Evening journal., 1917-04-09
NEWS HAPPENINGS
About NEW Castle
Many Contests Expected to
Develop at Election
Tomorrow
ELABORATE EASTER
PROGRAMS GIVEN
Special to THE EvaNING JOURNAL

be filled that il may be said 10 be /
syery mans election. The offices to !
be filled are those OF a Mayor, a presi- |
dent of City Council four cOuneilmen. |
a city treasurer, city clerk, four cleo !
ton inspectors. one from each ward. [
and a Court House commissioner. All /
offices to be filed are for a term OF
two years except that OF Court House |
commissioner, which is for ten years. |
The polls will be omen from noon until
7 o'clock. and the polling places will
BE as follows:
First ward-Old Court House
Second ward Charles II. Clewell's
hop.
Third ward-Store northwest corner
clayton and Ninth streets.
Fourth ward Engine house.
The complete list OF candidates is as
lollows:
For Mayor-Theodor w. Lavender
William d. Grier and i. Eugene
Rogers.
FOR president Of CITY Cornell
Jame- Whalen Francis Buck and J.
r. StOoas.
For CITY Council-Andrew NJ Gal
lagher. Garry Whitl0ck. A. II. Bradley,
George B. Neef. ". Lester Cramer,
Selden S. Deemer, A. II. Padley. John
2ies, William b. Kee, Louis Duncan,
Ceil b. Seminar. George 5. Bacon
John Sheridan, Jacob SpeicheT. VII
lam Weggenmann and A. S. Boyce.
For City clerk--G. Allen Smith. Ed
ward w. Eagle, Jacob Wright and
Francis J. Reynolds.
For city treasurer. 3. Manlove,
Howard Wilhelm. Hugh IT, Duffy
For Court House Square commits
yioner-Alexande +. GOudis
Yesterday was a delightful Easter
Church services were attended By rec
prd-breaking congregations. and with
put exception the musical programs
presented were excellent The can
alta. Easter Angels" in Nazareth NJ.
2. Church at 7.30 o'clock last evening
lid credit 10 the efforts put forth by
James T. Challenger. chOrister. There
we're thirty voices i'm the chorus. and
heir work. as well as that Of the so
oists. was exceptionally well done
The pastor. ihe Rev John II. Beau
fhamp. preached his final sermon at
A;t 9Th w. ''-t morning. as he leaves
his - ~ re his duties as sec
rotary G. Wilmington City Mission
and Church f.f. ION Fund The sub
iect OF his farewe sermon was THE
Power of an Endless Life
A two weeks eYangelistic campaign
began with the evening service in the
First Baptist Church. The pastor, the
Rev. Z. c. Primm. preached upon
THE Salt OF the Earth" The Rev.
Thomas o. Jones, the singing evan
gelist from Pennsylvania, who is TO
have charge Of the singing at the ser
vices. will be present at tonights
meeting. when the pastor Will lake iof
his subject, "The Personal Touch.
In Emmanuel P. =. Church yester-
dav morning a sunrise greeting 10
Easter was given by a number OF
Young men and boys who sang Easter
anthems from the church tower. Holy
Communion was conducted by the rec
TOR the Rev. Addison A. Ewing. at
aud 73O o'clock. The service at t.5U
o'clock last evening was for the emil
dren. Easter carols were sung and
the rector made an address to the lit
lie folks Each child of the sunday
school was presented with a potted
flower at this service.
Special Easter music was sung Al
the First Presbyterian Church. MISS
Ella Brown, soprano soloist, sang !
Know That My Redeemer LiYeth' al
the morning service.
A musical program OF a high order
OF merit was sung at st. refers Cath'
Ole Church yesterday morning.
The members of the Red Lion CamT
Fire Girls realized $50 from their DoN
rooiable held recently. One or The
boxes provided by young woman o.
mis- city brought 81. The money vii
40 much towards paying the expenses
~ the camp the girls will establish
near LAKEWOOD Grove this summer.
Miss Emily Frazer, who has beer
visiting relatives i'm Dover, has gon'
IN philadelphia to remain until Wed
nesday. when she will return home.
Franklin Spencer Edmonds. prom
lnent Philadelphia lawyer, will speal
at Mems Community Club meeting II
Emmanuel Church parish house Wed
nesday night Mr.. Edmonds will TAX
for his subject, why We Should ca
TO War and How TO Conduct a War
The subject will undoubtedly draw on
record breaking attendance.
The annual meeting for the electicl
pf vestrymen for Emmanuel p. K
Church will be held tonight.
Mrs. Ida B. Doris has purchase
the property adjoining that Of Georg
I finger on Delaware street, nea
Fifth street. and will make it he
nome after June l.
An all-day meeting will be hel
Wednesday by the members OF tn
Womans Auxiliary of Emmanuel p. !
Church in the parish house. Lunch
con will be served at noon. Plan
will be perfected for the bake to b
held at James T. Challenger's stor
next Saturday.
Many from this place yesterday al
tended the funeral services Of Mr.
Mary J. Butler. of Christiana. VIII
died Friday. She was IS years OF az
and lifelong resident of the plac'
Services were held at o'clock frol
the home OF her son, Samuel V. Blu
Ter. and interment was made in th
Presbyterian Cemetery at Christiara
A dance will be held tonight in th
Opera House. under the auspices q
the New Castle Century Club. IL wi
be the FIRST dance of the after-Lente
season aud will formally open IN
spring social festivities.
Owing TO the cold weather Saturda
afternoon, the game scheduled be
tween the New Castle baseball clu
and the New Castle Reserves team wa
not play :, Manager Mcdaniel hope
to arrange q game for next Saturda
afternoon.