Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-04
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Great Interest in the Municipal
Election. April IL, With Many
Contests Scheduled.

flttNlhii, Nilltti VIII ttiht Ith't bl foNb~
day, April ~ On Saturday and lasting
until midnight, City Clerk George Allen
Smith received for filing the names of "a
candidates for the Offices to be filled,
which number is one of the largest in many
years Several of the candidates wanted
until the midnight hour before they filed
their names. All of the present Counc IL
men filed their names Councilman How
ard l.. Wilheme filed for president of
Council. There are only two city offices
without opposition opposing candidates
They arc city treasurer and trustees OF the
Court House The present incumbepts
/ are: Mayor, George W Eckles; president
of the Council, John r Stoops; treasurer
John h Manlove; clerk Of Council, asses
sor and tax collector, George Allen Smith;
trustee of the Court House. A. V. l..
George; councilmcn, William Weggsn-
mann, John j. Walls, George Poole and
liowardWilhelme The list Of persons who
filed their names follows. For mayor,
w Leslie Cramcr. George W Eckles and
Theodore W Cavender; president OF Coun-
Gil. William q. Denny, Howard l.. VIII
hclmc Robert \ Newlyn, John ]. Stoops
and Charles Doughcrty, city treasurer.
| John II. Maulovc; clerk Of Council, as
SCISSOR and tax collector, George Allen
/ Nllllln anu bAltt- II ffaAttAf " WI
| Court House. Andrew n Gallagher;
| Councilmen, Harry T. Ahcrn. james u,
| Hance Sr jefferson Downham, William
| r. Montgomery, Sr, James J Whalcn,
! Thomas G. Hobbs, John A. Shuhardt,
| Sr Willinm Wcgrcnmsnn, John j Walls,
! William B Kee, George Poole and Charles
! + klinzmcyer The voting pl,soce viii be
| in the four districts the first being may
cr's Once; second psr'1rr u Chandler IL
| Gehha-t. third, Good Win Fire On =
Hall, iou,1h. Ryap's store.
/ The h,nrrnl oi Mn Hannah Firth
| Hendrix saturday atternoon, ~sss largely
/ attended Numerous furi dc~ismT cuv.
1 crcd the caAkct Thr pall-bcNrers rcTr
/ George T,hiis. u. A. Mitchell Uivison.
How ard +. Whhclne, Frank Long, Oscar
Knruss ard Oriln \. Csrrios.
The defamation CONTEXT IN the High
! School Friday afternoon was largely
/ attended The participants were Charles
King, Elsie Walls and Chester Green
| wood The winner was Miss Elsie Wallis
ar,I the second hest was Charles King
! The two speakers viii enter the county
contest The judges were Iroi. Henfy
Haahy HAY. Rev ,loseph II, Earp and
Mrs J. Ernest Phillips
Themcnbers Of the NJ r Sunday school
class taught pN NTS. t-tN'th u 49,
AZ q bake held on SATURDAY at the Iobin
| meat market cleared about sl5, which
viii O. 70 the centenary fund.
Three moro shad were csught In the
Delaware river on Ssturday which make
eight caught for thin scrson. Ghc catch
was made bv Mao,hsll Burris and James
Smith .Ir The fishermen claim that the
water is warm. but the air Is chilly. IL is
expected that within few days large
catches will bc made,
Rev George r. Street, pastor of the
First Baptist Church for the last three
wears. Yesterday announced his resigna-
tion as pastor, effective June |. Mr.
Street and his wife will spend tho sum
noer AT their cottage At Wildwood, y. j.,
and latcf will take up their residence with
their sons. George and Reginald, in Phil
adelnhia The congregation regret the
contemplated departure OF the pastor
and his family.
The members Of the tank corps tomor-
row evening will elect captain snd TIVE
hcutenants and on Wednesday evening
the newly elected officers will go 10 VII
mlnrton for examination On Tuesday
evening April u. there will be genera
muster and the selection OF non-commis
sion officers. On Saturday the tank corp
placed IN the Van DYKE arInory leather
covered davenport. two rockers, boof
case. one library table. $50 auditorium
chairs and 25 library chairs. AddltIona
furniture is expected this week TO ht out
reading room.
The High School students are makini
elaborate preparation for the banquet Il
honor Of the High School varsity team
which will take place IN the Hotel LOUIS
on Thursday evening. All reservation 10
covers must be made not later than 10
morrow evening The committee IN charg
comprises George l. 1obin and Mis-
Edna Deemer.
The members of the Bible class Of th
Immanucl Church. taught by Mrs. l.. Z
Eliason. will meet at the home oil the teacn
er on Thursday evening.
The New Castle Giants baseball tear
and the travellers team will play ball o.
Saturday afternoon at Battery Park. III
gene will begin at 3.l5.
The girls Of the A. NJ. S. Co. are maxim
arrangements to hold dance this mont
in the Van Dyke Armory.
The membersof the Bible class taugh
bv Mrs. Mary McCauley of the MethC
dist Sunday school will hold bushes
and social meeting on Tuesday evening.
The Womens Christian Temperate
! Union will meet on Wednesday afternoo
at the home Of Mrs Sara Atkinson o.
East Third street
Seminole Tribe, No. 40, Improved Orde
Of Red Men. will meet this evening IN th
Masonic Hall
w. Cortlandt Pinder, who has bee
conducting a grocery and general stor
at Sixth and Delaware streets for severa
months has sold out the business to hi
mother and has accepted n position a
sales agent for the II. V. Green Investmen
and Securities Co. Of Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Watson, VIII
have been residing on Chestnut stree
for several months, will return to thei
former home in Virginia, tomorrow. Tn
house vacated will be occupied by Mi
and Mrs Hugh McCaughan, who hav
been residing in an apartment.
Harry Boulden, Miss Viola Boulder
Harvey Wheaton and Miss Emma Bar
low OF Stanton spent yesterday as guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mitchell an'
Mr. and Mrs Vance Mitchell.
r. f. Swift, business manager of th
Atlantic City Electric Light Co, spen
yesterday as a guest OF Mr. and Mrs
A. Herman Padberg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Boyd and Sol
Of Wilmington spent the week end a
guests of Mr.. and Mrs r.. l.. Richards o
Bear Station.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Sterling and Clar
ence Sterling Of Bear are guests OF reia
tives and friends at Bel Air, Md.
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