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Evening journal., 1916-11-27
ALFRED c. COX IS Laid
TO REST At MIDDLETON

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MIDDLETOWN. Del, Nov. %. IN
funeral of Alfred G. Cox, who died on
Thursday, was held in Bethesda NJ. E.
Church yesterday afternoon. The SER
vices were in charge Of the Rev. John
W. Jones, pastor OF the church, assisted
by former pastors. The pall-bearers
were EnOch G.. Alice, William Brockson,
Martin b. Burris, Daniel w. Stevens,
Minors Banning and Joseph G. Jolls. The
services at he grave wee in charge OF
Union Lodge, No. 5, a. f. and A. NJ.
Mr.. Cox was in his seth year, and was
one Of the most honored residents OF
the town. He had lived here all his
life. his parents being Mr.. and Mrs
Garrett Cox. There we're two sons and
two daugh ers in the family, James NJ
Cox, who died a number of years ago;
Miss Louisa Cox, VINO died about hye
years since; Miss Auna NJ. Cox, who has
been making her home with her brother
and Alfred G.. Cox.
Mr.. Cox was married TO Miss Mary
f. Petherbridge. daughter OF the Rev
r. W. Petherbridge, Of the New Jersey
Conference, on September 26, 1856, and
celebrated his golden wedding in 1906
OF all the guests at the wedding and
al the golden wedding, but two survive
Miss Anna Cox and Mrs. Virginia Lake
Culbertson, of Wilmington. Mr.. CoX''
wife died about three years ago since
which time he and his sister made theil
home together.
Mr.. Cox had been active in the al
fairs Of the town and of his church fol
many years. He was postmaster at Mid
dletown for a term; Justice of the peace
for more than twelve years; member
of the board Of trustees Of Bethesda NJ
T. Church for forty-siX years, and su
perintendent of the Bethesda Sunday
school for forty years. He was the o'd
est living r.ember of Union Lodge, No
3. A. +. and A. NJ. having been a mem
ber since 1859 He had been secretary
and treasurer of the Mutual Loan Asso
citation of Nfiddletowr for years and TIVE
davs before he died, while unable t.
talk. made his sister understand that h
wanted har to ask some one to lool
after the loan business on that day, tn
dav of the mOnthlv meeting.
Mr.. Cox had been in moor health fol
some time. but continued going 10 hii
Office each dav until about fen DAYS ago
when he suffered a stroke of apoplexy.
Evening journal., 1916-11-27
UsHERS, rNI0N RANOuET.

The annual banquet OF the Ushers
Union Of Union NJ. e. Church. which
was held last week in the church house,
No. sos Washington street, proved a
delightful social affair The dinner
was served by fhe wives Of a number
OF the members OF the union and the
program was replete with fun ongen-
dered by w. K Jeffers. president who
acted as POSTMASTER
Formed about ten years ago. the
union now has membership Of sew
enty-six young men. The officers OF
the union are: President. Walter Is.
Jeffers: vice-president. Harvey San
derson; secretary. Arthur Allston,
Jr.; assistant secretary, Leslie r..
Reed: treasurer, Harry Evans; chap
lain, the Rev Dr. w. r. Corkran: as
sistant chaplain, Louis G. Spence
Evening journal., 1916-11-27
Various Forms
OF Headache

~It Is necessary in order TO treat head
DeheG properly to understand the causes
Which produce the affection" says Er. j. "
Ray of Biockton, Ala. Continuing, he says
Physicians cannot even begin the treaL
ment of . disease without knowing what
causes give rise to it, and We must remen.
Der that headache is obe tr1oted acc ordinn
20 the same rule. We must not only be par
ticular to give remedy intended to coun
teract the cause which produces the head
ache, but we must also give remedy 70
relieve the pain until the cause OF the trouble
has been removed. To answer this purpose
Anti-Samnia Tablets will be found a most
convenient and satisfactory remedy. One
abletevery one to three hours gives omfori
and rest in the most severe cases ofheadache
neuralgia and particularly the headaches
OF women"
When we have patient subject to regular
attacks OF sick headache. we should caution
him to keep his bowels regular, for which
nothing is better than "Actoids". and wne .
he Il els the least sign of an onc0mii I
attack he should take two AK Tablet I,
Such patients should always be instruct,
70 carry a few Anti-kamnia Tablets. so as }
have them ready for instant use. rhess
tablets are prompt In action, ana can b,
depended on to produce relief In very
few minutes Ask for AR Tablets
Anti-kemnia Tablets can be obtained asa1
druggists
Evening journal., 1916-11-27
'EIERANS AND SONS HEAR
1SPEL At EPWORTH CHURCl

Several hundred members OF the G..
A. r., Sons Of Veterans. p. o. S of A
and the Jr. o. U. A. NJ. attended III
patriotic services in Epworth NJ. E.
Church yesterday morning. The Rev.
]. Howard Gray, pastor, preached
upon "The Eable. the Flag and tho
School,, and the choir sang a special
selection.
Burning Our Bridges Behind Us"
was the subject of the pastors sermon
last night There was special music
by the choir.
Next Sunday Bishop Joseph +. Ber-
ry of Philadelphia, will preach at the
1890 service and VIII also address the
Sunday school n the afternoon. AT
night there will be service in song
by the chorus choir.
An effort to raise $4,000 and free
the church from debt will be made
next Sunday, and church officials and
others interested are requested to
meet Bishop Berry next Saturday
night at o'clock
Evening journal., 1916-11-27
M'CARE SUNDAY SCHOOL
IS RAPIDLY GROWING

The McCabe Memorial Methodist
Episcopal Sunday school is develop
ing increased activity and on Sunday
the attendance was larger than at
any time during the year All depart
ments are under the leadership Of
able executives. and the primary de-
partment has as its superintendent
Mrs. Frank c. Sparks. and the begin
ners department has a capable super
intendet in the person of Mrs ).
Howard Mccoy. and the cradle roll
department is well cared for by its
SUPERINTENDENT Mrs L. l.. Chamber
lain. The orchestra. under the skill
ful leadership OF Professor William
Edie Marks Is doing good service and
is making a reputation second to none
I'm the city. The school is preparing
for its annual Christmas exercises
under the direction Of the committee,
Mrs. Frank c. Sparks, Mrs. c. b.
Brown. Mrs. James c. Crossley, MISS
Mildred Van Dyke and Professor Will
Ham Edie Marks.
The regular monthly business meet
ing Of the Sunday school board viii
be held in the church as 7.30 O'Clock
this evening, when encouraging re-
ports are expected from the heads or
all departments.
Evening journal., 1916-11-27
FIVE MAN SCH 0
board ADVOCATED.
Legislature Will be Aske,
TO Abolish the Present
Body
ST liar BILL
WAS DEFEATED

Announcement is made that al the
next session OF the eg.slature an ef-
fort will be made TO change the school
system of this city The plain is to
abolish the present school board Of
tn II cen members. one elected from
each ward and a president elected at
large. and substitute a board OF five
members, elected az large.
Instead of allowing Council 10 fix
the amount OF money which should
be spent on the schools, the new bill
would leave that with the school board
and Council would be compelled TO
provide the money unless the amount
was more than twenty per cent. In
excess of the appropriation for the
previous year llr Victor d. Wash
burn. a member of the school board,
Is one of those behind the movement.
The High School Alumni Associa-
fion and others Interested in the mat
ter attempted 20 secure the passage
Of a similar bin a year ago, but IL
was opposed by The school board and
was defeated.
Evening journal., 1916-11-27
TORN UP MARKET Street
CAUSES FIREMEN TROUBLE

District firemen had their troubles
on Saturday night when they re-
sponded to an alarm OF fire from Box
No. 9, Fourth and Market streets. The
streets being torn up for repairs
caused one fire company to operate its
apparatus on the sidewalk in front Of
the sm'th-zollinger store TO get out
West Fourth Fourth street, and an
cher fire company ran into a pile OF
sand az the corner and had tn hack
out before proceeding to the scene
of the excitement.
The fire was in a blacksmith shop
at No. 317 Orange street, and was ex-
tinguished before the firemen arrived.
The str king OF the alarm showed
that serious loss may result from q
fire in that section Of the city at
present, owing to the condition Of
Market and Fourth streets.
Evening journal., 1916-11-27
THREE MEN have CLOSE
CALL WEI AUTO TURTLES

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MIDDLETOWN, Del. Nov. 27.-Os-
borne T. Banning. OF NJ ddletown, and
John H. SlSaggs and James II. Ben
son. Of wilmington, employees OF a
Wilmington tea company, narrowly
missed death Saturday afternoon
while riding IN an automobile at high
speed on the road to Odessa. In
making turn az the farm of Lee
Pennington, Benson the driver, lost
control of the steering gear and the
car ran into a embaniment, overturn-
sng and pinning the occupants be-
meath Il
Benson sustained severe decorations
of the head and face and was injured
3nielnally. Skaggs was rendered un-
conscious and may have conclusion
of the brain. and Banning rs at his
home with a badly bruised knee and
1accraiions of the head.
Evening journal., 1916-11-27
JUST MISSES death
UNDER Train wheels

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
AIDDLETOWN. Nov. 27--While on
his way 90 Wilmington 10 attend a
lecture 70 railroad employees on
ASafety Frist.' William Mahle, an
Engineer employed at the pumping
uation of the Philadelphia. Baltimore
~ Wilmington Railroad, in attempt
mg TO board "a moving train, missed
bis hold on "a hand rail and fell al
nost under the wheels He was pull
ld from beneath the train by Levi
ktweli and Purnell Hall, just in time
D save his life.
He Is suffering from a lacerated
Nip and sprainel shoulder
Evening journal., 1916-11-27
A MOTHERS TROUBLES

A mothers unending work and
devotion drains and strains her
physical strength and leaves its mark
in dimmed eyes and carewom ex-
pressions-she ages before her time.
Any mother who is weary and languid
Norwegian Cod Liver Oil as a strengthen
ing food and bracing tonic to add rich
ness to her blood and build up her
nerves before it is too late. Start Scott's
Emulsion today-its fame is worldwide.
II is free from alcohol.
scott & Bovine. BlOOm6eld.N.I. 1919
Evening journal., 1916-11-27
DANCING
Miss McClafferty

Announces the opening Of Der Private Bal
Room, the finest in the State in the Gilbert
Studio 7O4 Delaware AVenuv.
Dancing, Do BeginneFA Aduits
pertinent and Monday. TO p. n
Classical Dane General Dancing e
Classes and Les - - 'N NtSAes
sons by Appoint ira. Chiiareas Oias'
ment. Saturday A. NJ.
Member Of the American society Of Dane
ing, New York City.
Phones-sehool. e6i1-w, d. & A. Homs
5O22, d. & A:
Evening journal., 1916-11-27
MEMS CLTB SOCIAL.

DR. Charles l.. Reese. chemical di-
rector Of the DUPONT Powder Com
pany. will speak on Powder and
Some Of It's Uses" at the meetong OF
the Mems Club OF Trinity P. T..
Church. in the Trinity parish house
this evening. The lecture will be il
lusrrated with stereopticon slides OF
some practical demonstrations.
The meeting will be open, and
members Of the club are invited TO
bring their friends.
Evening journal., 1916-11-27
Personal Notes of Interest
In the City'S Social World

very beautiful as to decoration and
costume. because II is to be Chinese.
Decorations will be Chinese and
guests may attend in either Chinese
or Japanese costumes. This VIII
probably be the last season for hold
ing assemblies in the New Century
Club, as IL is expected that the new
ballroom in the addition to the Ho-
tel DUPONT will be ready for them
next wear
Evening journal., 1916-11-27

in the rose room OF the Hotel DUPONT
under the ausp ces Of the Wilmington
Ethical Culture Soc ETY.. Mr.. Salter.
who has only recently returned from
thret years spent in Germany, has
made a thorough study Of Neitsche
and his philosophy
Evening journal., 1916-11-27
CORN SHOW TONIGHT.

The annual corn show Of the Dia-
mond State Grange win be held to-
night. The following comm ttee VIII
have charge: Evan Klair, John Banks.
Lawrence othoson, Charles p. Dickey
and Benjam A. Groves.
Evening journal., 1916-11-27


weeks lost quite a lot OF sleep.
read about Cuticura Soap and
Ointment SO / thought would get them.
/ used fve cakes Of Cusicura Soap and
three boxes Of Cutcura Ointment when
| was healed" (Signed) Mrs. VIM.
Witty, 800 Wheatheld St, York, Pa,
Mar Is, 1915.
Cuticurs Soap. TO cleanse, purify and
beautify, Cuticura Ointment TO soften.
soothe and heal, have been most success
hll IN the seyerest forms OF skin and
scalp troubles, but greater still is what
they have done inpreServing clear skins,
clean scslps. and good hair as well as in
preventing lntlc skin troubles becoming
great ones. This has been brought
about by using no other soap for toilet
Purposes than Cuticura
For Trial Free by Return Mail zd-
dress postcard s'Cuticura, Dept. I,
Bestar. Sod throughout the world
Evening journal., 1916-11-27

her sister-in-law Mrs. Elizabeth
Moore at Norr stown
Mr. and Mrs. Harry c. Abel, OF Wis
sinoming. have returned to their
home after a visit among relatives i'm
tn "a section
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul NJ. Burns have
been guests of Mrs. Burns parents,
Mr. and Mrs. 3. Franklin Handy.
Evening journal., 1916-11-27
PULASKI HALL DANCES.

In Pulaski Hall a series of dances viii
be held on Tuesday and Friday nights,
the first ono TO he held on lsrduy night,
December l. Thomas J. Birds Orchcs-
tra will furnish the music. Interesting
programs OF old and new dances have
been arranged.
Evening journal., 1916-11-27

Mrs. Eugene Shaw, OF New York
City, announces the engagement Of
her daughter. Geraldine, and Maurice
dupont Lee, Of this city.
Evening journal., 1916-11-27
BROWN.TOWNSEND.

Miss Leila p. Brown and John C.
Townsend were married by the Rev
George White Dawson at the parson-
age OF the Asbury NJ. Il. Church Sat
urday night.
Evening journal., 1916-11-27

7TT ItIU WIWTI ny lux dIlu
chest Those on my face
and neck were large and
icstercd, and had to be
opened two OF three times,
andthcy dishgurcdm very
much Those on my chest
irritatcd me awfully and /
could hardly stand to have
- -L.--L-.--- - l. 49,
Evening journal., 1916-11-27
ASSEMBLY DANCE.

Cards for tho Wilmington Assem-
blies we're issued on Saturday The
first dance Will be without any spe-
cial features, but the second is to be
Evening journal., 1916-11-27
ErHICAL CrLrTRR LFCTrRF.

Taking for his subject ''Neitsche and
the War" W1lam + Salter former
leader Of the Chicago Ethical Culture
Society lectured yesterday afternoon
Evening journal., 1916-11-27
ROWVerySeVere
PimpIeS May Be
Quickly Removed

For nearly two years my face was
almost covered with ugly red pimples.
They were on my face FIRST, and then
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-09-23
DAUGHTERS OF SPHINX
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING
Supreme Grand Court Given Elaborate
Reception IN Brooklyn.

The recent eighteenth annual session
of the supreme grand court. Daughters
of Sphinx, held in Brooklyn. was one
Of the most profitable meetings Of the
order held in Greater New York The
reports showed an increase in number
in many of the courts represented be-
sides healthy financial condition. Tie
management Of this department of the
order. which is presided over by wO-
men, bears the stamp Of fruternal ell
cheney, painstaking aud loyalty TO the
principles Of the order
Among the most notable features Of
progress at the recent session were the
incorporation Of the supreme grand
court under the federal law, which
makes the work and jurisdiction of the
order thoroughly national, and the dc
clsion to meet every three years in
stead of every two years. as hereto
fore The next session, which will be
the first to be held under the new rule
will be held in Washington in 1919.
Following the conclusion of the bust
ness session an elaborate reception was
rendered the supreme grand court at
Lincoln hall. Among the courts re
sponslble for the reception were St
Mary's. No. 1 Crescent. No. 10; Arabia
No. 10; Eureka. No. 10, and Eureka
Juvenile. No. 3. The past grand ma
irons are Mrs Isadora Hal and Lena
Harris. The senior grand matron. Mrs
Rebecca E. Brent. delivered the chief
address at the reception.
The thanksgiving service was held at
the Concord Baptist church In the pres
ence of II large gathering. Tile SERMON
to the order was delivered by the Rev
DR. w. J. Lucas of Flushing y. v.
The hall decorations where the SEES
sions were held were of royal purple
offset by large ana small American
flags.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-09-23
SCARBOROUGH LAUDS LATE
DR.. WILLIAM HAYES WARD
Noted Editor Was Negroes Friend,
Says President of Wilberforee.

BY request of the New York indie
pendent DR.. w. S. Scarborough, the
scholarly president and able executive
of the Wilberforce (OJ university. has
written the following appreciation Of
the services rendered by the late VIII
liam Hayes Ward to the colored race
The article by DR.. Scarborough appears
in the September issue of the indie
pendent.
Dr. Scarborough says: with keenest
sorrow | learn that a valued personal
friend Of the Negro race has passed
to the great beyond, and | gladly ae-
cept the invitation to give brief APP
probation Of DR.. William Hayes
Wards work for the Negro. He has
virtually devoted his life to the inter
ests of the race, TO its emancipation
to its education, to its struggles. to its
ambitions, TO its possible future. with
out particle of prejudice.
Believing that God made mankind
all of one blood and that the Negro
should have free enjoyment of the
rights and privileges of any human
being and of any American citizen
DR.. Ward arrayed himself always on
that platform and fearlessly fought
the battles of our race.
Prescription, segregation, mob VIC
lenee, lynchings, denial of vote all
race distinctions, all the thousand and
one indignities, prosecutions and cruel.
ties and crimes against the Negro wher-
ever practiced, have found In him one
who denounced vigorously and unspar-
| ingly all such as unlawful, unjust, I'm
| christian and inhuman.
His work did not stop with his siren.
uous endeavors to right the wrongs
done the Negro, but he maintained that
the education of the race should be of
the highest type, declared and demon
strated its intellectual capacity through
many Negro contributions to the hide
pendent ON all lines of thought and en-.
couraged all its ambitions and aspira.
tons as a people.
Everything connected with the race
won his personal interest, and he never
wavered In his allegiance. Public opin-
ion never warped his convictions. Nor
did personal interest ever caure him to
swerve from the course he deemed
right In regard to the race.
There was no mere sentimentalism
in this. He was humanitarian of the
most royal type, espousing our cause
because he believed 1t a just one and
because We were lowly, weak, defense
less and friendless. So his warm heart
his keen brain and his facile pen have
united for over fifty years TO declare
through the Independent and every
other possible channel that he was the
Negroes stanch friend. The Negro
people have lost most noble, loyal
champion, one they will ever hold in
grateful remembrance. May his man
tie rest upon and forever infold the In
dependent"
DR.. Ward died at his home in Der.
wick, Me-, Aug. %, 1916. in the eighty
second year of his age.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-09-23
RACE PREJUDICE NORTH.
George {. Wibeoan Enters Suit Against
Theater Official In Brooklyn,

In the south the colored people are
lynched upon the most flimsy charges
or suspicion of guilt when charged
with crime, and in the north they are
Disseminated against at sight in the
matter of places of public amusement
or social comforts. A case in point at
the north is being tried out by the
courts in Brooklyn. George e, Wibecan
well known and popular in social and
political circles and clerk In the gen
eral postotiice for a quarter of a cen
fury or more, entered suit against John
Crawford, treasurer of the Empire the
alter, on Tuesday, Sept. II, for refusing
as Mr.. Wibecan alleges, to sell him two
theater seat tickets.
Mr.. Wibecan In making the charge
against the theater official called the
attention of the court to section 514 OF
the penal law of the state. Mr.. Wibe-
can says he went to the theater and
stayed in line for some time. and when
he finally reached the box Office and
asked for two tickets for the perform
ance for the next day he was told:
I'VE haven't got any. Get out of line.
He received the same reply. he said.
when he asked for two tickets for Fri
day night, Sept. 8.
Manager Curtain of the theater in
court told the magistrate the box office
man did not refuse to sell Wibecan
tickets because of his color, but be-
cause there were no tickets left. The
case was put over for further hearing
Some time ago Mr. Wibecan started
suit against a downtown restaurant
keeper because he refused to serve
him and gained an award of 500
courts.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-09-23

rising higher and higher and is des-
tined again to become one of the finest
literary institutions for the race in this
country.
1t will be remembered that a score
or more years ago this school was de
stroyed by fire and lost much Of its
prestige and standing as an educational
institution thereby. Before 1t met with
this disaster it was known as one of
the very select schools for colored peo-
pie through its mechanical department
as well as from a literary standpoint.
1t was then known as the Central Ten
nessee college.
The name Walden comes from that
venerable and lovable character Bish-
op John NJ. Walden. the late friend and
benefactor of the colored people. and
time in its long history been given a
man of the colored race for its presi-
dent Walden university is among the
many schools for the race maintained
by the Freedmens Aid society of the
Methodist Episcopal church. These in
situations. located as they are TO serve
the large race population over the
south, have accomplished a wonderful
work in properly influencing the lives
of the hundreds of colored boys and
girls who have attended them.
President White was unanimously
chosen by the board at meeting held
In Cincinnati the past summer, and al
ready he is showing wonderful grasp
of things and every day is equipping
himself for the great responsibilities
that will rest upon him in his new
field. DR.. White is one of the ablest
men of the race In the A. NJ. f, church
and is well qualified for his task and
possesses all the characteristics to
make such leader as is needed at the
head of great educational institution
He was educated in the public and
high schools of Ohio and spent three
years in the college department at De
PAW university and the Ohio Yves
leyan university.
He has been a successful teacher in
Indiana and Kentucky. and at the time
of his selection for his present position
was the successful pastor of Cory
Church at Cleveland. 0. President
White has been a member of four gen
eral conferences of his church and
upon three of these occasions served as
the leader of his delegation. He has
fulfilled with satisfaction several i'm.
portant appointments in the Lexington
(Ky.) conference, serving two terms as
a district superintendent. He has also
served as member of the board of
managers of the Freedmens Aid So
ciety for three quadrenniums.
As a preacher and public speaker he
takes high rank, and his hundreds of
friends all over the country predict
that in his new position he will meas
ure up to the fullest expectation of the
supporters of Walden university and
render a service that will be highly
satisfactory to all. The fall term of
the university begins on Wednesday
Sept %.