Evening journal., 1914-11-28
BANK FUNDS
SHOW AN Increase
SIS, 400 on Deposit in New
Castle Office on
November |
CHURCH FOLK
IN ENTERTAINMENT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Nov. 2S.-New Cas-
tie is growing more and more like
New York, SO far as its post office is
concerned at least Postmaster John
p. Murphy was in a decidedly happy
mood yesterday afternoon when
speaking of the savings fund at the
local office He said that the Euro
pean war is helping the postal saw
ings and that the money which usu-
ally went to the old countries is be-
ing deposited in the postal savings
bank. Leading people of the city are
depositors as well as many of the
very poorest. Children can save their
pennies by buying the stamps and as
soon as it is collected in this way an
account is opened and interest COM
mences to grow.
In the New Castle postal savings
bank on July 1, 1914, there was S4,-
72S on deposit. Since that time 20
new accounts have been opened, &C
deposits made and S1,679 deposited
The "A Withdrawals amounted Ia
S99S so that on November 1 there
were 40 depositors with the splendid
showing of S5,409 in bank
Postmaster Murphy says he hopes
when the Bethlehem Steel Company
builds and operates its plant and the
| fibre mill and a newspaper plant be-
come a reality that the post office
will grow and that he will need more
assistants as well as letter carriers
In the basement of st. Peters
Church last evening a delightful af-
fair was given by the young girls OF
| St. Peters Church. The two act
drama "The Conspirators" was very
creditably staged. every point being
brought out forcibly. The scene was
laid in Miss Primleighs school, with
the senior class predominating. The
cast was as follows:
Madge Norton Miss Vera Atkinson
Winnie Roberts. Miss Mary Reynolds
Kitty Carr Miss Catharine Leonard
Joyce Durham,
Miss Catharine Gallagher
Edith Herman. Miss Catharine Toner
Edna Gayle Miss Elizabeth Reynold:
Hilda Nichols. Miss Anna NJ. Farley
Nancy Hillyer.
Miss Catharine McCaughar
Miss Primleigh, principal.
Miss Nan NJ. Toner
Mrs. Norton, Madges mother.
Miss Mary NJ. White
Miss Edwards, Madge's aunt. au
thoress. .... Miss Greta NJ Tonei
Annie, a parlor maid,
Miss Helen NJ. McDevit
Albert Kirby was inrhis best form
as black face comedian. Tn
Pastime trio, Alfred Mcguire, Jane
b. Hance, Jr., and George Ford. SAN
the latest songs and told the newes
jokes. Their local hits were a fea
ture. New Castles favorite singer
Joseph Comerford, deserved the en-
core he received. The financial sue
cess of the entertainment was all tina
could be desired. The committee o
St Peters T. A. B. Society in charg,
of the affair consisted of Francis r
McCallin. Edward Gormley and Jame
f. McIvor.
Thieves stole five turkeys from Mrs
John Burris and three from Mrs. vii
liam Abbott. Last year when turkey
] Mfit nNbANn AA0AA NAA o A3uA a hRh
was left by the thieves which read
I'VE will come back next year."
J. J. d. Hall, superintendent Of tn
Galilean Mission. Philadelphia, viii
address the Baraca Glass tomorrow
afternoon.
There will be a special meeting o
st. Peters T. A. B. Society tomorro,
morning following the late mass il
st. Peters Church.
George McKnitt by prompt wor
put out a fire on Thursday mornin
in the home Of Mrs. Mary Wilson. Tn
fire originated between the kitche
wall
Everything is in readiness for tn
opening of the Belgian relief head
quarters here on Monday. The ROOF
in the X. of p hall will be used an
> the Willing Workers will be constant
= ly on hand to receive contributions.
Saxon Kendrick and Seymour Ker
drick, of Williamsport, Pa, are tn
. guests of James p. Bowen.
William Mcdowell an apprentic
on the United States battleship Mort
Dakota. now at Norfolk. Va, is HON
on a furlough for a few days.