Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-21
NEWPORT SCHOOL SENDS
FOURTEEN TO THE WAR
Service Flag Presented to the
School, Last Night, With
Interesting Exercises.
speciai r,orresponderce of Every Evening

apectai rorreeponde .cr Of Every Evening
Newport. March = The Parent
Teacher Association of Newport public
school held very inspiring and patriotic
meeting IN The school house. last night
Miss Fila Johnson. president, presiding
The treasurer reported q balance On hand
IT fG5 Al
The committee appointed to visit The
school during the coming month com
prisrs Mrs Gov, Mrs Elmer Miller
and Mrs Kennedy Boyd Tho committee
for last month reported the school in fine
condition
Miss Ella johnson. president II the
association, gave n vefv interesting report
from the National Congress Of Mother
and Parent Teacher Associations held
in conjunction with the National lduca-
tlnn Association feeently. IN Atlantic
CITY. Y !
\ quartet. comprised of Springer Ben
ern Jean scarborough and Howard
Spence. sang Long, Long Trail. ae
companied hv Miss Marietta Groome
\ large service flag vas then presented
io the school. Tho presentation speech
was made hy Miss Morn Stuart. a resident
~ Newport and teacher IN the Vii
minston High School
was covered hv slip u lapcr bearing
the name and address II the former
student in " hnse honor tho star had been
placed un the ilag. and ~ most eases .
member of tho family VAS asked t. eulno
furu ard and remove the paper. and tic
name and address Was then road
There We're II stara. representing ihr
following bows. If whom ihc ma ajotitY
enlisted
Sergeant John I Scarborough. France
Private Watson u Nahan. France
Private Matter tawfof'l lr. amp
Dix
Sergeant Willard lord. france
frvate Clarence lIainswrth. I IS
New Hampshire
Private Irvine " GALLOWAY. amp
Shelby. Mississippi
Cook ! @ Btaftcn, amp Dis
rrlvatea Harry 1unnineham Camp
Dix. Edward Nendinhal France. John |
4 Miller, Virginia. tlarenee Fpartl. amp |
Dix; II Warren Garrett. Camp Dix.
RAYMOND Cunningham. Fort Oglathorpe. |
Ga. Edward GfanHton. Fort Oglethorpe. |
Ga
II was diacovere,l that there should be |
two more e,ars. for Edward Palmer and |
Rov Rnarr. former students. and these |
atarR will bo added
The following stanza was then sung |
by the audience 90 the air Of America
t,od save our noble men.
Send them safe home again
God savc orr mcn,
Keep them vletorinus
Patient and chlvalroua
They arc So dear 10 Us.
,od asyr orr men
" " Knowles Of Wilmington then |
addressed the meeting lie gavc very |
talk on school work. and re-
lated The methods Of Years ago. showing I
I hc marked improvements III schools and /
systems of teaching nj the present time
lIc urged the closer acquaintance af I
parents with the school and teachers
Several communications were read t
from bows now IN government service. t
and who are represented on the service
flag, each saving he was proud Ia be the |
cause Of one Of the stars. also thanking +
the Home Relief Association for the |
knitted garments sent them, and ask I
ing to be remembered to all their friends. I
and that about the best thing they like /
ls letter from home.
4 letter was read from Miss Elizabeth |
Bigger, formerly principal ot the school. t
wishing the bows now IN the army and I
navy success IN thelr new undertaking
Announcements was mude of the State
of Delaware branch of the
Congress Of Mothers and Parent
Teacher Associations. 10 be held in Dover
)n April 5. Miss Johnson will represent
he Newport association.
The meeting adjourned with singing
IF ''Thc Star-Spangled Banner.