Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-02-09
SCHOOL GIRLS
SELL ICE CREAM
Home Economic Students
of Delaware City Get
Practical Instructions
H. c. WEBB GOES
INTO MEAT BUSINESS
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
DELAWARE CITY. Feb. 3. - A
special meeting Of the Mayor and
Town Council will be held in the
Firemen's Hall this evening. when
matters of importance will be taken
up.
The second-year girls OF the home
economic classes OF the High
School made eight quarts Of ice
cream during their instruction pc
riod yesterday and sold it at noon,
realizing about 50 profit. They in
tend to make several cakes. buns,
rolls and bread tomorrow, which
have been ordered. The receipts
are for use OF the classes.
As the result of the recent activi-
ties OF Captain S. c. Ramsden, chap
lain Of the second corps area. as
signed to Fort Dupont, a large num-
Der of soldiers have signified their
intentions OF organizing a Society OF
Christian Endeavor at the fort. In
conjunction with the religious work,
Captain Ramsden is exemplifying
his talks by slides and moving pic
lures. Much interest is being taken
in this work by the boys of the fort.
Last Friday. Captain Ramsden
spoke in the First Baptist Church.
Pedricktown, n. j., to a large dele
cation OF soldiers stationed at the
Delaware Ordnance Reserve Depot,
situated near that place. on Mon
day night, by special invitation, Cap
tain Ramsden spoke before the
Camden County Christian Endeavor
Union, in the First Presbyterian
/ Church, Merchantville, N. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry c. Webb en-
tertained several friends OF their
son, John T.. Jr., in honor of his
fifteenth birthday last evening at
their home in Clinton street. The
evening was spent in games, inter
spersed with music, both instru-
mental and vocal. Refreshments
were served Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry c. Webb Mrs
c. f. Rose and son Carlton. Mrs
Robert Peacock, the Misses Frances
Webb, Louise Rose. Kathryn Spicer
Ida Macintosh. Mary Clark. Mar
garet Ellis and Dorothy Stanley an,
John T. W. Webb, George Jester
John Williams, Harvey and Harol,
Wilkinson. Charles Rose. John Pea
cock. Clarence Bender. George Neal
Evan Schaeffer. william Derrick
son. Walter Ellis, Jr.. and Jane,
Brannon.
Major Wainwright, chief OF tn,
coast artillery corps. Washington
was at Fort Dupont yesterday. Civ.
ing instructions as to the schedul,
of activities Cor the coming summer
John, the 4-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Turner Wilson, near st
Georges. sustained severe lacera.
tions over the left eye yesterday
when he fell against the open over
door. DR.. W. w Ellis found Il nee
essary to take several stitches il
closing the wound.
]. r. Bittle. agent OF the loca
railroad station, who las been con
fined to his home since the recen
blizzard. suffering with grip con
tracted during the storm, has recov
cred and resumed his work.
j. J. Cook, a fireman on the Della
ware City branch OF the Pennsyl
vania Railroad, who contracted girl
by being exposed to the weather. i
confined to his bed.
have purchased the business
known as the Davidson Meat Mar
ket, and will assume control OF sam
on Monday. with a full stock OF tn
same quality OF meats sold by MI
Davidson. will also handle butter
eggs, poultry. fruit and vegetables
Harry c. Webb.-Adv.
Harry c. Webb, who for severa
= years has conducted a feed, coal an
/ wood business in Clinton street. OF
2 poste the Post Office. las branchel
l out into another line OF business
! He has purchased the meat bushes
4 formerly conducted by the late vii
, liam Davidson and will assume con
troll OF it next Monday The David
son Meat Market has been locate
4 In Clinton street. nearly opposit
the locks for many years. and is sal
70 be the oldest meat stand in towr
a The Ericsson Line steamers, An
thony Groves and Ericsson, wer
placed on the dry docks at Bait
more, when the Chesapeake an
Delaware Canal was closed to effeS
repairs to the st. Georges lock-
u about two weeks ago. They are eS
pected to resume their usual sched
% ule today or tomorrow.
The monthly business meeting {
the Delaware City Century Club wi
be held in the Firemen's Hall. a
, 2.S0 tomorrow afternoon. Followin
l the business session, the annual Va
! entine party will be held, in charp
OF Miss Alice Reybold.
{ The friends of Mr.. and Mrs Harr
}. Saxton, OF Port Penn. are congratr
e lating them on the birth OF a son.
. Miss Gertrude Husefelt. OF Cam
n street, is the guest OF Mrs. Harr
Brown, Wilmington.