Evening journal., 1922-07-18
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Selden s. Deemer Starts an
Art Gallery at His
Home
WILL LATER THROW
1T OPEN TO PUBLIC

NEW CASTLE. July 1S.-An art
gallery is being created by S. 6.
Deemer. president of the Deemer
Steel Casting Company, in the front
rooms OF the frst floor OF his resi-
dence. He already has the life-sized
portraits OF ten presidents. two sign
ers OF the Declaration OF Indepen-
dence. three Colonial governors and
five first governors OF as many
States. painted in OIL August D'L.
Gonzales is the artist doing the work.
Mr.. Deemer says he intends having
the portraits OF all the presidents,
governors and colonial governors. as
well az other historical characters
painted and placed in his gallery.
When completed. Mr.. Deemer
says he intends to open the gallery
TO the school children and residents
OF the town. He says al his death
he intends conveying by will. the
entire collection TO the local school.
Besides the above por-
traits. Mr.. Deemer has had a large
life-size portrait Of himself and his
late wife painted. Mr.. Deemer is
also preparing another collection OF
oil paintings for the Delaware Home
for Feeble Minded. at Stokely.
The portraits of the presidents
and others delivered by Artist Con
zalez. are those OF George Washing !
ton. Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses s.
Grant. John Tyler. zachariah Tay- !
Tor. William Henry Harrison, James I
X. Polk. Willard Fillmore, Martin I
Van Buren,. Andrew Jackson and /,
Woodrow Wilson. the latter being |
delivered this morning: Benjamin I
Franklin, one of the first s!gners
OF the Declaration OF Independence; |
Caesar Rodney. slgner OF the Dec !
laration OF Independence and first |
governor of Delaware. and William /
Penn, first colonial govern or Penn |
syivania and Delaware.
Mr.. Deemer has enhanced the pic /
turesqueness OF his residence and I
surroundings. by creating one Of the /
largest and most unique flower gar
dens in this vicinity He has planted .
5000 Gamma plants. which are now /
beginning to bloom. His collection /
contains many varieties OF color and /
species. from the bright yellow and /
variagated to the dark and navy blue
variety and from the dwarf 10 the
giant plant specie.
Mr.. Deemer has about three acres
on one section Of his farm while
the Gamma plants are scattered over
his entire acreage. II is beautiful
collection.
Mr.. Deemer. in recent years. has
been growing vegetables. which he
has been distributing among his en-
ployes and neighbOrs. but says. with
prospects for the future bright, he
felt he would like a change Of occu-
patton and instead Of raising the
vegetables as in former years he in
tends to go into flower raising on
an extensive scale.
Twelve members Of Battery II,
c. A. c., Delaware National Guard.
were inoculated with typhus serum
by Major J. VI. Barsky, Of Whining
ton. last evening, at Van Dyke
Armory. This is one Of the require
ments Of Guardsmen before attend ;
ing the annual encampment, which
begins July 81 and ends August IA. 1
this year The camp will he known ,
as The Colonel George W. Sparks
Camp" and will be held at the Della
ware State Rifle Range. The local
battery will meet at Van Dyke ,
ArmOry. at O'Clock. on the morn
ing OF July 81. TO embark by trolley.
at Q o'clock, for the rife range. The
officers Of the Battery are: Cap
tain s. 3. !. Duncan in command,
with Lieutenants William +. Stew
art and William s. Wegsenmsant
spectively. ths
The non-commissioned officers /
are: First Sergeant Leslie L. Walls;
Mess Sergeant. P. r. Bishop; Sup
ply Sergeant. Elwood s. Rossell; I
Duty Sergeant. Edward A. Taylor I
Corporals. David 3. Harrington, I
Morton f. Bennett, Carl Wortz, ]
Charles G. Wortz and George Nc I
Knit.
Battery II. will give a dance in I
Van Dyke Armory Friday evening.
The dance will be given for the
benefit of the camp fund. Dancing 6
begins at S o'clock.
Several special meetings Of the
battery have been arranged for the Z
next few days. preceding the camps I
opening. at which extensive drills t
will be the feature. in preparing for v
the camp life OF two weeks. Captain a
Duncan announced last evening that q
all members Of the company intend
ing to go to camp must attend these y
drills as he intends taking one OF O
the best drilled batteries to camp 8
this year.
Harry Proud. a local baseball o
player and athlete. rescued tho h
four-year-o daughter OF Roy p
White. from drowning late last eve b
ming. at Battery Park Beach. The
tot had been carried beyond her /
depth by an undertow. when her C.
screams attracted Proud. who, with V
out disrobing plunged into the Della o
ware bringing the youngster safely Ii
ashore. h
When brought ashore the baby "
was in a semi-conscious condition. h
She was soon revived and suffered
mostly from shock. p
The biweekly meeting of the 1,
Board OF Education will take place n
in the superintendent Office at
o'clock. tomorrow evening. 81
Professor SDavely, by instructions r.
u the Board. telegraphed yesterday I,
for the two two-rOomed portable
to be used for housing the II
fifth. sixth. seventh and eighth Iii
Grade pupils. Professor Snavely has sr
announced that departmental work p
will probobly be introduced in
hese grades next school term. The d,
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