Evening journal., 1922-05-20
NEWPORT NOW
SPOTLESS TOWN
Rural Folk Clean Yards
Paint Houses; Now
Spick and Span
STUDENTS ENTER
ATHLETIC MEET
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
NEWPORT, May 2O.-Pupils {
the Newport schools are preparin
to enter races at the county field da
exercises TO be held at Newark neS
Friday.
Preliminary events have been hel
at the Newport school, in which 8
qualified for the final events at New
ark. There were 2s candidates 70
the brnnze badges, who must throw
the basketball 25 feet at Newark
There are five candidates for silve
badges. these having received bronz
badges last year. The boys were re
quired to chin the bars five tImei
and jump at least 5 feet 9 inches al
Newport school. and will be required
to make the 60-yard dash In nine
seconds at Newark. To win a silver
badge they must throw the basket
ball 35 feet at Newark.
Children of the Newport school
won a number of honors at the ex-
ercises last year.
Miss Vera Davis. working under
the Red Cross Nurse Service Of New
Castle County, who has been looking
after the welfare of the children Of
the Newport school visited the school
this week, and awarded a prize TO a
scholar in each room who made the
greatest gain in weight since her last
visit. Prizes were awarded as fol-
lows:
Mary Reeder. OF Miss Vinyards
room;
Mildred Jones of Mrs. Halls
room;
Francis stanert. Of Miss McKnett's
room;
Franklin Eastburn. of Miss Roe's
room.
Much has been done here during |
the past week to make Newport a |
CITY Beautiful" This has been |
Cleanup and Paint-up Week"
Yesterday there was a special col |
lection of rubbish, and the town has
taken on a new appearance. after a
thorough cleaning OF yards, alleys,
vacant lots, etc.
The Woman's Club promoted this
project.
Mrs. Charles NJ. Weatherby. pres
ideDt of the Newport Woman's Club,
was a guest at the luncheon of the
New Castle Century Club, held at |
New Castle on Thursday. The next |
meeting Of the Newport Club will be |
held in the club rooms. Red Mems |
Hall, on Friday afternoon.
A musical and sketch, THE Depot
Lunch Counter" will be given in
the Masonic Temple on next Thurs
day evening, under the auspices of
the Ladies Aid Society of Newport
Church. Those taking part in the
sketch are from New Castle.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Harmer Rile are
receiving congratulations on the
birth of baby girl, Jane Clayton
Rile, horn on Tuesday at the Ho-
meopathic Hospital, Wilmington.
= Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Seeds
had as their guests over the week
end. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Jones and
son Paul, Mr.. Nathan Denton. Mrs.
Maude Seymour and daughter Kath-
crime, and Miss Dorothy Walraven,
all of Centreville, Md.
Miss Anna Collins and Mrs, James |
Hanna, both Of wilmington, spent |
Sunday here with Miss Emily Gregg |
and Mrs. Elizabeth Hilyard.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Frederick
and Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Slack and
children motored to Charlestown,
Nd, on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Seeds had
as their dinner guests on Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Kipe, Mrs.
Joseph Seeds and Mrs. w. w. Jones.
Mrs. Minerva Parks and daughter,
Miss Abbie Parks, spent Sunday at
Md, with Lewis Parks.
Mrs. Harry Poole has as her
quest Lewis Houlk. Of Virginia.
w. F. Groome, who has been very !
II, is improving. II
Miss Ruth Owings, daughter of i
nington. has been spending some !
ime here as the guest Of her grand
mother, Mrs. Cooper. c
Mrs. George W. Seeds had as her y
,pests on Sunday, Mrs. Lee Davis T
nd daughters, Edith and Grace, of d
t. Petersburg, Fla.
Miss Irene F. Gregg. who has been h
confined to her home the past week s.
~ illness. is much improved. W
DR.. and Mrs. II. L. Patterson, OF n
Oxford, Pa, motored here on Sun h
day to visit their parents, Mr.. and Il
Mrs. d. W. Chandler. n
Mrs. Ada Ball, of Wilmington,
spent Sunday here with her mother, o
Mrs. Sarah Finn. v
Mr.. and Mrs. David Meyer have r
as their guests Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. !
Meyer and Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman
Meyer, all of Somerset. Pa. On their
return trip they will visit friends in
Philadelphia.
Miss Mildred Chandler, Of Ger
mantown, spent the weekend here
as the guest of her parents. Mr.. and /
Mrs. D. w Chandler.
Miss Helen Carter and Millard |
Gass, of Marshallton, spent Sunday |
here as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. |
George W. Kipe.
Mrs. W. w. Jones, of Sudlersville, |
Nd, is spending this week here as
the guest of her sister, Mrs. George
Seeds. Mrs. Seeds and Mrs. Jones
spent Thursday in Wilmington as
the guests of Mrs. Harry W. Davis.
Miss Dorothy Ball, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin F. Ball. for
meriy of Newport, but now of Buff