Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-26
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Mayor Calls for Relief at Desti-
tute Families; Personal
Notes of Interest.

Special Correspondence or Every Evening.
New Castle, May 2es--Mayor Lea
lie w. Crnmer was yesterday Informed
that several families in this city were
In destitute circumstances. One case
In particular was that of family in
the western section. who had three
boys whose ages were 3. 10 and IL
years respectively, and were without
clothing or food. The father In work.
ing but one day a week and his earn
ings are very small The Mayor re-
quests that any person having service
able boys clothing, consisting of UNDER
wear. shoes and stockings OF no fur
ther use to them. send them to his Of
flee and they will be turned over to the
needy families. A sum OF money was
given the family yesterday to purchase
foodstuffs. Last evening the Associated
Home Charity was formed by several
citizens and Mayor Cramer selected na
chairman. A representative from each
church VIII be appointed TO assist In
raising funds and an entertainment will
be given the latter part Of next week
in the opera house. The show will bp
by first class talent and those taking
part viii do IL gratuitousiy In order
viii be held in the store of Mrs James
j. Dougherty on Delaware street shortly
after the play. The date will be an
nouneed later. The chairman selected
was Mrs. Dougherty, who will select
her assistants. Any one who wishes
70 donate toward the bake should get
in communication with the chairman.
Superintendent Henry T.. snavely re-
Gently announced that, since the pub
lie schools have not been asked to par-
ticipate in the formal exercises Of the
community on Memorial Day, and since,
according 10 the regulations OF the State
Department of Education. he has no
authority to close the schools on that
day, all grades or rooms will be ex-
pected to hold simple exercises TO en-
phasize the significance Of the day
The following program will be rendered
In the High School under the auspices
of the Penn Literary Society. Song.
America" school: reading. Martha
shaw; recitation. Ruth Zimmerman;
essay The Significance of Memorial
Day" Marie Mendenhall: song. Our
Delaware" school; debate. "Resolved,
that Lee was greater general than
Grant, affirmative. Charles King, Ger
trude RauedRe, Victor Davis; negative.
Chester Greenwood. Esther Berry.
Charles Cannon; reading. John Berry:
song. Star Spangied Banner." school.
The Memorial Day exercises will be
held in No. 3 School on next Monday
morning. beginning at O'clock All
parents and friends are invited TO at
tend: Song. america" school: recita-
ton. Origin q Memorial Day Lille
Ferris. exercise. Memorial Day."
Eugene Biddle. Myrtle Watson. Cath
crime Ferris. l.. Ford Louise Long,
Stella Corr. Ethel Maloney. Anna Hof-
man. Nora payton. Frank Montgomery.
George Porter, Clara Maloney. Norman
Watson; recitation. The Daisy's Mis-
SION" Richard Davis: song, Memorial
Day" school: exercise. Memorial
Flowers" Catherine Alfree, Reba Wal
ling, Myrtle Affree. Margaret Ma1oney;
recitation, Keeping" Francis Alfree;
recitation. once Again. Landora
Porter; song. Columbia the Gem of the
Ocean," school; recitation. "Unforgot-
ten.'' Joseph Webb: exercise. Lewis
Webb, Samuel Biddle. Myrtle Cole:
Susie Tressler, Matilda Hoffman. Went