Evening journal., 1921-02-21
NEWS GOSSIP
/ Of new CASTLE
lieut.. Comes Tells Meth
.odists of Sufferings of
Starving Armenia
IMMANUEL MEN
WILL GIVE SMOKER
Special to The Evening Journal

NEW CASTLE. Feb. 2l.-Not-
withstanding the inclement weather
large audience in the M. r. Church
last night heard Lieut. Frank Con-
nes official interpreter OF the New
York Supreme Court, and former
~ a member OF the Russian Rou-
manian Commissions OF the Ameri-
can Red Cross, tell of starving chill
dren OF Armenia. A large number
OF those In attendance pledged sums
to the Near East Relief fund. A
number Of cards were distributed TO
the members attending the service
in the evening, not present at morn
ing service.
During his address, Lieut. Comes
depicted the horrors OF the stricken
country giving many examples nom
personal experiences during his ser
N-ice as interpreted for the commits
sion sent TO investigate. the condi-
tions OF that country by the Ameri-
can Red Cross
lie said many mothers. whose
ages ranged from IA to 16 years,
held their deceased offspring to
their breasts. seemingly unconscious
that death had ended the babies
sdneying.
THE fourth quarterly conference
for the present year will be held in
the Methodist Church this evening,
when the representatives and alter
mates TO conference will be elected
and instructed. The conference
meets at Crisheld. MI. next month.
"a meeting OF the finance commit
tee Of the Methodist Church will be
held tcmcrrow evening. This is the
last meeting OF the committee this
fiscal year. The canvassers will
make their final report for the year
ana a new corps OF canvassers will
be appointed.
The widow Of Jacob Maxwell, OF
this city. who died Friday. will re-
ceive SSS a month for the next II
months. from the group insurance
carried by the s S. Deemer Steel
casting Company. by whom he was
employed This insurance is paid
Tor by he company without cost 20
fha-ampioyes.
The Rev. Joseph II. carp, rector,
and young men OF Emmanuel
Episcopal Church viii hold a smok-
er IN the parish house, at s o'clock
tomorrow evening and extend a cor
dial invitation 20 the other men OF
The town 70 Join them. Prot George
afc1ntire will entertain.
The Rev. Robert Bell. vicar Of
Old Swedes Church. Wilmington.
VIII preach the third OF series OF
Friday evening Lenten sermons by
visiting cie-gymen. in imhmanuel
church, AZ 7.30 o'clock next Fri
day evening.
FOR neutrality-suspicious. at 81
The strand.-Adv.
The beginners department Of the
Irnrnanuel sunday School. Mrs Jo.
seph IT, carp, superintendent, and
Mrs Clara Cummings. assistant su-
perinfendent, will hold a bake al 10
o'clock Saturday morning. March s.
The proceeds viii be for the benefit
Of the Sunday School missionary
offering.
The bake held al the home OF
Miss Carrie Gcmmiii. hy her class
OF the Emmanuel Sunday School
last Saturday, netted $3.50 for the
missionary fund.
Sfveral employees OF the s. S.
Deesner Steel Casting Company
were given a two-day lay-oif last
Friday. They will resume work
again tomorrow morning. The lay
OF ras caused TO allow certain de-
partments TO catch up their work,
Outside communication by tele-
phohe was badly impaired by the
storm Of Saturday night and yesaer-
day. morning. Only one out OF
twelve trunk wires between this
citJ and Wilmington was in SERVED
untn late last night. No service "a
Delaware City. St. Georges or Aug
uslihe was obtainahle. The opera
tots were compelled to use the old
discarded hand generators in sig
nafmg for calls.
Troney service 20 Delaware City
was at a standstili owing TO drift
ing and freezing sleet over Red Lior
march.
The several section gang hand.
and their foremen we're called into
service by the Pennsylvania railroad
toirnmove snow. sleet and poles from
the tracks in this vicinity.
Bel telephone workmen were
kept busy in cleaning the wires ant
REPAIR lines for the company along
STATE road yesterday.
Many automobilists having the
nerve TO risk the elements. wore
fotded TO abandon their cars at vari
ous points along the roads leading
TO rhis city.
Four-burner gas stove and cool
STOVE for sale cheap. Apply Fehll
Bakery. 81 East Second St.-Adv.
about 80 fans and rooters accom-
panied the members OF the New Cas-
tie gigh basketball team and wit
nefssed their defeat for the Stat
Championship Of lnterscholastic bas
ketbali at Dover last Saturday eve
nipg. The boys lost by % TO 20, bu
cafne home commencing the victor
and expressing their highest apprs
citation OF the treatment and entei
tafnment accorded them by n
Dover boys
Efforts are being made TO arranl
BRAIN TESTS.
BY Sam Lloyd.
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