Evening journal., 1913-06-16
NEWSY DOINGS
OF new CASTLE
Church Sexton Calls WOr-
Shippers Hour Ahead
Of Time
SCHOLARS PREPARE
FOR COMMENCEMENT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. June l6.-Church
services and sacred concerts by the
Italian Marine band of Philadelphia,
kept the people here on the move yes
terday. Sleepers we're aroused at $50
by the ringing of St. Peters bell.
Those Of the congregation who wished
to attend the O'Clock mass hurried
to the church. They came from all
directions only to find that the sexton
had made a mistake. He rang the ball
an hour too soon as he mistook the
time to $50. But no one was late
for mass yesterday and -lany had the
pleasure of an hour for silent prayer.
The little silts about breakfast not
being ready were numerou'. Everyone
took the mistake good natIredly. al
though many comments were heard
about not having time to put on the
new dresses. others had 10 time 10
fix hair, and the boys laughingly re-
ferred to the manner OF washing
faces and combing hair The sexton
said that mixtakes are liable to hap
pen any time and any place, and that
an extra hour given to church worship
would prove profitable.
The graduates Of the high school at
tended services in the NJ z. church
yostert y morning and listen u, to the
baccalaureate sermon by the Rev. j.
L. Johnson on the open Door ="
Nearly all the pupils Of the high
school were present.
The cvr.d,,atfo. a.-o-,fro-
held in the Opera House on Friday
evening Josiah 0. Walcott will de-
liver the address and the graduates
will speak for five minutes each No
essays will be read this year and the
usual saiutatorian and valedictorian
will not be on the program
In First Presbyterian church yes
terday the Rev. R. L. Jackson, Of Will
nington. preached the morning ser
mons
The festival of the Dorcas Society
on Saturday evening was 2 success.
Joseph Tobin left yesterday for
Chicago where he will engage in
business with his brother Matthew
Tobin.
The sacred concerts by the Italian
Marine Band of Philadelphia. at
Ocean Beach Park last evening and
yesterday afternoon was attended by
crowds. During the afternoon about
sixty automobiles drove into the
park and enjoyed the concert. The
trolley cars were crowded with VII
mington people and at the evenins
concert the scene was a beautiful
one. The crowd filled the iaacing
pavilion and the section of the park
near the river
General Manager Myers cvpects
the delayed park benches to arr
today
New Castle enjoyed Flag Day or
Saturday.
The sale of tickets for the Peter.
son Family entertainment to be liver
in the Armory on Saturday cveninf
is very large. The entertainment
will be given under the auspices OF
Mrs ]. T. Eliason's Sunday school
class.
Several marriages will take place
in New Castle during the next two
weeks
Quite a number Of New Castles
social circle attended the lawn party
given by Mrs. Frances deli. Janvier
on Saturday afternoon, in honor o.
her sister-in-law, Mrs. George B
Rodney
At Emmanuel P. E. Church yester
day morning an excellent sermon CT
"Helpfulness" was preached by Tbs
Rev. c. Mercer Hall. of New York
who has been a guest of the Rev
Alban Richey
At the evening service the RI
Rev. Frederick ]. Kinsman admins
tered the rite of confirmation to
rlaEe af four
Barnes, Alfred Wransley, Herber
Duncan and Thomas Loveless. Th
Rev. Floyd Tompkins was in the pul
pit.
The Visitors Book" recently pu
In the vestibule of Emmanuel Churc
by DR.. Richey is proving popular
and its pages are fast filling. Name
of visitors from New York. Philadel
phia, and Arizona have been inscrih
ed within the month
Mrs. Keith R. Rodney, of German
town, was an over-Sunday visitor
Mrs. H. H. Hay. Of Philadelphia. j
visiting Miss Emily Rodney-Mis
Bessie Miller, of State Road, was
Sunday visitor-W. Marvin Truss an
two sons, James and Marvin, visite
Mrs. Annie Truss yesterday. Tn
older son, James. is a senior at n
Wilmington High School. and -.
probably enter college after his rae
uation.-Mrs. John Wilson left C
day for Wayne, ~ j., where she vi
visit Mrs. B. T. Holcomb, Jr.-Mr
Annie Truss left this morning for
two weeks visit with her daughte
Mrs. B. F. Petherem. of Skaneatele
~ J.-Mrs. J. ]. Black I'D Mis-
Elizabeth Black will leave on Thurs
daY for a visit to Mrs RlarL,s niac