Evening journal., 1917-01-23
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Baptist Church Will Observe
Anniversary Tonight
With Elaborate
Exercises
MAY PUBLICLY
WELCOME TROOPS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Jan. 23-One death
from diphtheria occurred in the city
Sunday. the infant child. Alberta b..
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Albert L.
Clayton The funeral was held this
morning at 10 o'clock and interment
was made IN the Glebe cemetery.
Mrs Joseph Cariin and Miss Pauline
II Rodgers. chairman and assistant
chairman. respectively. OF the New
Castle Century Club committee IN
charge Of the bake and salad sale to
be conducted FOR the benefit OF the
club February IL. report that they
have many promises Of assistance for
khe sale and expect to clear neat
eum for the clubs treasury
The anniversary celebration of the
FIRST Baptist Church tonight will
prove OF much interest to many per-
sons The Christmas observance viii
tf combined with the anniversary.
The following program viii be pre-
scented.
Opening chorus "Joy Bells" by the
school: Invocation by Pastor y. G.
Primm: hymn. Gloria Patri school;
responsive reading song. Jesus Is a
Friend school. anniversary address,
Blanche Sibcy. address of welcome,
Alice Clayton recitatlons Marion
Williams and Herbert Barnes; exer-
else. George pinder. Claude McFarlin,
The0doTe Megginson, solo and chorus,
i The Sweet Story; exercise, Elsie
Walls and Martha Shaw; recitations
Elizabeth Cannon .orman Leih, Her
bert King and Anna Williams; song.
II.
fations. Lillio Proud Mabel Eskridge,
Raymond King. Wilson Cannon. Edgar
Megginson: song, with a. Smile.'
school recitations. Bertha Barnes,
Charles Cannon Gladys Clayton. John
Proud Alberta Clayton. Ruth Davis;
address. Pastor Primm; Offering dis
fribuiion OF awards: song Marching.
III His Train" school; benediction;
distribution o. candy.
Those receiving Bibles for perfect
attendance during the year win be.
Anna Williams. Elsie Walls and Doug
lass Proud, and each Is the recipient
Of hook for attending 40 or more
Sundays.
Those receiving books for 40 Sun
days Catherine Davis, Elizabeth Meg
ainson. Mary Roberts, Blanche Sib-
ley. Martha Shaw. Marion Williams.
LILLIAN Proud. Lille Davis. Elizabeth
Cannon. Herbert Barnes. Charles Can
non. John Barnes. Elsie Greer. Mary
Greer. James Gregg, Gladys Clayton
Wilson Cannon.
The birthday credits we're won by
Mlizabeth Negginson for the first hall
6f the year, and Edgar Megginson fol
The second half and each received {
boOlxW.
Members OF the senior Philathei
class OF Nazareth NJ =. Church vii
meet In special session at 8 O'Clock
this evening az the home Of Mrs. vii.
Ham Weggenmann. when some busi-
ness matters OF importance win be
considered.
The members of Little Bear Tribe Of
ned Men at Bear tSation are now hus-
tling for members. and hope TO Sc
cure the prize Of SO offered TO that
tribe. Wawa and Minnehaha Tribes by
Deputy Great Sachem Harvey Davis
who has jurisdiction Of the tribes.
About seventy members of the En-
manuel p r. Sunday school. accom-
panied by the Rev. Addison A. Ewing
the rector. I'm special trolley cars Wis
tied the Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Wilmington Highlands. on Sunday.
ia anticipation OF the municipa
election this spring a change In IN
number OF councilmen has been taike
or The change would be TO reduc
fhe number from nine to Eve givln
each district one and electing on
councilman az large.
There Is talk Of extending a mt
nicipal welcome 20 the members ,
the Delaware militia from New Cast
and vicinity upon their return fro
the Mexican border No definite stel
have been taken along this line but
e. said that n some one would take q
lead IN the movement there would
many who would be willing 10 asst
financially.
during the absence Of Mayor Ric
ard s. Rodney on his wedding ri
+ President Theodore Cavender, Of Ci
Council. Is acting Mayor.