Evening journal., 1921-11-25
START WORK ON
negro SCHOOL
Delaware Auxiliary Buys
Site and Will Erect Build
ing at Newark
SAMUEL LITTLE
GETS CONTRACT
Special 70 The Evening Journal.


ucation in Delaware and member Of
the University OF Delaware faculty
has been appointed by Governor
Denney a delegate to attend the Ma
tional Iliteracy Conference which
opens at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
New York today.
Work that the Bureau Of Voca-
tional Education OF the state Is do
ing in the state this fiscal year was
outlined to the State Board Of Edu-
cation in reports submitted at the
state board meeting in Dover on
Tuesday. Those submitting reports
on this subject were: r. w. Helm,
state direcor; L. c. Armstrong, state
supervisor for Agriculture; A. b.
Anderson, state supervisor for Trades
and Industries and Miss Jennie r.
Bear, state supervisor for Home
Economics.
The Delaware School Auxiliary
has purchased from II. Warner Nc
Neal a lot OF FIVE acres on New Lon
don Avenue as the size for the pro-
posed new school building for Negro
children. The purchase price is
said to have been $500 and was
made after the site had been APP
proved by DR.. Joseph H.. Odell. di-
rector of the Service Citizens OF Del
aware. Excavation work has al
ready been started and the work on
the building will be rushed TO COM
pletion 1t will be a one story
brick building to contain, four stand
ard class rooms and one small class
room. 1t is to accommodate about
l75 children. The entire cost Of
ground and building will be stood
by the School Auxiliary, the tax
payers not having a cent OF expense
in connection with the project. The
local Board OF Education is much
pleased with the progress that has
been made in this matter and is only
hoping that the time is not far off
when there win be some definite de-
velopments relatives to the proposed
new school for white children.
The benefit given at the movie
show at the Opera House recently
brought in s35 to the Boy Scouts of
Newark.
The building lot owned by the
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity OF the
University OF Delaware. on College
Avenue adjoining the property OF
J, p. Wright, has been sold TO Harry
6 Bethardo, of Wilnlngton.
c. b. Dean. has purchased the
store and residence Of Thomas r.
Claringbold on Main street 1t is
D understood he will continue his meat
and grocery business there and con-
duct a branch store in Centre Hat
that he recently purchased.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Loveft have
moved into their new home recently
completed on Academy street.
Union Thanksgiving services of the
local Methodist anu Presbyterian
Churches we're held in the Methodist
Church and the sermon was preach
ed by the Rev. h Everett Hallman,
pastor OF the Presbyterian Church.
/rhe local National Guard Com
- pany will nold an entertainment in
tho Armory next Wednesday night.
Wrestling and other sports win fea-
ture the program.
Samuel Little. local contractor,
has been awarded the contract for
the tile construction OF seven large
buildings for the Government Cen
eral Hospital at Perry Point. Nd
Mr.. Little has taken force Of men
from Newark with him to work OF
this job.
The Rev. Frank Herson has ac
septed the invitation OF the ohicia
board Of the Newark M. r. Churcl
to return to that church for the fiftl
consecutive year as pastor
Miss Edna Rees. daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Rees, OF New
Castle, and Robert Kennedy OF vii
mington. who is an employe in tn
\ mechanical department OF the Della
ware Ledger, Newark, will be mar
ried at the home OF the bride'l
parents in New Castle tomorrow
evening. The ceremony will be per
formed by the Rev. ]. r. Bickihg.
While the course Is not entfrel,
completed some members OF tn,
Newark Country Club are playing
golf there every day.
Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Taylor and
%aughter Hannah. of Trenton. spent
Thanksgiving with Mrs. Taylor's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs John Pllling
II. Warner McNeal and Ernest
Wright have been on a southern
cunning trip.
Former Dean Q and Mrs y Harry
Hayward, OF Narberth, Pa. were re-
cent guests Of Mr. and Mrs. j. irwin
f)ayett at Cooch's Bridge.
Mrs. c. o. Houghton has issued
cards for a tea for Wednesday after.
noon OF next week from to
O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin f. Proud
Of Tarrytown. n. Y, were guests o
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel J. Wright owe
THANKSGIVING. Accompanied by Mis-
Elsie Wright they will go to New
York on Saturday to witness tn
Army-Navy football game
Mr. and Mrs. b. F. Jackson, o
Buffalo. n. Y, are visiting thei
daughter, Mrs. Robert c. Lewis. o,
Wilken's Terrace.
Rodman Lovett has been vfsitin
his son. Paul Dew. Lovett and fam
iiy at Red Bank, n. j.
| Professor and Mrs. r. NJ. K. Eos
ter were in New York several DAY
ago to visit the formers mothe
who has been critically III.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad X. ID. Lew
and Mrs. Merritt Phillips, of HUI
lock. Nd, are guests at the home
Albert L. Lewis.
In order to use the money for n
Armenian Relief the Presbyteria
Church Sunday school has volui
teered to dispense with the usu