Evening journal., 1922-06-24

has always taken an active interest
IN this towns affairs, being town
commissioner from 1898 TO 1903:
school commissioner and collector OF
school taxes. 1ss0-1ss4; city treas
urer. 1sss-1sss; county tax collector
for Red Lion hundred, 1ss3-1sss; u.
s. Marshal. 1896; postmaster under
Cleveland, 1sss-1ss7i town assessor.
1901; mayor, 1918 70 date. He served
as hundred Democratic committee
man and Is at present on the County
Democratic Committee. Has also
served as chief OF the FIRE company
and is at the present time fire mar
shall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick ID. Bentley
celebrated their twenty-hfth wedding
anniversary last night at Robinson's
Hotel. Many handsome silver pres
ents were received. Dancing and
music were features OF the evening.
Frederick Bentley, Jr., gave violin
solos.
Those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick d. Bentley. Jr.. Mr..
Mrs. Leo d. Wells. daughter and SON
in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. Jessup Years.
ley. Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Moore. Mr..
and Mrs. +. Lynch, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Ryan Mrs. John Kennedy.
all OF Wilmington; Mrs. Mary Bru-
ner and daughter. Genevieve. OF
Philadelphia. Mrs. Charles Meter
and daughter. Mrs. Thomas Drel-
lahay, BENJAMIN Dunlap, OF Della
ware City.
Sunday services at Fort Dupont
will be held IN the service club at
$50 o'clock, when the Sunday school
will meet, and at 7.s0 o'clock when
Chaplain Southland will be in charge.
Former Councilman Frank X.
Irons. ioch1 plumbing contractor, IS
having an addition erected at the
rear OF his residence, Williams and
washington streets. He will use II
as an ONCE.
Captain and Mrs somers II. Van
kirk, OF tho steamer Penn, now AT
81. Georges, entertained number
OF friends at a party Thursday eve
ming IN honor of the birthday ami
versary OF Miss Ida Derrickson, OF
this city. The evening was spent
IN games and music followed by a
luncheon
Mrs. J. NJ. McCorSeu. OF West
Philadelphia. who has been the
guest OF Miss Eliza Broadway. Clin-
ton street. for the past week, re-
turned home Yesterday.
Fort Notes.
Major o. b. Bolibaugh OF the
Medical Corps. motored to Dover
yesterday and inspected the officers
OF the National Guard.
Sergeant Hoffman has purchased
a new Ford touring car.
Private Adams has been transfer
red from Quartermaster Corps at
this station to the First Engineers.
Company E. where he IS now rated
as cook. The transfer was given him
upon HIS application.
Private Maxwell Is IN the hospital
with a sprained ankle which he sus-
tanned when he fell on tho stairway
OF his company's barricks. Thurs
day.
Privates DEM and Hitler have re-
ceived orders TO report 20 their
former organizations at Fort Han
cock. ". J. eas'i
Private Doyle, Co. d. who broke
his thumb last week. will be dis
charged from the hospital today.
Sergeant i. L. Moulton. formerly
OF Second co. C. A. c.. visited old
friends here yesterday. He Is now
assistant to Major c. L. Williams in
Wilmington.
Mrs. Saxton, who has been I'll at
the home OF Sergeant and Mrs.
Madigan. Is improving and Is now
able 20 be taken out IN a wheel chair.
The biggest game OF the sea
son viii take place tomorrow az
ternoon at 3 o'clock. when the First
Engineers will lineup against the
Marines from League Island, Phila-
delphla- ,lyAlGi