Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-02-10
FORT DUPONT TO
HAVE new ROAD
Work on Grading and Fill
ing Street Will Begin
Soon.
ASSO. TO TACKLE
SCHOOL PROBLEMS
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
DELAWARE CITY. Feb. 1o-The
grading and filling of Fifth street.
from Clinton street to the entrance
at Fort DUPONT. will probably be
started within tho next few days.
Twenty-Five teams and seventy-flve
men with officers and guards in COM
mand have been carting Stag and
cinders from the plant of the Amer
Jean Manganese Steel Company, New
Castle. for the past week. The work
nok being done Is on a new section
of road running along the fortihca-
aion fence on the western side. This
road is being constructed TO make a
short cut for teams and automobiles
20 the stables and garages.
For years the drivers have been
compelled 10 travel nearly one mile
further to get 10 their destination.
The old route passed the barracks
and officers quarters. and caused con-
siderable congestion at times. Many
other Improvements are being con-
aemplated. Under an agreement
the fort officials will repair and re-
surface Fifth street with material
Furnished by the town council
Those who use this thoroughfare
are chiefly residents OF the fort and
tradesmen.
At the monthly meeting Of the
Community Welfare Association,
CParent- Teacher organization) on
Monday evening, the proposed
school legislation will be discussed
Invitations have been sent TO all
taxpayers to attend the meeting.
The housing OF the local school
children Is one OF the problems
uppermost in the minds OF the
people. A new school building has
been advocated for many years. At
present the pupils Of the grades are
widely scattered throughout the I
town. Two rooms. one in the Parish I
house OF Christ's Church and the |
other in the chapel OF the Method |
5st Church, have been pressed into /
service and two teachers assigned |
as instructors in the isolated grades.
The school board intends to petit
ton the State Board OF Educa-
ton for a new building, in which
students OF the high school and the
pupils Of the two highest grades
will be housed.
The Rev. L. W. Layfeld, pastor OF
the Delaware City Methodist Church,
will preach at 1890 o'clock tomor-
row morning on "A Prayer In
Christ's Name" and at 100 O'Clock
on Sacred and Secular" The Sun
day school will meet at 11.45 o'clock.
The Rev. Joseph II. carp, minis
ter in charge, will conduct services
in Christ Episcopal Church at 3.45
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The
Sunday school, William B. Jester,
superintendent, will meet at 10
o'clock.
Services in the st. Georges ". z.
Church tomorrow will be in charge
of the Rev. ]. c. Mccoy pastor. At
1890 o'clock the Rev. Mccoy will L
preach on Abiding in Christ" and
at 7.3O o'clock he will speak on Re
pentance." The Sunday school VIII
meet at $50 o'clock and the Ep-
worth League will meet at o'clock,
with Phillip Simmons. Jr.. leader.
Mr. Mccoy will preach in the
Summit Bridge Methodist Church
at 2.30 o'clock. on Abiding in
Christ" The Summit Bridge Sun
day school VIII meet at 100 o'clock.
The Rev. r. c. Pitzer will con-
duct the usual services in the First
Presbyterian Church tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. Elias Lewis, former
~ OF this place and now residing
in Wilmington, left today for Buffalo,
y. Y, where they will make their
future home. Mr. Lewis is an Of
fetal of the Bethlehem Steel Cor 1
poration. Mrs. Lewis paid several
friends Of this town a farewell visit I
this week. She is a solo soprano of
exceptional ability, as we'll as an in
strumental musician.
Miss Eleanor Raymond, daughter
of Col. and Mrs. Allan d. Raymond,
OF Fort Totten, ". Y, is the guest
of Lieutenant and Mrs. B. S. Stearn
of Fort DUPONT. Col Raymond was T
a former commandant at the local L
fort.
The Misses Rebecca and Emma
of PENIS Grove, N. J..
were entertained as the weekend
guest OF Miss Z. Frances Webb. of
Clinton street. 7
Mrs. William T. Vail, Of Clinton
street, is confined to her bed with
grip.
Harry z. Webb, local meat mer-
chant, is confined TO his home with
grip. A