Evening journal., 1922-06-19
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
High School Alumni Estab-
fishes Scholarship at Uni
versity of Delaware
EIGHTY-TWO AT
ANNUAL BANQUET
Special to The evening Journal.

SpeCldl 10 Inc ENtnAHS JouA hdis
NEW CASTLE. June 19.-Com-
mencement week had a most aus
picious ending Saturday evening
when the Alumni Association Of the
High school held its annual reunion
banquet and reception TO new mem
bers in Emmanuel parish house.
Sixteen young men and women
members OF the 1929 class of the
school. were added to the already
large membership. A feature Of
this addition TO the Alumni was the
admission OF william and Leon
King. sons Of Mrs. J. Harry King,
who is one of the charter member
OF the organization. Mrs. King was
made a member of the reception
committee to welcome her sons into
the Alumni This is the first time
a parent has had that honor.
Another interesting feature was
the establishment of a scholarship
at the University of Delaware by
the Association. George Madden
and Edward II. Naylor. Jr. were
Instigators of this move and it was
unanimously voted that $3.50 oe
raised annually to that end. OF the
$3.50 voted. S1Ss was subscribed by
those present. The student to re-
ceive this scholarship is to be left
In the hands of the City Super.n-
tendent and a committee to be ap-
pointed by the president Of the
Alumni.
81 E.ghty-two members, including
-.
ed this the eighth annual reunion.
and this years event was voted the
most successful in the history OF
the organization.
In the receiving line was Mrs. ].
Harry King. Miss Kate Mahoney.
Mrs. Lena Fleming, Mrs. Margaret
Hunter, and Mrs. J. p. Murphy. The
auditorium was tastefully decorated
in the school colors. cherry and
white, and most artistic array of
flowers. The formation of the ban
quet table was a horseshoe, with
a special table for officers at the
center of the curve. and that OF the
members of the graduating class of
the New Castle High School who
were initiated and taken into MEM
bership OF the association Saturday
evening in the centre OF the figure.
The favors, provided by the bouquet
committee. were pink and white
alo,ly-pop dolls.
The program presented follows:
Overture by orchestrt; address by
Professor Henry Z. Snavely, city SUI
superintendent of schools; vocal solo,
Hedge Roses" by Mrs. Carl Smell
lenburg, Wilmington; address by w.
w. Knowles. former city superinten-
dent. now an attorney OF Whining
ton; music by orchestra; address OF
welcome by Edward Gormiey. retir-
ing president; reading of an oriei-
nal poem by Miss Elizabeth Bull.
The evenings festivities closed with
the imitation of the 1922 class fol-
lowing by an hour OF dancing.
The following officers were chosen
for the ensuing year; President,
H. Naylor, Jr.. vice-presi-
lent. Miss Elizabeth Roberts; secre-
airy, Miss Mary r. McKnitt. and
raesurer, Miss Emily +. Lunt
Those in attendance were; w. w
Knowles, Henry e. Snavely. Ed
ward J. Gormley, Miss Margaret
Mrs. ". Leslie Cramer,
Mrs. Margaret Hunter, George II. Il
Madden. Mrs. Carl Snellenburg. Mrs.
Joseph H. King. John Davidson.
Hiss Dorothy Miller. Douglas Proud.
Hiss Ruth c. Nickerson, George L.
-obin. Miss Mable L. Eskridge,
frank Merton White, Miss Zelma z.
Matthew's, Mrs. Samuel T. Farmer.
diss Marion G. Bacon. Miss Phoebe
H. Sapp. H. Irwin Etchells, Miss
lay B Cooley Miss Jessie r.
'arswell, Mrs. william Bowsher ]
drs. Hugh Duffy. Thomas 2. Gem
Mill. Miss Martha B. Porrem. Miss I
fartha 3. Bryson, Edward II. Nay {
or, Jr.. Richard NJ. Appleby, Miss
Elizabeth NJ. Bull Henry T. Nc ]
'arlin. Mrs. Robert F. Engler, Mrs. S
George T. Lyon. Jr., Miss Josephine ;
,lothier. Vaughan c. Lancaster, {
drs. John Murphy. Miss Mary j
White. Mrs. Reeda NJ. S. Keubler. {
Nrs Edna c. S. Pordham. Miss J
rene o. Wise, Miss Pauline Will
feline. Miss Elizabeth Toman. Mrs. I
Margaret NJ Marshall, Miss Mary \
B. Biggs, Miss Mary r. Moss. Mrs. G
Samuel c. Roberts. Mrs. Harriet \
Hammers, Mrs. Lena w. Fleming. ]
Mrs. Mable Z. Campbell. Mrs. Henry
". Davis, Miss Helen c. Davidson. ]
Miss Edna E. Cranston, Miss Mary .
A. Richards, Mrs. Miriam Ritten- ,
house Miss Emily F. Lunt. Mrs. II.
wilson Price. Mrs. Fred c. David
son Miss Elizabeth Roberts. Miss
Mary E. McKnitt, c. Brokaw Sent
nan John G. Leach, Miss Esther
Y Berry, Preston X. Beck, Charles
q cszCannon, Joseph w. Cannon, VIC
or Orville Davis, James Ralph
)uling, Albert A. Grimes, Herbert
:. Hewlett, Charles S. King, Harry
- King. william NJ. King, Miss
iladys Maloney, Miss Mary Eliza
eth Mckay. Miss Marie Menden- ,
all. Miss Gertrude Ratledge, Ed
,ard Earle Weggenmann.
Announcement was made in First
aptist Sunday school yesterday, that
Ie steamer Brandywine, which will s
Ike the excursion OF the local sun
ny school. to Riverview Beach. y.
in connection with the North {
aptist. Second Baptist. Delaware q
venue Baptist Sunday schools OF t
on Monday morning,
Inc 2eth, will stop at the Della v
are street wharf, this city on that \
orning at s.45 O'clock to take on s
sssengers
The annual closing exercises $
''the Williams street and the But
'nwoods. negro schools, win be held r
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