Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-31
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Decoration Day is Observed by
G. A. r., Assisted by Other Or
carnations; Personal Notes.
Special Correspondence OF Every Evonln,

Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
New Castle, MAY 81 The attendance
Mt Emmanuel Church yesterday morning
was large The services were by Rev. Jo-
seph carp, who had for his theme IN the
morning "Thc Old Soldier and the New.
The organizations marched, headed by
Industry Council No. 25. Jr. q. 7 A. NJ,
followed by the Seminole Tribe, No.
40. | O. r. NJ, Adelphia Lodge No. ),
X Of p, Captain Watson Post No.
c. A. r., escorted by the Boy Scouts OF
America At the evening service the Floral
Cross presented n handsome appearance
The flowers, after the services. were
given to the members of the q. \. r., who
placed them on the graves of their com
radcs in the cemeteries this morning.
| The Memorial Day parade began this
| morning at : 30. forming IN front OF Mar
/ ket square The procession was led by
smiths fife and drum corps OF Whining
! ton. followed by the firing squad OF the
/ Jr O. t. A. NJ. and the lodges rs gwen
4 above then the G. \. r., including eight
members ms follows Captain George
! PIERCE. Timothy steele Xacharlah W.
4 Gcrnmill John T. Burke, Michael f1tz-
4 gerald. Charles Smith, VIM Frederick,
+ John Iankson The G.. A. Il, veterans
/ were conveyed TO and from the cemeteries
/ hy automobiles The Boy Scouts turned
out in force under the leadership oi scout
muster Edward Naylor. The route OF the
parade was from the court house TO
Emmanuel grave ward toGtcbc, 70 Mount
Zion to st Peters, TO Nazareth NJ +.
Church to the First PRESBYTERIAN, and
then Ia the Delaware Street Wharf, where
+ sohtcs we're fired and flowers strewn on
the water
For tho first time in many years the
I New Castle public schools held session
TODAY Tho children were much dlsappolnt-
"a On account Of having 20 attend on
Decoration DAY This was on account OF
the new school code. which docs not spccI-
~ Decoration Day MS legal school holl-
day
+ SATURDAY, juno 10, Will be election day
for three. members Of the New Castle
4 Board Of Education The retiring members
are President Harry Il. Holiday, who
has been 4 member Of the board for five
wears Jacob II SpCichcr, secretary, who
has been member for four Years, and
George T1obin. who has been member
for two wears None Of members have an
nounccd thems Ives as 4 candidate Tor re-
election AZ present no one has flled tor
/ the vacancies. The positions are without
salary. although a number 81 citizens nave
boon under the impression, since chang
ing az the school code and reducing the
membership from nine 10 three members,
that the organization was q paid body
one will be elected for period Of three
wears. one for two wears and ono for one
wear. and an election will follow yearly,
for the election ol the members whose
terms expire accordingly.
The bake held saturday n the Chat
cnger pharmacy was Well patromzed.
The members 0i the Ladies AID society
are veil pleased with the amount realized.
4 pretty wedding was socmnlzcd last
evening lit : clock at the Home Of Alr.
and Mrs. Jacob kcimon on Delaware
street. when their daughter. Helen, be
came the bride II Banjaminc iodbres-
0iu of Philadelphia The ceremony was
performed bv Rabbi Resitz, of the VIII
mington Synagogue. After the wedding q
supper was served. The following out-ot-
town persons were in attendance Mr.. and
Mrs. :. Ellis. Camden, y. J.. Mr.. and
Mrs. b. Lchar, Collingswood. y. j. Mr..
and Mrs. NJ Grson, Mr.. and Mrs. |.
Lubrask and family Mr., and Mrs. ;.
Brvman, Of Philadelphia.
4 game of baseball was played Satur-
day al Battery Park diamond between
the Elkton and the New Castle team q
the Dcl-N1ar league, New Castle winning
bv the score Of , 70 j
Yesterday the New Castle team went
to Delaware City and was defeated by the
Fort du Point soldier boys 10y the score
Of II to /.
For Sale stone tomato plants, +. ,.
Megginson. Baldton.-Adv.
For SaIe-Two good COWS. two iron
bedsteads and mattresses Apply Jeffer-
son House, New Castle ADV