Evening journal., 1921-04-06
DELAWARECIT
news GOSSIP
All Three Women Candi-
dates For Municipal
Offices Defeated
MRS. REYBOLD GIVES
ANDERSON CLOSE RUN
Special 10 Tho Evening Journal.

DELLA W AXE CITY April D. -
Notwithstanding the fact that wom-
en- had the right Of franchise at the
last general election. more feminine
activity was noticeable at yesterdays
election OF municipal officers than
was exhibited at the former election.
Automobiles and horses and wagons
We're called into play as means of
conveyance in transporting voters TO
and from the polls in the Firemen's
Hall on Clinton street Candidates,
both men and women, were active
in getting the voters out, and more
than 800 votes were cast. The clos
est contest was for City Treasurer
and Tax Collector, between Mrs.
Berenice Reybold, who received 126
votes and former Councilman Jo-
seph Anderson, who received 162
votes.
George y. Bright. present Mayor,
was reelected over j. Frank Rey-
bold by SO majority, receiving 1875
votes. In the contest for City Coun-
ell, r. L. Cofer defeated Mrs. Lola
Whiteman, 226 votes TO ~. Mrs.
Whiteman was the woman who sue
/ cessfully handled the question Of
giving the women Of this city the
right Of municipal franchise. when
she had the right conferred by the
enactment OF a bill by the Legisla
ture. Mrs. Whiteman said yester-
day that she did not intend doing
any electioneering. Mrs. Matilda
Metzger also ran for City Treasurer
and received votes.
The boys OF Delaware City High
School have organized a baseball
team. with Harvey Wilkinson man
F. ager and Preston Beck captain. The
personnel Of the team is Patterson,
i catcher; Beck. pitcher; Mcconnell,
FIRST base; Fortner, second base;
4 Coale. shortstop; Oakes. third base;
Padiey. left field; Morris, center field
and pitcher. Wilkinson. right field;
Walters and Rose, substitutes. This
team will play Friday afternoon
games. Efforts are being made TO
arrange the opening game with New
Castle High lhooi.
A loaded barge enroute to Phila-
delphia from Baltimore sank in the
. Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
near the railroad bridge between St
Georges and Chesapeake City. Mon
day night. blocking canal traffic for
more than four hours The steamer
Anthony Groves, Of the Ericsson
| Line. enroute from Baltimore 10
i Philadelphia. was delayed for more
than three hours. The sunken craft
was finally dragged to one side OF
+ the canal. which is wide at that
4 point. and traffic resumed. a wreck
ING crew is expected here today, with
a lighter, to raise the barge.
The forty-hour services In 81.
Paurs r. c. Church ended last even
tng. AT the services last Sunday
I,eonard's Mass was sung, with Miss
Dorothy Netzger and Mrs Frank
Cassiday as soloists. At the evening
service. Miss Metzger sang Salutoris.
Mrs. George Bright, wife Of Mayor
Bright. is confined to her home by
Illness.
ARRANGEMENTS have been complet-
ed for the reception Of the Right
Rev. Philip Cook, Bishop Of the Dio-
& cese of Delaware. in Firemen's Hal
next Wednesday evening. II Is 10 be
4 an informal affair. 10 which all fra
ternal organizations and male mem
bers OF the several churches, ire
4 spective Of denomination, have been
4 invited. The affair is TO take the
4. form Of a get-acquainted and smoker
meeting.
AT the meeting Of City Council on
Monday evening, Harry c. Clark q
Sons. of this city, were awarded the
\ |cohtract for concreting William,
I street from Washington to Adams
= street. at their bid of s2S50. Other
a bidders were Joseph Anderson. alsC
of this city. whose bid was $4,000
and sabatina & Sons, of Wilmington
whose bid was $500. An error lis
of $50 was allowed. The bill OF
/ s272.5O for excavating Wnliami
street in the block to be concreted
and J. d. Reese's bill Of $3.50 fo'
dog tags were ordered paid.
~ A large delegation Of members o.
Il Patrick Henry Lodge, No. H. 1. o
o. f., OF this city, attended the In
staliation Of the ofiicers-elect OF 81
Georges Odd Fellows, held in Od'
Fellows Hall. ST. Georges, las
evening. by the Deputy Grand Mas
ter OF the district
The weekly meeting Of Patricl
Il Henry Lodge Of odd Fellows will b
held in Eagles Hall this evening
when the question Of erecting a new
hall will be discussed.
The financial statement OF Cit
81 Council has been published in pam
phlet form and placed in circulation
Il shows total receipts OF S7S42.4o
81 and an expenditure Of S59Sl24
A leaving balance Of s1S61.16. Tn
y assets are S655,731.07, and the liza
4 bnities $4,000. The fire compan
fund shows "a balance on April
4 1920. Of S822.39. with an expenditur
II Tor repairs Of s273 during the year
4 leaving balance Of S549.39 Of
y April 1, 1921.
A Mrs Norris Wilkinson was VII
4 mington visitor yesterday.
Mrs. Charles Carter. of Washing
ton. ID. c., has moved to this cit
Fl and taken up her residence wit
j ! Mrs Matilda Metzger. on Clinto
Il street. Mr.. Carter is first mate o
4 he Government passenger steamer
j General Currie, in service at For
dupont. Mr.. Carter was formerly
4. captain on a Government vessel ply
) ing around New York city harboi
II and was recently transferred here.
The annual election Of officers q
4 the Delaware City Century Club wi
be held next Friday afternoon. Fol
4 lowing the election. Mrs. Fred sui
f, ton, of st. Georges, will be in charg
Of the literary and musical program