Evening journal., 1914-09-24
amateur THESPIANS
IN KENTUCKY BELLE
New Castle Century Club to
Present Drama on
October 7
SHOW THE BOY
SCOUTS In PICTURE

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Sept 24.-Rehear-
sails are being held for "A Kentucky
Belle" a delightful three-act drama,
to be presented in the Opera House
on the evening Of October T. The play
will be given under the auspices of
the New Century Club. Prof. De
Silva, OF Philadelphia, who Is coach
ing the play. is much pleased with
the manner the cast has been ar
ranged and each of the nine
teen characters is taking his part
we'll The tickets are now on sale.
The current events class Of the
New Century Club met in the clubs
parlors in the Good VIII Fire Com
pany house yesterday. A number OF
interesting papers were presented
and discussed. The class has n pleas
ing programme arranged for the win
ter months and all members are re-
quested to be punctual In attendance.
In the jewelry store window OF
Frank Bridgewater there is on ex-
hibition a photograph Of the Boy
Scouts and visitors on the Deemer
lawn last Thursday. The setting Is
really beautiful and the scouts with
their pennants show up In fine form.
The grand old trees on the lawn un-
derneath which are the groups Of
visitors and the Deemer mansion
were brought out in splendid style
by the photographer The photo
graph makes a splendid souvenir of
the reception to the Boy Scouts by
Mr. and Mrs. Selden S. Deemer. Mrs.
Deemer is chairman of the Civics
Committee Of the New Century Club
and to encourage the Boy Scouts to
take an interest In the city Mrs.
Deemer donated prizes Medals were
presented to the winners Of field day
events. so much interested IN the boys
OF the city has Mr.. Deemer become
that he Is willing to donate the ground
for clubhouse and let all the Boys of
the city enjoy II.
Edward Leonard, OF this city, and
Mrs. Ella Ryan. Of Wilmington, will
be married in ST. Paul's Church, VIII
mington, next week. Following a
short honeymoon trip the couple will
live at the Dobbinsville Hotel. Mr..
Leonard is one OF New Castles most
prominent young business men.
Postmaster John p Murphy reports
the following letters remaining at the
postonice: Mrs. Francis Allen. John
Buten, Mr.. Domenico Caporale, Mrs.
Dora Konzka. Mrs. Dora Konzka,
Wiley Mobiles, Mr. John w. Smith, Jr.
Cloud, stiles and Work commenced
operations on the Delaware street
wharf yesterday and when completed
New Castle will have concrete
wharf which will last for years. The
cost OF the wharf viii be borne by the
City Council and Trustees of tho Com
mons.
p. J. Ahern expects TO complete tn
track work on Chestnut street by Sat
urday. General Manager Mayors sat
, Yesterday that considerable delay wa
Occasioned by the changing OF grad
after the work had been done. Thl
, work is TO be permanent and conse
, | Quently must be properly done. l
/ requires much time to level th'
tracks so that the street bed will no
be disturbed after once being pu
down.
While a report was current her
last evening that the Progressive Re
puhncans will have a candidate OF
the ticket from here for Representa-
, tive. It could not be verified. In tn
, presence Of six men Republican
stated that the candidate viii be
I. man who expects votes from Republi
= cans and Democrats.
! jeremiah Tobin is threatened wit
q an attack of appendicitis.
Mrs. A. NJ. Hizer is still very III a
q her home on South Fourth street.
/ Manager Ferguson, of the Georg
i. and John baseball club, expects hi
a Dobbinsville players to defeat th
/. New Castle A. A. on Saturday.
"a James L. Bacon is now getting a
idea OF the work of the postofiic
He will assume his duties the first
\. October.