Evening journal., 1917-11-08
NEWS HAPPENINGS
llOUT NEW Castle.
Women Get $50 at Card
Party for Benefit of
Soldiers Xmas Fund
CHILDREN IN
SPELLING CONTEST
specIal 10 THE EvENINo J0uRNAL-

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Del. Nov s.-The
card party given In the opera House
last night by the women Of New Castle
to raise a fund to provide Christmas
presents for the soldier boys was well
attended, and more than $50 viii be
raised. The exact amount cannot be
determined until all returns from
tickets are ln The hall-wa attrac-
lively decorated with varied flags, loan
ed by Emmanuel Episcopal Church. AS
sisting IN the placing OF the flags were
Dr. Addison a. Ewing, DIR. Lewis
Booker. Mrs Archibald Renney, Mrs
Joseph Carlin and Mrs Francis Buck.
Coffee and waters were served Mrs
Annie Gemmill prepared the coffee
aWiting upon the guests were Mrs
Lewis Booker and Miss Ruth stewart
assisted by Messrs. Fay McChesney
William Kuebler and William Lananan
Walters and Mattresses wore pictur-
esdue white chef caps and aprons
Twenty-Five tables were set for bridge
and five hundred Mrs Charles W. VIII
rs took tickets at the door Among the
donations given besides Tie tickets the
most interesting was that OF four high
IN prized pennies from little Page
Booker. These are for the soldier
bows In France said the little boy
holding up the pennies IN a chubby
nst Informal music closed the evening
entertainment. The next step, prepar-
ing OF the Chrltmas packages. will be
undertaken at once by the women OF
the community.
William Kuebler chemist for the
British Government at the Baldt plant,
Is receiving the congratulations OF
friends upon a promotion given him.
on Tuesday he was appointed to take
charge Of an the British laboriorles OF
the Philadelphia district, which extends
as far west as Pittsburgh.
The November issue OF the Delaware
School Journal Will be published early
next week Or. Z. l.. Cross has been
very much pleased 20 receive t2i new
subscriptions from Harrington, some
for two years, and one a fve-year sub
scrlptlon. The new issue will have
interesting articles on food conserya-
tlon. boys clubs. parent-teacher asso-
Citations. and reading circles. Or. Cross
Is especially interested IN having the
teachers, pupils and parents take up the
excellent reading courses recommend
ed by the National Commissioner OF
Education.
The Board Of Health will hold a spe-
clsl meeting tonight in the Mayors
office.
Miss Helen Seward, High School, an,
Gladys Mallory, Robert Seward, Haze
Bender and Charles King Gramma
School, Will represent New Castle In IN
county spelling contest next Monday Q
the annual institute OF the New Cast
county teachers, held IN the DuPoT
School
Annie Poswelnski, a year-old bah,
died yesterday morning. The child wi
be buried on Friday with lnterment I
the Cathedral Cemetery IN Wilmington
The Mayors Office was again nlle
with boys last night. The boys. som
Of them only six or seven years old
had been caught breaking into a hous
at Eighth and Clayton streets. across
the railroad track. at a place wher,
there are only two houses The prop
erty Is owned by Mrs Kate Walls. tn,
occupants were away at the time
The boys upset things around IN,
house. but had not stolen anything
The case was continued.
There are six hotels. a bottllng com.
pany and a hotel IN Dobblnsville, az
fectcd by the election.