Evening journal., 1917-04-26
newark MAYOR WILL.
RESIGN HIS OFFICE.
Mr.. Hossinger Recently
Elected Can Not Serve
and Council Will Name
Successor
RED CROSS BRANCH
WILL BE ORGANIZED
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Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, April 26.-Joseph H. !
Hossinger, who was reelected Mayor
for the third term at the town cleo
tion early this month, will not serve,
and Council will have to name his sue
cessor Mr.. Hossinger was recently
appointed a director and treasurer of
the Baltimore branch of the new Farm
ers' Loan Bank. which takes up all his
time. As matter OF fact, although
Mr.. Hossinger was regularly elected
at the town election, he has never
been sworn in. and so Newark has
been without a Mayor for several
weeks.
Mr.. Hossinger made probably the
most capable Mayor that Newark has
ever had and under his admnistra-
tion, with the close support and CO
operation of members of Council. more
progressive and constructive work for
the benefit of the town has been done
during the six years that he was
/ Mayor than during any previous ten
years i'm the history Of the town. This
is espec ally true as to the improve
ment Of streets.
/
are. Even 49, Frazer, r. Clifford Will
son, Gotlieb Fader. William III. Bar
ton Jonathan Johnson and Joseph
Luton. The Council will meet the
first Monday night in May. when a
successor to Mr.. Hossinger will prob
ably he elected. II is understood that
! Council can either elect one Of its
jown members or some other resident
Of the town Mayor under the present
charter
AT the same meeting the matter OF
street improvements for this year VIII
be considered. It is proposed to re-
surface Main and several other streets
and some OF the unimproved streets
will probably be rebuilt during the
year.
Efforts are being made to organize
branch of the Delaware Red cross
in Newark Miss Emily p. Bissell. OF
Wilmington. will make an address
here tomorrow afternoon. following
which II is likely some definite step
will be taken towards the organlza-
tion Of a Newark branch. The meet
ing will be held in the New Century
/ Club.
Newark High School seniors are
making plans for the annual com
, mencement early in June. The class
10 he graduated will be the last three
wear class. as the four-year course is
now installed. The Rev. r. +. ROD
erts pastor OF the Newark NJ. j.
Church. will deliver the baccalaureatC
sermon TO the class on Sunday, June
Z The commencement exercises VII
u he held in the Opera House on th'
I evening of June s. Music will be FUR
nished by the pupils OF the schoo
: under the direction OF Miss Shepard
u SON instructor in music. The grad
:, yates will probably be as follows;
Brita Buckingham. Margaret Doyle
: Hattie Grey. Gertrude Hill, haze
s Grey. Eva Hall. Helen Leak. Adelaide
Lewis Mae Pierson, Anna Ritz, Emily
o scott. Patience Thompson. Florence
s Walton. Clarice Weller, Sara Wilson
Gertrude Willis. William Crossan, I'd
s ward Mackey. Cleaver Price JOSEPH
Rhodes and Ira Steele.
Miss Margaret Cook. chairman o
the self culture committee of the New
ark High School Alumni Association
, has announced the selection OF "Ih'
Man Without a Country by Everet
Edward Hale, as the second book 10
reading before the annual meeting II
r June. Members are requested 10 Iea'
t the book before May 20.
,. Directors OF fhe Farmers Irus
I. Company have elected Alfred A. CUR
tis. president. 10 succeed j. Mllkeh
Cooch. deceased. Ch1rles b. EVAN
and II. e. Vinsinger were elected al
4 rectors to succeed Mr.. Cooch ana 10
d seph II. Hossinger. resigned. +. y
p Frazer was elected vice-president Il
N succeed Mr.. Curtis. and Daniel Thomp
70 son secretary, 10 succeed Mr.. Hos
r singer.
l. The Student Council Of Delawar
e College will give its annual dance Il
m the Armory Saturday night.
1f Plans are being made by G. \
q Brown superintendent OF the Sunda
IL school OF the PRESBYTERIAN Church Z
n. have the children Of the school max
e. use OF the vacant lot I'm the rean q
d the church for garden plots.
W Miss Marie Lockwood. Of Middltowr
n made an interesting address befor
s the Parcnt-Teachers' Associatio
meeting yesterday afternoon on frs
aid work. Miss Lockwood urged tn
4. formation Of a branch OF the Re
m Cross in Newark. II was reporte
al that the association had raised II
h. share toward tho sa'arv OF the musi
as teacher in the nublic schools. This
V. the first wear that music has bee
H. taught i'm the schools and Il has prove
as a wonderful success.
Sc Ono Of the features Of the rleetn
is was the singing Of medlev Of natr
as otic songs bv forty school chidre
le under the direction Of Miss Shenart
son. The children were dressed /