Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-16
TO REORGANIZE
FIRE COMP ANY
Movement Started by Resi-
dents of Delaware City
for Better Protection
TO HAVE POLO
GROUNDS AT FORT

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
DELAWARE CITY. Dec. 10
The reorganization Of the old Vol
untser Fire Company has been
started by local business men and
residents. This is due TO the several
recent fires in this vicinity. A few
years ago through Indifference on
the part Of many. the old organiza-
ton was disbanded. City Council
taking over the apparatus and as
signing the work to several volun-
teer residents. No improvement to
the fire apparatus has been made for
several years and il was decided at
a recent public meeting TO reor-
ganize the company. Howard
Money was selected temporary chair
man. and has appointed a commit
tee TO canvas the city for volunteers.
Mr. Money has been operating the
fire company for several months and
due 10 the inadeQuacy OF the appar-
atus. started the movement for the
rehabilitation OF the company.
second meeting will be held in the
near future to further plans for the
reorganization.
The final session OF the Parliamen-
tary Glass. composed Of Il members
OF the Delaware city Century Club.
was held in the Town Han. yester-
day afternoon beginning at 1:15
o'clock. Mrs. Floy Booth. Of VII
mington. informed the members al
the close OF the session that she
would give an extra lesson after the
holidays.
At the extra session there will he
special instruction in the methods
of eIecting officers.
The Thursday evening program
Of the Delaware city Century Club
was a disappointment TO a large au-
dience which had gathered in the
Town Hall 10 hear Warden NJ. 5.
Plummer. Of the New Castle County
Workhouse. Warden Plummer is ill
with grip. and was unable 20 attend.
The audience was entertained with
vocal and instrumental music.
Mayor George y. Bright is suf-
fering with rheumatism.
Mrs. Thomas ]. Whiteman is con-
fined to her home with grip.
The monthly meeting OF the Wo-
mems Christian Temperance Union
will take place in the Donald rest
room at 1880 o'clock Monday.
Plans are being made by the Union
for a Christmas service 10 he fol-
lowed by the serving OF treat 10
the soldiers.
The meetings scheduled for next I
week are: Monday. Knights OF Cold (
en- Eagle. I'm Eagles Hail; Tuesday .
Jackson Lodge, No. 10 A. F. and /
A. NJ. in Masonic Hall; Wednesday. /
Patrick Henry Lorge. No. II. ]. O. /
o. F.. in Odd Fellows Hall; Thurs I
day. Old Glory Council. No. 70. Jr. I
o. L. A. NJ. in Eagles Han; Fri
day. Harmony Council. No 6.
OF America in Eagles
Hail.
Operations have begun by the
First L. s. Engineers at Fort Du-
Point. on the new polo grounds sit
lated at the fort. between the Of
icars' quarters and the river. Con
'iderble Of the work has been com
,leted and it is expected the play
ng grounds will he In shape for use
~ next spring.
Private Roy Donnelly. a cook. OF
Fort DUPONT. was robbed while
listing Wilmington on Thursday
light. He claims h was held up
md robbed of SO in cash and u
lew overcoat.
Sergeant George Broughton. r
company has opened a boxing
chooi, in conjunction with the new
ocial club Of the company.
Private Charles Eppley has been
Ietailed for deck hand duty. on the
transport o.. and Private John
irech has been detailed to similar
.uty on L-56.
Sergeants Vaughn Schuster. +
ompany, Privates William Kidd. Al
red \. Dart. "Dinty" Moor war
ity football player. John Hudrick.
iernard Schmidt. Lynn X. Rowlin.
Roy Moor, Arthur Sioss and Cliff
ord Schabb have been detailed for
uty at Fort Mott. y. !.
Miss Phyllis Mason. principal of
he Delaware City High school. has
ubmitted the following list Of
tudents. rs exempted from exam
nations because Of averages made
n their studies in November:
Twelfth grade-Ruth Morrison =
larry Rash. Myrtle Yearslev. Mil
red Davidson. BERTHE jefferson and
Rose.
Eleventh grade-Mildred Netsch
nd Evelyn Blalock. 7
rTaufh
ieorge Jester, Anna Reynolds. Isa-
ellie Mccoy and Eva Grassland.
Ninth grade-Mary Clark. Cath /
rine Netsch. Dorothy Stanley.
katharine Spicer and James Bran
on.
Eighth grade-Clarence Bender. .
ladeline Ellis. Florence Neary.
Iazel Davis. Dorothy Yearsley. Al
erto Miller and John McManus
Seventh grade-George Nickle. .
Elizabeth Murphy and Robert Mil
pr.
Sixth grade-IIelen Brannon. Fred
endler, Charlotte Armstrong and ,
race Lander. :
Fifth grade-Rachel Cats. Jane
Iiller. Anna Mccarthy. Margaret q
oseX Fred Ponder and Catherine :
mith !
Fourth grade-Anna Netsch,
llzabeth Husfelt Dorothy Beck, =
ohm Spicer and Evelyn Rudwick.
Third grade-Wiliam Stickel. ! 4
eatrice Walker. Elsie Murphy. 7
AIRY Brannon. Francis Durham and
era Bryan. q