Evening journal., 1909-12-07
NEWS NOTES
OF NEW CASTLE
Board Of Trade Tries to do
Business But Only Two
Members Attend

NEW CASTLE, Dec. 7-Only two
/ members of the Board OF Trade APP
peared at the meeting of that body last
| evening. At the present time New
/ Castle has many matters to attend TO
in earnest: Congress is open and yet
not move made regarding the pro-
posed postof1ice. and although the bat
| tleship Delaware is expected TO be
anchored opposite New Castle early in
the new year. nothing has been done
10 arrange for the reception.
| When the gang" was I'm office the city
/ tax rate was 9S cents. Later Il was
increased to $1.O4 reform" Coun-
Gil was elected later and the rate was
advanced to s1.10. A higher brand of
reformers next was elected. and now
the rate is S1.20. The National Tube
| Company viii tear down all the build
| ings along the river front, and that
will mean reduction in taxes of
! $1,000 This will mean another increase
in the rate.
In the x. of p. Hall on Thursday
/ evening next Friendship Conclave
| Adhesive Mogullians viii hold an en-
tertainment for the members and their
wives. At the conclusion Of the en-
| tertainment refreshments will be
served. The program follows:
! High School Orchestral: address, w.
w. Knowles; song. by Miss Ida Lank;
mandolin, Albert King and James
] Carswell; reading, Mrs. l.. o. Wise;
song, by George \. Tobin, 3rd;
orchestra; song, by Estella and
Blanche SibIey; recitation, 1.-THE Work
men," Miss Rebecca Grier: commedian,
/ AL. Kirby; recitation. e. Robinson;
song. S. Derr Quimby; address, w. II.
Davidson; orchestra.
At the annual meeting Of the Good
VIII Fire Company the following Of
ficers were elected: President, c. =.
Holcomb; vice-president, A. r. Kee;
secretary, John p. Murphy; treasurer,
Jesse Mckay; fireman. Jesse Mckay;
engineer. Andrew Lenoir.
The x-High School basketball team
will open the season with the strong
dupont team on the floor Of the du-
Pont Club at Fort DUPONT.
The annual inspection of the Ivan
! hoe Division. No. 2, Uniformed Rank,
| Knights of Pythias, will take place on
January H. Company II, Organized
Militia will be invited to be present
at the inspection by the national in
spector.
Final rehearsals for the cantata TO be
! given in the Opera House this evening
were held last evening.
The entertainment by the New
Century Club has been postponed until
next week.
The cantata SLEEPY Santa" will be
presented in the Opera House tonight
by Emmanuel Church Sunday school. Fol-
lowing will be the cast:
"santa Claus" William Cannon; Jack
Frost" John Beale; santa Right Hand
Man." William Cannon; 1.-THE Sand
Man" James Carswell Casper" Charles
Bennett; kelsey" Herbert Hanf
''rom." William Madden, and Dick"
Harry Loveless, boys in the plot; "Ro-
saline" Marie Unger; Edith" Marga-
ret Hendrix; Pauline" Irene Waits; -
Beatrice" Margaret McCaughan; girls
i'm the plot; "santa's Toy Factory
Girls" class Of fourteen girls; Three
Wise Men," William Cannon. Ralph
Gear. John Cannon; "sand Mans
Whiskers," class of ten boys; "Fiery
Bells FAIRIES class Of sixteen girls;
SLEEPY Head Bands" Little Tots;
Nurse" Caroline Gear
"A Bachelors Review viii also be
presented by the following cast;
my First Sweetheart" Ada Matthews;
my School Girl" Colena Hoffman; MY
Achers" Ethel Modem; my College
Cir" Bessie eGar: MY Winter Girl"
Clara Newlove: MY Summer Girl
Nora winslow: MY French Girl" jess
sic Cannon; my Greek Girl" Ira Will
lis; MY Russian Girl A" Miss Patton;
my English Girl" Caroline Gemmell
'orhe Bride" Laura Modern.