Evening journal., 1921-03-25
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Civic Club is Organized
With Andrew Eliason as
First President
EASTER PROGRAMS
IN CITY'S CHURCHES
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE. March 25.-or-
ganization OF a civic club, composed
Of men and women, was perfected
last evening in the parlors OF the
New Castle Century Club. Second
and Delaware streets. when the fol-
lowing officers were elected; Andrew
Eliason. president; Mrs. NJ. p.
Phillips. president; Horace l..
Deakyne, secretary and Frank H..
Long. treasurer.
Messrs Howard Wilhelm, Henry
J. Kite. Edwin V. Plat, II. II. Haynes
and Michael J. Develin. were elected
as a board Of directors. BY motion
the board was made a bylaw COM
mittee and were also instructed to
select a name or names to be finally
selected by the members at their
next meeting as the name OF the or
ganization.
IL was decided to hold meetings
monthly on the last Thursday eve
ming in each month. The next meet
ing will be held in the same build
ing as last evenings meeting, at s
o'clock next Thursday evening.
The enrolment committee ap-
pointed last Friday evening by tenn
porary chairman wilhelm. was con-
tinued. They reported a member
ship Of "a men and women, the
latter being Mrs. Edward 5. Meggin-
son, Mrs. NJ. p. Phillips and Mrs.
George McIntire.
Several brief talks were made by
persons interested In the work OF
cleaning the town OF the unsightly
dumps and dirt, front and rear yards
and streets. The sentiment OF the
meeting was that the organization
should begin with making the city
sanitary
The banquet scheduled to be given
by the students OF the New Castle
High School, with the members OF
the basketball team as guests OF
honor. in Hotel Louise next Thurs
day evening. has been postponed
until the following Thursday even
ing. April T..
At the meeting OF the Board Of
Education. on Wednesday evening
the High School Athletic Associa-
tion was granted permission TO or
ganize a baseball team and arrange
a schedule.
As a closing feature OF the High
Schools last session, before the
Easter holidays. which began at the
close OF schools last evening and
ends Monday evening. the Penn Lit
erary Society presented a musica
program. The program follows
Singing by the school; reading o
foreign current events by Miss Rutl
Zimmerman; reading OF domesti
current events by Miss Paulin
willis; piano solo by Miss Seren
Greene; recitation by Miss Elsi
Walker; singing by the school; reel
tation by Miss Edna Deemer; violii
solo by Herbert Hewlett; singing b,
school; impromtu address by Georgi
J. Tobin: reading by David Miller
Jokes by James White and singing
by school.
Members Of Epworth League o
Lebanon NJ. f. Church, Red Lion
viii reproduce the playlet "Aun
Matildas Birthday Party in tn
Glasgow M. Z. Church tomorrow
evening. This is the same playle
that was given by the league in Odi
Fellows Hall. Bear Station. las
month. It is for the benefit OF tn
church treasury.
Mrs. Charles Griffith, State chair
man of music for the Delaware Stat
Federation Of Women's Clubs, wi
give a night with the composers 4
the New Castle Century Club parlor,
next Tuesday evening. After the en-
tertainment there viii be a bushes
session Of the club All member
OF the club are urged to be preser
as matters of much Importance ar
10 be discussed.
One 10c Home Made Chocolat
Easter Egg free with every dozen q
fresh country eggs. Friday and Sat
urday, at Platts.-Adv.
Leon King has been selected car
tain of the New Castle High Scho,
basketball team for year 1921-22.
John Fehl, proprietor Of the JET
ferson apartments and FehTs baker,
was successfully operated on at IN
Physicians and Surgeons Hospita
Wilmington, yesterday.
Marjorie, the 4-year-old daughte
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hockenberr,