Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-02
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
County School Superintend-
emf Announces More
Teachers Institute
Plans
SAY BRIDGE IS IN
NEED OF REPAIRS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, Nov. DIR. E l..
Cross, superintendent of rural New
Castle county schools, is a very busy
man. In addition to making daily
visits to the schools OF the county he
is preparing for the annual teach
ers' institute to be held in the Hotel
DUPONT, Wilmington, November 20,
p, %. The county spelling contest
will be held on the forenoon Of the
first day. The children are TO be en-
tertained at dinner in the hotel and
during the afternoon will be the
guests Of one Of the moving picture
theatres.
In The Playhouse on the second
morning, teachers. school commits
sioners and members Of Parent
Teachers Associations will hold a
Joint meeting. DR.. Cross in a letter
sent out today, says:
"All principals and teachers who
have Parent-Teacher Associations,
now in operation, or who may organ
ize such an association before the
date OF the Teachers Institute, No
vember 20, are requested to urge
their organizations to appoint a COM
mittee of two or three members, and
TO invite all others who can come. TO
attend a joint meeting Of teachers,
school clerks and commissioners, and
representatives of the parent-teach-
err organizations OF the county, for
Tuesday. November 21, at 9 o'clock
a. m, in The Playhouse, in the du-
Pont Building"
The indications are that the en-
tertainment in the Parish building
this evening will be well attended.
The program is a delightful one and
the singers are among the leaders
in this State. Some of those who
will take part are Mrs. Katherine G.
Wales. soprano; Miss Ruth Wilson,
contralto; L. Oscar Thompson,
tenor; Frederick W. Wyatt, bari
tone and w. Carlisle Hemphill, ac-
cOmpanist.
In the Century Club building to-
morrow afternoon a rummage sale
will be held under the auspices OF
Mrs. Philips team.
During the past ten days number
OF young women, including one OF the
school teachers, has been insulted
by men on the streets.
President OF City Council TheO-
dore W. Lavender who imposed the
heavy sentences on James Wilson, is
receiving congratulations. The au-
thorities here are determined that
the streets Of the city shall be safe
for women hereafter.
A large delegation went from here
to Christiana last night and attended
the supper given there for the bene-
fit Of the Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Leimback, OF
Philadelphia. are the guests Of Mrs.
Clara Bacon.
Bridgewater. the Jeweler.-Adv.
Persons who drive over the road
from Christiana to Hare's Corner,
say the little bridge at the foot OF
L,ewden's Hill is in very danger
Gus condition. Three of the planks
are broken.
DR.. James II. Hollett. Of Whining
ton, will be at his office here tomor-
row.
This is a big day in Wilmington
as a large number of New Castle
men are attending registration APP
peal cases in Superior Court
In ST. Peters Church this morn
ing masses were celebrated for the
suffering souls.
The funeral of William Joseph
Kelly who was killed in the Ballot
plant, on Tuesday. will take place
tomorrow morning. Mass OF requiem
will be celebrated in st. Peters
Church and interment made in 81.
Peters Cemetery
Nicholas Landau who has been
working in one Of the steel plants
left yesterday for New York While
here he gave the piano selections at
a number of functions and made a
of Fv~fauda