Evening journal., 1922-01-21
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Delaware City Odd Fellows
Get Tentative Estimates
For Building
PLANNING FOR
BASEBALL SEASON
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special TO The Evening Journal.
DELAWARE CITY. Jan. 21.-The
building committee OF Patrick
Henry Lodge, No IL. l. o. o. F.. in
charge OF the proposed construction
OF the new odd Fellows Hall on
Clinton street. held a conference !
with william Blackwell. contractor
OF Wilmington. last evening In ref
erence to getting an estimated cost |
OF construction. The cost set by the ,
contractor as a tentative figure was
below what has been thought by
many the building would cost. 4.
is felt competitive bidding would |
considerably redSce these figures
Wallace Hance. an architect, who Is
cndcavoring TO procure the job or
drawing plans for the building and
the committee will motor 20 Ches-
ter. Pa. next Tuesday 20 look over
a building OF a similar character
for which Mr.. Hance drew the
plans. During the trip the commit
tee and Mr.. Hance will probably
look over other buildings In an ef-
fort 10 determine what style would
be better suited for the purposes
A tree. measuring about four feet
In diameter. thought TO be $50 years
old. was cut down az Front and
Washington streets. yesterday. The
tree was badly decayed
Joseph Miller. william Roberts
and George Klink. OF New Castle
have enlisted az Fort DUPONT. The
two latter were examined yesterday.
Manager Frank Moore. Of the Del
aware City Baseball team. has called
a meeting OF the players for next
Monday evening. Tho meeting Is
/ 10 make tentative plans for next
years team. Another meeting. 20
which the public will be invited will
be held later. when the question OF
entering a league or playing indie
pendent baseball will be discussed.
The meeting OF the Delaware City
Century Club was held Thursday
evening OF this week instead OF Fri
day afternoon. one OF these meet
ings Is held In the evening instead
Of tho afternoon each month. This
Is done TO give members not being
able TO attend the club in the day
time a chance to enjoy at least one
meeting each month. The program
presented yesterday was in charge OF
Mrs. Charles jefferson. James T .
Challenger. Jr. OF New Castle. sans
several selections; Miss Phyllis Ma.
son. supervisor OF the local schools
, and f. J. Heck. physical director
and manual training Instructor OF
the high school. gave several piano
, and mandolin duets. and Mrs r. C
Pitzer gave several readings and reel
! tations.
Arrangements have been com.
pleted by the Girls Community Club
and tho Boy Scouts to hold a bake
sale next Friday afternoon and
evening in the ctore adjoining Frank
o. Moores restaurant, on Clinton
street.
a meeting OF the ST. Georges Pa
rcnt-Teacher Association will take
, place IN TIE ST. Georges school as.
sembly room next Wednesday even.
ing.
Tn weekly cottage prayer service
, under the auspices OF the FRS
, | Presbyterian Church. will take plac
r next Wednesday evening al tn
I home OF Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Price
The Sunday services in that churcl
r will be in charge OF the Rev. r. C
Pitzer. pastor at the usual hours.
r The Rev. W. c.. Littel. D. D.. pas
[ tor Of the Middletown. Port Penn
and ST. Georges Presbyterian
Z churches. will conduct services fl
Z the latter at . o'clock tomorrow aft
r ernoon. At / o'clock. the Sunda,
:. school. in charge OF Mrs G.. r
Snedeker. superintendent, will NEE
6 In the church.
k Services in 81. Georges Methods
e Church will be in charge Of the Re,
y J. c. Mccoy, who will preach n
J 1880 o'clock on Souls Quest" an
- 100 o'clock Mr.. Mccoy will con
o. duct an evangelistical service tn
% Rev. Mr.. Mccoy will preach on tn
Q subject OF Souls Questr in tn
h Summit NJ. +. Church at 3 o'cloc
= in the afternoon.
b. Six recruits have been added
10 the soldiers at Fort DUPONT the pa,
week. five OF whom have been as
y signed to duty in the Third Con
Z pany and one in the First Com
s pany.
z Revival services will be continut
10 by the Rev. L. w Layfield. in IN
20 First Methodist Church. this cit,
during the next week. He will preac
at 1890 o'clock tomorrow mornin
on Fear and its Antidote." and a
7.30 o'clock on What is Truth.
g The Bible School OF this church wi
Il meet at 11.45 o'clock.
a Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Maxwe
. entertained a number OF their youn
friends at their home Thursda
evening. Those present were NJ
and Mrs. James Padley. Mr. an
A Mrs. John Netsch, Jr.. Merritt Pad
n ley, Mrs. Emma Baker. Mrs. jaime
Maxwell. the Misses Elizabet
. Netsch. Ida Derrickson. Grace Bake
a and Walter Baker.
4 Carlisle Spicer and Emmett ONE
[ are spending the week end al Oar
ington Seminary. Chester. Pa.
/. John w Spicer. who has been Wis
% iting relatives at laurel. has re
turned home. Mr.. Spicer left thl
- morning for Baltimore, Nd. fror
!. where he will go TO several town
a in Virginia before returning HON