Evening journal., 1921-12-22
STATECOLLEGE
HAS FIRE SCARE
Blaze in Store Room Causes
Much Excitement, But
Little Damage
100 TO ATTEND
SHORT COURSE
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special 20 The Evening Journal
NEWARK. Dec, as,-Flre in the
store room located in the basement
of Residence Hall. women's COL
lege, University OF Delaware caused
considerable excitement for a short
time early last evening among tho
students but little damage was
done. The nru is supposed TO have
been caused by a short circuit wire.
Most OF the cereal stored In the
room and a small quantity Of other
foodstufs was damaged.
The smoke was noticeable about
the building for some little time be-
fore the blaze could be located. Mrs.
ChurchmR. mRtron. eventually To-
Gated the fire. While there was con-
siderable excitement among students
and some faculty members this was
not true OF Dean Robinson. She took
personal charge OF matters and was
apparently the most composed per-
son IN the building.
The Aetna Hose. Hook and Ladder
Company was notified by telephone
and the firemen we're at the college
with both OF their engines within a
few minutes The FIRE was extin-
guished with a chemical stream.
some OF the shelving the cereal was
on was also on fire. The smoke
soon filled the building and it was
at first feared that the FIRE was
more serious than It turned out
10 be.
About one hundred boys and
Girls. mostly members OF various
clubs throughout the State will at
tend the third annual Junior Farm
crs' Short Course at the University
of Delaware from Tuesday TO Fri
day OF next week. Most OF those
who will attend have won a free
scholarship for the course by some
special achievement during the
year in the various branches OF club
work.
The young visitors will have
sleeping quarters In Harter Hall and
= will get their meals at the Com
mons. A. ID. Cobb. State club leader
will be in charge Of the course and
he will be assisted by various others
connected with the Agricultural
Extension Department and the
county agents. Former State Clut
Leader Theodore T. Martin. now In
: similar work at Springfield. Mass.
Niu address the young students
TUESDAY evening. In addition e
Che work Of the course there vii
also be special social features.
The Christmas exercises at thu
b High School will be held at l.3'
o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the
Opera House. The program ar
ranged is an unusually interesting
one.
Mrs. ]. Pilling Wright last night
3 entertained the members of the
Girls Friendly Of St. Thomas Epis-
copal Church at her home al
Newark Centre.
The funeral OF Mrs. Cora Thomp.
son. wife Of State Auditor DAME
Thompson was held at 2 O'Clock
this afternoon from her late hom'
on Main street The many mem
bers OF the New-Century Club anS
those connected with local Rec
Cross work as we'll as many other
attended the funeral as the deceas
ed had host OF friends. Inter
mont was made at Head OF Chris
tiana cemetery.
The Women's Auxiliary OF 81
Thomas Episcopal Church met yes
terday afternoon at the home @
Mrs. Elsie Armstrong where tn
members did sewing for the Adver
box.
Charles Hubert. manager OF tn
opera house entertained the schoS
children Of Newark free at a movi
show yesterday afternoon. To Civ
all the children an opportunity
attend there was two performance
This is an annual treat given by NJ
Hubert which the children great
appreciate.
The local National Guard basket
ball team will play eitnse the M
uonal Guard or the Chesrook teal
OF Wilmington in the armory tc
morrow night
The annual Christmas entertain
ment by the children OF the Methc
dist Sunday school was held las
night and was attended by a iarg
number of the parents and friend
OF the children. An excellent Pre-
gram was given and a collectio
taken by clssses for the needy poo
The Children's entertainment wi
be held at the Presbyterian Churc
tonight and at ST. Thomas Episcc
pal Church tomorrow night.
All the local churches have pre-
pared special programs for IN
rcrvlces on Christmas Day.