Evening journal., 1917-11-10

efforts Of the Colonial Danes or Deid-
ware. which patriotic organization re-
Gently volunteered TO knit 800 sweat
ers for the Delaware soldiers, that
these sweaters are being made. so
ready has been response to the plea
for knittcrs made by the Colonial
Danes that there now remain only
about three hundred more sweaters
20 be made. Three hundred have al
ready been finished and tho Colonial
DANES are anxious TO send of a ship
mont the carly part Of the week, ana
another shipment VIII be sent the lat
ter part OF the week.
Through Mrs. Francis e. DUPONT
WHO has a winter homo in south Caro-
lima. a group OF patriotic women from
York. s. c., sent word that they would
ike TO Join the army Of Delaware
knliiers With tho result that large
allotment OF wool was sent to Deacon
ess Gadsen, OF the Church House Or
phanage at York, to be distributed
among the women OF that place. Dea-
coness Gadscn Is Mrs. +. @. DUPONT
cousin. Mrs. dupont is member OF
the South Carolina Colonial Danes 20.
ciety. and Il was her mentioning WHAT
the Delaware Colonial Danes were en-
doayorng TO do that at once inter-
eSted the South Carolnlans. To Maine
also was wool sent, Mrs. Daniel Nj.
Bates, a former member OF the Dela'
ware Society and well-bnown here
Joining the ranks OF the knitters From
Florida came a request for some WOOL
from a woman who had read about
what the Colonial Danes were doing
here. As she had formerly lived in
this city, having been member or ST.
Andrews Church choir, she immedi-
ately became interested and asked TO
join the knltters. Still another woman,
who Is a Naval officers wife, living
at Norfolk, has taken wool to knit a
sweater for the Delaware boys.
Among those in this community who
have Joined the army Of knltters are
the Aged Woman's Home, the High
School girls, the Delaware Hospital
the Newport and Brandywne Oranges,
delaware College, st. Elizabeth and ST..
patricks parishes, ST. Andrews and
Immanuers Girls Friendly Societies.
richardson Park, the Daughters or
3si2. Daughters OF the American Revo-
hutton. Sunshine Society, while busi-
ness girls IN various offices have like
wise co-operated splendidly with the
mailing of the sweaters Wool has been
sent to Minsboro, Dover, New Castle,
Nswark. FELTON,, Georgetown, Middle
town. Delaware City, Lowes, Odessa,
smyrna, and other towns.
The call for knitters has been an
s,Nered by women who have never be-
fore knitted for the soldiers; q Of such
women calling in one afternoon at tue
Colonial Danes House TO get wool
Colonial Danes has succeeded IN en-
lsrginr 10 a great extent the Red Cross
Knitting corps. The committee II
charge is anxious to get the sweater
nnished as quickly as possible as wor
has heen received that II is gettin
cod at Admission and the quicker IN
bovs receive their sweaters the mar
nier they will be- About 300 nor
sweaters remain TO be given out an
wool for these can be secured at IN
Colonial Danes House, No. 1905 MAJ
ket street, during the following hours
Monday morning from 1880 to i25
o'clock.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday an
Friday the house will be open tror
1000 TO ~ 30 in the morning ana iron
2 to I'm the afternoons.
Saturday, morning only.
After those hours any one desirln
any information regarding the KNIT
ting can secure same by calling Mis-
lea over the d. and A. phone, numDe
AGA. AS soon as all the sweaters nay
been completed members Of the Colo
NAL Danes will have series OF "ope
house" afternoons for the knittei
during which a social cup OF tea WI
be served and visitors COURTHOUSE
shown the Colonial Danes hous
which is one of the oldest and mo-
attractive houses in the city.
Mrs. Charles 5. Gaskiu, who Is we
known in this city, where she former
lived. has cabled her father-ln-la'
Judge GasllH, that she has rcach'
France safely. Major Gaskill Is alrea'
In France. having gone there last WI
Ter will the Nineteenth PennsylVan
Fnrineers. Mrs. Gaskill has gone
France as Army Red Cross nurse Pr
>ious 10 sailing for France she Visit
Mrs Robert Pennington, IN TINS ci'
for a few days and Mrs. Peninst'
cave an informal farewell dinner par
for her and a number Of her intima
friends.
Frances donaldson, OF Tuckahoc.
y IS spending this weekend with &c
eral and Mrs. T. Coleman dupont. n
Donaldson. who Is a brother 81 Jol
". Donaldson, the fance Of Miss X
nee dupont. will visit Hog Islam
where Il is possible he may be locate
General and Mrs. dupont and Mi
Renee dupont will entertain the OF
GERS OF Fort Dupont at "A supper par
AZ le Oldc Mill, On Monday evening
Miss Ethel Barksdalc spent a Il
DAYS this week in New York CT
where she was the guest Of Miss Jul
Nourse.
Mrs. C. Marshall Barton and Mrs.
Coleman dupont went TO Dover .
terdsy and addressed a meeting in
interests Of the War Work Council
the T. w. G. A.
Mfr. and Mrs. IT. Clarkson Taylor,
att A. TAYLOR and Miss Alice JOIN
eff on Thursday on a two we
hunting and camping trip to near
lair. Md.
Miss Margaret Laird will give a
On Monday afternoon In honor OF
Margaret Stilman, OF Warrentoni
who Is visiting her for a week.
Miss Rebecca McGeorge and
Frances sellers came home from Sw
briar College, Virginia, last week,