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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-08
BRYN MAWR MAY DAY FESTIVAL.
Miss Rebecca Reinhardt Chairman OF
Committee for Local Arrangements.

Miss Rebecca Reinhardt, of ll07 Frank
lin street, has been appointed chairman
of committee OF Wilmington women to
make local arrangements for the Bryn
Mawr College May Day on May Z and :.
This outdoor presentation of old English
plays and pageants, given every four
years, attracts hundreds of Bryn Mawr
women and their friends from all over the
country. 1t is given this year by the
undergraduates for the S2,000,00O en-
dowment The local committee viii have
charge of ticket sales, the special cars to
Bryn Mawr, and do as much as possible
to make this years May Day the most
successful in the history Of the college.
Those on the committee are: Miss
Rebecca Reinhardt, 1l07 Franklin street,
Wilmington; Mrs. Wilfred Bancroft,
s04 Broome street, Wilmington; Miss
Helen r. Conover, Wilmington; Miss
Lilly James, Wilmington; Miss Mary
Morris Ramsey, Dalhousie, Guyencourb
Mrs. Charles G.. Rupert, Sedgely, Mar
shallton; Miss Mary Rupert, Sedgely,
Marshallton; and Mrs. Henry Lea Tat
nall, 1900 Rodney street, Wilmington.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-08
COUCHED UNTIL HE
WASWEAK AND THIN
Has Now Gained "A Pounds, and
SAYS He's Absolutely Well.

a year ago ] was down with pneumonia
which left mt with a dcep-seated cough.
My doctor said he couidn { do me any good
and J would have 10 go 60 Colorado. ] went
but didn improve. and at the time left
the hospital was a mere skeleton.
u met a person who had used Miiks
Emulsion and he asked me 10 try IL. | have
pounds in weight and am today in as good
-ognd health as ! ever was in my life -
J. II Johnson. 5l6 y. Thirtysecond street.
NattOon. III.
To give your body strength 20 resist dis
ease. try building I. up with Miiks Emul-
sion. a trial costs nothing.
Milss Emulsion cleanses the stomach and
bowels OF al impurities. restoring healthy
natural bowel action and doing away with
the digestive organs and improves the ap-
petite Thus u helps nature TO build UP the
blood and tissue and TO strength hen the
throat stomach and bowels. As a builder os
flesh and strength Milks Emulsion IL
strongly recommended to those whom sick
ness has weakened and is powerful aid in
resisting and repairing the effects Of vast
constipation are promptly reiieved-usu-
ally IN one d2N.
This Is the only solid emuslion made and
20 paiat3ble that IL is eaten with 3 spoon
hke ICE cream Truly wonderful for weak
-iekiv children
No matter bow severe yOur case YOU are
urged 20 try Miiss Emulsion under this
susrsntee-Take six bottles home with you.
use N according TO directions and II not
satisfied with the r-sults. your money will
ie promptly refunded. Price Ooc and 81 20
per bottle The Miiks Emulsion Co.
rerro Baute. Ind. Sold by druggists every
where.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-08
INSTALL OFFICERS.
Hope Lodge No. 81 |. .. .. r. Receive
And Dine New Officers.

Hope lodge, No. II, |. o. o. r.. in
stalled last night. her newly elected
officers who are to serve for the ensuing
year. Deputy Grand Master Robert NJ.
Wcitzel and his staff were in charge Of the
ceremonies. The new officers are: Ii. J.
Cowgell. nobel grand; II. V. Darby, vice
grand; c. III. Jones, assistant recording
secretary; George Turner. right support
of noble grand; c. w. Campbell left sup
port of, noble grand; W. IL. Meihs, right
support of vice grand; a. c. Smith,
left support of vice grand; ]. 5. Allen,
inside guard. +. La Rowe, outside guard;
X. H. Richardson, right seen supporter;
W. L Pyle, left seen supporter; +.
Gibasem, warden: Il. T. Mortlock, con-
ductor; n W Kirby. chaplain.
Following the installation. the lodge
men gathered in the banquet hall of the
building aud enjoyed a supper prepared
and served by the ladies. \ large class from
Middetown are to be initiated into the
second degree by the degree team of
Hope lodge in the near future.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-08
E0st Practical Of
All Practical
Wedding Gifts

we have simply this 70 say;
whether you who read this are
the brides father, planning 20
furnish her whole house for her.
lucky girl, or Just 4 friend or
more distant relative, with the
modest gift in mind Of a book
stand or = tea wagon. . hall
chair or simple sewing-table,
you will find gathered here the
cream and the choice Of the
furniture markets Of the world.
such as we are confident viii
include something 20 suit your
taste.
More furniture isn't 70 be
found anywhere: better made OF
more tasteful furniture stocks
don't exist.
Not the smallest or most un-
pretentious piece is below-stan-
dard in quality FOR its price; not
the most sumptuous suit under
our roof is overcharged for.
An even exchange Of values
that's the meaning Of a trans
action in the Wanarnaker Fur
niture Store.
Maybe you'd like especially
TO stroll around, observe and
admire IN the Chestnut Street
Section Of the Fifth Floor.
whose displays Of fine drawing
room, living-room, library and
hall furniture have recently
been replenished by some superb
additions.
We are told there is nothing
like it in the whole country.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-08
SAYS PRISON REFORM
IS MUCH ABUSED TERM
Deputy Warden Wingate Makes
Address to Open Forum at
New Century Club.

During the course of q short address
made yesterday afternoon at the New
Century Club before the Open Forum,
Deputy Warden William III. Wingate,
of the New Castle County Workhouse,
declared that the system in vogue at that
institution was not "inhuman" or cruel,
and took occasion to deny, in general
terms, the charges recently made by ex-
prisoners as 10 treatment and conditions
there, and said that. at the proper time and
in the proper way these charges would be
shown to be false.
Mr.. Wingate said he had been con-
nected with the New Castle County
Workhouse for eighteen years, and during
that time about "a, 900 had passed IN and
out of the institution, III never-ending
procession. Every kind OF prison reform
had been tried there, as we'll as IN other
institutions in various parts OF the coun-
try, but the real reform, or preventive,
should go back to the time OF the child,
and should begin in the home. He at
tributed most of the crimes that had
brought men and women to the institution
to environment and the lack of proper
training in the home.
The great majority of those who had
entered and served their time in the in
stitution during the eighteen years of his
connection with It, said Mr.. Ningate,
came from the lower stratas of society,
from among those who had had few adj
vantages or opportunities in life, and were
not to be Ccnsured so much rs society was
inclined To do, because of their ignorance
and their weakness and lack of will power
to resist temptation.
Men who are sent to us, and as ]
have already said, below the average
of intelligence. are oft-times sent there
with feeling they are victims of society
rs it exists today. They come with feel
ing i am not guilty and with great
deal Of complaint and feeling they ought
not TO be there. That is their first excuse
that it is somebody clsc's fault. In the
mental condition they are in it is difficult
70 get them II submit to reasonable con
ditlons and prison restrictions.
II will not cite or deny anv of the false
statements that have recently been publish
cd concerning our institution; but | will
say 10 YOU that in general the criticisms
that come to public institutions come
from irresponsible sources, and from those
who are not particular about what they
say; and reports to the contrary, with my
eighteen years experience, ! am pre-
pared to say that any account Of force
being used in that institution Is false.
There has not been any of that brutality
that has been mentioned. and mentioned
by irresponsible persons.
w hat constitutes IN the best sense
of the word. prison reform Reforms,
so-calicd, unless they are permanent and
lasting are not worth the name, There is
this one essential, when men are reformed,
when YOU have reached the better part of
men, in the God part, and have developed
that with what YOU are almost always
certain of getting the development of the
better man and getting the better reform
SpaSmodic reforms do not last eve cry long,
and | am sure you will agree with me in
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-08
REV. ,STRAUCHN
CHOSEN PRESIDENT
Succeeds DR.. Warner as Head Of
NJ. p. Conference at Wash
ington,

Washington, April s.--Rev. DIR. James
III. Straughn. pastor of st. Johns
Church, Baltimore, was yesterday elected
president of the Maryland Annual con-
ference of the Methodist Protestant
Church, after one of the most spirited
elections ever witnessed IN the confer
rnce. Rev. DIR. Straughn. who is one
of the younger clergymen of the dSnoml-
nation. had been the conference secretary
for years and was appointed TO the
Baltimore church only last year after
several years pastorate at Laurel. Del.
DR. Straughn succeeds Rev. DIR. Luther
i. Warner who has served rs president
Tor the last three wears.
The elimination of Rev. DIR. War
nor from the possibility of being elected
for fourth term came about after one of
the stormIest scenes ever witnessed on
the conference floor. and resulted from
the defeat of a resolution which was
offered by Rev. nr. +. c. Makos key, Of
the Newark (N. j., church proposing
the resembling of the action of the body
three years ago ma king the term of the
pres ldent three years instead of five.
which latter rule had obtained for many
years.
THREE-YEAR RULE WINS.
II had been generally conceded by
the ministers and lay delegates that
the rule would toe rescinded and that
Rev DIR. Warner would he reelected,
but when the vote was taken the resolu-
+, tion was defeated by majority of
only two votes, the vote being an aye
and nay one.
The opposition to the thrce-year
rule was led by Rev. Mr.. Makoskey
with lively speeches by Rev. DR.. John
VI Holmes Rev. Charles NJ. Elder
dice, Rev. Il. T. Ruley. and by sew
cral of the laymcn. including DR.. Fenby
and W. q. Atwood. both of Baltimore.
The final vote showed l06 for The retention
Of the three year ryule and l0i against it.
The vote showed further that most OF
the Older ministers favored the five
wear rule while the younger ministers
favored that of three-yesr tenure
ol Office.
Or. STRAUGHN ELLCTED.
Despite the fact that the decision Of the
Conference practically eliminated Rev.
Dr Warner a. eligible 20 the presidency,
pn the iirst ballot taken. he received 64
votes. making an election impossible. Rev.
Or 4. III. Lewis then addressed the con
crence. calling attention TO the fact
that those 6i votes were Illegal in view
If the fact that DIR. Warner had already
.cryed three years and could not be
rr-electei
on this same ballot Rev. MIR Straughn,
-cccived 6N votes and Rev W A. Melvin.
i the Lowe Memorial Church. Baltino re
- votes AZ this iuncturc DR. Warner
pSkcd that has name b. withdrawn from
he list, and upon the next ballot DIR.
>fraughn received TO votes, which were
sufficient - elect him DR.. Warner
cceivcd b votes and Rev Mr. Melvin
: also
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-08
They Can't DO II
Without Dishesg

Somebody must give them q
dinner-set, anybody may give
them a breakfast set, nobody
can fail TO please who bestovs
handsome piece Of the spark
ling cut crystal Of first quality
in color, cutting and design
which is always 70 be found in
abundance on the Fourth Floor,
Chestnut.
In dinner sets the China
Store on the Fourth Floor,
Chestnut, can offer fine choice.
in the products of the best pot
teries Of France, England and
America. in the greatest var
iety Of designs to be found. we
believe, anywhere.
Or what Of an Oriental Pup7
These lovely weaves Of the East
are growing scarcer and scarcer,
since the frequent disturbances
in those unfortunate countries
continue TO take the hand from
the loom TO train IL for the
ruder arts Of battlefield and
camp.
Always priced for their beau
~ and service, they are now
priced doubly for their scarcity:
but there's no need as yet for
any bride 10 90 without one.
for this Store has made some
fortunate purchases recently,
and can offer a most desirable
choice Of handsome rugs, both
large and small, the famous and
authentic weaves Of Persia and
OF China, Of India and the Cau-
cusus, at prices which are the
lowest possible for their values.
Just as we write these words.
in comes a most attractive new
shipment OF warTu-hued. lust
rous rugs from Beluchistan!
OF furniture the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-08
An Article of
Paramount Usefulness
in the new home.

in the new home.
Wanamaker IS recog-
nized as headquarters for.
such clocks.
No less than six styles
altogether can be viewed in
the Clock showrooms Main
Floor, Chestnut and Juni-
peri and in nearly every
style there's choice of the
two sizes, the taller and the
less tall, suited to bunga-
lows or apartments.
Beautiful are they! in
their imposing array;
splendid are their cases of
polished mahogany, stately
their simple Colonial lines
of construction, bright
their faces - some plain,
hand painted white-and-
black dials, some silvered
dials, some of hand-pierced
metal in gold finish COM
bined with silver finish;
mellow and lovely are the
tones with which, by
simple strike or musical
chimes, they announce the
hour.
But the worth of these
Wanamaker timepieces lies
in the fact that they tell the
time correctly.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-08
Fourth Ward Delegation.

Fourth ward Republicans. al q meet ing
Tuesday. nominated convention dele
gat, ticket to bc voted for Oh April j.
Nominations for delegates were Edward
Wright. Michael Palese and Leon klund.
Those nominated for alternates were
samuel Brown, Robert Clarke and Walter
lsidings The commit teemen appointed
were Robert Cantler, James I.efever. Wal
ter 4. Green, Samuel Brown Robert
Clarke and Jacob >hieffel
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-08

piece Of sterling silver,
with the certainty that for
a lifetime TO come it win
elicit admiring comments
and the owners pleased
reply:
Yes, beautiful, isn't e.?
Uncle George gave us
that"
Roam where you will IN the
Wanamaker Store, you would
absolutely have 70 put your head
in a bag, not 70 find inspirations
for wedding presents, az almost
every glance.
They're going to keep house,
are they? Well,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-08

rose, canary, powder blue
or powder black - with
their heavy gold mount
ings; for which an exquis-
ite shade in harmonizing
colors can be selected or
made up to order.
With a whole house to be
clock-outfitted there
should be one i'm every room
no timepiece, small or
large, silent or chimeful,
can possibly go amiss in
acceptability; but the gift
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-08
Kills Pesky
Bed Bugs
P. D. Q.

just think. a 35c box os y. ID. q. pesKy
Devils Qgietusl makes a quart. enough TO
Siii million bedbues. roscnes. reas or
cooties and stops future eenerauons by
Killing thee and Goes not iniure the cloth
uay
Liquid hre 70 the bedbugs Is what r.
-. q. + like. BedbUgs stand qs good chance
q sBovozil in Justly famed heat resort.
Patent spout free IN every package Of r. d
. % enable you 20 kill them and their
tsg nests IN the cracks.
Look for thr devils head on every box,
'hcp YOU II have what hospitals have found
20 D. the best insoctcide known to science.
special hospital sac - ID makes five gal
ona'-co- tHtuh three ther siKe at
vour druggist or se-.s prepai3 urCn re-
ceipt OF prlce by the Owl CEsrs Lcsi Co.
lerre lisute Ind. ceErine " y. Q. IS
y y. Danforth Drug co.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-08
fall into the heirloom class
A Sterling SiIUer
Service

or one of those chests Of
fiat silver which can be Sc
lected here we believe,
more satisfactorily than
elsewhere.
There's a special corner
in the Jewelry Store-the
part nearest to Thirteenth
and Chestnut Streets, on
the Main Floor where
these fine chests of solid
mahogany are displayed,
with their interesting fit
tings; which may be al
most what you like, so
great is the variety of
beautiful patterns, and so
wide the latitude in the
number of pieces of which
the collection may be made
up.
The Wanamaker sterling
Silverware is quite famous,
for both its quality and its
beauty of design.
[ h ere are exquisite
period patterns to choose
from: the Louis XIV, the
Louis XVI, the Colonial,
the Vitruvian, the Pom
peiian, several of them ex-
elusive TO this Store.
One may "set up" the
young couple, if he wishes,
with a superb set running
into as many pieces and
dozens as he likes: or he
may content himself with
enshrining his own mem
ory in a handsome silver
tea-set or even a single
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-08
The Question of the Hour is:
"Whnt Shall We Give the Bride 2"
The AnslUer is
All Around in Wununuker'

Good-looking timepieces
without accuracy are as
worthless and exasperating
as rich food cooked without
salt.
L h G plainest, lowest
priced clock sold in the
Wanamaker Store is equal
in one respect TO the cost
liest clock on display: it is
a DEPENDABLE TIME
KEEPER.
Another rich and unfor-
gettable gift destined to
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-08

supreme among clocks, the
one that will make the
bride twirl about on her
smartly slippered toes for
JOY, is a fine hall clock: An
heirloom for future gener-
ations, "a joy to the present
one. and
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-08
HARLAN'S To LAUNCH TANKER.

Nlre A !. Berres. wife Of the secretary
Il the metal trades department Of the
american Federation Of Labor. viii be
the sponsor OF the kihuku. a 7.OOO-ton
tanker which will be launched at the
Harlan plant, Saturday afternoon. The
kihuku Is alike in every respect TO the
Liberty Minquas. her sister ship. The
party will include a number OF labor
officials The Mcddaouet, recently launch
cd. Will be gwen a trial trip over the
government marked course on the Della
ware hrea kWater next week.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-08
Re-eiect Police Pension Board.

Trustees for the police pension fund,
elected by members of the police depart
ment Tuesday have been announced
for the ensuing year rs follows: Sergeant
William f. Schell, Sergeant Thomas l..
keyser, William X. Hahn and Horace
Mcdaniel all being reelected.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-08

THIRST, and very impor-
tant, consult the bride,
if you can, or at all
events, som e b o d y who
knows her tastes, wishes
and present or prospective
possessions.
If you, for any reason,
are unable to avail yourself
of either of these obvious
helps, you'll still find very
little trouble in making an
appropriate selection, If
you do two things:
Read Wanamdker ad-
Uertisements.
Look around in the
Wdndmdker Store.
"Whene'er / take my
walks abroad. how many
gifts | see," might be the
motto of any person of
acute perceptions, walking
through any floor or aisle
of this great marketing
place of the worlds finest
and most useful and most
desirable merchandise.
Remember one thing;
you can scarcely go wrong
if you give a young couple
some useful article for the
new home.
It's sure ito need some
thing. At the outset, it
needs everythingl
Did you ever know a
young couple who actually
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-08

that statement In order to be permanent
it must get TO the better that is in man.
If approached in the proper manner,
that something within him will respond.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-08
Had To Go Out and
Buy Themselves
q Clock

because their friends were
so afraid of duplicating by
giving the "obvious" we'd
ding present?
We've not only heard OF
that, but of a couple whose
elaborate and numerous
gifts did not include a sim
gle lamp.
Yet the lamp is the eye
of the home, and how
charming to associate with
it the sentiment of a friend
~ thought of the giver,
each time it is lighted!
Even if everybody in
your town, struck by the
reasonableness of h is
thought, were to rush into
Wanamaker's and buy a
lamp for the very next
wedding gift on their calen-
dars, there would be small
risk of duplication.
Of our finer lamps there
are rarely more than two
or three of a kind, some
times but one; while the
beautiful handmade lamp
shades are still more rarely
reproduced in exact SINH
larity.
The Lamp Store, { Fourth
Floor, CentraD, can show a
wealth of
Gift Pieces in Lamps
whose glowing beauty will
as fully add to the perma-
nent enrichment of the fur
nishings of a room as any
picture, bust or statue.
Particularly appropriate,
as we'll as fashionable,
would be a splendid Chinese
vase lamp, in medallion
ware or the glazed pottery
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-08

All the desirable styles are
on display here. Even if the
immemorial plain gold band is
desired, there's choice of the
green, the yellow, and the red
shade of gold.
Then there are rings of gold
in fancy designs, rings with
platinum tops and green gold
backs, also rings that are all
platinum.
Diamonds in the wedding
ring are, however, very fash
ionable; so are rubies or sap
phires, set sometimes halfway
round a circle of platinum or
gold, sometimes all around it
in paved" style.
You can have pearls and
diamonds together, you can
have stunning band set
round with diamonds and fin
ished with q tiny, sparkling,
exquisite buckle made OF rubies
you can have many other
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-08
The BridegrOoBs's Gift
to the Bride

one would have to describe all
the treasures of the Wana-
maker Jewelry Store.
Handsome diamond bar pins
can be found in countless var
iety-some very simple, some
ornate in the extreme, some in
the reticulated, or "lacy" pat
terms, others solid paved.
The brilliant circle pin,
which appeals strongly to the
sentiment of many, can be had
in various sizes.
Highly favored also as a
wedding gift is the necklace
composed of fine Oriental
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-08

pearls, or Of flashing and love
~ diamonds, and these are
here too in particularly de-
sirable selection.
Gifts for bridesmaids
are another thing in which a
wide and happy choice can be
otfered-pretty ame e 4
brooches representing various
flowers, sometimes with dia-
mond or pearl dewdrop nest
ling at the heart; the equally
pretty little engine-turned pins
of lA-karat green gold, some
set with a sapphire or pearl.
others with a tourmaline or
other semi-precious S.one; bar
pins set with alternating sap
phires and pearls, bar pins in
many other charming styles.
Then there are bracelets and
pendants--but we can't squeeze
the whole Jewelry Store into a
page this size!
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-08

delightful things that make
the wedding ring an ornament,
as we'll as a symbol.
To describe the choice that
can be offered among things
appropriate for
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But somebody misses him
when he slips away-most
likely to the Third Floor
(Market) where he can find
for himself a wedding-suit fit
for the finest man to stand up
in beside the finest girl before
the finest assembly.
And first thing you know,
the Bride too has slipped off,
or sent the escort home; and
the two of them have met
again in the Jewelry Store
Chestnut & Thirteenth, you
know--and are tremendously
absorbed in
Choosing the Wedding
Ring
a matter that's nowadays in
vested with more interest,
although of course, not more
sentiment, than everl owing
to the fascinating liberty of
choice in styles permitted by
fashion.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-08
Gift Pieces in Lamps


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