Evening journal., 1915-05-08
NEW CASTLE Pupils
observe ARBOR DAY
Century Club Also Lays
Plan to Erect Monument
to William Penn
TO BE BUILT OF
HISTORIC STONES

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, May s.-Arbor Day
was appropriately observed here yes
terday by the schools and the New
Century Club. In the High School the
following program was presented;
Song. by school,; reading, Father
OF Arbor Day" Bertha McCallister;
duet. Bessie Leach and Estella Sibley;
piano solo. Matilda Wolfe; debate,
HResolved. That America will always
he superior to Japan as nation af-
nrmative. Fletcher Price and Bessie
Leach; negative Edmo Newlove and
Phoebe Sapp; song. by school: cur
rent events, Cortland Pinder: spelling
bee. Miss Lenora Lank. winner OF the
prize: song, by school.
Mrs. John b. Manlove. chairman of
the civic committee of the New Cen
tury Club, was a busy leader yester-
day. Her assistants were: Mrs. Nc
Calm, Miss Mary Shaw. Miss kate
Lambson, Mrs. Pierce, Earl Sibley,
John Dawson, Abe Keimon, Thomas
Richie. Joseph Bacon, William Thomp-
son, Clayton Mitchell. Harry Mum
SON. Flowers and shrubs were plant
ed in Penn Square and arrangements
commenced TO erect a monument To
Penn. The stones to be used in II
will be the stone cross-ties used on
the New Castle and Frenchtown Rail-
road These stones were used IN
stead of Wooden cross-ties 10 hold
down the stringers of the first rail-
road in Delaware and the second old
est road in the United States. Mayor
Rodney has assured the New Century
Club that any person found damag-
ing the plants or flowers will be pun
ished. The Boy Scouts and the school
children have promised to care for the
flowers. All persons who have benches
that have been taken from the parks
are requested to return them at once
80 they can be used In Penn Square.
Mothers Day will be properly oh
esrved in New Castle tomorrow and
white carnations win be worn by
those desiring to honor their mothers
Special services will be held in some
church.
William p. Myers has made many
improvements TO the Battery Park
The dancing season will open next
week and dances viii he held Thurs
day and Saturday evenings until
May 20. when the dancing will bC
held every evening. Battery Beach Is
to be improved for the bathing sea.
son and a dredee Is TO be used TO dis
out the cave near the pavilion. The
lunch houses have been overhaulet
and Manager Myers Is now arranging
70 have all the amusements installed
N the park.
Clayton Peters has returned I,
work He had his hands burned sew
eral weeks ago while extinguishini
his daughters clothing, which caugh
on FIRE.
Rose Hill Grange held an en-
thusiastic meeting on Wednesday
= evening Vocal selections we're suns
by the Misses Connell. Yeaman, Griei
and Megginson Mrs. Bannar. Mrs
Hall and Erby Davis also helped I,
make the occasion a social success
There we're recitations by Mrs
Jochen. Miss Taylor and Mr.. Spiel
A feature OF the evening was "A ri;
"a Bag" which caused much fun
Siit Hewitt won the pig
Miss Anna Miller, Of Reading, Pa.
and Edward Gilkey. OF this city were
married yesterday afternoon by th'
Rev. r. V. Campbell Miss Linda Gil
key was bridesmaid and Henry Shill
ing best man.
Grand Master Workman L. Heislei
Ball and staff installed officers o.
Friendship Lodge. No. 3. A. o. Y. W.
a. New Castle Thursday night Ad
dresses we're made by Or. Ball, Crane
Recorder G.. 3. Prettyman, Crane
Medical Examiner L. w. Finn, Jul
ian c. Walker. Ezekiel Cooper, Ed
win c. Clark. Grand Organizer viii
liam H. Dawson. Past Grand Mas
ter Workman c. A. Yaeger and GranI
Outside Watchman r. II. Harring
ton.
Friendship Lodge has started
membership campaign and expects
TO make good The officers installo'
we're. p. NJ. S.. Herbert Duncan; NJ
W., B. o. Lank; Overseer, Rober
Mcfarland; Guide. A. NJ Keegan; In
side Watchman. Andrew Mitchell
Outside Watchman, Frank Harring