Evening journal., 1921-12-22
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
VIII Pack Baskets for Dis
tribution to Poor Tomor-
row Afternoon
APPEAL is MADE
FOR CONTRIBUTIONS

Special TO Tho Evpn'nT Journal
NEW CASTLE. Dec, ss,-At tho
meeting OF tho Associate Homo
Relief Committee az tho onlce Of
Mayor Cramer last evening. it was
decided to begin preparing tho bas-
kots to he distributed for Christmas
at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Through the kindness OF tho Ma
sonic Hall Association, the use OF
the opera House has been donated
for this purpose
The packing will be under the
supervision OF the following per
sons: Mayor CrRmer, chairman;
Mrs Edward II, Naylor. Mrs Jul
ius Dodd. Mrs Emma Dougherty,
Mrs Mary MoCauley, Miss Anne
DUNCAN. and Miss Elsie Black, John
McDevltt
The names OF sixty families were
submitted TO the committee as being
I'm needy circumstances. The commit
tee reported Il was short in contri-
buttons Of soap. Contributions OF
meat are also needed.
Edward Hushebeck donated the
use OF his automobile in collecting
contributions from residents OF
rural New Castle hundred. yester-
day. He collected several bushels OF
white potatoes.
At the meeting OF the Board OF
Education held in the ONCE OF Sup
erintendent. II. e. Snavely. last eve
ming, It was decided to appropriate
ero O.. a.. rr,r,o Ner,r,r,f~o darorf
ment for the use Of the classes
taught by Miss Virginia Gusemann.
The report OF the treasurer OF the
Athletic Association OF the High
School In reference TO the accounts
OF the football team was received
and filed.
Az a special concession the board,
decided TO pay the teachers for De-
cember, tomorrow. This was done
because OF the Christmas holidays.
II was announced that the schools
will be closed from Friday afternoon
until Tuesday morning, January 3,
1929
The Good WIN Fire Company ex-
tinguished two small fires in the
chimney Of the home of George Mac
Micking. on Padberg avenue, on
what is known as the Deemer farm
last night. The fires thought to be
due to defective fiues. were ex.
ltinguished by the firemen with smal
loss from either fire or water. rh'
first fire occurred about $50 o'clocl
and the second about 9.25 o'clock
About $50 is estimated as the los
Mr. and Mrs. MacMicking were a
home at the time and but for tn
quick response to their calls by TIT
hremen. a serious fire would have re
suited.
The election OF officers by tn,
Rose Hin Grange, which was sched
uled for last evening. was postponed
owing to the illness OF members. Il
will probably be held at the mex
meeting OF the grange, January IL
Mrs. S. Hickman Hewitt. OF neal
Rose Hnl. is confined TO her homo
seriously IN.
The entertainment committee O
the Dobbinsvllle branch OF TIT
Methodist Church has completed ar
rangements for the Christmas en-
tertainment 10 be given in the larg'
store room at Sixth and Clyme
streets. tomorrow evening. Owing &
the smallness Of the room, II only be
ing large enough to accommodat
the members and officers Of tn
branch. the officials have decided no
to invite the general public. The pro
gram follows:
, Song silent Night" by tn
{ school; address OF welcome-b
Paul sterile; exercises by Primar
p Department: recitation by Richar
] Steele. Mary MeClane. Lester Ma
e Honey. Ella Pitam and Elwood Carey
e recitahon-"Christmas Secrets" b
b George Paxson; singing Away
$ the Manger," by Primary Depar
. ment; recitation-"Christm Key
y by Edgar and Francis Backmar
recitation-"I Wonder by Doroth
o. Steele; recitation-"Christm Flow
crs" by Dorothy Bush; singing
q "Old Jack Frost" by Primary ID
- partment; recitation-"AnO open lie
ter" by John Pitam; recitation
81 How Father Feels About It," b
p Michael Ferris; recitaion-"ot
Prayer" by Anna Gressler; dialogu
-"Oh Little Town OF Bethlehem
by William Buckman. William Pi
81 am and Frank Bush; duet-"Chril
Was once a Little Baby" by Eth
. and Margaret Maloney; recitation
'Silent Night. Holy Night" by Robe
Cook: song-"Christmas Morn"
school; recitation-"Christmas Gift
by Lula Freeman. Frances Hoffman
Reba Wailing. Margaret Malone
and Myrtle Cole: recitation-"Ol
Santa Claus" by William Steel; rec
tauon-"A celestial choir by Edytt
Bachman.
A sketch-"Christma In a Ce
lar by the following cast;
Reba Walling. as Jumping Jacl
Lula Freeman. as Stranger. Catl
crime Harrison. as Bread: Myrt
Cole, as Cranberry Sauce: AM
X Tresller as Marry: Francis Hoffma
as Potato Margaret Maloney.
Cookie: Edith Buckman, as Mil
g. John Pitam, as Fire; William Pitai
as Wise Man; Clarence Maloney,