Evening journal., 1921-11-19
CHESAPEAKEBAY
OYSTERS POOR
Twenty Schooners of Della
ware River Bivalves Go
Through Canal
LITERARY SOCIETY
PRESENTS PROGRAM
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
DELAWARE CITY. Nov. 10
Twenty schooners have passed
through the local locks within the
past few weeks. enroute from Della
ware City and river oyster beds, load
ed with bivalves for points along the
Chesapeake Bay. This is the first
time In many years such a condition
has existed that required such ship
ments. The oysters of the Chesa-
peake Bay are said to be of every
poor quality his season and the oy-
stermen are not longing for them
| in any great numbers Those taken
so far this year are very thin and
tough in most instances. The Del
aware River product is bringing soc
to s1.25 a bushel.
At the meeting Of the High School
Literary Society. held in the high
school assembly room yesterday af-
ternoon, a literary and musical pro-
gram was presented. The program.
Minstrel stunts by Harry Neal, Chas
Walters. Chas. Rose and Davis Coale.
Miss Catherine Roberts read school
Journal; Miss Evaline Blalock gave
a vocal solo.
The Rev. L. w. Layfield. pastor Of
| the First Methodist Church here.
will preach in the Bethel NJ r.
| Church, one Of the old Chester cir
cult, tomorrow morning. Chaplain
Ramsden Of Fort DUPONT, will speak
In the local church at 1890 o'clock.
A surprise service has been arrang
cd for tho evening to begin at 100
o'clock The Sunday School will meet
at 11.45 O'Clock.
The Rev. Robert c. Pitzer will
preach in the First Presbyterian
Church at 1890 o'clock tomorrow. on
What is Professionalism ?" and at
7.3O o'clock on pity the Blind"
Sunday School at 10 o'clock. at
which time the Teachers Training
Glass will meet in the auditorium and
discuss the subject THE People Be
fore the Flood" The Y. p. S. c. r.
Society meets at o'clock.
The Protestant Churches will meet
for union Thanksgiving service in
1.-THE Methodist Church at 100 O'Clock
Wednesday evening when the Rev
Robert c. Pitzer. pastor Of the Pres
byterian Church. will speak on
Thanksgiving"
A meeting OF the congregation OF
the St. Georges Presbyterian Church
has been called for o'clock tomor-
row afternoon. Congregational bus
mess viii he transacted
The General Carey. the govern
ment steamer formerly used between
b tho Delaware River forts, will leave
Clinton street wharf next week FOR
the drydocks at Wilmington.
. The Delaware City High Schoo
e Athletic Association will meet In
20 business session next Monday after
noon, following the close OF the reel
s tation periods. The organization o
1 a basketball team win he discussed
II organized the team will play all IL
games away from home. as there 1
!. no place in which to play the gam
i here.
The manual training class OF tn
High School has completed consid
2 cradle equipment for the public pla
r grounds In the rear OF school build
ing. Horizontal bars have bee
, erected and sand pits, volley ball an
: tennis courts have been constructe,
All work has and is being done b
, the pupils. Several other pieces q
equipment are now under construC
b ton by them.
A musical and literary program
was presented at the weekly meetin
p OF the Delaware City Century Clul
- yesterday afternoon.
II was said at Fort DUPONT yes
J terday that 120 men were needed {
/. iii the quota allotted by the govern
ment for the fort.
The conviction OF Afford Thae
, inert, at a geenral court-martial a
4 Fort DUPONT. OF violating 90 articl
OF the code of rules for army meT
{ relating to theft, was confirmed a
Washington, and he was sent to For
. Leavenworth for three months. wit
n orders for dishonorable discharge
:, when sentence Is completed.
Colonel Earl I. Brown. accom-