Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-02
NEWS OF THE DAY
AT NEW CASTLE
Pastor Primm Of Baptist Church
Resigns to Take Baltimore
Charge.
stan Correspondence OF Every Evening

Primm will make public announcement
of severing his pastoral relations with
the church TO become the pastor of the
Druid Park Baptist Church. Baltimore,
Md. The last services in the church
conducted by Mr.. Primm. will be on
Sunday of next week, and on Sunday,
February 18th, he will. preach his initial
service rs the pastor Of the new charge.
The people of the local church and
many friends here greatly regret the
departure of Pastor Primm who is a man
of genial and sunny disposition, and has
a great faculty in the recollection of faces
and names He will complete his studies
at the Clozer Theological Seminary at
the June session, and it is expected that
number of frioni, from this city will
attend his graduation. From the time he
takes charge of his new pastorate he will
travel to and from the Seminary until
the graduation, after which his home will
be in Baltimore.
An interesting event in the High School
yesterday afternoon was the monthly
session of the Home and School Associa-
tion, over which Mrs. Peter b. Lightner,
presided. The opening song was Della
ware"
Mrs. Lightner stated that complete
report was being prepared Of all the
teachers and scholars Of the schools
having Liberty Bonds or other government
bonds, war saving and thrift stamps and.
the same will be recorded and printed
The address Of Prof. Counts of DE la
ware College on the Rural Schools OF
Denmark and Citizenship" pleased the
members OF the schools and in fact every
one 1T was timely, because the members
Of the Eighth Grammar grade had been
st dying the country.
CYRUS T. Rittenhouse of State Road,
who has been advertising in the New
Castle columns of Every Evening for tho
past month has closed the period with the
sale of the following new Ford type of
automobiles: Harry Gray, st. Georges,
touring car; Charles Stewart, Porter
Station, touring; Clarence Blackburn,
Farnhurst one ton truck; Ezekiel Cooper.
sedan: George W. Burris, Rose Hill,
touring car.
The card party at the Century Club
parlors. Thursday night, in the interest of
the Smileage campaign for the soldiers in
camp, netted about s1450.
In the First Presbyterian Church.
tomorrow, the pastor, Rev. ). Beattie
Wylle. at 1890 q. m, will take for his
theme: The Laws OF Spiritual Life" At
11.30 g. m. the Sunday school session will
be held and at p. m. the pastor 5 closing
sermon theme for the day will be The
Lords Side"
In Nazareth NJ. +. Church, tomorrow,
the order Of the services will be as follows:
Morning class at $50 o'clock, John
Hendrix, leader; morning worship at
1000 O'Clock. with the theme OF the
sermon BY Rev John II Biclford, the
pastor, "A Government Established With
Justice Forever" In the afternoon at
0 clock George T. Tobin, Jr., will conduct
the Sunday school and Captain Holz, Of
the Salvation Army, with several MEM
bers Of the army, will take part IN the
Baraca class services. At $50 o'clock
Miss Mary Mcknitt will lead the young
peoples class and Principal Henry L.
Snavely Of the public schools viii deliver
a brief address. At p. m. the Epworth
League session will /Se held. when an in
teresting program will feature. The
evening preaching service at 80 O'Clock
by Pastor Bickford will have for the theme
How Shall We Escape. Prayer service
at 745 o'clock "Wednesday evening.
Everybody Is invited to all the services
of the church
The order OF the services In the First
Baptist Church, tomorrow, will consist
Of the Sunday school and the pen's
Bible class at 10 a. m, the morning wor-
ship and theme Of Pastor +. c. PrirnIn.
Finding What We Lack. Christian
Endeavor Society at 6.35 =. n. and the
evening worship and sermon, subject of
the pastor, The Failure OF Unbclief"
A welcome is extended to everybody
Beginning with Monday at O'Clock
and continuing until 5 p. m. each day, in
cluding Saturday Postmaster Murphy
will register at the postoiIce all German
aliens in this disrict The aliens are
few and it Is believed that each person
has been duly notified.
Mr. and Mrs A. Y Lesley George, have
returned from Atlanta, Ga, where they
spent a week with their son, Corporal
Lesley Herbert George, battery clerk at
Camp Gordon. The visitors found their
son enjoying good health, well pleased
with his berth and speaking IN glowing
terms of his superior officers The men are
1f pleasing mien and are well liked by the
Of the respective commands
The weather has been unusually severe
md keenly felt by the people, many of |
whom never experienced the extreme cold |
for such long period. Corporal George /
lad a furlough from Friday last until |
evening during which he spent |
he time with. his parents at the hotel, /
ave for a visit one afternoon at the camp,
where the party was pleasingly treated by
he officers Other visitors at Camp
fordon and Atlanta were Mr. and Mrs
Richard w King; Miss Kate Ferbert and
Miss Carrie Herbert Of Philadelphia,
ecent visitors here who also visited New
orleans, La.
Sugar took drop from 10 to 91z cents
It several stores yesterday and the Gus
0ners were each granted the privilege of
;arrying home two pounds.
A number of persons kept Deputy
Customs Commissioner Alexander of
Baltimore, Md, busy yesterday at the
flee of Mayor Cavender Not only did
e answer every question clearly, but he
ided many In filling out the forms. He
its again today from 10 a. IN, until 4
. m. Postmaster Murphy feels confident
G may be secured again TO help the
eople who failed to reach him yesterday
r today Due notice Of his return will
gain be published in the Every Evening
The commissioners Of the School Green
ave granted to the members of the Red
ross Of this city, the free use OF the par
,rs in the old Court House formerly used
y Co FL This will prove convenient, and
appreciated
A snow plow hauled by horse will be
sed today in clearing the snow from the
avement around the Court House. The
york will be done at the direction Of the
Of the School Green.
order your FORD now for spring de-
very. G. E. Rittenhouse New ard
acond-h Fords d. 4 A. teIenhona |