Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-31
NEWS OF THE DAY
AT new CASTLE
Death of Mrs. Hannah Hendrix a
Shock to Friends; Personal
News and Notes.

New Castle, March 3l-The sudden
death of Mrs Hannah Firth Hendrix
aged 81, wife of John Hendrix, q
local preacher of the Methodist Church
OF this city, was shock to her many
friends in New Castle. Mrs. Hendrix
had attended the services of the late John
Fehl ut o'clock in the afternoon, having
walked to and from the Glebe cemetery.
After reaching her home on Delaware
street shortly after O'Clock, she was
seized with violent pains around the
heart. Her daughter, Miss Margaret
| Hendrix, summoned DR. b. Nj. Allen,
who on his arrival pronounced her past
medical aid. She expired at 4.35. A hus-
band, five daughters and two grand
children survive. They are Mrs. Alexis
! NJ. Haggerty, Mrs. Howard Kirby,
/ Mrs Milton Truax of Wilmington, Mrs
! Harry koler of New York city, Miss Mar
| garet Hendrix of this city and Misses
| Geneva and Alice Haggerty Mrs. Hen
! dirk was born in this city and was n faith
! full member of the First Presbyterian
Church. She had been married Al wears.
The funeral of John Fehl, who died on
Sunday evening, was largely attended
yesterday The pail bearers were members
of the Delaware Saengerbund. Many
handsome floral designs covered the casket,
Last evening Mayor George w Eckles,
president of the Council John T. Stoops
and City Treasurer John b. Manlove
signed the 100 city bonds, in denomina-
tions of 81 900 each, which will be turned
over to Laird & Co, of Wilmington, who
will pay the city the sum of s97 $50 The
large portion of this will be paid the Della
ware Water Improvement Co. 1t was de
cided to require City Treasurer John b
4 /
for the handling Of this money The sum
of 81. 800 viii I've retained for immediate
use of the Water and Light Commission
to be expended for repairs 10 the plant;
500 600 OF the bond receipts will be de
posted with Laird and Co, AZ : 1-2 per
cent interest to be drawn on three days
notice. Council adjourned to meet in the
Mayors Office this morning at 10 o clock
Miss Virginia Guseman, teacher of
botany in the High School Yesterday after
noon accompanied the members of the
sophomore class on a botanical hunt in
nearby woods A large number Of speci-
mems were obtained which will be analvzed
today. Charles Megglhson found black
snake which measures two inches in
diameter and 3 feet IN length
Arrangements are being made for p
bake by the SUNDAY school class taught |
i1N AlfE- IAlAhF1 II. 4NttNNnIs tU fEiF AGtIU~ /
odist Sunday school. SATURDAY. morning
beginning at 1890 o'clock AZ Tobin's |
meat market Pies. cakes. bread biscuits, /
rolls. etc. will bc on sale The proceeds /
will be for centenary fund Of the Sunday |
school
This evening the Civic Club will meet |
in the parlors Of the New Century Club |
at Rv-laws will he adopted and name |
given 10 the organization. Postal cards /
have been sent out by secretary Horace /!
l.. Deakyne to number Of citizens and |
10 IS expected that a number OF additional |
members viii be enrolled.
This evening will be the last night that |
Superintendent Frank Derrickson, will /
have charge Of the Delaware Water Inn |
provement Co So far the commission |
has failed 70 elect n person in his stead.
t. r. Weldin & Son, Of Wilmington |
have begun TO install the hot water heat
ing system, the toilets, wash stands and /
other appliances in the Van Dyke Armory.
The speaking contest 10 determine the
representatives Of the local high school
in the county public speaking contest
Will he held in the main room OF the high
school tomorrow afternoon at | O'Clock.
There will he four speakers Chester
Greenwood, Charles King, Elsie Walls,
Earl Weggenrnann. The winners Of first
and second places will participate in the
county contest. The judges have not
vet been selected Everybody Is invited
10 attend
! he ArbOr Day program Of the public
schools will be rendered iG front Of building
No. ! tomorrow afternoon st 230 The /
public is invited 20 attend both of these
exercises The program follows oh
Forest King, school; Springs Roll
Call. Bessie Hardy, Elizabeth Hemp
hill, Elsie Stidham, Dortha Benton. Rose
Mandel0vitz, Ruth FARRELL, Marian
Moody, sixth grade; recitation, Robert
of Lincoln, Harriet Marsh, high school;
Arbor Day acrostic. Elizabeth Clayton,
Jeanette Cramer, Marian Howard, Mil
dred Roberts, Blanche Moore, Elizabeth
Mcknitt Ruth Smith Amy Marsh, first
grade declamatiOn A Plea for the Forest"
John Pittam, sixth grade; bird dialogue
Robin, Ann Glanden; Bluebird, Wilson |
Denney; Bobolink, Reba Greer; Wood
pecker, Arthur Kern; Bob White, Elnor
Song Sparrow, Harley Seal;
Eileen Dilts, second grade:
recitation, How the Flowers Grow"
Harry Long. seventh grade: quintette,
'WhippOorwlll,' George TObin Ralph
Duling, Herbert Hewlett, John David
son, Douglas Proud, high school;
An Arbor Day Exercise" Is children.
both rooms of No 3 school; essay. How
to Protect the Birds, Ruth Nickerson,
nigh school; The Poets and Arbor Day"
Wallace Mcknitt Mary Blackburn, Car
-ie Atkinson Hilda Rash, William Gel,-
lart. seventh grade; exercise, Historic I
frees. Harley Clymer, Chester McKnitt.
Archie Rennie. Thomas Rees, Daniel
Rogers, Charles Whiteside, Clay Bridge
water, Weldon Ring, fifth grade; recita-
ion, Planting the Tree" /" Mary Lennox. .
ourth grade; "A Flock of Birds, Fred
rick Wilhelme. Thomas Gravel. Norma !
Leib, Herbert Tobin, Marian Kee, Walter
Sibley, Esther Tubbs, David Maxwell
catherine Whiteside, Earl Brown, third
yrade recitation, why They Plant Trees, -
Martha Shaw, fourth grade; a play for
trbor Day, eighth grade, "Dick," Og-
len Wise; Fairies" Frances Sheridan.
Addie Dulmg, Olga Glandon, Virginia