Evening journal., 1913-05-19
NEWSY DOlNCS
OF NEW CASTLE
Veterans Inv ite Boy Scouts
and P. 0. S. of A. to
March in Parade
RED MEN ATTEND
EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, May 1s.-Captain
Evan S. Watson, Post No. 5, Grand
Army of the Republic, has invited
Company II. Organized Militia OF
Delaware, the Boy Scouts, and IN
dustry Council, No. %. Jr. o. u. A. NJ.
10 accompany the veterans on Deco
ration Day when the graves of their
dead comrades will be strewn with
flowers.
The Post hopes that during the
next two weeks the weather may be
such that there will be plenty of
flowers in the city gardens.
st. Peters T. A. b. Society turned
out in a body yesterday morning and
received Holy Communion at the
o'clock mass.
This society, while being a bene-
dcial organization, paying death and
funeral benefits, is primarily organiz-
ed for the moral benefit of the mem
bers, and to set good examples.
Farmers in the neighborhood of
Bear station, Red Lion and Porters,
are considerably perturbed on ac-
count of the raids of thieves. These
night visitors appear to be after
money, but before leaving they take
meat and eggs. During the past
three weeks a number of farmers
residences have been entered.
In lmmanul Episcopal Church last
evening, the members of Seminole
Tribe, No. 40, Improved Order of Red
Men, attended services in a body.
The Red Men occupied the front
pews on both sides of the aisle The
Rev. Alban Richey, d. D., preached
an interesting sermon. Following a
cordial welcome of the visitors. DR..
Richey said he had examined the
book of the Tribe, and found three
powerful words forming the motto of
the Tribe: Freedom, Friendship and
Charity. DR.. Richey then quoted
texts from the Bible on the words of
the motto of the Tribe, and the SER
mon preached was along the lines
outlined by such a motto.
There was a delightful dance in
the armory on Saturday night. which
was we'll attended. The young men
were so well pleased with the effort
that another dance will be given in
the near future.
Magistrate Nickerson had James
Thorpe, colored, before him on Sat
urday night on a charge of assault
and battery. The man was in a
South Fourth street house when a
dispute arose over a bet of ten cents.
The result was that Thorpe was beat
en- badly and then arrested and fined
IS and costs. The man with whom
he had the disput also was badly
used up.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Gibson, OF
Philadelphia, who we're recently mar
ried, have been the guests of New
Castle friends.
George Knowles, son Of the late
William G. Knowles. is the guest oi
friends here. Mr. Knowles was for.
mer resident of New Castle, and
with his father was connected with
the Knowles Woolen Mills. Since
leaving New Castle, he has lived IN
London, and travelled through Eu.
rope and Africa. Mr.. Knowles has
been in New York for two weeks.
The funeral of Mrs. Regina Degar
took place yesterday. Services were
conducted by the Rev. S. B. Wylie
and interment made in Bethel ceme-
terry.
The funeral of Wray f. Bacon will
take place this afternoon, with inter
ment in Glebe cemetery.
Work on Battery Park will be
rushed. The fence will be placed in
position and the dancing pavilion will
be the first building to be erected.
Occupants of big automobile
hearing a Pennsylvania tag, had q
close call on Saturday night, wher
they found the gasolene from the tanl
leaking. They stopped here for re-
freshments, and discovered the fiuiC
dripping from the car. Repairs were
made here
At the Sunday school service II
Emmanuel Church, yesterday, Trinit!
Sunday, there was the observance O
q beautiful custom which has been ;
feature of the seasons observanc,
in Emmanuel Church for many years
namely, the decorating of a larg,
wooden cross with flowers.
The children of the different classes
brought bouquets to the altar, anC
these were fastened, one by one. tC
the cross, until. at last. 1t stood com
pleted a lovely. fragrant floral cross
DIR. Richey took the cross as an H.
lustration for a brief, helpful tall