Evening journal., 1918-06-19
n mullen HOME IS
DESTROYED By FIRE
Former Newark School Prin-
cipal TO Take Up Y. NJ.
c. A. Work in Phila.
CANNING CLUBS
GET UNDER WAY
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Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK. June i9-The home OF
Aubrey McAIullen. located near salem
Church, in Pencader hundred. between
Coochs Bridge and Chrstiana, was to-
tally destroyed by fire yesterday morn
ing. The fire Is supposed 20 have start
ed from a defective flue The building,
Which was OF brick and frame. was
burned 10 the ground. The local fire
company made quick run to the scene
OF the IRE, but by the time they ar
rived the building was all afame. The
loss was about $1,000, partly insured
Robert p. koehler, who for the past
year has been principal of the Newark
public schools, and who resigned two
weeks ago. has accepted the position OF
assistant director Of instruction at the
Central Branch Y. NJ. C.. A. vocational
schools, Philadelphia. He viii assume
his new duties September 4, but Will
remain in Newark this summer, as he
has been appointed to take charge Of
the demonstration school TO be con-
Quoted in connection with the summer
school at Delaware College. Mr.. Koch
ler's new position will give him an OPP
portunIty 20 do graduate work at the
University OF Pennsylvania His new
field is an especially broad one. as the
Y. VI. C. A. Is doing a great work along
vocational lines. including a school OF
commerce and accounting, school
OF building construction, engineering
school. elementary high schools. school
OF business. school OF music, school for
freigners, cooperative vocational school
and school Of aeronsutics. A. G. Bug
bee Is director OF the work.
More than $500 was cleared Monday
night on the war show, "Claim Allow
ed" given IN the Opera House by a
party OF young people from Chester
town, Md, for the benefit Of the local
Red Cross.
Members OF Newark Town Council
sat on Monday TO hear appeals from the
assessment, but only few appeals
were made The total assessment IS
about 100000, and the rate will be
the same as the past year, 81 on the
hundred
Miss Helen Bishop, the district club
leader from the Delaware College Ex-
tension Department organized a can
ming club Of nineteen members at a
meeting held at the Newark High
school MONDAY afternoon, The club
was organized under the following reg
ulations governing the Boys and Girls
Patriotic Canning Clubs. and which II
Is desired that all members follow
closely:
4. Contestants shall be from 10 to 2l
years OF age.
? Five or more members shall CON
lstitute a club.
Each member shall can nifty or
more Jars Of fruits and vegetables, flf-
teen or more shall be quarts, OF six or
more varieties, using the one period
cold pack method.
Each member shall exhibit at the
club show or festival. one jar OF each
variety Of fruit and vegetables, prop
erly designated with Boys and Girls
Club label.
5. Each member shall keep on a
blank form supplied by the canning
demonstrator complete record OF the
nome canning work.
6. Each member shall write a story
regarding the canning club work Of the
summer. following an outline submit
led by the canning demonstration.
= In Judging exhibits the following /
score card shall be used; Quantity and
iulluesSl - per utit-s uh4uihuita Va
product, Is; color, 30; method Of pack
.ng, 25: uniformity Of labels, 3.
q. The canning club work Of the
summer shall be judged according to
The following score card; Exhibit, 80
per cent: club story, %; attendance at /
dub mating Y 20; home canning rec
ords, 10. and plumber OF Jars can
ned, 10.
9. The contests shall be conducted and
prizes awarded on a county basis.
The work OF forming these, clubs is
meeting with much success and a num-
ber have already been organized. Any
district desiring additional information
should communicate with Miss Helen
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