Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-02
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Additions TO School Library
Object of Bake" To-
morrow Morning
FANS BUZZ
ABOUT BASEBALL

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL. 7
NEW CASTLE, Feb. AT the mass
meeting Of citizens last night the
proposition TO present a bill to the
Legislature authorizing the city to is
sue bonds for $25, 600 to pay Tor street
improvements was endorsed and City
Council and the city solicitor we're in
structed to prepare the bill and pre-
sent it to the General Assembly.
A resolution to change the system
OF election OF members Of City Coun-
Gil was passed. and Council will be
asked to draw up a bill advocating
the proposed system and also have It
presented to the Legislature. The
new plan is to have a council OF five
members, to be elected from the city
at large. At pfMnt the council Is
composed of eight emembers and the
president and two members elected
from each OF the four districts and
the president elected at large. Dis
trict election is ignored in the new
plan.
The meeting asked President Cav
endar, of City Council, to appoint
citizens committee to act in conjunc-
ton with Council to arrange for the
receipt on OF the soldiers Of Company
II, here, on their arrival home.
Present school laws and how they
may be remedied will be discussed at
the monthly meeting in the High
School auditorium tonight OF the
Home and School Association.
Grades Nos. 6. and s, of the gram
mar school. and the entire High
School will conduct bake IN James
T. Challenger's store tomorrow morn
ing starting at 8 O'clock. for the
benet OF the school library. The
bake will be in charge Of Mrs. Peter
3. Lightner, president of the Home
and School Association; Mrs. Jesse
A. Mckay and Mrs. Peter G. Madden
also members OF the association, and
2 large consignment Of cakes, pies,
biscuits, etc. will be on sale. The
school library has become quite an
adjunct to the school life of the pu-
pills and has increased in size so rap
idly through the many efforts put
forth during the last few months to
enlarge il that there S a variety of
reading matter available for all
tastes. Mrs. Lightner is at the library
every Thursday afternoon from 1 to
o'clock to loan books to pupils of GER
kuiA NAaccNos Wits MISS IAtNud GAUUHEt
assistant principal is in charge We'd
nesdays to look after the wants OF the
remainder of the pupils. Mrs. Light
ner kept the library open certain days
all last summer. and it is said that
the good influence Of the reading mat
Ter on the children is noticeable in a
number Of ways.
The Rev. John H. Beauchamp, d.
D., pastor OF Nazareth NJ. 3. Church
assisted in the funeral services of
William NJ. Craig, the 14-year-old son
Df Everett B. Craig, who was drowned
while skating last Saturday. held at
he home of the boys parents near St.
Georges Wednesday afternoon.
Members Of the Junior Auxiliary Of
Emmanuel p e. Church are making
arrangements to hold a dance in the
parish house Wednesday evening, Feb
ruary IA.
a box sociable will be given in th'
Odd Fellows Hall >at Bear Station TO
morrow night for the benefit OF the ]
o. o. F. lodge there. A number of Cd,
Fellows from this city will attend.
The members of the ,quoit team O
Adelphis Lodge. Knights Of Pythias
win go to Marshallton tonight to PLAY
the Diamond Lodge team of that plact
the first of series of indoor games
The trip will be made in automobiles.
The next meeting Of the Young Mem
Club will be held Wednesday evening il
the parish house Of Emmanuel p. +
Church, and a fine program will be pre-
scented. The Rev. L. G. Primm, paste
Of the First Baptist Church, will be tn
speaker and will give a talk Of specia
interest 70 business men entitled, -
Personal Factor in business" Anothe
feature Of the program will be q dc
hate on the subject, Resolved, Tina
Moving Pictures Are Deleterious," il
which the affirmative will be taken b,
the rector Of Immanuel Church, the Rev
Addison A. Ewing, and the negative b.
John R. Lambson. There will be musi
and refreshments, and all men Of tn
community are welcome. Officers 70