Evening journal., 1917-12-22
EXEMPTION BOARD
clerks ARE BUSY
QUESTIONABLE Work Proves
Big Job for Uncle
Sans Helpers
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
IN NEWARK CHURCHES

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK. Dec. 22.-The choir Of the
Newark Presbyterian Church. under the
direction Of Miss Ruth Stephenson
win present the cantata, AT Bethle-
hem" tomorrow evening
The Festival OF the Nativity viii be
commemorated with two services on
Christmas Day at ST. Thomas Episeo-
pal Church. There win be midnight
celebration Of the holy communion and
q second service at 10 o'clock Christmas
morning. The choir viii sing Christmas
carols in front OF various homes
Christmas eve and viii be entertained
IN the parish house by the guild pre-
vious to the midnight service.
The Christmas festival Of the Sunday
school of St. Thomas viii be held Holy
Innocents' evening, Friday December
2s.
The Christmas entertainment. and treat
of the Newark Presbyterian Sunday
school will be held next Thursday
Newark school children were given
On entertainment In the Opera House
Yesterday afternoon by the clvics COM
mitfee Of the New Century Club. THIS
COMMITTEES inaugurated the plan Of Civ
ine the children Of the town an enter
lainment and treat three years ago, and
n has always been a delightful event
for the youngsters. This year, however
becau7e Of the war relief necessities,
there were no gifts. but the children
were given moving picture show
AZ a meeting Of the Parent-reacher
Association Thursday night in the High
school building, which was presided
over bv Professor Charles A. McCue'
nresident of the Board Of Education,
Mn Koehler. principal Of the schools.
evnlained the cooperative plan between
fhe schools and the Women collete
whereby students from the college TOT
practical experience will teach at Ger
lain periods in the locad public schoois'
Turkeys are being quoted in NeWere
and vicinity at 80 cents a pound ana
there are very few at that price
The following announcement was
made I'm the Delaware Ledger ioday
son account Of the increased work as
nostmasier. L. X. Bowen has decided 10
relinduish the newspaper business ana
ihe Ledger has been taken over by d. Nj.
powen. the senior member OF the irm
of Ro,van & Bro Mr. Bowen who was
annoinled postmaster three years ago
lad heen one of the owners OF the Della
ware Ledger for many years.
Edgar McMuuen has been appointed
district deputy grand master for Dis
irlct No. a. Grand Lodge Of Delaware
] O. o. +. u.o
The clerks who volunteered Tor the
work at the headquarters of the rurei
New Castle county exemption board TO
assist rcgistrants TO answer the ques-
tionnaires for the second draft are nav
ing a busy time. In many cases ~ re-
onires an hour TO prepare the blank TOT
one registrant. they being so compll
eated. I'm one instance ono regisrant
Who had intended TO fle am exemption
claim. became So disgueslerd over ihe
MANY questions that me was required
Al answer Withdrew his claim for eN-
emption. stating that he would prefer
M fight than TO worry for hours max
ing out such a blank.
The board is sending out blanks eaon
dav 10 regisiranis telling them To come
~ fhe HEADQUARTERS here, In Whining
ton or Middleiovn and make out lne
blanks. on Wednesday those reglslrauls
holdlne serial numbers from '32 10 9e'
,vere sent Instructions, Yesterday from
asi 70 1920. and today from 1921 to l59o