Evening journal., 1917-03-08
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Shad Fishermen Beginning
Their Operations for
the Coming Season
BASEBALL CLUB
MEETING TONIGHT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, March s.-with the
hint of spring in the air. shad fisher
men have begun to get out their meta
and lines in readiness for the run Of
FISH that can be looked for soon now.
Lines were strung out on the green
yesterday and the large room on the
second floor OF the City Hall present
cd n busy scene as half dozen men
sorted their nets and prepared them
for use The City Hall belongs to tho
shad fishermen at this time of the
year custom having decreed that
they shall prepare their nets and
tackle there What kind OF shad
season this will be no one attempts
20 prophesy. Old fishermen are con
cerned over the dredging arrange
ments made by the government which
are not going TO take any account of
the shad fishing season. An effort
was made to have the dredging oper-
ations delayed until June. but the re-
quest was not granted. II is ex-
pected that when dredging is COM
menced It will be tho end OF shad
fishing for the season Fishermen
are hoping that tho season will adj
vance so rapidly as to be over before
dredging is fairly begun or that the
river work will be delayed long
enough TO permit them to have their
fishing Shad fishermen from this
section will be fewer this spring than
usual, owing to the abundance OF
work at the industrial plants. But
residents down the State who have
been employed in the New Castle
plants and who never miss the shad
season, are preparing TO change oc-
equations for n while this spring.
Mrs. Alexander A. Goudiss. who has
been confined to her home by illness.
was able to be about yesterday
Owing to other affairs set for to-
night, the meeting of the Young Mems
Club Of the Presbyterian Church.
which was to have been held this
evening at the manse. has been post
poned ono week and will be held next
Thursday night at the home of the
secretary. Oscar G.. knause. Third
and Harmony streets. An interest
ing program will be prepared.
The Rev. Samuel Steinmetz. rector
Of Calvary P 70. Church. Wilmington
service in Emmanuel p. u. Church to-
morrow night
The Dorcas Society of Nazareth NJ
10. Church will present the cantata.
1.-THE Coming of Ruth" in the OperS
House tonight, the parts being taken
by members Of the Harrison Street
NJ. q. Church. Wilmington The adj
vance sale Of tickets has been large
and a full house Is looked for. The
cantata describes the Bible story as
set forth in the Book of Ruth. where
the people were persuaded to worship
Baal in place OF the Lord and a
famine follows as punishment
Elimilech and Naomi remain true "a
God and call on Barak and Deborah
the prophet and prophecies, to ask
| the Lord TO send them relief The
people are persuaded TO call on the
| Lord and Baal is destroyed. The
! proceeds will go to swell the fund
, for laying risw floors in several rooms
Of the church and installing an cleo
! trio motor to pump the church organ
The current events paper at the
/ meeting OF the New Castle Century
Club tomorrow afternoon will be read
! by Mrs julius Dodd chairman foI
! the first quarter this year.
! Miss Elizabeth Lightner will have
charge Of tho meeting and will take
up Home Economics topic OF
much interest az present The meet
ing will be an open one and the mem.
bers are expected to take part in tn,
discussion which will follow Mis-
Lghtner's paper.
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Bishop Frederick J. Kinsman viii
visit Emmanuel Episcopal Churcl
and confirm class. a quartet OF tn
) Westminster Presbyterian Church
/ Wilmington. comprising Miss Jan
b Duncan, Miss Ruth Wilson, Loui
Oscar Thompson and Frederick {
Wyatt. will sing three anthems AM
: the choir will sing the choruses
George IT, Madden. the musical dlrec
tor and tho organist. will have charge
Nsyy Gilman and Henrietta Dorm
will take part in the spelling contes
at Dover tomorrow and Miss Edn
Cranston, representing the local hig
school, will take part in the declama
ton contest Miss Cranston won sec
ond place in the contest recently con
z Quoted az the DUPONT School.
II Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Barnes. of y,
o 1871 North Second street. have issue
g invitations for birthday party fo
their daughter. Miss Harriet !
- Barnes, 70 be given tomorrow night
# Theodore W. Lavender, president {
T City Council. will have opposition /
s his run for the mayoralty. Captain ]
Eugene Rogers has announced hin
self as a candidate for the ofic
Captain Rogers has lived I'm New Cat
n tie all his life and is a Spanish
: American war veteran and the organ
! izer OF Company II, Delaware Militi
p The increase OF IS a month in n
$ pay of the members OF the polio
E force granted by City Council. wi
. take effect at once The pay checl