Evening journal., 1919-06-13
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT new CASTLE
Town School Board Closes
Business for the Pres
ent Year
GRADUATES GET
DIPLOMAS TONIGHT
Special to The Evening Journal.

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NEW CASTLE, Del, June i3.-'rhe
Board -of Education met in special ses-
sion last night. closed IFS business for
the school year. vote of thanks was
extended TO Miss Stoops FOR her sat
isfaciory work as principal OF the
school. There was also entered IN the
minutes a resolution on the death of
Tientenani-Coyernor Lewis y. Eliason,
who was a member Of the board for
nearly 30 years.
Tho High School commencement VIII
be held IN the opera House this even
ing
Rose Ilill Grange will have a straw
berry festival in The Rose Hill school
house on Wednesday evening June 49,
on Friday, June 20. the Ladies' AID
of the Baptist Church, will hold a
strawberry festival at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. :. H. Hewitt near Rose llill.
The proceeds will be given towards the
fund for buying the new parsonage.
The D0rcas Society Of the NJ. D..
Church. met yesterday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Craig. There was
a large attendance. Eleven new mem-
hers were received. The report from
ihe festival held on June 6, showed re-
ceipis Of S79O6. The sale OF Easier
candles netied siii.i6. 4 committee
was appointed TO make inquiry about
having a klchten built in the church.
The members OF this committee are
George r. Tobin. Ir., George swan, me
Rev. j. r. Bicking, Mrs j. B. Mont
gomery, Mrs. John +. 4. Clayton. Mrs.
William Meggenmann. Mrs. Lena
Iemphnl. A very delightful social hour
followed the business meeting and re-
freshmenls were served.
The following Little Visitors OF
the Lille Light Bearers have been
distributing cards Of invitation for a !
picnic. which they viii hold tomorrow |
Virginia Newlove, lrma Mcknitt, Carrie |
Atkinson, Elizabeth IIemphill, Emma |
Reese Catherine Nhlteside, Arcadia |
smith. Dorothy Ramsey, Elizabeth |
Jones. Nellie Seward. Alice keegan, |
Adelaide NJ. Davidson. Frances sheridan |
and Elizabeth Bennett. Those attending /
the picnic will meet at the home OF
The superintendent, Mrs J. h. Manl0Ne, /
No. "A West Fifth street, for a short
iaunt aud great surprise, saturday
morning at 80 o'clock.
Members of the Century Club Will
give bake tomorrow morning in the
club rooms.
George n. Hewlett announces his
candidacy for Trustee Of the Commons.
Election FOR a member OF the Trustee
Of the Commons will be held June =,
Al nm the vacancy caused by The death
of Robert Morrison The polls VIII De
open from 10 6 o'clock,
Miss Elizabeth Mckay entertained the |
e-t...,,, .fo.. of HIGH school last ]
evening The party was also farewell /
10 Robert seward. member OF tle
class. who viii soon move from New
Castle. The table was beautlnlly dec
Grated with the class colors, goid ana
black. The evening was spent win
games and music.
Misses Eileen and Gertrude NlcCul-
lough. OF Milford, are spending the
week as the guests of Miss Emily
Mitchell
Howard Ennis formerly principal Of
the New Castle schools, Is visitor
here
George W. Britlingham, formerly em- Il
ployed at The drug store Of James IT, II
was visitor here yester- n
day Mr.. Brttingham recently returned II
from overseas.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph j. Kelley left II
today for Niagara Falls Mrs Kelley Il
viii be remembered as Miss Ida John
son.
The New Castle baseball team de-
feated the team from Harlans In
twilight game last evening
The New Castle baseball team will |
play Newark a double header on sat 4
urday afternoon az Newark.