Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-23
TRAPPING SEASON TO
OPEN ON DECEMBER |
Fishermen Hoping It Will be
More Profitable Than Carp
Season.
Special Correspondence Every Even,ns.

Special Correspondence Every Even,ng
Delaware City, Nov. 23.--I.ocai Ash
ermen and trappers are looking for
ward TO December / when It will be-
come lawful to trap for muskrats,
skunlSs. ground-hogs and other fur
bearing dnimals except otter. The
trapping of otter has been closed In
this state for several years.
1t Is hoped that tho trapping season
will he more productive financially
than tho carp-flshlng season which
opened last September. The majority
of the local fishermen have practically
stopped fishing for carp and state
that this season has been the worst
in a good many years. The fish are
very scarce In the marshes and shool
waters here this season and the
catches so far have, In the majority OF
cases not been worth the effort ex-
pended.
Last season was good year for
carp and also n good trapping sea-
son and the coming trapping season
Is being looked forward to IN ihr
hope that II will Offset partially, at
least, the unsuccessful carp scason.
The ope-act play rhe 'pinsters'
Rejuvenation." was PRESENTED by the
Century Club last tight IN the Fire
Engine Hall. The hall was packed
and the applause given the cast dur
ing the performance was evidence that
the play and musical were thoroughly
enjoyed by those present. and that
the efforts OF Mrs. NJ. J. Hrannon 'who
| directed the play and Mrs Anna Arm
strong, director of the musical which
followed the play, were fully appre-
ciated.
The cast of the play was as follows
| Old. maids club. Jerusha Eliza Bangs
Mrs. Anna Armstrong; Minty Glover
| top. Mrs. Frank Cassidy; Mariana
Melissa Plack. Miss Mary Mcconnell
| Desire A. Man, Miss Marian Price
Hcpsibah Odelia Olds. Mrs. John Cree
don; Ann Ellen Patterby, Mrs. Stew
art l.. Beck: May Haveman. Mrs
Robert A. Peacock: Petuhia Pickles
Mrs. Arthur Hope. Jr., Serena Hasben
| Mrs. Harry c. Webb: Charity Hope.
| good. Miss Mary Money: Rachae
| ketChum, Mrs BENJAMIN Vinton,
Belinda Bliss. Miss Emma Mulligan;
Rebecca Retrace, Mrs. NJ. J. Bran
non; Professor Makerneau, Miss Mar,
Schaefer; the Rejuvenates Miss Ber
tie jefferson, Miss IIilda Jackovick
| Mrs. Hannah Webb, Miss Margare
Clark, Miss Leah Reybold. Miss Mar
garet Davidson. Master James Bran
non, Miss Emma Schaefer.
The musical program which followe,
the play was under the direction O
Mrs. Anna Armstrong. "A chorus o
female voices composed of sopranos
Mrs. Frank Cassidy, Miss Mary Nc
| ConnelL Miss Marian Price, Mrs. A
w. Hope, Jr., Mrs. Harry c. Webb
Miss Emma Mulligan, Miss Mar,
Schafer, Miss Eula Vinyard, Mis-
| Doris Thompson. Miss Catherine Tut
hill; altos. Mrs. Charles w. Jefferson
Mrs. c. Earle Baum, Miss Grace Phil
| lips, and Miss Hilda Jackovick. san,
"Barcarolle, Tales From Hoffman,
Offenbach, and 20, Come, Com
Away" from Faust. 0ounod. Mrr
VIM. Il. Pennington at the piano an
Moore Whiteman, cornet, were the &C
companists for the evening. Dancin
followed the program.
The regular century club meetin
lfor tomorrow afternoon at 2.30 wi
be in charge of Mrs. John T.. Schun
der. The subject for the afternoo
will be Thanksgiving and appro
pirate exercises will be held.
The second claNs In Parliamentar
law will also he held tomorrow after
noon preceding the regular meetin,
Mrs. Floyd Booth, State Parliamen
tartan, will conduct the class.
Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Bowe
left here yesterday for Perryvill
where they will meet their son in Law
Harry Newman, and motor to Vii
ginta on a two weeks hunting tri]
Mr.. Bowen, who is a member of tn
} local lock force, is beginning a Is da
vacation.
Old Glory Council No. 12, Jr. O. 4
NJ, will meet tonight in business ses
) sion at Eagles Hall.
The Presbyterian. cottage praye
service will be held tonight at III
? home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Tugen
, Rev. Robert C.. Pitzer will direct tn
service and his topic will be 4Tf
: Teaching Church"
At the Child Health Centre yestel
day afternoon, Miss Alice Vail, nurs
in charge, weighed, measured and e,
amined six babies and instructed fol-
mothers who visited the centre.
health, care and hygiene of infants.