Evening journal., 1921-12-03
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FOR FIREMEN
President Medill, of New
ark Company, Names
Building Committee
OGLETOWN SCHOOL
CLUB ENTERTAlNS
special to The Evening Journal.

NEWARK. Dec. 3. ~ President
Charles l.. Medill of the Aetna Hose,
Hook and Ladder Company at
meeting Of the company last night
appointed the special committee that
is 10 arrange for the erection Of the
proposed new building The COM
mittee consists of +. clifford Wilson,
chairman: Robert S. Gallaher, Pro-
fessor George A. Koerber, Frank Nj.
Luton, Arthur L. Beals. Daniel
stoil and Charles =. Steel.
The building will be built on the
lot. corner of Delaware avenue and
Academy street. which has been
given TO the firemen by the Trustees
of the Newark Academy for that
purpose. II is expected that the
structure will cost about $4,000 and
work will be started on IL in the
spring II is TO be a modern nre
house In every particular The
building committee viii probably get
busy at once to have plans drawn
and other preliminary details at
tended to
The fire company last night also
nominated officers TO be elected at
the January meeting Those nomi-
mated we're: President. Charles J..
Medin: vice-president. H. C. Herd
man: secretary. Charles w. Colmery;
treasurer. A. l.. Beals: chief fremen.
e. c. Wilson and Elmer j. Ellison'
assistant chiefs 1.-TWO 10 be elected
Elmer ] Ellison. Charles p. steel
and Benjamin +. Devonshire; IRE
recorder Frank NJ. Luton and Ed
ward Cole: pipeman. r.. II. Grow
directors (five TO be elected), r. ;.
Gallaher. George l.. Durnall, Frank
NJ. Luton. Ernest Frazer, Daniel
stou. Professor George A. Koerber,
Harlan Herdman and Harry Hill. A
number were nominated for assist
ant pipemen, FIVE 20 be elected.
At a meeting OF the Ogletown
School Club. Thursday evening" the
following officers were elected;
President. Frank Morrison; vice.
president. Wilmer Hawthorne; sec
retary, Miss Jennie II. Smith; treas
urer, Leroy Hawthorne.
The children OF the primary de-
partment gave the reading "Hansel
and Gretel"
A sewing club was recently organ
lied in the school under the direc-
ton OF Miss Agnes Medil The club
gave demonstration Thursday even
ing Of a model sewing club. The
parents and patrons Of the school
were pleased with the showing made
hv this organization. Articles made
hy the members were displayed.
At the annual meeting OF the New
Castle County Farm Bureau. to be
held IN Red Mems Hall Newport
next Thursday. the principal speak
er will be Howard W. Selby man
aeer of the Eastern States Farmers
Exchange.
Members Of the local Methodist
Church are making special arrange
rNents for the Christmas festivities.
The following general committee has
been named in this respect: r. A.
Cooch, NJ. o. Pence. Miss NJ Pen
nington. Mrs. f. c. Van Keuren and
Frank Herson. The entertainment
by the primary and beginners de-
partments will be held on the even
Ing of December 81.
Professor Merrill Van Geisen
Smith has been appointed acting
dean OF the engineering department
VI AH' NiNttrAAN = tA AftldWdIt.
Mrs. Walter IT, Steel and Mrs
George T.. Townsend entertained a
the home Of Mrs. steel at a forma
bridge party Thursday evening.
Mayor f. B. Frazer. chairman O
the local committee in the Red Cros
mem bership drive, Is still striving {
get IN additional members. the mum
Der to date being considerable be
low that OF last year. IL Is expecte
that by the time all reports are
the first OF next week the total men
bership in the district viii be $50
At public meeting OF the Ne
Century Club to be held at %
o'clock next Tuesday. the Rev I'd
gar Jones. rector OF st. Thoma
Episcopal Church. will give n talk o
Labrador"
In ST. Thomas Episcopal Churc
at II O'Clock tomorrow morning. tn
rector, the Rev Edgar Jones. vii
preach on "The Four Voices Of Ad
vent" and in the evening on "Th
Man who Said He Would-Couldn't
The Rev Frank Herson, pastor o
the Methodist Church. will preacl
on Making Crooked Paths Straight
at the services at IL o'clock tomor
row morning and on "The Elder
Brother" at the evening service.
At meeting OF the Women's Aux
iliary OF ST. Thomas Episcopa
Church held in the parish house las
night the Girls Friendly Society wa
organized. Mrs. J. Pilling Wrigh
was elected director and later thu
girls win elect officers from amonl
themselves.
The annual poultry supper given b,
the women OF the local Presbyterian
Church was held in the armory las
night and as usual was a great sue
cess. large sum was realized.
AZ a meeting Of the sponsor.
committee OF the local Boy Scou
Troop last night in the high schoo
j. Howard Jester reported S36.4
cleared from the recent benef
movie show John S. Shaw. chaii
man OF the committee. presided.
was reported that State Scout Exec,
tive Greenhawk has expressed n
willingness to come TO Newark ar
deliver his illustrated lecture ,
boy Scout Work in France" Mer
bers of the committee with mer
bers Of the Board OF Education
spected a room in the basement
the school building which the st
dents now use as an athletic roc
and the board gave permission
the scouts TO hold their meetir
there.
Mrs. A G. Wilkinson. wha has bs
Al for several days, is convalesci,