Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-04
NEWS Of THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Spirited Contests in Election by
Good Will Fire Company; Home
and School Association.
Special Correspondence of Every Evening

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
New Castle, Dec. 4.-The election of
officers by the Good VIII Fire Co. took
place last evening. Several contests were
spirited. The following were elected:
President, John j. Walls; vice-president,
Frank Murphy; recording secretary, John
McDevitt; treasurer, Charles Dougherty;
chief, James Vincent Campbell; first
assistant Joseph Tobin; second assistant,
Frank Madden; engineer, Andrew Lenolr;
trustees, Walls, Mckay and Doris; di-
rectors, McCasson, +. Murphy, c. Nc
Groty, Joseph Tobin; fire recorder, James
Campbell auditing committee, John
McDevitt, Francis Reynolds, Jesse Nc
Kay
A meeting of the Home and School
Association will be held IN the High
School building tomorrow evening at 7.3o
o'clock. There will be a special program
to commemorate the 132d anniversary oil
the ratification of the Federal Constl-
tuition BY the State of Delaware. The fol-
lowing program will be rendered:
America, " BY the audience; recitation,
'tMy Own United States, Leroy Biack'
third grade: recitation, "A Song OF the
Flag" Archie Rennie, fourth grade; song,
"Columbia, the Gem OF the Ocean, by
the audience; recitation. extract from
"The Lay of the Ancient Minstrel,
Addie Duling, seventh grade: recitation,
"Old Ironsides," James Wilson, eighth
grade: dramatization: "How the Con-
stitution Saved the Nation, pupils OF the
fifth and sixth grades-Sophie Patrick,
Newlin Montgomery, Raymond Hurd,
John Cole, Wallace Cannon, Russell
Hockenbury, paul Bicking, William Geb-
hart, Francis Rees, Ruth FARRELL. Alice
Lovcless, Mildred Blake, Bessie Hardy,
Irrna MoKnitt, Mary Burris, Elizabeth
Hemphill. Vivian Movie Emma Rosscll,
Elsie Dilts, Ruth Wilhelme, Gertrude
Miller: double quartet, Delaware" "
words by Prof. Henry Handy Hay, music
oy Miss Lena Rogers, both of New Castle
pupils OF the eighth grade and high
school, Regina Rothrock. Martha Bryson.
Ruth Zimmerman. Blanche Sibley, George
Tobin. John Davidson. Douglas Proud,
Ralph Duling; address, THE Parallel
Crises Of American History Henry F.
Snavelv. city superintendent Of schools,
''~tar Spanged Banner. BY the audience
The Current Events Class of the Cen
turv Club will meet tomorrow afternoon
at , 80 in the clubhouse. After the read
ing Of the Current Events papers Mrs,
Willard Salisbury will deliver an address
The refreshments will be served by Miss
Elizabeth Moore
About so members of the Jr. .. L. A.
NJ Of this city attended 3 meeting OF the
order in Wilmington last evening, where
I60 new members were taken in.
Owing to the breakage of steam pipe
III the parochial school studies were s}Is-
pended for several days, until il was re-
paired.
The muskrat season has opened. and is
one Of the biggest that was ever known.
The price Of skins varies from 81 p to
$3.50. according to the size and color.
The meat sells for 25c If the cold weather
keeps up some trappers can average about
500 a week All conditions are favor
able and an abundant season Is looked for
4 large torpedo boat anchored outside
this city last evening where it remained
until early this morning
This evening in the parish house the
Parish Guild will held a masquerade
dance Everybody is invited.
The regular midweek prayer service
of the Baptist church will be held this
evening after which the regular monthly
business meeting viii be held.
Roland Reese, has accepted q position
IS brakeman with the Pennsylvania Rail-
road and left for Jersey City today.
The temperature dropped last evening
70 ABOUT , ABOVE zero. ~ NaS Il suuOcn
shock to everyone. especially those not
having enough coal in their cellars.
The people of this city are all glad TO
near OF the success of Walter Brinton who
was appointed by Mayor William G..
Taylor as member of the Board of Utlli-
les Mr.. Brinton is general manager
Il the American Manganese Steel Co,
whose plants are located in this city
See Bridge waterfor Jewelry.-Adv.
We have on sale our quality lire OF
Christmas cards ) to 25c. Make your
selection now. E. Challenger d Son,
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