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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-05
LAUNDERING THE PONGEE
FROCk

771HEN you launder your pongee
sport blouse. or skirt, or frock.
~ apply the fatiron when the
fabric Is either completely damp or
completely dry - preferably damp.
Shantung partly dry, or with sprinkles
of water on a dry ground will show
spots that look like grease spots; or
notified effect that is unpleasant. The
best way is to dampen the garment.
il it has dried in places before you
are ready 10 iron 1t. and then to roll
il up and put it aside for several hours
until the whole fabric is evenly damp
encd and then TO press out with
rather hot iron. Shantung irons beau
tifully and you may press on tho right
side; but the material must be evenly
damp under the iron.
Linen should be treated In the same
way. Spots Of wet on partly dried
linen show up after the ironing and
unless the linen frock or skirt Is thor
oughly damp you will get the notified
effect that Is so distressing.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-05
ROATING IOGS

IF somebody invites YOU to week
4 end on big yacht your dress
problem will not be difficult. The
smart sport toys and evening frocks
that YOU would provide for summer
hotel soj0urn will be quite in order
Life on Il luxurious yacht is by nc
means "roughng-it. There are al
ways easy steps TO 20 up and down
drv and comfortable launches 10 travel
back and forth in, wicker chairs and
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-05
ORG,SDY OVER GINGHNM

~uARMING summer dresses have
~ slips Of Colorod orGandy over
~ checked gingham. y pretty model
is Of lavender and white checked ginE-
ham with a onc-piere tunic TO the
knee Of lavender organdy. The or
CANDY slipoyersis scalloped at hem
Inc and slceve-edge and piped with
solf-maIcrial. Sash and pocket motifs
are Of thr checked organdy. Another
smart little frock has a slipover tunic
IF white orGandy above frock OF red
and white checked Bingham.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-05
For a Comfortable Vacation

also A handful Of small brass hooks
and glass headed lacks will be In
calculably useful. And II you have
discovered how impossible 1t Is to
keep a drinking glass in your room
(when you fetch the glass up from
the dining-room) you will have with
you a goblet all your own.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-05

"a me Ndpper tAdt lS-aS Some
49, writer has Sa,d--as "a state OF
mlnd rather than an aCtua! person.
Flapbers. according 10 the English
idea. are awkward. grown; girls OF
adolescent age. The English dapper
= a tall shy girl. all arms and legs
and with her hair in "A braid. She
IS expected TO have beautiful manners
but IS not supposed 20 speak anil she
IS spoken TO when older people are
about. She is typical example Of
that immortal maiden who Is stand
ing with reluctant feet where the
brook and river meet" Not much
like the American fapper Of ;he pas;
year or so. IS she'a Not much Of the
shy, reluctant lEsjdcu. toDgue-cied in
the presence OF her elders. about the
American 1apper who has OF lac
filled the columns OF the sunday sup
plements and the pages Of fiction.
With her EARRINGS and her cigarettes
and her decided opinions and her con-
tempt for middle-aSe she Is a pro
nounced personality indeed. 8ut her
day Is almost over. Long skirts will
make an end OF her.
Longer skirts Lend Dignity OF
Carriage
Who could be a typical aappsr in
an ankle length frock and WIKI done
up halr?" For as surely a. the night
tolloweth the day will bobbed heads
depart along with abbreviated skirts.
Short hair and long skirts make a
combination, not cute and SauCy, but
blue-StockiugiSh-p the thought.
Already come reports from the bar.
bers and the Saje>persoGS who handlc
7airuetS that bobhed ;rrSses are benz
allowed 10 grow and are being cnaXe,.
o. look like cO:ltures by the addition
II switches and halrncts.
The new long sk.rted costumes look
very dignitied-almost pr.m-atter so
long an era OF short skirts: bat grad
ually one is getting used 20 them and
already a very abbreviated skirt be
gins 20 have that sad and ugly look
OF garment hopeleSsly out OF style.
on Fifth Avenue now Won see oCca-
sloual tailored suits with skirt hens
touching the ankles. and. of course,
most OF the indoor froCks have panels
and draperies that drop below The
skirt hem and give a suggestion OF
length.
viii Sweeping skirts Return?
A great many women are asking
anxicusly: VIII those skirts that
swept the pavement return 20 fash
,on?" Who knows? The writer wou,d
not venture 20 predict what fashion
may do when Il gets started on what
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-05

NiTHER she wears evening
dress. or street dress: whether
she fares forth 10 the matinee
or TO play golf-she Is apt
Newark post., 1922-05-31
CONTRACT FOR NEW
ENGINE HOUSE AWARDED

j. Clifford Willis, local contractor
was last week awarded the contract
for the building of the new Aetna
Hose, Hook & Ladder Co. Fire House,
to be built on the Academy grounds
near, Delaware Avenue. The local
contractors bid was the lowest of
the seven received. Mr.. Willis bid
was $21,749 and the highest bid was
$4,000.
The contract for the wiring of the
new fire house was awarded to the
Electric Company of Delaware, Will
mington, at their bid of $294.OO.
The new fire house is to be two and
a half stories. Work will probably
be started tomorrow and the contract
calls for the new building to be COM
pleted n ITS working days. The plans
as submitted were more than pleasing
t othe members of the Fire Company
and the local fremen and they are
assured of having the best headquar-
ters of any other fire company in the
state.
Newark post., 1922-05-31

this new feeling and it is a s,ratv
that many of the business men of the
Town who have not yet become mem.
oers OF the organization will lbecome
members of the body now that tbev
nave seen the workings that it is ac.
complishing.
George W. Griffin, President of the
Newark Chamber Of Commerce. act.
ed as toastmaster of the affair and he
could not but help to feel proud of
oeing head of such growing organ.
lzation and to hear of the manv eood
things said about the local bodv bv
speakers from Dover and Wilmington
Rev. H. Everett Hall, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, was in
troduced by Mr.. Griffin and gave the
invocation.
yhe following tempting menu was
served:
Tomato Bisque
Lamb Chops
reas French Fries
Olives
Fruit Salad
Ice oream Coffee
Cigars
Ihe dinner was served by the col
lege under the direction of A. G.
Wilkinson and Miss Belts. The bows
OF the College acted as walters and
filled the bill ga la Biltmore."
Between the courses there was
singing under the direction of Messrs.
White and Hastings, with Mr.. Givens
at the piano. The following popular
songs were sung: Long, Long Trail"
"Old Black Joe," "Carry Me Back to
Old Virginny," 'Love's Sweet Song
Let the Rest of the World Go By"
Smiles" "My Nanny" and peggy
O'Neil." Everyone joined in the sing
ing OF these songs and there was COM
petition between the east and west
wing of the diners. Mr.. Givens gave
several vocal solos.
President Griffin told of this being
the first dinner of the Chamber of
Commerce and thanked all those who
had worked toward making it the sue
cess that it promised to be and thank
ed kells for the furnishing of the
menus.
Mr.. Griffin said that there was
Continued on Page Four.)
Newark post., 1922-05-31

pointed out the fact that time after
time when this country found itself
drawn into war, it had always stood
for the right and for this reason God
had always guided our destines to
victory.
Probably the most touching of the
ceremonies was the placing of floral
tributes by various organizations and
plants of the community on the large
boulder standing on the University
Campus, where Rural New Castle
County's drafted men pledged allegi-
ance to their country. After the plac-
ing Of the flowers, the boulder was
transformed into a bower of flowers.
The various organizations making
contributions of these tributes were
introduced by Seaman, J.. R. Lewis, of
the Rehabilitation Division.
The entire assembly stood as a man
with barred heads and tear dimmed
eyes as they sang the National
anthem, 'The Star Spangled Banner"
The exercises were closed with the
firing of the national salute and the
sounding of taps. The Continental
Band furnished music for the exer-
cises.
That the committee in charge left
no stone unturned to make success
of the exercises was evident from the
excellent manner in which the pro-
gram was run off. This committee was
composed of Major c. A. Short, Chair
man; Mayor Frazer, J. P. Wright,
Miss c. B. Evans, DR.. Sypherd, Major
Row, Capt. Mackenzie, J. R. Lewis,
DR.. Walter Hullihen, Miss Drake,
Everett c. johnson and A. G. Wilkin-
son.
Newark post., 1922-05-31
University Campus Is
Thronged For Newark's
Memorial Day Exercises
Many Organizations of Town Take Part Biggest Celebra
ton-Caleb E. Burchenal, Speaker of Affair
Flower Tributes Numerous


With nearly the whole towns popu-
lation in attendance, the biggest
Memorial Day exercises ever held in
Newark were staged on the Univer-
sity Campus yesterday. The exercises
started shortly after 1890 o'clock and
civic, patriotic bodies, fraternal or
ganizations, and industrial plants took
part. Previous to the exercises on the
Campus, the G. A. R., Veterans of the
World War, American Legion and
other bodies followed the custom of
visiting the local cemeteries and the
graves of fallen comrades of our
wars. Salutes and sounding of taps
were also given in the cemetery.
The presiding officer at the pro-
gram on the campus was DR.. Walter
Hullihen, President Of the University
of Delaware. Invocation was made
by Rev. H. Everett Hallman, followed
by the entire gathering singing
America, under the leadership of Will
liam P. White, Of Wilmington. Major
R. G.. Buckinghamk gave Lincoln's
Gettysburg address. Introductory re-
marks were made by DR.. Hullihen,
who commended the large gathering
and told Of the honor of having such
a body gathered on the Campus of the
States University. The Battle Hymn
of the Republic was next sung with
the Newark Choral Club singing the
verses and the gathering taking up
the chorus. The address of the morn
ing was made by Caleb E. Burchenal,
the speaker giving an interesting his
tory of the country's wars from the
time of the Revolution, up to and in
Guiding the great World War. He
paid a glowing tribute to the victims
OF all of our wars. Mr.. Buchenal
Newark post., 1922-05-31
Marie Gregg Crowned
As States Cook
Local Girl Wins $100 Prize in Home
Economics Contest Held
at Dover

TO be crowned as the best cook and
to be awarded a cash prize of S1OO
was the honor carried off by Miss
Marie Gregg, of the Newark High
School, in the State Home Economics
Contest held at Dover last Thursday
The newly crowned champion cook
was called on to prepare a meal from
material provided that could be judg-
ed the most appetizing and attractive
1t was just this thing that Miss
Gregg accomplished to carry off the
valuable prize offered by Mrs. A. l.
DUPONT.
The contest was held at Dover fol
lowing the New Castle County Con-
test held at New Castle sometime
ago. In this contest Miss Gregg
together with Misses Ledia Towson,
Florence iley, Helen Barnard and
and Marguerite Meschler, represent
ing the Newark High School, carried
off the highest number of points. The
local girls are taught in their work
by Miss Edith Case and too much
credit fo rtheir excellent showing can
not be bestowed upon her.
The second prize in this contest was
awarded to Iva James, of Laurel, and
there was a tie for third place be-
tween Reta Eatman, of Greenwood,
and Martha Pepper, of Georgetown.
The former was awarded third place
and the Georgetown entry received
the fourth prize, with Helen Albers,
of the Caesar Rodney School taking
fifth place.
This event was the fourth on the
program.
The sixth event of the program was
for the individual first year girls
whose clothing work for the whole
year showed the most Improvement
In this event Miss Mary Campbell,
also Of Newark, was awarded second
prize, prize of two dollars and a
half in gold was the award. In the
SiiiSiSiiSy tiWdldS Will no Df1IeS,
Newark High School was awarded
second place. Dover carried off the
honors in this event and Delaware
City was third.
This contest was the fourth event
on the program. Twenty three GEN.
ters participated in this contest.
For the High School Home Econ
omics Department that put on play
best showing the ideals of home MAX
ing training, first prize of S1OO Of
fered by Mrs. T. c. dupont, was
awarded to Frankford High School,
Sussex county; the second prize of
$50 offered by Mrs. A. I. dupont, was
awarded to Lord Baltimore School at
Ocean View and the third prize of SIS
given by Mrs. A. I. dupont was
awarded to Middletown High School.
The second event was the High
Continued on Page Eight.
Newark post., 1922-05-31
Meet OF New Castle County.
Brings About 5000
School Children Here
Every Town. Village and Hamlet Represented in Affair
Last Friday-Bg Parade Feature of
Large Gathering
du Pont High School Wins Athletic Honors


other innumerable items. Many OF
the floats carried immense signs, ad-
vocating better health movements
one float that won special interest
was fitted with dentists chair and
apparatus of the dental Office, advo-
eating better care of the teeth.
At eleven o'clock Frazer Field re-
sembled huge flower bed; every
color in the spectrum was represent
ed in the dresses, head-pieces and
banners of the romping, laughing,
joyous tots that were out for the time
of their young lives. Five May Poles
were erected and more than a dozen
rings of dancing children formed
about the field. Mrs. Nell Krumme
Anderson, of Wilmington, sang a song
which was amplified and sent to all
corners of the field through the med
ium of Magnavox electric ampliher.
Several popular marches were also
played on graphophones and were sent
over the crowd through the same am
plifer.
DUPONT High School came through
big winner with a grand total of
214 points, closely contested for a
time by Newark, who finally stopped
with 1O7 points. Middletown was a
+... Continued on Page Four.)
Newark post., 1922-05-31
Big Carnival For
Ex-Service Men
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Fixed as Days for Big
Out Door Event

With everything that goes to make
a successful carnival the benefit
bazaar for the recreation fund of the
Disabled Service Men will be held on
Delaware Avenue near Academy
street. The affair will open tonight
and continue until Friday night.
The proceeds will be used for the
recreation fund of the Rehabs' Club.
All the features that go to the max
ing of brilliant outdoor event will
be seen and according to J. R. Lewis,
president of the organization, "It's
going to be some outdoor show"
One of the attractions will be free
outdoor dancing. Either a band or
an orchestra will furnish the music.
Delaware avenue will be decorated for
the occasion of the four-day outdoor
fete and all kinds of concession booths
will line the area.
Everything from the "Hot Dawg"
to popcorn, not to mention soft
drinks, cakes and ice cream, and other
goodies, will be sold. The carnival
is the talk of the town and if good
weather prevails on May 81, June 1
and 2, there is every reason to be-
lieve that nice sum will be realized
for the Rehabs' Recreation fund.
Miss Frieda Ritz, of Newark, is as
sisting the ex-service men in their big
show.
Newark post., 1922-05-31
King Goodfellowship Ruled
Supreme At First Dinner
Of Chamber OF Commerce
With Over One Hundred Persons in Attendance In;t;a,
Function of New Body Went Over With
Bang-Rev. Trapnell Speaker
Dover Chamber of Commerce Compliments Ioca, Rodv

Tts always fair weather when
oood fellows get together"
Last Thursday night was one of
fair weather in The Commons in Old
College Hall, even though it did rain
cntside. For on that night it was a
bunch Of "good fellows" that attended
tbe initial dinner of the Chamber of
Commerce of Newark.
The Commons has never been
known to house a King and there is
no throne there for a King to take
possession of, but old King Goodfel-
owship must have brought along his
own throne last Thursday and he
ruled supreme throughout the even
ing. The old King made his presence
felt and many old acquaintance were
renewed and men that have not turn
ed a tune in years joined in the sing
ing of songs under the leadership of
William P. White, Of Wilmington, and
James C. Hastings, the local song
leader.
Too much credit cannot be given to
the committee which had charge of
arrangements for the dinner. This
committee did not leave a stone un-
turned toward success and their eff
forts were richly rewarded by the
large turnout that was on hand and
the manner in which everyone pres
ent enjoyed themselves. There was
not dull moment and everything for
a fellow" to have a good time "from
soup to nuts" was on the menu and
everyone partook of it all.
This is the first public event that
the local Chamber of Commerce has
staged since its organization about
two months ago and if it is a fore
runner of the things to come it is
more than evident that the town need
ed such a body years ago.
For years there has seemed to be a
vast difference between the business
men of Newark and their associates.
But at the Chamber of Commerce of
fair last Thursday night it was evil
dent that this spirit has died out and
a closer relationship has taken it's
place. This is the spirit that Cham
ber Of Commerce promotes and every
member Of the Chamber and those
who have not yet joined the organ
Hation were strong in their praise Of
Newark post., 1922-05-31
Local Americanization
School Commencement
First Annual Exercises to be Held
in High School-Eight
Graduates

The first annual Commencement
Exercises of the Americanization
School, of Newark, will be held at
the High School, on Thursday even
ing, June 1st. The school was or
ganlzed in February under the State
Department of Immigrant Education
OF which Miss Marguerite H. Burnett
Is director. There have been two reg
ular sessions a week with Miss L..
Naude Lodge and Mrs. Alexis D. Cobb
as teachers. Owing to the differences
IN the various needs Of the pupils,
the school has been divided into three
ciasses-one for those who do not
read or write any language, and an
Other for those who do not speak
English but can read and write their
own language, and third for more ad-
'shced pupils. Eight men have COM
pleted the term with almost perfect
attendance.
The program for the Commence
ss: nsnt Exc fiv' 'CsivGp 'etaS,p yegin at eight
A-seeh ant !. = 1 ven as follows:
Professional 60
Salute to the Flag.
song-Delaware.
Song-"America."
song-"Delaware."
Aadress-What My Mother Country
~ mas Given to America.-Mr. LUCE
TrOverelli.
oohg-"Trieste"-Italian students.
Italian Song-Mr. Lattanzi and Mr..
lroverelli.
Iarantella-Italian students.
roik Bance-Spanish students.
Burnett.
nohg-"America the Beautiful"
Recessional
Alter the exercises, the school will
Newark post., 1922-05-31
MISS BERNARD WINNER
Local Girl Wins Prize of $10O At
Dover

In another part of this paper ap-
pears story of Marie Gregg winning
a $1OO prize in the Home Economics
Contest at Dover last week.
Katherine Bernard, also of the local
school, won a similar prize in the
clothing contest. The prize was for
the best dress and planning of ward
robe for one year to correspond with
the dress. The cost of the wardrobe
also had to be computed.
Newark post., 1922-05-31
School Children
Exhibit Their Work
Excellent Work Accomplished by
Newark Students Pleases
Many Parents

On last Thursday afternoon the
children of the primary school, the
fourth, fifth and sixth grades Of the
grammar school and the Opportunity
Glass gave an exhibition of the work
completed during the year. The grades
giving this exhibition are used as
Demonstration Glasses in connection
with the Teachers Training Course
at the Women's College.
This year is the first one in which
an organization of art instruction has
been introduced. The work has been
carried on by Miss Anna Ritz under
the direction of Miss Rachael Taylor,
of the Art Department of the Women's
College. The art instruction is not
taught as a separate subject but is
used in connection with all the other
studies of the schools, English, Geo
graphy and History particularly.
The exhibition of last Thursday was
planned to provide an opportunity for
the parents to see the work of their
children and also to give the children
a chance to see what the others have
been doing, the thought being to in
spire them to do better work. Some
work of every child in the Demonstra-
ton Glasses was represented. The
main object of the exhibit, however,
is not to show the best work, but to
exhibit the work that is carried on
each day by the students.
The exhibit of the first grade stu
dents was really a revelation and to
have picked any feature of their work
would be an impossibility. This ex-
hibit included much cut-out work in
cluding circus. Flowers, birds and
other cut-outs featured the frst-year
students work.
In the sixth grade Miss Reynolds
teacher, the years work was exhibited
and on the walls were posters drawn
by the pupils illustrating the different
seasons of the year. There were also
some excellent art work exhibited in
the rooms of Miss Hoffecker and Miss
Cooper in the grammar school, The
work done by the pupils of the op-
portunity class under Miss Mary Hoey
attracted much attention and favor
able comment. Their work exhibited
included rugs, tables, chairs, etc.
The youngsters in the primary
school exhibited some excellent art
work. In Miss Wilson's room the
third grade, map of Newark had
been made on the sand table that at
tracted much attention.
Among the parents interested inNthe
exhibit and who registered on their
attendance were:
Mrs. Ernest B. Wright, Louis E.
Roemer, Mrs. G. S. Wood, Mrs. Har-
vey w. Gregg, Mrs. Anderson, Mrs.
Cooper, Mrs. VIM. Donnelll Mrs. H.
Continued on page 81
Newark post., 1922-05-31
NEW CLOSING HOUR
Newark Merchants Get Together and
Make Decision

Sol Wilson, Louis Handloff, Araan
Handloff, R. Gilpin Buckingham,
Louis Hoffmon and Isaac Marritz, all
Main street merchants have gotten to-
gether and decided that beginning on
Monday, June 5th, they will close
their stores at s o'clock every even
ing except Wednesday and Saturday.
Many of the towns merchants have
been after plan Of this nature for
a long time but these are the first to
get together and decide on a definite
plan.
Newark post., 1922-05-31

With nearly 5000 school children
from all parts of New Castle County
here on last Friday, Newark took on
the aspect of large playground.
Every town, village and hamlet Of
the county that has school was rep
resented on Friday and the students
came by automobiles and wagons and
those of the immediate neighborhood
came by foot. The event was the an
nual field day of the New Castle
Schools.
Starting shortly after 10 o'clock
there was parade of the school child
rem. Many marched on foot and there
were others who were carried in the
flag be-decked automobiles which had
brought them to Newark. All in all
the parade was one of the largest that
has ever been staged in this town.
Over fifty trucks and floats, loaded
to capacity with eager, enthusiastic
kiddies, took part in the long line
that slowly filed through the streets,
around the University and into
Frazer Field, the athletic stadium of
Delaware. All of the trucks bore
huge signs and placards, advertising
their respective schools, and propo-
eating many ideas in regard to better
schools, more athletic facilities, and
Newark post., 1922-05-31
PAST GRANDS HERE
Officers of l. 0. 0. F. To Visit, Thurs
day, June 1st

Oriental Lodge, No. 12, I. O. O. F.,
will have as its visitors on Thursday
evening, June 1st, the Past Grand
Officers Association. Many past
Grand Officers Of the Odd Fellows will
be present at the affair.
All members of the local order are
asked to be on hand for the affair.