Evening journal., 1923-01-29
Equipment Not Adequate
to Cope With Out-of-
town CONGREGATIONS
DIR. COOPER TO SPEAK
ON STATE EDUCATION
Special to The Evening journal.

the Mayor, members or tho Coun-
ell. and many citizens were in favor
OF the proposal. L. was pointed out
that the present equipment while
adequate for local use, would be
helpless should fire break out in the
nearby community and adjacent
towns. A committee was appoint
ed to draft a bill authorizing the
town TO raise funds by extra taxa
ton. The bill Is to be presented
TO the Legislature.
In order to bring about Immediate
action on the proposed highway
from this town 20 the Maryland
state highway IN or near Sharp
town. a meeting OF the Mayor.
Council. and citizens was held Sat
urday night IN the City Hall WI
liam II. Cook. president Of the Good
Roads Commission of this town.
presided, and ordered the secretary
no make arrangements with the
Delaware State Highway Commits
sion for a hearing In Dover on We'd
nesday. Another meeting has been
called for tonight at which commit
ices win be named to promote the
movement.
The Dehmar Fire Company gave
house yesterday. Addresses were
made By J. Frank Brown, OF me
Maryland town council / Frank
Thorinston. OF Town CuunciI W. @.
Leonsrd. OF the fire company. and
the Rev. W. W. Smith. and g. Kerr
5lemons Music was furnished by
the Tai Cedsrs' band.
The regular weekly melting OF the
Century Club will be held this after
noon fn che CLUB rooms, in charge
OF Mrs. L. p. Riggin. The subject
OF the day win be ''Education." DR..
r. W. Cooper. director OF the edu- !
cstionsl bureau OF the State. is 20 /
make the address. DIR. Cooper IS a I
recognizes auth GRITTY on educational |
matters. The address will be deliv- /
cred in che auditorium OF the new /
high school IN order that tho public !
may have an opportunity OF attend /
ing.
z. Frank Locates. who for the .
past seven years, has been manager |
Of the local branch OF the Peninsula .
Produce Exchange. has resigned. He /
viii become manager OF the Milford /
branch OF the Valiant Fertilizer
Company.
The Alumni Association OF the
Laurel high school are arranging 20
present the comedy, ''Whiskers.' in
the auditorium OF the new high
school, February II. Mrs. Robert
s. Brock will supervise the produc-
ton. The cast will be as follows:
Miss Sarah Adams. rich spinster.
Miss Addie Cooper; Mabel. her elder
niece. Miss Mary Allen; Inez, her
younger niece (maid OF honor). Mrs.
Raymond Quillin; Frances Page.
bridesmaid, Mrs. Alton II. Bacon;
Evelyn Birch, bridesmaid. Mrs. VIII
liam Pussy: Anna, colored maid.
Mrs Roger Ward: John Phelps.
rich old bachelor. Granville Wind
sor; Chester Phelps. his nephew.
Raymond Matthews.
Mrs. Albert Hitch, 80 years old.
died at her home hers yesterday
OF tuberculosis. Funeral services
win be held from her late home
this afternoon, followed by inter
ment in the Laurel Hin Cemetery.
She f. survived by one daughter. and
her husband.
Members OF the Parent Teacher
Association are rehearsing 20 present
a female minstrel show IN the au-
ditorium OF the new high school.
soon.
Mrs. Charlotte Anna west, widow
Of the late Samuel Paynter West.
died at tho home OF son, near
here yesterday. She In survived by
seven sons and one daughter. Flu
neral services win be held at Asbury
followed by interment IN .
The adjoining cemetery. The Rev.
9. NJ. Gift will ofiioiste.
Madlin Jones, a student at the >
vomauis College. University OF Del :.
lware. IS spending a few days with =
her parents. DR.. and Mrs. william
r. JoneR q
Miss Ann Vaughn, who has been :
lpending several days here as the -
yuest OF Miss Nell Marvel. has re- T
urned to her home IN Philadelphia :,
Kiss Marvel accompanied her as far :,
Is Wilmington. where she will be 7
he guest of Mrs. Crompton Wells 7,
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20 to Hackensack, N. J., for an In II II
Iefinite stay. n
Alton wootten. all around athlete %
nd star guard Of the local high u
chool basketball team. is confined .,
o his home with an attack OF grip. 70
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Eskridge. =
FRS. Robert Riggin, and their "
aughter. Anna, OF Bethel. spent A
esterday with Capt. and Mrs. Yer a,
on Hopkins.
Mrs. p. N. Smith, Mrs. Willard -
'eputy. Mrs. Harry X. Fooks. and W
fiss Minnie Robinson attended a ID
Tub luncheon given by the Delmar vi
entury Club Saturday. h,
Claude Prettyman has sufficiently CO
covered from an attack OF grip, =
, resume his duties at the office u
the Marvel Package Company.
Aline Davis, who is attending the
Toman's College at the University
Delaware, is spending a few -
ays with her parents. Col. and Mrs. n
urtis u. Davis. =
Miss Mary Allen has resigned her "
osition as teacher in the public
hools TO accept a position as book
seper at the Laurel Machine -,
-orks. succeeding her sister, Mrs. ~
Oward Russell. who resigned. o. ~
Louise German, who resigned as :, 20
'okkeeper at the office of the VAL 40
mt Fertilizer Company here some az
ne ago, has accepted a similar m
sition with Long and Short in
Carroll Rodney, OF Tai Tai. Chile,