Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-04
NEWS OF THE DAY
At new CASTLE
Memorial Service in the M. E.
Church Tomorrow for the Late
Evangelist Williams.
Special Correspondence to Every Evening

New Castle, Dec Rev. j. r. Bick-
| ing, pastor of the NJ 4. Church, tomorrow
morning at 1890, will take for his theme
"'The Need of the Day" At this service
the new baptismal font, which was do
mated to the church by Mr.. and Mrs.
William W. Leach, in honor OF their de-
ceased children, will be placed in use for
the first time, and the infant son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Grover Ingle, of Delaware street
near Sixth, will be christened. The even
ing session will be devoted to a memorial in
honor of the late evar gelist, Prof. William
n Thomas, who died several days ago.
Several of his favorite hymns will be sung,
including, make Life What it Ought to
Armpreister and Frances Sheridan Sweet
Fellow" by the Junior choir, and eHe
Will Hold Me Fast" by Charles T. Ian
caster, Jr. The flowers placed on the altar
will be donated by the members of the
Dorcas Society.
Miss Sadie Ingram, daughter OF Mr. and
Mrs Abraham Ingram, is at the Delaware
Hospital, Wilmington, where she was TAX
en- for treatment several days ago to under
go an operation for an infected foot, caused
by stepping on n broken milk bottle several
weeks ago.
Rev. George r. Street, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, at IL o'clock to-
morrow, will administer the Lords sup
per The Bible school will convene at
10 and the evening services will be CON
Quoted at 7.3O, when the pastor will
preach to the members Of Industry Coun-
Gil Jr. Order of United American Me
chanics on the subject Victorious Young
Men" The members Of the organization
are requested TO meet in the lodge rooms
OF the Masonic Hall Co. at Up. m
Yesterday afternoon, near Hares Cor
ner, an automobile owned by Hudson
Walker, who resides near Bruce's Corner
caught fire and was destroyed
Rev. j. r. Bicking, pastor OF New
Castle NJ. E. Church, has appointed the
following ushers for December: For the
morning sessions, John Hendricks, George
W. Swan, James j.. Biggs and Solomon
Hurd; evening, Mrs. George Proud, Sr,
Mrs. Edward Hemphir, Mrs. Lima Strad-
ley and Mrs. Willis Blackburn
Josephine Wells, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John +. Wells, Of 6O7 C'ymer street,
aged four years and FIVE months, died
Thursday evening. The funeral vii, be
held on Monday morning
Little Bear Tribe OF Red Men, M Bear
adopted one pale face on Thursday even
ing A collation. followed the session.
The members Of the junior class OF the
New Castle High School viii meet on
Friday afternoon and arrange for the
Christmas PROGRAM.
The cheer leaders selected for today's
game between the New Castle High School
and the Dougherty Senate football teams
which will play at Battery Park, are Ed
ward Earle Weggenmann and Miss Edna
Deemer. Junior Weggenmann will be
unable to enter the game at hl, position,
left end. on account of an injury als-
tanned to his left foot during the game last
Friday.
The usual services will be conducted in
the First Presbyterian and the Emmanuel
Episcopal churches tomorrow
The members of the Junior Auxiliary of
Emmanuel Episcopal Church yesterday
sent Christmas box TO the children of St
Michael's Mission In Wind River Reserva-
ton. Wyoming, valued at s35. The con-
tents of the box comprised stockings,
pocket knives, caps, scarfs, fancy bags,
aprons, marbles, dolls, handkerchiefs,
pencils, thimbles and scissors The organ
ikstion Is under the charge of Mrs p. b.
Lightner and Miss Carrie Gemmill The
children who helped to make up the dona-
ton comprise Misses Elsie Wipf, Grace
Wipf, Olga Glanden, Frances Reese,
Emma Reese, Leah Glanden, GLADYS
Clymer, Nancy Miller, Gertrude Miller,
Nancy Faulkner, Kathryn Faulkner,
Nancy Janvier, Sophia Janvier, Olivia
Holcomb, Elizabeth Holcomb, Mary
Burris, Alice Loveless Matilda Kink
Louise Eliason, Barbara King and Louise
Havel
The members Of the freshman class of
the High School are busy writing auto
biographies.
Word was received here yesterday of the
illness of John Fohl, OF this city, who has
been visiting his brother for several days
at Perkasle, Pa. Mr.. Fehl was taken with
severe pains In his side and was sent 20
Pennsylvania Hospital where an operation
will be performed for appendicitis.
Mrs. William l. Harrington of Bear
who was operated upon several DAYS ago
for gallstones, at the Physicians and Sur
geons Hospital, Wilmington is improving
Mrs. Charles Diehl of Red Lion was
taken TO the Physicians and Surgeons
Hospital Wilmington, where an opera
ton was performed for blood poisoning
several days ago. She returned TO her
home yesterday.
Mrs. Clara Zimmerman of Second and
Delaware streets, who was operated upon
at the homeopathic Hospital several days
ago, returned to her home yesterday, much
improved.
The pupils Of the High School are writ
ing essays on education on various sub
iects selected by the writers.
Frank Hockenbury OF Second street,
has purchased the Whitlock estate at
Baldton, occupied by Robert Ferguson,
who has constructed his own home
Parker Moore has sold his blacksmith
and wheelwright shop at Sixth and
Harmony streets to Aaron Hardwick,
Jr., Of Wilmington Mr. Hardwick's S
brothers will conduct the shop
We wish TO express our sincere thanks
for the sympathy extended for the floral
offerings and for the use of automobiles
during our recent bereavement John S
Wise and Daughters.-Adv
The names of the following pupils are
on the honor roll Of Hares Corner school
for perfect attendance during November
Elizabeth Atkinson, Harvey Gushing,
Charles Currinder, Edith Currinder, Jean
rette Clark, Eileen buddy. Mary buddy,
Walter Garneski, Joseph Garneski Edith