Evening journal., 1916-12-04
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Club Women to Hear Lee
ture on Care of Feeble
Minded
ROSE HILL GRANGE
TO SHOW BEST CORN
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Del, Dec. Miss
Elizabeth 4. Kite, of Morton, Pa, will
deliver an address in the parish building
on Thursday evening ON the subject Of
the foeble-minded The Home and School
Association will hold its monthly mcet-
ing thai evening in the parish house
with Mrs. p. b. bightner presiding.
After the business OF the association ia
concluded. Mrs. Kate Deemcr will pre-
side, while Miss Kite will speak Mrs
Dcemer is chairman OF the state Com
mission which has In charge the feeble.
minded. The effort viii be made 70
educate the people as 10 the demands Of
the feeble-miuded and backward children
Of the State An effort will be made to
have the next Legislature provide Tor
the afflicted ones.
The parents and friends of the school
children, as well as members Of the Cen
tnry Club, arc cordially invited to be
present At she meeting, The hearty CO.
operation Of everyone is needed in this
work. and it IS earnestly hoped the at
tendance will be large.
Hebron Collins, who was chauffeur at
the Bethlehem plant. has been appointed
ambulance driver at the New Castle
County Hospital, to succeed William
Durham, resigned In addition TO the
new ambulance an automobile viii be
purchased by the trustees 10 replace the
horses now used. The now ambulance
viii he used 10 take patients 10 the
hospital and in case of an accident in
any part Of the county the ambulance
viii respond 10 call and remove the
injured parties 20 the hospital they de-
sire TO 20 TO for treatment.
Kenneth Cross the other day received
from r. p. Pope, Of the Wildwoods Fur
Farm. Colmesneth, Texas. pair of
Young flying squirrels. The little brown
les were very thirsty upon their arrival
here after fve days trip across coun
try in an express package
Mrs. Francis dell. Janvier will be in
charge OF the Delaware Day celebration
bv the Century Club tomorrow evening.
All members Of the club are invited 10
attend the meeting.
Clarence Craig and family were
thrown from their automobile in VIII
mington on Saturday night, but escaped
injury. Their ear was struck and badly
damaged by street car.
Mrs. William B, Ratledge. Of Bruins
wick. \. T., Is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs Charles willis. Mrs. Ratledge
suffered for ten days as result Of hav-
ing been poisoned by fish.
Xmas jewelry -Bridgewater--Adv.
Children of the city are IN high gles
over the doll sale 20 BE- held in the Cen.
tury Club next Saturday afternoon and
evening.
Farmers in New Castle hundred expect
70 have q big time &C the Rose Hill
Grange Corn Show next Wednesday
evening Many prizes have been offered
for tho best exhibits as well as for the
corn shelling contests.
City Conncil and the Trustees of the
Commons will meet in monthly session
tomorrow evening.
Well diQgers are at work AZ the
power house of the Delaware Water I'm.
provemont Company driving a new well
in tho hope of getting a better supply
Of water for the city.
Mrs perrem. New Castle's Oldest in
habitant is seriously Ill., Mrs. Perreu
is within seven years Of the century
mark
Next Friday will be the feast Of thl
Immaculate Conception and holy day
IN the Catholic Church. Masses win NJ
celebrated in St. Peters Church az
and 2 30 o'clock Members Of the churcl
are allowed To eat meat on that day, al
though IL is Friday.
II is begiuning TO looly-lilyc Christina,
, .and the bic stores are putting on thci
stores OF John II. Stoops and Fran