Evening journal., 1916-01-10
KEEPING RIVER FORTS
INBEST OF CONDITION
Entire Armament Ready for
Service, if Necessary, ln
All Kinds of Weather
CENTURY CLUB IN
AFTERNOON SOCIAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DELAWARE CITY, Del. Jan. TO-
Following an order OF the command
ing officer at Fort DUPONT, the en-
tire armament of the coast defenses
of the Delaware will be kept IN con
dition for service regardless OF the
weather Following snow storm
the troops are required to clean the
loading platforms aud the approaches
10 the batteries.
A costume recital was given by
Miss Madeline Davis. soprano, assist
ed by Miss Gladys NJ. Austin, reader
and pianist of Philadelphia. Satur-
day evening in st. Georges Odd Eel
lows Hall. under the auspices OF the
women of the Presbyterian Church
for the benefit OF the church. A sup
per was held after the concert.
Tho funeral Of Kendall c. Sadlcr.
son of James y. Sadler, who died in
the Medico-Chi Hospital. Philadelphia,
last week took place Saturday after
noon with services at his fathers
home here and interment IN ~.
Georges cemefry.
conducted in st. Georges NJ. h. Church
Yesterday By h. Ross Farra. CORES
ponding secretary or the New Castle
County Sunday School Association.
In the morning Mr. Farra spoke on
"Thc Place OF the Older Boy In the
Church and Community His subject
in the afternoon was, "A Big Boys
Biggest job" exclusively for boys and
young men from fifteen TO twenty
five. while in the evening his sub
5ect was Getting Jesus Placed
Many muskrat trappers of this vi
cinity have had a very successful
season. one trapper, Harry Webb,
having trapped nearly 600 muskrats
during December.
Captain Eugene Reybold is III at
his home on Washington street with
the grip. During his illness his po-
sition on the government tug General
Howe is being filled by Captain James
G. Mcdonald.
Musician Kleber d. Rimes. OF the
1i2th Company is on months fur
Tough. with his parents at Kalama-
zoo. Mich.
The weekly meeting Of the Della
ware City Century Club was held Fri
dav afternoon under the direction of
Miss Harriet Cheairs. with the fol.
lowing program solo. Mrs. W. j.
Armstrong: report on current events.
Miss Eva Vandegrift: The Theatre,
Mrs. William T.. Reybold; War and
Drink Mrs. n. G. Clark Prepared
ness Mrs. G.. W. Jefferson; RE.
view OF the Vicar of Wakefield Miss
Florence Hall. Review OF Ethan
House" Miss H. T. Cheairs; reading
Mrs. John Clark Those present
were. Miss Florence Hall Miss Har
riott Cheairs. Mrs. William T. Rey
bold Mrs n. c. Clark. Mrs. Johr
Clark. Mrs G.. ". Jefferson. Mrs. +
u. Lincoln Miss Mary Schaefer. Mrs
W. J. Armstrong. Mrs. Norris W. vii
kinson. Mrs. Fred T. Sutton. Mrs
George n. Bright. Mrs. William A
Davidson. Miss Mary Pennington
Mrs. r. A. Peacock Miss Marl
Money. Mrs. Frank Moore. Miss Lydi'
Broadway and Miss Eva Nandegrift
Many Of the members OF the clul
were unable to attend on account o
illness.
Presly d. Geoghegan. a former resi-
dcuiof this town. and a graduate o
the 1915 class OF Delaware COlleg
was a visitor here last week. He d
employed by the DUPONT Company a
Hopewell Va.
Mr. and Mrs w c. Walton Of Che
tenham. Md. have removed to Re-
Lion and are making their home 70
the winter with their parents, the Rev
and Mrs o. s. Walton.
To insure some degree of field traiI
ing for teamsters. ambulance drivers
and teams. fort commanders and OIL
err responsible for government tram
portation I'm the coast dcfcnscs Of IN
Delaware. win cause all suitabl
transportation such as escort wagon
trucks and hospital ambulances.
nc moved by four line teams. whcr
ever same are available Horses sui
able for field work are the only one
TO be used for this work.
The weekly dancing class of th
Delaware City Century Club met
the fire engine hall Friday evening
Miss Florence Jamison has lett
Georges for Athens. Ca. where she
a teacher of hygiene at the Girl
State Normal School