Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-09-30
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Postal Bank Piles Up Saw
ings During First
Year
RALLY SUNDAY
IN TOWN CHURCHES

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Sept. 3O.-"Coming
TO our anniversary celebration" ask
ed Postmaster Murphy last evening,
when THE EVENING JOURNAL
representative passed over that fam
Gus query, Anything dOingY'
What anniversary celebrationT
ventured the correspondent
why the anniversary of the start
ing of the postal savings bank in New
Castle" replied the postmaster.
Yes. I'll be there on Monday. as
| deposited the second dollar in the
Now Castle postal savings bank, re-
piled the writer. How has the bank
grOwn?'
ait has a large number OF de-
positors. We have over $4,000 in
the New Castle Trust Company MAX
ing interest for Uncle Sam. One day
during the past week / deposited
S436S in the local bank That is
telling the whole story as 10 how the
postal savings bank has grown. In
stead of having the greenbacks stored
away at home the people are deposit
ing them with Uncle Sam. Then
you see our bank is open when the
men, girls and boys are coming home
or going to work, and they can drop
in and deposit their cash. If they
run short any evening they do not
have to get anyone to cash their
check but just step up to Uncle Sam
and get their own coin. We hope
TO build a bigger business. a bigger
postoflice and a bigger bank. Excuse
me. but there are two depositors,"
said the p NJ. Postmaster Murphy
went to the window and took in the
greenbacks from two Italian residents
of the city.
victrolas and Records-Bridge-
water.-Adv.
Splendid Record.
When the spelling contest was held
during the Teachers Institute last
winter. prizes were won by three
High School girls. One was a set
Of Shakespeare, donated by Mrs.
Kate Deemer. That was the neucles
for a school library. and the result
was marvellous. Tho Board Of Edu-
cation Joined in the movement. and
every ono helped and a splendid Ii
brary was established. The Delaware
School Journal for September says:
The following will show what use
has been made of the library put into
the public schools OF New Catsle last
year Schools closed about the Goth
OF June. BY previous announcement
the library was opened on the last
Friday OF June and twice week
thereafter regularly to pupils who
wanted to exchange books. The aver
age attendance on each day was %.
ranging from on July to 40. The
pupils we're enthusiastic. To show
the promptness OF the pupils this
statement will suffice A fine of two
cents was imposed IN case pupils
failed to return the book az the end
of the week. and only 40 cents we're
collected. The president OF the par
association. Mrs. p. B.
Lightner, was in charge OF this work,
assisted by Miss Wise, one OF The
teachers. II will never 80 known
what good has been done by this
work What thought was suggested,
what ideal created, what habits es-
tablished what purpose ar0ureG. no
one will ever know II any school has
made a better record for the summer
than this school, the editor of the
Journal would be glad TO know u so
as TO be able to report II in our next
issue
Tomorrow will be a big day i'm the
churches. Rally day services will be
held In churches and in Emmanuel
Episcopal Church the new rector, the
Rev. Addison A. Ewing will ofiiciate
for the first time. The new rector is
about 45 years old and married. For
many years he was pastor of one Of
the largest churches in Wisconsin.
Those who have called upon the new
rector and Mrs. Ewing are highly
pleased with them and feel that EN-
manuel Church has a splendid rector.
DR. Lewis Booker. William Dea-
kyne. Arthur NJ. Wise. Thomas d.
Wise and G. T. Wise went fishing
yesterday with Del Simpson. They
spent a few hours in launch but
caught nothing but a good wetting
ST. Peters parochial school will
open on Monday.
The members OF the Baraca Glass
have been invited TO attend tomor-
rows meeting as President George
T. Tobin has important work ahead
for every member.
Masses in st. Peters Church to-
morrow will be at s and 10 o'clock.
Several persons from here went to
Philadelphia today to attend the fu-
neral OF Miss Mary ConToy.
Miss Anna DAILY, daughter OF Pat
rick DAILY. Of Chesterville. Pa, and
Marion =. Draper, OF this city, We're
married in the r. c. Church, West
Grove. Pa. on Wednesday afternoon.
the Rev. John ]. Lynch. assistant
pastor OF 81. Thomas Church, vii.
mington. Mr.. and Mrs. Draper will
live on South Sixth street.