Evening journal., 1917-05-26
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Annual Memorial Day
Service Tomorrow at
Nazareth Church
FOUR ORGANIZATIONS
WILL BE PRESENT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, May 26.-Tho Penn
Literary Society gave one OF their
semi-monthly entertainments in the
High School auditorium yesterday az
ternoon The program OF recitations,
readings and music was patriotic in
character beginning with the song.
Battle Hymn Of the Republic" and
closing with q play. in which the parts
were taken by members OF the class
or l9, entitled Our Patriotic Songs"
other numbers on tho program we're
as Follows: Essay, Our Memorial
Day by John Leach; recitation,
"CommemoratiOn," Anna Bryson
reading, Our American Flag" Mary
Mcknitt; piano duet, Helen Hayes and
LINDA Appleby; reading Hats on"
Harold Cannon; reading. History Of
{ Our Flag Elizabeth Roberts. song.
song Of the Free" school: reading,
/ What Our Country Needs" David
harrington; current events, Brokaw
Sentman.
An event OF Importance in New Cas-
tie last night was the annual straw
perry festival and dance given I'm and
ABOUT the ArmOry by the New Castle
baseball club. Tables were spread in
the space in front of the Armory, and
mere delicious strawberries, ice cream
and cake were served Many electric
lights and Japanese lanterns made a
pretty scene. Dancing was the prin-
cipal feature, and the large assembly
room OF the Armory was filled with
young people dancing to the music OF
McPlke's Orchestra until a late hour.
The festival will be continued to-
night. The committee I'm charge con-
} sists OF Isaac Jones. president of the
r club; Harry Rothrock, secretary:
John p. Murphy. treasurer; Edward
, Mcdaniel; business manager. John
D McDevitt, assistant manager; Clar.
ence f. Meter and Joseph Mullen The
> proceeds will 90 TO swell the clubs
D treasury.
The Home and School Association
: closed its meetings for the season las
= night with a session in the High
School Auditorium, at which the Rev
y Addison A. Ewing, rector OF Immanue
p. 10. Church; the Rev John Bick
ford pastor of Nazareth NJ. =
T Church; the Rev S. Beattie Wylie, o
the Presbyterian Church. and thl
4 Rev. y. c. Primm, OF the Baptis
d Church, were down for addresses. Tn
program also included a piano soil
c by Miss Regina RothrOck; a reading
10 by Miss Helen Davidson. and exer
r cises by the fourth grade class a
follows; Motion song, "Rock-a-By
Birdie": recitation, Francis Sheridan
reading, lord CORVALLIS Kne
Buckles" Bennie Leach; song "Tl
Star Spangled Banner" by the clal
n and audience.
y The New Castle baseball club ar
- the Pioneers, OF Wilmington. will me
on the diamond at Battery Park IN
he afternoon.
to To members Of Captain Evan
he Watson Post. G. A. r.; Company
10. Delaware Militia; Industry Counc
of No. 25. Jr. .. L. A. NJ. and Troop n
v. 1. Boy Scouts, the Rev John II. Bic
rs ford, pastor OF Nazareth NJ. e. Churc
r will preach a special sermon tomo
> row morning The several organic
rs jtions will meet at the Armory an
MS proceed TO the church in a body ID
" Bickford win deliver a Memorial Da
address. Adiutant George Pierce wi
be in command OF the eleven men
bers OF the G. A. r. post all OF whol
are expected to turn out. "The Sta
Spangled Banner" will be sung, an
,, DR.. Bickford has made a request thi
" anyone having the national anthem
u song book or leafiet will bring a cop.
as the anthem is not in the hymni
Re to be used al the service tomorro'
o. morning, and will be sung as part {
p the service.
~ DR.. Bickford will take for his top
l. at the evening service tomorro
I words"
,r Charged with trespassing on n
I. property Of the Pennsylvania Raj
road Company, William Banks an
+, Arthur Wilmer. colored, were eao
- fined So and costs by Mayor Cavei
=, der yesterday. Banks paid his fin