Evening journal., 1920-04-17

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up week" In Beilefonte. All residents
are asked 30 cooperate in this work
and make Bellefonto the clcanest sub
urO In this section Of New Castle county
Election Of officers for the ensuing year
wiz be held at the meeting OF May q.
The Richardson Park Civics Club viii
meet on Tuesday afternoon at the homo
Of Mrs. Fred Lang. Elmhurst All mem.
bers are asked 10 be present as much
new business will be discussed Tho
annual election Of officers viii be held
on May &.
Five new members were received by
the Elsmere Civic Club at its meeting
on Wednesday afternoon at the home
Of Mrs. y. B. Shurter Letters on edu-
Gallon and ArbOr Day were read by
Mrs. A. ID. Warner and Mrs. Charles
Miller read letters on Education" and
chief welfare respectively.
Plans were made for a dance and
card party on May i8 in Gilbert Studio
Wilmington. Mrs John w. Reynolds
was elected chairman. Final plans
were made for The entertainment to be
given on April % in oak Grove School
House. The play Ma Sweet and Her
Family will be presented at that
time This performance was given re-
Gently in the Elsmere Presbyterian
Church and was a delightful success
Tickets will be for sale at the door on
The evening OF the entertainment. A
small admission VIII be charged.
The club Is hoping TO secure new
members by giving this entertainment
An invitation is extended 10 the women
OF Oak Grove, Brack-Ex and Roselle 10
join the club. The membership Is now
almost TO The 80 mark and II Is hoped
this number viii be exceeded In the
near future.
The club is making plans 10 erect a
community hall In Elsmere. HRS. p. 3.
Shurter Is chairman OF the building
committee.
Tho Arbor Day exercises which ths
Richardson Park Civics Club and school
had planned 10 hold on the new school
ground yesterday, had TO be held IN
the school house owing 10 the rain. The
memorial tree viii be planted on next
Monday II is in honor OF the memory
OF John n. lIoffecker OF Middlet2wn.
who fought and died IN France. the
tree was donated by Delaware Division
OF the international Sunshine Society OF
which Mrs. Honecker, the young hero's
mother, Is an active member. A let
ter OF appreciation was read by Mrs.
Samuel Townsend from Mrs. H0ffecker.
The prosram prepared by the teach
ers included singing and recitations.
Those taking part were Mildred Mai
thews Elizabeth Layman, Joyce Kill
mer, Irene Smith, Lorraine HoloOmh, An
pa Walker and Myrtle Simpler Nd
dresses were made by Percy II. Strlck-
land and the following guests Of honor.
Mrs. G. w. Dorsey, Mrs. Frank e. Schil-
ling. Mrs. Harry Drake, and Mrs. Carl
Snellenburg who was the founder OF
The Richardson Park Civic Club.
The Carex Club, composed OF en-
ployeS OF the American Car and Foun-
dry Company, gave a dance in Gilbert
Studio last night The program was
varied with spot dances. elimination
dances. ballroom dances and other feat
ures. The decorations were In maroon
sold. A large pennant In the Carex col
'ors occupied a prominent position at the
entrance OF the dance room. An exhi-
bition dance was given by Wesley Alex
ander.
On the entertainment committee were
Jerome p. Walsh, e. H. Davis, Walter
Durham, Joseph kavanaugh, Miss Ida
Cecil and Miss NJ. O'Toole.
Wilmington Y. p. B. win meet on
Tuesday evening, az No. 100 West
Eighth street. All members are asked TO
be present as much new business Will
be discussed.
An interesting Illustrated lecture win
be given In the New Century Club at
$50 o'clock next Wednesday afternoon,
when Dr. Frederic Pool win describe
parts OF China" He win have as his
subject "a Yankee on the Yang Use"
This lecture win be for club members
and their out-of-town guests only.