Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-07
NEWS HAPPENINGS IN DELAWARE AND MARYLAND TOWNS

dress the students this week or the
first of next.
Professor snavely reported IS
pupils in the high school with an av-
erage attendance for October of 1874
per cent; in the Mo. and portable
buildings, eighth grade, 40 pupils,
average monthly attendance. 94.6
per cent; seventh grade. so pupils,
average, 90.2 per cent; sixth grade,
AS pupils, average monthly attend
ance, 93.7 per cent. fifth grade, 40
pupils, average, S9.1 per cent;
fourth grade, 40 pupils, average, 90.4
per cent; third grade, 80 pupils. av-
erage, 97.9 per cent; second grade,
S3 pupils, average. 93.S per cent;
first grade. 80 pupils, average. 94.5
per cent.
Shawtown School - Third and
fourth grades. "a pupils, average,
1917 per cent; first and second
grades, 3S pupils, average. GIG per
cent
williams Street School ~ Fifth.
sixth. seventh and eighth grades. 23
pupils, average, S6.6 per cent; first
second, third and fourth grades. SO
pupils, average, GIG per cent.
Buttonwood School-Thirty-t
pupils. all grades. 1919 per cent. In
the entire district there were 55S
pupils on roll for the month with an
average of 9O.2 per cent. OF attend
ance.
Bills amounting to S75OO5 were
approved and ordered paid
At the weekly meeting of Battery !
II, 19Sth Artillery, Delaware Ma
tional Guard. an athletic association |
OF the guard was organized. The as
ISOLATION will be in charge OF all ath- |
letic sports. both indoor and out, |
that is participated in by the bat
terry.
The officers elected were; Captain !
S. B. I. Duncan, president; Lieuten- /
ant William S. Weggenmann. ath-
letic director and treasurer; Bugler /
+. Merton White. secretary; Ser I
geants L. Leslie Walls. Elwood Ros-
sell, Mark Roberts. David Harrilg-
ton, Corporals Charles and Carl
Wortz, Privates Douglas Proud.
Harry Proud, John Leach. Morton
Bennett. Warren Conner. directors.
President Captain Duncan APP
pointed the following committees:
Floor: Sergeants, Elwood Rossell.
and David Harrington;
Corporal Morton Bennett. and Pri-
Yates Warren Conner and Edward
Bruce.
Volley Ball: Sergeant L. L. Walls; !
John Leach. Elwood Good /,
N and Paul Miller.
Publicity Committee: Lieutenant
". S. Weggenmann. Corporals Nor
on Bennett and Charles Wortz,
Andrew Miller and Harry {
Proud.
After discussing the situation in A..
he National Guard Basketball {
league. it was unanimously voted {
o withdraw and play independent
,all. II was also decided 10 play no
ocal teams until the closing weeks
~ the season.
1t was announced that about s91
vas cleared at the annual military {
lance on Thanksgiving eve.
Sergeant L. Leslie Walls was ]
elected manager and Sergeant Da- '
i'd Harrington. captain OF the bas-
,etball team.
Those desiring TO make the team .
hould report at the Armory this {
yening when selections Will be
nade for the first and second teams. $
At the weekly meeting of the New
'astle Glee Club five new members a
'ere added, bringing the total mem q
ership to twenty-seven. Next Mon f
ay evening will be the first real c
ehearsal when the new music in {
truction books will be given out. '
The Rev. George w. Cooke. evan b
elist. will address a meeting for
-omen only in the auditorium OF
he New Castle Methodist Church at
40 o'clock this afternoon. His
ubject will be Woman and Her
hrone." The Dorcas Society has
cen requested to attend this ser
ice as a unit.
This evening as a special feature
men will sing 1.-The Ninety and
line" and the Rev. Cooke will
reach on Finding the Trail"
The Red Lion Community Club
i'll meet in the Red Lion school
ouse next Thursday evening.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF the
ebanon NJ. e. Church, Red Lion.
Jet at 2 o'clock this afternoon at
he home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Hof-
ecker.
At the weekly meeting Of the
tate Road Community Club, the
officers were elected: Pres
lent, Mrs. II. II. Hance; secretary,
rs Benjamin F. Moore, and treas
rer. Mrs. w. r. Cranston. It was
announced that the club has in
-eased in membership during the
asst year, from So to 1917.
Mrs. 7. R. Richards Is visiting Mr..
I'd Mrs, Frank Richards, state
Dad.