Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-19
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT new Castle
Old Town Sends 19 Sons to
Fight With Uncle Sans
Nationals
MISSION WORKERS
ELECT OFFICERS
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special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Sept 19.-New
Castle sent nineteen men as her quota
to the contingent leaving rural New
Castle county for Camp Dix today.
The boys had TO answer roll call at
Newark at o'clock yesterday
afternoon They were taken over by
an escorting party in automobiles,
and then brought back to New Castle
for a last night at home by special
military permission. This morning
they were taken back TO Newark by
auto in time TO report with the other
drafted men from rural New Castle.
New Castles drafted men are:
George Madden. Leslie II. George,
John Y. ELLINGTON. James B. Gal
lagher. Edward ]. Gormley. Asa
Smith. John Logan, Gibbons Durham,
Camille dl vincentio, Edward j.
Gately, Benjamin Shelton, Vagnoni
Cesare, Charles Thorn, Joseph n.
Sullivan. Joseph Pasquino, Samuel T.
Taylor, Luciano di Glrolamo, John p.
Parody and Pasquale Tirezzezzi.
Accompanying the men to Newark
we're Mayor Theodore w. Lavender,
Former Sheriff John p Taylor Post.
master John P. Murphy Magistrate
James Taylor. Recorder OF Deeds A.
v Leslie George, Peter G. Madden,
James Toman. Wallace Cannon, John
Leonard. John Martin and Frank
Thomas. Mayor Lavender took photo
graphs OF the drafted men in
group.
New Castle was honored by having
two Of her men chosen as temporary
officers, 10 direct the rural New Cas-
tie contingent on their way to the
training cantonmen, The temporary
captain chosen was Eph Jolls, Of
Mlddletown a well known Delaware
College athlete. George Madden. son
of Peter G. Madden, of New Castle,
was named as first lieutenant Leslie
George, son OF A. V. Leslie George.
Of New Castle. was named as second
Lieutenant
Francis J. Farmer left today, after
a summer spent with his parents. to
resume his studies at Blackstone
Military Academy, Blackstone, Vir-
ginia. He enters upon his second
year at the academy, and will be
graduated next June.
Mrs. John B. Montgomery will leave
the latter part of the week for
visit 10 her sister Mrs. 70. r. Marker,
at Lorewood Grove.
A meeting OF the Boy Scouts, Troop
No. I, was held on Monday night, with
Assistant Scoutmaster Edward r.
Naylor presiding, and John Leach
secretary. The following officials
we're nominated for the ensuing
year action upon the nominations e
be taken next Monday evening:
Scoutmaster. Edward r. Naylori
assistant scoutmaster, Morton Ben.
nett; treasurer Harold Cannon anc
B. Seminar; secretary. T. Tobin. p
O. Newlove. who was scoutmaster
las. year has removed 20 Kentucky
Elias Clayton, night foreman at tn
Baldt Steel plant has resigned TO ao
cept a position IN Chester
The annual election Of officers wa'
held by the Women's Home Mission.
ary Society Of Nazareth NJ. Z. Church
at a meeting al the home Of Mrs
James Tllney on Monday night. Mrs
John b. Montgomery was elected pres
ident: Mrs. Urlah Mcguire. vice-presi'
dent. Mrs. James Tilney. recording sec
Rotary; Mrs. James Morrison, cores
ponding secretary; Mrs. John S. King
treasurer: Mrs. Bennett Lancaster
secretary OF Home Missions: Mrs. VII
liam Deskyne, secretary Of Mothers
Jewels; and Mrs. William Denney col
lector.
There is much interest being shown
In the tennis tournament played dur'
ing this week under the auspices OF th'
Young Mems Association Of the Pres
byterlan Church. On Monday night
John Leach was the winner over oscar
Knaus in two sets. resulting Ga anc
81. Tonight the players will be Gran
vs. Mcintyre.
Work IN the munitions plants near
New Castle is very slack at present
awaiting now contracts with The
United states or allied governments.