Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-27
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
High School Alumni Awards
Scholarship to Charles S.
King, Jr., a Graduate.

Scholarship to Charles S.
King, Jr., a Graduate.
Special Correspondence Every Evening.
New Castle. July 27.--'rhe New |
Castle High School Alumni Associa-
,ion scholarship committee, compris-
ing Mrs. John =. Murphy. Mrs. w. l..
Cramer, Miss Pauline Wllhelmc. John
q. Leach and Edward II. Naylor. Jr..
met at the home Of Miss Pauline VII,
helme last evening and awarded the
scholarship fund OF $3.50 to be used at
the University OF Delaware. to Charles
sidney King, Jr, member OF the
1922 graduating class. There were ten
applications for the scholarship. They
were referred TO Prof. Henry IL.
Snavely. superintendent OF schools
who furnished the committee with the
High School record OF the applicants
After a careful consideration or All
applications tho committee mRde the
award on student ability. King was an
honor student. class leader and rep
resented the school on three occasions
In defamation contests. lIe is popular
ly known as Bling" King and has de-
veloped into n clever. and all-around
athlete The scholarship committee
will award 500 of the fund the be-
ginning Of the first achool term and
the remaining $50 the beginning of
the second term. after the student has
presented credentials showing he has
passed his midyear examinations.
The Street Improvement Commis
10. Ga, h. a
the Trustees OF the Commons and dis
cussed matters and plans for the i'm
provement OF various streets through
out the city. Bonds from Contractor
Burke were submitted and accepted
by the commissioners. Chccka receiv-
ed from other bidders. In accordance
with contract terms when their bida
were submitted. were ordered return
ed Next week the contractor will be
gin to reset the curbing on Fourth
street and the excavation Of THE street
will begin within two weeks.
The Board OF Education met last
evening, with w. r. Hance. architect,
from the Delaware School Auxiliary,
who will supervise the work of the
erection of the two one-story portable
buildings. on the School Green near
the No. 2 building. Secretary Snavely
was instructed TO wire the American
| Portable School Building Co. of Port
land, Oregon, TO advise the board II
shipment has been made of the two
| buildings The two sitee for the cree
| ton Of portable schools for Negro
students have been selected and APP
proved by the Delaware School Aux
| lliary Association, but the places ee-
| lected have not been publicly announc-
| ed. One building In TO be of one room
| and the other of two. 4 communica o.
| ton WAS received from the Trustees
/ Of Market Square and the School
| Green Commissioners. refusing the
second request of the members of the
| board for the erection OF the two
one story portable buildings on the
| school Green between the ta'l real
dence and No. ! building. facing Mar
| ket street Bids for the erection OF
the brick work for the foundst lion
structure OF the two buildings were
received from several contractors.
which were opened, but not read or
| awarded
Last evening the Republican
Women's Hundred Committee mot al
The home OF the county chairman, Mira
John r Il. Clayton on East Fourth
street and organized with the follow
ing officers: Vice chairman. Mrs. Mary
* NaYlor. Mrs Alexander + Goudiss
Mrs. Edward =. Megg1nson. Mrs. Wi
lam W. Leach. Mics Anna Buris and
Mrs Robert McFarlin. The meetings
of the hundred committee will begin
next week. Other persons selected by
Mrs Clayton were: Mrs Thoma,
Whiteman. Red Lion: Mrs. Ethel L
Brown. ST. Georges: Miss Eethelwyn,
Maloney. Appoqulnimink; Mrs. Georg,
Bradley, Blackbird; Mrs. / irwin
Dayett. Pencader: Mr-, j. T.. Nc
<elvey. White Clay Creek; Mrs c
j. Dickey, Mill Creek: Mrs. william
II. du Pont, Christiana; Miss Jcanett'
, ECkman. BrandywIne.
, The members OF the Dorcas Societ,
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church VII
, hold picnic at Hopkins Beach mex
Thursday.
, Yesterday afternoon on the Amori
can Manganese Steel Co, tennis court
, james c, King, Jr. and John Leac
{ defeated +. Williams AMI John Wal
. lace. : 70 :. In the second mate
= Oscar knause and John Wallace de
! feated f. Williams and James Kinl
i 6 to 3. In the third ma tch John Leac
, and Brockaw Seminar defeated
Q Williams and Oscar knauss. 10 to s.
q the singles contest John Wallace de
4 feated James King. 6 to 2 On FIR
:, day evening Miss Edna Deemcr an
= John Leach will play Miss Elizabet
r Mckay and John Wallace sever,
g doubles
Last evening word WAS received ,
the death of Miss Bmma White ,
o Brooklyn, \. Y. former resident
q this city. The body will arrive in tn
o city tomorrow afternoon on the "a
train. Services will be conducted b
&c Rev. Joseph II. carp, rector OF In
a manuel Church at the First Presb,
q terrain cemetery at $50. where inter
;, ment will be made. The deceased