Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-24
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Baseball Game Planned to Raise
Funds for an Unfortu-
nate Fan.

Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
New Castle May 2a.--On Thursday
evening I'm the Parish House OF I'M
manuel church. Rev. Hubert Burke,
u. n. who IL In charge OF the WASH
lnston Memorial Chapel at Valley
Forge, will show pictures OF Valley
Forge and explain the camp grounds.
The affair is In the interest Of picnic
a. Valley Forge by the sunday school of
Emmanuel Church.
Miss Josephine Clothicr. secretary of
the New Castle High School Alumni
Association. IL sending out notices to
thv members OF the association request
ing their presence AT the June meeting.
Bach msmber rs requested to give the
date OF the year when they graduated
and also the names and addresses of the
other members In the class In order that
complete canvass may he made in
order 20 have a large attendance at the
banquet, which viii be held on Satur-
day evening. June Is.
Arrangements are about completed
Tor tho hcnent baseball game TO be
played on Friday afternoon at Battery
Park. In order 10 secure for John Pal
mer. an ardent baseball fan, lever
propelled chair. in order that the Grip
pied lad may he able 10 get about with
greater comfort. Mrs. Joseph j..
pcugherty has been appointed chair
man of the ladies' who will take up
the collection at the game. The teams
viii he composed OF local players. One
team will be managed by Jimmy Nc
Hcvitt and the other by John McDevitt.
Immy's team viii be composed of the
following players McGrory, catcher:
rra MI, as-a
nrst base; Hance. second base; Wiley.
short stop; v. Proud. third base; J.
Gallagher left field, ID. Proud, center
field: Gebhart right field: NJ. White sub
fielder; Johns team will be composed of
y. Mcdaniel. catcher: r. McGrory. pit
chers Wright. pitcher; Madden, first
base: w. Proud. second bases Kern.
short stop; Leach, third base: Gallagher,
center neid: r.. Mcdaniel. right field:
Naylor. eft feid; c. Tobin. sub catcher.
Mr.. and Mrs. John ID. Cannon are
rcceiving congratulations upon the
birth Of a girt.
The members or the Good VIII Fire
Co, at meeting on sunday afternoon
decided TO make plans for the housing
of the newly motorized FIRE fighting ap-
paratus Of the Aetna Hook and Ladder
Co. Of Newark. The date wsll be an
nounced later.
The pupils Of the local schools on
Monday next will have a short Me-
mortal Day program In the morning.
after which the schools viii close for
day.
This evening the New Castle High
school baseball team viii play the
Newark High school team at Newark.
Gertrude. the 2-year-old daughter of
MIR and Mrs. ]. J. Harris of West Fifth
street. IL suffering from a confusion of
the left shoulder, caused by falling out
Of bed
The collection for the May Day exer-
cises which were held on the school
green. last week amounted 10 So 90,
which was used toward defraying of
expenses
This evening tho members OF Industry
Council, No. rs. Jr O. L.. A. NJ, will
meet In regular session in the Masonic
Hall At the close of the session the
members Of the firing squad VIII hold
their final rehearsal in preparation for
Memorial Day exercises, which will take
place on Monday.
Robert Tiili.arrested for being drunk
and disorderiy, yesterday. near the
Delaware street high bridge. was tried
before Mayor cramer last evening and
fined 81.
Marshall Burri>. William Stewart and
Albert Kirby yesterday each caught one
sturgeon.
The nnal examinations of the stu
dents of the high school will be held
on Monday and Tuesday. June Is and
Il. The schools will close on Friday
June ~.
on Thursday evening the members of
C1sar Rodney Chapter. No. S. Order
Of the Eastern Star. will meet in the
Masonic Hal.
On Saturday Afternoon the New
Castle Athletic Association baseball
team will play the Fame Fire Co. team |
OF Wilmington. at Battery Park The |
game VIII begin at SIS.
Last evening the members Of the |
Sixth Company. G. A. c. held their driu /
under the command OF Captain Jesse |
a. Mckay
This evening the members of the /
of the First Baptist /
Church VIII give To Rev. George T. |
Street. wife and family a farewell re-
reption.
Mr.. and Mrs Frederick B. Hayter
spent the weekend as guests of rela-
tives and friends al Newark and Elk