Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-22
NEWS OF THE DAY
AT new CASTLE
Many Attended M. E. Sunday
School Picnic at Hopkins
Beach Yesterday.

special correspondence ENerN isNenifp
| New Castle. July 22.--one of the
largest Sunday school picnics that has
| ever taken place i'm this vicinity was
held yesterday at Napkins Beach by
the members of the Methodist sun
| day. More than 500 persons were in
attendance. The automobile trucks
of John II. Montgomery and Andrew
Mitchell were kept busy all day haul
ing the members to and from the re-
sort. Games and sports were played,
after which refreshments were served.
The events, winners and prizes We're
as follows: 1ooyard dash for boys.
Willard Bicking, money bank, stand
ing broad jump, Harold Hobbs, Whistle
100-yard dash for girls and women
Miss Carrie Atkinson, box of candy;
1 90 yard dash for men. George Proud.
Jr.. neckue: running broad jump
George Proud. wax doll; 5O-yard dash
for girls, Elizabeth Clayton, set of
dishes: 50-yard dash for primary de-
rartmcnt, Herbert Tobin, toy boat:
potato race for men. Douglas Proud.
doll baby; potato race for boys, Harold
Hobbs, Jr.. baseball cap; potato race
| for girls, Jane Tobin, talcum powder;
potato race for girls, second division.
| Catherine Tidwell. story book. three
| legged race for men, Howard Wilhelme
and George Proud. one pound of coffee
and one pound of ginger snaps; three
| legged race for boys, Harry Hard and
| Herbert Barnes. 25 cents each: three
| legged race for girls. Catherine Tidwel
end Margaret Hobbs. 26 cents each,
| The baseball game was won by the
Baraca Class. the score being Baraca,
Is; Intermediate Department, b. Ave
| innings.
| The Red Lion Social last evening
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: President. Miss Frances
Sterling; vice president. Miss Anna
| N. Burris: secretary. Miss Helen
DiehI: treasurer, William +. silver:
pianist Miss Naomi Colt, assistant
pianist. Miss Gertrude Ratledge. Fol
| lowing the election the following mu-
steal and literary program was rend-
cred. recitations. Misses Clara kemp
| and Mabel Gailett; readings. Mrs
Archie Bradley and Frank Sterling:
niano duct, Misses Gertrude Ratledge
and Naomi Colt; piano solo, Miss Mar :
garst Kemp; vocal duet. Mrs, FRANK
sterling and Miss Mary Sterling' read
3ns Nv Miss Marie Mendenhall.
last evening party pr young
ladies visited Augustine Beach. The
following persons were III attendance.
Misses May Fehl Alice Wise. Helen
TidNrll. Cecilia Carlin. Marie Nc
Caffrey. Catherine wcldin. Anna Nc
Caurhar. Phyllis Marsh, Susan King
and Filth HusheheCk.
Yesterday afternoon on the Ameri-
san Manganese Steel Co. tennis court
foseph l.. Mullin and John Leach de-
f,a,ed j. Ralph watts and Raniamin
clark ny the score Of 6-e-6 TO 1000.
last evening Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Johnson. MIR. and Mrs. Irwin Jones
ana MI. aud Mrs. Walter Sibley were
/ guests ~ the X. T. Club at Riverside
| Beach. where q watermelon party vac
held.
1 The New Castle Athletic Club base
hsl team tomorrow will motor 70
Krnnedyvillc. Md, where they viii
play the kcnncdyville team.
| william +. Myers. a former resi-
I don't az this city. who now resides at
Floral Park. l.. l.. New York. is spend
ing several days as 4 guest Of Mr.
and Mrs. Zachariah Gemmili and
family.
/ Mrs. Thomas Dugan Misses Mary
/ Hail, Mabel Haney, Florence Mcl4augh-
| lin and Grace Hoshour OF Wilmington
spent yesterday and last evening az
| guests or Mrs. A. NJ. Givison and
| daughter Mary.
/ Miss Edna Cranston is spending sew
4 cral days as a guest OF Miss Elsie
! HUH Of West Cnllingswood. y. j.
! Elmer White left yesterday for sew
sral DAYS. as a guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
! George Painter of Pleasantville. y. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler II. Gebhart.