Evening journal., 1916-02-19
DOVER TO HAVE UNION
REVIVAL Services
Churches of the Town Will
Unite in Armory Worship
Beginning Tomorrow
OFFICIALS ATTACKED
IN A CIRCULAR


DOVER. Del. Feb. 19-Because OF
the interest manifested in the re-
yival services now in progress in the
First Baptist Church at which Evan
golist Frank o. Cunningham IS the
preacher and because of the desire to
reach a greater number of persons a
meeting was held at the Baptist
Church at the close OF the services
on Thursday evening, at which il was
decided to hold union services in the
State Armory back of the State House
Arrangements have been completed
for this work and committees have
been appointed, one from each Of the
following churches: Presbyterian,
Methodist Protestant. Armory NJ. e.
and the Peoples Christian Church,
with G. L. Williams as chairman of
the general committee.
The union meetings will commence
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. An
other service will be held at 72O
O'Clock Services will also be held
each evening next week A large
platform has been erected i'm the
Armory for the accommodation Of the
speaker and singers.
ANOA ndAiNitu WIN lAt UubAAhAf l'"
Gently given Dover i'm Dover and VIII
mington papers under the captions,
What Is the Matter With Dover"
and 1.-The Truth About Dover" some
one has circulated throughout Dover
a circular attacking Mayor Magee,
and City Solicitor Satterfeld
The circulars were distributed in
certain parts of Dover. but in sufii-
fraIf
nation Of all Dover's citizens
Martin Smith. cOlored. was given
hearing here yesterday before Magis-
trate Wood on a charge of the larceny
% several chickens. He denied the
charge but was held in 5000 bail for
court.
II was demonstrated here last night
that Dover can have amusements en-
tertainments. suffrage meetings. re-
vival services as well as other at
fractions, all in one night and all
OF which were we'll attended and yet
some to spare for other things, should
the demand have been made.
Last night was truly a night Of
meetings. the first Of which was the
Woman's Suffrage mass meeting at
Hotel Richardson. at which goodly
number Of Dover's enthusiastic men
and women were present to listen TO
the addresses Of the advocates of en-
franchisment.
The second, and perhaps the largest
meeting. was that of the reception
given Supreme Chancellor Brig s.
Young. of the X of p This recep-
tion and entertainment was held in
tho Dover Century Club rooms. -Four
hundred pprgOug attended
Another attraction was a game Of
basketball at the State Arnfory which
was also largely attended
At the Dover Opera House. the at
traction was "a dog show and the
usual crowd attended
AT the Firs, Baptist Church evan
gelistic meetings were in progress.
with a good sized audience present.
Besides all the above there were
choir rehearsals and church meetings
at other places in the town.
At the suffrage meeting, held at
Hotel Richardson. invocation was Of
fered by the Rev. James c. Comisky.
after which former United States Sen
ator r. r. Kenney spoke briefly in
favor OF suffrage and introduced the
first speaker. James Hall Anderson.
who took from his subject. why
Women Should Vote in the United
States"
The next speaker was Mrs. Flor
ence Bayard Hilles. Of New Castle.
who dwelt also on woman's right to
vote and the reasons why.
Mrs. Hilles told of the organization
of eluos in Kent and Sussex counties,
and claimed that they were making his
tory not only for women, but for hu-
manHy.
Miss Clara Louise Rowe, State or
ganizer for Delaware, who has success
fully organized fourteen towns in Sussex
and eight in Kent. dwelt mostly upon
her work in lower Delaware.
The reception at the Dover Century
Jup rooms to Mr. Young was most
pleasing and heartily enjoyed by all
present. The address by the supreme
chancellor. which was more particularly
Of the objects and purposes of the order
and the good it has accomplished, was
enthusiastically received.
Samuel II. Carson, supreme represen-
tatiye of the order from Delaware, was
presiding officer. he speakers other
than Mr.. Young were Reynolds Clough,
Mayor Nagee. Grand Chancellor Simp-
son. of Delaware. The music for the
evening was furnished by the Dover
Glee Club