Evening journal., 1905-12-14
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SUPERINTENDENT
Local Trolley Men Spent En-
iOyabIe Evening as Guests
Of Captain HOlCOmb
PROGRAM WAS INTERESTING
Special to The Evening Journal.

New Castle. Dec. 14.-Employes Of
Abe Wilmington, New Castle and
Southern Railway Company were the
g,Qests of Captain c. p. Holcomb, SUI
pelrintendent of the line, at his home
e street last night, and
most enjoyable evening was spent.
Festivities began at $50 o'clock and
included vocal and instrumental music,
recitations. dancing and dialogues. At
midnight an elaborate supper was
served and at a late hour this morning
the party broke up. all the guests con-
graduating Captain Holcomb on the
success of the affair.
The program as arranged and carried
out was as follows:
Address of welcome, Captain c. p.
Holcomb response by p. ]. Ahern, on
behalf of the trolley men. Mr.. Ahern
spoke OF the good fellowship which ex-
listed between the boss" and the
"bOssees." and hoped that there would
be many happy returns of the day.
RecitationA willie on the Second
Bag" by william Leach.
Song. "Oh. What a Difference in the
Morning" Henry Timms.
Recitation. Running Of the Electric
Crane" Eugene Lewis.
Selections on the violin, consisting Of
classical music played on four. three,
two and one strings (the feature of the
evcning), Albert Kirby.
Buck dance, Frank McCallin.
Recitation, Smiling Bobby in the
Box" Robert Newlove.
Song. when Willie Comes Home"
William Weggenmann.
Recitation, "The Red Devil" Robert
Megginson.
Recitation. "The Beautiful Safety
Do.o..u T,I, VVfIcop
clog and reel dancing, Montgomery .
brothers.
Solo, "Hi-le, Hi-lo." Henry Holschu-
maker
Recitation. "when Eddie Goes Down
the Line" Edward Eagle.
Song. der Watch un der Rhine" Ed
ward Weggenmann.
Rec tation, Peter the Great" p. G.
Madden.
Recitation, 'Fatty Felix" F. Mccaf-
fiery.
Song and dance, Bright Moody,
Charles Newlexe.------ -.--l
Christmas carols, Messrs. Hilliard.
Matthias. Charles NewloVe. Myers. w.
Hushebeck Frank Schuhardt Lupton
Davis. Mahlon Lancaster.
Those present We're: Captain C. p.
Holcomb, John WILSON,. p. J,.Ahern
William Leach. Eueene. .Iewis,s Albert
KIRBY. Francis McCallin. Robert New
love, William Megginson. Charles Will
lis, Mahon Lancaster, William Lewis,
Thomas Holiday Felix McCamerty,
Harry Montgomery. Nathan Hiliard,
John Montgomery. James Doris. How
ard Davidson Edward Weggenmann.
+. G. Madden. Bright Moody. Albert
Matthias, William and Henry Hushe-
beck David Steele. Clayton Davis,
-charlee whipf. w. T. Myers. Charles
New'oe Edward Eagle, Frank -Schu-
hardt Tames Lupton.
Mus', was furnished by Messrs. My
ers. w. and II. Hushebeck and Kirby.
Lost Fair Of Glasses.
Miss Mary Toman recently lost
valuable pair Of eye glasses somewhere
between the railroad station and Frank
Bridgewater's store. Miss Toman
would be Obliged If the finder would
return to her.
Big Strut in Flask
At the Baldt steel Castings Company
there is in flask a large strut which will
be cast for the Neaiie and Levy Conn
pany, Of Philadelphia. The casting
when dressed will weigh about $500
pounds and will be % feet long, 10
feet wide and feet deep.
Patterns have also been received for
a large rudder to be cast for the
Cramps.
With Another Company.
George Truitt who for some time has
been local agent for the Metropolitan
Life has resigned and has accepted a
position with the Great Eastern and
Casualty and Indemnity Company. Mr..
Truitt will have his Office at Sixth and
South streets
Observes Ordination.
The Rev. +. V. Campbell. pastor of
st. Peters r. c. Church, is observing
the eighteenth anniversary of his or
dination to the priesthood today
Father Campbell is one Of the best
known priests in this diocese and for
two years was the chaplain at the
county hospital at Farnhurst and the
New Castle county workhouse.
He was ordained by Cardinal Glib
bons and was one of a class of twenty
seven. all Of whom are scattered
throughout the United States. He read
his first mass at the Cathedral and for
four years was an assistant and secre-
tary to Bishop Curtis. Father Camp
bell was appointed to the pastorate Of
st. johns Church. Newark, and was
afterwards sent to Elkton. He was
then appointed chaplain of the county
institutions, resigning when transferred
TO New Castle.
Father Campbell observed his anni-
versary quietly, eighteen OF his cleri-
cal friends dining with him at the par
olhial house.
Banquet January 4.
Il has been stated that the Beard
OF Trade banquet would be held ON
the evening of January >. This is a
mistake. however, as the banquet win
take pace on the evening of JanIaiy
4.
Burial Of Mrs. Banks.
The funeral of Mrs. John w. Banks,