Evening journal., 1922-01-26
freeze BLOCKS
CANAL TRAVEL
Delaware City Home and
School Association to
Hold Movies
MEMS CLUB TO
BE ORGANIZED

Special to The Evening Journal.
DELAWARE CITY, Jan. 2e.-The
organization of a Mems Club. by the
male members Of Christ Episcopal
Church, is under consideration. It
is the intention Of those interested to
have the organization perfected and
hold weekly social functions. A meet
ing Of the vestry was held in the
parish house last night.
Mrs. sallie Cam. Of st. Georges.
who has been i'll with pneumonia
for several days. Is improving.
The Girls Community Club and
the Boy Scouts will hold a bake-sale
in the store adjoining the restaurant
OF Frank o. Moore, tomorrow eve
ming, beginning at $40 o'clock. The
money raised by this sale<will be for
the benefit of both organizations,
which are operated under the super
vision OF a general committee.
Plans have been made for the
opening OF a weekly moving picture
Show in the Delaware Trust Build
ing. st. Georges. The opening show
will take place next Saturday eve
ming, and all receipts exceeding the
cost OF production will be for the
benefit Of the Home and School As
sociation OF that place.
The first case Of scarlet fever OF
the year at st. Georges developed In
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin
Rash, yesterday, when their dangh-
ter Agnes, 13 years old, was stricken
with the disease.
The weekly cottage prayer service
under the auspices of the First Pres
byterian Church, will take place at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Harry c.
Price, jefferson street, at 1880
o'clock, this evening.
1t was said yesterday by a city
official that the city or residents
have not been called upon to aid a
family this winter.
About thirty residents OF st.
Georges and vicinity have filled
their ice houses. The recent cold
spell gave them four to six-inch ice.
] This is the finest ice taken from the
canal and ponds in the~past several
years.
Navigation on the canal is prac-
tically at a standstill, because of the
ice jams at severay points. Several
boats enroute through the canal
have tied up, awaiting a break in
the ice.
A business meeting of the St
Georges Home and School Associa-
tion was held at the home OF Mr.
and Mrs. G. r. Spedeker last even
ing, and plans for spring activities
of the association were discussed.
A reception and donation part!
will be given the Rev. and Mrs. ]. c
Mccoy, pastor and his wife, of ST
Georges NJ E. Church, this evening
at the parsonage.
James Roberts, who was awarded
the contract for building two nev
bungalows here by the newly-organ
lied Home Building Commission, ha
begun construction OF one Of them
These houses will be sold on a renta
basis plus 10 per cent. profit. Thi
AO per cent. pays interest and pur
chase price.
This work is being promoted by C
r. Snedeker and Benjamin Vinton
It was said by one resident OF 81
Georges yesterday that the progres
slve element were looking for a bi
boom to the town because OF tn
canal developments. Efforts are be
ing made to have several small In
dustries locate there. Efforts ar
being made also to have the trolle
+ cars extend their lines from Della
, ware City to this place.
The construction OF a large stor
age plant by the Diamond Ice an
Coal, Company. Wilmington. at 81
Georges, is assured by the company
. The business Office at st. George
, will be in the Delaware Trust Build
ing.
Mrs. G. r. snedecker. superInter
dent Of the st. Georges Presbyteria
Sunday school, has presented gol
, star medals to Virginia Sutton, Eliza
beth Anne Snedeker and Josep
Gam, as reward for not missln
a session OF the Sunday school. dui
ing the past six months.
Miss Mary Money, operator
charge OF the local exchange, entei
3 tained Miss Lena Weber. operate
= in charge OF the Middletown e,
change and Miss E. NJ. Condor. Wi
= mington. chief operator OF Wilmini
ton Rural District exchanges, at dir
e ner. Tuesday afternoon.
p Lieutenant Colonel William Tit
y bell OF Fortress Monroe, Va, n,
e been transferred TO duty at Fort dl
Pont, effect January 81.
d Captain Nanton L. Shelby, OF II
10 Medical Corps. stationed at Fo
e Mott, N. j.. has been transferred
n Camp Dix. N. J.
- The Fort DUPONT basket ball tea
e has received new uniforms.
4 At a general court martial the FIR
OF this week, at Fort Dupont. Lers
It Goodfriend. charged with fraudulei
e enlistment. and Miller F. Davi
u charged with desertion, we're convic
ed and sentenced to 6 months in
+ prisonment each.
y Lawrence G. Coppock, wilmingto
II enlisted at Fort DUPONT. yesterd,
and was assigned TO duty in Fir
Company. c. A. c.
Privates Patrick Kelly and Eve
= cit Cooper completed their one yei
n enlistment at Fort DUPONT, yeste
s day and received their honorable di
j. char~p