Evening journal., 1919-11-26
PAY TRIBUTE TO
THEIR big SISTER
ConLInued dom FIrst page.

nan, uef sucttScOFs luIlhtllF WIN N'-N /
South side Hospital OF pittsburgh. The |
inscription on the large silver tray !
which holds the set follows TO Onr 1
Beloved Big sister. Carrie stuart. from /
/ the student Body OF Delaware College, /
Newark. Delaware, November p, 1919.
Business Manager Wilkinson took the
chocolate set. a letter from the student ,
! Body md one OF the menu cards OF last
nights dinner which has a picture OF /
her on the front 60 Miss Stuart In phil
adelphia today !
Miss stuart was suddenly attacked
with lumbagO on Monday. she was
/ taken at once 10 the home OF friends
/ In Philadelphia. Il was then thought
possible that she would get back Tor
/ The farewell dinner. and In fact she did
make a brave attempt yesterday after
moon 90 get TO Newark. She got as iar
las Broad street station. Philadelphia,
iwhere she tainted and had TO return TOT
1.-The homo Of her friends.
The Thanksgiving dinner last evening
/ for the students was the first affair OF
ithc kind ever held there. but 10 was so
successful that % will probably be an
annual feature I'm the future. The dln-
ner was made possible largely through
| the efforts OF Miss stuart and Business
Manager Wilkinson. working in cooper
lation with The Student Self Government
Council. Nearly every one OF the 5v
/ students. i'm addition 90 members or ule
faculty and their wives, members OF lue
office force and a number or invited
guests attended the dinner. Tie am
Iner. prepared by Miss Hall and served
Inv the boys. was commended by all VINO
y,efe fortunate enough TO atiend. me
menu follows.
Grape Fruit Cocktail
Maryland Turkey
! Chestnut Dressing Cranberry Jelly
Duches Potatoes Southern Sweets
Rolls Butter
Pineapple Salad
Cheese Dreams
lee cream Cake Fruit
Coffee
Cigars Cigarettes
+. Bayard Carter. president OF the
Shldept Council. who was recently
awarded "a three years scholarship to
oxford University. England, presided
and made delightful POSTMASTER. The
dinner was served az 6 o'clock and music
was furnished by the college orchestra
under the dircciorship Of DR.. Z. +.
Miller.
n. Rodney sharp. a graduate OF Ola
Delaware. and at present chairman OF
the trustees committee on grounds and
buildings. was introduced by Mr.. Car
ier as the first speaker Mr.. sharp said
IL was the first undergraduate dinner
Of The kind that he ever remembered
having been held at Old Delaware. and
.hoped it would be made an annual ar
fair. lie complimented the students Tor
their initiative in assisting to arrange
1.-The dinner. and said such affairs would
promote good fellowship.
Mr.. sharp gave short sketch Of the
HISTORY az old College where the din
iner was held and said when plans were
0r.i discussed several years ago for en-
llarri1r ilig college 10 was suggested
that Old college Hall be replaced by a
imodrru building. lle then related how
E. and nr. ". owen Sypherd, head OF
ibe Department of English. suggested
.ihat instead OF razing the old building
so ul Of Delaware College traditions
ifbsf the exterior Doe allowed 10 remain
.snd ul. interior improved. This was
ldone with the result that the building
from The outside looks about the same,
.hui thc interior was changed and ac-
'rommodaiions made for the various
college activities.
I'm concluding Mr.. sharp announced
that about - per cent. Of the SiOOOOO
thai campaign was started for re-
Gently had been raised and that the
trustees had decided 10 go ahead at
.once with the temporary buildings for
ihe Engineering Department. Mr.. sharp
was given an ovation by the students
business Manager Wilkinson was the
next speaker. In referring TO his work
as manager he said he mud received the
cooperation Of both the student body
land faculty. lie compllmented the stu
dents on the way they have kept the
! d0rmitories and also on the fact mat
b during the your there has not been 81
5 0f damage done TO college property by
students.
Mr.. Wilkinson also paid a tribute TO
. Miss stuart and said her work had been
"a wonderful help TO him. He said s44'-
, LOCO was spent through the Commons
last year by Miss stuart and that he
knew IL was all well spent. The idea,
he said. is not TO run the Commons at
a profit. The speaker was applauded
lby the students when he stated that II
, there are any profits in the future-"we
, will have another dinner like this"
70 was at this point that Mr.. Wilkin-
son told that Miss Stuart had planned
to be married tomorrow, and this was
/, surprise, TO practically everyone in
, 1.-The room He said her resignation was
: defective yesterday. Mr. Wilkinson in
, troduced Miss Hall as her successor and
! asked for her the same cooperation
and assistance from the students and
faculty hs has been given Miss Stuart.
Toastmaster Carter made the presen-
tailon Of the gift on behalf OF the stu
. dent body. and it was received by Miss
. Hall for Miss stuart. The gift, as
slated. Is a solid silver chocolate set OF
three pieces, on a tray Of inlaid mahOg-
any encirced by broad band Of solid
silver. It is upon this band that the
Inscription was placed. The silver
l pieces. which are Of beautiful design,
;; consist OF a chocolate pot, sugar bowl
and cream pitcher.
Miss stuart is going 20 leave us"
Mr.. Carter said. in making the presen-
lation. "and now we learn what
is worse she is going to leave us to get
married At any rate. we have the
satisfaction Of knowing she is not leav-
ing US 10 go 10 any other college" lie
then told Of the efforts made by Miss
stuart to get 20 Newark yesterday
? sfternOon and Of her fainling in Broad
Street station. The POSTMASTER sug-
: gasied that the student body ureDqre n