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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-08

Richmond Nest, Order Of Owls. No,
1865. meets every Monday night at
Owls hall. corner Second and Broad
streets. c. J. Clark. II. s.. II South
Davis avenue.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-08

Cedar camp, No. -. meets first
and third Tuesday nights each month
at Jr. Q. u. A. NJ. hail, Redd street.
corner Stewart street. Fulton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-08

The biggest innovation OF recent
years is our new Richmond Petersburg
FREIGHT-leaving Richmond daily at 3
A. M. and Petersburg at P. NJ. the
quickest and most dependable freight
service you can find. saves you days of
valuable time. Rates very moderate Con
application).
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-08

Washington camp. No. ~. meet
regularly at Highland Spring.
II. Gatliger. Highland Springs. Va
10 the recording secretary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-08

Evergreen Camp. No. 1884. meets
second Tuesday night in each month
at Masonic Temple. Highland Springs
Stop 80. Harry w. Hardy, clerk
BOX 1913.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-08

Magnolia camp, No. 20. meets SEQ
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-08
Richmond Camps.

Motto: zone God. one BibfG cone
language, one flag. America = for
Americans ., - 80
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-08

Church Hill Camp. No. 1173e, meets
first and third Thursday nights in
each month at Marshall Hail. 25o5
East Broad street. Clerk. II. A.
Fones. lis East Franklin.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-21
NEWS OF GEORGETOWN.

Georgetown. Sept 2I-Thieyes entered
the millinery store OF Miss Lou Anderson,
Thursday night, and stole quantity Of
goods.
GEORGETOWN Will have the Chautauqua
again next year guarantors numbering
more than 100 having pledged their sup
port.
Miss Mallery Joseph has accepted a
renographic position with Cullen &
Worth, attorneys.
Miss Albert Croll. Of Philadelphia IS
lit at the home OF her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Barr, Market street.
Mrs. Levin 7. Salisbury Is confined 70
her home. corner Albury avenue and
Market street, on account of illness
J. T. Chapman has been spending a
few DAYS IN Wilmington and Philadelphia
Clerk OF the Peace " +. Wright was
in Wilmington Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs George A. Nelson spent
a part OF the week IN Philadelphia.
Miss Marguerite Davis IS guest 81
Miss Lille Toulson at New Berne, \ &
Mr.. and Mrs David Short, Of vii
nlington, are spending a few days witt
MIR. and Mrs. J " johnson
Arthur Morgan, Of Pmladelphis IS thC
guest Of his brother Robert j. Morgan
Members OF Wesley NJ. T. ChuTcf
have started movement to ilquidatC
the indebtedness against the parsonage
Already 81 900 has been raised
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-21
STAFFORD PERSONALS.

SDeriai Corrcspondence of Every Evening
Seoford Sept. Superintendent OF
Sussex County Schools +. }. iiardesty'
DIR. ! G. knowles and Leroy G. Long
fellow have been on a motor trip TINS
week to Gettysburg, Pa They are
expected home today
Harry Stewart, Of Toledo, has been
spending the week with his father, J. ID.
Stewart He was accompanied nome
hv his wife and children, who have been
visiting here and in Laurel for the past
SIN weeks
Mrs hate Ewing Of Philadelphia
formerly of tins town, spent tuesday
and Wednesday with friends here
G. " Dawson is spending the week
with relatives IN Wilmington and Bush
River. Md
Miss Katherine Stevens left Wednesday
afternoon for Newark To resume hef
studies nj the Women's College.
Mr.. H. W Morgan Of Phliade'phia
is a Weekend guest of his cousin, james
| A. Morgan
Flizabrth Bell. daughter Of Captain
| and Mrs II NJ Bell, entertained 40 o'
| her Young friends last Saturday Afternoon
| in honor Of her eighth birthday annlver
| SarN.
1 Mrs. Maggie Us. NcSSl'h NiVht - 80
az the week with her parents, Mr.. an.
Mrs. William H. Rodney, At Laurel
| Francis 1wiford. son Of Mr. and Mrs
John IL. Twiford Will leave tomorrow
for Westminster. Md, to enter Western
MARYLAND College
Berklev lIorscy, son Of Mr. and Mrs
T. b. Horsey left tins week TO enter tn
| Kentucky Military Institute
Mr.. and Mrs | NJ Chapman hsvc q
| their guests this week their son l,T.
Lewis Chapman, aud wife Of Wilmington
Mrs $ l. Knowles and Miss Mlldre'
| Cott Of Philadelphia and Mrs. Hett'
j. Chapman Of Georgetown
Albert Moore gunner on one Of IN
/ l.. = transports spent part OF the wee
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. lsaa
II Moore. on Pine street. Mr.. Moor
has been overseas five times since tn
United states entered the war.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-21
WEDDINGS Al BRIDGENILLE.

Spe,ial Correspondence of Every Evening
Rrdgeville, Sept. y The home "i
Nj and NirS Burton B- Bowdcn, near
town. on " e,iu,sday, was the scene Of .
rrcttv wedding. when their daughter.
Nellie J Bowden, became the bride Of
stephen Martin Elliott Of this town Rev.
Disston " Jacobs officiating After
the ceremony the young couple LETT for
Atlantic City On their return they will
make their home here, where Mr. Elliott
IS employed as mail driver
Harry Bramble Of Fredericksburg, Md,
and Ruth Morris Of this town were
married tuesday by Rev. DlsSton "
Jacobs.
Mrs. John Booker Of Wilmington has
been visiting MrS Mary Gee.
Mis-, Edna Young has resumed hel
duties as clerk in King Il Layton de-
partnent store, after having three weeks
/ vacation.
Miss Margaret Layton has been sub
stituting in the public school for Mis-
| Margaret Macklin. who has heen Ill
| Miss LAYTON leaves Monday, Tor Newark
| where she will enter school
Miss Ruth MeSsick and Dorothy
/ Newton left "Wednesday for the Women
| College at Newark.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-21
DELAWARE CITY NEWS.

Delaware City, Sept 2l Sergeant
George Hutchinson Of Hampton Roads,
Va, is spending a few days with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Hutchin-
son here
Edgar Vail, rural mail carrier for this
district, has resigned, and will move
10 Wilmington.
Mrs Benjamin Bowering gave Il tea,
yesterday afternoon, to friends at Fort
du Pont, Delaware City and Wilmington
The entertainment at Fort du Pont
tonight will be given by talent from Phil
adelphia,
There was considerable excitement at
the Pennsylvania railroad station, yes
terday morning just before the 81
train left. when Corporal Ernest Littre
OF Fort du Pont got into d dispute witt
I Moore Whiteman about pig pen
maintained by Ilttrell which WhitemaI
had reported to the State Board o
Health The dispute resulted in White
man being knocked down and severely
bruised Magistrate J. Frank ReybolC
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-21
WATERMELON PARTY.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Scaford Sept. 2l.-The members OF
the Christian Endeavor Society OF Mt
OIivet Methodist Protestant Church.
gave watermelon party last Thursday
evening. The members and guests NUM-
bered about 75 They assembled at the
church mt 80 O'Clock and were taken
from there in automobiles to the farm oi
Luther Nj. Culver, three miles from town
Robinson's Band. playing patriotic airs
preceded the automobile procession 70
the farm, where many fine watermeions
were served The lawn in front OF the
home, where the watermelons were served
was tastefully decorated with japanese
lanterns During the evening severa
speeches were made and patnouc song
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-21

Warm furs for outdoor
wear. warm sweaters for
either indoors and out
doors, and warm under
clothing, without which
even fine furs and coZy
sweaters are a brilliant
but hollow mockery.
Warm, well-ftting knit
underwear for women and
children, in excellent as
sortment and quality for
war times, is TO be found
on the First Floor, Market,
and mems underwear on
the Main Floor, Market.
The price-range shows:
WOMRN'S
Combination suits, in Winter
weight cotton, sf.75 70 81;
merino, $3.50 20 81; silk-and-
wool, ss.25 TO $3.50.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-21

ba;ng nj the station nj the time, a warrant
was sworn out by Whteman for assault
and battery and the trial was held at the
town ;ail in the evening Lttrell was
f;ncd $40 and costs Whitemans m
iuries were dressed by DIR. Brayshaw, who
has been attending him for illness the
past few weeks.
Charles {. Warner. who has been
emplovcd ON fortification work ut Fort
Salisbury. has resigned to enter Del
aware College, for three-months mlii-
tarv course, preparatory for transfer to a
training camp
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-21
REV. ID. w. JACOBS REFUSES CALL.
spocia! Correspondence Of Every Evening

Specia! Corresp pondence Of Every Evening
EridgeviIlc, Sept 2l- Rev Dlsston
Jacobs pastor Of [ Union Methodist Epis-
copal Church. this town. recently re-
fused call from the Chicago office of
/ he Board Of Sunday Schools Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, to specialize
On sunday School work About year
ago Rev. Jacobs vas extended call
by the Poard Of Foreign Missions TO have
charge Of the New York Office in con
nection with the great missionary oenten-
arv now being launched After his
graduation from Drew Theological Semi
nary and since becoming pastor Of
this conference ne has had two oppor-
tunitics to transfer to conferences in the
+ "
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-21
METHODISTS IN SESSION.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Pridgeville. Sept. PA meeting Of
tho sIb-district chairman Of the Dover
District Of the Conference Claimant
Endowment Commission was held in
Union NJ. H. Church Wednesday. DIR.
j.. II Dashill. secretary o, the Vii
mington Conference Commission, pre-
sided in the absence Of DR. W. r. Nov
bray. district superintendent, who Wa
detained at home on account Of illness
Dr. j. r. b. Smith of the Chicago office
made an address.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-21
DOVER NEWS NOTES.

special CORES pondence OF Every Evening
Dover. Sept u The State Institute
for Colored Teachers OF Delaware will
be held here September 80 to October ).
Charles Matthews, baker, has purchased
the Jacob tendt store and dwelling at
Division street and Governors avenue
Former Judge Daniel q; Hastings and
family are moving from their colonial
King street residence, formerly the Cow
gill and HlIyard mansion, 10 their farm
west Of Dover. DIR Frank Hall the
purchaser Of the Hastings property, will
take POSSESSION next month.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-21
BOTTLE CORK CAUSES INJURY.

special Correspondence Of Every Evening
1eaford, Sept While opening a
bottle of grape juice some evenings ago
Mrs. J. + Miles met with q painful and
serious accident Which may cost the loss
Of her eve When the bottle exploded,
the cork with great force, struck the
left eve. With her husband she went
10 Wilmington Thursday, where Mrs.
Miles will he treated by DR. Ellegood
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-21
CANNING AND CROPS.
Special Correspondence of EveryiE venini

Special Correspondence Of EveryiEvenin
Bridgeville. Sept 21.-1he local can
ning factory has had the largest pack this
week of the entire season. Many late
peaches are just ready TO pick and the
iruit is of much better quality.
The pear crop was picked this week
bv farmers, and good profits were
realized In previous years this fruit
has sold for % cents per basket, while
this wears price was 4S cents. and trees
were laden with fine quality fruit. some
trees Welding forty baskets
The rains of the past few days have
been a great help TO all crops and if 4
late fall is to be had the supply OF lima
beans will bc large, rs the vines are filed
with pods
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-21
FUNERAL OF l.. NJ. VENT.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Dover, Sept q The body of +. NJ
Wentz of Philadelphia, formerly resi-
dent of Dover, who died in Philadelphia
a few days ago, was brought here Thurs
day and interment made IN Odd Fellows
cemetery, Camden Deceased had been
a member Of Phlodemic Lodge, No. Z,
l. o. O. f., for over 80 years.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-21
DEATH OF ELISHA MILLMAN

t;sorgetowu. sent. ol.-Elisha 4. Mill
man. aged IS wears, died at ms home IN
Collinsville Yesterday, from general de-
bility. He was a well-known Democrat,
and for the past four or five years had
been living retired Funeral services
will he conducted at the residence to-
morrow afternoon at > O'Clock Burial
will be made In Union cemetery.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-21

If this column were
4 longer we would tell also
of the smart new scarfs of
brushed wool (ss), with
Tam O'Shanter TO match at
81, woven in such attractive
hair-line plaids Of contrast
ing color on white, black or
gray grounds. So becoming,
and SO handy for automo-
bile or skating.
Or we would describe
that charming novelty, the
jacket scarf, which is just
the thing TO wear under a
coat for extra warmth, or
alone, with q leather belt.
Ii is knit IN link-and-link
stitch of mohair wool, and
consists of a deep, warm
sailor collar with additional
Elton collar that buttons
snugly up 10 the chin, and
continues into long, fringed
scarf-ends that can cross
and tie in the back or can
be belted in. With saucy
Tam TO match, $3.50 the set.
Turquoise, pink, white,
flame, wistaria, nile, coral,
corn and shadow-lawn.
A fine selection Of
sweaters for the little folks
(from infancy up to f6
years) is TO be found in the
Children's Store, Third
Floor, Chestnut) priced
1925 to $3.50.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-21
LIBERTY LOAN MEETING.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Dover, Sept u Mrs. A. b Richard
son, chairman of the Dover committee
for the Fourth Liberty Loan drive, has
called a meeting of her workers in the
Dover Century Club next Wednesday
morning, at which plans for the cam
paign will be discussed In the afternoon
the Dover workers and all others interest
ed will meet in Dover Opera House, where
n massmeeting will be held
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-21

II OR warm. soft, delight
Il Of a chilly night, a
lambs wool quilt is another
treasure, which nowadays
runs the down coverlet
quite close in popular
favor.
These too are ready, IN
quantity and the usual
Wanamaker quality II and
in quite a wonderful variety
Of designs and colorings,
especially in the silk-cover-
ed quilts, which come IN
floral patterns, stripes and
solid colorings, for S18 TO
$50.
At so, with backs and
centers of attractive figured
cambric, and with solid col
or sateen borders, there are
nice, warm quilts filled with
pure lambs wool.
Splendid, practical we'd
ding presents, these! And
still more splendid = be-
cause they are bedrock
necessities (now that was
stated without any thought
of a pun), more essential
than even the wool or
down quilts
What about a pair of
blankets for a gift to an
October bride?
INDEED. for anybody
i and everybody, good
blankets today are an in
yestment such as they
never were before.
If you come to get yours
now you may have your Sc
lection out of 5000 blankets.
Our prices are as low as
good kinds can be sold for.
We have 81 different kinds
of wool and part-wooI white
blankets, at ST to S45 a
pair. and all are fresh, new
goods, the best to be had
for the prices in Philadel-
phia.
We have seven kinds OF
gray blankets with wool il
them, at $3.50 to SIS a pair
We mention these blank.
cts in particular, because
the warmth of a blanket j:
in the wool and the test O.
a blanket store is the kline
of woolen blankets it sells
These of ours are war
ranted to stand the test il
weight. size. grade anl
warmth against any simi
larly priced blankets il
Philadelphia.
Prudent folks are maxim,
haste now TO purchaS
them while their proper
tion of wool is as large a
it is-and while even
pair of blankets of pur
wool may be had for as loN
as $40.
Other times may be com
ing
pUT one can't stay in be
ID all day under even tn
cosiest of blankets or quilts
for the pleasure of circum
venting Jack Frost TT o
even for the pleasure Q
staying in bed
Let us then be up an
doing" as Longfellow say
but also with a prepars
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-21

TACK FROST will soon
u be snooping round,
~ and prudent folk are
already on their knees bel
fore cedar chests, or on
stepladders pulling down
the contents of upper
shelves. to see if moths
have made inroads or if
blankets have worn thin or
If last Winters furs are
still stylish and presentable.
And we do hope that in
many, many homes, heads
are being firmly shaken,
and the verdict, ''Never
again |" being enunciated
as the ancient, sagging.
calico-covered cotton-filled
quilt comes up to the sur
face
That quilt that lay like
indigestion on somebody's
tired frame all last Winter
and many aWinter before
That quilt grown lifeless
and leaden-weighted in long
service since Jane was q
baby
And Jane we'll, II
wouldn't be manners for us
to tell James age even If we
could guess il.
1T was all right when 1t
i was new. that cotton
uncomfortable. but since it
was new there have been
thousands Of lovely, soft
down quilts made. light as
air to the touch. warm as
only down can be-and
fortunate mortals have
snuggled under them and
slept sweetly, while Adoni-
ram and everybody else
who has used the old cot
ton one under discussion
has been alternately wrig
Cling and showing his feet
around under II and finally
giving il a vicious fling
over the footboard; and
then drawing up his
clammy feet as far as
they'd come without his
shivering knees going
through his chattering
chin
And saying. next morn
ing:
"No, Jane, somehow !
didn't rest easy. There was
an east wind blowing
round the house"
And don't you hear Jane
answering:
well, goodness me, you
| had the quilt
/ This is a private letter
to Jane, printed small, SO
that nobody else will see or
| read it,
| Dear Jane. One is never
| too old TO learn. We re-
| fer to this Store. which
| is 81 years old, and
is learning all the time.
| One of the things we have
! learned is that while new
n-filled quilts are warm
in their way and good in
their way, and we sell them,
excellent of their kind (this
years prices are 81 to S10l,
nothing IN the world is as
warm and as all-round sat
isfactory as a down quilt,
and we'd be doing less than
| our duty to tell you other
wise.
| After hard days work.
Adoniram. and pretty near
ly everybody else, except
maybe a German soldier,
deserves d down quilt to
sleep under It's a Sl0 or
sl2 expenditure-an then
solid comfort without solid
comfortable" for years to
come. For down quilts last
quite wonderfully.
Yours confdentially,
WANAMAkER'S.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-21

Possession Of S4S5 entities the holder
to choice Of pound sterling or a
pound Of butter in Berlin.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-21
+" hat Fur"
Warm Fur

10 repel the icy and unwel-
come caresses of ]. Frost
that's one reason why SO
many people get off the
elevator at the Second
Floor, Chestnut.
AT present they can pur-
chase
Brown or taupe wolf sep
arate scarfs for $50 to SIS.
Brown or taupe wolf
sets, $40 to 500.
Black lynx scarfs, $40 to
$50. Muffs to accompany,
SIS TO Sl00.
Nutria scarfs, SIS to SIS.
Muffs TO accompany, SI6.50
TO SIS.
Also a wide range of
prices in small furs. Many
styles in Hudson seal dyed
muskrat), kunk, mole,
squirrel, nutria and beaver.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-21

Undervests, cotton, SOC 20
1925; merino, $50 70 50; silk
and-wool, s3.75 70 s4-25.
Drawers, cotton. 81 to $3.50:
merino, $3.50 TO 1915; sllk-anc-
wool, S4.25 70 s5-25.
CHILDREN'S
Combination suits, cotton, soc
TO SITS; merino, S1.75 TO $3.50.
Vests. cotton, 40c to Sl.40;
merino, soc TO s2.75.
MEMS
Combination suits, Sl.25 70
SIT.
Shirts ami drawers, cotton,
81 so to 81; merino, sl.25 70
$3.50: all-wool, s4.25 70 SO.
DETER stock up with
ID all you're likely to
need until Jack Frost goes
on his Summer vacation.
We are not croaking-
Still less, joking
But you remember the
old story of the lady who
in buying a dreSs-pattern
of mohair, complained that
the price had gone up?
Surely, madam" an
swered the smooth sales
man, 'fbut you know the
hair of the Mo is harder
and harder to get. Why, in
some portions of-er-its
native land-the Mo has
become practically extinct 20
We wouldn't care if no
body ever saw a Mo (since
we never did) but what if
you postponed your pur-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-21

cnHSeB DJ xDDho Spb
wool, until moderate prices
upon them became az ex-
tfnct az the Mo, and there
came a nipping, tipping
cold spell.
There would, you know.
It couldn't fail.
THE new Fall and Win
l. ter sweaters are 10
Gated Just step or two dis
tant from the knit under
wear. And what a vivid,
resplendent corner they do
make Of it, the cosy, cling
ing, jaunty, vivid-colored
things,
In range and beauty Of
hues this fall display Of
sweaters does, it really
does, make a crack garden
er's bed Of prize dahlias
look like James old calico
bed-quiIt Of which we spoke
so disrespectfully in our
opening remarks, and will
again if Jane insists on con-
tinuing TO use it.
For dahlias may come IN
white and corn-cOlor and
pink and mulberry and
crimson and fame and scar
let or even wistaria. nut not
in turquoise, navy and Alice
blues, nile and shadow
lawn greens, nor in coral
still less in grey or black.
One extremely attractive
new model is Of corn-color
in Tuxedo style, collar all
the way down the 'front.' +.
It's knit in a link-and-link
stitch, the body Of the
sweater in self-checks, the
collar, cuffs and belt knit
plain. Price s11. Comes al
50 in white, navy, Alice
blue, purple, black and
shadowlawn green.
Prices on women s
woolen sweaters range
from S4.25 70 S1S. The
greatest possible choice Of
styles some with sailor
collars of contrasting or OF
self-color, some with natty
Dutch collars; some with
sashes. some with belts.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-21

% I one can [ stay N Deu
ID all day under even the
cosiest of blankets or quilts,
for the pleasure of circum-
venting Jack Frost or
even for the pleasure of
staying in bed!
Let us then be up and
doing" as Longfellow says
but also with a prepara-
tion for any fall in tempera-
ture either outdoors or in !:
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-21


Under a Down Quilt
that you knew Of he-provdd health and circulation were
normal? t,or,
But has been averted many a sunerer iIoia
insomnia sound comfortable sleeper, 1o
child cured of the haot OF
the covers by smuggling under the iunuous 0N'''s
weightless warmth of a down quilt. -. -.
No should be without We are faikHg, ol eo
in somebody calls the ntenpera No
Philadelphia (He said II last 2'H'ner, o
likely again this Winter, or even soo'f' eP'
down quilt intervenes) = ~. .u.
Our down made in factory so tnst We
can be they sanitary and in every way rish
may not be able o what are nov saying
at the opening sesson-tha have plentiful quanuJ
and wide quilts $40 and S2 They are Gov
cred with fine quality figured saine great variety OF
solid dainty soft blue pink, yellow or green
of them solid coors, such blues reds pnks roses
figured silk designs. dainty as old hnghsh ea
with solid color borders and backs H. ,
with genuine ederdown Is still TO be had1,
covering mortal sleep undercove-ed IN silk
| in plain colors; s4s
"RIess the n,nn"-said S1nchO P0nz0-
| "tUhO first inDented Sleep
but the man Cor maybe who first invented sleeping
sof down Of the deserves thanks
goose we'll be included IN inc testimonial
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