Evening journal., 1916-12-27
Jews HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Children of M. Z. Sunday
School TO Present Festi-
val Program Tonight
TO ORGANIZE
PARENT TEACHERS

Special TO The INENlNG JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. Del, Dec. 81
There is big treat in store
for those who will attend the enter
tainment this evening in the Meth
odist Church, when the primary de-
partment OF the Sunday school gives
its Christmas entertainment. Mrs.
L. 0. Wise has been untiring IN her
training OF the little ones for this
delightful occasion. Being a pleasing
elocutionist herself Mrs. Wise soon
led the way for the little ones and
all that remains now Is the work of
this evening. To miss the enter
tainmont will DC to miss the treat of
the season i'm New Castle.
The program follows.
Address Of welcome. Harold Hobbs;
recitations. by Richard Davis, Jane
Tobin, Emily Downey. Anna Schultz.
Alice Clayton. Alberta Clayton, Wal
lace McKnitt. Ina McKnltt. Frank
Bush Russell Seymoro. Edna Scott.
Sailie Foster. Ethel Harper, John
Proud, Elizabeth Clayton, Dorothy
Hunter; solo. by Elizabeth Mcknitt;
"Thc Christmas story" by Frances
Sheridan; reciiations. by Gladys
Clayton, Martha Shaw, Charles David
son. Arvilla Newton. Willis Black
burn, Elizabeth Hemphill Frank
Moore. ogden Wise, Julian Cunning.
Ethel Ford. Marie Lavender, Eliza
beth Dreamer Eleanor Dreamer, Cath
crime Whiteside; solo, by James Chal
icnger. Jr.; recitations. by Sarah
Smith. Sarah Duling. Ella Rossell.
Mario Steele, Elizabeth Foster. Nor
man Bowen. John Newton, Herbert
Tobin. Addie Duling. Arthur Heath
ers. Gilbert Bender, Margaret Schu-
chart; singing by the school; reel
tations BY Adelaide Davidson, Vivian
Movie, Frances Allfrey. Carrie Atkin-
son William Gebhardt. Vernon Nc
Dowen, George Pinder. Ora Haman,
Edith Buchanan. william Buchanan,
Chester McKnitt. Violet Sackers;
singing by the school recitatlons, by
Mablc Whlteside William Moore,
Nnry Thompson. Arcadia Smith,
Harry Lang. Anna Clayton, Herbert
Barnes. Harold Smith, Nellie Seward,
Dorothy Ramsey. Lillian Abbott, Vir-
rinia Newlove. William stevenson;
singing by the school.
Many prominent men from this and
other States attended the funeral OF
Thomas Holcomb yesterday after
noon. Services We're conducted by the
Right Rev. Bishop Frederick J. kins-
man, the Rev. John Rigg, a former
rector. and the Rev. Addison G..
Ewing. rector Of Emmanuel Church.
The interment was made in the plot
for the family The honorary pail
bearers were Alexander g. Cooper,
Francis l.. Buck, James G. Shaw,
Major william II. Black, A. V. Lesley
George and Francis de II. Janvier
The vestry OF Emmanuel Church
has adopted resolutions OF sympathy
on the death of Mr. Holcomb.
An EFFORT will be made to form a
parent-Teachers Assoc iation at the
Rose Hill School. The heavy fall OF
snow last week prevented organiza-
ton OF the league at that time
Many persons are asking the ques-
ton what has become of the investi-
eating committee?" The committee
was named several months ago 70 in
vestigale charges made by member
OF City Council that there had been
waste in public expenditures. The
three members Of the committee are
Harry Clewell, John J. Walls and A
E. Goudiss. Clewell has gone TO Cali
fornia but the remaining Councilman
are at home.
The funeral OF Miss Susan Spots
wood took place yesterday afternoon
The Rev. Samuel Beattle Wylie, pas
tor Of the First Presbyterian Church
conducted the services in the house
and the committal in the family bur
ial lot in the Presbyterian Cemetery
The honorary pallbearers were Fran
els y. Buck. Major William II Black
Andrew Bryson, George Mclntire
James DUNCAN. Mayor Richard S
Rodney and James q. Shaw.
Members OF the New Castle Higl
School Alumni will hold their reunion
on Friday evening. Following th'
business meeting there will be a so
cial. at which many of the members
will sing and play. Dancing will fol
low
James Mather, member OF the Firs
Delaware Infantry, in camp at Dem
ing. is hurrying across country a
fast as the railroads can bring him
He is a brother of Mrs. Aydon Jordan
who died on Saturday. and he want
20 get home in time TO attend his sis
ters funeral on Saturday.