Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-21
women PLAN
CLUB House
Delaware City Century Club
Raising Money for New
Home
SUGGEST JOINING
WITH ODD FELLOWS
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special 20 The Evening Journal.
DELAWARE CITY. Oct pa
load Of teakwood one Of the most
valuable OF lumber productions. from
the East Indies, passed through the
Z local locks OF the Chesapeake-Deia-
ware Canal, on the barge Alice B.
Thompson, yesterday. There were
1883 board feet OF the wood in the
cargo valued at S1O5.1s2. The cargo
was consigned 20 the L. s. Shipping
Board at Hoboken.
Mrs. Thomas J. whiteman. Of THU
city. chairman OF the County Re
publican Women's Committee. will
address the annual session OF the
Delaware state Federation OF Col
ored Women. next Wednesday aft
ernoon.
Mrs. Charles W. jefferson, chair
man OF the building committee Of
the Delaware City Century Club, an
nounced at the weekly session of the
club. yesterday. that during the in.
activity OF the club last summer. shJ
and her committee had raised S216
toward the fund with which the new
home OF the club is to be erected.
This announcement by Mrs. JEFF
ferson was received with applause
as the women are working hard to
raise sufficient funds with which to
erect the home. II Is rumored that
persons Interested In a new public
hall and lodge building have sug-
lgested the Century Club and Patrick
Henry Lodge. I. o. o. F. committees
together plan the erection OF a joint
building. The odd Fellows have al
ready purchased a large. lot adjoin-
ing the coal yard OF Harry c. Webb.
at Williams and Clinton streets.
For several years the public IL
brary has been housed in the town
hall and nearly every social func-
ton and entertainment Of the va
rlous organizations OF the city Is
held in that building. and great need
is felt for an up-to-date place for
the meeting Of the clubs and fra
ternal organizations OF the town as
well as proper place for the II
brary. OF which Mrs. George n.
Bright. wife OF Mayor Bright Is
chairman in charge.
The Free Public Library was open
last evening from Z TO $50 o'clock.
The following new books have been
added TO the library for October
reading: "Cappy Kicks Retires." by
Peter 3. Kyne; Charles Rex" by |
Ethel NJ. Dell: "Glimpses OF the /
Moon" by Edith Wharton: THE |
Valley Of Content" by Blanche I
Wright; "Four-Square. by Grace /
THE Breaking Point" /
by Mary Roberts Rinehart; THE
Man in the Twilight" by Ridgewell |
Cullen; THE Country Beyond" by
James oliver Curwood; "Abbe
Piere." by Hudson; The Radio I
Boys First Wireless" and THE Ra-
do Boys at Ocean Point" by Chap
man.
A large delegation OF High School
pupils motored TO Dover yesterday
and witnessed the defeat OF the local
high school team by the Dover
Highlets by the score OF 90 TO 0.
Dr. John d. skilton. headmaster OF
Tower Hill School in Wilmington,
took the faculty on a sightseeing
trip through the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal this morning. The
party. numbering about 81. arrived
here about o'clock and were taken
% Chesapeake City and return by
Captain Charles Bowers and Eugene
in their launches Mr.
ind Mrs. william B. Jester on invi
alton OF DR.. Skilton. Joined the
,arty.
Mrs. Thomas ]. Whiteman enter
nd OF course the conversation could