Evening journal., 1921-05-24
LAWN FETE FOR
SCHOOL PUPILS
Delaware City Children
Also TO Give May Day
Celebration
MANY CHANGES
AT FORT DUPONT
snenlal 10 NC rrenlng Iournal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
DELAWARE CITY. May 24.--Ex-
tensive preparations are being made
by the teachers and pupils OF the
local school for the May Day cele-
bration and lawn fete TO be held on
the lawn of Mr. and Mrs. Harry c.
clark. next Wednesday afternoon.
Students Of the high school assisted
by several pupils from the grades
win present the May Day program.
Emma Schaefer has been selected to
be the May Queen.
Her maid OF honor will be BERTHE
Jefferson: the three court attendants.
Rebecca Clark, Henriette Scholtens
and Rose Jamison, Heralds, Mar
garet Walters and Josephine Hagan.
The court will be entertained by
a galaxy OF dances. Dressed as
spirits OF the wood. Margaret David
son. Esther Eaton, Eva Fleming.
Katharine Rose. Ruth Morrison and
Bessie Hagan will Interpret the spirit
Of the greenness Of the spring Fol
lowing this dance will be the dance
By the Butterfly DANES, led by Eve
lyn Ballock and assisted by Rose
Schroeder. Margaret Clark. Frances
Webb. Constance Williams and Ger
trpde Baker
Unique solo dances will be pre-.
scnted as follows: Rose Schroeder
the flower dance; Constance VII.
liams. the Take on dance represent.
ing a French Doll: and Julia Hig
eans viii give the 1nterpretativ'
dance.
The May Pole Dance this year /,
planned to be the most spectacular
in the history Of the school with th'
largest number OF pupils taking part
The May Pole dancers are. Florenc'
Lester. Kathryn Roberts. Mar
Johnson. Myrtle Yearsley, Mildred
Nctsch. Mildred Davidson. Doroth,
Shahan. Katie Underwood. Edit
Ellingsworth. Edith Mcconnell
Martha Rose. Katharine Spicer
Helen Smith. Harriet Bentley
Nelson and Elizabeth Spencer.
The personnel Of the stan at For
Dupont was considerably changed
BY orders from Army headquarter.
Monday. The following changes were
ordered: Major William p. CHEERING
ton. c. A. c, was appointed For
Commander at Fort Mott. N. j.; Cap
tain Valentine p. Foster. c. A. c.
was relieved from duty as assistan
quartermaster and assigned TO dut,
with the End Co., c. A. c.. OF Della
ware. detailed as mine commander.
Captain Benjamin b. Blair. c. A
c.. relieved as assistant duartermas
ter and assigned to duty at For
Mott, n. j..
First Lieutenant Robert l.. Miller
Quartermasters corps. is appointe'
quartermaster for the post at For
Dupont and sub-posts at Forts Della
ware. salisbury. Nd. and Mott, n.
Major William p. Cherrington re
lieyed-
First Lieutenant Walter L. Nc
Cormick. C. A. c., appointed for
commanders personnel officer.
First Lieutenant r. f. DaRussy
C. A. c.. appointed fort defense per
sonnel adjutant.
First Lieutenant John A. Pixley
c. A. c., appointed assistant quarter
master at Fort DUPONT.
on May II Lieutenant Mickelsor
left Fort DUPONT for Panama Or
his arrival he will be assigned to dut,
there
Sergeant W. Sheppard has beei
granted 15-day leave OF absence.
Band Leader Schoulter. who ha
been in Holland for three months
has returned to Fort DUPONT 10
duty.
Movies are shown in the ServiC
Club auditorium every Tuesda,
Thursday and Saturday evening.
Devotional services will be held
Christ Episcopal Church tomorro
evening. Preceding this service n
vested choir rehearsal will be held
Councilman and Mrs. Frank
Irons and children. who have bee
visiting relatives in New York cit
returned home last evening.