Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-16
DELAWARE CITY
NEWS GOSSIP
u. S. Engineers Inspect
Canal Improvement; Find
Soldiers Well
CHORAL SOCIETY
FOR CENTURY CLUB
Special to The Evening Journal.

GDftlhA To I ne ENtNlNE JoulutAs
DELAWARE CITY. Jan. 16.-
Major A. NJ. Citizens and Captain
=. J. Cheney. resident physicians at
the fort. who were assigned the
duty of making the annual physical
examination OF the officers OF this
section OF the second corps area. T..
$. A.. including Fort DUPONT and
Mott. the Engineers department
officers at Wilmington and those Of
the Ordnance department at Ped
ricktown. y. j., have finished that
work.
Mrs. Thomas J. Whiteman. presi-
dent Of the Delaware City Century
Club will attend the Wilmington
Century Clubs thirty-hfth annual
luncheon which takes place at I
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Mrs
Stewart l.. Beck. ce-presldent Of
the local Century Club. will be Mrs
Whiteman's personal guest at the
luncheon.
Mrs. 2. D. Geoghegan. Of Hamu-
ton and Henry streets. Will attend
the luncheon as the guest OF her
sister. Mrs. A. J. Abrams. Of Will
mington.
Mrs. Whiteman will attend the
seml-annual meeting OF the execu-
tive board OF the Delaware State
Federation OF Womens Clubs at
Dover. Mrs. White is chairman OF
the welfare committee Of the Fed
Grafton.
Mrs. Anna Armstrong OF VII
mlngton. "A member OF the local
Century Club. will organize n Choral
Society among the club members
Mrs Armstrong is chairmpn Of the
music committee. The ganization
meeting will take place al the home
OF Mrs. NJ J. Brannon. on Canal
street, AZ 7.3O o'clock this eve-
ming.
Sergeant John Ponders. who has
been at Fort DUPONT for several
years, left today for New York City.
10 sail for Panama.
A party OF United States Engi-
neers, who are employed in the new
canal construction operations at
Deep Cut" spent yesterday here
and inspected the section OF the
canal between here and the point of
operation.
The social and business session
Of the Christian Endeavor Society
of the First Presbyterian Church.
viii be held in the chapel OF the
church M 100 o'clock this evening.
The social will be a White Ele-
plant Social with Miss Elizabeth
Aker, president OF the society in
charge.
The Women's Auxiliary and rec
a. nj
Christ's Episcopal Church. will meet
in joint session at the home of Mrs [
William b. Jester, at 2.8O o'clock. I
Thursday afternoon Plans for the
auxiliary lenten sewing and proposed I
improvements 10 the rectory viii he f.
discussed. Mrs Jester is president
OF the auxiliary.
DR. c. f. Filkine. recently dis /
charged from the l.. :. Medical /
Corps and. who has been on an ex- /
tended visit with his parents-ln- /
law, Councilman and Mrs. Harry /
Rose. left yesterday for Oaklyn. y.
J.. where he will establish a prac-
lice. Mrs. Filkin. before her recent
marriage, was Miss Martha Rose.
she accompanied her husband.
Residents along Port Penn and T.
Delaware City road are complaining
OF the alleged condition Of the high
way. Efforts are being made 10 have /,
the Levy Court make improvement /,
TO meet the heavy traffic to which (,
the road is subject. Farmers have
offered the use Of their teams II the
Levy Court will provide the road ma
terial.
Tho Knights of Golden Eagle mot
In Eagle Hall last evening.
jackson Lodge No. 10. A. +. and