Evening journal., 1914-06-15
NEW Castle HONORS
COUNTRY'S FLAG
Saturday Celebration Fol
lowed by Children's Day
Exercises in Churches
Mr.. CHALLENGER
A DEATH VICTIM
Special to THE EvENrNG JoTfRNAI

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL,
NEW CASTLE, June l5.-New Castle
has observed Flag Day and Children's
Day since Saturday morning Old Glory
floated from houses III all sections Of the
city during the past two days. The
Caesar Rodney Chapter, Daughters OF
the American Revolution, observed Flag
Day on the lawn Of the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. 5. $. Deemer. Mrs Deemer
entertained her guests at luncheon, the
table being decorated with flag designs.
Mrs. y. L. Moody. regent Of the chap
Ter, read an interesting paper on the
Origin Of the Flag Other brief adj
dresses were made and many patriotic
selections were given.
IN the Methodist Church YESTERDAY
morning ehildren'a services Of the pri-
! mary department were held. IN the
evening the Sunday school held its exer.
eises and the church was crowded The
programs as outlined IN THE EVENING
JOURNAL were carried ont.
IN the Presbyterian Church Children's
Day exercises were held yesterday and
pins and prizes were distributed for at
tendance and progress in the catechism.
The Rose Hill Sunday school held its
Chlldrens Day exercises yesterday al.
ternoon.
New Castle baseball clubs showed m
well on Saturday, Jasper of Philadel-
phia suffered defeat by the New Castle
A. A., by the score Of 5 to 1. Baraca
handed the Second Baptist team Of Wi
mington a defeat by the score Of 6 to
q.
81. Peters went to Odessa and the
boys on the Appoquinimink handed
them one by the score Of 7 10 4.
George and John team rambled ont
to Christiana and the steel men won bv
a score OF Is TO l3.
The Daughters Of American Revolution
IN this city will go to Cooch's Bridge
on September 3, when Coochs Bridge
Chapter will celebrate the anniversary
Of the unturling of the American flag in
battle.
Ocean Beach Park was crowded YES.
terday with a continuous throng of visi-
tors. The concerts of the Italian Mar
inc Band are highly enjoyed The dane
ing pavlilion's popularity was shown on
Saturday night by the hundreds OF
dancers. The bathing at Ocean Beach
is splendid.
While Mrs Munson Of Philadelphia
was visiting Charles e. s. Munson last
week she lost a pearl necklace near
Ocean Beach Park.
The Rev Father Dannenhauser. one
q the Redemptorist missioners, who con
Quoted the mission here last winter. cele-
brated the masses in 81. Peters Church
Yesterday, owing TO the illness OF the
Rev. Frederick Vincent Campbell
Harry Saegers, who has been very i'll
at his home at Baldton, died yesterday.
He was a sand blower in one Of the steel
mills.
Many grangers from this hundred at
tended the festival given BY Delaware
Grange at Newport on Saturday night
Civil Engineer Fullenwider is still /
the streets II will take sew
erol weeks to get the grade of the
streets.
An attack OF heart trouble caused
the sudden death on Saturday at his
home, No 1912 Walnut street, Phila
delphia, of J. Edward Challenger. q
widely known railroad man, and head
of the Challenger Car Demurrage
Record Company. His wife was wi.h
him when the attack came and ne
was dead before medical aid could DE
secured.
Born 56 years ago. at New Castle.
Mr.. Challenger went 10 Philadelphia
when boy and entered the service OF
the Reading Railway, working up-
ward until he became assistant traffic
manager. A bridge building concern
with which he became connec;ed
failed and he was made manager OF
the Philadelphia Car Service Associ.
alton. concern that was forced out
OF business by the Interstate Com
merce Commission. He was for a
tsme manager of the New Jersey
General Service Corporation and at
another served as secretary OF The
Central Pennsylvania Bituminous
Coal Operation Association. He was
a member OF the Loyal Legion Manu-
facturers' Club and the Order OF Elks
The funeral will be private tomor-
row afternoon. Mr.. Challenger was
the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Chal-
lenger.