Evening journal., 1902-05-29
VETERANS READY
FOR MEMORIAL DAY
Interesting Program Given
in High School Other
New Castle News
Special to the evening Journal.

program will be rendered by the in
fant class of the NJ. +. Church. on Sun
day morning which will be observed
as Childrens Day; Opening address,
Brice Vallette; singing, Giving
Thanks" school; recitation, "The
Message Jennie Cooper and Greta
MCGUIRE; recitation, May Bacon; reci-
tation, Our Heroes, Roger Gravel and
Rudolph Vallette, solo. "Some Sweet
Day" Mary McCabe; recitation, Myrtle
Wilson; recitation, "The Children's
Day" Ida Bank; recitations, Thomas
Willis. Earl Bacon, Perla Clewell, Lola
Vining, Elizabeth Wright and Beatrice
Smith; singing, Suffer the Children, -
Elizabeth Bacon, Jennie Cooper, May
Bacon, Irene Wise and Rennie Hurd;
recitation, Flora Walls, Mary McCabe
and Elsie Warren; recitation, Anthony
Hall; recitation, Ida and Frances Ed
wards; recitation, Mabel Clewell; sing
ing, "Heathcote Chimes" school
Special exercises also will be held in
the evening.
Death of &. c. Wise
Edward C. Wise died this morning at
1 o'cock of consumption, after an ill
ness of year. He was 25 years old
and was a popular young man. He was
SCISSOR. there being a tie vote between
him and his opponent, Lewis Duncan.
Mr. Wise was employed by Herman
Padberg, the paper-hanger and paitner,
in this town. He was a member of
American Mechanics, A. o. U. W., and
also of the o. =. II. Club, in which he
was very active.
G. a. r. Plans Completed
Members Of the G. A. r. have COM
pleted their arrangements for Memoir
ial Day. They Will leave the Town
Hall at s o'clock in the morning, ac-
cOmpanied by a fife and drum corps
OF Wilmington and Company II, n. q.
ID. They will go first to the Episcopal
cemetery, from there to the Catholic
cemetery, thence to Mt Salem COLOR
ed churchyard; to the Methodist, next
to Mt Zion, and from there to tine
Presbyterian burying ground. About
thirty different graves will be deco
rated, and volleys fired over each by
the militia.
Program in High School
The following special program has
been arranged for Decoration Day by
Professor Richardson, and was carried
out in the High School this afternoon" f"
Essay, Decoration Day at Arlington" +"
Flora Knause; Burial of Sir John
Moore" Mary White; THE Psalm of
the Old Soldier" Marie MahOney; The
Blue and the Gray" Carrie Gemmill;
"Tshe American Flag" Minnie Taylor,
How Sleep the Brave" Mary Sulli-
van.
Latest shapes in straw hats at Biggs
Rudolph Vallette, who recently was
II 4.
liveries, yesterday purchased a fine
horse, which he will use in going over
the route.
On Sunday a Wilmington photog-
rapher will come to New Castle to
take the pictures of the Bull Hill Asso-
citation.
Out of sight, Suspenders at Biggs'.
Brief News Items
Mrs John Gordon, of Chester, visited
her mother, Mrs. Hewlett, yesterday.
J. Augustus McCaulley, OF Whining
ton, was a visitor in town yesterday.
Charles c. Heisler, of Philadelphia,
was the guest of L. i. Chase yesterday.
John Reynolds, who is employed by
e. c. Bross. editor Of the New Castle
News. sprained his ankle yesterday.
Mr.. McCabe, general manager of the
shirt factory, shipped his first lot Of
samples yesterday. About twelve girls
are employed at the factory.
Gave Masquerade Party
In the home of James G. Shaw a
masquerade party was given to his
many friends last night, after which
ping-pong and cards were played. In
the card contest; Miss Elsie Black won
the woman's prize and Frank DeHaas
Janvier, carried off the mems prize. AT
a late hour refreshments were served.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs. A.
V. Lesley George, Mr.. and Mrs. John
NJ. Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. John r.
LambsOn, Mrs. Walton, Mrs
Wiley, the Misses Clay, OF
Philadelphia; Miss Julia Potter OF
Baltimore; Miss Bergen, of Philadel-
phia; Miss ROsalie Wilson, of Clay
mont; Miss Bertha Lambson, Miss
Sarah Rodney, Miss Geneva Munson
Miss Florence Case, Miss Walton, Miss
Reba Holcomb, Miss Mary Shaw, Miss
Bessie Janvier Miss Wilson, Miss
Greta Cooper, Miss Mary Cooper, Miss
Anna Cooper, Miss Alice Hay, Mr.. Nc
Gam, of Philadelphia DR.. TybOut
Robert Burton. of Baltimore; William
Bergen, of Philadelphia; George
Knowles, Lee MnsOn, Dr. Andrews
William Cooper, Richard Rodney, Joh1
Rodney, Jr., .Launcelot Rogers, Georg,
Case, James G. Shaw, Chauncey p. Hol
comb and Frank Janvier.
Bishop Nearly Drowned
Michael Bishop, while under the in
fluence OF liquor. had narrow escap,
from drowning last night. He wal
going out to the yacht Dollie, ownet
by George Knowles, of which he ha.
charge. to put on the lights. As h,
was about to do so, he fell overheard