Evening journal., 1922-03-18
LIBRARY DAY TO
Be Observed
Program Being Arranged by
Mrs. Bright, of Delaware
City Clubs
WILL TRY TO GET A.
YEAR HIGH SCHOOL
sneeIal 70 The EvenIng Journal.

The urst tree PUBIC llptdly ia tAio
city was made possible in June. 1922,
when Colonel and Charles II. Hunt
er. then commanding officer at Fort
DUPONT. and Mrs Hunter placed
eighty popular books in the hands
Of William b. Jester. at his dis
position. Mr.. Jester placed them al
the disposal OF the public in his drug
store, where they remained until the
organization Of the Delaware city
Century Club. when they were taken
over by that club. Before handing
the books over to the club Mr.. Jester
had Increased the number 70 100.
Mrs. George n. Bright who has been
chairman Of the library committee
since the club took over the library
in April. 1915, is arranging to cele-
brate Friday afternoon. April 7. as
Library Day at the club.
Through the untlring efforts OF
Mrs. Bright the library has increas-
ed until at the present time the num-
her OF books IS 1888. All these
books have been received as gifts or
have been purchased with funds PC
cured by Mrs. Bright and her com
mittee by giving social functions.
etc. No fees are charged for mem
bership. but several persons have
from time TO time donated books
and money TO further the project.
Mrs. Bright will be IN charge OF
Library Day at the Club and IS pre-
paring an excellent program which
will include a report Of the work
done by the library committee dur
ing Its existence. The personal or
the committee has remained un-
changed since It's appointment by the
first president The library now
has 396 members, 10 OF whom join
ed since January /. last.
A ST. Patrick's eve entertainment
was given by Mrs. Martin J. Brannon
and Mrs. John r. Creedon. Thursday
. evening. They have been request
ed TO repeat Il for the benefit OF the
New Century Club building fund.
Representative Edward Lester, OF
Red Lion hundred. who has been
4 critically ill at his home for the past
three weeks. is reported much I'M
4 proved.
Mrs. Charles shaeffer. who was
i moving into her recently purchased
i home. on Clinton street. was severe
4 ~ bitten by a pet cat she was carry
i ing 20 the new home.
RI Mrs. Julia Boyd IS confined 10 hei
q bed az her home on Washington
street through Illness.
Harry Rose, local meat and gro
Gerry merchant, announced his candi
4 dacy for town council yesterda,
Il afternoon.
b Arrangements are being made fo'
8. n Community Club Carnival TO b'
81 held in early June for the benefit OF
81 the Summer camps by the Boy Scout'
and Girls Community Club. While
many OF the boys and girls OF this
community enjoyed the camp Of las
II summer. the grownups took deligh
in visiting the young folk and en-
loved the camp life much that sew
II erai are contemplating establish
ing summer camp at the SAINT
place this year on the Delaware
II Canal.
The Chud's Health Center Mis-
Alice Vail In charge, treated S6 babie
and children. mothers and arrang
u cd for four children 70 60 to IN
n Wilmington Hospitals.
MAGISTRATE J. Frank Reybold, ha
. arranged for referee trial on SUI
for a division Of moneys upon al
alleged agreement. brought by Oth
81 G. Landers. against Norris w. WI
W l,inson The suit which Is 70
1& s1225O. will be tried in the Tow
vi Han M 4.3O o'clock next Tuesda'
81 afternoon.
X Tho first monthly business meet
.# Ing OF the Delaware City waite
' Company. Inc. will be held at IN
home Of Harry c. Clark Fifth an
clinton streets. Monday. Matter
4 pertaining TO making extensive I'm
{ provements TO the plant will be dis
{. cussed and plans for the future OF
Grafton OF the plant made.
A mass meeting will be held In IN
Town Hall Monday evening. when
< manager for the local team OF tn
81 New Castle County Baseball Leagu
q viii be elected. other matters
81 Interest TO the baseball fans will b
s. galgen up at the meeting.
< The monthly business session
< Jackson Lodge. No. 10, A. F. &
< NJ. will take place in Masonic Ha
on Tuesday evening.
81 Patrick Henry Lodge. No. II,
# O. o. f.. will meet In weekly bus
ness session next Wednesday ever
q ming. The problem OF erection
s. the proposed new odd Fellows ia
& has been practically cleared. II al
| other organization does not Join n
zz@ odd Fellows. several members 81
':'5 they will float the necessary loa
81 themselves.
Frank X. Irons. whose term Z
town councilman expires next mont
% Is out for recollection.
- County Supervisor r. L. COTE
- OF Red Lion hundred, started scral
~ ing the dirt streets Of this place ar
/|8 the roads about the hundred yeste
day.
Several officers. including Lieutei
ant-Coionel William Tidball, CAPITA
V p. Foster, Captain Edgar Kin
I.ieutenants William J. Burk
George w. Brent and Albert J. Wi,
spent yesterday at the governmei
proving grounds at Aberdeen, Nd.
The following enlistments were r
corded at Fort DUPONT yesterday a
ter they successfully passed Il
medical examination; John
T. Gaynor, Of wilmington, in the med
cal department. Albert c. Lindsa
of Chester. Pa. In the ordnance d
partment. assigned to the ordnan
denarfn1ont al pedricktown; loser