Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-18
NEW OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Forty.Fifth Anniversary OF First
Baptist Church Observed
Last Night.

specia, Correspondence to Every Evening
Nsxv Castle. Jan. 1S.--Last evening
Oh. celebration of the 45th anniversary
of the First Baptist Church in connec-
,t;on with the Sunday School Christmas
program was given before large audi
ence. A. resolution was UNANIMOUSLY
adopted bN the members of, the church
and Sunday school, IN honor OF ,. Hlck-
man Hewitt who held the office OF SUI
perintendent for 10 years, but two tend
cred his resignation several weeks ago on
account of being unable to be present
as the Sunday school sessions consecu-
tiyelv. The office has been filed by Charles
Ieib, a resident of the Baldton. A number
of the pupils received awards of crisp
new 81 bills for repeating the books OF the
Old and New TestAnents The recltatlons
bv the scholars were good.
The third fire within 36 hours occurred
Yesterday at the store and dwelling OF
Louis Rambo, at State Road. The cause
was a defective file. Sparks SET fre TO a
feather bed and furniture IN the room,
causing the damage of about SloO, part
" covered by insurance The chcinlcas
motorized apparatus was on the scene
with n few minutes of the notlficationi
and some extingiished the blaze. -.
This evening the play BOX and Cox
will be given under the direction OF Mrs.
J. Ernest Phillips, president OF the New
Century Club. assisted by Miss Mary
Shaw and Mrs. Francis de II. Janvler.
II is for the members of the club.
This everirg the members of the New
Castle High School basketball team, nc
conparied by 25 other members of the
High School, will visit Avondale, Pa, by
automobile and witresS the game OF
basketball between the local players and
the Avondale High School. The High
School team will be composed of White
and King, forwards; Leach, center;
Weegenmann Proud and Mcknitt, guards.
Word was received here yesterday of the
death of Peter Walz, aged 55 years, q
brother of Matthew Walz, local butcher.
The deceased was we'll known in this city,
haviI been a frequent visitox The iu-
neral services will be held on Friday after
noon at his late rcsidence, 220 North
Adams street, Wilmington. lnterment
will be made in the Lombardy cemetery,
Wilmington. J.,
Yesterday afternoon an automobile
truck belor ging TO the Jones CONSTRUCTION
Co, while haulirg pihng to be used Tor
tho construction Of the new bridge across
the DYKE bridge, which will lead 70 Sixth
street from the New Castle Causeway.
broke from the trailer. while crossing the
gutter at Fifth ard Delaware streets and
the pilirg was dumped in the roadway and
traffic obstructed for 80 mirutes.
The members Of the local school board
Will meet tomorrow evening IN the office
cf Superintendent Henry y. Snavely.
The members of the Official Board Of the
Methodist Church will meet this evening
Mrs. and Mrs James J. Wright anC
family of Fifth and Harmony streets wi
occupy the property recertly tenanted by
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude +. Schreyler Of thC
Strand The property vacated by The
former will be made into an apartment
house.
James NJ. Abbott of Fourth and Har-
nonv streets, who was operated upon
several weeks at The Physicians and
Surgeons Hospital and again last Satur-
day, will undergo another operation Tor
an injured hip and leg.
The members of Industry Council,
No. 25, Junior Order United American
Mechanics will meet this evening In
regular session At the close of the lodge
session a QUOT game will be played,
Louis Meng foreman OF the road work
under the supervision OF the State High
way Commission, who WAS injured several
weeks ago by being struck n the head
with lever from a concrete mixer, Il
still in serious condition.
The usual weekly prayer meeting vii
be held in the Methodist Church tomorrow
evening.
Mrs. ] ames L. Bacon is spending sever
al DAYS as q guest OF relatives and friend
in Chester, Pa.
Nh. and Mrs George Ellis and daughte
Bessie, who have been spending severa
days as a guest OF parents Of MIR. Eli
at Woodbury., \. J., returned home yes
terday.
Mrs Harry Murray of Philadelphi
spent Sunday as a guest OF Mrs. Mar
Collins of the Ba ldtoF.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry ERgle, who haV
been making their home with Mir. an
Mrs. Grover E ngle, on Delaware stret
near Fifth have purchased the propert
OF Mrs Carl Sic man, Sixth and Sout
streets.
Charles Williamson is confined 20 hi
home suffering from nervous condition
cause BY injuries sustained o his hea
while working at steel plant severs
days ago.