Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-18
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
pre,arat;on Being Made for Ap-
propriate Columbus Day
Celebration.
o,,v Corrcsponderc of Every Evening

., ba,,c an appropriate celebration OF
Columbus Day October l., II plans VIZ. VIII
ha,.o bccn started by John Lalil, local
,,,oroba,t work out as he hopes they VIII
Uc i manning to have a parade. bahu
concert and fireworks IN the evening vi,
that dav. He has begun TO raise 'unu
f,.r the purpose and makes tne req'nS'
that contributions bc sent 10 nun ~ ''''
residence. SIS Clayton street.
Tnn' = the time for hot water bottle
We have a fine supply at right prices, J..
Challenger Soh, Ii'S'i
utaei<tS Adv IN
Tho SURGICAL dressing department oi the
Pod Cross holds its business hours rom
: 3n = IN. until 10 II. IN. on honuaNS,
WEDNESDAYS and Fridays, and from ""o
m untii noon on Tuesdays and h'lfs-
davs This department has the work oi
making bandages, pads, etc. I"r 'h'
soldiers. and Is IN dire need oi ""ihc'9'
All those who have any spare tinhe "tl1'- "i
ever are urged To be prcSet' "u'ihS ~, ''ir
WORKING hours All those interested VIII
please notify the chairman MISS N"'''e
Cicmmll. ~
Teacbcrs' Association will be held frday
IN the Uioh School auditorium at @ clock,
An interesting program has been p'an'"'d
nv the children of The grades, after Whlch
the association will elect ITS officers LOT
tbc ensuing wear. The meeting Will close
with a social hour and refreshments All
teachers. parents and TRENDS are ulecu
10 bc present. - CI.,oL
The E.astlakc champions OF the 'tiuiCn
League of Wilmington, who were dciea'Pd
nv The Baraca team last Saturday, 70 l.
80 oskcd for a return game for next
Saturday. The game will be played on the
EastIakc diamond nj Twenty-mnth ana
Market streets, Wilmington.
Trcop No l. New Castle Boy scouts,
has ORGANIZED a new patrol, which IS 70 DC
called the Pine Tree patrol ms patfoi
urIl hc under the direct management OF
Scout Executive Grccnhawk and Will con-
s,st onl&. Of the bows who were formerly
of the first aid patrol.
Tberc was a steady rush last evning ~
the Court House hy the men anxious 70
have their questionnaTes filed out anu
,ho registrars were busy from .3OuntIl 10
The now bank building which IS being
built for the New Castle Trust Co Is now
hecinninc to show a fine appearance. he
vault is we'll under way and by the appear,
,nce Of things In general it Will he finished
IN a short time. II IS easy 10 sec that y
viii he a big Improvement over inc oid
one,
The ball game between the Penn works
of Chester and the Baldt Steel ls promising
N h. 4 big affair. About 100 employees
of the Penn offices will bc on hand with
q Chester band 10 show their ahilltN as
rooters. Manager EaSson OF the ltald'
plant will throw them out the hrst hali.
After the game q luncheon VIII ne hela y
the hotel Of John Fchl and II Will PC an
ail-around holiday with good tune ior
the employees Of tho plants
haH
nsrishhousc 10 work for the Bethlehem
nIant They arc Miss Dcrits, Miss Maude
Arnot and Miss Ahcc Mulhn They VII
6U the vacancies made by the thTcc who
left Ia work Al the Haglcy \ ards
SuDcrntendent Nc\inn foundry
head AZ the Baldt Steel. has had he mis-
fortune 10 los, a valuable Masonic pm,
which was gwen him by his former shop
mates
Nlrs. Margaret Kirk has received an
interesting letter from hCr son. IRWIN NirN'
who is serving IN tho aerial toTccS IN fng-
land He tells Of having vlSltcd London
and Liverpool and hat hc enjoys inc
sights lie also SAYS that the soidlers are
alI cnjovlng good health.
Miss Lucy Ford was a weekend visit or
at the home Of Mrs Francis 7. Met aim
William NcGrory who has been home
on an ll-dav furough returned yesterday
10 Paris Island, South Carolina. where ne
has been stationed with the Marines
Mrs. +. Gambrlll and Mrs Harry
Smith. who were the guests OF Mrs. /. ii
Bagerly of Wilmington, have returned
home.
Rev. John J Roland of Wilmington has
taken up his duties as assistant 10 Rev
Frederick Y. Campbell OF II. Peter 5
Catholic Church.
Rodney Willis has accepted q position
with the Wilmington Fibre Speciality 60
Is storeroom clerk.
Noah friedman, who has been con
nected with the fibre company and who
has been living at The Louise for more
than a wear, has moved to Wilmington
Mrs. Elwood Wilson Of the Century
Club Is visiting her daughter, Miss Bessie
Rinc, near West Chester.
Mrs. George Miller received Telegram
YESTERDAY stating that her son, Leslie, o.
the colored regiment, has left for France
John Whiteside of the Navy Is home
on a short furlough.
Edward Naylor left today for Delaware
COLLEGE. making the third New Castle
High School boy who Is training there.
Miss Elizabeth Bull returned hom'