Evening journal., 1922-06-29
new ICE PLANT
in OPERATION
Gets Contract TO Furnish
Fort Dupont With Ice
for One Year
OFFICERS READY
FOR CELEBRATION

The Delaware City Ice Company has
completed the first unit OF its ice
and cold storage plant. The first
freeze took place yesterday. The
company has been awarded the con-
tract for furnishing ice 10 Fort
Dupont for this season.
Major L. 3. Chambers, Coast Ar
tilery oficer of the Office of Chief
OF the Coast Artillery, Washington,
d. c., inspected the armament, per-
sonal etc, at Forts Delaware, Du-
Pont. Salisbury and Mott, today.
Captain V. =. Foster, commanding
officer Of the Coast Artillery at these
forts. has been ordered to report
al Fort Monroe, Va, September /,
where he will take the officers
course at the U. S. Artillery School.
one officer. and thirty men Of the
First Regiment, L. S. Engineers, OF
the post. lef by truck yesterday for
Mautauk. l.. l.. to repair and main
tain the streets and road leading
TO the range at the Artillery Train
ing Center. located there.
The recent order received at this
fort for the transfer of about one
half OF the present personal OF the
Artillery Corps 70 care for the Coast
Defense equipment, has been re-
clnded.
Elaborate plans have been made
by the engineers stationed here,
for the celebration OF the sixth ami
yersary OF the organization OF the
First Regiment of u. 5. Engineers,
and the seventy-flfth anniversary
OF the organization of the engineers
department, as a fighting unit of the
u. S. Army, 10 take place Saturday.
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah A.
Cleaver. aged S4, who died sud
denly at her home, on Washington |
street, early last Monday morning. |
took place from her late residence. |
at o'clock, yesterday afternoon. |
The service was in charge of the |
Rev. L. w. Layfeld. pastor of the
Methodist Church. of which she |
had been a member for more than |
sixty years.
Six grandsons. Fred, Arthur and |
Lee Davidson, Frank Silner and |
Clark and Harold Baton. acted as
pall-bearers at the funeral. Inter
ment was in Hickory Grove Gene
terry.
Mrs. Cleaver was born in Kent
county. Nd. and moved TO this vi
cinity at the time of her marriage
to Peter Cleaver. and has resided in
this vicinity for more than sixty
years. thirty years OF which she has
been a resident of Delaware City
The other portion of her married
life was spent on farms in the vicin-
ity OF Kirkwood and this city.
Mrs. Cleaver was the widow |
Of Peter Cleaver and is survived by |
four daughters. Mrs. James II. Bat
Ten. st. Georges; Mrs. Alfred J.
Davidson. of State Road, near New
castle; Mrs. Hannah c. Hance and
Hiss Elizabeth Cleaver. residing at
ome. and one son. Frank Cleaver,
I. Georges. Mrs. Cleaver has
welve grandchildren and 25 great
randchildren.
Miss Alice Vail. nurse in charge
the local Child's Health Center.
eported Is white children weighed
nd measured and two mothers ad-
ised in the care of their infants. !
he hour between l and 2 o'clock, ]
as been set aside for negro chill {
rem
A special moving picture produc-
ion will be presented at the Service
Tut. Fort DUPONT, this evening. On
sturday evening, Organization Day,
Fools Paradise" and "The Eastern
Vesterner," with Harold Lloyd star
ing. will be the feature productions.
Plans are being made for the an
ual picnic of the Christ's Episcopal
hurch School to be given as a motor
oat trip on the Chesapeake and Del 7
ware Canal during July. Dinner /
Ill be served at Lorewood Groves. q
blowing which the picnickers will
lctor to the new 100000 bridge
Ferations near Chesapeake City.
Miss Gertrude Husfelt, daughter 4
former Councilman and Mrs.
ames Husfelt. is seriously III at her
ONE on Canal street. Her Illness
Tas thought to have been contracted I
'hile on a recent visit with rela- |
Ives In Wilmington. {
At a recent meeting Of the vestry
{ Christ's Episcopal Church, il was !
ecided to have the exterior Of the c
hurch painted. I
Mrs. William Vaughan. of Wash 6
ngton street. was taken suddenly i'll ]
esterday morning at her home.
The organization of the Board Of
Education will take place next Sat
irday when a president, and vice.
president will be elected. Miss Phyl- d
is Mason, supervising principal OF
he local schools, by virtue of her
'osition under the law will be clerk
+ the board The personnel OF the
oard is DR.. W. W. Ellis, recently
lected, William B. Jester and Mrs.
Emily Higgins.
The monthly meeting of the Mayor
nd Town Council will take place
q the Town Hall, next Monday even
ng. L
The steamer, Samuel NJ. Denny" g
{ Penn's Grove. y. j., owned by
aptain Denny. which has been op- I
rating on the Chesapeake Bay dur Y
lg the past year. in freight and Il
assenger transportation, was COM o
elled to go TO Camden, N j., for /
pairs to her shaft. The steamer +
practically a new one, being con-
ructed for Captain Denny. for
hom 1t was named. last year. This
the fourth time the driving shaft '
as been broken since her construc- q
on. The crew composed of Penn's
rove men, Captain Vandevere HON.
J. Engineer Evan Homan. Stewart 2
dward $. Naylor, stopped here for I
verai hours. spending same with !
lptain Samuel Pedrick. a retired Q
A captain and river pilot, an old :
lend OF theirs. A