Evening journal., 1920-02-11
kVSY GOSSIP
| OF new CASTLE
PmmiSSion for Feeble-Mind-
ed Receives Nearly
$1,000 in Gifts
)NE BUILDING
READY IN SPRING
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special 20 The Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE. Feb. li-Nearly $1,000
las been rails d by the Delaware Com
mission for ihe Feeble Minded by per-
sonal subscription. One building IS
nearly ready TO be occupied After con-
sid rable time and personal expense on
lhe part Of the members Of the COM
MISSION, they have decided TO duplicate
's near as possible The buildings and
plans OF The M Jersey Home for
feeb'c Minded at Vineland, y. j.
Mrs. :. :. Deemer. chairman OF the
commission said last night the compile
Ton OF The first dormltory now under
construction on IN farm In Sussex
county, purchased from Governor Town
send, has been considerably delayed by
bad weather. II would most probably
be ready for occupancy about April J..
Mrs Deemer said at the tim OF the
appointment OF the commission by For
mer Go, ernor VI Her and the making OF
IN state appropriations, the cOmm.s-
sion declared that not one cent Of the
moneys received from the State would
0e sIent in The purchas Of She farm
but that personal subscription would
pay for t. This has been realized The
appropr' atlons Of the State OF $4,000
FOR 1918; $4,000 for 1919. and Si5,OOl
Tor 1920. viii be used n building and
equiPing IN dlffre buildings. The
first dormEOry VIII be known as the
Delaware Building and will practically
be paid for out OF the State funds
Mrs Deemer said the commission has
decid,d to max efforts in securing
funds for the erection Of other build
ings on the line OF memorials. a spe-
cal effort win be made 20 have N Ad-
m'n,trotlon Building built as the flrst
memorial. The dornitory now under
construction will house about nifty
feCble-minded as well as tn attend
ans. There are more than t0OO feeble
minded in Delaware.
Those who have contributed so far
are:
Kste F. Deemer. New Castle.... $3.50 m
:. :. Deem.r. New Castle ...... 2JOOOO
Mrs. r. C.. dupont, Wilmington 5000 90
r. O. dupont, Wilmington 80. 10000
p. :. dupont. Wilmington ...... 5000 90
Henry 4 dupont, Wilmington. 5000 90
Mr. Montgomery, Wilmington. 250O
f. Cooper. Wilmington ...... 10000
j. +. smith Wilmington ...... 5000
r. W MIe~, Wilmington ...... 200 90
George Brown New Castle .... $500
J. Sp iker. New Castle ........ 1000
Dora Sneilenburg. Wilmington. $1,000
W. and G. Topk's. Wilmington 10000
Decmer = eel Co.. New Castle. 800 90
Maj. F ber Co.. YOrklyn ....... 10000
r. C Marshall Yorklyn ..... 5000
:. Z Cooper, Yorklyu .......... 5000
Jerome B Bell. Wilmington .... 300
2 I. dupont Wilmington ...... 10000
Y. c Walke, Wilmington .... 900
W p. Bancroft, Wilmington e.. 10000
Joseph Bancroft Wilmington 2JOOO
Mrs. 5. 5. Deemer who has been III
for five weeks caused by a nervous
IS again able 10 be about.
The wind yesterday Is banned by the
police. for their failure TO land the
p rson VINO robbed the home OF Mr..
Wilhelm on North Third street The
officers say they could follow the tracks
the thief made for several squares until
GOV red by drifting snow.
Yesterday morning the home OF Mr..
KEGS opposite The Wilhelme house was
a'so enter d.
Several men. residents Of this city.
who have been employed elsewhere since
the afmstce was signed. have been re-
Employed by the Penn-Sea3oard Com