Evening journal., 1917-10-04
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Old Town Crowded as First
Del. Goes TO Admission,
- Alabama
PUT NEW ROOF
ON CITY HALL

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, DEL, Oct. THE
entralning of the First Delaware In
fantry this afternoon was an event
which absorbed the attention of every
one in New Castle. Relatives and
friends from other places In the
State crowded New Castle this after.
noon for glimpse of their soldiers.
The New Castle men in the regiment
were well remembered with lunches,
sweaters, smokes, candy and other
parting gifts from their friends. The
going of the men to Camp Townsend
was hardly a farewell. as they have
been daily visitors to town, but to-
day relatives and friends realized that
the boys were on the way to active
participation in the war and tears
mingled with goodbye smiles. The
men were kept in camp last even.
ing, and the town streets looked empty
without the customary khaki. But
they we're the one topic of conversa-
| ton. All sorts of wild rumors were
about, one to the effect that the regi
ment was to embark for France within
month.
A new shingle roof is being put
on the City Hall. Also paint and
plaster will be used for interior and
b exterior renovation Of the building.
A special committee of the Trustees
Of New Castle Commons is in charge
James NJ. Wise. John NJ. Hance
James L. Challenger.
Frank johnson of Wilmington, a
, worker in one OF the local plants, ran
silver into his shoulder yesterday
. where IL broke of, causing him much
pain. Dr. Julius Dodd removed the
splinter
P Kazananokcy. recently an in
, spector for the Russian Government
at the Bethlehem Steel Company's
; plant, will go to New York, as the
: Russian contract has been completed
at the plant.
J Following a request made by Pat
3 rick McGrory, Of the New Castle
I County Board Of Assessment, City
Council Will cooperate with thhe
, board I'm making the city assessments
b and will 80 about the city with the
. county assessors when they visit New
! Castle. shortly.
The FIRST meeting OF the Home ant
I School Association will be held tomor
I row night with addresses by DR.. Z. l.
, Cross and by Henry z. Snavely. Tn
- High School will provide a musica
q and literary program and social hou
I will follow. Mrs. Peter G. Madden, Mrs
: Lewis +. Ellason, Mrs. Neil B. Seminar
Mrs James II. Challenger and AIri
Jacob II. Speicher will be hOstesscs q
the social hour. Mrs. Peter p. Light
! ner president OF the Home and SchoC
y Association.
The Penn Literary Society o. th
. High School will give its weekly pre-
: gram tomorrow afternoon. Parents an
= friends are invited 20 encourage IN
young people with their presence
N The autumn meeting Of the Dlocesa
q Women's Auxiliary will be held a wee
q from today in Emmanuel EpiscOpa
. Church, this city, OF which the Rev
n A. a. Ewing is rector. The day wi
A begin with the celebration OF the Hol
= Eucharist, at 1880 o'clock. by the RI
I Rev. Frederick ]. Kinsman, bishop q
II the diocese. Bishop Junius NJ. Hornel
Ie OF Asheville, N. c., will be the speake
at the morning session. In the after
noon, Miss Elizabeth Newbold will
= talk on her missionary work in Japal
and Mrs. John Coles, OF New York wi
speak on Unity Miss No Nold fol
merly lived In Newport. l. = on wi
be served at noon by the ,cv Cast
Auxiliary. The business session wi
j be held during the afternoon.