Evening journal., 1921-08-05
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Camp Officers Will Attend
Dance in Local Armory
Tonight
BETHANY CAMP
TO OPEN SUNDAY
Special to The Evening Journal.

olttAaA 10 Ant Evening JouIndl-
NEW CASTLE. Aug. 5.-The en-
tertainment committee Of the Sixth
Company c. A. c.. Delaware Nation
al Guard, now attending the first
annual encampment OF the newly
organized anti aircraft regiment.
have completed arrangements for a
dance to be given in the State
Armory, Seventh and Delaware
streets, this evening. The Jazzola
orchestra will furnish the music. Of
ficers OF General Ellison's and the
regimental staffs will be guests OF
honor. This will be the first military
dance ever held in the armory and
the committee has perfected an
elaborate program for the occasion.
Captain S. b. Irving Duncan and
staff will act as hosts to the various
military units attending. Invitations
have been extended to Adjutant-G Cen
eral Ellison and staff and Colonel II.
w. Stark, regimental commander,
and staff. Lieutenant-Gove ].
Danforth Bush, who arrived at
Camp John A. Chandler yesterday,
is also expected.
Members of the local company will
police the function and the affair
will be conducted strictly under mill
tary rules.
Employees OF the American Magan-
ese Steel Company, at the local
plant have spent three days enforced
idleness because OF the plant being
shut down.
About two hundred OF the soldiers,
attending Camp Chandler at the
Rifle Range, spent last evening in
town. and about the same number
continued by trolley 10 Wilmington
The trolley cars were crowded all
the evening with men from the
camp. The Wilmington and Philadel-
phia Traction Company has been
operating cars as far as the camp
from 2.15 to 1880 o'clock. each az.
ternoon and evening on a twenty
minute schedule.
Frank Bridgewater local jeweler
has erected a new alternating fash
electric sign in front Of his place oi
business.
Owing to the rainy weather, th'
first part Of the week. the camp
meeting scheduled to be held at tn
williams Street School Green. by tn
members Of the Bethany A. u. NJ. +
Church. has been postponed unit
next week. The opening OF this caml
will be held Sunday morning at 1913
o'clock. Special talent. both speaker
and singers. have been engaged 70
the day. Others will be procured 70
the remainder Of the ten days.
Evan B. Miller. former Firs
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Delaware National Guard. who ha
been in the Delaware Hospital 70
several weeks, has returned to hi
home here. Lieutenant Miller. Will
employed on State Road construc
ton. had his right foots crushed j
the cogs OF a machine. he was oper
ating. The toes and injured portio
OF the foot we're amputated.
About 100 members Of the Ros
Hm Grange motored to Riversid
Beach yesterday for a picnic.
Members of the Lebanon NJ.
Sunday School OF Red Lion. sper
yesterday al Augustine Pier. II wa
the occasion Of their annual excui
sion. about $50 went in auto-truch
and private touring cars.
A large delegation OF local youn
folk, motored by truck. touring ca
and motor boat to Augustine Pie
last evening and enjoyed the dancing
The fence TO be placed aero.
South street at the river and nea
the grandstand on Battery Parl
ordered at Tuesday nights meetln
OF Council. has been completed.
Owing to the greatly increase
traffic on the trolley lines. severi
former conductors and motorme
have been employed. for the term
the present camp. The most recei
acquisition is John Roberts, Sr.,
former motorman.
Members Of the Buttonwood A.
f. Church are conducting the annu
campmeeting in the grove on Blu
tonwood avenue, Buttonwood.
Time for registering dogs has be-
extended TO August Is. A d.
catcher wanted. Apply to G. ALI
Smith, city clerk.-Adv.
The Office Of the State Highwi
Department, which has been in q
old court house, has bean moved
Wilmington.
Miss Mary Fehl, employed as
operator at the local telephone c
change. will begin her vacation I