Evening journal., 1911-04-26
new CASTLE
NEWS NOTES
Trouble Starts When New
City Council Names Its
Committees
MANY SCHOOL PUPILS
ON TOWN HONOR ROLL

aware Of Philadelphia are to eat
shad dinner here. New Castle is to
be a spotless town and Old Glory is
TO fly from every house when the Blue
Hens Chicks come here. City Coun-
Gil at its meeting last evening decided
to put men at work cleaning the
streets. and Mayor Rodney is 10 is
sue proclamation requesting that
every house be decorated on the oc-
casion of the visit
At the meeting Of the reception COM
mittee. held in the Armory, It was
decided to have a supply Of badges |
for the visitors. THE EVENING |
JOURNAL will publish a special !
article on New Castle and Mayor Rod
ney will welcome the visitors. Alex
ander b. Cooper will deliver an his
toric address and souvenir postal
cards will be distributed TO the Sons
Of Delaware. The party will con-
sist Of over 100 and will arrive i'm
Wilmington about 1 o'clock. Fort
DUPONT will be visited and dinner will
he served here about o'clock.
At tho meeting Of the Board of l1du-
cation last evening the following pu-
pills we're reported on the honor roll:
High School-Bessie Miller. Marie
Smith. Irene Wise. Mary Biggs, Paul
inc Wilhelm, George Madden, Emily
bunt, Miriam Bullen. Edna Appleby,
Elizabeth Bacon, Josephine Clothier.
Eighth Grade-Minerva Taylor, Es-
telle Sibley. Bessie Leach. Ethel Nc
Callister. Clara Sterling.
Seventh Crade-M Marian BacOn |
Beatrice Haman. Gertrude Honey, |
Ella Green. Elizabeth Bull, Hugh Nc |
Caughan, William Mcdowell, Pearl |
Clewell, Matilda Wolfe. Elinor Hat
ton
Sixth Grade-Walter Korn, Francis /
Farmer, Cortland Pinder. Mary Gil
man, Helen Buehler, Alfred Husha-
beck, Mary Moody, Esther Vining,
Frances Rigg. Joseph Rothrock.
Fifth Grade-Charlos Wertenbakcr,
Jean McCaughan, Hattie Barnes,
Elizabeth Madden. Lena Herman.
Florence Ferguson, Elsie Manning,
Mildred Honey. Oscar Devinish, AL
berta Rash Beulah Whitlock
Third Grade-William Thompson.
hlbert Jones. John Warren, Merton
White Charles Guile. Alfred Gooden.
Elsie Waer. Cora Jacobs
Second Grade-louglas Proud.
David Miller, Edna Rhoados. Eaura
Armpriester, Mary Mcdowell, Marvin
Hatton. Fred Baldt, Alice Clark.
Joseph Cannon
First Grade-7Earl Weggenmann.
Leon King. Sara Bryson. Elizabeth
Mckay, Margaret Bare, Edward Chal- |
lenger Charles Cannon, John Barnes, /
Frank Bacon, Ida Lennon. Kenneth /
Carlisle. Clara Rhoades.
Miss Dcakync's Scbool-May Clarke.
sarah Whitesido. William Clarke. Ed
~ Clarke. Ethel Louth Irene Davis.
Benjamin Gonce. William Warren.
Miss Wilhelm's School-Ivory
sharp, Wilson Ivory. Anna Loath, Sc
rena Green, Lillian Wilmot
Council Session.
City Council met in special session
last evening. when City Assessor Ped
rick was instructed regarding the as .
sessment. The appointment OF as
sistant assessors was postponed for
a week.
For time It looked as n there
would be some trouble over the nam
Ing Of the committees as President
Cannon was not given the right to
name them. The Council consists OF
ive Democrats and four RepubI-
cans.
Mr.. Speicher objected to being chair
man of the finance committee unless
he was given another Republican ON |
the committee. President Cannon |
said: we ask for only one commit |
zee and Mr. Jones should be substi- |
tuted instead of Mr.. NewIove.
Mr. Stoops asked why it was necos- |
sary.
Mr.. Speicher replied: Providing
me finance committee want to hold
up bill, we want the majority"
Mr.. StOops answered: "Ohl You
want to hold up bills?"
President Cannon said they could
pass the bills over the head of the
jority.
Mr.. Newlove remarked: "You set
what you ask for. II you had the
oolng OF 1t we would get nothing"
lhlS caused President Cannon IN
remark: I'VE might as we'll close
shop if We do not do what is rigbt f"
Mr.. Stoops said: I'VE will NOT Close
mop. We are here for business"
President Cannon then announced
the committees as follows:
Finance-Messrs, Speicher. stoons
and Jones'
streets-Weggenmann, sullivan and
Poole. ''e
Jail-Sullivan, Jones. Wergenmapp
Pumps-Newlove, Palmer. Poole
Legislation-Cannon, Weggenmann
and Sullivan.
lndustries-sullivan, stoops and
SDeicher
light and Water-stoops, speicher.
Palmer.
T. De n. Janvier was elected City
Solicitor and William A. KINNEY
City Engineer
Doctors Entertained.
Dr. William Wertenbaker entertain
ed party of New Castle county doc
tors at dinner in the New Castle CIub
last evening. Chief Chef O'Hanlon
had the club rooms tastefully decor
ated and the menu was an appetising
one.
In st. Peters Church this morning
andrew Lenoir and Miss GenevSeve
haWler were married with nuptiaI
mass Miss Rose Lenoir, sister of the
groom, was bridesmaid. and the hest
man was James B. Toman. In. Fol
lowing a wedding breakfast the co,,nio
lslt tor trip 10 Washington n n
Iney VIII live at Second and Dals-
ware streets. ~ '1o'a-