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NEWARK POST
VOLUME IX
NEWARK POST, NEWARK, DEL., MARCH 27, 1918
NUMBER 9
M. E. Conference
Commends Governor
Declares Public Hoodwinked By
Lobbyists
Just before final adjournment
Monday afternoon, Wilmington M.
E Conference adopted the follow
ing on recommendation of William
R. Mowbray, Frank F. Carpenter,
W. E. Greenfield, Robert K. Steph
enson and E. C. Prettyman:
"We, Wilmington Annual Con
ference, in session, commend Gov
ernor Townsend in his firm stand
taken in the bill now before the
Delaware General Assembly
viding, at the request -of the
tional government, for the estab
lishment of a State Council of De
fence.
on
pro
na
"We resent the workings of the
liquor lobbyists in using the term
'useful
occupation'
being
against honest labor, fearing that
it would result against their
interests.
as
own
While the term 'useful
occupation' should apply to those
engaged in the liquor traffic, it was
never so intended in the act
pending. Liquor politics has again
deceived the public, as will soon be
known, and at the sacrifice of the
national interest.
"We resent the attitude of the
press who have co-operated with
those interests to hoodwink the
Public. The subtle methods of the
usual liquor lobby in false inter
pretation, and not in the provisions
as actually exist, are the cause of
the inflamed public mind.
"We recommend its
now
passage,
thus upholding the rightful in
terest of the governor and
taining the honor of our State in
national service.
ing can we defeat the propaganda
being spread by German interests
right in our own State. The press
must align itself actively with our
â national interest, rather than aid
those influences which so much as
ist the enemy."
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Only by so do
PRIZES OFFERED
FOR CORN
State Board Of Agriculture
Makes Announcement
The State Board of Agriculture
has been giving gold and silver
medals for seed corn and will
nev/ these medals for the
,re
year
1918, namely, a gold medal for the
best acre of seed corn grown in
Delaware, and a sliver medal for
the second best acre. For the acre
giving the highest yield $60 and
in addition three prizes of $40, $20
and $10 for the highest yields on
i single acre in each county.
In addition to these prizes which
lave been awarded every year for
i number of years past, new prizes
for five acre yields will be given
is follows; namely, in each county
®iour prizes of $25, $20, $15 and $10.
Jirhe field must be continuous and
lot less than five acres and the
:ompetitor shall notify the State
3oard of Agriculture that he de
lires to enter the competition and
It the end of the season sljall sub
nit a report giving the date of
[lowing, amount of manure and
fertilizer applied, distance apart
that corn is planted and number
If cultivations given. When the
lorn is ready to cut the State
Board of Agriculture will send a
lommittee who shall select not
fss than 500 hills in different
■arts of the field which shall be a
Inir average of the five acres
■ hose hills shall be cut, shocked
fcid sealed in the presence of the
lommittee. When the corn is ready
1> husk the Committee shall be
■otified and shall weigh the husk
id corn and take a sample of
liirty-five pounds which shall be
wrvvarded to the State Board of
Agriculture. The prizes will be
■warded on the basis of dry, shell
V, merchantable corn.
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family Moves To Middletown
Rev. E. P. Roberts, and family
loved from the M. E. parsonage
b Monday to their new home in
liddletown. Mr. Roberts who has
pen ill for several weeks was able
b make the trip in Mr. S. J.
r right's car in comfort. The best
[ishes of many Newark friends
lllow them.
Defence Bill
Passes Senate
P atriotism Triumphs Over Fac
tional Politics
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:: Dover Delaware, 3.45 p D m ;;
.. lhe Defense Council Bill £
.. as advocated by the national ••
! ! administration, recommended "
" by the Governor, and approv- ;;
.. ed by the Committees of the ..
I! House and Senate, passed the "
" Senate this afternoon by a ;;
vote of 14 to 1, Senator Bar- ••
!! nard, president pro tern of !!
• • the Senate, Independent, vot- ' * i
I! ing against the bill. The Bill
!! as passed is different from !!;
• • the original in that the in- "
I: terpretation of the term "use- H
;; ful occupation^ is transfer- Lj
•• red from the Council to the ..jed
L Courts, a feature which satis- •*
" tied those who questioned the U
" power for the right of appeal "i
in the first Bill. This places •■!
; ; Delaware in line with her sis- + \
" ter states in the Union. . ,
.. The Defense Bill, showing ••
" the changes and the interpre- • •
;; tation of the provisions there- ..
.. in by the attorneys of the two "
" i hou f^' Wl11 be P nnted m our ::
nex issue. ?
tI
with local committees and manag- 1
ing Boys' and Girls' Club Contests I
along five different lines, namely: :
Corn Clubs, Calf Clubs, Gardening
Clubs. Pig Clubs, and Poultry
The Corn Club Proiect consists
ine Gorn uiun i roject consists
of making a study of corn culture
j. . ' . I
and in growing an acre of corn.
The Calf Club Project consists
of making a study, of feeding and 1
caring for calves, and in raising a
The Gardening Club Project
consists of m akin o' n studv of
consists of making a study of
growing a home or school garden.
The Pig Clubs are divided into
the Feeding Project and the
Breeding Project The Feeding j
Project involves the care and feed
,ng of one or more pigs from the
weaning period until the hogs are
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H- H-H-H-fr-H-M -k-H-H -H-H-H-H
The Extension Department of j
Delaware College is co-operating
Boys' And Girls' Club
Work In Delaware
Clubs.
calf.
PRETTY WEDDING
AT RED CLAY
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Miss. Garrett Becomes Bride
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The marriage of Miss Nellie
Garrett and Mr. Edwin Ball was !
solemnized last Saturday, March!"®
twenty-third, in the Red Clay :
Creek Presbyterian church, in the ;
presence of about three hundred j
relatives and friends. Both bride
and groom are well-known here, |
and many Newark folk were among;
the guests at the wedding. The
bride wore a becoming gown of ;
gray Georgette crepe, and carried ;
a bouquet of white sweet peas and
lilacs. She was accompanied by |
Miss Nellie Justis, of Newport, as
maid of honor; Miss Justice wore
frock of pale blue Georgette i
Belle
■
Of Edwin Ball
a
a
of
of
a
crepe, and carried pink sweet peas.
The brides-maids, Miss
Chambers and Miss Vera Gregg, aj
cousin and a niece of the bride, 1
wore gowns of green crepe de
chine, and carried daffodils and
ferns. Madeline Johnson, Louise
Eastburn, Frances Ball, Edna
Murray, Rebecca Wollaston and
Anna Noughton, former pupils of
Miss Garrett's, dressed in white
and carrying daffodils, acted as
ribbon bearers.
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Harvey Ball, brother of the
groom, acted as es man. essrs
Taylor Flinn and Anson Gregg ac
companied the bridesmaids, and
four school boys, John Parsons,
Edward Klair, Harry Kendall, and
Norman Howett, acted as ushers.
The wedding march was played by
Mrs. Reddin, of Stanton. Rev. J.
D. Blake, pastor of Red Clay, as
sisted by Rev. David Reed, of
White Clay Creek Presbyterian
church, officiated.
A reception from four to six,
followed the ceremony, at the home
of Miss Justis.
dred guests were present.
Mr. and Mrs. Ball will live on
the odd Ball homestead, at Mill
in
J.
About two hun
town.
ANNUAL MEETING OF
BUILDING LOAN!
New Series Issued To Borrow
Only
ers
The fifty-first annual meeting of !
the Newark Building and Loan
Association was held in the Odd ;
Fellows' Building l„„t evening. All
of the officers were re-elected,
They are, D. C. Rose, president; G.
W. Grifi.n, vice-president; W.
Taylor, secretary, and C. A. Short, j
treasurer. Reports of the secretary j
and treasurer showed the year to !
have been a fair and prosperous |
one. A new series, number 37, was |
issued, after a general discussion ;
to borrowers onlv. W. J. Colbert, |
H. B. Wright, and A. L. Beals were |
re-elected as directors, and W. E. j
Holton, to fill the unexpired term
of A. C. Whittier, resigned. The !
report of the Association is print- j
elsewhere in this paper.
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LIBRARY PURCHASES
T be comm ;ttee in charge of the
Newark Town Library has reC ent
j purchased a Liberty Bond, with
$100, the bequest of Mrs. S. Minot
Curtis. Interest will be invested
in books.
LIBERTY BOND
Books On Art Placed On The
Shelves
Buonarroti, by Charles Holroyd;
The Raphael Book, by Frank Roy
Fraprie; The Painters of Florence, !
by Julia Cartwright; A Short His
tory of Italian Painting, by Alice
V. V. Brown and William Rankin ;
Sacred and Legendäre Art Mrs !
^.creci ana i,egenaar> Art, mrs.
Jameson; The Florentine Painters
» t> • in
of the Renaissance, by Berenson;
The Venetian Painters of the Re
naissance, by Berenson; The Cen- j
tral Italian Painters of the Renais- ;
sance, by Berensen; How To Study j
Pictures, by Charles Caffin. i
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BOOKS GIVEN
FOR SOLDIERS
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254 Volumes Collected Here
t
During the past week, there have
been collected at the college li
brary two hundred and fifty four
books for the W ar Service Librar
At the request of patrons of the j
library the following books on the !
subject of Italian Art, have been
placed on the book shelves for the
use of readers: Vasari's Lives of
The Painters; Michael Angelo
ies
The books so far contributed
TU of . recen î
fiction. All the books are in good
condition and all are of the kinds
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d ® sl ^ ed b >' the Association. V hen
hooks have all been collected
1- ® *-"®-X W1 " be snipped to the
State Library Commission at
Dover, and from there they will be ;
x "® government agencies j
for distribution among the camps ;
and J-. 0 me . n front. j
Thls campaign of the p^st week
d ? as not finish the efforts of the
blbrai 7 Association for books.
More books are constantly needed
f ®r the soldiers both to replace
other books which are worn out,
and tp satisfy the demands of the
increasing need. The aim is to
have a "book for every man in ser
vice," and the Association hopes
that five books will be given for
ever y book purchased,
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Matinee For School Children
Manager Hubert of the Newark
Opera House, has secured for
Wednesday, April 3rd, William
Fox's $200,000 production of Rob
ert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure
Island.
pupils of the "Seventh grade are
reading this book as a part of their
EngHsh work in the
grammar
bo j Hubert has arranged
j
:
A series of cottage prayer meet
| ings, preparatory to the evangel
jstic services to be held in the
Owing to the fact that
for a matinee, at the admission
price of five cents.
Prayer Services Held
Presbyterian Church in April, are
being held in various sections of
town by members of the prayer
meeting committee. Meetings have
been held during the week at the
homes of Miss Naudain, H. N.
Reed, Frederick Ritz, and Mrs.
Henry Smith. A fifth will be held
Thursday at two-thirty at the
home of Mrs. W. H. Barton.
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EFFORT TO HAVE
CHAUTAUQUA HERE
Special War-time Program Of
fered By* Association
Miss Madaline Davis, represent
ing the Pennsylvania Chautauqua
Association, is spending the week
m Newark, in an effort to se""e
guarantors for a Lyceum Festival
to be held next winter. The "Fes
H.jtival" continues for three days
with both afternoon and evening
performances. Tickets, admitting
the bearer to all entertainments,
sell for $1.25. In order to bring
the Chautauqua to Newark, twenty
signers must guarantee the sale of
240 course tickets'
A snecial wa L_ +irTlp
that cannot- fail tr. on,, „„w
raun jt v j s bp ; n£r „-.„„„„j ^ tU"
Harlan of slrt^nf. J
head of ^ he movement Aside from
program,
the various concert
companies,
speakers of national prominence
will discuss current events and
present day tendencies, in a way
that is guaranteed to make the
community think,
has proved popular everywhere,
and deserves the support of the
entire community.
The Lyceum
Commencement To Be Held
The faculty of Delaware College
last week adopted a resolution pro
viding for the close of the college
on May 18th. in order that students
A , oonpr h , H *11
f JL and PrSS
j idonted arrordino
which c i asses bee j n at 741 a m
! 25 *
Tnd «7 ^ ludmg
holldays and Saturdays. Com- i
mencement exercises will be held
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on the date previously scheduled, i
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rrUMMl IWITV <'ciNrr>» !
LOMM UNITYSING
SHOWS PROGRESS :
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Choruses Led By Mr. Koehler I
,
"Newark is learning to sing,"
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" s ; ng " held j st Monday" night'at
the New Centurv Club! and the
remark seemed borne out by fact.
Certain it is that every "sing"
proves far better than the one that
preceded it The choruses led bv
Mr . Koehler, showed a marked im
provement; the spccia i numbe r S
were pleasingly rendered and high
ly appreciated. The audience tax
ed the seating capacity of the club
COLLEGE TO CLOSE
MAY EIGHTEENTH
In June
room.
Special numbers included chorus
es by High School pupils; solo,
"Sweet Genevieve," with quartette
aC complishment, by Mr. Koehler,
hisses Ritz and Shepardson;
Messrs. Ruhl and Ewing; male
; q Uar tette, "Carry Me Back to Old
j yi r gi n ny," by Messrs Ewing,
; Moore, Koehler, and Ruhl; solo by
j M rS- Anna Armstrong. Favorite
song after song was ca n ed f or by
the aud i en ce, which prolonged the
program until ten o'clock. Infor
ma j dan dng followed, in which all
wbo were presen t were invited to
par ti c ipate
Easter Vacation At W- C. D.
Easter vacation begins at the
Women's College at 5.05 Thursday
evening, and continues until 8.15
Tuesday morning. The buildings
will be closed during that time,
both students and faculty enjoy
ing the vacation. Dean Robinson
will spend the week-end in New
York, Miss Caudell in Washington,
Miss Rich at Yonkers, N. Y., Miss
Winslow and Miss Powell, in
Philadelphia, Miss Bigelow at her
home, Mansfield, Mass., Miss
Graves at her home in Philadel
phia, and Miss Long in Wilming
ton.
Returns From Social
The masquerade social held at
the home of Everett C. Johnson
last Saturday evening, for the
benefit of Welsh Tract school, was
largely attended. The young folks
spent a jolly evening. Returns
netted $28.75.
Newark Boy Reaches France
Mrs. Jackson Willis has received
a letter announcing the safe ar
rival in France of her son Rex, who
recently enlisted in the Aeronautic
branch of the U. S. Navy.
EVANGELISTIC
CAMPAIGN BEING
ORGANIZED
Session Of Church Announces
Committees
Committees have been named
this week by the session of the
Presbyterian... Church, Newark, to
serve during the Evangelistic
Campaign which opens in that
church on Sunday, April 7th. Rev.
Edward Wright, evangelist, of
Ballston, Virginia, will be in
charge of the work. Practically
every family in the congregation is
represented on the various
mittees, which follow:
Publicity Committee
Rev. W. J. Rowan, Prof. H. E.
Tiffany, John M. Bowen, Miss Etta
Wilson, Miss Edna Chalmers, Miss
Edith Lewis.
Committee on Entertainment
Mrs. C. L. Penny, Mrs. H. N.
Reed, Mrs. J. H. Hossinger, Mrs.
Annie Moore, Miss Lydia R. Fader,
Miss Edna Chambers, Miss Ellen
Crow.
of
of
com
in
A
Committee on Personal Workers
Orlando K. Strahorn, Dr. C. W.
Dunlevy, Mrs. C. B. Evans, Mrs.
Fred Ritz, Miss Jennie E. Smith,
Mrs. J. Edwin Steele, Harry N.
Reed, George G. Griffin, Harlan
jHerdman, Dr. S. C. Mitchell, Mrs.
ID. w - Dunlevy, Mrs. C. A. Bryan,
Miss Esther Foster, Miss Gertrude
Blodgett, Warren A. Singles, Fred
Ritz,
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Ralph L. Haney, F. Irvmg Crow,
Francis Lindell, Clarence F. Scott,
Ellis P - Cullen - Ir a K. Steele, Ro
land Wils ' on > Conrad Lewis.
Committee on Music
T v I T™- „
Er ' H V Hayward - Miss N elhe, B.
i Wilson, Mrs. Jennie Raub Frazer,
Mrs. J Pearce Cann Miss Martha
1 1, re ' tr '- e miss marina
i Strahorn Miss Marie Ritz Miss
|a n-V L dr . "^ xz '
! ™" na Pltz ; Ml ® s Man ° a Ca ™ pbe11,
Miss Martha Short, Miss Geneva
: Durmte, Miss Ola Clark, Miss
j Florence Colbert, Lee L. Lewis,
I Harvey Steele, R. 0. Bailsman,
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NE W MINISTER
Assumes Pastoral Duties This
rtssumes rastoral uuties 1 hls
of
at
Ushers
AT M. E. CHURCH
Week
Rev. Frank Herson, the new
pastor of the M. E. Church, New
ark, preached here last Sunday, as
a supply, however, rather than the
regular minister. He assumes his
pastoral duties this week.
Mr. Herson comes from Trinity
j M. E. Church, Philadelphia. A
young man himself, he is especial
ly interested in young folk and
their problems, and a cordial re
ception awaits him in Newark.
R. P. Koehler, principal of the
public schools of Newark, has been
appointed choir leader at the M.
E. Church and the body is being
reorganized under Mr. Koehler's
direction.
CONSIDER ERECTION
OF APARTMENTS
On Site Of Ledger Building
The owners of The Delaware
Ledger are considering the erec
tion of an apartment house on the
site where the Ledger building
now stands. The plans outlined
will be a three-story building, to
cover the present site and to take
in the additional frontage of 26
feet on Delaware avenue. The lo
cation is considered an ideal one.
The first and second floors will be
designed for family apartments,
and the third floor for bachelor
quarters.
Evening Meeting At
Welsh Tract
An open meeting will be held at
the Welsh Track schoolhouse,
Tuesday evening, April second, at
eight o'clock, when the purpose of
the New Castle County Farm Bu
reau will be discussed. Mr. M. O.
Pence, State Leader of County
Agents, and Miss Gertrude Blod
gett, State Leader of Home Demon
stration agents, will be the speak
ers of the evening. All interested
in the movement are urged to be
present.
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Patriotic Rally
On Monday
Judge Qray to Preside at the
Meeting
Josiah Marvel or Wilmington,
,acting in co-operation with Mayor
Frazer of Newark, has arranged
for a patriotic rally to be held in
the Opera House on Monday even
ing, April first» Music by the band
from Fort duPont, composed of
twenty-six pieces, will be a feature
of the meeting. Judge George
Gray will preside, and with a num
ber of others will address the
meeting. Citizens are urged to
make the audience representative
of the spirit of the community.
Junior Choir To
Render Program
The Junior Choir of the M. E.
Church will present an interesting
Easter service from ten to eleven,
in the Sunday School next Sunday.
A cordial invitation to everyone.
OPEN MEETING
AT HIGH SCHOOL
Parent - Teacher Association
On Thursday
The Parent-Teacher Association
of the Newark schools will hold an
open meeting in the High School
building on Thursday, March 28th,
at 8 o'clock. Theodore T. Martin,
State Leader of Boys' and Girls'
Club Work, will discuss food and
the war problem. A cordial invi
tation is extended to everyone.
HOLSTEIN CATTLE SOLD
Thirteen Local Men Purchase
Stock
The three car loads of Holstein
dairy cattle purchased from Mich
igan by the Farmers' Trust Com
pany of Newark, and the New Cas
tle County National Bank of Odes
sa, after being on exhibition for
three days were distributed among
the following farmers:
J. S. Moore, of Middletown ; John
B. Messick, of Middletown; John
Clendaniels, of Kennedyville, Md.;
W. W. Knowles, of Wilmington;
John Mitchell, of Hockessin; Thos.
Green, of Newark; Horrace Den
nison, of Marshallton; John Rey
nolds, of Middletown; W. P. Wol
laston, of Newark; Wallace Cook,
of New'ark; Rodmon Samworth, of
Newark; Thos. Smith, of Wilming
ton; Mr. Vansant, of Newark.
These cattle have been distri
buted among thirteen of the Coun
ty farmers and will form the basis
for as many pure bred herds.
Farmers of the County who are
wanting bull calves can get no bet
ter breeding than the calves that
will be produced by these cows.
OBITUARY
Susan C. Tasker
Mrs, Susan C. Tasker, aged 75
years wife of Jacob Tasker, aied
Wednesday night, March 20, after
a long illness. A husband and
eight children, five sons and three
daughters survive.
Funeral service at her late
residence on Academy street, Sun
day morning at 10 o'clock. Inter
ment in Principio Furnace, Md.,
where the deceased had been a
resident for many years.
Sergeant James P. Houghton
Sergeant James P. Houghton,
aged 28 years, a Wilmington sold
ier at Camp Dix, died at the Camp
hospital on Tuesday, March 19th,
from pneumonia. Sergeant Hough
ton, with the machine gun com
pany, was stationed in Newark for
two months last summer. During
his stay here he married Miss
Olevia Casho, of Newark.
The body was brought to Wil
mington where requiem high mass
was said in St. Paul's R. C. Church.
Further services were held from
the residence of his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Ella Casho, on Elkton Road,
last Friday at 2 p. m. Interment
in Head of Christiana Cemetery.
The body was interred with
military honors. Machine Gun
Company, under command of Cap
tain Salters, accompained by the
First Regiment Band, under the
leadership of Sergeant Norris Rob
inson, took part in the services.