Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-24
NEWS. OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Dance of Employees of Bethlehem
Loading Co. Proves an In
tercsting Event.

Special Correspondents OF Every Evening
New Castle, Dec PA compli-
mentary entertainment and dance. gwen
by the supervisors and foreman OF the
Bethlehem Loading Co., was held IN
the Ope<a House last night. The hall |
was filled with employees of the plant, |
and it is estimated that at least 300 were |
present. The entertainment was under |
the personal supervision of LOUIS "A.
Beatty, former theatrical producer
but now an employe of the loading COM
panv The walls of the hall were deco
rated with the allied flags and across
the stage large sign had been placed
bearing the words "A Merry Christ
| mas" Many former employees OF the
plant. who are now In the service were
present. The entertainment program
| follows: Mozarto-A mucial surprise;
| kathryn McGinley-The Girl with
voice Mae Dalc-The sunshine girl;
Anna Senn-The girl with violin and
| Minitz and Palmer-A little of every
thingA
Among the visitors here, from Della
ware City last night, were Mr.. and Mrs
| A W. Hope, Geo. D. Holiday, John
Larkey, Frank Holiday, James Schaifer,
Margaret Scott, Miss Higgin and Mr..
| and Mrs Joseph Warner.
| An ENJOYABLE Christmas program WAS
re ndered at the New Castle High School,
YES terday, by the members of the Junior
| elias of that school Many visitors were
present at the entertainment and all
seemed to enjoy it very much. Follow
ing was the program: Song, "Joy To the
World" recitation, Ethel Quigley; reci'a-
ton, Helen DAVIDSON, "Santa's Note
Rook;," song by Junior class; recitation,
Helen Seward, I'm Flanders Fields
recitation. Martha Bvson, america $
Answer" sketch, "a Difficult Situation
| hy member of the Junior class.
A special Christmas service will he
| held in Nazareth NJ l.. Church, to-
| morrow morning at 6 O'Clock.
A card party viii be held at the New
Castle Century Club next Monday
evening
Everyone interested in basketball in
this city. is looking for fast game next
Friday night, when the Pastime Athletic
Club will plav the Penn -Scaboard Steel
Corporatuon Both are fast teams. The
probable players Will be: Pastime Club
Shaw, Price, Barnes, Dowd, Baldt and
Cook Penn Seaboard-McDaniel, H
Proud, ". Kern, Hance, Walls and
G.. Pinder.
At the weekly meeting of Boy Scouts,
Troop i, New Castle, last night, service
sented to the members of the troop
The scouts felt highly honored by the
presence of Frank A. Greenhawk, Scout
exc. .utive of Delaware, and Rev. J..
Richard Bicking, pastor Of New Castle,
NJ. T.. Church Both MIR. Greenhawk
and Mr.. Bicking spoke 10 the boys upon
the principles of the Boy Scout oath and
law. and each was heartily applauded
by the boys, when he shad finished
his address. Four scouts received merit
, badges. Following the regular business
meeting, the scouts were served with
refreshments by the Scoutmaster, T..
81. Naylor, Jr
James White, aged about II years,
narrowly escaped being killed yesterday
at Dobbinsville when he was struck
| bv an automobile, the property of John
Foster of Farnhurst, and knocked about
three feet In the air. He was picked uT
bv passers-by and taken IN the machine
TO local physician.
Joseph Rothrock has been honorably
! discharged from the Students Army
Training School at Delaware College
He will resume bis studies at that schoo
10 a short time.
r Lieutenant Clarence Seward, q S
{ Marines, Is spending the holidays witt
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Sewar'
: of West Sixth street.
John Tobin of North East, Md
{ we'll known in this city, Is spending som
t time with his grandparents, Mr.. ant
, ! Mrs. George Tobin Of West Sixth street
{, | He has been in the service sometime an
, at present is stationed at Puget Soun'
!, | as third class quarterrnaster.
: Charles S. Davidson of Baltimore
Md. is visiting Mrs. j. B. Manlov
| of West Fifth street.
| Miss Carrie Downie is spending th
4 holidays in Connecticut.
James McGrory OF u. S. Marines
E Is spending Christmas home.
e Waldo O'Rourke Is visiting friend
5 in Highbridge, n. J,
Mrs. Truitt of Third street has re
r ceived a letter from her son, Allison
s now in France, in which he states tha
he is in fine health and expects to com
j home soon.
: Russell Wyckof, left today TO spen
the holidays with his parents at Fleming
) ton Pa.
g Howard Lofland is visiting his parent
at I.ansdowne, Pa.
e Joseph Reybold of the U. S. n.
! spending his furlough IN this city.