Evening journal., 1921-10-13
news GOSSIP
| OF new CASTLE
Mrs. Blackburn Elected
President of Home and
School Association
COLUMBUS DAY
is CELEBRATED
Special to The Evening Journal.

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Special to The Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE. oct. 13.--At the
FIRST fall meeting Of the Home and
school Associa ton held in the High
school Assembly Hall. last evening,
Mrs willis Blackburn was elected
president; Mrs. John F. z. Clayton.
vice president: Mrs. l.. f. Ellason,
secretary, and Mrs. Jacob II, Speich-
ct. treasurer, for this term. Prof
II. f. Snaveiy gave an interesting
talk on "Why Columbus Discovered
America in 1892" Miss Emily f.
Lunt sang several solos and Prof. A.
Arthur Powell played several paino
solos. The second grade was awarded
The pennant for having the greatest
percentage Of their parents in at
tendance at the meeting. This PEN
nant is awarded each month to the
grade. that has the greatest num-
ber OF parents present Miss Emily
Lunt is teacher of the grade win
ming last evening.
Word was received by Prof.
Snavely that State superintendent
II. v. Holloway had accepted the in
vitstion to address the association
II its November meeting. Thursday
evening November 3. The newly
elected officers will be in charge Of
he program for that meeting.
Columbus Day was fitingly
celebrated in the local public
schools yesterday. Although under
the new State School Law. the
day is not classed as a legal holi-
lay, lessons were dispensed with at
the afternoon session and musical
and literary programs to commemo-
rate the 429th anniversary of the
discovery Of America were held. In
geveral grades pupils were given
credits in English for the writing OF
special essays on Columbus or the
discovery Of America, and the best
,f these were delivered at the exer-
,ises this afternoon. In the eighth
yrade, OF which Miss Carrie Downey
IS teacher. the program was: Song,
Delaware; poem, Columbus
Margaret Snavely; sketch, King
Ferdinand, Harry Long; queen
Isabelle" Carrie Atkinson; "Coium-
bus" Ralph Aniba; -Four Wise
Men" Henry Lester, Forest Towns
end. Wallace Cannon. Albert john
son: essay Columbus" Lila John
son; essay, Wilbert King, Vernon
Mcdowell; recitation by William
Kirk. "Old lronsides''; song. Amer
ica." While there was no public pa
rade or demonstration among the
Italian residents. quiet celebrations
among the foreigners of the western
section Of the city were in progress,
throughout the day.
Manager Duling, Of the High
School football team, has announced
the following schedule: DeSales.
October Is; Penn's Grove. n. J. II.
g.. October 21, and Newark II. s.,
October 2S. all to be played at Bat
terry Park; Newark, November 4. al
Newark; smyrna, November -. al
Smyrna; open dates November Is
and "a.
Mrs Frank deli. Janvier will give
a book review on The Mirror OF
Washington. at the Current Event.
Glass. at o'clock tomorrow after
noon. Miss Mary Shaw will read
AAL IElIl ItNELArs HANkA olA MAA
be in charge OF Misses Ann DUNCAN
and Kate Lambson.
Francis Mullin. son of Michael j.
Mullin, OF East Second street. who
has been confined to his bed for
several days. is improving. and was
able 10 be out OF doors for a short
time yesterday.
Al. X. Lancaster. Of East Second
street. is confined to his home
through illness.
Andrew Toman, who has been III
for several days. is much improved
and Will resume his duties as driver
for the y. c. and W. Bus Line today
Friendship Lodge, No. 3, A. o. u
w. will hold its weekly meeting II
the third floor OF the old Town Hal
AZ o'clock this evening.
The Ancient order OF Hibernian
neid a meeting in the parlors Of tn
1ood VIII Fire Company last even
ng
J.. Edward Truitt. Of West Thlrl
Ftreet. who has been in the emplo,
II Koontz and Company. Whining
,on has resigned to accept a posi-
ton in the middle west.
The Sunday school OF the Firs
Presbyterian Church viii resume &c
weekly sessions next Sunday after
noon This school has been close
for the summer months
John Fitch. member OF the Sixtl
Company, c. 4. c.. d. \. c., sus
lained severe injuries to his ankle &
practice game OF basketball at IN
lrmory iast evening.
The Sunday school class OF tn
First Baptist Sunday school CAV
their teacher. Mrs r.. W. Overhiser
surprise visit last evening at tn
Baptist parsonage. Games. musi,