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Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-09
IN cHANoERY OF NEW JERSEY

IN OF NEW VENSEH
Anna G. Kelly, petitioner. and Edward
G.. Kelly. defendant:
TO EDWARD G. KELLY:
BY virtue Of an order of the Court of
Chancery of New Jersey. made on the day
of the date hereof. in a certain cause
wherein Anna G. Kelly is petitioner and
you are the defendant, you are required to
appear and plead, answer or demure to
the petitioners petition on or before the
twentieth day of October next. or in de-
fault thereof. such decree will be taken
against you as the Chancellor shall think
equitable and just.
The object of such suit is to obtain a
decree Of divorce. dissolving the marriage
between you and the said petitioner.
Dated August 10, 1922.
HARRY S. MEDINETS,
Solicitor of Petitioner. 1877 Smith Street,
Perth Amboy. N. j.
C7043-9-2-5t oew Sat.
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NOTICE

NOTICE
Scaled proposals for the construction
of an addition and alterations to Hope
lawn School. Woodbridge Township for
the Board of Education of Woodbridge.
N. j.. will be received by the Board of
Education in the High School on Barron
Avenue. Woodbridge. on September 18th.
1929 at $500 o'clock p. M, Daylight Saw
Ing Time, as per revised plans specihca-
tions and addenda sheet prepared by
Alexander Merchant, Architect, 363
George Street. New Brunswick, N. J.
Separate sealed proposals will be re-
eeived as follows:
/. General Construction.
.. Heating and Ventilating
8. Plumbing
4. Electric Work.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
CERTIFIED check payable to the Board Of
education, Woodbridge, N. j.. to the
mount of SO of the bid.
Which amount will be forfeited to the
'oard of Education If the bidder awarded
the contract fails to furnish a satisfac-
tory bond for the full amount of his pro-
posal and signing the contract within is
days after the awarding of same.
Plans and specifications may be obtain
ed at the office of Alexander Merchant.
Architect. 1868 George Street. New Bruins
wick, N. j.. by depositinG the sum of
$500 for each set of plans and specifca-
lions. The above sum will be returned to
the bidders providing the plans and spe-
cihcations are returned within 10 days
after receiving the bids. Otherwise the
above amount will be forfeited by the
bidder.
The Board of Education reserves the
wight TO reject any or all bids.
MRS ALBERT GARDNER,
FRED BOHLEN.
ROY ANDERSON,
167s9-s-25-3o-s-2-6-9
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BEGIN MONDAY
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BEGIN MONDAY

New classes are being formed
each day and on Monday, Tues
day and Thursday evenings for
incoming students. Write, phone
or call tit is better to call) for
information or literature. Our
courses consisting of Secretarial,
Accountancy, Commercial, Me-
chanical Dentistry, Typewriting
and Shorthand are crisp and to
the point. The Drake Schools en-
roll 10000 students annually and
have more than 100000 young
men and young women sharing
the burdens of the great giants
of education, of finance and of
commerce. Why not be one of
those to shoulder responsibility
and be a credit to yourself and
a help to your community?
brakes can do more for you
in a given short time than any
other Business Secretarial Train
ing School in this part of the
country.
Every Graduate Is Placed in a
Good Position
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-22
GARDEN CENTURY CLUB.

An interesting meeting Of the Gar
den Century Club was held Friday Y
evening. The president. Mrs y. j.
Wescott, presided introducing Mrs.
II. T.. Deitrick as chairman for the
evening. which was devoted TO Ameri-
can Poets. The program follows
Roll call, each member present re
sponded with verse Of poetry; paper
on Current Poetry" by Mrs. l.. ID
Rogers; two delightful piano duets, by
Mrs "A, II. Mcdaniel and Mrs. A. Il
Hitch paper, English Influence on
American Poetry" Mrs. Deitrick
vocal solo, Mrs. II. S. Detwiler; five
minute papers on William Cullen
Bryant, written by Mrs. W. Flynn
read by Mrs. NJ. Dornes; Henry Wads-
worth Longfellow, Mrs. l.. II. Man
chester: James Russell Lowell, writ
ten by Mrs. S. Johnston. read by Mrs
T. S. Hines. Jr.; James Whitcomt
Riley. Mrs. w. J, Siemen. The club
voted to give its Thanksgiving dona.
tion 10 SilverbroOk Church, through
Miss Williams, as in the past.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-22
GREAT INTEREST IN
DEACONESS' WORK
Reports Showed This at Meet.
ing Of the District Board
Held Yesterday.

Tho largeat meeting Of the Deacon
ess Board ever held took place yes
terjay at the Dcaconess Rome, 907
West street. whom As women wete
present. representing Home Mission
airy Societies I'm oil the Methodist
churches I'm the city.
Miss Rosa Santee gave reports oi
the Home which showed that the
work ls progressing. She reported
three volunteer helpers in sewing
classes on Mondays and Tuesdays
and asked for three mo,p II was re-
ported that the gas fixtures were in
such bad condition that the whole
house must he wired for electricity.
The bylaws were changed 20 in
crease tho representation of each 50.
clety from five to seven. other bust.
ness was discussed.
\ home economics kitchen has beer
equipped by Mr.. and Mrs. Garrett
son OF st. Pauls Church. New hang
ings for the house have been provided
by another friend
The work Is developing in every di
rection and Miss Santee will make ar
effort to interest all the pastors il
the work. At noon delightful buffc
/ luncheon was served under Miss san
| tees direction. Yesterday was DO
nation Day and the Home receive,
groceries and other provisions as wel
as $50 In money.
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NEW NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATES \

\ new neighborhood association WIS
organized last evening at the home OF
MIR. and Mrs. G. G. Eillen. 1923 Frank
lin street. The association, which will
probably be known as the Franklin
and Lowering Neighborhood Associa-
ton, will use Mr.. and Mrs. killen's
house as a neighborhoOd centre. The
association will attempt to organize
a playground. Miss Frances L. Range,
Of Community Service will help or
ganiZe the women.
Charles f. Ernst of Community Ser.
vice spoke at the meeting and there
was music by Mrs. Peter Hand and
Mrs. c. c. Killen. Light refreshments
were served. Although the attendance
was small, IL is hoped to take in the
entire community. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs Charles +. Ernst, Mr.,
and Mrs. J. Il. Lockwood, Mrs. Peter
Hand. Mr.. and Mrs. ID. j. Brown. Mr..
and Mrs. G. c. Killen, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Ruckman
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-22
DELAW ARE LEAGUE OF
WOMEN VOTERS

The Delaware League of Women
Voters will hold their third annual
meeting at the New Century club
parlors tomorrow at o'clock. Former
Governor Charles X. Miller. chairman
of the state Board of Charities, will
tell Of the plans being formulated to
merge some Of the charitable institu-
tfons in the state. Miss katherine
ludington, OF New York. n member
of the national board of the League,
will speak on "Our Opportunities for
Construction Work" All members of
the League and all women interested
In civic problems are invited TO at
tend
Mrs. a, ID. Warner Is president of
the state League; Mrs, Henry
Ridgely 10 vice president: Mrs. Everett
Johnson. corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Harmonson, recording secretary:
Mrs. II. II. Locates, treasurer. The
League Is planning to form leglala
tive committee composed of represen -
tatives of all the women's orpaniza
tions in the state. Mrs. Ridgely will
be the chairman.
The Wilmington committee to ar
range for the meeting tomorrow was
composed of Mrs. A. ID. Warner. Mrs
Fred Bach, Mrs. i. X. Stack. Mrs
/ Carlton Bridgham, Mrs. Thoma
Mum.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-22
GEORGETOWN NEW
CENTURY CLUB

MemheIs of tho Georgetown New
Century Club observed tho twenty
Nth anniversary OF the organlzat tion
Thursday afternoon, the occasion he
ing one OF the most enjoyable that
has been held for many months. Mrs
William ". Adams, "a chairman Of
the affair, acquitted herself in her
usual gracious manner The presi-
dents of each state club. together
with all former presidents " the
Georgetown New Century Club, were
guests of honor. About ono hundred
were present and enjoyed the affair.
The committee IN charge consisted Of
Mrs. William u. Adams, chairman.
and was subdivided as follows: Re
ception, Mrs II. g. stewart. Mrs
James NJ. Tunnel Mrs. Oliver d.
Robinson; decoration. Mrs. Norman
.. Jones. Mrs. Julian Town send. Mrs.
u. n. Davidson, Mrs George Elton
Walls, Mrs. Andrew Marvel: tablee.
Mrs Alice Penuel Mrs John r.
Kaiser, Mrs. John Carey. Mrs u. Har-
ley Ryan; program, Mrs. Ralph /
Richardson, Mrs. Edward c. Sudler
Mrs. Robert Short, Mrs. William J
Mustard
A very interesting program was
given az follows: Singing, club song.
America the Beautiful" invocation.
Rev. William Gibson, pastor OF First
Presbyterian Church; address of vel
come, Mrs Edward G. Sudler, presi-
dent; response, Mrs. Robert G.. Hous-
ton. the first president Club His
tory: greetings, Mrs. II. NJ Waller.
state President; song. Rev. William
Gibson, accompanied by Mrs. Norman
&. Jones: greetings. Mrs. A ID. War
ner. Wilmington who presented the
club with a handsome silver loving
cup in honor of the twenty -nfth an
niversarv; greetings. Mrs. Lewis.
president Of the Dover Club, for Mrs.
James Pennewill; song. Miss Ethel
/ Walls. accompanied hv Mrs Norman
6. Jones; greetings. Mrs II. -. Boyer
and Mrs. Robert i. Davis; prophecy
written by Mrs. II. G. Stewart and read
! by Mrs. Andrew Marvel; cutting OF
/ birthday cake and reading poem
composed by Mrs. Alfred II. Robin
son. Miss Ethel Walls placed candles
on the cake and lighted them while
! Mrs. Norman G. Jones read the poem
| composed by Mrs. Robinson. cluI
song, composed by Mrs. n b. Robin
/ con.
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~. D. Crook entertained the students
Of Dr. Crooks Logic classes from both
the Women's College and DelawsTs
College. Jhey spent a very pleasant
afternoon there and were served chick
en- sal0d. sandwiches and cakes. Jiosie
who went from the Wofnen'r Coiitgs
were Mary Brasme Jones, Frances
Jones, Martha Charbonneau, Ruth
Russell. Lois Garrett, Louise Jackson,
and Buclle Petry.
IN the evening Or. W. O. Sypherd
spike on "rhe Bible" at the y. w. G.. A.
vesper services. lie spoke Of the books
OF the Bible which are considered by
critics to be the best literature in ths
Bible. and these are the Book Df Ruth.
the Book Of Job, and the Book OF Luke.
Of those three. Luke Is the best. II
Is q masterpiece. and popular bio
graphical narrative. n deals with the
story of an ideal character and the
| beautiful revelation Of the ideal In
human life. The piece Of popular liter
ature has been breathed upon by the
/ spirit Of n conscious literary artist
! Ruth Russell was leader Of the Ser
! vice.
On Monday evening the French
( Clubs Of the WOnens College and tn.
/ Delaware College met together in the
! HlIarium at the Women's College. Or.
/ Miller Of the University ~ Pennfyl-
| vania, spoke on Geneva, the Seat x
The League # Nations" Although ths
lecture was given entirely IN French.
il was interesting. Or. Miller spok
of Switzerland and its pecuniary
troubles. and made It clear that al
though the country may be poor, Il =
beautiful. It's inhabitants are good peo-
pie and It's literature should not be for
gotten when studyine the French liter
ature. lie spoke particularly NJ the
r situation and beauty of the city ~
Geneva, After the lecture Betty Sny-
der sang, and later Mr. Donaldson
j played a few selections on the. guitar.
Mr.. Green also favored IFS With SONS
! banjo, Mandolin, and piano music. Re-
I freshments we're served
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terrified sara Steel, May Thompson,
Louise Marlot, Dorothy Heyd, Rather
Inc Thompson, Ruth stengle, Marian
man, and Lillian Deen.
The hockey team was more success
ful for the Sophomore, who won over
the Freshmen by the score s-5.
Soponores- forward line. ollie Kka-
mer, Virginia Burnett May Conner,
Dorothy Mum, Estella Kite, half
barke, Marian Nlede. Frances RicH-
ards, Helen Baker; fullbaeks. May
Tempone, 1cmmareue Baldwin: goal,
Anna Maclejewsli. captain. Dorothy
Nunn. Treshmenaforward line. Evelyn
Cooke, Harriet Gum, Catherine White,
Mary Ellaa, Anne RalstOn; halfbacks.
Barbara Parry, Ruth stoll. Helen
Levy; fullbaclss: Mary O'Nenl, Doro-
thy Green, goal, Ruth Yearsley; Bella
Levy substituted for Harriet Gum in
second half; captain, Evelyn Cooke.
ON Saturday evening nearly the
whole Womens College attended the
second artist series lecture at Wolf
HALL to hear syud Iossain, the dis
tlnguished Mohammedan orator and
! journalist speak on The MosIeu
] World and Western Civilization" Mr.
! lT,ssain stated very plainly the wal
in which he ana the Natl0nallsts il
! India look on the relations betweeI
! India and the British Empire. some
/ thing Of the conditions in the Near
East at the present time, and the re
| lgiOus clashes between the Moham
medan and Christians. Mr.. Hossail
was entertained at the Women Col
iege before the lecture, and snswere
many questions that the girls aske
him about governmental and dorueeti
conditions In India Certainly NJ
IIossains lecture was the topic q
much discussion. over the week en-,
Miss Weiss chaperoned a. the "mo
vies" on Friday night A great nun
her Of girls went to the Delaware
, Washington game ct Frazer Field o
Saturday, Miss Parkhurst was char
eion.
Il On Sunday afternoon. DR. and Mr.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-22
SUNSHINE BRANCH
REORGANI2Es

The Coreopsls Branch cf the Inter
national Sunshine Society met Mon
day at the home Of Mrs. Frank s.
Shilling. 2n6 West Twentieth street.
for the piirpCse of rforganizing The
following officers were elected for
three months Mrs. Frank L. Shilling.
president Mrs. Elizabeth Cam, vice
president; Mrs. g. = Willis, secre-
tarv. Mrs Ada H. Cunmlns. treasurer
Mrs. Shilling reported that ell the
wheel chairs arc IN use and that there
are eight applicants for wheel chairs
on tho waiting list. ff anyone has a
wheel chair not i'm use. Mrs Shilling
VIII call for It II she is notified. Plans
were discussed for holding a rally of
old and new members. After the bust
ness session. Mrs, Shilling entertained
hCr guests
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-22
&. +. Combs Host at supper.

A coon supper was given at the
home OF G. +. Combs. Saturday night.
Those present were: Roger Elder
kin. G, T. Combs. Paul Rigdon. Robert
Cantler. Sr.. Robert Cautler. Jr., John
otley. Lee Williams, Robert Holling-
worth, Henry Pike. Daniel Twomey
Peck Bochanan. Dutch" Baird. VIII
liam Brosch. Joseph Combs. Frank
Webster. Robert CathCart. George
Smith. Miss G. T. Combs Mrs, George
Smith. Mrs William Brown, Ellen
Combs. Mary Browf, Marguerite
Combs. Helsler Combs. Ellnora. Olivia
and Watson Smith.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-22
LAUREL NEW CENTURY CLUB.

The regular meeting of the Laurel
New Century Club was held on Mon
day afternoon with the president, Mrs.
E. y. Smith, in the chair. The meet
ing was opened by singing THE Little
Brown Church in the Wildwood.
After a brief business session. the
meeting was in charge of Mrs. Harvey
Phillips. In her Introductory re-
marks she named the participants in
her program, "A Band of Willing
Workers"
Rev. A. w. Ewell was present and
gave a discourse on the Bible. He
declared it TO he the book of books
placing much emphasis on its infiu-
ence on civilization. declaring it the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-22
NEW CENTURY
CURRENT EVENTS

The Hathaway Shakespeare Club of
Philadelphia was in charge Of the cur
rent events class OF the New Century
Club yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Chas.
J.. Livingston read a paper on Poets
Gardens" declaring it would benefit
everyone in this machine age to get
in touch with nature. Mrs. w. W
Chambers paper described the Gar
dep of Eden as depicted in the Bible
and Paradise Lost" Mrs. Harry c.
Marshall read a paper on "Compari-
sons of Some Gardens in Literature,
and Mrs. Charles j.. Purnell read a
paper on Orchards of knowledge"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-22
WOmen's Aid.

The relief committee Of the Mary
land Division, Women's Aid, Pennsyl-
vania Railroad System, will hold its
meeting tomorrow at the home of Mrs.
j. r. Garner in Washington. ID. c.
Box luncheon will be enjoyed. Those
attending will leave the French Street
Station at 9.12 a. M Returning, the
members will stop for supper at the
bazaar being held in Baltimore by the
Baltimore Division.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-22
Music Teachers Evening of Song"

An Evening Of Song" will be given
by the Delaware state Music Teachers
Association in the Unitarian Church
parlors, Thursday. November %, at
S y. M, The following singers will en-
tertain: Miss Elizabeth Pyle. Mrs.
Marie IIaughey, J, Harper Spry. Miss
Carolyn Comfy. Miss Isabelle Il. Wales,
Marvin Crossan. and Mrs. Charles
Jester Mrs. Leroy Work will give
several violin solos and obligatos. All
members are privileged to invite sew
eral guests.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-22
HIGH SCHOOL
ALCMNAE PLAYITT

The Alumnae Association of the
High School will, hold a special meet
ing next Monday evening at o'clock.
in st. Andrews Parish House. Eighth
and Orange streets. A. play entitled
Not a Man in the House" will be
presented by the members. The cas-;
will include Misses katherine Ander-
son, Katherine NegenGank, Lillian
Rodman, Ellen, Meaves, Florence
~Leary. Mrs. Edgar Hare is coaching
the play. All Alumnae members and
women graduates Of the High Schoo,
are invited to attend.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-22
MOSTLY ABOUT PEOPLE

An-Ahnual event, always anticipated
with especial eagerness by the chill
6ren OF the city, is the doll gale given
by the Junior Board of the Homeo-
pathie Hospital. The dolls are always
especially alluring to the small girls.
but their parents also find much T.
attract them. This year the sale will
occupy the entire Century Club, and
promises 10 be more delightful than
ever.
The Junior Board of the uomeo-
pathic Hospital has such large mem
bership that the committees are
necessarily large for the Doll Sale
which will be held at the New Cen
tury Club, Friday from 1890 until G.
The candy committee has as its
chairman Mrs William Ii. Wyatt and
her associates are Misses Edna V.
Thomas, Carolyn Golding. Mabel Gold
ing, Louise Matthews. Margaret
Matthews. Helen Cranston. Mary Ma
lone. Harriet Matchett, Bertha Sat
terthwaite, Alice Conner. Elizabeth
w. Pyle, Sara Mendinhall. Elinor p.
Hammond, Harriet Hammond, Violet
Hammond, Ethel Wilson, L. A. Had
Bullock, Mrs. Charles Rltchie. Mrs
w. c. Matthews. Mrs. Thomas Mum,
Mrs. c. NJ. Turner. Mns. w. II. Lew Is,
Mrs. William G. Philips. Mrs. Ef~
mund G.. Robinson, Mrs. Albert Wood.
Mrs. Frank Moore, Mrs. r. A. Mccoy,
Mrs. Frederick Seaman, Mrs. Geor$e
Allison. Mrs. J. G.. SpaCkanau, Mis
l.. e. Kent, Mrs. w. r. UaZeltiue.
At 1890 the restaurant viii serve
the following menu: Oyster patties
chicken patties. chicken salad, cold
ham, rolls and butter, ice cream. cake,
pies, tea, coffee. Mrs. T.. Z. Negen-
dank is chairman of the restaurant
and Mrs. Il. u. String rs assistan,
chairman. The members of the cont
nittee are; Mrs. c. L. Maroney, Mrs.
w. w. Pusey. End. Mrs. William e
Hawkins, Mrs. J. w. Lattomus, Mrs.
G.. c.. Rheuby, Mrs. J. Montieth Jack
son. Mrs. George II. Dole, Mrs. Spiegel-
halter. Mrs. Robert w. Smith. Mrs
II. X. Brown, Mrs. Julia Story, Mrs.
William G.. Taylor. Mrs. G. II. Negen-
dank, Mrs. Frederick Brirghurst, Mrs
John G. Philips. Mrs. l.. A. 1<ittinger,
Mns. Jchn r. Wilson, Miss Ramo. Miss
Elizabeth Reynolds, Miss Helen V. Nc
Caulley. Mrs. Charles Doughteu and
Mrs. Samuel Cleaver are on the coffee
committee, and Mrs. William Thomson
Miss Helen V. McCaulley. and Miss
Frances kennard on the committee for
pies. On the transportation committee
are Mrs. Walter ID. Mode, Mrs. Frank
ID. Lackey. Mrs. James Sterling. Flow
crs donated by some of the city florists
will be on sale.
Miss Elizabeth Challenger and Niles
Janet Alexander have opened The
Venture Shcppe'. at Rioe'e sparvmen,
at Claymont. where they are display
ing fancy articles, wcols and Chriet-
mas cards.
Miss Kitty Daley entertained a
bridge laet week fer Mrs. John S. Da-
ley. OF Philadelphia, and Mrs. Mil
dred Sstterthwaite Bright OF Nentnor
The guests were Misses Alice Speer
Madeleine Gerner, Catherine Gerner
Marie Kimack, Frances Wilson. Irms
Seeds. Sybl Ward, Margaret Hudson
Mrs. Fred Zeisburg, Mrs. Balmer Ray
ner, Mrs. Alfred Dougherty, Mrs Law
renee Jones.
Mrs. Joseph Wood who has beer
visiting Mrs Charles Dundas Everett
has returned TO her home at Sayville
Long Island.
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DELAWARE WOMEN'S CLUBS

street, tomorrow evening at O'clock
Miss Dorothy Hawkins and Miss
Alfredo Hance will tell about their
experiences in Europe and Mrs. Npl.
son Greensfelder will give a reading
from Booth Tarkington's Seventeen
A club dinner will ne held at Mise
McConnelie, SAL Market street. pre-.
ceding the meeting at $40 y. m. Al
who wish to attend should notify Mic.
Hills by calling 6106.
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greatest inspiration OF art, encourag-
ing the termination of the living word
in the individual and pleadcdfor deeper
study. The rest of the program fol-
lows: Piano solo. Miss Laura Rod
ncy: reading, Mrs j., Ray Otwcli;
vocal solo. Beautiful Land of
Dreams IL. NJ. Phillips accompanied
by Mrs. Phillips; reading, katherine
Kitchens; piona solo, "Nalse Novel
lette," Pierre Rcnard, by Dorothy Cal.
loway Miss Laura Rodney played
several selections on tho piano while
tea was being served. Next Monday
will be II Thanksgiving program.