Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-22
NEWS OF A DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Dan Cupid Busy in Community
and Keeps Ministers Busy
Uniting Couples.

New castle, sept. lz-- iestcruiy
afternoon at o'clock, James Taylor,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Taylor,
OF the Strand, was married to Mrs.
Marie Unger Ford. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George /. unger of Della
ware street, in the Emmanuel Church.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Joseph III. carp, the rector. The bride
was attired in a blue coat suit. with
hat to match. The bridesmaid was
Miss Melva Bradford of Wilmington,
a former chief operator at the Beth
lchem Steel Co. of this city, and ,ho
best man was William Rhoades. a for
mer chief of the guards at the Boldt
plant OF the Penn Seaboard Steel
Casting Co. After the ceremony the
couple left for Philadelphia and New
York. Upon their return they will
make their home i'm the Jefferson
apartments on the Strand.
Last evening, Miss Elsie Grace Esk-
ridge, daughter of MFR. and Mrs, o. G.
Eskridge. was married to Edgar Reyn-
o,ds Deakyne of Smyrna at the home
of the bride at 6 o'clock. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. j. r..
Eicking, pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. The bridesmaid
was Miss Mabel Lucille Eskridge, sis
ter OF the bride and the best man was
Paul Nolar of Smyrna. The flower
girls We're Emma Louise and Gladys
Elenora Belville, the three-year-old
twins Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bel
willie of Delaware street. The bride
was attired in travelling suit of blue
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ding march was played by Miss Fran
ces Sheridan, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Sheridan. After the
ceremony the couple left for Washing
ton and upon their return will make
their home in Wilmington.
John White of East Fourth street
has been appointed manager of the
y. c. & w. Bus Line.
Nicholas Ganice, employed at the
plant of the American Maganese Steel
Co.. yesterday had the second finger
Of his right hand badly crushed in a
crane chain. DR.. Lewis Booker dress
ed the injury.
Michael Cimino of Clark street, was
accidentally shot IN the right arm by a
friend who was examining revolver.
Ut. r. NJ. <Ailtfl was SNtaaaAtNhNN N'fS -
moved the bullet.
This afternoon at o'clock the mem
lers of the Board of Water hght
Commission will hold a meeting with
Engineer William Easily of Philadel-
phia.
Rev. Frederick w. overheiser. the
newly elected pastor Of the First
Baptist Church, yesterday, moved his
housegoods to the parsonage on East
Fifth street
The New Castle Century Club !:
sending out letters to all members re-
ouesting them to ask their friends and
ncighbors to write to the Congressmer
and Senators of the State, protestins
against the bill now pending, classins
music and musical instruments as
luxury.
Last evening the members Of tn,
New Castle High School Athletic As
sociation had signal drill and rul'
study of football, in the High Schoo
building.
John Leach and Walter O'Rourk'
entered the University of Delaware a
Newark today.
Another experiment in connection
with the work of the public school,
Is about to be launched in this city
Robert Wallace Bruce OF Washing
ton, u. c.. organizer of the Dime Com
munity System, with headquarterl
ir Washington, yesterday conferred
with the superintendent of schools an,
a committee of the Board of Educa
ton. teachers, ministers and othe
citizens with a view to introducing tn
system here. The object is to ad
vance cultural life of the communit,
for substantial American CITIZENSHIP
through a system of lectures, meet
ings. etc.. with special reference I
the masses. at a price within tn
reach of the common people. Tn
first of the lectures will be deliverei
on Saturday of this week at s O'Clock
daylight saying time, by DR.. Bruc
or the subject: What is the Matte
With Uncle Sam and the Goddess O
Liberty" The attendance at the meet
ing in the assembly room OF the Higl
School on Saturday evening will de
ttrmine whether there is enough locs
interest to warrant course of month
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the day.
Prof. Henry f.. Snavely. superin
tendent of schools, reports that he
well pleased with the reorganize
High School faculty and with tn
reorganization of the Higs Schot
generally. When Prof. Snavely cam
to New Castle in 1917, the Hig
School enrolment was about As. Tw
years ago the net enrolment wa
65. Last year it was IS. At presen
the gross enrolment is 81 and sewers
more pupils may be enrolled befor
long. On account of the small er
rollment in the courses in vocation;
agriculture, that department has bee
dropped. AL the other courses, how
ever. have been retained, and an e.
fcrt is being made to expand the wor
OF all of them
Superintendent Snavely acts a
principal of the High School an
teaches history. He holds the A. ]
degree from Lebanon Valley COLES
and the A. NJ. degree from Columb
University. He has been instructt
in history in Lebanon Valley Colleg,
the Myerstown, Pa, High School, al
the Episcopal Academy. Phlladeiphi
He has entered upon his fourth We;
as the head of the local public scho
system.
Theodore /. Kraemer is first asst
tant to the superintendent and primo
pal and is largely responsible for Il
management of the high school apa
from professional supervision. !
holds the B. S. degree from Pennsy
vania State College and has taug
science, manual training, and math
matics in the Mount Holly. n. j., al
the Cairo, geometry. This is his fir
year here.
Mrs. !. Pearl Lancaster acts as Sc
retary to the superintendent a.
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