Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-09
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Much Interest in Interctty Quot
Tournament Held Last
Evening.


New Castle. Feb. 9.--Last evening a
large n,,p,hcr of persons witnessed the
series of QUOT games played between the
pick of the members Of the Wilmington
Church League teams and tho members
Of the Industry Council, No. 25, Junior |
Orler United American Mechanics team
AT the close of the lodge session in the |
lodge rooms of the Masonic Hall Co. |
The local team won four out of the five |
games played, by the scores OF II to q,
Il to I6, 81 to Is and II To 10. The !
visitors won one game by the score OF |
81 TO 20. Ringers were made by George |
! Edward Proud, 2. The Industry team
comprised George Proud, John Clymcr,
Robert Barnes and Edward Proud and
the Church League team was made up
of Lewis Weldin George Ward and
Harvey Sanderson, representing Union
| Church, and Harvey Lynch of Goodman
| Church.
Tho weekly session of the vocational
| school was held last evening in tho High
| School department and several new pupils
were admitted. The instructors. who are
| members of the High School faculty, as
! sisted bv several of citye talented men,
announce that any students who are
! taking correspondence course studies Will
gladly be given assistance IN their studies
| If they will attend the sessions which are
held weekly on Tuesday and Thursday
evenings in the High School Building.
The members of the Rose Hill Grange
will meet this evening in Rose Hill school
house in special session. Several members
| from this city will be in attendance 10 take
the third and fourth degrees.
At the close of the lodge session last
evening Of the Junior Order United
| American Mechanic Mr. and Mrs. W
Cortlandt Plnder of West Sixth street,
who were recently married, were gwen
serenade by the lodge members Speeches
we're made by several members OF the
order and responses were given by the
newly welded couple After the serenade
Mr.. and Mrs Pinder treated the mem
hers MIR and Mrs Hugh McCaughan,
who were serenaded several weeks ago,
were presented by the members of the
lodge last evening with a handsome
loving cup.
Last Friday evening Mrs George ],
Unger entertained number Of friends
at her home with a turkey dlnner. IN
honor of the birthday anniversary OF
| her husband Mfr Unger received a mum
her Of handsome presents in honor Of
the occasion.
Five new members were admitted 20
the Tank Corps last evening. which makes
the total enlistment TO date OF so men
The enlistment committee will he at
the Van DYKE Armory this evening for
the purpose Of securing additional mem
bers
David Borlden. who several weeks
I aro had mart of the stock Of his genera
store on the Strand destroyed by fire and
I water. - having the building renovated
and ia making preparations for rc-stock
ing Several Of the local residents art
assisting MIR. Boulden in the line O
| work
? BETTY Wilhelme. daughter of Mr.. anC
, Mrs Howard Wilhelme, yesterday lei
from the couch Of her home and received
? laceration Of the forehead. DR.. Julu'
Dodd gave attention.
+ The evening social, which was foliowct
) by the board and business meeting OF the
J, members of the New Century Club, las
evening was largely attended
2 The game OF basketball which wa
& scheduled 20 have taken place this even
: inr between the members Of the HJgl
School team in the All-Scholastic Leagu
i with the members Of the Beacon Busines
: College. in the gymnasium Of the " II
!. noingfon High School. has been canceile'
u BY the locals on account Of the illness O
}. several Of the PLAYERS with grip. II ]
q hoped that the High School players vii
Y be able 70 play the scheduled game o
4 Friday evening with the Newark Hig
School team AZ Newark. Preparations ar
u being made by the varsity 20 IA ke IN
& trip BY automobile.
: Mrs. Chandler Gebhart. Mrs. Edwar
Pinder and Mrs. Ogle Glanden spen
Yesterday in Philadelphia.
Mrs Fannie Meredith and Mrs. "a
nC Pallafopfp vccra Upfk-nn
guests al the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry King and family of the Stranc
Mrs. Mary Calhoun and Mrs ,. Shoct
3 lev of Lincoln City, spent Yesterday
j guests of Mr. and Mrs. ". Cortland
IS Clarence Meter is spending sewers
= DAYS as the guest Of friends at Atlant
: City. :,
q Mrs. Mary Young of Chester is II
= guest Of Mrs James /. Weldln-
. Mrs Harry Twiggs and Miss Rut
Twiggs of Roselle have been spendn
:. several days as guests Of Mrs. Samu
- Walker of Baldton.
= Prof Henry f. Snavely, superintendei
- of the local school, Is conhned to nus bt
- with pneumonia ard his parents, Mr. al
Mrs. John II Snavely of Lebanon, We
called TO his bedside yesterday
HODeTI, fft lL-f SILL VI A''l 49,
n Mrs. r. Lee Richards OF State Roa
fv Yesterday was taken to the Dela"a.
~ Hospital, where an operation was pc
- formed for the removal Of tonsils
of Miss Reg IA Rothrock. daughter OF NJ
and Mrs H. J. Rothrock of West Fiit
street, who IS student at the Women
College at Newark, is confined TO h
home suffering from illness
n Francis Price, nurse, who has been ia
ey ing care Of William II. Bradley. Is coDfin'
er to bed at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. JOSEF
Oh Dougherty of East Fifth street, sufferiI
:, from pleuTisy.
IN" Miss Isabelle Sheridan Of East Four
ne street is Ill at her home with grip.
o. Miss Emily +. Lunt, teacher IN q
III local schools is confined to he home {
n West Sixth street suffering from grip.
as Frank Bacon, son of Mrs Clara Baco
is confined to his bed with penumonia
Miss Mary Walton, assistant operat
Of the local exchange Of the DiamoI