Evening journal., 1922-02-21
DELAWARE CITY
MEN BUY PLANT
Will Improve Water Works
Purchased From Read
ing Parties
TO GIVE BENEFIT
ENTERTAINMENT
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special to The Evening Journal.
DELAWARE CITY. Feb. ell
The local water works was pur-
chased by FIVE Delaware City men
yesterday. The deal was made in
Wilmington. where Harry c. Clark
II. C. Webb. Frank o. Moore, Frank
X. Irons and BENJAMIN Ninton met
the former owners OF the plant resi-
dents Of Reading. Pa, at the Hotel
dupont.
Ii is said these men intend TO float
n bond issue with which TO remodel
the plant and improve the water
supply.
For many months the residents
have ben complaining because Of
the alleged unfit condition OF the
water and for the past two or three
months the above named men have
been negotiating for the purchase.
Immediate action toward improving
the plant is promised. The transfer
ii is said. has been made.
Arrangements were completed last
evening at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Judson Northrup for the beneht en-
tertainment to be given in the town
hall this evening under the aus
pices Of the Ladies' Aid Society OF
the First Methodist Church
The program TO be presented will
be featured by costume and dialect
impersonations by Miss Marion Will
son. former overseas nurse. Miss
Wilson will open the entertainment
by an explanatory address on Meth
Cd in Madness" followed by imper-
sonations in dress and speech OF
Mistress Betsy Ross" "a Patriotic
American Of Today" Priscilla, the
Puritan Maiden" American Girls
OF Today" American Girls OF 100
Years Ago" "The Suffragette Girl
Of Modern Times THE Red Cross
Girl Of 1918" John Adams" and
the curtain impersonation. Young
America"
The program during costume
changes will be enlivened by vocal
and instrumental music by Mrs.
Anna Armstrong, Miss Frances
Webb and John T. webb, Jr.
The weekly cottage prayer meet
.ng OF the First Presbyterian Church
will be held az the home OF Miss
s Florence Hall on Washington street
at 7.3o O'Clock Thursday evening.
The local troop OF Boy Scouts OF
America will meet in the chapel OF
The Presbyterian Church at s o'cloc.,
this evening.
The Girls Community Club will
meet IN the chapel at s O'Clock
Thursday evening.
Miss Gertrude Sadler will be In
charge OF the Current Events Glass
to be held instead OF the Century
Club meeting next Friday after
noon in the town hall.
Plans are being made by the en-
tertainment committee Mrs. Bran
non. chairman. for a playlet, en-
titled "The Burglar Alarm 20 be
given in the town hall on Thursday
evening, March i6.
Grifiith Ellison who moved from
the "Maple Valley farm TO the ad-
Joining farm known as the mari
horo" farm near st. Georges last
Tuesday, entertained number OF
friends at his home at stag din
red. the principal dish OF which was
turkey. Saturday evening. Those
present we're: W ID. Clark. Benja
min Vinton. Clarence Jamison. Her
bert Gibbons. II. V. Buckingham
John stuckert. II. v Manlove, Al
fred Gray John Crosby Edward
Craig Clarence Collins, clayton FL
-lison. Warner Gum. Eugene Thorn
ton and James Mccoy.
r. L. Cofer. OF the Cofer- Price
Company has purchased the plot o.
ground on Monroe street, formerl,
owned by Captain Eugene Reybold
The plot contains about one and one
quarter acres and will be used b.
Mr.. Cofer for the erection OF a ney
home Mr.. Cofer purchased tn
plot from Mrs. F. Belle Pattison. o
New York. a former resident OF thi
city.
owing 70 the inolement weatho
last Wednesday. the schedule
meeting OF the St. Georges HON
and School Association was post
poned until tomorrow evening.
will be known as Health Night
and special musical and lterar
numbers have been arranged.
Mrs. NJ J. Wells, sister OF Mi
Phyllis Mason. supervisor. is teacl
Ing ithe home economics classes
the high school in place OF Mi
Clara ButterS who is confined
her home in Marshallton throua
illness. Miss Buttery was i'm an Ia
week
The approaching municipal ele
tion scheduled for April 4 promis
10 be a lively one Cor members
Town Council There are two to
elected and possibly four II the pr
gram proposed by a number OF re,
dents Is carried out.
The petition in circulation to
presented 70 City Council on Mar
4 requesting the increase in L
membership from three 10 FIVE.
receiving popular support. II W
said yesterday that more than 3
voters had signed already. wi
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