Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-09
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Century Club Carnival Proves
Financial and Social
Success
DOCTOR IS VOTED
MOST POPULAR MAN

Special 10 The EVENING JUt RNAL"
NEW CASTLE. oct. o. The Century
Club carnival was success, financially
and socially, everyone had a delightful
time and everyone helped the club fund
The New Castle attractive and popular
young women worked hard. Dozens oI
babies are ~ New Castle homes Tho
great bic ones that drink no milk, MAKE
no noise. and were the attraction on on'
of The booths. Miss Bert Lambson hat
no trouble with the youngsters. Miss
Rcba llolcomb won so in n contest anc
now rabbits had better keep of the
llolcomb farm.
In the popularity contests. Mrs. John
NJ. Wilson was an easy winner in tho
womcn's class Mrs. Wilson is prcsi
dent of the Century Club and has beer
a hard worker since the idea of having
home was conceived.
Dr. Lewis Booker was declared to b'
the most popular man in New Castle
while james Palmer was the winner of
the child's contest. John Carlin was thu
winner of the fancy pillow, while VII.
liam Madden is the proud possessor OF
q combiug Jacket DR.. Booker had ia
remove confetti from number OF
ewes. and many mothers yesterday
morning said some funny things when
they swept mp the little scraps of paper
from bedrooms.
The Century Club will hold bust
ness meeting at y O'Clock next Monday
evening. Mrs. a. T.. Goudiss, Mrs +.
p. McCallin Miss Lucy Ford, Mrs.
Joseph Herman, Mrs. Thomas Smith.
Miss Pauline Rogers, Miss Bert Lamb
son. Mrs John r. Murphy, Mrs. NJ. }.
Dcvlin. Miss Anna Lancaster. Miss Mary
White, Mrs. Theodore Hanf. Miss Ro-
scla Lcuoir. Mis-. +. dell. lauyier were
among those who helped 10 make the
affair a success. The proceeds will help
io pay for the Sfl00 heating plant for
the Century Club house.
Tho funeral of Mrs. Margaret A. Fitz-
gerald. widow OF Michael Fitzgerald,
viii TAXI place tomorrow mbrning from
the residence of her daughter, Mrs.
Josephine McCarty Requiem mass will
he celebrated i'm st. Peters Church, and
mtennnt made in the adjoining ccme-
icrv.
Mrs. Quimby has been visiting her
sister i'm Philadelphia.
Charles Read, formerly Of this
citv now of Sparrow's Point. visited
relatives here yesterday.
Robert Megginson. formerly Of this
city. was one of the bonehclaries by
The sale of The property Of the VIII
mington Automobile Company re
Gently i'm Wilmington. Some years
ago Bob" invested $500 In tho com
panv and the other day he received
check for $4,000 as his share Of
the sale
Tho funeral OF James Saunders. OIL
Philadelphia. will take place this NJ
iernoon Members OF St Johns Lodge
A. r. A NJ will have charge Of the
services at the grave.
Beginning tomorrow afternoon the
Chautauqua win open in the Opera |
House. The Berkeley SeNtette VIII
follow the lecture by Mrs Bertha |
Smith Titus and In tho evening Mrs. !
Lenora NJ. Lake will be the speaker.,l
Mrs Lake will be remembered as a |
speaker here during the wet and |
dry campaign some years ago Her
subject will he on "The Rights Of
Childhood Mrs. Lake is an enter
tanning lecturer and is considered
one of the most gifted platform
speakers in the country.
Hundreds of New Castle people
awaited themselves Of the fine wealth
or yesterday TO take walks in the
country.
Some OF the departments in the
Bethlehem Steel Company's plant
pie OF weeks resumed today II is
expected that the other departments
will resume next Monday.