Evening journal., 1921-12-31
news GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Rev. L. E. Poole May Sue
ceed Rev. ]. R. Bicking
AS Pastor
EMPLOYEES FORM
NEW SOCIAL CLUB
Special to The Evening Journal.

NEW CASTLE. Dec. 81. - EN-
ployes Of the local plant Of the will
mington Fibre Specially Company,
at a meeting held at the plant yes
terday afternoon. perfected a social
organization, 10 be known as "The
Benevolent Social Association of
the Wilmington Fibre Specially
Company" At a meeting held last
Monday. a temporary organization
was effected by the selection OF Will
liam Beck. temporary chairman.
and Lawrence r. Reynolds, tempo
rary secretary
4 constitution and bylaws were
adopted az the second meeting held
last Wednesday but the election OF
permanent officers was deferred un-
ti yesterday afternoon. The officers
elected follow: James McGrory.
president: Samuel Barnes. vice pres
ident; Lawrence +. Reynolds. re-
cording secretary; Harriet b. Nay
lor. financial secretary; Miss Eva
Gear. treasurer; Frederick L. Ger
hauser. trustee for three years; Miss
Lucy Morrison. trustee for two
years. and Arthur C. Heinel. trustee
for one year.
The object OF the organization is
10 promote the spirit of loyalty.
friendship and sociability between
the employees and their employers;
and to provide a fund for benevo-
tence, recreation and amusement.
The association will meet on the
first Monday evening in each month
in the main Office OF the company.
As Monday next is celebrated as
New Years Day. the first meeting
OF next year has been postponed un-
tn Friday evening. January 6.
Word was received kere yesterday
OF the death of Mrs. Eliza j.. wife
OF William Gilman. a former resi-
dent OF this city and a member Of
The First Baptist Church. The
funeral services will take place
from her late residence on Center
street. Bridgeton. n. j.. this after
noon. with interment in the Rhodes
town Baptist Cemetery.
For many years. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilman resided in this city. but a
little more than a year ago they
moved to Bridgeton.
She Is survived by her husband,
two daughters. Mrs. Dorothy John
son. Of Fort Dupont. and Mrs. John
williams. Snow Hill, Nd, and one
son. Roland Gilman, Bridgeton,
n. J.
Mrs. Gilman. for several years,
was a teacher in the Baptist Sunday
school and an active member of the
Ladies' Aid Society OF that church.
The Rev. Luther f. Poole. pastor
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
at Snow Hill. Nd, has been Invited
to become pastor OF the New Castle
Methodist Church. to succeed the
Rev. j. r. Bicking. The Rev. Mr..
Poole has communicated his inten-
tlons Of accepting the invitation,
subject to the approval Of the bishop
and the district superintendents
At TIE third quarterly conference
OF the local church. the Rev. Atr
Bicking was requested TO return for
another year by the unanimous vote
Of the oflciai board. Mr.. Bicking, al
that conference. informed Dr. Rob-
ert Watt. superintendent Of the VIII.
mington district. that he desired q
be relieved Of the local pastorate al
the end OF tie conference year.
The reason assigned by Mr.. Bick'
ing was that he thought a change
would be OF mutual benefit
Doctor Watt then appointed Z
pastoral supply committee. instruct
ing them TO wait on Mr.. Bicking. ir
-.he next few weeks to see II he haS
changed his desires concerning &
change.
few weeks ago a conference be
tween the committee and Mr.. Bick
ing was held at the parsonage. wheI
Air. Bicking informed them he had
not altered his opinion. This wal
communicated TO Doctor Watt. an,
negotiations opened with Mr.. Poole
Nr. Poole has been pastor o
snow Hnl church for the past sever
years. Previous TO going to Snow
Hiu. ne was pastor Of the Newark
Methodist Church.
superintendent Unger. OF TIE Wa
ter and Light Department. is in
stalling a new 4OO-feet radiation
water heating system. in the ofiic'
and workshop Of the department.
There will be no watch-nigh
4 service IN the Methodist Church TO
night. This Is the ilrst time IN sew
eral years this service las beer
omitted
James Maxwell and Thomas Bee
sott the two boys. who while in tn
bateau on Thursday afternoon op
Dosite this city. that was blown b.
lhe sudden gale. to the New Jerse.
shore, returned home yesterday
rhey said they experienced consid
srable Inconvenience and some coli
but were in no way seriously af
'ected.
The Rev. j. r. Bicking made al
address at the Christmas entertain
nent OF tho state Road Sunda.
school, held in the State ROa'
chapel, last evening. This was tn
arst entertainment by this schoo
md was successful.
c. Wesley Preston, second iieuten