Evening journal., 1922-02-10
WATSON LEAVES.
HEALTH BOARD
Work as State Bacteriologist
Takes All His Time, He
Says
NEWARK COUNCIL TO
APPOINT AUDITORS
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special TO The Evening Journal.
NEWARK. Feb. 1O-Dr Herbert
J. Watson. for many years secretary
OF the local Board OF Health. has
resigned, 1t has been announced by
Town Council. His successor will
be appointed by Mayor Frazer, but
no appointment has been made up
until this time. DR.. Watson is also
State bacteriologist and gave as his
reason for resigning the fact that
his state work takes up practically
all his time.
Town Council has passed a new
building ordinance, which provides
that no building can be erected less
than ~ feet from the ouside curb
line.
At the suggestion OF Mayor Fra
zer, Council will appoint expert audi
tors to audit the accounts OF the
town this year. The appointment
will probably be made at the March
meeting Of Council.
The contract with the Wilmington
and Philadelphia Traction Company
which furnishes electric current for
Newark, will expire in a short time.
and Councilmen Wilson and Beale
have been appointed a committee to
see about having the contract re-
newed.
The local Parent-teacher Asso-
citation will hold a meeting tomor-
row night in the high school building
and everyone interested in better
schools for Newark is urged to at
tend.
The matter OF establishing OF a
pasteurizing milk plant for the Uni
versity OF Delaware will be discuss
ed at the meeting OF the trustees OF
the university scheduled for Febru-
ary 10.
Mrs. Raymond w. Helm enter
tained yesterday afternoon from 2.3O
to o'clock in honor OF her guests.
Mrs. Dennis and Mrs. Fettercolf.
Dean Winifred J. Robinson will
give a talk at the Young People s
meeting in the parish house Of st.
Thomas Episcopal Church at 7.30
o'clock. Sunday evening on "Young
Peoples Pleasure"
At the Presbyterian Church Sun
day evening, the Rev. H. Everett
Hallman. pastor, will preach a spe-
cial sermon to members OF Oriental
Lodge OF odd Fellows, who are cele-
, brating the seventy-hfth anniversary
, OF the lodge.
Mrs. Harry Thompson who has
n been in for some weeks, died at hei
p home on Delaware avenue at
a o'clock this morning. In addition
2 to her husband she is survived b,
one son. The family came here from
Chicago several years ago. Mr.
, Thompson was formerly employed by
the Jedel Fireworks Company and
at this time is employed by the Vic
tory Sparkler Company
Paul Steel, student at the Univer-
sity OF Delaware, and son Of DR.. Wal
ter II. Steel. while driving his faith
er's car last evening met with an ac-
cident on Depot Road in front OF
the Women's College. one OF the
rear wheels OF the car in some man
ner was broken but fortuntely neith-
er young steel or his boy companion
was injured.
Grand Master Ernest w. Crossan,
OF Hockessin, and stan, paid a visit
last night TO Oriental Lodge OF odd
Fellows OF this town This visit was
in connection with the seventy-nfth
anniversary OF the lodge.
The local lodge Knights OF the
Golden Eagles will install the newly
elected officers at a meeting tomor-
row night. This installation was
originally scheduled for the satur.
day night OF the blizzard. but had
to be called OF because OF tn,
storm.
Dean Robinson OF the Women'i
College. has invited members OF TIT
Newark New Century Club to wit
ness the play The Turtle Dove" u
he given by the students OF the col
lege at the college next Tuesday az
ternoon.
Indications are that there will b
p an unusually large attendance at tn
p song recital to be given tomorrow
o night at the New Century Club b.
p j. Frank Huss, the wel-known bari
z tone Of Wilmington. He will be ac
companied on the piano by Nichola
! Douty Of Philadelphia.
The committee in charge OF IN
recital is Mrs Walter A. LayfielC
Mrs. James o. C. Duffy, Mrs. J. II
vim Dayett. Mrs. Charles H. Blak'
Mrs. James A. McKelvey, Mrs. Cai
Rankin. Mrs. George W. Rhode
and Miss Elizabeth Bower.
, The patronesses will be Mrs. Wa
II ter Hulhhen. Mrs. Walter II. Stee
Al Mrs. Ernest Wright, Mrs. 5.
o Wright, Mrs. J. Penrose Wilson
1t Mrs. II. L. Bonham, Mrs. HERNIA
r. Tyson, Mrs. George Carter. Mr.
a Norris \. Wright. Miss Winifred
r. Robinson, Mrs Edgar Jones. Mr.
r William +. Holton. Mrs. Charles 4
r. McCue, Mrs. H. F. Tiffany. Mrs.
n, Pearce Cam. Mrs. W. A. Wilkinson
8, Mrs + Laurence Smith. Mrs williar
r. II. Evans. Mrs. Almond Duran
n, Miss Nellie Wilson. Mrs. r. o. Baus
Il. man, Mrs. John S. Shaw and Mis-
Dora Wilcox.
GUARDSNfIEN MOVE UP.