Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-25
DELAWARE CITY
AND VICINITY
Members of New Century Club
Have Appropriate Thanks
giving Exercises.
Special Correspondence Every Evenine

Special Correspondence Every Evening
Delaware City, Nov. 25-At the
Century Club yesterday afternoon, the
second weekly claes In Parliamentary
Sacticc and procedure was held pe-
fore the regular meeting at 2.3o. MIS-
John f.. Schunder had charge OF the
regular meeting which was given over
entirely TO appropriate Thanksgiving
exercises.
The meeting was opened with sing
ing OF America" followed with a
papcr in two parts. read by Mrs
Schunder. The first part wac en-
titled Thanksgiving In Puritan Times
and the second section. Thanksgiving
in our Time" with tabhaux. The
first tableau showed Governor and
Mrs. Bradford on their way To church'
represented by Mrs. Arthur Hope. Jr..
and Miss Mary Money. The second
tableau represented Connections, chief
of the Narragansett tribe, accepting
powder and bullets from Governor
Bradford of the colony. These parts
were taken by Miss Rebecca Clark and
Miss Mary Money.
Mrs. Horace l.. Johnson OF Whining
ton then sang two solos: From the
Land of the Sky Blue Water and
"The White Dawn is Stealing" She
was accompanied by Mrs. William K.
Pennington.
An exercise was given entitled, THE
First Thanksgiving Day" by Miss
Jane Clark, Mrs. William Keane. Mrs.
Walter w. Ellis. Mrs Elinor Reybold.
NIiss Alice Reybold. Mrs. Harry c.
Price. Mrs. Charles Jackson, Mrs.
George Bright, Mrs. Eliza Nandegrift
and Mrs Frank O. Moore.
Governor Bradfords Thanksgiving
Proclamation was read by Mrs. John
T.. Schunder. Tho second part of the
exercises included The Origin of
Thank sgiving Day" Mre. Thomas J,
Whitcman. president Of the club. read
President Harding's Proclamation FOR
Thanksgiving Day.
Miss Florence Hall gave reading
Thankful for What" which was fol-
lowed by a solo. "Ah, Dawning." by
Mrs. Horace Il. Johnson.
Mrs. n. w. wilkinson then gave a
+. reading entitled Pumpkin" \ tab
ileau was next presented. The Firs
Thanksgiving Feast" OF Governor
Bradford. Mre Bradford and Connetti.
GUS" represented by Mrs Arthur Hop,
Jr.. Miss Rebecca Clark and Mis-,
Mary Money.
An invitation was then extended {,
all the members TO partake OF tn,
Thanksgiving feast. Mies Gertrud
Sadler and the hospitality commltte,
I then took charge OF serving the re
- Treatments.
! Frank Schroeder. Frank Cassidl
y and John shannon who nearly los
: their Ives Thursday morning whei
the L. 5. +. ID. tug Camden" sanl
without any warning at I o'clock II
y the morning OF Arch street wharf
2 Philadelphia. returned TO their home
here yesterday afternoon. consider
ably shaken up over their narrow es
cape.
: on Thanksgiving Day afternoon. IN
''HarG Heads" representing the down
Q town school boys, and the 'Eg
Z Plants" representing the uptown boy
4 Will rlay their annual football gam
n on Canal Field at 3 o'clock.
Harold and Harvey Wilkinson hav
n so far received from stations by thei
" radio which was recently installed j
their home here. The stations Ia com
b. mun!cauon with so far have bee
:, Springfield. Mass; Troy, y. Y
h Schenectady. y Y; Newark. y. J.
Piusburg. Pa; and 3 stations
a Philadelphia.
> There Will not be any prayer serviC
g next week on account Of the con
mun.ty Thanksgiving special serviC
which Will be held in Christ i. ]
Church on Wednesday night.
Services in the Presbyterian ChurC
for tomorrow Will be held as usual. !
. 1890 Rev. Robert c. Pitzer W
L preach on the subject. Il Caught NJ,
y self Wishing" Sunday school Will
held at u o'clock. A. : o'clock. u
Young Peoples Christian Endeav,
e. Society service will be held. in chars
NJ OF Miss Elizabeth Aker. Al =.