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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11
REV. ]. CALVIN STEWART
TENDERS RESIGNATION
Continued Ill Health Causes Deci.
sion by Pastor OF Grace Covenant
Presbyterian Church.
SERVED FOR THIRTY YEARS
Congregation Seeks to Retain His
Services. and VIII Probably Elect
Him Pastor-Emeritus-W Leave
Shortly for Long Rest.

Rev. !. Calvin Stewart. D. d. pastor
or Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church.
presented MS resignation 10 that con :
SrHSation yesterday morning. on sc.
COUNT OF continued III health Tho Of
ncia boards Of the chnrcn have rec
commended tina. ne be made pastor
emeritus. The concrcSatiom thus pa
.ain!:p 80 much OF his services a. nj 4,
phrj!ca! condition kill allow. whii.
anothe. minister will be called to un-
de'iaSe the active leadership or .hi,
F'or'ing church. eenerat meeting
or the congregation has been called
Tor Sunda" morning, February e. ~.
she close OF tho II o'clock service.
=" hen action will BE- taken on the res
iSnat.on.
D.. S.ewsr. is ore OF the bes;-known
ministers in Etchmcnd. having acid =
pastorate here for more than thirty
years, and built up a large conErnr,
sion In the growing western section
OF the CITY lie succeeded Re- p.v
:oa iio2e. -. D.. as pastor OF IN. ,.r-~-
nT'Hrihn Church Of thc Covenant.
which later moved to tae cornor NJ
PARK Avenue and Harrison stree, an,
erected handsome church buiIdirg
In recent wears this congregation hs.
oN;ted win tina, OF the Grace stree,
PRESBYTERIAN Church. formerly located
. at the corner Of Fourth and Grace
streets. under the name Of the Graz.
Covenant Church. Dr. Stewart be;nr
retained as pastor OF the united CON.
freration.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11
The Weather
Furnished by L. 6. weather bureau.

ForecastI yirEints
Fair Monday md
Tuesday, not much
change In tenn ra-
ture.
North Carolina
Fair and nliEhtIy
colder Monday; 1uea-
day fair.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11
Local Rainfall.

vary Observation-Disclosures. 30
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11
VIII. PROBABLy ELECT HIM

In view Of the urgency OF your ply
s'cian's advice. II would seem that the
congregation ought not TO insist on
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22
NEWS OF LEWES.

special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Icwcs. Man - \ patriotic meeting
was held. sunday evening, IN the audi
forum. in he interest Of the Red Cross
thc building was completely filed there
i-eiuC no service IN any ot three churches
The principle speaker was Commander :
n l.andreH Of he Naval Base Dr vii
lam I Orr lr chairman Of the Red
Cros> drive. read the appointments Of the
committee 10 solicit contributions and
made short address Rev G II Il
Turner was chairman and music was fur
nSAcd bN the Naval Base Band
Harold h Joseph OF Philadelphia is
VISITING hi parents. Captain and Mrs
john " Joseph
lrvn Lynch and family Of near Vii
mngton spent The weekend here
CharIcs l. White Of this town has
arrived safely al an Atlantic port from a
recent trip to France on a transport. He
experts Ia sail again soon
Mrs Marguerite J. Mason who had
been visiting IN kennctt Square, has re-
turned
Mrs. Lewis " Mustard Is with her
daughter, Mrs Caleb : Layton, IN Vii
mlngtOn
Thomas Poynter and wife returned,
Saturday evening. from their honeymoon
trip 10 Niagara falls
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22
COMMUNITY SING.
MANY Rraved the Weather To Attend
High School lasi Night.

The hitherto smooth course of tho
community chorus was somewhat IN
terierrd with last night 10y the weather
which cut down the attendance below tho
recent averages But the singing was rs
spirited and inspiring as ever, under Prot
Barnharts baton. and the members who o.
ported ielt fully repaad for their fcrtItude
N hravlng tho elements
Th-v would have felt still more repaid
but for the unfortunate chance that the
projection lantern provided to show tho
slides rought hy Claude l'avctto Bragdow
tho RutTaIo architect and expert IN light
ing effects proved 70 he unsuted to the
purpose, much L. the regret OF all
Mr. " J Rrlcc of New York long
time friend Of the community singing IN
that city and An official Of the music
committee administering tie singing IN
army camps and cantonments. made an
interesting address
The next rehearsal will he held on Tues e
iav. the 2sth, by which time 1t is proha
bic that tentative plans for the out-doo
sing will be IN shape tor announcement
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22
NEWS OF A DAY
DOWN DELAWARE
Commencement Program OF the
State College for Colored Stu
dents, Near Dover.
scuoo1 HELPS RED CROSS
op,..r;rc Tom" Caught in Sea
ford. But Allowed to 60 on
Promise to Leave Town.


S,.s-,al Corrcspondenco of Every Evening
Seaford. May pa fright was gwen
many citizens. especially women. on front
street At a late hour last evening bN n
person who had been acting ms "feeplng
Tom" He had been seen by several men
who reside in that section OF the town,
acting in n queer manner. dodging back
Of several dwellings and IN the outhuild-
inga Of back Yards After watching his
movements for several minutes, they dc
cided that his intentions were not oi inc
desired kind. and started tn capture h,m
Jack" at once became frightened ana
ran behind another dwelling. where ne
was seen pc+ping in the window tb-
serving his I,ursucrs. he ran around the
block and suddenly Colhded with The
party. and on demand surrendered
When questioned rs tn hls behavior. ne
began tn give unintellgcnt answers. Not
beng able to get any satisfaction from
the man. II was decided tn take hiIn before
the authorities On the way ny town
quite large crowd had congrcgatcd. and
the man dccidcd that he had better con
fesS. which nc did and promised that II
not punished he would leave town
Nitcr consideration the mon d'cid'd
thi~ wouldThf the best thing 20 do and
gave the pccper five minutes 70 leave
town when released he started across
the county bridge on n run lie ls not
known hero. Inn he said hc Evcd with
farmer aboylt four miles from town.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22
on. CEIRTAII,.
Text Of Request Received by Street and
Sewer Departmnnf

Following is The fnvt n the letter re-
eelved Nv The Strrei and Spwer Dcpart
rnent from Washington relative to CIR
failing the lse ~ oil n road work
Dear SIR In order that the fuel
oil REQUIREMENTS of our Allies as wcl as
oar own Amy and Navy. and essential
war industries NAV be fully satisfied i i
found necessary tn limit the rlEe of petro-
Iellm and coal IN the Manufacture of road
products. such as asphalt. road binders,
road oils. tAr binders and dressings
The United States II now being drawn
upon 10 an ever increasing extent for
petroleum products. especially fuel oil
Il will be appreciated that thIa demand
must be satisfied Commencing this
date we request that all highways work
IN your States of any character. including
municipal work. involving the use Of
the above mentioned materials. be passed
by your State Highway Department.
speclal permit of the Fuel Admins
tration. OIL DIVISION. will be required before
delivery Of purchases viii he authorized
Enclosed you will find forms upon which
All applications for the above mentioned
roads materials must be made. Prefer
ence will be gwen TO material for mann
tenanCe and repair work. The supply
Of the above material for rnad work IS 50
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22
STATE COLLEGE PROGRAM.
Special Correspondence of Every Evening

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Dover, May 22.-Following is the pro
gram for commencement week of the
State College for Colored Students, near
Dover:
Sunday, May 26 Sermon to graduating
class by Rev. Henry y. Annette, ID. -,
pastor of Bethel A. NJ. Il. Church, VIII
mlngton.
Monday, May 81, p. m.-Class Day
exercises.
Tuesday, May 2S--Declamation contest
at Whatcoat NJ T.. Church, Dover.
Wednesday, May %, 8 p. m. - SENIOR
Junior banquet.
Thursday, May 30, p. m,-Alumni
meeting. =,
Friday, May 81, 1880 a m. Meeting
of Board oi Trustees
Friday, May 81. 100 y. m.-'Com-
menccmcnt exercises.
Addresses will be made nj the com
mencemcnt exercises by Secretary OF
State Everett G. Johnson and nr Nelly
Miller, dean of Howard University, Wash :
ington, ID. G. Music will he furnished by
Merry Concert Band Cambridge, Md
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22
CECIL COUNTY NOTES.
special Correspondence Of Every Evening

special Correspondence nf Every Evening
Elktnn. Md Alay - Mrs James
Alien of Chesapeake City dlctl, last even
ing. at her homo. aged ~ wears
number of Elkton boys, members
of the tlfty-olghth Division, United
STATES ARMY. who have been stationed at
Camp Met lcllan, Ala Tor the past eight
months passed through the town. last
evening. on thclr WAY to France
John Il Foster and Miss Adelinc !
Dunlap of Wilmington. William ] " ash
,ngtnn of Richmond. Va. and Miss
\clhe T. IIvland ~ Wilmington and
Charles II nve Of Cumberland and Miss
Rca Hickman Of Bcttcrton were among
those married IN E,llCton. Yesterday
! |. lynch Of Rising sun who for
several wears has boon connected with
the C.ti7cnz National Bank at Rich
wood " Va, has hecn appointed as
Ssiaut cashier of the ltlkton Banking
and Trust Co. succeeding Lynn u
Gillespie. who was drafted last week for
war duty
William N Brown of Chcsapeake City
lett t.lkton last evening, for p week 3
business trip a. Richmond. Va
Elmer 4 Stafford Of Baltimore has
been scnt to Flkton as the good roads
representative in this action
Miss ~Ahcc Denver and Miss Parpnns 5
of New y ork CITY arc spending tho week
end with the formers mother. Mrs
Margaret Denver. in Flkton
The managers of the National Local
Preachers ampmeetlne Association have
arranged TO hold the annual camp thus
wear at leslie, beginning July % and
continuing until August
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22
HIGH IN LODGE CIRCLES.
William H. Taylor. Trust Officer, Who
Died af His Homo in Newnrk. Yesterday.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Newark. MAY - William II Taylor
trust officer of the Newark Trust and Safe
Deposit Co. d,cri at his home on Depot
Road. Yesterday morning He had bern
ia poor health for some months and had
hcen confined ~ his bed for two works
Death was due 80 heart disease
Mr. TAYLOR was we'll known. especially
in lodge c,rcce, and had host nf friends
in Wilmington. "a we'll ~ Newark Fnr
q wears he was connected with the Edge
Noor Iron Go ~ Edge Moor. and lived
IN Wilmington lIc was formerly a clerk
in the office of the recorder of deeds under
Dclaware Clark. and later served Rs
deputy under tho late James ! Moore
IIc was elected truRt officer for Tho local
trust company IN 1908. when il waa iirRt
organized lie was elected secretar of tho
Newark building and Loan Association,
which office he held until has death
Mr. Tavlor also WIS great Hachem Of
the Improved Order Of Rod Men of nela-
ware and member of Cherokee Iribo Of
Wilmington. m Wruoua Council. No. 4.
Junior Order American Mechanics. In
,ilistrial lodgr, A. q T. " and Fairfax
io,isc. | q. q r, nll of Wilmington. lie
was a member 81 Newark Presbyterian
Church He leaves widow.
Funeral services will he held nj s o'clock
tomorrow evening. as his home hrro, and
NJ o'clock Friday afternoon ut First
PRESBYTERIAN Church. Wilmington. Inter
snent AZ Rivervi-v cemetery The funeral
will hc in charge of the Red Men
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22
MARRIED IN MILFORD.

Special Corrcspondcnoo Of Fvery kvening
~osfard Nay 22 \ cstcrday mornlrg,
j. H.. homo ~ Rev and Mrs Il X
Stephenson, IN Milford, ] I stuart. son
ii ~lcnarI Stuart and Miss Narv Neal.
a,-ght,r nf Nlr- MARY / Neal both ot
.~catord. Vcrc married hv Rcv stephen
son The ceremony Vas Performed ~ inc
large parlor II The house, which had been
beautifully decorated tor thr occasion
vfth t.rp~ rottr,l plants. and other house
t,r4nts Tie Wedding was 0,uet only tho
'nrnbrr- nf Nov Air Stephenson family
and feu friends bong prCScn, The
colplc Lett tor Wedding t0ur to Washing
ten Philadelphia and New Jersey
The bride and groom arc both well
known n town,and the bride was teacher
III tho Scaiord school up 80 her marriage
Fnc groom Is , vell-known merchant q
thle taWn
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22
MEET NEW HEALTH BOARD.
Council Of Defense Committeeman and
New York Health Expert Confer
With Members

The new Board of Health yesterday y
afternoon met committee composed
of ! Raskoh David Snelenhurg and
William r Seward, who called to get
acquainted with the personnel Of the new
hoard The committee stated TINT the
Council Of National Defense would CO.
operate IN every way with tho local
board
With the committee wns Dr Carl
NcC olnh of New York, who has spent
the past slx wears IN making observation
of the proceedings of health boards
throughout the United States DIR Nc
Comb Is an expert IN his hne of work and
Will spend the next week or two IN Wi
uungt on making observations After
gong thoroughly over the situation here
be will report his findings to the Council
of National Defense. which organization
IN turn viii report the findings to the
local board for its consideration
While in the State DIR Afc omb may
cooperate TO certain extent with the
State Board Of Health and make any
suggestions which may prove for the
betterrnent OF conditions
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22
NEWS Of THE DAY
AT NEW CASTLE
Eighty Seven Young Men Leave
the City on Saturday For
Camp Dix Cantonment.
Stan Corre.poruepcc or Hvery Evening

ptsn Corre.porrepc~ or Every Evening
New Castle. MAY 22-Adolph {. vii
Hams, colorcd, formerly Of New Castle,
registered here on June 4, and mysterious
ly Disappeared very soon thereafter. lie
was located hy a member OF the local
police force recently IN Philadelphia and
brought here until the army authorities mt
Fort du Pont Yesterday lnductcd him into
the service and he was taken To Delaware
City. 1t appears that he had spent most
Of the time he was away IN Cleveland
Ohio and he was located in Philadelphia
hv means of letter sent to n friend here,
giving his address
t.irhtv-eevcn of New Castles hest and
sturdiest SONS to TO make mp part of the
next quota of $50 drafted mon To leave
from Delaware for Camp Dix next Satur-
day
James Campbell who is one of the men
To 90. will leave his barber shop IN charge
of his brother, William. who will neces-
sarlIy resign from his position AS assistant
mail carrier The vacancy which will lac
caused hy this, has not been filled as yet,
Postmaster Murphy announced Yesterday
New Castle was visited bv heavy rain
last night and some Of the nearby roads
were under water for n time. As far rs IS
known, no ITlouS bhihaFF WAS hbnf
Final preparations are hcing made hy
the Ladies Auxiliary ot Emmanuel 7. y.
Church for the birthday party, to takn
place tomorrow night
Ruv your paint hy tho cost per year
not by the cost per gallon J. 7 Il t. T..
fhaeon. Inc Adv
Bargains Automobile inner tnhca, high
grades. u and ~ of in tho old list
Stoops Adv
For Rent Rowling allev Frame
building "a x SO Inquire Hotel louise
John Res, proprietor Adv
Good paint is cheap We can prove Il
J + & l.. T. fhason. Inc Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22
WINNERS OF PRIZES.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Newark. MAY p Announcement has
been made Of the winners in the public
speaking contest for the Delaware College
Alumni prizes ". T. Broughall, class Of
1921, won the first prize, SIS and Charles
Carsweil, class Of 1928, the second prize,
$40
On account Of the lack Of interest be
cause of the discrimination Of the two
literary societies at the college, it has been
decided by the Alumni To put the money
that has been used for prizes in the public
speaking contests into cup, to be de-
bated for by the Sophomores and Fresh
men classes The class that wins the cup
three times will become the owner Of it,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22
HAND SEVERELY CUT.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Seaford, May D ('harlcs il. Marve',
.Jr.. of tins town severely injured his finger
last week while cranking an automobile.
while on the way to Ocean City While
he was turing tho crank his hand slipped
from the handle and struck sharp piece
on the running board, cutting a cash to
the bone. about two inches long The
wound was not treated until he reached
Salisbury. but while very painful II is not
dangerous
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22

limited that Il II requested ihat all Dew
construction involving these materials
l,e deferred this wear except IN cases where
71ch work le necezsary toward the winning
of tho war TheRp forms should W. hlled
ont covering maintenance rronnrtrnction
~ new construction and certified ~ hv
the state High wav Department rs to
tho vital necessity ~ tho work grdor
existing war conditions and thc quartits
~ the material involved hcv should
then ~ rnalled ~ Mr. II " Pago
Director Pureau % Public Roads Wa=h-
lnRtou, ID G Mr. Page antlng as chairman
~ committee which tiIl consider be
necessity ~ the material beng alpphed
and make their reromrnendatI0n ~ tho
Ni DIVISION NJ the Fuel Administration.
which will lssvle permits IN accordance with
the recommendation when the necessary
material s available
II ia requested that vou give thus
matter full publicity, 80 that all parties
concerned will 10 familiar with The pro
cedure necessary 70 procure supply ot
these materials
Additional supplies of enclosed forms can
be procured on Application to Mr.. Page
Tours Very truly
VI r. Requa, director
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22
BARN BURNED.

special spondenco of Every Evening
Milford, MAY - sunday evening last
the large barn and stable Of Bradsbury
Morgan on the Georgetown road about
three miles south Of Milford was entirely
destroyed by fire with all ITS contents
The building contained about 500 bushels
Of corn, lot of wheat, hay and farming
implements.
The loss is about 81 500, with no in
surance The origin of the FIRE Is not
known
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22
NEWARK'S RED CROSS WORK.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Newark. May u The Red Cross cam
paign was opened In Newark last night
with a patriotic meeting held in Wolf Hall
Delaware College Former Congressman
Franklin Brockson made patriotic ad-
dress and there was patriotic singing
The following committee TO conduct the
campaign In Newark this week has been
appointed; Mrs. Charles B. Evans Mrs.
q l. Penny, Mrs. c. o. Houghton, Mrs.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22
AIRPLANE PLANT BURNED.
Fifteen Craft Destroyed In 81 900 900
San Francisco Fire.

San Francisco, Cal, May % Fifteen
airpancs IN various stages OF construction
and n considerable quantity of dried
spruce and Irish linen were reported
destroyed here Yesterday IN n fire which
swept the plant Of the Fowler Acroplane
Corporation.
The fire started in a furniture factory
and swept block, destroying several
apartment houiseH. The Fowler concern
WINS working on government contracts and
the stock on hf,nd WINS estimated to he
worth 81 100000
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22
ON RED CROSS HONOR ROLL.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
kcnton. Nav . The social held in
tho kcnton public school Saturday even
ing, which was planned by the teachers
and Junior Red Cross memhcrs, proved
to he quite a suCcess. SO beng cleared
which will bc donated Ia the Red Cross
hcadquart ers for thus drive
The i\cnton school IS on the Rcd ross
roll Of honor. each pupil bong member.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22
RED CROSS IN SFAF0RD.

Sne.-ial Corrcspondency, of Every Evening
Scaford. Nav . Tho local branch Of
tho Rod Cross started working IN earnest
ON the new campaign YESTERDAY. and havr
mot with unusual success The town has
been divided into sections and teams have
been assigned to each by this method the
town will bc easily canvasscd in short
time.
The rural districts aAao arc hcing visited
and farmers and farm workers are re-
spending TO tho cause
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22
CHESTERToWN. MD.

Sporiai Correspondence ef Every Evening
Chcstertown. Md, Nav % Frank
M Miller, well-known man III Kent and
Cecil counties died az his home Sunny
Brook farm. near town, Sunday, after y
short Illness of pneumonia. aged about SO
wears MIR Miller was q skilled mechanic,
and for the past two years had been EN-
ployed or Federal government work IA
Chester. Ia. He came nufne last Week for
Il rest and was taken with "a relapse He
leaves widow and siA children
Rev A. Norman Wand of Salisbury
occupied the pulpit OF Christ Methodist
Protestant Church ON Sunday, IN the
interest Of the $JO,O00 endoW ment fund
for West minister Theological Seminary.
the leading school for training preachers
IN the denomination The congregation
contributed $500
Miss Thomas ole OF two devoted
maiden sisters living near Rock Hall, was
found dead III the yard Of her home, Fri
dav evening Death was due To heart
failure
The Red Cross campaign is ON in
earnest in Kent county. this week, and
meetings are being held nightly in the
various towns IN an effort 10 raise the
county = quota OF 81 ,O00 A meeting was
held In Christ N. p Church here, Sunday
afternoon, and SI,25S was raised III Il
short while Last night meetings were held
In Massey and Rock Hall, and the people
responded finely
Governor Harrington has appointed
former State Senator William W Beck, q
member Of the State Tax Commission, TO
succeed Levin " Wickes Of this town,
whose term expires June /,
Emory Hogans temporary carrier ON
route No from the Chestertown post
Office, has secured a position with the
Baltimore Dry Dock Co, and will leave
tomorrow for his new duties john ii.
Duyer of Still Pond has been appointed
his SUCCESSOR on the rural route
Mrs. Mary J Howard Of Still Pond is
visiting her daughter, Mis-. John Hurlock
IN Bridgexills
Wilson Capps Of Still Pond has been
visiting his daughter Mrs. Harry Wat
kins, IN Wilmington
Mrs james Brice OF Bettcrton has ac-
cepted a position IN the ChestertOwn
high school for the next scholastic year
TO succeed Miss Barbara Willis, who has
accepted position in Baltimore county
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22

John Pilling, Miss Edith Spencer, Mrs.
Joseph II. Hossinger, Miss Annie Moore,
Mrs. j. Penrce Cam. Miss Ann Hos
singer, Miss Elinor Harter, Mrs. William
Holton, Mrs Frank Jester, Mrs. William
Kennedy, Norris n. Wright, David G..
Rose and George W Griffin.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22
YOU'RE HELPING YOUR ROY
nv George Shtofrsn 2 years old

las vpilr t0v who's fighting m NJ Man
and
With oar European Allies, hand % hand
ltz y0ur how who's fighting 2ith ta'
Frcnrh
Navhap IN damp hTr' protecting trench
IT he's frnm eHas. g'ill he's v1ur ~on
As long As hr hghtrng AGAINST TIE HAN
Arc won gplug - heip ~ hig tight to w1n.
Arr Won QnIng ~ Relp hlm fake BeriIn3
Nou cnn do Is through the Ned Gross,
And vlve tho \ Rizpr ~ much lnss
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22
Eden Men in Parade.

The members Of Eden Lodge, | o. @.
F. are expected to assemble at Eden Hall
at 80 O'Clock tomorrow evening, in order
TO participate in the Red Cross parade.
The regular meeting of the lodge will be
held at Z clock.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22

Synthetic substitutes for coming defea
seem to be Indicated by tha symptoms
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22

Time for HindenburE TO kite another
peace prOmlsOry note.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22

You try an Every Evening want adv.