Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-05-17
NEWS HAPPENINGS IN DELAWARE AND MARYLAND TOWNS


quested TO make up a budget
which they estimate the requiI
ments of a girl. Up until this UNI
y Miss Zimmerman Is evidently on
: fair road to victory. as she mas on
one opponent. a contestant from III
\ Newark High School The WINNIE
of the county contest Will De al
mitted into the State contest
Miss Gertrude Ratledge' mem
her of this years senior c'asS' T.,
In blrh standing In regard 10 IN
noolsine contest. While she ~
bave "a number Of opponents s'li
sbe is very well qualified 10 emf
.bo race having had a great dea4 -
practical experience in the =,
= inc and serving OF meals sueh a. -
required by the rules OF 'He ort.
lest in the Home Economic NeP''
mont Of the local sonooi "A
NJ conference OF the members OIL
80 ftosra Oh Education anu tlS
80 Of Market Square ana
S.hooI Green. was held in the ei'y
..,aor,,tendent's office last evening
,Ui.,t,,e N the erection of a FOUR
80, one-story building on the
-st,ooi Green to relieve the consesteu
oondition of the public schools II
~ desired TO erect an up-to-date
school building on the plot ""'o''
ing the present No. l school
city Council in special session ias1
evening awarded the S2o,OOO PEI
cont street improvements bonds ana
Ithe $4,000 So per cent water I'M,
nrovement bonds to w. w. Lara
ana company for $4,000, or one
baIf per cent. (S20O) above par
The street department ana the
BOARD of Water and Light Commas
sioners will begin operations I'M
rnediatelv. Permanent improvement
to East and West Fourth street VIII
be made by the street commission
ers and an areating system installeu
nj the new water plant by the water
and light commissioners.
There were two bidders, the other
being A. G. Stollenwerck and Son.
brokers. with offices in wilmington,
Hemphill, Noyes ana
Company, New York, who bid S4O'-
1SS. only twelve dollars less than the
bidders.
An ordinance providing for the
Issuing of the $4,000 worth Of wa
ter improvement bonds was given It's
first and second reading. An ordi-
nance passed two years ago provided
for the issuing OF the street improve
ment bonds and Il was said by the
CITY solicitor that new ordinance
was mt necessary. The new ordi-
nance for issuing the water bonds
was necessary as the old Council
only passed an ordinance providing
for the issuing OF 100000 worth of
the bonds at the time OF the pur-
chase Of the plants. Under the Dill
enacted by the last Legislature there
still remains $4,000 on which to Is
sue bonds.
A special meeting OF City Council
will be held next Tuesday evening in
the Mayors office when the ordi-
nance will be given its third and
final reading.
The bonding OF the city for
$4,000 was advertised some time
ago but no bids were received, The
matter was placed In the hands of
Charles Klingmeyer, chairman OF
the finance committee, for his per
sonal supervision with last nights
sales resulting.
The home OF Frank Moore, n far
mer living near Farnhurst, was
struck by lightning during the storm
Monday night when a large section
of the roof was unshingled Mr..
Moore and his family were only
slightly shocked by the bolt.
Samuel Burrels. a 16-year-old Ne
gro, was fined 81 and costs last even
Ing for kicking Samuel Ray, a Z
Negro boy. at Buttonwood
IN Monday evening.
Two more cases OF scarlet fever |
rave developed In this city, making /
total OF five for the year. The lat |
st cases were reported at the home |
Il Mr.. and Mrs. Robert II. Talbot,
4 East Third street. The two chill
ren of Mr.. and Mrs. Talbot are
9th afflicted.
The annual MAY Day Pageant"
being presented on the public
chool green. under the auspices Of
ne faculty and students OF the local
ublic schools this afternoon. The
rogram is under the special super
Ision of Mrs. Virginia Taws. as
sted by Misses Irene o. Wise and
mily F. Lunt and Prof. A. Arthur
DWELL.
Mrs. Frederick w. overhiser
hartman of the committee TO ar
lnge for a strawberry festival to
held under the direction Of the
aides Aid Society of the First
aptist Church on Friday evening.
me, 2. has announced that she
Is secured permission from Mrs. t
sther Stewart. owner of the plot g
ground at the corner of Fifth t
nd Delaware streets. TO hold the c
stival at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Barbaras. Of Z
asst Third street. are reseiving con- K
because OF the recent =
firth OF a daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Conneu and
laughter Miss Mildred. Of Chester.
"a, were the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse A. Mckay, Delaware street
near Sixth, last evening.
William Poole. of Wilmington a
former City Councilman of this citv
is the guest of his son, former Coun-
Gilman and Mrs. George Poole, at
the Cottonwood.