Evening journal., 1917-03-27
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Postmaster From Shanghai,
China, a Visitor Here
Over Sunday
SCHOOL SOCIETY'S
PLEASING PROGRAM

NEW CASTLE, Del, March 2I.-
John Darrah. United States postmas-
ter at Shanghai. China, was a Sunday
visitor at the home Of Chauncey P.
Holcomb. United States district attor-
ney TO China. who is on visit to this
country. Mr. Darrah is spending a
vacation in the United States, and be-
ing we'll acquainted with Mr. Hol-
comb through their associations in
government business in Shanghai he
seized the opportunity to run down
from New York to make Mr. Holcomb
a brief visit.
Every nation in the world OF any
Importance IS represented in Shang-
hai by a postofice Official as part OF
the agreement between China and the
nations OF the world following the
Boxer rebellion. There are seventeen
different postohices and as many diff
ferent courts. While the letter post
age to China is hve cents, as It is to
other. foreign countries in the postal
union. 10 Shanghai the rate is the
same as il is from one part of the
United States to another-two cents
Mr.. Darrah is a direct descendant OF
LYDIA Darrah of Valley Forge fame,
in the Revolution.
Shad fishermen who have been
watching the weather closely. are
planning TO cast their nets. II is likely
they will have nets in the river be-
fore the close Of the week for the first
run OF shad. Fishermen claim that the
Delaware shad are the best. as the
lneat Is firmer and sweeter. They are
anticipating good season. as the
iprice Of cordage has discouraged
many beginners in the business this
year who have not the nets.
Tonight's meeting of the New Castle
Century Club will he the last on the
winter schedule. The program will
be short Stories, land Mrs. Henry
II. Hay will be in charge The var
ious team captains will turn In their
reports but the fiscal year does not
end until the annual meeting, April
g. and during the interim between to-
night and the election OF a successor
10 Mrs John NJ. Wilson, the presi-
dent. the teams will be permitted to
add 10 their amounts whatever they
are able to collect.
The Board OF Education will meet
tonight
AAert White dug UP his garden
Yesterday and planted onions. Mr..
White is among the first TO start a
garden this spring. while cold weather
may not be all gone. Mr.. White saws
that onions are hardy enough 10 with
stand any weather that may come
along now.
city Council will ST tonight and to-
morrow night as registration board
TO add names etc, TO the taxable lists.
The Home and School Association
will meet Friday night. The High
School will have charge OF the pro
gram which will include an address on
"Social Hygiene by the Rev. Mabel
Irwin, Of Wilmington. Thirty new
volumes have been added to the
school library and a report will be
made on this at the meeting.
The following program will he rem
dered by the penn Literary Society at
the entertainment the members will
given in the High school auditorium
Friday afternoon; song school; decla-
nation. Miss Bertha Hall: extempor
hWhWMN NUftAnH MAnN NAnAAAFA ''AANf
reading Miss Mary Given; dcclama
ton. Rodney Willis: current events,
Miss Linda Applebv: song school;
debate. Resolved. That American In
dlans have been uniustly treated
Miss Anna Bryson and Miss Elizabeth
Roberts. for the affirmative. and Har-
old Cannon and David Harrington for
the negative: song school.
The fraahgrn NJ tho 1nrnl cphnnlg
are using pictures circulated by the
Women's College as an aid to their
teaching. A new lot was received yes
terday and may be retained for one
month The package contained views
Of China and Japan, Mexico. the
United States and pictures illustrative
OF Bible stories The teachers find
the pictures a great help in their
work.
The pennant awarded each month
by the Home and School Association
TO the public school class having the
largest number of parents in attend
ance at the meeting was carried of
last month by the fourth grade. This
class is working hard 10 secure il for
another like period at the meeting this
week.
Magistrate Taylor fined Melvin
Friend IS and costs for assault The
complaining witness was a sister,
Mary Friend. who claimed that Melvin
struck her in a quarrel over money
matters.
The sum of SIG was netted by the
Junior and senior classes of the High
School through the bake conducted by
them Saturday morning in James r.
Challenger's store The money will
go TO swell the Washington trip fund
MT and Mrs. Harry Draper. bride
ana groom, have returned from their
honeymoon spent in Florida.
ihomas Clark is the owner Of
new overland car, purchased Through
the Burris agency.
Mrs. Robert r Roth wbo -
operated upon in Philadelphia feV,
weeks ago. has left the hospital snS
expects to spend some time M th-
home of her brother, George pruit, -,
Collingswood, n. j. VI
The plant OF the Baldt works ne
fabIished here more than twei,.,
years ago, is being enclosed by
fence for the first time in its histor,
and is under guard. The plant cover
twenty acres.
PENN HoNoRs slMoNToN.
+. II. Simonton. son OF Captain
A. Simonton. traffic manager of II
DUPONT Company. has been electe
captain of the University of Pennsy
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