Evening journal., 1917-04-28
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Anonymous Writer Tries to
Advise Mayor Lavender
About LuxurieS
SECOND LEAGUE
GAME TO-DAY


NEW CASTLE. April 2S.-Mayor
Lavender received a letter yesterday, |
along with mayors of other cities |
throughout the land very likely, urg-
ing him TO use his influence 10 stop
the manufacture in this country OF
anything and everything that can be
classed as a luxury, claiming that the
men who would ordinarily engage in
that work are needed in munition
plants and elsewhere. The letter es-
pecally condemned the manufacture
Of automobiles. Although typewriter
and having business-like appear
ance. the letter bore no signature. III
was mailed in New York
Captain Jesse A. Mckay, OF Com
pany II. Delaware Militia. is expecting
mobilization orders any hour. He has
been requested by the adjutant gem
erals Office to forward list of equip
ment needed in his company.
The Standard Bearers. Mrs James T.
Challenger's Sunday school class of
the Nazareth NJ. E. Church. held a
bake this morning at the Challenger
store
The Rev. John Helps Bickford pas
tor OF Nazareth NJ +. Church, an
nounces these topics for his sermons
tomorrow: Morning service, For
lions Sake; evening service, "The
judgment"
Workmen have taken charge of the
Methodist parsonage on Delaware
street. and arc renOvating and i'm
proving Il. Carpenters have shOred
up the ceilings aud painters and
paperhangers are in possession of
many OF the rooms The parsonage
will look like an entirely different
place when the work contemplated is
all finished
The exterior OF Mrs Emma Lawlers
store on Delaware street is resplend-
cnt in coat OF fresh paint.
Three powder workers, charged
with being drunk, were before Mayor
Lavender yesterday morning. They
were each fined 81 and costs. officer
Eugene Lewis arrested them and they
gave their names as William Donohue
j. F. ST. Clair and Thomas McCioskey
The Rev. Addison A. Ewing. rector
OF Emmanuel p Z. Church, Will give
his second reading from Nicholas
Niclsleby." by Charles Dickens. in the
PARISH NAH MOnudN hlEhAs 4 LIZ AhiA "
and last of the series will be given
the following Monday evening. sill
yer Offering IS taken at these readings
and this goes to the parish house fund
Brownson will come here this after
noon TO cross bats with the New Cas-
tie baseball team, the second game Il
be played on the grounds here TINS
season. The game will be called at
o'clock.
There was large attendance at th'
meeting OF the Home and School AS
sociation in the High School auditor
Wm last night, when Professor Ray
mond r. Thorpe. an assistant in tn
department Of agriculture Of Della
ware College. and Miss Agnes Medil
also Of Newark. spoke on the varl
nus aspects OF school gardening. Tn
talk was particularly timely. as tn
High School pupils arc about 10 plan
their annual flower gardens on IN
common adjoining the school. an
there is talk Os growing vegetable
this year instead OF flowers as NOR
practical and patriotic.
Mrs Robert X. Roth. who was opel
ated upon in q Philadelphia hospita
is improving, accord ng to reports
her friends.
Inc Men 1oNlihuhlNf NiN"
meet Wednesday night in the paris
house Of Emmanuel p Z. Church Pre-
lessor Henry II. Hay has charge OF II
program.
One OF the largest card parties
the season was tho one given by u
Ladies of the Eastern Star in the Ne
Castle Century Club house on Thur
day evening. The proceeds we
placed to the credit OF the emcrgen'
fund in anticipation Of many calls Il
assistance which will be made upC
IL in the near future. Mrs Frar
Deemer and Mrs. Edward Truit alb
managed the affair, assisted by MAJ
others. 49,
Professor Henry H. Hay is IN RIG
mond. Va. and other cities on an
tensive trip.
Coal is selling for IS a ton in Nc
Castle.
II the flag for the city nagpole do
not arrive in time for the flag raisl
ceremonies next Saturday, the b
flag owned by the Goodwill Fire +
CINE Company will be used Tor l
occasion. The new flag will be
is feet in Dimensions, and. althou
ordered Immediately after City Cou
Gil adopted the resolution that I
CITY erect a 1agpole and buy nag.
has not vet arrived. The manure
hlrers oaid they needed six weeks
get it out owing to the many orde
for flags