Evening journal., 1921-11-18
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Members of Century Club
Are Guests of Women
at Newport
PUPILS MAKE GOOD
ATTENDANCE RECORD
speeIal 10 The EvenIng JonrnaI.

Special to The Evening Journal
NEW CASTLE. Nov 1S.-The cur
rent events class will not meet at
the New Castle Century Club rooms
this afternoon. as the members left
in five automobiles at / o'clock for
Newport where they WI Doe the en-
tertaining guests OF the Women5s
Club Of that town. In accordance
with suggestions made 10y the De..-
ware state Federation OF Women IS
Clubs. these occasional visits by the
several clubs of the Federation, will
he continued throughout the winter
The local club is anticipating visiting
delegations from other towns this
winter and an entertainment COM
mittee to provide the teas and
luncheons has been appointed by
Mrs NJ =. Phillips, president
The entertainment this afternoon
will be provided by the members
Speicher will read Current Events,
Mrs. Frank deHaes Janvier will read
several anecdotes on New Castle;
Mrs. Julius ID. Dodd will read a spe-
cial paper prepared by her on ami
mails" James n. Challenger. local
boy soprano, accompanied the dele
cation and will sing several solos.
It was decided that no meeting
OF the Century club would be held
next Tuesday evening.
Nathaniel Watson who was award
ed the contract for placing new
floor in the Good win Fire House.
began operations yesterday. The en-
tire 1000 feet or more OF floor was
taken up and one large steel beam
put in place. Mr.. Watson expects
to have the floor replaced by the
first of next week
A special conference OF the Board
OF Water and Light Commissioners
with City Engineer william Easily
has been IKEA for next Saturday
evening. on Sunday the commission
ers have arranged TO visit several
nearby cities where tho aerated plan
OF purifying the water supply has
been I'm use. Engineer Easily recon-
monds the installation Of a similar
plant here lie declared the local
water supply from the new wells
near the New Castle car barns. of
the Wlmington-P Philadelphia Trac-
tion Company, Is chemically iit foi
human consumption. By aeratinl
the water by this system he claims Il
will be made nt for industrial con
/ sumption. The water in the presen
condition is declared by operators o.
local Industrial plants 20 be file,
with chemicals that destroy the wa.
ter mains service pipes and boilers
The commissioners expect to begin
remodeling the water plant next
spring. The remodeling Of the light
ing system by the Wilmington
Philadelphia Traction Company. is
nearing completion and by the end
OF next week the city will be operat-
ing under an entire new system.
Larger first and secondary systems,
a new generator and switchboard
viii have been installed by that
time and in full operation.
For the first time IN the history Of
Friendship Lodge No. 3, A. o. u. w,
a woman was elected to member
ship in that lodge, last evening. It
has been decided to increase the
local membership by taking In wo-
men. The woman candidate will b,
initiated next Thursday evening
Several other women have signihe,
their itnention of joining this order
which being fraternal has insurance
features
Following the business session las
night several games OF quoits an
pool were enjoyed by the members
In the quoit games James L. Baco
and John b. Manlove defeated Les
lie l.. Walls and Robert II. Harrine
ton, Jr., three straight games by tn
scores-21 to 16; q to s. and 2
to Is.
b. T. Lank won the first poi
tournament game against John
Montgomery and Robert Harrington
sr., by the respective scores of 10
95 and so.
We can't help talking Purity n,
Butter. We are selling over a hur
dred pounds a week and have sol
as high as two hundred. Try il.
is packed with a colorng tablet an
after mixed IL looks better and taste
better than fresh butter. Save
, Serves. Satisfies. LIB. 2Sc. at Platt'
ADV
Harvey Johnson, Robert Harring
ton. Jr.. and Frank Harrington wer
appointed a committee last night, t
procure estimates for the installa
ton Of electric lights in the lodg
room.
Rural Mail Carrier James Taylo
and family have moved from tn
{ Jefferson apartments to the Mitchell
bungalow at the Baldton.
} Norman Walton, who recent
passed the examination, is servinl
his civil service probation on tn
Delaware Division OF the Pennsyl
vania Railroad as a mail clerk
The boys of the High School hav
been allowed TO use their physica
training period in practlcing 10
: football and basketball This pla-
while permitted under the Stat
! Board Of Education rulings has no
: proven satisfactory and the plan o.
: me recommendation of superinten
= gSnt snavely has been abandoned
u me candidates for any athletl
y y. sport VIII in the future have to prac
y s'os On lheir Individual time and nc
"A Durlhs regular class periods.
- several candidates for tho ,varsi,
" oashethal game are develonlng -,
N N nrst-class material In tho n-o,,,'
IN mary practice last evening sever
showed themselves to be ant ~,
~ an throwing field and foul ~
from many positions. Jesse A NJ
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