Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-21
DELAWARE CITY
AND VICINITY
Century Club Will Have Christ
mas Entertainment for Kid
dies Saturday.
Special Correspondence Every Evening


Special Correspondence Every Evening.
Delaware City, Dec. 21.-The Cen
fury Club will hold the annual Christ
mas entertainment for the children
of the town under IL years OF age on
Saturday afternoon at 2.30 in the club
room. The entertainment will be In
charge of Miss Mary Mcconnell. who
will be assisted by Mrs. Frank q.
Moore. A short entertainment VIII he
presented by the children as follows:
Piano solo. by Elizabeth Murphy;
vocal solo. by Vera Bryan; Christmas
stories. by Mrs. John r.. Schunder.
Games win he played for an hour fol-
lowing the entertainment, after which
Santa Claus will appear with his
treat for each child present
IL has been the custom of the local
club to give n Christmas entertain
ment for the children for number OF
years and there IA always good at
tendance OF parents and children. The
entertainment committees stated that
there were 16s children in Delaware
city under ~ vars OF age, 80 OF whom
live on Clinton street
The final class In parliamentary law
which is being instructed by Mrs.
Floyd Booth. State parliamentarian
will be held the first Friday in Janu-
airy.
Mrs. Henry =. Scott donated s25
toward the Christmas entertainment
10 be given Saturday afternoon by the
local Century Club. Numerous other
residents of the town and vicinity
have made liberal contributions.
Miss Edith Mcconnell, a student NJ
Wesley Collegiate Institute at Do
yer. Is home with her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. William Il. Mcconnell. An
epidemic resembling influenza has
broken out in the school there and al
the students who had not contracted
the disease were sent 10 their homes
before the time set for the vacation 10
begin.
The play, The Birds Christmas
Carol" by Kate Douglas Virgins
which was 40 have been presented to-
night in the Town Hall by the High
School pupils, has been postponed
until after school reConvenes or
January >. All the teachers. however
/ in the grades below tho High School
VIII give an entertainment IN theii
rooms for their respective classes. II
two OF the classes a short play Will 10
presented. The third and fourth
grades. under Miss Mildred Il. Jester
Twill present the sketch, Hiding From
Santa Claus"
The fifth grade. under Miss Grace
Philips. Will present a brief play en-
titled Aunt James Christmas Box.
Members OF the lAtersry Society o
tho class will take the parts OF tn
east as follows: MIR. and Mrs. Dun
ming. Rupert Harris and Rachae
] Cats; three boys, CAROL, Bob an,
Stevic, Carl Cats, William Heal ant
Fired Schroeder: grandmother. Marioi
Winters: Cousin May, May Bentley
.xrressman. Audrey Morrison. TN
schools Will close Friday sfternoo
after the entertainments and will no
reopen until Tuesday morning. Janu
AIRY ..
At ST. Pauls r. c. Church O
Christmas morning at 10 O'Clock. Rev
John T. DOlan win sing high mas
The choir OF the church viii render
special program for the occasion an
Will be assisted by several musician
from Fort du Pont.
The funeral OF Mrs. Anne Foste
Dunn!ng. IS years OF age who die
Hast Saturday night after a hngerin
illness, was held yesterday morn!n
with services from the house az
o'clock. followed with mass al 5
Pauls r. c. Church Al 10 o'clock. Re-
John + Doian ofiic!a;ed.
The pail bearers were DAME, ONE
Daniel Cush. Thomas Holiday. jaime
a. Mulligan, Frank Davidson a.
Charles Schaefer.
on Christmas Day. Mayor and Mr.
@. y. Br!gh; will attend a family =
union az the home o; her parent
Mr.. and Mrs Albert y. Sutton. OF 5
Georges. There will he four geners
lions represented AT the reunion fro
The Bright family alone. Ny. az
, Mrs A y. Sutton, great grand pa
ents; Mr.. and Mrs. @. y. Brgh
: grandparents: Mr. and Mrs G..
Z Bright and their son. Richard ag'
4 -four. There win also be a large non
4 Der OF guests and relatives IN attei
I" dance from this vicinity and ou;s!'
= the state.
p A Christmas entertainment for 4
s children az the officers and enlist.
}. men at Fort du Pont - being pla
e ned for Friday night. IN the seryi
hut at the post.
Y The first ice skating Of the seas
s took place yesterday afternoon on q
l. drain ditch.
. Turkeys in the local markets a
{ selling for 90 cents pound.
Thomas G. Wh!teman. conductor
Q the local railroad. has been granted
y four day leave over. the holidays a
y ne and Mrs Whiteman will spend Z
d weekend and Christmas Day ".
p their daughter and family, Profess
%. and Mrs. G. A. Bon!ne, OF State g
Il .ege, Pa.
- John X ReybOld.' student AZ {
s l.. S. Naval Academy arrived hOi
n today for the holidays. which he y
spend with his parents. Mr.. and VI
X william l.. ReybOld. His leave "a,
- Inc Academy Will extend until Jar
Do airy 2.
p The local ". c. T. T.. gave a Chri