Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1923-01-01
DELAWARE CITY
AND VICINITY
Game Season Closed; Long Dry
Spell Nearly Extsrmlnated
Wild Animals.
Special Correspondence Ewry Evening.

annual election OF officers Of old Glory
Council No. ~, Jr. q. Y. A. NJ, the
following officers were elected for the
first six months OF 1923; Graham Bid
die, councillor: 4. A. MCPHERSON. vice
councillor; A. II. Hope. recording sec
rotary: Irwin Bloch. assistant re-
cordlng secretary; A. w. Hope. finan-
cial secretary; +. X. Irons. treasurer;
William Press, conductor: George
Pordham. junior past COUNCILLOR: Ii.
Il. Money. outside sentinel: William
Givison. warden; Clement Everts. in
side sentinel: George Pordham. trus-
tee: +. IL. Irons. chaplain: represen-
tative tn state council. William Civil
son; alternate. George Pordham. The
installation will be held during this
month.
Harmony Council No. G, Daughters
of America. have elected the following
officers who will he installed at n spe-
cial meeting i'm the near future: Mrs.
| George Patterson. councillor: Mrs.
Frank X. Irons. vice -councillor; Mrs.
Clark Beck. past councillor; Mrs.
Frank q. Moore. associate: Evelyn
Cullison. recording secretary; Ida
Dcrrickson, financial secretary; Frank
II. Irons. treasurer; Mrs. Eugene
Cullison. conductor; Warren Downs.
sentinel.
Miss Bessie O'Nen is spending the
New Year holidays in New York City
as the guest of her brother. Charles
J. O'Neil.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert A. Peacock
spent the Weekend in Philadelphia as
the guests Of her sister. Mrs. Laura
Adkins and family.
Mr. and Mrs Samuel ". Uickcn
! left Saturday for New York where
! they will spend three months with
their daughter. Mrs. John NonCulen.
In the absence of Mr.. Hicken, who
operated the pumping station and
collects the rents for the local water
/ company. his duties will be assumed
by Frank X. Irons. secretary of the
local water company
Mrs. Jacob Rudnick and children
are visiting her husbands parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rudnick in Phil
adelphia.
The monthly meeting Of the Mayor
and Town Council which was sChed-
| ulcd To he held tonight at s O'clock in
the Town Hall has been postponed
until next Monday night on account
Of the New Year holiday.
Yesterday morning in the Metho-
dist Church. Rev. l.. W Iayneld re
ceived a class Of fifteen probationcrs
into fun membership in the church.
Mrs. Victor du Pont, ST.. OF VII
mington. will speak at a public meet
INK. under the auspices OF the loca,
Century Club. next Thursday evening
at $50 O'Clock, on the subject. PRO.
hibition." The soldiers at Fort dl
Pont have been invited TO attend tn,
meeting.
Accompanying Mrs DUPONT here vii
be Miss Annetta Ribecova, who Is q
( professional singer and who. durinl
, years of the war. was an enterta net
al the various military camps anC
posts throughout the country. Mis-.
RibecOva will entertain with shor
| musical program.
Jackson Lodge. No. 10, A. F. & A. NJ
viii hold a special communication to
= morrow evening at 40.
Yesterday marked the close OF IN,
open season in these parts on rabbit
: quail, partridge and woOdcock. an,
there has been probably less gam
killed this fall, than ever. Quail
partrdiges and wood(@k are no
abundant in this vicinity at any time
but the season just closed foun,
them in fewer numbers than ever. Ii
70 The spring and summer rabbits Yer
. reported as being plentiful but whei
. hunting season opened on NOvemb,
10, cunning party with good dogs
was lucky u they got up IN the cours
- of day. more than five or six rab
bits. The game was supposed 10 D
p here but on account Of the long ex
% tremely dry spell. the rabbits lived H
the low marshlands where IL was i'm
b, possible 10 hunt them with any sue
l cess. The only game which can b
shot around here now are ducks an
geese on which the season will clos
q, January 81.
The community and watch nigh
sssvice held IN the Presbyterian
|. Church last night by the consrega
n lions OF the three Protestant churche
e was largely attended. This was IN
4 hrst community watch night eervic
held here in recent years. Between IN
% regular devotional service at $50 an
L the watch night service. which bega
at II o'clock. the Ladies Aid Societ
= II the Presbyterian Church entertain
5 ed the congregation az a social hou
70 during which time refreshments {
/. cake and coffee were served.
u During the year just passed Their
4 were y deaths in this vicinity. on
% these was a soldier from Fort d
?, Pont. who was killed in an accident O
q the construction work OF the c. & ]
<, canal and two Others were former cit
zens Of Delaware City, VINO had live
h mere practically their entire life an
l. were brought here for burial
= There were l6 births during the yea
and 3 marriages.
z Mrs. Annie Armstrong OF Wilmins
. ton will not DE here tomorrow TO s,
n, her pupils. owing 10 the death OF n
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