Evening journal., 1920-02-07
CHAIR FOR MOST
POPULAR Girl
This Will Be Prize at New
ark "Y" Popularity
Contest
DELAWARE BOYS SELL
TOBACCO IN CHINA
speeIal Do The EvenIng Iournal.

Special TO The Evening Journal.
NEWARK, Feb. - What promises to
be the most attractive indoor carnival
ever held In Newark will open next
Tuesday evening under the auspices
Of the Y. NJ. c. A. aud continue each
night tho remainder Of the week. While
there are many details TO be arranged
J most of the plans for the carnival have
been completed Booths are being ar
ranged on The large athletic floor OF
the and there will be numerous
features The y. w c. A. OF the NO
mems College will have Japanese
booth. The voting contest for the most
popular young woman and young man
IN town between the ages OF i6 and 25
viii be one of the features. A. G. VIII
kins0n, chairman Of he general com
mttee has spent much time making
arrangements for the carnival ana mas q
number Of sub-commnttees OF women
Of Newark who are greatly interested
in the affair.
Miller Brothers Company OF Whining
ton furniture dealers have given a
handsome chair which viii be offered
as The flrst prize in the contest for the
most popular young woman. The prize
for the most popular young man will be
announced on Monday These prizes
viii be on exhibition during the car
niyAl.
William Celia, a student at Delaware
College was painfully injured last night
following the Delaware-F Franklin and
Marshall basketball game At the close
OF the game Celia with other students
who had watched the contest from the
running track in the gym started
rush 10 get down on the flOOr Celia
in swinging over the railing along the
track for the drop TO the gym" floor
lost his hold and fell. He landed on
his face and one hand His chin and
mouth were cut and his hand injured.
William F. Cam. a graduate Of Della
ware College. class OF 1911 who played
on both the football and basketball
teams and Herbert Wler, son OF Robert
Mier Of Wilmington are IN China with
the Brttish-Amerlcan Tobacco Company.
Both OF these young men served as
officers IN tho 10Th Pioneer Regiment
In France. on their return TO this
country afr the armistice was signed
and on being mustered out they started
on trip west. Getting TO San Fran
cisco they shipped on a tramp steamer
for tho orient. Several weeks was
spent in Japan and then the two Della
wareans went 20 China. Letters recent
ly received from them by relatives told
OF their being employed by the British
American Tobacco Company one being
located north Of Pekin and the other
south OF that city. They were not at
all impressed with Japan but like II
very much in China and will probably
remain there for a year or more.
Dr. and Mrs. Samuel c. Mitchell have
returned from a trip TO Virginia Cross
ing on a boat during the storm one day
early this week from Norfolk 10 Cape
Charles it was so rough chairs were
upset and It was hard for passengers
to keep their feet Mrs. Mitchell was
thrown to the deck by a lurch Of the
ship but fortunately was not injured.
The play that members Of the
Dramatic Society OF the High school
were 20 give In the opera house Monday
night has been postponed owing 10 sew
eral members OF the cast being IT,
Dr. Homer Hoyt Of Delaware College
who has been in the inilrmary for sew
oral days with bad cold is improving
and will soon be out.
A dance was held at the New Century
Club last night.
Gilbert Chambers is home from De-
trolt for a three weeks stay.
Mrs. Shellenger, who underwent an !
operation at Delaware Hospital some !
time ago has returned home and Is on |
her way 10 recovery.
Mrs. John Miller has received a letter |
from her niece living in Ohio stating |
that her entire family including herself |
are ill and asks her aunt 10 come out |
and assist in taking care Of the ill.,