Evening journal., 1921-03-12
DELAWARE
news GOSSIP
Ericsson Liners to be Re-
modelled For Passenger
Service
BOY SCOUTS
TAKE SUPPER-HIKE
speoIal 10 The Evening journal.

Special to Tho Evening Journal.
DELAWARE CITY, March IA
TheFourth Quarterly Conference OF
the St Georges Methodist Church
was held yesterday with the Rev.
! Robert Watt. ID. D., district superin-
tendent presiding. The pastor. the
Rev j. c. Mccoy, was requested to
return for another year The follow
ing members OF the board OF stew
ards for the church was selected for
the next conference year: Mr.. and
Mrs. j. W. Carrow, Mrs. Bertha Car
row, George l.. Denny, H. E. Gin
mons. Mrs. James Gam, i. w. Hide
brandt, Nelson Sparks Harvey Rey-
nolds, William Shrivery. william
Reynolds, William Nelson, Warner
CHM. Phillip e. Simmons and Harry
i. Gray. The following officers of
the board were elected; j. w. Car
row, recording steward; George l..
Denny, district steward; J. W. Kane,
reserve steward and william Rey-
nolds, communion steward.
In the church tomorrow morning
the pastor will preach a special ser
mon TO the Junior order of United
American Mechanics on Patriot
ISM The evening sermon will be
on THE Eagles Nest"
The Rev. J. w. Layield. pastor OF
the, First Methodist Church will
preach on "DaWds Creed" and at
7.30 o'clock on "Jonah's Credent-
ials." Mrs. Elias Lewis will lead
the choir. An anthem. Let Not
Your Hearts BE Troubled" with
Mrs II c. Webb. soloist. will be
sung a tthe evening service.
The Fourth Quarterly Conference
Of that church will be held by the
Rev. Robert Watt at 7.3O o'clock
next Tuesday evening. The mid
week prayer service will be held at
7.3O o'clock Wednesday evening.
Arrangements are being made for
a special Easter evening service in
conjunction with the Children's Mis-
sionary Societys meeting. when a
report OF the years work will be
made.
Services in the First Presbyterian
Church tomorrow will be in charge
OF the Rev. Robert c. Pitzer, pastor.
who will preach at 1890 o'clock on
'The High Priest" and at 7.30
o'clock, "The Good Shepherd.
The New Era Committee will
make visitatons during the coming
week preparatory TO the annual
financial canvass on Palm Sunday.
This committee has a group OF
church members assigned them for
the proposed visits.
Eleven Boy Scouts, under the
leadership OF the Rev. Robert c.
Pitzer. left this city at 4 o'clock last
evening for three-mile supper
hike. on reaching the swamp below
the Red Bridge on the Port Penn
road. the party camped, prepared
and ate supper. returning to the city
in the early evening.
The Ericsson Line tugboat PEN
rose went through the locks yester-
day afternoon en- route for near st.
Georges after the two condemned
passenger steamers. Lord Baltimore
and Penn. The two boats have been
tied up near st. Georges since last
September. when they were con-
demned as unfit and unsafe for use.
The owners. the Ericsson Steamboat
Company intend TO cut them down,
remodel and re-equip them and then
replace them on the Philadelphia
and Baltimore route.
The canal opened at $40 Thursday
afternoon following the completion
OF repairs. The steamer India. be-
longing TO the Southern Transporta-
ton Company, en- route west. and
the Roanoke and Lancaster. bound
east. passed through the canal yes
terday.
Another carload OF stove coal ar
rived at the yard OF II. c. Webb yes
terday Mr.. Webb predicts no de-
cline in coal prices.
william Cox. Of near st. Georges.
who has been suffering from pneu-
monia. is reported in a series con-
dition.
Major and Mrs Charles l.. VIII
liams entertained a number OF young
people at dinner last evening in
honor OF the ninth anniversary OF
the birth OF their daughter Virginia.
Friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
Sparks, OF near town, are congratu-
laung them on the arrival OF a
daughter on Thursday evening.
Elias Lewis. OF Clinton street Is
In Baltimore. Nd, on a business trip.
Miss Catherine Rose IS the week
end guest OF her grandparents. Mr..
and Mrs. John T. webb, OF near
Mlddletown.
Mrs. n. G. Webb. OF Clinton street.
was a Wilmington visitor yesterday
The Delaware City Century Club
met in business session yesterday
afternoon. following which an excel
lent literary and musical program
was presented. Some Of the features
we're an address by Mrs. Thomas j.
Whiteman. candidate for City Coun-
ell, who followed her address with
reading "a 81. Patrick's Day
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