Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-27
news happenings
ABOUT NE'a Castle
Chautauqua Festival 10 ia
Held on October
8, and 10
SOLDIER ATTACKS
WOMAN ON STREET
sneoial 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.


NEW CASTLE. Del, Sept. 27.--The
Red Cross Society will meet with MIS-
John Rodney on Freddy afternoon 10
make plans for the fall work.
Mrs. John Montgomery has return
cd from a visit to her sister in l'lSe'-
wood Grove, Her niece, Miss H-lVs
Marker. accompanied her home and
will spend the remainder OF the week
In New Castle.
An automobile party including MI
and Mrs. A. V. Lesley George ona
James B. Toman Jr.. motored to Camp
DIX today to see the New Castle boys.
Some OF the local men are expected
home on leave this coming Sunday.
Edward Eagle has been appointed
superintendent Of the Delaware Water
improvement Company.
Jesse Onicott formerly connected
with the bonus department Of the
Bethlehem Steel Company's New
Castle plant has resigned to accept
a position IN Jersey City.
The Russion contract has been
completed at the Bethlehem Steel
Company's plant.
The removal Of the interior fittings
and furniture of the New Castle Con-
struction Company has been COM
pleted. They have been shipped to
echenectady. ~ Y. The Penn Seaboard
Steel Corporation vii take over the
buildings of the Construction plant.
The first meeting Of the New Cen
fury Club Tor the coming winter yeaI
Is scheduled for October 8.
New Castle is much interested In
the Chautauqua festival TO be held
here on October s. 9 and 10. The
guarantors are County Superinten-
dent +. l.. Cross, Mrs John NJ. VII
son. ]. T. Challenger, John Res, the
Rev. DR.. A. A. Ewing, Mrs. Esther ]
Stewart George Pierce. Andrew Bry
son. Mrs. +. l.. Cross, Professor II. II
Hay, Mrs. Harriet G. Challenger. thu
Rev. DR.. J. II. Bickford, Mrs. L. %
Eiiason, W f. Black, Miss Rheda NJ
Stops, J. N. Deakyne, Professor II
f. Snavely. Mrs. Joseph A. Carln ant
James T. Eliason Jr.
The subjects of the Afternoon
lectures will be announced on tn
opening day. Patriotic themes vii
be emphasized in this years Chautau
qua. The war correspondent Pete
MacQueen, Will tell OF his trench ex
periences in Belgium and Franc
during the first onrush OF the Gel
mans. Captain Leslie Vickers, Of Oh
Royal Scotch Fusileera. wounded an
invalided home, will lecture on LII
IN the Trenches" from = two year
experience Of It. He IS now iqstructo
IN military science in Columbia Tn
versity. There viii be concerts an
dramatic readings ON the program.
Superintendent Cross was busy ye
teriay supervising the placing
Chautauqua placards over the city.
A woman passing along Sixth sire
about 9 O'Clock last evening had
very unpleasant experience. IT
street was dark and deserted. A MT
who was a disgrace to the Unit
States Army uniform he was wearil
took advantage of the conditions
seize hold of the woman and make 1
sulting remarks. The man was she
and thick set, smooth faced. but otht
wise It was too dark 70 identity HI
The woman chased the man
four squares trying TO get a good 10
a. his face, but he threw up one al
20 shield his face and ran like ra
bit. Fortunately such men are "a
In the United States Army. 7
soldiers that hove thronged the stree
OF New Castle since the establii
ment Of the troops az Camp Tow
send have shown themselves to
gentlemen and worthy OF their u
form