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PERSONALS Thomas E. Finn of the U. S. S. Louisiana has returned to his home in New York after spending the week-end with Miss Alma Towson. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bucking ham and sister are spending a few days with Mrs. John Marr of Ox l ' 1 Miss Amelia Wagner and niece j Miss Ida of Philadelphia, spent the a Easter holidays with Mrs. William Miss Arzie Phillipp of Wilming- j ton. spent the week-end with Miss 8. i Mrs. Evan W. Lewis and Mrs. M. M. Bennett spent Easter with re latives at Norwood, Pa. 'of Paul Rhodes, U. S. N., visited his mother here for a few days last j week. His ship, "The Illinois," is . at League Island for 40 days, j m A. G. Wilkinson and Lee Rose made a business trip to Philadel- [ phia last week. Mr. J. T. Schwartz of New Yorkj ford, Pa. Miss Agnes Snyder spent the Easter holidays at Rehoboth Beach. ) J. Lovett. Adelaide Lewis. Miss Madge Rickards visited her home in Ocean View over the Eas ter holidays. ■ I City, is spending a few days in Newark with a view to establishing j p a permanent Y. M. C. A. at the col Carl E. Bash of Washington, D. j C., is visiting his sister, Mrs. M. O. Pence. lege. ; Broadus Mitchell, who is an in structor in Economics at Johns, Hopkins spent the Easter holidays with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. S. C. Mitchell. Miss Mary Conahan spent Easter with her parents at Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. Misses Mary Houston and Har riet Wilson spent the holdays at I their homes in Georgetown. Miss Alice Boyd is visiting re latives in Harrisburg. Miss Ruby Miller spent the Eas ter holidays with her parents in Nicholson, Pa. Miss Mabel Tebo spent the Eas ter holidays with relatives in Philadelphia and New York. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Rose visited the former's sister in Middletown on Thursday. Mr. Thomas Moore and daughter j Alice, spent the week-end at the hotel Kentucky, Atlantic City. Miss Mary E. Rich spent the Easter holidays with her sister at Hastings - on - the - Hudson, New York. Mrs. Thomas Moore is spending some time at Atlantic City. Mrs. M. E. Kirk and Miss Vir ginia Kirk of Philadelphia, and Mrs. E. H. McClurg of Oxford, Pa., were visitors last week at the home of Mrs. Rebecca Wilson. Miss Addie Wilson spent the holidays with relatives in Denton, Maryland. Miss Edith McDougie visited her parents in Washington, D. C., over the week-end. Lightning Division Expected Home Soon)" According to the latest reports, the "Lightning Division," as the 78th has come to be known, will be in this country by Decoration Day and the members of the divi sion discharged by July 4. Local military headquarters are without information as to when the Delà ware men will return. That the 78th distinguished it self in every way is becoming more j apparent each'day as groups of the men arrive home. Most of the Delà ware drafted men are attached to the division. A number of local young men are attached to this division, and much interest is manifested in these re ports by parents and friends of the ; returning soldiers. CRUSH HIM! A i ^PRUSSIAN €U» I AT NEWARK OPERA HOUSE Friday Evening, April 25th "ACHIEVEMENTS OF TANK CORPS" AT NEW CENTURY CLUB a Captain R. R. Whittingham en Tertained the members of the New (Century Club yesterday afternoon 'with an intensely interesting ac count of the achievements of the Tank Corps in the world war, and amusing accounts of experiences a (- ç am p Colt, where Captain Whit tingham was stationed for several months. A piano solo, "Whisper ing Wind," was given by Myrtle Steele and tickets distributed for the library benefit to be given May 8. under the auspices of the Choral Club. While no definite announce ment can yet be made as to who will be secured as soloist, the local (contribution to the program prom ises to be interesting. One feature 'of the entertainment will be a [Japanese sketch given under the direction of Miss Mabel Tebo. . The program next week will be m charge of the teachers m the public schools and will probably consist of a sketch, Captain R. R. Whittingham Tells of Experiences In the Service Easter Dance Well Attended The Easter dance given under management of J .Ralph Riley, p ewev p a tterson, Joseph Walker an( j Wilson Price, was a great suc cess. About 50 or 60 couples from Newark and surrounding towns at [tended and enjoyed the dancing. Draine's orchestra furnished the music. v .. Locally Known Young Man < Cited For Gallantry Sergeant Jas. J. Clancy of West Chester, Pa., a nephew of Mr. and [Mrs. Daniel Clancy of this town, and a frequent visitor here has been cited for gallantry in action. Sergeant Clancy is a member of Company M, 328th Infantry, 82nd Division and was in the thick of the fighting for several months. The citation reads in part: "In the attack on Vanaieres, France. September 15, 1918, Serg eant Clancy was acting as platoon sergeant and received a severe wound in the back from a shell fragment, but continued the ad with his platoon until the vance objective was reached and even then would not quit his post to secure aid, but continued on duty j until he fell from loss of blood. His fine example of fortitude and devotion to duty was an in spiration to all his comrades." Many Enjoy Special Sunday Dinner The fame of the Sunday dinners offered at Newark Inn and restaur ant is spreading rapidly and number of patrons is increasing weather advances. Numer-jert townspeople are availing them-j selves of this offering and the,sion warm ous number increases weekly. ++i j" •• " " .. " •• -• I! " •• .! " •• " ;; •• " j" The Victory Liberty Loan —is to be our laSt Big Oppor tunity for investing to insure the fruits of victory—a world dem ocracy and permanent peace. Our soldiers' work is done, but We who have helped at home have still our part to complete. Now comes the test—prepare to do your part in a big way. >> Let's Finish the Job Right ! a Farmers' Trust Company of Newark Newark, Del. I 1 111 I Ml lllll H - H 1 I I U-l ' I - H » I I t-l-H-M I » » M-M - M - M - •H-l-l-l - Sigma Phi To Hold Reunion An all day reunion of the Dela ware chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon will be held at Delaware College next Saturday. In the morning they will select a site on the college campus for the new fraternity house. It will be built bv the chapter, but the college authorities nrovide the site for it. Eventually all the fratern ities of Delaware College will have their houses on the camnus. There will be a business meet ing of the chanter at 12 o'clock, followed bv luncheon o'clock. Tn the afternoon there will be a nroeram of athletic events on . Frazer Field. Dinner will be served at 7 o'clock, and from 8 to 11 o'clock there will be a concert bv the Dixieland Jass Band, of Wilming ton. Altogether it will be a gala dav for 'the members of the Sigma Phi Ensilon Fraternity. at 12.45. An Appeal To Farmers For the fifth time the Govern ment is appealing to the people for financial aid. On the four previous occasions money was needed to win the war and people of all classes liberally responded. Now the call comes for a Victory Liber ty Loan, a loan which, now that the fight is won, is necessary to aid in 'finishing the great task of assur ing to all peoples liberty and de- ! mocracy, that our struggles and sacrifices of the past few years may not have been made in vain. ! I desire to appeal to our entire Grange membership and farmers generally to maintain the proud record we have made in the prev ious loans. Not only subscribe what you can but give the matter prominence at your Grange meet ings and encourage neighbors and friends to do their part toward ful filling this our great National re sponsibility. (Signed) Oliver Wilson, Master National Grange. _ ' The Newark Opera House an nounces for Wednesday, April 30th the re-appearance of charming Dorothy Dalton, this time in "Love i Me," a photoplay from the pen of : C. Gardner Sullivan, directed by R. William Neill under the super vision of Thomas H. Ince. In this Dorothy Dalton In "Love Me yy picture Miss Dalton takes the part of a breezy Western girl, married to a wealthy society man whose family refuse to accept her as one of them, making her life among them all that is hard to bear. How she finally wins their hearts com pletely at a tremendous cost to her self, is thrillingly told in the pic thejture. An excellent cast, including asjWm. Conklin, Jack Holt, and Rob McKim, has been supplied, which with the personal supervi the,sion of Thomas H. Ince, makes its success assured beforehand. KENNARD & CO. After Easter Sale of Dresses Not merely dresses, but dresses of excellence. Not dis carded, unsalable models, but rather fresh, crisp, high-grade dresses right from the maker, bought at price concessions and passed out to our customers at a saving. These hundred garments divided into two groups, at $22.50 and $29.50, former prices $29.50 to $47.50. All the wanted shades are: shown in Georgette, Taffeta. Crepe de Chine and Satin. Sizes range from 14 years up to 48-inch bust. We are now showing the new summer dress Skirts in white cotton fabrics. * We solicit charge accounts from those of established credit, and prepay delivery charges on all purchases within a reason able distance. KENNARD & CO. 621-623 Market Street Wilmington, Delaware Celebrate Their Twentieth Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Potts quietly celebrated their twentieth wedding anniversary at their home on Cleveland Avenue on April twentieth. Celebrates Third Birthday Anniversary A party was given Myra Hall on Saturday at her home here in honor of her third birthday. A good time was enjoyed by all. Those present were: Annie Sea man, Ethel Crowe, Elizabeth Schain, Cressa Crowe, Gladys Brown, Margaret Devonshire, Eve Gregg, Myra Hall, Kennard Moore of Philadelphia, Leslie Crowe, Wm. Barrow,, Jack Geist, Joseph Devon shire, Mr. and Mrs. George Crowe, Mrs. Mary McAllister, Mrs. Isa belle Messick, Mrs. Margaret i Gregson, Mrs. John Steele, Misses : Clara Everett and Clara Hall. O i nns /■ m ■ rv r m ■ « I I r s a I % ft I I s \ 0 ft V ✓ 40* ! Hi ■ ê V/ ■ r. * « ! A ■M* ■ I / 1 V///é6* o r» Y, it ver o a a ; Right over the heart of the plate! You can do it! You've got the speed and the control! Come on—one more strike—right in the groove! Slam it over ! « > a « R I a I I I « ft a Victory Liberty Loan Committee This space contributed by Æi Sol Wilson I ■ y Educational Rally A Success For the past five years, the teachers of Newark Colored School have set aside a day for the pur pose of raising funds to extend the term beyond the 140 days required ,by law. Quite an interesting program was enjoyed by all present. Super intendent W. H. Jump spoke on "The Colored Man's Response to Environment." By request, he ex plained some of the features of the New School Code. His address was very instructive. • Mrs. A. E. Wgddleton of Wash ington, D. C., spoke on "The Rights of the Child." Her address was inspiring as well as helpful. The amount collected was as follows: Miss C. L. Waddleton, $102.00; Miss P. V. Stricklin, $55.00; Mrs. A. J. Davis, $54.00; Mrs. L. B. Stevenson, $19.70; Mrs. Katherine Rider, $14.35; Collection, $16.31; Total, $261.36. This is the largest amount that has ever been raised for the school. The Growth of . THE IDEA of The League of Nations Address by Samuel Chiles Mitchell, Ph. D. at 44 Old College u Thursday Evening 7.15 3^