Evening journal., 1917-09-25
NEVIS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT new Castle
Town Folk See How Ma.
tional Army Men Enjoy
Life at Camp Dix
CAMPFIRE GIRLS
ENTERTAIN SCOUTS
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

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NEW CASTLE, Del, Sept. 25.--Mr.
and Mrs. A. 3. Goudiss and Mr.. and
Mrs. William Parsons, OF PhIladel-
phia, have returned from an enjoy
able automobile trip on Sunday to
Camp Dix, Wrightstown, N. j.. and TO
Camp McDonough, near Trenton,
whore Mr.. and Mrs. Parsons had
friends. AT Camp Dix they found Mr..
and Mrs. George II. Madden and Post
master John p. Murphy, the last
named making the return trip with
them.
The New Castle people took some
time to discover where the Delaware
boys were In the twelve square miles
Of camp, with ten thousand soldiers
distributed over It, to say nothing OF
tho one hundred thousand VISITORS on
Sunday. Automobiles were parked
over a distance fiye miles long
The New Castle boys we're delight
ed to SOC the hosee folks, and acted
as expert guides over the camp. The
boys are all we'll and IN the highest
OF spirits. They like the camp. the
food and the officers, and have so
gotten into the spirit Of things that
they are most anxious 10 go onward
to France. The women in the party
were particularly impressed with the
cleanliness OF the camp; they said
the mess hall floor was clean enough
to eat Off As an instance how con-
somtion is practloed, the boys are not
allowed to throw away the crumbs
left from a neal The crumbs are
gathered from the tables and put into
the next days soup. Incidentally, the
boys say they will be able to do the
houseworlI with one hand tied behind
their back by the time they get home,
they are getting so much practice in
the domestic line. Four fino looking
medical students. who were in their
senior year in college. proudly dis
played hands so stained from peeling
potatoes that they calculated
months scrubbing would barely get
them white.
The Campfire Girls, OF New Castle
entertained the Boy Scouts and other
young men friends IN the parlors OF
Nazareth NJ. e. Church last night
The party was chaperoned by Miss
/ Myrtle Mcguire, campfire guardian,
and her assistant, Mrs. W. o. Denny.
Games furnished the program for a
merry evening and refreshments were
served az tho close. The Campfire
Girls are to entertain the Grand
Council some time in October or No
vember. They will hold q meeting
soon TO make preliminary arrange
ments.
The Boy Scouts held meetins
,arly last evening At which a voucher
system was adopted. and the officers
election from nominations made 9
week ago. Tho officers are: Edward
Naylor, scoutmaster: Joseph Roth
rock and NJ BENNETT, assistant scout
masters; George Tobin, secretary, and
II. Cannon, treasurer
Mrs. b. T. H6lcomb has returned
from an extensive trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Phillips have
, returned from a trip to Canada and
the Maine coast Mrs Phillips had
the misfortune to sustain a sprained
side in a fall from a porch since hei
! return.
Alexander B. Cooper, a well known
attorney OF New Castle, has received
word OF the death OF his brother, DR.
William III Cooper, OF Kenton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McCalhn hav,
returned homo from delightful
automobile trip to Lancaster. Harris
burg, Gettysburg, Hagerstown and
Baltimore
Mayor Cavendor held court to
late hour last night, an interested
audience crowding the room to heal
the story Of two Italian worlNmen VIII,
! had disagreed. The trouble starteC
IN a friendly wrestling match, bu
: Berardo Massini who was throw
down. brooded all day over the rougl
/, handling he had received, and lay II
wait with a stick for Vantula Olin