticrney while in the performance OF
his duty. He said it was TO relieve de-
pendents of policemen in such eases that
the bill was drawn. Mr.. Downward
commended Representative Elliott foi
Evening journal., 1915-03-12

his efforts TO do something for the po-
lice officers Of Wilmington. The pen
sion bill was endorsed by the members
of City Council and the Police Commits
sion, Mr.. Downward said. Councilman
Draper and Representative Elliott also
spoke for the bill.
Il provides that in case an officer dies
from any injury received by him by the
violence of another person, Council shall
pay TO his widow $40 a month SO long
as she remains a widow, and 81 a month
for each child under l6 years of age. II
also provides that in case the officer so
killed is not married, his mother, sister
or other near relative shall be paid an
amount in the discretion of the Board
of Police Commissioners, not to exceed
$50 a month.
Evening journal., 1915-03-12
HOTEL nrpONT nANcE.

Miss Alice McEwan has been re-
quested TO demonstrate the New
Brazilian Polka tomorrow afternoon
at the Tea Dansant at the Hotel du-
Pont. She will be assisted by Roger
McEwan.
Much interest is being shown by
patrons Of the hotel in the dances,
which are held on the mezzannino
floor every Saturday afternoon. VIII
mington's best dancers take advan-
tage of the hotel orchestra's music
and it affords those who spectate a
nleasurable afternoon.
Evening journal., 1915-03-12
EVENING AT CARDS.

Miss Kathleen Perkins entertained
at cards last night at her home, No.
404 West Twenty-third street. Five
hundred was the game played and
those who won prizes included Charles
Hayward, Preston Ayers, Miss Virginia
Clark and Miss Frances Clark Fol-
lowing the game a delightful buffet
supper was served. Those present
we're: Miss Madeline Williamson
Miss Madeline Jones. Miss Virginia
Clark. Miss Frances Clark, DR.. Will
liam Duny, Charles Hayward. Preston
Ayers, Mr.. McCracken and Benjamin
Solomon.
Evening journal., 1915-03-12
EYENING COMPANY.

An evening company was held at
tho home Of Miss Grace Groman last
night in honor Of Miss Carrie Kelley
OF Springfield. Mass. Music was furn-
ished by Miss Carrie Kelley. Miss Mil
dred Kirkpatrick, William Brady,
Howard Gordon. Miss Anna Lenhoff
and Joseph Mahoney.
Those present were: Misses Carrie
Kelley of Springfield. Mass; Grace
German, Margaret Quinn. Ada Walsh,
Mildred Kirkpatrick, Anna Lennon.
May German. Olive Schniffel, Mar
garet German; Messrs. Joseph Ma
hony, George Pusey, John Hallisy,
Earl Heating. Howard Gordon. Will
liam Brady. Paul Keating and
Thomas Il. Loughrey.
Evening journal., 1915-03-12
FRECKLES
March and april Worst Months for
This Trouble How TO Remove
Easily.

There's a reason why nearly every
body freckles in March and April,
but happily there is also a remedy for
these ugly blemishes. and no one need
stay freckled.
Simply get an ounce of othine
double strength. from your druggist
and apply little OF IL night and morn
ing. and in a few days you should see
that even the worst freckles have be-
gun to disappear. while tho light ones
have vanished entirely. Now is the
time to rid yourself of frockles for
n not removed now they may stay all
Summer. and spoil an otherwise beau
tiful complexion. Your money back
II othine fails
Evening journal., 1915-03-12
EVENING AT CARDS.

The Thursday evening 500 Club was
delightfully."- entertained last night by
Mrs. Paul Seibel. at the home OF MIR.
and Mrs. William Morrison. No 1912
Van Buren, street. Those who won
prizes were Mrs. Paul Scibel. Mrs.
Monroe zerphy, Paul Seibel and vii
liam Morrison. Those present we're:
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lackey. Mr.. and
Mrs. Monroe zerphy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Killian, Mr.. and Mrs. William Nor
rison. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Soibsl and
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward r. Perkins.
Evening journal., 1915-03-12
STAFFORD DAVIDSON.

Miss Clara, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas stafford, OF near stanton. and
Alfred Davidson, of Bear Station, were
married ON " Nednesday by the Rev Mr.
Barrett, Of Christana. Miss Fannie
Barrett played the wedding march and
Miss Helen Alden, of Wilmington. was
bridesmaid. Mr.. and Mrs. Davidson will
live on a farm near Bear Station.
Evening journal., 1915-03-12
SWEET BRIER's ENTERTAIN.

An entertainment was given by the
members Of the Sweet Brier Club in
rallcy Mission Chapel, ON Washington,
birthday. BY request il was repeated
in Centrcville Han ON Monday evening,
ono Of the features being a sketch en-.
titled "1he Sweet Family" presented by
eight members of the society. The club
win celebrate its anniversary tomorrow
night
Evening journal., 1915-03-12
SKULL FRACTURED
BY RUNAWAY HORSE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
LEWES, Del. March 12.-Fred Bur-
ton suffered a fracture Of the skull
when his team ran away. throwing
him out on the frozen ground and
dragging him for some distance. He
was found by neighbors, who carried
him to his home. where DR.. Martin
gave medical assistance
Evening journal., 1915-03-12
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY.

Superintendent A. A Albert Of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
celebrated his birthday anniversary
yesterday. lie received congratula-
tions from friends during the day and
in the evening he entertained a num-
bcr OF friends at his home.
Evening journal., 1915-03-12
GIVEN LINEN SHOWER.

Miss Anna Preston, of No. sos
Washington street. gave a delightful
linen shower on Monday evening in
honor of Miss Ethel r. Claire, whose
marriage TO Edward Fritz, now Of
Philadelphia. but formerly of this
city, will take place on March Is.
Evening journal., 1915-03-12

Good worlmen. with the right sort
OF experience. men and women cap
able Of fitting profitably into your
business. read and use the Want Ads
for paying postions.-AdN.
Evening journal., 1915-03-12
ROCKFORD TO HOLD DANCE.

The Rockford Club will hold
dance in their club room at the foot
of Rockford road on March II. A
three-piece orchestra has been en-
gagged for the evening.
Evening journal., 1915-03-12
FORMER JUGDE
GRAY CONYALESCING.

Former Judge George Gray. who
has been i'll for two weeks with an at
tack Of grippe. is convalescing.
Evening journal., 1915-03-12
DIsCUss CHRISTIAN UNITY.

Monsignor Charles f. Thomas of
Baltimore preached in the Cathedral
on Wednesday evening on the subject
of christian Unity"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06
Schools Now Offer Course
to Girls in Profitable Branches of
Horticulture and Horticulture

achieved great success. They have. II
is suggested, a more delicate touch
han the men and are able to make the
smallest cuttings with ease. In n
of the largest commercial greenhouses
in Germany. Miss Morgan said, the
cuttings were all made by
Gardening under glass has reached
large proportions In some sections of
the country and is still increasing. In
the growing of vegetables out of doors
the increase has been 10 per cent. in
the last decade. Among the factors
responsible for better prices are the
more discriminating methods Of grow
ing and marketing them. The increase
In the price of meat also has increased
the demand. Apple growing has in
creased Of late in the East despite
the large quantity of fruit shipped
from the Pacific slope, and there are
wonderful possibilities for women in
raising them.
one OF the most profitable phases
of up to date gardening" says Miss
Morgan. "is the hamper service by
parcel posi-. which Is yet in its in
fancy. Flowers, fruit and vegetables
can now be shipped to a special Glen
tele in nearby cities at a good profit.
This il one Of the advantages Of the
parcel post system, and il opens up
n capital field for m Feminine
taste can be exercised in preparing
the produce for the market and it can
be shipped speedily 20 its destination.
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Jessie T. Morgan,
director of the school.

Garden School of Groton, Conn, and
the School of Horticulture at Amber
are the two schools in the country run
exclusively for ONE They are each
year turning out young women to run
farms, to be florists, market gardeners,
proprietors or managers of fruit farms
and orchards. Each field offers good
positions to trained women.
Miss Jessie T. Morgan, director Of
the Amber School, which was started
in 1911 by the club and college ome
Of Philadelphia. says that a woman
may arm a good income from the
smallest piece of ground provided she
specializes in some particular branch
OF horticulture. Miss Morgan. who
has been quite successful in making
good farmers of her girls. recently
made a tout OF the horticultural
schools # England. where women are
paying especial attention to the SUBJ
ject. and she believes the day of the
woman gardener has dawned.
THE number of professional gar
deners in England is remarkable" she
says. land many of the graduates of
horticultural schools / found were
managing their own estates. II the
OF England succeed there is
more reason why American women
should do so, because on account of
the wastefulness in land here there
is more scope for the.woman gardener"
Miss Morgan. who was in New York
recently attending the conference of
the Woman's National Horticultural
Association held at the Bronx Botanical
Gardens. is enthusiastic over the OPP
%portunities for women in horticulture.
This field includes the raising of flow-
ers. vegetable gardening, the growing
of fruits, nuts and nursery stock and
in addition beet culture and chicken
raising.
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Some persons" said Miss Morgan,
TASK If women are physically adapted
to such work as ploughing. spraying
and the handling of heavy boxes and
barrels of fruit. They are not always
strong enough to do such work and it
is not expected that they should be so
long as they know how such things
should be done and can direct the ef-
forts of the laborers.
Women have an instructive love
for growing things and get a keener
enjoyment from c%ultivating them than
men. We a all seen how the busy
housewife will oax and pet a few
plants and make them grow despite
the most ~unfavorable conditions, so it
stands to reason If a woman really
loves the work and gives all her time
to II in greenhouses under the most
favorable circumstances there is no
reason why she should not succeed"
Miss Morgan can point to many in
teresting facts about the growth of
horticulture commercially during the
last twenty years which should be
highly interesting to the prospective
gardener. For example, there has been
an Increase OF 30 per cent. in the sale
OF flowers during that period. And de-
spite the fact that prices have declined
something like 10 per cent. there has
come about n more general use and
enjoyment OF plants and cut flowers
among the middle classes where for
merly they were only the luxury Of the
rich.
Women are said to have a better
trained eye in selecting various shades
Of color and finer judgment in making
harmonious color arrangements in
floral designs for the trade than men.
In the growing Of flowers and vege-
tables under glass women have
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06
Market Gardening and Flower Grow
ing Increasing in Popularity as
Feminine Professions

They did. and to-day after three years
the husband has not only recovered
his health but the couple are among
the most successful flower rover in
their State.
MOI far from Atlantic City. y. j.,
n woman started in Horticulture with a
sun 50 small that her friends. hard
headed business men, declared she was
making the mistake of her life. Some
thing within her gave her the assur-
ance she would be successful, and
to-day, from a tiny greenhouse on a
small patch of ground, she has acres
and numerous buildings. all dedicated
to flower growing and vegetable rails
ing.
A woman rose grower near Scran-
ton, Pa, each season sends 20. 600 roses
a day to New York city. Not far
from the rose lady" as she is known.
Is a woman who is raising tomatoes
under glass. Each year from January
to June, When they command an extra
price. she sends quantities of hot
house vegetables to the New York
market.
Miss E. NJ. Osbourne Of Ann Arbor.
Mich, Is the only woman member of
the Market Growers Association in
America. She earned her right to
the honor by hard work, for, although
she was not trained in horticulture,
circumstances forced her into it. By
hard work she has built up a
for herself rs n Of the leading veg
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06

etable growers in the State. Down
below the Mason and Dixon line in the
apple belt is a Virginia girl who has
more than 100 acres planted to apples
and peaches. Other INT have
forest nurseries. peony farms, dahlia
gardens, primrose ranches and veg
etable market gardens.
In school gardening women are
everywhere taking the lead. Miss
Caro- Miller. Supervisor OF Children's
Gardens in Philadelphia, Is doing a
fine work. and last yea she induced
hundreds of children to beautify their
back yards with flower and vegetable
patches, the product of which they
sold to good advantage. In Trenton,
y. j.. Miss Laura T.. Woodward is the
director of gardening and she also
trains teachers for 1t. which is a step
in advance Of other cities in this field.
Many women have gone into land
scape gardening. Miss Grace Tabor
of New York. one of the best known,
is as busy as she can be laying out
fine estates, while Miss Mary Jay and
Miss Geoffre are also fully occupied.
Mrs. Florence Merriam Hill of New
York is a maker of gardens and is a
specialist in color arrangement. She
supplements the work Of her husband,
who is an architect. He designs
houses and Mrs. Hill lays out the
grounds and makes the gardens. Miss
Elizabeth Leonard OF Cambridge,
Mass: Miss +. b.. Clark of Philadel-
phia, and Miss Elizabeth Leighton
Lee. the latter instructor in landscape
gardening in the School Of Horticul-
ture at Amber, Pa. are all highly sue
cessful in their line.
Besides the Massachusetts, Agricul-
tural School. the Simmons School Of
Boston offers a short course in gar
dening for women The Lowethorpe
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r N an office atop a tall s~kyscraper.
one of those piles of bricks and
mortar hat max canyons OF
downtown streets, a young woman
sat at her desk. Beside her lay a
batch of neatly typed letters. just
transcribed from notes taken at her
employers dictation. Her work was
temporarily forgotten, for her eyes
wandered over the Long Island vista
as 1t stretched in panoramic fashion
between the all embracing waters OF
the bay and the Sound.
1t wasn't the typographical vision
tina held her imagination, but the
mental picture Of a little patch of
ground hugging the edge Of the north
shore about midway down the island
where in the centre of a three acre
plot there stood a tiny old fashioned
farm house. Beside the cottage a
stream gurgled its way to the sea.
Along it's borders a patch OF woods
grew clannishly, n near the house
was a stretch of fine meadow land,
where in her minds eye the girl saw
a brindle COW placidly enjoying the
fresh, green pasturage.
his WASH luc lhsl Ahi nv iau
seen the vision. 1t appeared each
spring. but this year it was more in
sistent than ever. Try as she would
she couldn't Danish the picture from
her mind, so one day. when the scent
OF apple blossoms was in the air and
the pungent odor Of the newly awak-
ened fern and bracken drifted over
the smoke laden city, she shook the
dust Of the town from her feet and
started out to find the picture OF her
dreams.
That was five years ago. and to-day
the mi Is one OF the most success
full market gardeners on Long Island,
with a big business on hand and a
growing balance in the bank. The
story of this young stenographer is
the story Of hundreds of young women
who have turned their faces from the
grind and toll of the city to the open
country and the sunshine of Gods
great outdoors. Back to the farm" Is
no meaningless slogan to scores of
business women. for there is a large
and rapidly increasing umber of
those who a turned their backs
upon commercial pursuits and who
are earning a living from the soil.
Among them is a New York woman
who has demonstrated the POSSIBLE
ties Of violet growing, and from her
greenhouses up the Hudson she ships
each season great quantities OF violets
to a special clientele in town. Down
on Long Island is a woman who has
shown the possibilities OF horticulture
on what was supposed to be worthless
soil. In Kingston. Mass, is a success
ful m florist n gardener. while
In south Jersey another has built up
a promising flower trade.
A woman near West Chester. Pa,
has made a notable success as a peony
grower. and a young couple, husband
and wife, nave achieved a reputation
raising gladioli for the market. Good
health was also wrested from the soil
along with a good income, for 1t was
one Of those cases Of a husband taken
Ill and with no means of support. Each
day the doctors bills and the house
keeping expenses mounted higher and
higher n the future looked dark
and hopeless. The doctor decreed the
family SHOULD move to the country.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06

"Such wonderful possibiliti"s prcscr'
themselves for sending green goods h,
hamper that the popularity u o.,
method is bound to grow. Mr.. am
Mrs. II. Il, Fullerton. in charge ufti.
Long Island Experiment station. 81
by the way are admirable example,
OF husband and wife. who ar, success.
full partners in farming, have prov.
that fresh fruit and vcgctihl,- can
shipped in hampers directly 90 q,
customers at prices less than o.,
ter have had to pay and for W1', 'h
the producer has been FL tn, hI..'
receiving.
Take the trade In flower ,'t
1t Is possible to have "A l.'lfH
flowers. so there Will Ice blossoms
one sort or another from Apl.l 90 y.
vember. What sort Of work ,.II
more charming than this. u, -,..
fresh punches of flowers and Goo DE-.
liver them to their dies mat. 80 NJ
out their suffering any d-yt,Iu.I'"
OR what more attractive than % .1W
per trade Of flowers, fruit InI y,--
tables. Surely there is no phase
horticulture or indeed any u,.IiI'
for women more intcrcs. laG ~ Ji.
that offers better prospects than th,
Miss Morgan points out that 10 bus.
ness women are nearly a.wty- iA.
less than men. but she says $50 @.
tractive hamper of flowers, lru.'- III
vegetables, raised and packed !
woman. will bring as good "a o. o.,
though packed 10y a man. Then f. -
addition to raising fruits ami l,-"
tables. a oma includes It ..a'a-
outfit that can he purchased fir ;r y
SO u $50 another source ~ r., ..'
secured.
If" she suggests. "wh,a ',l.
beets, sweet corn ana s.m,Ht 1,-
tables cease to bring good prices 'h,
can be canned. 1t will not urs N''
the market from being s,It.,I ll
lower the price, but a pruii.iH. '.t.
in canned goods can be bulk ..
ION every farm is a larl, % l''..
of fruit thai annually guvs p. A.,'
because il becomes too l.i, -
II from this "A high grade .t "'
sweet cider car be put up, Hif .i''
ter, peach butter, jam, jelly .I.a.
cherries. berries and prrscry'- .'-
pared and "A little jud!cious a..'. -
INDUCED in a fine line ~ re- .'
toners can be secured.
Last year at Amber u. 't-
1900 jars Of jelly, canned frJ' . h.'
and canned vegetables WEI. POI. "rH
the preserving dcpar'mrl. ",
would otherwise have suun " .-..
This is quite in a woman. ... .'
little foresight in farm!rg e."
small piece of ground vii. ,
anywhere from $500 up Goo '''
and above the return from '
lar source.
THE success Of women .H '.''.'-
Is no longer an experiment. '"
point 10 many brilliant 'N.'
formerly clerks, SchNO.
stenosraphers. lawyers and
leisure who are now carI.f
pctence, many on the ru1!
10y reason If their contact
soil. If a woman Will l.f
common sense rcQulrrmr.'.
demanded by the best -t
give prompt attention 9.
end Of the business there .-
why she may no earn a
living on eve u few Lu',