Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-01-02
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
New Century ClubEntertainS
Members and Friends
at Reception
YOUNG MEMS CLUB
TO HOLD MEETING

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. Jan. Following
its custom OF holding a New Years
reception, the New Century Club vel
romed members and friends TO the
pleasant new quarters. on Delaware
street, yesterday afternoon between
the hours Of and 8. This was the
first New Years reception the club
has held in its new home. and many
visited it yesterday for the first time.
Mrs. J. +. Phillips was club hostess.
and in the receiving line were Mrs.
John NJ. Wilson. club president; Mrs.
Fancis de II. Janvier first vice-presi-
dent; Mrs. Selden s. Deemer, second
vice-president; Miss Mildred Stops,
recording secretary; Mrs. Elmer l..
Cross corresponding secretary, and
Mrs. Joseph Carlin. treasurer.
Mrs Jacob Speicher. Mrs. Neil Sent
man, Miss Reta Stops and Miss Ruth
Stewart served refreshments. The
decorating was done by Miss Anne J.
DUNCAN and Mrs. Charles Willis, and
the decorations consisted OF holiday
greens tastefully arranged about the
room. The entire clubhouse was open
20 the guests.
The following officers have been
elected TO serve the Baraca Class OF
Nazareth NJ. r. Church for the present
year: President LoOmis o. Wise; vice
president. Samuel McFarlin; secre-
tary, Warren Connor: treasurer
Charles r. Lancaster. Jr.; organist
Mss Emily F. Lunt; chorister, James
r. Challenger. and director OF the or
chestra Edmund e. Gambrill.
Mrs. julius Dodd. chairman OF the
current events department Of the New
Century Club for the first quarter OF
The year. has appointed Mrs. J. f
Phillips to have charge during the
month of January. The first current
events meeting under her supervision
will be held at 2.30 o'clock Friday af-
ternoon. The next business meeting Of
the club will be held next Tuesday
January 9.
A coming event on the program Of
the New Century Club Is the illustrat
ed lecture on China to be given By
Major Chauncey p. Holcomb, who
recently returned from an extended
STAY In that country. The lecture vii
be given on the evening OF Februar.
and will be free to club members
The money received from the sale o
tickets 20 nonsmembers will go 10
wards the coal fund. Major Holcoml
is an entertaining speaker and TIT
lantern slides which will illustrate hi
lecture were made from photograph
OF actual scenes in China.
The holiday yesterday was general
~ observed Stores and business
places were closed In the Afternoon
and the streets were almost deserted
Ducks are said 70 be plentiful OF
the marshes and several parties o
New Castle gunners took the holida,
yesterday to endeavor TO bag a few
Dr. Elmer l.. Cross of this city, 81
pcrintendent OF schools for rural New
Castle county, has received an inquir!
from DIT. Charles A. Wagner, Stat
commissioner OF education, as 10 how
and when a distribution of the pam
phlets dealing with the tax question
can be made. There are about $500
OF those booklets. and this count
will get its share of them.
The group of New Castle count
school teachers who are in the habi
OF meeting on Saturday of each wee
for an exchange of views on schoo
problems will meet this week IN tn
dupont School. Newark and Middle
town are the other places where tn
teachers meet This week they VII
discuss portions of the work, "Th
Interpretation of the Printed Page.
along with school problems.
4 strong effort to revive the Youn
Mems Club, san organization fostere
by Emmanuel Episcopal Church bu
open TO men OF the community OF an
denomination or even who are not a
nliated with any church, is to be mad
when a special committee appointe
recently to formulate a plan to r.
iuvenate it will report tomorrow nigh
at a meeting 10 be held In the paris
house of Emmanuel Church. An int
csting program has been prepare
which calls for an address by Davi
Wallerstein. OF Philadelphia, forme
assistant district attorney. on "Th
Melting Pot" and a discussion O
Capital Punishment in Delaware"
which Professor Henry IL. Hay an
Professor George Mcintyre will tax
leading parts. Because OF certai
recommendations relative TO capiti
punishment made by the last gran
Jury OF this county the subject Is
particularly apt one. The plan is
hold meetings of the club REGULAR
through the winter for the advanc
ment of sociability among the men
the city and the general betterment
the community