Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23
NEWS OF THE DAY
AT NEW CASTLE
Methodist Episcopal Church is
Completing Its Plans for
Conference.

Special Correspondence OF Every Evening.
New Castle, Feb 23-At the last
quarterly conference held in the NJ. T..
Church, on Monday evening, delegates
were selected to the Wilmington Con
ference as follows DIR. julius Dodd,
William A. RothwelI, Edward II. Naylor,
Sr John f. II. Clayton and James r..
Biggs Rov. J. X. BickinR wns unanimous
" asked To return as pastor for tho fourth
year. John Hendrix, class leader and exhor-
ter, was granted local preachers q license.
Albert Clayton was given an eShorter s
license The election Of delegates to the
lIy conference will take place next week,
John J. u, Clayton was appointed Judge
and George L. Tobin, Ir, and William
| Green were selected tellers for the elec-
tion At the conclusion oi the business
session a banquet was served. Mrs Ed
ward II. Naylor. WAS the chairman oi
| the women'a committee and William
| Green chairman of the mems committee.
! Last evening tho social at Emmanuel
| Church was greatly enjoyed The talk
given by George McIntiro pleased the
audience
| Yesterday afternoon the members of
| the New Castle Century Club gave
| public card party IN the parlors OF the
! club
The members Of the Women Home
| Missionary Society of the Methodist fpts
| oopal Church tomorrow afternoon VIII
hold a quilting party and business session
| Mt ? o'clock
TODAY the members Of the auxiliary Of
| the Emmanuel Church will hold "a Lenten
sowing session in the parish house Lunch
con Will be served at o'clock
At the Van Dyke Army last evening
| 80 persons who enlisted III the new tank
co1s were examined iry two physicians
| from Wilmington Only two men were
turned down This was on account of
| poor sight Three persons were unable
! 10 attend on account of lllness They will
/ be examined with the next number.
II will require - more members TO com
! plete the tank corI~ of 6h men before
/ organization can he effected.
Last evening the members of Red
! Lion Social met in monthly resaicn at
/ the home of MIR and Mira 7 y Kemp,
| az Rod Lion. Fifty persons we're present.
! \ literary program WAS rendered and
rrcitations were given Ivy Miss Ielmn
| Matthews. William and lara Kemp
I Miss Mabel nthosou rendered vocal
/ solo \ quartet comprising John ! Hayes,
4 .Ir Joseph HAYES, Frederick Davidson
/ aud Victor Davis. sang sevcral selections
| Tho homo was handsomely decorated
/ with the national colors \ picture oi
| Washington was displayed. Each person
| was presented with n souvenir American
I flag and a cherry blossom napkin AZ
/ the conclusion Of the program refresh
| mcnts we're served The next meeting will
| be held N tho homo Of Mr. and Mrs
] Walter : Burrls, at BcaT station, ucHday
| evening. March p
bn ,Vn,r,f,rrs lf the New { aafir High
/ School basketball team this evening will
plav the Grace Reserves Of Wilmington
IN the Opera House. beginning at u
The game with the Beacon business
College team Of Wilmington, which was
70 be PLAYED this evening AZ the Whining
ton High School gymnasium. WAS Cancelled
hv manager az the Beacon team on ao-
count of several Of the players being Ill.
Frank Racon son Of Airs lara Bacon
who has been confined to hls home for
several weeks with pneumonia, yesterday
was operated upon,
Last evening the members of tho In
d1Isfry Council, Junior Order United
American Mechanics. ~ the close OF the
lodge session, IN the Masonic Hall last
night. plaved n series OF three games of
q,ioits and won ali three by the scores of
u 70 u 10 and u 20 IL, from the
Daughters of america team Of Whining
ton The local team comprised George
Proud, captain, Samuel Farmer. Robert
Barnes and Edward Proud and the visitors
team was W Elliott Warren Conner,
W. Bridegroom and T.. Keith.
On saturday evening at the home of
Mr. and Mrs Harry Hayes at Red Lion,
a surprise birthday party was rendered
their son. John T. Hayes, Jr. the occasion
also marking the birthday anniversary of
his mother The young man was III receipt
of a rumber of presents Ganes were
plaved there was instrumental ard vocal
music ard refreshments were served
/ Those present were: Mr. and Mrs Harry
| HAYES, Mr. and Mrs y. \. Kemp, Mr..
and Mrs Harry Applcby. Miss Helen
/ Hayes. Miss Naomi Colt. Miss Mabel
| Othoson, Mrs. Frederick G Davidson,
! Miss Mary Walton. Miss Marie Menden-
| hall Miss Gertrude Ratledee Miss Mary
+ Sterling, Margaret Kemp Eleanor Kemp,
Harry Appleby. Ephra'm Sterling, II.
/ Orman Walton. ard Victor Davis.
/ Prayer meeting will be held this evening
/ in the Methodist Church at S o'clock
/ Yesterday afternoon q conference was
! held bv several of the baseball fans and
preparations made TO hold another meet
! ing al an early date 20 make plans for
/ team TO be entered in the New Castle
, County League.
The members of the State Highway
! Commission have beer busy for the past
two days with several workmen clearing
the new State Road which leads from
! Wilmington to Rogers Corner, of snow.
A large truck with q snow pillow attached
was used
MIR. and Mrs Howard Wilhelme, who
have been residing in the property OF
/ James T. Ehason, Jr, on East Third
street, have taken apartments at Fehls
on the Strand The property vacated has
I been disposed of
Charles Stevenson, the eight-year-old
son of MIR and Mrs Williamson Steven
son Of East Fourth street, yesterday was
operated upon at the Delaware hospital,
| Wilmington, for the removal Of tonsils and
I adcnoids.
Francis Whitlock, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
CORY Whitlock, is confined to his bed
with diphtheria, at the home Of his parents
600 CLAYTON street