Evening journal., 1920-04-12
AEWSY GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Fire Company Reports 5000
Received Toward Motor
izing Company
300 PERSONS SIGN
UP FOR SUFFRAGE
Special to Inc EvenIng journal.

motorizing the chemical engine OF the
Good VIII fire company. The commit
tee In charge OF the effort to raise the
fund gave out yesterday the following
list OF subscriptions paid to date: Will
liam s. HIlles, $3.50; Grebs Pigment and
Chemical Company, Newport, 500; Mrs.
Willard Salisbury. 500; Stoeckle
Brewing Company, 800; Wilmington
Fibre Speciality Company, Sf00; Penn
Seaboard Steel Corporation. 500; Mrs.
Margaret Janvier. S25; George Burris,
sc5; Joseph H. S. Gam, st. Georges,
s25; Miss Annie Spotswood. S25: Mrs.
Elizabeth Nesbeth, s25; George Pierce,
S25 Miss c. Bryson, S25; Charles Black
burn, $40; Mrs. John Black, $40: Samuel
Z. Moore, Bear Station. IS; s. T. Harris,
So Elizabeth Gam, ST. Georges, 50; Mrs
Elizabeth Holcomb. So: Alexander Biggs,
IS; Mrs. Sarah Simons, S5; Henry NJ.
Lang, IS; Mrs. Col II. c. Cavanaugh,
IS; Miss Lizzie Moore, IS; total, $500
The committee needs s2i00 10 COM
plete the amount necessary TO carry
out their plan. They hope within the
next two weeks 10 hear from the other
farmers who have not as yet contrib
uted. There is q movement among the
officials OF this city TO bring sufficient
pressure TO bear upon the State high
way commission. 10 have them COM
plute the first section Of the new state
highway. from Market street bridge
south before the remainder OF the road
Is started, as this VIII relieve this town
OF considerable OF the heavy traffic
that would necessary follow the clos
ing OF the entire road at one time
Levy Court Commissioner James G.
Shaw has assured the officials that he
will use his influence 20 this end.
Industry Council No. 25 Jr. o. L. A.
NJ will take about twenty-five candi-
dates TO Wilmington tonight where
they will be initiated by the degree
team Of Diligent Council under the
leadership OF Captain butcher. About
fifty applicants from several councils
in and around Wilmington, Will be
given the degree work at the same time.
All members OF Industry Council are
invited to meet at the Council room at
6i5 and take the 720 o'clock trolley
for Wilmington. reception will fol-
low the initiation.
Wilmington Fibre Speciality Company
has erected a large garage at their
plant for the housing OF the several au-
tomobiles.
A large delegation OF city oflcials
and business men OF this city went TO
Philadelphia yesterday 10 visit Alexan-
der Melvin, who is being treated In the
hospital at Thirty-third street and
Powelton avenue. Mr.. Melvin is very
little improved and is still confined 10
HIS bed.
City Council has employed corps
or laborers and VIII begin work to-
morrow putting the different approaches
10 the city In flrst-class condition in
anticipation OF the prospective heavy
trsfilc. caused by the closing OF the
State road during the construction
period. Mr.. Buck, road engineer, SAYS
that the road contractors will begin
operationss In the near future, prob |
ably this week.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF Nazareth I
NJ r. Church VIII meet tonight In the I
church auditorium. All members are
requested to be present.
Trustees OF the Nazareth Church will |
hold their first meeting OF the confer |
ence year tomorrow evening. when |
election Of officers VIII take place. The |
meeting OF the official board OF the
church Will take place. The meeting OF |
the oflcisl board OF the church will |
precede the trustees meeting.
The West End baseball team. n fast |
aggregation OF ball tossers OF this CITY. |
with open the season next Saturday |
when they VIII meet Highland OF VIII |
mington at West End Park.
About twenty-five Victrola records |
were presented to the Good VIII fire
company yesterday by Peter F. Kelly.
The monthly business meeting OF the |
New Castle Century Club will be held
In the club rooms tomorrow evening.
when the directors for the new year
Will be elected. Delegates to the con-
vention OF the Delaware State Fedora
tfon OF Women's Clubs will be elected.
This meeting Is the one at which the
annual dues are payable TO Mrs. John
Clayton. treasurer.
E. Ross Farra. Delaware State cam
paign director OF the 100000, 900 cam
psign. spoke at the First Baptist
Church last night. S. Hickman Hewitt
s campaign director for the New Cas-
lie district.
Jonn Pustiil and partner caught one
snad on saturday The fishermen ~
mis- place are becoming discoura ued
and several have declared them selves
ready TO undertake some other avocs-
ton. "'00a-
About 300 persons have signed .ha
Suffrage petitions that were nut in cir
culatfon last week. Suffraelsts wers
elated at their success as Il had hsen
asserted by the opposition that thers
were not twenty-five suffragists IN the
city.
Members OF the faculty OF the Now
Castle High School expressed them
selves as being well satisfied with the
showing made by the pupils OF the
local school who were contestants in
the defamation contest held last Fri
day evening In the Alexis I. dupont
SCHOOL, The local representatives won
third, fourth and fifth places, which
as a school record was better than
Of any school represented. While losing
individual honors Of flrst and second
places, Miss Elsie Walls tied for third
place, but lost the prize by drawing
straws. Earl Weggemann took fourth |
honors end Charles King took NTH
plaoe, placing all the New Castle School
representatives In the first half list |
The local contestants were coached for
the contest by Prof. H. E. Snavely. ablv
assisted by Misses Lucia Jones and
Pesr1 Grier. Of the High School faculty
Mss Jones and Vincent Borders ac-
ccmpanled the contestants.
Prof. v. 5. Borders. assisted bv tbe
agricultural class, Will decorate Inc
town With trees next Friday. Arbor
DAY. Inc trees are donations Of the |