Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-04-20
NEWARK ADOPTS
DAYLIGHT. time
Town Council Reorganizes
and Reflects Officers
and Health Board
SCHOOLS TO CLOSE
ON JUNE 10
Special to The Evening Journal.

~ A"' evening journal.
NEWARK. April Newark IS
TO have daylight saving time start
ing Sunday. April 80. council hav-
ing adopted the new time. It had
already been decided by the Uni
versity OF Delaware and the local
schools to operate under the new
time.
After o. W. widdoes and Robert
Morrison recently reelected and
Howard Patched the new members
Of Council had been sworn in Tues
day night Council reorganlzcd for
the year. The above three men
were elected for a term OF two years
The hold over members of Council
are Mayor e. p. Frazer. e. Clifford
Wilson. Charles w. Colmery and A
l.. Beals
The following were reelected by
Council as Town officials: Mrs.
Laura Hossinger. TO be sec etary and
treasurer OF Council: James A. Nc
kelvey, alderman; Charles b. Evans
attorney; A. Lewis Fisher. assessor
Rodman Lovett. building Inspector.
A. l.. Fisher. plumbing Inspector
and DR. C. C. Palmer milk inspec-
tor.
DR.. Palmer was elected milk in
spector with the expectation that al
the next meeting Council will pass
the new ordinance regulating the
sale Of milk I'm Newark The fol
lowing were re-appointed members
OF the Town Board Of Health: Pro
fessor Charles L. Penney. DR. Char
4 les II. Blake. Robert r. Jones.
I Orlando Strahorn and Roland Herd
man.
Mayor Frazer appointed the fol
lowing standing committees Of Coun-
ell for the year: Light and water.
/ Messrs Wilson. Patched and Col
merry; street. Colmery Wilson and
/ Morrison: Sewer. Beals Wilson and
Morrison and Town. Widdoes. Nor
rison and Patched. other town
employees are also said to have been
reappointed to look after the water
and sewer plants.
superintendent Owens OF the loca
schools has announced that the
High School Commencement win b'
held on June 10th. The graduating
class Will number about twenty thi
year. The Negro school Will clos
on June 9 and the white schools oi
June 10. The latter will keep opei
a week longer because OF havin
been closed for a short time durin
the winter owing TO scarlet fever.
The following have been electe
I as an advisory committee TO tn
d United Cannery Corporation whicI
, recently bought the local plant o
r the Ritter Company: John f. Rich
3 ards. j. e Dougherty. j. irwin
Y Dayett. A. c. Milliken. Herman {
! Cook. Lawrence Bush. r r. Ewini
DIR. Thomas +. Manns and Thoma
z j. Green.
Members Of the Girls Friendly
70 st. Thomas Episcopal Church wei
- entertained last night i'm the pari'
81 house by those i'm charge of on
3 Friendly. The girls We're above
r to Invite a boy friend. which most
y them did. and the evening was spel
9. in dancing. after which refreshmen
% we're served. Those I'm charge Z
j the affair were. Mrs Walter A. Lay
e field. Miss Layheld. Miss ElinC
n Harter. Miss Emerson and Nil
Getty.
The annual Junior prom" by IN
Junior class of the Newark Hig
school will be given on Saturda
n evening OF next week in the Armor,
Madden's orchestra will furnish tn
music.
The Blue Hen Tea and GIFT Sho
has moved It's quarters from n
= Maxwell building on Main street
g the corner OF Main street and Mort
o College avenue.