Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-07
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Large Audience Hears In
tereSting Lecture on
China in Parish House
COUNCILMAN DUNCAN
BITTEN BY CAT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Feb. THE illus
trated lecture IN the parish house Of
Emmanuel P. p. Church last night by
Chavncey P. Holoomb, United States
District Attorney to China. who is
spending a vacation in this country,
drew a large audience who listened
sttentively to the interesting descrip-
lions Of Chinese life and customs re-
lated by Mr.. Holcomb, and enjoyed
the many pictures OF scenes about
which the speaker talked, thrown on
the screen by the stereoptcon. Hav-
ing lived in the same atmosphere
with well-to-do Chinese. Mr.. Hol-
combs accounts OF that people were
personal to a large degree. carrying
his hearers out Of the ordinary line
OF foreign land lectures. During the
evening musical program consist
ing Of vocal selections by Mrs. B. T.
Holoomb, OF Wayne, n. J., and Mr.
Haines, OF Wilmington, and piano
numbers by Miss Elizabeth Johnson
Of Wilmington, was rendered. The
lecture was given under the auspices
Of the New Castle Century Club and
was free 10 club members.
City Councilman L. II. Duncan, Of
,he First district is in fear Of blood
poisoning, the result OF being bitter
on a finger by a strange cat he had
aiken in TO protect from the cold
asst Saturday night. No attention
was paid to the wound at first. but
when II began to swell the service;
IF a physician we're required.
President Theodore W. Lavender
of City Council, has named the fol.
owing committee to welcome the re
turning members OF Company II
First Delaware Infantry: Mayor
Richard S. Rodney, Mrs. John NJ
Wilson, Mrs. Jesse A Mckay. Mrs
Harrie 3. Smith, Mrs Robert H. Har-
ringtOn. Jr, Mrs John A. CRrlin
Postmaster John p Murphy, Colone
Harry G. Cavenaugh. u. 8. A., re-
fred, Harry c. Hunter, Mrs. John p
Murphy, Mrs. Francis deli Janvier
Mrs. Francis P. McCallin, Ogle Clan
Ion.
The affair will be held in the Oper;
House, when Sandwiches and coffee
ce cream and cake will be served anC
speeches made, after which a dance
viii feature.
A card party viii be given in IN
New Castle Century Club tonight b.
,ne Of the teams OF the club.
Miss Mabel Clewelrs class OF MAJ
treth NJ. f. Sunday school will Civ
a musical and literary entertainment
n the church Friday evening, Eel
nary 16.
Vance Mitchell, who has been YER
II with the grip, is able to pc on
igain.
The monthly meeting of the Youn
liens Club in the parish house %
mmanue. P. E. Church tonight prom
ses to be a big affair. The club
an undenominational Organization an
he invitation to attend is extende
o men OF all the churches or thos
without any church Affiliations at al
rhe Rev. p. c. Primm. pastor of tn
first Baptist Church, will be the priI
,ipal speaker tonight and will tax
Tor his topic, "A Personal Factor 4
Business" Besides this there wi
be a debate on the subject, Resolve
Moving Pictures are Deleterious,' /
which the Affirmative will be take
by the Rev. Addison A. Ewing, rec
tor Of Emmanuel Church, and the negS
tive by John r. Lambson. A music;
program will be rendered and refresl
ments will be served. II is expecte
that the list OF officers for the yea
1917 will be filed. At the Januar
meeting only one office, that of pres
dent, was filled
The young people OF Emmanuel P.
Church will give a vaudeville ente
tainment and play in the parish hous
Monday evening February 10. TIL
title OF the Slay viii be Amateurs
There will be a musical sketc
Astounding in local hits, THE Sho
Window" and songs by a group {
Hawaiian singers.
Funeral services for Lewis Gogoi
the year old son of Mr.. and Mr.
James Gogon, who died Sunday, wei
held yesterday from the home OF I'll
child's parents, No. 921 School stree
lnterment was made in st. Patrick
cemetery.