Evening journal., 1921-04-04
!DELAWARECITY
NEWSGOSSIP
Negro MethodiStS to Build
Cellar on Ponder'S
Lot
THREE WOMEN SEEK
MUNICIPAL OFFICES
special to The Evening Journal.

municipal offices at the election to-
morrow. A woman's name appears
for every office except that of
Mayor. Mrs. Lola Whiteman, who
is running for Council. was sought
to run for mayor. but refused to
withdraw from the councilmanic
contest Mrs. Matilda Metzger an
nounced her candidacy for city treas
urer ana tax collector, last Saturday.
This makes three candidates for that
office two Of whom are women.
The following names win appear on
the ticket to be voted at tomorrow's
election.
For George Bright and J.
Frank Reynolds
For city treasurer and tax collec-
tor-Joseph Anderson, Mrs. Burnice
Reynolds and Mrs. Matilda Metzger.
For city council-Mrs. Lola White
man. r. L. Cofer and Howard
Money.
The first real game of baseball Of
this season will be played at the new
baseball diamond on Fourth street,
next Saturday, when teams compos-
ed Of married and unmarried men
of this city, will cross bats. The
mayor will be requested to throw
out the first ball. A local band
viii furnish music. The local team,
which recently was awarded a fran
chise in the Suburban League, will
open the league season at Elsmere
on Saturday. April 16, with the
team Of that place. The personel
OF the local team will be Satterheld,
catcher; p. d. Gohegan and Jordan,
pitchers; G. Holiday, first base;
Neff. second base; Jordan, Morrow
or Bollinger. third base; II. Holiday,
short stop; Kennedy, left field;
Cooke, centerfield and Rheims, right
field The team will play indepen-
dent bali on holidays.
AT the Delaware City Century Club
last Friday AFTERNOON. Mrs. Garfield
BurnaIn, a Father Time" program
was presented Mrs. John Schun-
der read a paper on '-rhe First Time
Piece: Harold Wilkinson read an
essay on '-rhe Invention and De
scription OF Clocks. Mrs. Robert G..
Pitzer recited two poems on clocks.
Mrs Bnrnam read the story entitled
-Clocls tn the Hail OF Fame; Mrs
Horace johnson, of Wilmington,
read a paper on ''How Time was
Counted Before the Invention OF
Clocks; Mira johnson also gave q
piano soko. ''CavaIiera Rusticanaa."
Mrs Frank Moore and Mrs. John
Schunder were elected delegates, and
AIRS. NJ. Lambert and Mrs Guy Vail,
alternates. TO the annual convention
Of the Delaware Federation CT Wo-
mems CluCs, to be held In Dover on
NAY 5.
Mrs Emma Bellvine. widow Of
Dr. Frank Bellvnle. who has been
confined TO her bed for several
weeks by Illness. was down stairs
Yesterday.
Mrs. Bridget deSilva, who has
been suffering with an infected hand
had skin from her stomach grated
on the injured member last week
by DR.. Draper, OF Wilmington. Her
condition was said to be serious yes
terday.
The African NJ. Z. church, organ
f1ed several years ago in this city,
constructed a cellar on a lot they
supposed they had bought eight
years ago by a survey made at the
Instance Of John ID. Ponder, who re-
Gently purchased a plot of ground
supposed TO adjoin the church lot
II was found the cellar had been
constructed on the lots of Mr. Pom
der This will necessitate the re-
moval OF this cellar wall about TWEEN
" feet north. The disputed lotg
are situated on Fifth stret from ths
Reeves estate 70 Fifth and Adami
street William KINNEY made tn,
survey last week.
The banks OF the Chesapeake anC
Delaware Canal were lined with an
elerx yesterday Several nice string
Of catfish and yellow perch wer'
carried home by the visitors
A business meeting OF the Della
ware City Century Club at which OF
fcers for the ensuing year win b.
nominated. will be held next Frida.
afternoon. The literary and musi
cal program for the afternoon viii
be in charge OF Mrs. Fred sutton, o
St Georges The annual election
WIN be held Friday, April %.
Mrs. Thomas Armstrong, of Wash
ington street Is confined to her be-
with tonsilitis.
~ DR.. W. ". Ellis. is suffering witt
Z badly infected hand II is though
the infection was caused during
recent operation performed by Dr
Ellis
Mrs. William Smith. Of Kirkwood
who was stricken several weeks ag
with paralysis. while on her way &
the funeral OF a friend, suffered
second stroke last Saturday He
condition was reported fair yester
day.
The following officers Of the 81
Ceorges Lodge. Of Odd Fellows. vii
be installed next Tuesday evenirf
in odd Fellows Hall, st. Georges
Joseph Mccoy. past grand; Herbei
Gibbons, noble grand; Robert MOI
rison. vice grand; Harry William
RECORDING. secretary.
Pride Of Delaware Council, Daugl
ters OF America. held its weekly bus
ness session last Saturday evenin
in odd Fellows Hall, St Georges.
William c. Hickey Il years ol
rounded out so years as a restaura
tucr last Sunday He has operat
the oyster and ice cream saloon
the foot Of Clinton street in the q
ticket Office building. for 43 yea
Of that time A by-word of t
young people Of the town is Il
going to ''Da" Hiokey's for "a Ste
Mrs Samuel Donald. formerly
this city, now of Newark. who "
the creator Of the Donald" n
rooms for the soldiers at Clinton a
Third streets. was a visitor az {
rooms yesterday.
Miss Dorothy Metzgar, of eli
ton street was the week end gu