Evening journal., 1916-02-22
new Castle Will
PLAY LEAGUE Ball
Club Gets Together Again
With McDevitt as the
Pilot
CAMP FIRE GIRLS
HAVE SOCIAL NIGHT

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Feb. D. 1915
champions OF the Delmar League arc
in the field for league ball in 1916.
and expect to have the best ever"
club for the season. John McDevitt,
who successfully managed the team
last season, is to nh the same posi-
ton this year. and John =. Murphy,
Alexander McCaughan and Edward
Earle VIII act as special commit
tee with Manager McDevitt TO arrange
for league ball. The annual meeting
Of the club was held in Mayor Rod
ney's office last night, when the fol-
lowing officers were elected;
Richard S. Rodney. president; Will
liam II. Bradley, vice-president;
Harry c. Hunter. secretary. and John
p. Murphy. treasurer
Finance committee-W. NJ. Cramer,
Harry c. Hunter. Michael j. Devlin.
ED. W. Eagle and Harry J. Rothrock.
Ground committee-William Steven
son. Peter G. Madden. Edward W.
Eagle Harry J. Rothrock. Alexander
McCaughan. William II. Bradley. p.
Pinder.
Membership committee - John Z.
Murphy. r. s. Rodney. J. b. Toman,
H. J. ROthrock. William Stevenson.
NJ. J. Devlin, Clarence Meter, Edward
Shipe, Richard Hobbs.
The committees will begin active
work at once, and Manager MeDevitt
will open negotiations with players.
New Castle expects 10 have one OF
the best teams in the State. Every
one here is on the jump for the team.
Manager McDeyitt said last night
that Il can be put down now that the
Battery Park club is sure TO be a
live wire. Every baseball admirer in
the city is invited to join the club.
The Girls OF the Camp Fire held a
Martha Washington party last night,
and the costumes were in keeping
with the style of the days when Mar
I tina Washington was on earth. Har-
rison Street and Red Lion Camp Fire
Girls were the guests OF the local
girls and Mrs. j. i. Johnson and Miss
Myrtle Mcguire directed the girls In
entertaining the visitors.
New Castle Troop No. /. Boy Scouts
were present. The program comprised
the hand shake. songs hatchet hunt
and answers TO questions Several OF
the visitors took part IN the enter
tainment, and a more enjoyable two
hours could not have been spent.
John T. Kirby, aged 20 years died
in South Hanson, Mass. recently. lie
was born i'm Delaware City, learned
the steel and metal trade and went 10
Cambridge, Mass, I'm 1868. He occu-
pied several important positions in
manufacturing plants and then be-
came superintendent OF the Wheeler
Reflector Company, OF Boston, which
was moved TO Hanson in 1907. and held
the position until falling health
caused his retirement. He was buried
in Cambridge. Mass. He is survived
by a wife and two daughters. a Mrs.
William Halliburton and Miss Annie
+. Kirby, Of Arlington. Mass. and two
brothers. Frank b.. Of Eddystone, Pa,
and Albert r. Kirby. this city.
Tn the Good VIII Fire COmpany's
parlors tonight the Century Club will
celebrate WashingtOn's birthday. A
pleasing program has been arranged.
Detective Miller OF Cape May coun-
ty. and Officer Matthew Tobin yester-
day afternoon arrested Bert Smith on
the charge OF being a deserter from
the army. He was surrendered 10
the authorities last evening at Fort
DUPONT. Happy" had been here for
over a year working with the New Cas-
tie Construction Company He had
been away from his post for two
years.
! Challenger G Sons drug store was
thronged last evening when the chart
for the Boys Minstrels opened. The
entertainment will be given in the
Opera House on Thursday evening
and the indications are that the place
will be crowded.