Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
NEWS Of THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
The Registration on Saturday Was
Particularly Heavy, Including
Many Women.

/ New Castle, Oct. 1S.-Saturday was
the last of the registration days previous
To the election, which takes place on
November 2. The party workers of both
the Democratic and Republican parties
were working earnestly to get all OF the
persons who were eligible torcgister and in
| n number of instances personal calls were
made to the homes requesting the women
| who were undecided TO register Automo-
biles were used by the political workers
to convey a number of the rural residents
| to and from the places of registration. In
one of the districts n Negro man, aged GO,
gave his age as 45 and attempted to regis
! ter lie was asked if he could read or
write, and when he said no, he was
refused the privilege. Several residents OF
| this city, who are employed out OF towne
| came home in order to file their names
| The grand total for the five districts OF the
| Tenth Representatives district Is over
| 1000 and Of this number there are over
200 women, who registered IN the last
two registration days. In the Eastern
| district for Saturday there were l35
| women and II men, making the total for
the dav 206 and the final total of e39,
which makes the largest district. In
| the second district there were l01 women
and IL men a total of l49, and the hnal
total 603 The previous number regis
| tered for the Third district up to Saturday
was 3l2 and the final total was not re-
ported For the Fourth district there
were I3S for Saturday and the previous
total of 4q5. making the grand total b33.
In the Fifth district there were four
women and 81 men To register, making the
total Of the dav IL and the final total 2oi.
At the rally dav services of the CHRIS
tiana PRESBYTERIAN Church, Yesterday,
the attendance was the largest ever known
during the church history The building
was packed to the doors both the morning
and afternoon services. People IN attend
ancc were from New York, Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Maryland. Delaware and
Washington The visitors were served
| luncheon nj the home OF Mr.. and Mrs
George Appleby at Chrlstiana and the
other out-cf-town attendants who took
| their lunch with them were served coffee
| at the church.
The members OF Nazareth NJ. f. Church
| arc working hard for the carnival on
| FRIDAY and SATURDAY. evenings. All OF the
| chairrnen and those soliciting Tor the
| sumner are requested TO report to the
| church tomorrow evening at $50, to
| completc the final arrangements. The
| Oyster supper will be prepared by some
! Of the finest cooks In the State. on botn
| evenings. beginning at ) and lasting until
/ O The following tables and booths viii
| be tastefullv arranged: Fancy booth,
novelty. candy, cake table and ice cream
| table There will hc country store, fish
pond for the kiddcs and a parcel post
/ delivery. The proceeds will be for the
| organ fund.
Virginia Ncwlovc, the 13-vear-old daugh-
| ter of Mr. and Mrs. William Newlove OF
West Sixth street. on Saturday evening
was given a surprise birthday party.
Music and games were played Refresh
rnents were served Those present were:
Misses Helen Boice. Laura Moore. Ida
| Duling. Elizabeth Jones. Alice kccgan,
Carrie Atkinson, Ethel Ingram, Frances
| sheridan. Lillian Gravatt, Elizabeth Ben
nett
The Forty Hours Devotion services of
81. Peters Church Will begin on Sunday,
! October n.
4 horse belonging 20 Mrs. John Jones
| of Hamilton Park Yesterday morning at
| 4nnrted 10 cross the treStle work OF the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad near Moore
/ Farm. north of this city The animal
slipped between the ties and was wedged
/ there for some time r. l.. PInder and his
worknen were notified and released the
i animal
| 4 Halloyve en- party will be given by III
Busy Workers Of the Baptist Sunday
/ School N The Sunday school rooms on
/ Friday evening November ..
/ The river bank near the bethlehem
/ steel Cos. plant; which broke several days
/ aco. caused By the high tides. has been
! renajred bv . dredCc belonging to the
+ MARYLAND Dredging Co. by the order of
/ tho Levy Court.
/ Edward II. Navior. chairman Of the
I New Castle Red Gross today shipped TO
I Wilmington quarters the sewing which
! bo sDcletv has been engaged N for sew
! erai rponths. The apparel will be sent
| n the sufferers in the Far East.
| The repairs to the IRE hall Of the Good
! VII Fire % have been completed by the
/ contractor. Nathaniel Watson
The first social evening viii be gwen by
/ +be members uf the New Century Club
/ tomorrow night, beginning at o clock
/ The committee IN charge viii be Mrs } r..
/ phillips and Mrs Alexander r. Goudiss
/ The program viii consist OF out-oi-to"n
! talent An interesting musical program
viii he gwen.
/ Yesterday afternoon at Nazareth NJ r.
/ Sunday school session Mrs. }. X Blcklng
/ and Mrs Mifcncll tflF-Soh WIZ eiSt eeNl
| delegates 10 attend the sunday school
convention which will be held on We'd
/ nesday and Thursday at Harrison NJ. T..
/ Church, Wilmington -,
Mr.. and Mrs West Alexander Of Viii
mngton. Mr.. and Mr. Ira Hiumes and
! children and Mr. and Mrs John Blough
Of Fix Mills, Md spent yesterday as
guests Of Alr and Mrs John II Hammers
on the Strand
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Snellenburg and
Mrs. Fannie Meredith Of Bclfonte, spent
Yesterday as guests Of MIR and Mrs Harry
King and family 90 the Strand
Edward Earle Weggenmann, Leon,
William. Charles and Wilbert King were
visitors Of the Philadelphia geological
Garden. yesterday -,
Miss Marian Davidson of Philadelphia
and Charles Davidson OF wilmington
spent the weekend As guests OF MT ana
Mrs John Is Manlove.
Mr. and Mrs. James Duncan OF VII
mington spent yesterday as guests OF reia-
tves and friends.
Mrs John Harris of Woodmont, Com
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