Evening journal., 1921-04-12
news GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Residents at Polls Today
to Elect Mayor and
Council
GRAND MASTER
TO VISIT MASONS
star Corrosnondent.

staff Correspondent.
NEW CASTLE. April i2.-Candi-
dates for municipal Offices ended
the most active campaign known in
the history of this city at noon to-
day, when the polls opened for the
biennial election. Considerable
trouble had been encountered in Sc
curing the election officers. as the
remuneration. 50 for eight hours
work. was no inducement for per-
sons to seek the several positions on
the election boards.
Not until late this morning was
70 the personnel Of the election boards
OF the four districts known. The
majority OF voters have refused to
come to the open and make the
usual fight for any individual candi-
date. This morning the contest had
ccntercd around the mayoralty and
president of council fight.
Speculation is rife as to who will
be the successful candidates. The
large number Of candidates for the
contested offices has made most pol
> iticians refrain from making any
. prediction as to the outcome. While
the city elections are supposed to be
. non-partisan several candidates are
lighting for tickets decidedly par
tisan.
William J. Highheld Grand Mas
..ter OF the Grand Lodge OF Delaware,
a. +. and a. NJ, accompanied by his
staff will visit ST. Johns Lodge. No
.. A. i. and A. NJ. this city. in Ma
sonic Temple. tomorrow evening
Following the business session "A col;
latiOn will be served.
Officers OF the tank corps request
all members of the corps to be pres
ent at o'clock this evening. wher
the corps will be mustered into Fed
eral service by an officer from Fosi
dupont. After they have been mus
tered into service the corps will bs
subject 70 a call from Governor Den.
ncy and the President OF the United
States 10 active duty.
Installation OF the steam heater
piping. toilet and baths in the arm
ory is nearing completion.
= Members Of the Ladies' Aid So
cicty of tho First Baptist Church vii
hold a pound social at the homo o
. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles -Lieb. at th'
Baldton, tomorrow evening. Eacl
person attending IS expected to brini
n pound OF INfNNNuNulNts
The official board Of the New Gas
+. tic Methodist Church viii meet thi
evening IN the Sunday school room
The second annual commence
ment OF the local Americanizstiol
school will be held in the Operi
House on next Friday evening. Tn
national board OF examiners for citi
zcnship recently sent congratulation
10 the local authorities on the rec
ords made by'this school in which
was stated that New Castle stool
first i'm average attendance i'm tn
three states. Pennsylvania. Ne,
Jersey and Delaware. The chief ex
amincr Of Philadelphia said tina
eight pupils OF this school had sue
cessfully passed most creditabl
examination for citizenship.
At the meeting of the Citizen
Building and Loan Association hei
in the parlors Of the New Castl
Trust Company last evening. abou
800 shares OF the twenty-eighth se
l. ries were sold. as compared with %
shares Of the twcnty-seventh serie
opened al this time last year. Tn
l. reports OF receipts showed sos
613.SS, Of which S66.320 was place
on loans; ss.sO9.9S Withdrawn
teS6.2O paid or matured stock
sS97S.56 spent on incidentals an
supplies. leaving substantial ba
ance on hand at the close OF bus
ness March 80. 1920. Shares matui
ing this year arc worth Sl61.s
withdrawal value and Si72.34 rel
value.
Seminole Tribe Of Rcd Men hel
It's weekly business session last cvl
ming in Masonic Temple.
CARD OF THANkS-Wo wish
thank our many friends. who. du
ing our recent bereavement cause