Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-09
NEWS OF THE DAY
At new CASTLE
Many Interesting Features Con-
nectcd With the Church
Services Tomorrow.
staf. o. .respcndence of Every Evening

To provide dance to be given here IN the
of funds for trip to Washington,
ID. c., next year The dance is TO be given
on Easter Monday night, April !. The
business committee comprises Brokaw
Sentman, Josephine Weer, Ruth Nicker-
son. Decorating committee, Regina Roth
rock. Helen Seward, Harry Newlcve,
Edward Stewart, Ednah Cranston, Mary
Givison.
William Hurd, resident OF Whining
ton, had the second finger OF his right
hand injured at one of the local plants
when caught in a power shears and the
end cut off, yesterday.
DIR. Lewis Booker and wife, with their
son. Page. left here today for trip TO
Virginia, where they will spend n week
with relatives. The practice OF the former
will be cared for by DIR. Eli Nichols OF
Wilmington.
Max Roll, a resident and business man
of Dobbinsville, who is the owner OF one
store, has purchased, through Attorney
Richard s. Rodney, property at seventh
and Clark streets, known as the Robert
Barnes property, which has been owned
and tenanted for several years by Alex
andcr w. Suboscz. The money consldera-
tion was 81 900
Tomorrow in Nazareth NJ. T.. Church
DR. John II Bickford, ID. d, pastor, VIII
conduct the morning worship at lo.5o
o'clock. and his theme will be Seeing
Man" The evening service will be gwen
over to the annual sunday school mis-
sionarv anniversary, when special pro,
gram will feature. The Baraca Class Will
have Professor Henry T.. Snavely, city
superintendent of schools, "a the speaker
and his subject will be Organization on
Victorious Peace" The meeting VIII CON
vcnc at p. m, and the music Will ps
directed BY Chorister James l. thal-
lenpcr. The Sunday school Will be IN
charge Of Superintendent George |. lobin'
Jr. The Young Peoples Society will meet
at {. 80 y. m, and there will he no Epworth
League meeting. The official board will
meet at S o'clock on Tuesday evening
John Hendrix will have charge OF the
morning class at $50 O'Clock.
Rev. Addison A. Ewing, the rector OF
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, was called
away again Yesterday 70 Boston, Mass,
because OF the serious illness OF his mother,
now advanced in wears and who has been
ill for some time Rector Ewing has been
a visitor at the home Of his mother a.
often as his duties would permit since tho
0pening of the Ientcn season, visiting
there on Friday Of last week after the
close Of the church services. The people
Of the community sincerely sympathze
with the genial rector IN his trouble. lie
will remain in Boston for several days At
least In the meantime services at the
church will be conducted by Prof. Henry
Handy HAY, a lay reader at the church
For tomorrow the order of the services
will be: Sabbath school, $50 3. m; morn
ing services, 1890 O clock, and afternoon
at clock During the week the services
will be held on Tuesday, "Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday afternoons at
O'Clock
In the First Presbyterian Church to
morrow the order of services will be
preaching at 1870 a. m. and r. m, with
Rev. c. h. Cross Of Oxford. Pa, as the
preacher The Sunday school will convene
at the close Of the morning service, about
II 80 O. clock.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary f. Williams,
wife Of Warren s. Williams, who died at
PALMYRA, Y. j.. on Monday, was buried
Yesterday. with services at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. James l.. Richards, AT
PALMYRA. and interInent At Morgen ceme-
tery. The deceased was known 10 num-
ber Of persons here because OF her frequent
visits at the King homestead st Harmony
street and The Strand.
The members OF the Penn Literary So-
ciety Of the High School presented IN the
auditorium Yesterday an excellent musical
and literary program. The debate on
the subject Military Training Should be
Compulsory in the High School, was won
bv the affirmative side, comprising David
Harrington and Elizabeth Roberts. The
affair was spirited and enjoyed
In the First Baptist Church tomorrow
the Mems Bible Class and Sunday school
meets at 10 a. m, and the Young People
Society of Christian Endeayor at 6.35 p.
m. It is expected to have preacher from
the Grocer Theological Seminary at 1870
D. NJ. and 80 p. N.
At meeting yesterday OF the members
of the Athletic Association OF the New
Castle High School, plans were discussed
for the athletic meet with other high
schools throughout the State. Good
baseball and track teams are now being
formed and will practice as soon as the
weather conditions will permit.
4 number of persons are pleased over
the change announced, last evening In the
Every Evening relative to the meeting OF
the Citizens Building and Loan Associa-
ton. beginning with Monday evening,
when they will meet at the New Castle
Trust Building and there pay their month
" dues or transact such other business
as they may desire.
As last tribute of respect, yesterday,
a number of young women of St. Peters
r. c. Church and societies connected
Herewith visited the chapel at st. Agnes
Hospital. Philadelphia, to view the fact of
the late Mother Superior Sister Lydia of
the st Francis Convent, here, and this
morning early trolley cars conveyed many
persons to Wilmington enroute for Phila-
delphia, TO attend the mass this morning
prior to the laying away Of the beloved
woman at Glen Riddle, Pa.
Mrs. Bertha Brannon Babb, wife Of
BENJAMIN I. Babb, died at the Physicians
and Surgeons Hospital, yesterday, fol-
lowing an operation for appendicitis
and complication The deceased was
but 33 years of age and resided on the
Wilmington avenue at the Buttonwoods
adjoining the house of Mrs. Charles
Holman. The funeral will take place
Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock with
services at the home Of her husband and
interment will be made in the GIebe
cemetery.
Michael Reedy, who has been the col
lector of ashes since that position was
provided by the Cily Council, has no flied
he resigns today He claims the work is
too much for one man to handle.
After % years of service, Police Officer
Matthew Tobin resigned from the force
today.
Two Young ladies for clerical work
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