Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-18
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
1914 School Pupils Perfect
in December School
Attendance
S. S. DEEMER
MUCH IMPROVED
sneeial 70 The EvenIns journal.

meeting OF the Board OF Education
last evening. Professor Snavely re
ported the Van Dyke armory ha,
been rented for future athletic &C
tivities OF the High School.
Mr. Snavely reported $50 pupil
enrolled with 1858 y days attend
ance and S274 actual days attend
ance, showing an average OF ISL
per cent attendance for Decem her
The perfect attendance record show
ed 1914 pupils OF ;he $50 enrolled
present every school session: l2i
pupils tsrdy; % homes visited b!
teachers and IS parents visited
school
The total receipts since school re-
sumed TO December !. was t11.1S2..
- from State funds: S245.3I from
county and city tax funds making a
total, {1S.13s.3O; receipts for De.
cember were; s322O.2s. making
grand total OF S16.359.5S. with a
county tax reserve on hand or So
244.O7 making total receipts and re-
serve funds OF t22.6O3.65. The bal
ance in hand is $500.
The following bills were ordered
paid: Water and Light Commission
I for light. $3.50: Buffers Inc. for
supplies. t3S: J. T. & J.. +. Eliason
Inc, for coal, f13S.72; Wilmington
I Gas Company. for fuel. s420: BEN
nett Lancaster. for insurance, So and
Temple Club, for rent OF opera
house. s34.
In accordance with the instruc-
ton issued by the State Board OF
Education, Miss Elsie J.. Wooleyhan.
instructor OF home economics. bega n
the program in the local schools on
Monday. Each pupil Will be weigh
cd and measured and IL weight and
height are not OF proper compare
tive proportions, a special diet pro-
gram for the pupil will be prescribed
While not compulsory. II is felt by
the educational authorities and
many parents that thls is a much
needed innovation and that many
defects in health will probably be
remedied by It.
Marie, the eleven-year-old daugh-
ter Of former Mayor and Mrs. Theo-
bort W. Lavender. was stricken III
while In school yesterday. She was
removed TO her home and ther
taken to the Homeopathic Hospital
Wilmington. in the Good WIN Am.
bulance by orders Of DR.. Julius
Dodd. who said the child was suffer
ing from acute APPENDICITIS.
A bake-ssle viii be held in James
I. Challenges drug store at Sec
ond and Delaware streets. on sat
urdsy, Jan. p for the benefit OF the
grade library OF the public schools
An invitation was received by
members Or the Good VIII Fire
Company ls@t evening to attend a
box social and dance in the Com %
muniiy Hall az HOLLOWAY Terrace to-
morrow evening This function Will
De under the auspices % the Ter
race Volunteer Flremen's Associa-
ton.
The Benevolent Association OF the
Wilmington Fibre Specially Com
psny, has completed ARA nsem ents
Tor a dance 20 be given in Van Dyke
srmory on Tuesday evening Jan. so.
Music will be furnished By the
KINNEY Orchestra. Of wilmington.
The committee in charge is COM
posed % william Cole. chairman:
Mrs Charles Galloway. the Misses
Catherine wilhelme and Sarah
shearer Messrs. James r. Hance,
Jas J. McGrory and F. Howard
Newlin- All employees will be ad-
mitted free.
Mrs. Joseph H. carp will read
sion o. the Currents Glass in the
Century Club psrlors. Mss Anne
DUNCAN viii give a book review.
Music and refreshments also viii be
enjoyed.
Owing 20 the inability to secure
Van Dyke Armory for the Booster
Clubs Valentine day ball. on Tues
day February Il. the club will hold
the ball in the opera House on
Monday evening. February y.
The bske-ssle by the local Child
Health Center Com mission announc-
Cd for next Saturday morning. has
been postponed.
Mr. and Mrs william J. Hunter.
OF Fifth and Delaware streets. cale-
brated their hftieth wedding ami
versary al their home Tuesday
evening While no elaborate fes-
tivities had been arranged. their
many friends extended congratula-
tions. either personally or by card.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter are lifelong
residents OF the city. Mr.. Hunter
being IN the manufacturing and
monument business.
Mr.. Hunter was postmaster under
the Cleveland administration and
was county collector Of taxes for
New Castle hundred two terms.
St. Anne's Guild. Of Emmanuel
Episcopal Church. will give a dance
In the parish house on Thursday
evening. January %.
The local highlets will play the
two varsity teams Of Dover High
School in the Van Dyke Armory
cage tomorrow evening. This IL
one OF the State interscholas; &c .
games. Following the game a dance
will be provided without extra
charge.
Miss Elsie l.. Wooleyhan has been 1
selected to succeed Mrs Henry J. (
Kite as directress OF the local
branch of the Junior Y. w. c. A..
known as the Blue Hens Chick f.
ems" composed Of high school girls 1
Mrs Kite with her husband. moved
TO Marcus Hook.
The girls and boys varsity bas-
kethali teams of the local hirh ,