Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-25
LEGISLATORS AND
GOV. TOWNSEND ON
A PLEASURE TRIP
Feast at Newark and in Whining
ton and Inspect the Col
lege Buildings.
ALSO GO TO A THEATRE

Going 10 Newark, tn inspect Delaware
College, and coming To Wilmington, Ca
dine nj the Hotel du Pont and attend :.
performance In The Playhouse, kept the
members of the Legislature and other
State officials busy yesterday, but gave
them pleasure.
The entire afternoon was spent az
Newark, inspecting the farm, mechanical
hall, recitation hall, Purnel hall, the
library, Harter hall, Wolf hall, Science
hall, residence hall and Sussex hall, which
were greatly admired. Luncheon was
served IN Delaware College and tea IN
the Nomen's College
after luncheon there was n meeting,
presided over by former Governor Charles
X Miller, chairman of the college finance
committee. Governor John c. Town
send, Jr who was presented y Mr.
Miller. made a hrief address. The govcc-
nor SAID he ielt confident that the members
of the Legislature and other State officials
were impressed NV the wav Delaware
College and Newark did things lie
praised the location and equipment of
the college buildings and stated the lnsti-
tuition made possible military and physical
training for Young men and education
for women
MIR. Miller said Delaware College is on
a good financial basis and told lts require
ment for the wears 1919 and 1920 He
asked the Legislature 70 appropriate
SIP 500 for 1919 and $50 046 ( ] for 1920
Thirty thousand each year would be
needed for maintenance IN 1919 and 1920.
he said, and 81 500 each year for the
chslr IN history The summer school
would need So, 500 IN 1919 and - 600 IN
1920, and maintenance Of the agricultural
= :. n l.
Nesr For agricultural extension 81 AIS
would be- needed IN 1910 and 5,5ii IN
1920 He directed special attention to
war emergency expenses which will amount
90 ST, al2 6l IN 1919 The wage account
has advanced 500 pcr cent Five thou
sand dollars would bc needed for ,hc
agricultural department, machinery
building N 1919 snd ~ 600 for thc viutcr
agricultural course IN 1920 The v omCn's
I llcgc would need : 0O0 q wear N
1919 and l92 Maintenance has N
creased $1,000 V,er wear The
amount q-kcd Tor 1920 i $50 N4l less
than the sum requested Tor 1919 Nom
brr> III 'hf lcVv Cour' were todd tho
college would donate land ior the widening
oi The Depot road
President Mitchell announced that the
csllcg, lad adopted system VI book
keeping which he said i a mode ir
ffcicrcv Hc expressed the faculty
appreciation a The visitors presence
senator Bennett, chairman oi the
Senate commlttee on education. SAID
Kent and Sussex cottntlans esteem Dcla-
ware College and the institution would
ge' all IL asked from the Legislature
An enter sinment was gwen IL Science
hLl BY mandolin club and Miss hathe-
rne Stevens. pianist
The members ~ the Legislature and
other State officials came 70 Wilmington
early IN tho evening ana Governor
Townsend entertained the pariN, num-
herine ~, ~ fnc dinner N the du
Pont grill.
Among fhc decorations Na> Z state
rag, which Speaker Corbif told the
ssscmhlage Governor townsend had IN
formally presented - tho Common
wealth N.r Corh' said the Ntst' Was
under ~ lgailon a. the governor and on
the suggestion 81 thr ~praker the guests
gave the executive rlsiug vote oi thanks
President Pro TEN Short pledged the
Legislature support q every good
measure presented ~ the governor
Following this assurance the governor
said II was a pleasure 70 have 50 many
present he had no thought " the pre-
rfLNNfItN fH Illf F-fdAt aldE tfiuE IflfN-
TONED Nothing war more pleasing 20
HIM than DONG something ior Delaware,
y hich NJ said j. tho bc>' spot IN earth
II Odd uoi believe pcnu,v.vanla New
Jersey ~ MARYLAND rad Z better looking
cgls!aturc han Delaware Hc wss
gladdened by Prtsden' Pro TEN Short |
SAY lng II. Legislature would ac' Tor the |
good - tat State That would be IN |
keeping V1'h nc Legislators looks He I
r.cdged -, best 10 hsd ~ the good ~ |
Tho state
SecrctAr, q STATE Johnson spokc
t-isfly and when concluding ms remark, !
sand Delaware winch oc~upied s prom /
ncnt position % the war. should blush I
for beng he 3ith state IN lllteracy and /
tho 4sth m health and sanitary r,gula- !
tons
During dinner ii, hcfel orchestra
played and Mrs Leonard / Wales sang /
accompanied - MIS- Tabor
~ guests o. Governor Townsend the \
partr Went - The Playhouse and SAW |
The comedv 4 Cure ior Curablos