Evening journal., 1916-11-17
CHURCHNEN HEAR
OF School needs
DR.. Scott Tells EpiscopalianS
City is Behind 10 Edu-
cational Work
MEDICAL INSPECTION
ALSO EMPHASIZED

Between sixty and seventy promi-
nent men of Wilmington and vicinity
in attendance at the ffty-e!ghth semi
annual dinner Of the Church Club OF
Delaware in the Rose Room OF the
Hotel dupont last night, heard some
interesting things about Japan from
the lips of the RI. Rev. II. st. George
Tucker, bishop Of that diocese, as
wen as "a number of truths concern
ing the public schools OF this city in
which these institutions of learning
suffered in the comparison made with
public schools in other cities the size
Of Wilmington. Or. G. j. Scott.
superintendent of the city public
schools, and DR.. ]. A. Ellegood were
the speakers on the educational
topic.
The addresses were not the only
good things about the banquet There
was the social hour in the hotel
lobby preced ng the dinner at which
the club members greeted each other
and were given the opportunity to
meet the Rev. Addison A. Ewing, re-
Gently installed as rector OF Imman-
uel p. f. Church, OF New Castle, who
has just been elected a member the
Rt. Rev. Frederick J. Kinsman, bish-
op ar Delaware, who has only re-
Gently returned from the convention
of his church in St. Louis. and the
speakers OF the evening.
Dinner was served at small tables
seating six or eight guests, there be-
ing nine small tables and the long
one at which the speakers sat Each
table was graced W tn a vase of
chrysanthemums of variegated colors.
The dinner was perfectly served and
consumed more than an hour The
menu was as follows:
Rockaway Oysters
Potage Makarof
Olives Radishes
Filet OF Sea Bass JOinville
Sweetbread Glace Asparagus Points
Roast Turkey. Cranberry Sauce
Candied Sweet Potatoes
Brussel Sprouts
Lettuce and Tomato Salad
Crackers Cheese
Neapolitan Ice Cream
Assorted Cakes
Demi Tasse.
In the absence of the president OF
the club. Judge Victor b. WOolley,
Vice-President Harry e. Speakman
acted as POSTMASTER in the post
prandial program that followed the
dinner. He first presented Bishop
Kinsman, who gave his hearers some
OF his impressions Of the recent p.
Z. convention.
Bishop Kinsman said that four
things connected with the great gath
erlng would always stand out DIS
tinctly IN his mind-the spirit Of de-
votion that pervaded the convention;
the statesman-l'ke manner in which
the important questions of the day
were approached, the wonderful
church pageant which the people Of
st. Louis arranged as feature OF
the convention period. and the busi-
ness-like methods adopted by the
convention in handling the church
pension fund matter.
In speaking of the latter, Bishop
Kinsman said that. in his opinion, Del
aware is doing very well, and while
Colonel George A. Elliott has de-
clared that this State ought 10 send
800 600 TO the fund, Bishop Kinsman
considers what has been done in Del
aware compares favOrablv with what
other small States have done.
The real topic discussed by the
after dinner speakers was dual one,
Japan" and "Our Schools Speaking
on the first part of the topic, Bishop
Tucker. who was born in Norfolk. but
has spent seventeen years in religious
Continued on Page Nineteenl