Evening journal., 1918-02-07
cover DOCTOR on
JOB FIFTY YEARS
Kings Daughters of Capital
Raise Money for Palmer
Home
CLUB WOMEN
HEAR REPORTS
special to THE EVENING IoURNAI..


DOVER, Del. Feb. THE Legislative
auditing committee has about com
pleted the audit Of all the State ON
GERS books and accounts. which Is a
record time compared with recent
years. The committee, from the start
mapped a plan whereby a systematic
audit could he made within q reason
able time and such has been carried
out TO the letter
Al the annual meeting OF the Kings
Daughters, Of this town. all Of the Of
flcers Of the Ever-Ready Circle were
reelected. In the annual report OF the
chairman, it was stated that IN re-
sponse 20 the request that each mem
Der Of the circle contribute a dollar
(which she had earned TO be used to-
ward the maintenance OF the home.
s35 80 had been raised from this source.
When each Of the twenty-five members
who had earned the money as request
ed were called upon TO tell how such
money had been earned, one member
responded as follows
Il darned my boys stockings and mend
ed his shirt
And removed from his coat every YES
tige Of dirt;
When I had put him IN trim from his
socks to his collar,
He said had earned every cent Of this
dollar"
The Kings Daughters, in addition to
the recent beduest Of Mrs Rosa Levi,
Of this town, or $500 for the establish
ing OF a Joseph Levi room' in the
4 a Lea
them, which in time will mean consid-
cradle TO the home. Mrs. Ophelia
Evans, an aged lady Of Little Greek,
who recently died st that place left
an estate valued at $1,000 which she
gives into the care Of her executor and
trustee, in trust, TO expend the income
and so much Of the principal as will
be necessary for the support Of her
son and at his death the remainder
VIII so 20 the Palmer Home for the
Aged.
Dr. Z. :. Anderson, one Of the best
known physicians in the state, has
lust completed a continuous 80 year
practice Of medicine in Dover He has
been the family physician for many
years of many Of Dover's oldest famil-
les He Is still In active service and
Fan operate an automobile and ride
bicycle with as great agility as a much .
younger man.
Word has been received here OF the (
death Of Ezekiel Din a former Dover
resident. which occurred at Denver,
Col, recently.
J. w. Derrickson and family will
leave Dover for the south next Thurs
day TO be gone for the next three
months, Mr. Derrickson having bust
ness interests IN the south.
Yesterday was observed as Business
Day" at the Dover Century Club, at
which the president, Mrs Cornelia B.
Holiday, presided A matter up for
discussion was that Of the club en-
ploying a community nurse. No def
mite action was taken at Yesterdays
meeting. the matter to be left with a
committee TO be appointed by the pres |
ident.
Mrs Holiday read q most interesting .
report Of Mrs. A. D. Warner Of vii .
mlngton. who recently attended the
meeting Of the National Federation Of .
Women's Clubs at Hot Springs. Mrs.
Warner being a member Of the execu-
tive boaKd from Delaware.
Robert Burns was the topic intro
duced by the program committee at /
meeting Of the club, IN 4
charge Of Mrs VI. NJ Wolcott Those /
who took part in the program includ-
ed Miss Ella Wilson. who read al
sketch Of the life Of Burns Miss Nell /
lie Downes read a historical sketch Of .
Mrs. j. T. Alice Jr.. read "Tam-O'- /
Mrs. F. NJ. Lanner sang three /
the birthplace and travels Of Burns; I
solos and Mrs. Frank Hall Davis sang /
two solos with Miss Frances Dewitt as /
accompanist
The weekly meeting Of the club next /
week will he IN charge Of Mrs. j. !
Henry Ridgely and win be observed as +
Valentine Day.