Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-04-29
PLAYGROUND FOR
NEWPORT FOLK
Men and Women Will
Make the Dirt Fly Next
Week
HOPE TO OPEN
ON MEMORIAL DAY
Special to The Evening Journal

Special to Tho Evening Journal
NEWPORT. April 2s.--Memberi
OF Church, Town and woman's Clut
OF Newport are working collectively
on the playground project Mem
bers OF the committees are as fol
lows:
Church-Mrs George Stuart. Mrs
Alfred Craig, Mrs w. n. McKenney
Miss Leila Lyman and Mrs. Anna
Hannah.
Woman sClub-Mrs. ]. c. Strong
Mrs. Reuben Pordham. Miss Ella w
johnson, Mrs. II. B. Taylor and Mrs
F. Harper Webb.
Community Maxwell Loose
Charles Houck, Philip Vineyard. II
B. Lyman and Arthur Peters.
Members OF the committees are
enthusiastic over the work, and II
has been decided that members OF
the committee. and all persons OF
the community who will take part in
the work. shall meet at 8 o'clock and
nll In and level the grounds Bust
moss men OF the town will furnish
teams for use in this work. A num-
Der OF residents have volunteered
their services, The women OF the
community will furnish sandwiches
and coffee TO the helpers. II is hoped
the work can be completed on Mon
day and Tuesday, and the ground
fenced in by the middle OF the week.
on Friday evening. May s. Kreb's
M!nstrels will give their minstrel
show in the Masonic Temple. The
proceeds will be for the benefit OF
the playground fund.
The Woman's Club has promised
to take care OF all expenses in con-
nection with the equipment OF the
grounds and no doubt there will be
some new equipment this year.
The committees are planning TO
have the formal opening on Me-
mortal Day.
Miss Ella w. johnson Is now in
charge OF the postoffice and has as
her assistant, Miss Ethel NJ Wood |
ward. The new location Is in the |
Masonic Temple, Market street.
Mrs. Sarah Finn had as her
guests on Sunday, Marvin F. Ball, of
Buffalo, N. Y; Mrs. Ada Ball and |
Mrs. Stephen Springer, Wilmington.
Del; Howard 2. Ball, OF Allentown.
Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Davies and |
Miss Cora Brown, OF Wilmington, |
Del; Mrs. Louetta Brown. OF Dallas,
Texas. and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Brown and children, OF PENIS
Grove, N. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. w Chandler had
as their guests on Sunday, DR.. and
Mrs. II. l.. Patterson and Miss Edith
Rawlins, OF oxford, Pa: Mrs. Ray
mond Cunningham, OF Wilmington,
and Misses Irene r. Gregg and Mary
Lyman, OF Newport.
Miss Mildred Chandler spent the
past weekend with Miss Lillian !
Boyt, Of Secane, Pa. On Wednesday. |
Miss Chandler and Miss Boyt at
tended the Summerville exercises at
College.
Mrs. c. w. Maclary and son Rob-
ert motored to Elkton on Sunday TO
visit Mr.. and Mrs. James Keollg.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Seeds
had as their guests on Sunday Mr..
md Mrs. J. Lee Davis and daugh-
ers. Edith and Grace. Of st. Peters
1urg. Fla. and Miss Grace Stretton,
If Wilmington.
Mrs. Leonard Lyman, who has
,een in the p. and s. Hospital. VIII
for some time for treat
nent. has been removed to her home
md is much improved.
W. r. Groome, who is suffering
rom typhoid fever and is in the Ho-
neopathio Hospital. Wilmington. is
improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kipe, Miss
dae Seeds and Henry Seeds were
uests OF Miss Helen Carter, Of Mar
hallton, on Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Mccall is confined TO
Ter home by illness.
Junior Moore, who has been suf-
ering from the grip, is much i'm =,
Mrs. Harry Pierson. who has been
/ from bronchitis, is now much !,
improved. =
Mrs. Harry Isham is recovering ,
rom a short illness.
Mrs. Allen Sayers. who has been :
lffering from a nervous breakdown,
now convalescing. :
John Neotaski, who some time =.
go, accidentally shot himself =
trough the foot. is recovering. =
Miss Rebecca Maclary was the :
uest on Sunday OF Miss Madeline |,
ohnson, OF near Stanton.
Marvin F. Ball. formerly OF New =
'ort and now OF Buffalo. n. Y, who \
las been visiting relatives here and
n Wilmington, was called home
lurriedly on Thursday. as his
laughter Dorothy was very III.