Evening journal., 1921-05-09
NEWS GOSSIP
Of new CASTLE
Educators See Loss to
Schools Unless State
Aid is Increased
CHURCH PLANS
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and dance by the Young Mems Bible
Glass of the Emmanuel Episcopal
Church, to be held in the parish
house. next Saturday. A special
meeting of the class will be held in
the parish house at o'clock Thurs
day evening, when final arrange
ments and the assignments of tables
will be made. This function will
be a way to raise funds to finance
the Valley Forge picnic of the
church school in June. The follow
= ing committee have been appointed:
John Beale and Mark Clymer, flow
ers; Mrs. Harry Cummings, Mrs.
Joseph H. carp. Mrs. L. E. Eliason.
and the Misses Carrie Gemmill and
Mary Elkinton, pies and cakes; Har-
let Scale. music and dancing; Mrs.
L. r. Holcomb and Frank deli.
Janvier, rummage sale.
Owing to the inelement weather
the members of the Ladies Aid So
ciety Of the First Baptist Church
postponed the monthly meeting
scheduled to have been held last
Wednesday afternoon. at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mcdowell,
on East Third street, until next We'd
nesday
Mayor Cramer had two hearings
last Saturday evening. In the first
case Richard Humphreys was charg-
ed with using abusive language to-
ward his wife, Lou Humphreys. The
.isecond case was a result of the first
case, when Richard had his broth
er-in-law Lemuel Wilson arrested on
"a charge OF trespass. In the latter
case Richard alleged Wilson had
been eating at his home without pay
sing to which he objected. The May
or decided that Richard should be
more respectful to his wife and fined
him 50 and costs of prosecution with
an added warning. Wilson was
soEdered to pay the costs of his case
ard warned to make his calls less
frequent
The possibility OF the continuance
Of the local high school depends en-
.tlrely on the result of this special
session of the legislature today, when
school appropriations is being con-
asidered with the many other appro-
priations. The local school author
tiles contend that with the proposed
appropriation from the state of only
s100 a high school pupil the present
shigh school cannot be maintained.
In view of this condition Prof. II. +.
Snavely went to Dover with Repre-
saentative Edward S. Megginson, of
the Tenth Representative District, TO
present the claims of the local edu-
. cational authorities in the interest OF
an increased appropriation.
fl4., "a
forities as well as those closely allied
with the school that New Castle has
enc Of the best rural high schools
% the state and unless the appropri-
alton is more than 500 a pupil the
two years work Of the school auth
critics and faculty will have been
thrown away.
Tho school at present places at the
disposal Of the pupil classic-scientific
agriculture, manuel training and
home economies courses of a most
thorough character Several of
The pupils who have graduated are
students at the Wonen's College OF
Delaware and are said TO be doing
excellent work.
w II. Dickerson, of Wilmington,
spoke on the second coming Of Christ
in the Royal Theatre yesterday af-
ternoon. Mr.. Dickerson will speak
at the theatre again next Sunday az
ternoon.
The High School baseball team
will play the New Castle A. A. base
ban team next Thursday afternoon
AZ o'clock at the same hour.
The First Presbyterian Sunday
school IS rehearsing children's day
music. The exercises will be held
in the church on June y.
The final business session Of the
Sew Castle Century Club for the
summer will be held at s o'clock to-
morrow evening. with Mrs Edward
H. Naylor presiding in the absence
Of Mrs NJ. p. Phillips. president
st. Tamina's Day will be observed
by the members OF Seminole Tribe
OF Red Men. next Sunday. when they
will attend service in the First Bap-
tist Church The Rev. George r.
Street. will preach a special sermon
Arrangements are being made by
the Veteran Of the Civil War to at
tend service in the same church in
company with the members Of In
= dustry Council, Jr., o. U. A. NJ, on
Sunday, May 30.
The several churches were the
scene OF a Mothers Gala Day, yes
terday. when all those attending
wore white carnation in honor of the
= deceased mother and the red carna-
tion in honor Of the living mothers
Each person attending the Methodist
church was presented with a small
American Flag.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Bane and
son, of Harmony street, win move tc
VI Charlestown. Va, for the summer
II where Mr.. Bane has obtained en-
Il ployment
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Brown and
=. children, of Taconey. are guests OF
relatives here.
Mrs w. w. Leach, of West Sixth
street, is confined to her bed with
grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Webb and fam
lily, of Llanerch, Pa, were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Dale s. Bend
4 Ter.
N Miss Pearl Bottomley, of Whining
ton. was the Sunday guest of Miss
Mae Fehl.
Mr.. and Mrs. John b. Proud and
children, were weekend guests OF
the father of Mrs. Proud, Phillip T.
simmons, st. Georges
Fred Wilhelm, of Second street, is