Evening journal., 1921-05-18
DIPLOMASFOR
NEWPORT GRADS
Josiah Marvel TO be Com
mencement Speaker on
May %
CHURCH CHOIR TO
PRESENT PLAYLET
sneclal 10 The Evening Journal.

Special TO The Evening Journal.
NEWPORT. May 1S.-The Ladies'
Aid Society OF the Newport M. ~.
Church, will hold its monthly busi-
ness meeting and social this evening
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Jones.
Members Of the choir OF Newport
Church will give playlet entitled
"The Advantages II Minerva" the
second week of June. The play VIII
be given In the Masonic Temple, and
Mss Leila Lyman IS coaching the
Young folks who will take part.
in the twilight game played be-
tween the Newport baseball
team. and the Westminster club, OF
Wilmington. last evening, Newport
won over Westminster, 80.
The Womans club is making
preparations for its street carnival
10 be held here Thursday. Friday
and Saturday OF next week.
Delaware Grange will hold a rum
mage sale at 326 East Sixth street.
on next Tuesday. All members are
asked to contribute articles. same TO
be left at the home OF Mrs. George
Frederick. chairman.
More than 100 children of the
Newport school attended the inter-
scholastical contest held at Newark.
on Friday. Mrs Francis Mccoy
principal, desires to thank the Krebs
Company. A. r. Peters and II. p.
Gregg for taking the children to
Newark In their automobiles. The
Newport School won an attendance
nag. having had an attendance Of
a4.5 per cent one other school had
a slightly higher attendance for the
year, but II was a much smaller
school, having only one room, while
Newport has eight grades and four
rooms. This was considered a very
creditable showing for a school as
.arge as Newport
commencement exercises OF the
Newport public school will be held
on Thursday evening, May 26. in
Masonic Temple. Josiah Marvel
win address the class and George b.
miller. president OF the State Board
OF Education. will present the di-
plomas-
The High School Corps OF the Girl
hGStINRE Ol AAlt " - ~ WIZ
hold its weekly meeting on Thurs
day evening. in the W. c. T. U.
building.
The Rev. and Mrs. r. p Nichols
formerly Of Newport. and now OF
smyrna. are visiting Mr.. md Mrs. W
r. Groome.
Miss Mildred Chandler. OF Ger.
.nantown, Pa, spent the weekend
here with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
ID. w. Chandler. Mr.. and Mrs
Chandler also had as their guests oi
Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. James Polk
Miss Maude Polk, Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel Dennison and daughter
Sarah and Jane, all OF Hockessi
and Mrs. Ada Ball. OF Wilmington
Hiss Irene Gregg has returned t
her home here after spending tn
past week with the Rev. and Mrs
J. II. Whedbee. at Cordova. Md
Mrs. Gurney Knots and daugh
ters olivia and Dorothy. and Mis-
May Cahall and Melvin Kinnamon
all OF Templeville. Nd. spent the
weekend here with Mr.. and Mrs
George W. Seeds.
Misses Bessie and Emma Ma
clary spent the Weekend in Chester
Pa. as the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs
George MacNamee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Moore and
Miss Nellie Knots, OF Wilmington
we're the guests of MIR. and Mrs
George W. Seeds. on Sunday.
Mrs. William Crawford is spend
ing some time with friends at Bal
t.more, Nd.
Arthur Craig. son OF Mr.. and Mr.,
Alfred Craig. who ran a nail in hi
foot last week and who has suffere
cutie a bit from same. is much i'm
proved.
Miss Mary Scarborough. who hs
been a patient at the Delaware Hot
pital for the past three weeks. wa
removed TO her home yesterda
ruch improved.
Miss Blanche Crawford was N
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. william Ec
manson. OF near New Castle. on sur
day.
The dance given by Mrs. Thoma
f;ullen for the members OF her dane
ing class. on Thursday evening. wa
quite a success. Fifty couples wer
present Morine's Orchestra. OF VIII
niington. furnished the music. Car
nations were the favors.
b Charles Long. as a delegate from
s.. James Episcopal Church, OF
Newport. attended the diocesan con-
vention, held lat Milford last week.