Evening journal., 1916-07-20
F|RENEh TO PARADE
N Opening Carnival
Newark Fire LaddieS Plan
Big Festival Starting
Next Saturday
$25 GIFT FROM
SENATOR H. A. DUPONT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK. Del, July 20.-Actual
construction work preparatory to the
opening of the lremens annual street
carnival on Saturday was started last
night with the erection of some of
the tents. The carnival will be held
on the lot in the rear of the Newark
Academy as has been the custom for
several years and will be larger than
ever this year
This carnival, which is now known
IN all parts of the State as the finest
carnival held annually IN Delaware is
under the direct management OF mem
bers of the Aetna Hose, Hook and
Ladder Company The company pur.
chased a modern automobile fire fight.
ing apparatus with the proceeds OF
carnivals of past years and the money
this year will probably be devoted 10
securing a new fire house.
The great feature of opening day
will be the firemen's street parade al
o'clock Saturday afternoon A mum
Der OF companies, including Dover
Smyrna. Havre de Grace. Ellyton
Avondale and West Grove, have &C
the parade and will bring their ap
paratus with them. The Newark fire
men and the Newark Boy Scout trooT
will also be In line. The line Of march
will be from East Newark to Elktor
avenue to Delaware avenue and to the
carnival grounds.
Many novelties and features have
been provided by the general com
g feE ANTtI
son. is chairman. The vaudeville
numbers this year will be especially
attractive. There will be a moving
picture show. shooting gallery, booths
Of various kinds where novelties fol-
the young and old can be bought and
other attractions for the young.
Newark Boy Scouts in charge Of
Scout Master L. w Tarr viii look
after the grounds. The scouts start
ing tomorrow evening will camp CT
the grounds during the entire week
of the carnival The Camp Fire Girls
will also have a tent on the grounds
Senator Henry A. DUPONT has sent
a check for s25 to Chairman e. Cliff
ford Wilson OF the carnival commit
tee.
AS usual the candy booth viii bC
one OF the features of the carniva
and Mrs Wilmer HILL the chairman
Of this committee has announced thu
complete personnel Of her COMMITTEES
as follows: Miss Eleanor Fader, Mis-
Katharine Jaquette, Miss May Hal
Miss Elsie Grier, Miss Emily Woi
rail-. Miss Edith Spencer, Miss Elei
nor Piling. Miss Helen McNeal. Mis-
Anna Willis. Miss Irene Richard
Mss Anna Gallaher. Miss Marion Ga
laher. Miss Marion Brown. Miss Edit
Lewis. Miss Adelaide Lewis, Mis-
Olive Heiser. Miss Margaret Cool
Miss Katherine Bowen. Miss Audre
Miller. Miss Louise Sentman, Mis-
Myrtle Steele, Miss Sarah Marshmar
Miss Hannah Marsey Miss Ruby Rot
inson, Miss Marion Campbell, Mis-
Ethel Campbell. Miss May Chambers
Miss Edna Chambers. Miss Dora Law
Miss Alice Singles. Miss Martha VOL
laston Miss Agnes Medill. Miss Naom
Street Miss Grace Merrick Mrs
Thomas Young, Mrs. NJ. J. Young
Mrs. Robert T. Jones, Mrs. Leslie E
Hill. Mrs A. Woodrow. Mrs. F. StriclS
land, Mrs. J. Daley. Mrs. Laura Egner
Mrs Henry Hogan and Mrs w. Brad
ley.
An addition is being built to Ode
Fellows Hall on Main street by Con
tractor George Griffin. The origina
building that is being improved wa
built in 1850.
Twelve students OF the Delawari
College summer school under the di
rection of DR.. Z. V. V8ughn ana Mis-
Brust, instructors at the school wen
20 Philadelphia last Saturday and Wis
ited a number Of places of hlstorioa
Interest.
Children OF ST. Thomas Episcopa
Sunday school were taken on thei
annual picnic to Welch Tract yestel
day.
Miss Agnes Medill also took tn
members of the Newark school gal
den class to the same place for a
outing yesterday.
The school assessment has bee
completed and placed in the store @
J. W Parrish, for the benefit Of IN
public The Board of Education vii
sit next Monday evening TO hear al
peals
W. NJ. Coverdale has been taken I
the Delaware Hospital, Wilmington
and II is thought that he has typhoi
fever.
Miss Annie Naudain died at he
home, East Newark yesterday morr
ing after a long illness. The funera
will be held tomorrow afternoon an
interment made in Red Clay Gem,
cry.