Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-11-20
NEVIS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT new Castle
High School Athletic Asso.
citation Organizes Basket
ball Team
BOY SCOUTS WILL
BE BUSY THIS YEAR

Special TO TIE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. nel., Nov. 20-Thc
New Castle High School Athletic As
ISOLATION has organized for the season.
This year the school is 10 have
basketball team. the members 10 be
selected after two or three weeks OF
practice. Principal Henry f.. Snayely
IS coaching the players. New Castle is
DESTROYS Of forming a basketball league
. Of several high school teams. Later
the association will start on indoor
athletics. In preparation for the inter
scholastic meet next May The assoc
citation rs trying 90 secure the armory
or the parish house FOR practice games.
Oflcers have been elected as follows:
Joseph j. Rolhrock president: Harold
Cannon, ,lce-president: Broksw sent
man. secretary; James Loveloss. treas
JUROR
The Penn Literary society OF the
lileh school has a Thanksgiving pro-
gram IN coarse of preparation u will
be given on The Wednesday afternoon
before Thanksgiving Day The sophie
more class VIII give The program. At
that time election Of officers VIII also be
on the schedule as officers are elected
every three months. As usual the pub
lie schools will be given the Friday
following as well as Thanksgiving nay
FOR holidays
New Castle Boy Scouts, Troop No. 4.
has registered at Scout headquarters
FOR war work Later the troop is plan
ming io take up the study Of signalling
as part ~ the winter program.
Mrs Elizabeth a. Boyle died yester-
day afternoon at her home on South
Fifth street, after "a short illness from
pneumonia She is survived by two
children. Thomas Boyle and Miss Celia
Boyle both of whom live IN New Gas.
Nc. Mrs BOYLE was a lifelong resi-
dent ~ New Castle. and was highly cs-
ieemed h. a host of friends She was
of a quiet. reserved disposition. but
accomplished a great deal of good In
unohtrusive ways She had always been
faithful member of St. Peters
Church. belonging 40 the Rosary and
other womens societies. and jealous IN
her attendance az mass 1t the tim,
of her death she lived with her daugh.
top AZ No. rs South Fifth street Fu.
neral services will be held from the
house at $50 o'clock on Thursda,
morning. with requiem mass at ST
Peters Church. lnterment VIII be made
IN ST. Peters Cemetery.
Judge George peirce made a short ad
dress 90 tho colored drafted men be
fore they enlraned for Camp Dix yes
lerday morning.
Miss Helen Deemer. Miss Ruth 10
REM and Lee Goudiss took part in IN
Wilmington High school parade yes
ferday afternoon. when the victory owe
Chester Hleh school football team wa
celebrated.
CAPTAIN Myers. now trafllc agent 10
the American Can Company. spent sun
day al his home in New Castle. Cap
tain Myers was securing men. 90 w0r
for the American Can Company. an
was successful I'm obtaining about six
teen workers.
Mr.. and Mrs. James DUMMY have re-
turned from Reading where MI
Ouimby was In a hospital. Mr.. Quimb
Is rapidly recovering his health.
Harvey Cheozum is receiving tho con
dolencc OF friends lie went in happ
frame Of mind 90 chase the nimhl
bunny but 10 proved 90 be his hoodo
day. lie spent The day chasing rah
hits through bramble and brier. unit
his clothes were torn 20 shreds. bu
did not manage 10 bag "a solitar
bunny. The worst blow Of an was thS
finally oven his dog deserted lnn. II
told his friends that ne was throug
with rabbits. and the last they saw Z
him he was starting out after duck
lie is not the only local man who hi
found no rabbits. There have bee
more hunters coming back with empl
bags than with Dummies.
Herman padburg Is making soc
progress with tho bungalow nc is built
Ing llc is doing the work himself.
The New Castle lllgh School Is o
ganizing a debating team.
Mrs. Alexander =. Goudiss, who
I'm New York. is conyalesclng rapidly
Charles Lancaster recently went on
cunning trip.
nr. Lewis Booker is expecting TO 10
the ranks Of the sporismen In a Re
days
Visitors from Delaware City a
angry over the published reports
me- trouble regarding officers and pl
Nalcs' dances. They say that nothll
io amount % anything happened al
That the hest Of feeling prevails b
tween an parties.
nisorabi Cundect and Peter Mu
Nerc fined So and costs by the May
Yesterday ON an assault charge.
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