Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-29
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
ENJOYABLE Christmas Party Given
Last Night by the Members OF
the New Century Club.

| New Castle, Dec. 2g--Last evening the
members Of the New Century Club gave
| Christmas party in the parlors of the Club
| Each was accompanied by male friend
| Sixty persons were in attendance lhe
evening was greatly enjoyed IN dancing,
cards and other games. The orchestra
| comprising Miss fmilv Il. Lunt, piano
Herbert Hewlett, violin, Harry fehi;
cornet, and Edward Challenger, traps
rendered cxcclleat music. The room,
we're tastily decorated with laurel, holly,
| holly berries and other green's. At the
| conclusion of the entertainment refresh-
| meuts, consisting of ice cream and cake,
| were served.
Last evening the Christmas play en-
| titled eye Olden Time in MerTle Eng
lard" pivcu by the members of Immanuel
Episcopal Sunday school, WAS greatly
enloyed. A la &c number OF persons we1e
in attendance -,
Tomorrow evening the members OF the
primary and intermediate departments
of the Methodist Sunday school VIII
render their Christmas program. Inc
Primary department program VIII come
first, followed by the Christmas ca ntata OF
the intermediate department. Tho follow
ing program will be gwen: Intermediate
depnrtment, Mrs Santa Claus, Mrs.
I.oomis O. Wise, Santa Claus, Albert
Clayton; Rainbow Fairy, Chorus oi
Seven Girls: Brownies Chorus, Paul
Blcking; soloist; Jack Frost Solo, Ogden
Wise: Sand Mans Solo. Harold Hobbs
.Ir "Ananias Bond, solo, John Wallace;
'Thc old W oman Who Lives IN a Shoe,
Solo. Miss Bertha Barnes; Solo and Chorus
Just DO it Yourself, Miss Martha
Shaw; soloist; chorus, None More "e,
, come Than santa; Motor Boys song
by the boy choir; Nurses Song, Girls.
Can Re" duet. Never Too Old for Christ
mas" Mrs. Harry Newlove and Miss
Laura Armpreister; tho, Waters Song >
Ogden Wise. Harold Hobbs and George
. Pinder; Puritan Maidens," Frances
, sheridan. solo and chorus; Sleighhells'
Song. by full chorus Primary Depart
mrnt-S Singing by the school; rectations,
! Pbihp Heathers, Adelaide Ford, Margaret
Jones. John Proud. Thomas Tobin, Will
liam Tohn Blanche Moore, Solo, Eliza
beth NcKnr Recitations, Harold
, | Universe. Eleanor McCuen, Carl Moyle,
{ Mary Overs, Ernest Foster, Mnuon
! kce: Solo FhzabcthC Clayton. Recitations,
| Ruth Stevenson, Wilson Denny Rebn
, | Green, Elizabeth Hobbs, MARY Challen-
ger. Adelaide Rossell singing, by the
, school recitations, Martha Harrington,
. !
Arthur Kern. Anna Shutz, Morris Ring,
Wcstlev Steele, Hcrber Tobin; solo
, Margaret I,org: rccitptlons. Marie Steel
{ Ethel Ford. Margaret Hobbs, Martha
shaw, Cleora Men ally. Harold Gooden
Katherine Whiteside. John Newton; sing
ing by the school.
Al the close Of the day ! work ycster
/ day at the plant OF he American Magahes'
o Steel Co the employees Of the foundry
! department, numbering between IS anc
/ 100 men. were layed of until Monday
: Jacob II Spcicher, president Of th'
> Board Of Education and Harry +. Hollt
dav, one oi the members, attended th'
meeting yesterday at Dover called by th'
subcommittee which had been appoint
4 cd hy the hold over senators for th'
members Of the boards OF education o
special districts 10 discuss with them th,
problems concerning the drawing up 0
school Law amendments The member
: present from the different districts ex
pressed themselves Of being satisfied witt
the present law. with few slight changes
On FRIDAY afternoon, beginning al
2oclock the members OF the Century Clui
viii hold IN their club parlors publ
card party in place of the usual curren
event class meeting Bridge whist an'
500 VIII be played The proceeds derived
! from the games will be for the benefit o
, the club
: The New Castle basketball team woul,
, Ike 70 hear from any teams 10 or out oi th'
city desiring home games especially Park
side. HagIey and Nadeley. Address com
munlcat ons TO Manager Leslie Walls
Sixth and Delaware streets.
Yesterday number OF employees wer
hired by the St8tc Highway Commk
sion for he purpose OF filing in the hole
along the shoulders OF the newly construct
ed state highway The wage rate was lowe
than some of the workmen expected an
"a a number of the men refused to work.
= The chart on exhibition IN the wIndo'
- Of the postofiice. gotten up by the cat
, SUPERINTENDENT of the schools and secrt
! tarv Of board Professor Henry Snavel1
: Is attracting much attention. The follow
ing items appeer, showing the rate tbs
II the city taxes were appljed for the yet
p beginning July ], 1919. and ending Jun
: 30 1920 Teachers salerles, 50 cent
+ wages janitor, fuel, light, heat, 10 cent
Fl superintendent ; salary. expenses OF Off G
and Board of Education cents; unpai
,f bills OF previous year, refund tax, z cen
= repairs TO Buildings, replacing equipmen
cents; New Equipment, 4 cents; suppll'
3 cents; books, 2 cents; miscellaneou
cent
The Ne Castle Club, which has bee
IN existence for a number of years, Il
club parlors being the residence of Il
ae old New Castle jail, has suspended and ii
=, pictures, furniture and other eqmpmei
: belonging to the body will be offered fl
ss sale fter the holidays.
4 John Carrck, who is employed
y Buffalo and who has been spending i
- holidays as the guest Of his parents, NJ
and Mrs Orian A. Cerrick, returned
l.. his place of business yesterday.
1t Colonel Albert L. Faulkner, z. S.
4 who is stationed near Fort Columbi
. South Carolina and who has been spen
= ing the holidays az a guest of reiatl
:. and riends here, returned today.
Buford Lunt. who is employed in ii
engineering department of the AhIminu
Co, Of America at New Kensington, Pa
% and who has been spending the holida
:. Sc the guest Of parents, Mr.. and MI
Harry f. Holiday, returned 70 his pla