Evening journal., 1922-02-14
NEWS HAPPENINGS IN DELAWARE AND MARYLAND TOWNS
birthday party at their home last

birthday party at their home last
evening.
Refreshments were served and a
tiny cherry tree and a small package
was found at each place. as souve-
Mrs. The packages were opened by
pulling a string, and developed into
a paper hat. The package also con
tained a small verse. which the re-
ceiver read at the table.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin Moore and son, Benjamin,
Jr.; Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Brown, sons
Thomas and James, and daughter,
Helen; Miss NJ. Campbell, teacher OF
state Road school, and Mr.. and Mrs.
W. T. Harrington and daughter
Edith.
The meeting Of the New Castle
Athletic Association scheduled Tor
last evening in the Mayors once
was deferred until Thursday even
ing to be held at the home OF Pres
ident Chandler II. Gebhart. The
possibility OF forming a county
league will be discussed and final ar
rangements made for the dance TO
be given in the opera house. Friday
evening.
Charles Toner, Of East Fifth
street was stricken suddenly i'll at
his home on Sunday and was remov-
, ed to the Homeopathic Hospital
yesterday, when II was determined
he was suffering from hernia. An
ammediate operation was found nee
essary. His condition was said TO be
good this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hatton. of
East Second street. entertained
number Of their young friends last
evening in honor OF the ninth BIRTH
day OF their son. Samuel Barnes Hat
ton. The room was decorated in
\ white and red crepe paper.
One of the feamre OF the evening
was the moving picture show given
by the little host himself. on Christ
mas Mr. and Mrs. Hatton presented
their son with an electrically equip
ped moving picture machine. and
he presented several OF the reels for
the entertainment OF his friends
Those present were: Matilda and Lii
liam King, Dorothy Johnson, Amanda
Smith, Margaret Gebhardt. Anna kir
by. Helen Neher, Pearl Glendon. Anne
\ Glendon and Helen Glendon, Eliza
beth Clayton, Amy Marsh, Elizabeth
McKnitt, Grace wipf. Samuel Hat.
ton. Frank King, Joseph King, Jo'
seph Burns, Frederick Wilhelme
Carl Moyle, Francis Gebhardt
Harry Mclaughlin. William Brink
. ley, Albert Kirby, william wentzell
Henry Taylor, James Cannon. vii
Der Truitt. William Cannon, Franci
Hatton, Jr.. Earl Clymer, William
Walls, Mahlon Lancaster. Mr.. an'
Mrs. Samuel Barnes. Mr.. and Mrs
James b. Hatton. Miss Hattie Barnes
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Barnes. Johi
Cannon. Mr. and Mrs. Evan Ian
caster. Mrs. John Hammers.
Between 800 and 400 persons file
their State income tax returns at tn
!, mayors Office yesterday. A deput
State Income Tax Collector spent tn
entire afternoon there assisting thos
making returns.
st. Peters Parochial School bai
= lSet ball team will play the st. Paul
ard OF Wilmington. as preliminar
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u A. c. game in the Opera House cas-
v Thursday evening.
e James McGrory. president OF th
Benevolent Social Association OF n
local plant OF the Wilmington Fibi
d Specially Company, entertained th
j. members OF the social committee
his home last evening, at which tin
d plans for the special meeting an
e social evening to be held in III
d Opera House on Friday evening"
February "a. w-yre discussed.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. William Ostles an
h Sherwood Orr and daughter. Of New
l. ark, spent the last week end as n
i guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
y Hayter. Second and Harmony street
i Royal Theatre tonight. Conws
n Tearle in After Midnight" adds
Is attraction Solznick News and Bri
J. Pictorial. Wednesday Arsene Lup
Story "S13" also Mr.. and Mrs. Ca
ie ter DeHaven Comedy why d
l. vorce ?''-Adv.