Evening journal., 1921-03-31

of the latter has already been spent
leaving a balance OF about $500.
The local elimination defamation
contest OF the New Castle High
School, has been postponed until !
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. IL will
be held in the assembly room Of the
high school, or No. building.
There will be four speakers: Ches-
ter Greenwood Charles King, Elsie
Walls and Earl Weggenmann. The
winners of first and second places
will participate in the county con-
test. The judges have not yet been
selected, but probably will be prom
inent persons Of this city Every
body is invited to attend.
The Arbor Day program Of the
public schools will be presented in
front OF building No. !. at $50
o'clock, tomorrow. The public is
invited TO attend these exercises.
The program follows;
Singing, "Ohl Forest King" by
school; Springs Roll Call" by
Bessie Hardy. Elizabeth Hemphill,
Elise Stidham. Dortha Benton. Rose
Mandelovitz, Ruth FARRELL and Mari
an Moody; recitation, Robert Of
Lincoln" by Harriet Marsh; "Arbor
Day Acrostic." by Elizabeth Clayton,
jeanette Cramer, Marian Howard,
Mildred Roberts, Blanche Moore,
Elizabeth McKnitt Ruth Smith and
Amy March: defamation, "a Plea
for the Forest" by John Pittam;
Bird Dialogue" by Robin, Ann
Glanden; Bluebird. Wilson Denney;
Bobolink, Reba Greer; Woodpeeker.
Arthur Kern; Bob White. Elinor
Hewlett; Song Sparrow. Harley Seal
and Whippoorwill, Eileen Dilts.
recitation, How the Flowers Grow,
by Harry Long; quintette, whip
poorwin," by George Tobin, Ralph
Duling, Herbert Hewlett, John
Davidson, Douglas Proud. (High
SCHOOL,; "An Arbor Day Exercise, %
by 16 children, (both rooms of No.
8 schoo) essay, How to Protect
the Birds" by Ruth Nickerson;
THE Poets and Arbor Day" by
Wallace McKnitt, Mary Blackburn,
Carrie Atkinson, Hilda Rash, VIM.
Gebhart. 9th grade) exercise, His
toric Trees" by Harley Clymer,
Chester McKnitt. Archie Rennie,
Thomas Rees, Daniel Rogers Char
les Whiteside, Clay Bridgewater.
Weldon Ring. (5th grade); recita-
tion, planting the Tree by Mary
Lennox; "A Flock of Birds" by
Frederick Wilhelm, Thomas GRAY
Gil. Norma Lelb, Herbert Tobin,
Marian Kee, Walter sibley. Esther
Tubbs, David Maxwell, catharine
/ Whiteside, Earl Brown, (3rd grade) ;
recitation, why They Plant Trees, %
by Martha Shaw; "a Play for Arbor
/ Day, by Dick, ogden Wise; Fairies
Frances Sheridan. Addie Duling.
Olga Glandon, Virginia Newlove
Elizabeth Jones, Dorothy Ramsey
Eta Ingram; Trees-Fritz Pfrom
mer. Cuthbert Bridgewater, Francis
Gallagher. Willard Bicking, Edward
Pmder and Bennie Leach.
Singing of the star Spangled
| Banner" and America" by school.
The funeral Of John Fehl, who
died late Sunday night, took place
yesterday afternoon, and was one OF
the largest seen in this city in re-
cent years. Members Of the Della
ware saengerbund, OF Wilmington
OF which he was a member, sang at
the services and also acted as pail
bearers Many beautiful floral to.
kens surrounded the casket. Mr.
Fehl was one OF the city's most pro
gresive and highly-esteemed citi
zens.
The class OF the New Castle Meth
D odist Sunday school, taught by Mrs
Edward IL. Naylor, will hold bak
sale in the store OF George T. TO
bin, Jr., heginlng at 1880 o'cloc
Saturday morning. Pies. cakes. bun
and bread will be on sale. The pro
ceeds will be for the benefit OF tn
centenary fund.
r. r. Weldin and Sons. plumbin
contractors of Wilmington, have be
gun the installation of the heatin
! apparatus in the new Van Dyke ar
mory.
The new tank corps. which use
the Armory for its official home. ha
secured the requisite number q
members for organization, whic
will be perfected next Tuesday even
/, ing. The officers, including a car
tain and two lieutenants, will be So
lected at that time.
q Miss Virginia Gusemann. teachC
r Of botany in the High School. too
o the sophomores of the school on
8 botanical hike 10 the nearby WOO,
( in search Of specimens. YESTERDAY
10 Charles Megginson, Of the Baldtoi
10 captured a live black snake. II wa
:. brought 10 the school. and after
4 ward taken by Megginson to h
Y home.
n The re-opening OF the week
d prayer service in the First Bapti
0 Church. here. will take place tn