Evening journal., 1917-04-02
Vested Choir IN
newark Church.
twenty Singers Made First
Appearance in Vestments
at Yesterdays Services
HOSSINGER ONLY ONE
TO FILE FOR MAYOR

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, April 2-The vested
hoir Of St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Il twenty voices made its first ap-
pearance at the services yesterday.
The choir made an excellent impress
ZION at both the morning and even
ng services, and that it will prove an
attractive feature was evident by the
large attendance The church was
crowded at the morning service and
mother large crowd attended last
night. Palms were distributed at the
door at the close of each service.
This is the first vested choir that
ST. Thomas Church has ever had. The
Rev Walter G. Haupt, rector Of the
church, organized the choir and de-
serves much credit for his hard work
OF several weeks in perfecting the
plans for starting the same. He was
greatly assisted however, by the
women of the guild, who made the
vestments and helped the rector in
other ways to get the choir started The
choir stalls were only completed a few
new pine organ within the next few
weeks will greatly add to the feature.
Mrs. ]. A. Burnley, Organist. has also
been active in the organization of the
choir.
The personnel Of the choir follows
Morris r. Mitchell. cross-hearer
Royal Sanborn, Robert o. Hayes. Miss
Molie Getty. Miss Addie Flanders,
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shay. Miss Mildred Scharshay, Miss
Lille Getty, Miss Ida Getty, Miss Ed
wilma Long, Miss Anna Sanborn, Miss
Alice Singles, Mrs. William Dean D.
Lee Rose Albert Rhodes, Frank
Mackey. Joseph Willis and Harry
Sanborn, flag bearer. The cross used
by the choir was presented by Mr.
and Mrs. David c. Rose in memory
Of their deceased son. The flag was
presented by american Council, Junior
Order United American Mechanics.
Members of the American Council
Jr. O. L. A. NJ. attended the services
at St. Thomas Church last night IL
q body. The Rev Mr. Haupt preached
n special sermon on christian Cit
.Cnship."
candidates for Mayor and Tow
Council to lie voted for al the annua
town election on Tuesday, April 10
have filed their names with S. B
Herdman. secretary OF Council. TIT
recent Legislature passed an act re
curing canddats for elective ONCE
10 file their names ten days previou
10 tho election. There will be bp
one contest. and that will be 10
Councilman in the central district
where both william II. Barton, tn
present incumbent and John Fraze
have filed their names There WI
be no contest for Mayor or 20
Councilman in the eastern and wes'
ern districts. the present incumbent
being the only ones to file the
names. as follows: Mayor, Joseph +
Hossineer. and Councilmen, Jonatha
Johnson and F. Clifford Wilson. IN
new Council will meet Monday nlgh
April 16 to organize.
Tho extension committee or Delt
ware College, consisting OF DR.. r.
Vaughn. Professor c. A. Short and ID
x r. Greenfield. are mapping out a
itinerary for their annual visits TO IN
high schools Of the State during IN
snring The object Of the visits IS I
enable the college TO keep in clos
touch with the principals ana teaci
ers TO learn their needs and the OF
portunities of the college to NEE
them. Among the schools that WI
be visited are Wilmington Sel1yvill
Frankford. Millsboro, Lewes, Georg'
town. Milton, Milford, Greenwoo
Rrideeville. Seaford. Laurel. Delma
Frederica. FELTON,, Harrington can
den. Wyoming, Dover Smyrna ga
ton. Middletown. Delaware CITY Ne
Castle. Newark and DUPONT.