Evening journal., 1922-05-23
ENGINEER CORPS
EXPECTED TODAY
Brigadier-General Brewster
Makes Inspection of
Fort Dupont
DELAWARE CITY
SCHOOL EXHIBIT
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special TO The Evening Journal.
DELAWARE CITY, May 2S.-The
first contingent of the United States
Engineer Corps, which is to replace
the Artillery Corps at Forts DUPONT,
Delaware and Mott, will arrive this
afternoon. Twenty-one army trucks
loaded with the corps equipment ac-
companied by about fifty soldiers are
expected about 4 o'clock from Camp
Dix, n. ]. The Artillery Corps, c. A.
c.. which is to leave these forts at 8
o'clock on Thursday morning, will
use these trucks.
The Delaware fortincations will
be abandoned as coast defense sta
tions and will be used as engineer
depots only, except for about thirty
two men who remain in charge of
the heavy artillery not TO be re-
moved at this time. Captain V. p.
Foster will be in charge of the arma-
ment and the corps of caretakers.
Brigadler-General Brewster. OF
the Second Coast Artillery District,
with headquarters at Fort Totten, n.
Y, made his last tour of inspection
of the local forts yesterday and to-
day as coast defense posts of the
Delaware. He was saluted with the
customary IL guns as he entered the
by motor about noon
yesterday.
The annual exhibit of the work
done by the pupils OF the local
schools including the high school
and grades in Industrial arts, such
as home economies and manual
training, and in academic subjects |
by the grades began last evening and |
continued TO this evening in the |
manual training rooms. It is one
Df the most elaborate yet displayed
by students of these schools.
After viewing the exhibit, mem
1ers of the Board of Education met
md considered the awarding of
prizes for the work done by the pu-
Ills this year.
Charles Gessner, private first-class.
pecialist second class, who has been
n the Walter Reed Hospital several
weeks suffering from paralysis, was
'eported last evening as improved.
Mr.. Gessner has served in the army
or twenty consecutive years and
vas recently honorably discharged
because OF disability. He has a wife
md child living here.
A meeting of the Mayor and Coun-
I'll was held in the Mayors office
ast evening. when arrangements for
Memorial Day were completed and
the several committees appointed.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Church cleared $40 on
their strawberry festival.
Pride OF Delaware Council,
OF America. will hold
heir annual strawberry festival in
odd Fellows Hall. st. Georges, Wed
iesday and Thursday evenings. June
and s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Swain and
laughter Miss Alberta and son
OF Holly Oak, were sun
ay guests OF Mr.. SWANS brother.
Ierman e. Swain and family at
yrangle Hill.
Mrs. Frank o. Moore and mother I
IRIS. Matte Klair. of Clinton street,
1T this morning for Pleasantville, )
7. j., where they will spend the
'eek with brother and son, John n
lair and family Mrs. Moore has
cen III with bronchitis for several
avs and has gone there to recuper-
te.
Mrs Nellie Rhein. OF Adams street,
spending the week with Mrs
aura Mcintosh in Wilmington.
Undertaken william NJ. House
older returned home yesterday =
fter spending the week with his
lughter. Mrs. Laura Atkins, Phila- d,
alphia.