Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-06-23
E: NEWS HAPPENINGS IN DELAWARE AND MARYLAND TOWNS :

substance removed from his right
eye by DR.. b. NJ. Allen last evening.
Members OF Emmanuel Church
school held their annual picnic al
Hopkins Beach yesterday. when a
full program OF sports, games, feast
ing and bathing was enjoyed by all.
The following were winners OF ath-
letic stunts: Potato race won by
Florence Seal; 100 yard dash for boys
won by Howard Miller; 5Oyard
dashes for girls won by Matilda King
and Olga Glendon; running race for
young women won by Miss Mary Y.
Elkinton; fat mems race won by
Edwin S. Plat; little girls dash won
by Anna Glendon; three-legged race
won by Harley Clymer and George
Carrow.
The Wilmington Giants will play
the New Castle BlacksoX at Battery
Park Athletic Field, this evening.
This will be the second game Of the
series. the first being played Tues
day, June 10. at Wilmington. II was
won by the Wilmington team.
SO great has been the demand FOR
specification by contractors wishing
to bid on the construction OF the
concrete basins at the proposed
aerating system OF the water works,
that the Water and Light Commits
sioners have extended the time OF
opening the bids 10 June 80. About
one dozen queries have been re-
celved TO date and William Easily,
engineer. has been requested TO
make several duplicate plans and
Specifications, which will be given
out as soon as they arrive. The
opening OF the bids was at first set
for Saturday afternoon, next.
Mrs. George T. Tobin, Jr.. who
was successfully operated on at the /
Homeopathic Hospital. Wilmington, |
last Saturday, was brought 10 her /
home last evening. much improved. |
James J. Wright and family wish I
10 thank their friends for their SYM ,
pathy and assistance during their
recent bereavement due TO the death I
of the wife and mother. Mrs. Mary /
Wright. They also wish TO thank /
those sending flowers and donating /
the use Of their automobiles at the
funeral. /
Patsy Valuscia. who was burned
at his home. 500 Clayton street. last
Tuesday while attempting to extln-
guish a FIRE, due to the explosion OF
kerosene can. and later removed TO
the Physicians and Surgeons Hos
pital. wilmington, is reported i'm
proving. DR.. 3. NJ. Allen Is attend
ing the patient.
Co. n old
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. John
Rose Hill, is confined to
her bed by illness.
Arrangements have been COM
pleted for the annual summer fes-
tival by the Ladies' Aid Society OF
the Methodist Church 10 be held in
the church parlors this evening.
The parlors have been beautifully
decorated and tables and booths ar
ranged. Homemade candy. ice
cream and fancy goods will be on
sale. A specially interesting feature
to the house wives will be the fact
that cake baking for Sunday will
possibly he eliminated by the cake
sale. A large number OF homemade
cakes have been contributed.
The pupils OF Rose Hill Sunday |
School. S. Hickman Hewitt. super /
were entertsined by the !
officers last evening. when a treat I
was given them and their parents.
at the Rose Hill schoolhouse. The 1
festivities were in lieu Of the annual 4
picnic. Several members OF this
school will go on the Baptist ex-
curslon TO Riverview Beach on Mon
day. The Wilson Line steamer will
leave Delaware street wharf at s.45
clock.
Harry II. Haines. a local grocer.
5 suffering with an abscess on the
back Of his neck.
Mrs. George Vincent and daughter
Florence, Of Snow Hill, are spend
ng several days with her parents,
DR.. and Mrs. L. Z. Poole, at the
Methodist parsonage.
Miss Virginia Craig. OF Washing