Evening journal., 1921-04-04
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Mayoralty Fight Waxing
Hot-Seventeen Want
Five Council Seats
BAPTIST PASTOR
RESIGNS CHARGE
special 10 The Evenlng Iournal.

Tor the Ofhce OF trustee or the Court
House. This brought the number
Of candidates for all offices 10 "a.
Three for mayor. two for the COM
bined Office Of city clerk, assessor
and tax collector, one for city treas
urer. five for president Of Council
and twelve for City Council. The
actual candidates being named, the
real campaign Of one week activ-
ties started this morning.
While much interest Is being taken
for both the president Of council
and council seats. a hard contest is
being waged in the mayoralty fight.
The three candidates for mayor are
George W. EclSies. present incum-
bent: Theodore Cavender. former
mayor. ard W. Leslie Cramer, who
was runner up in the last election,
when Mayor Eckles was elected
Other nominations were: For
president Of Council. John T. Stoops,
Howard /. Wilhelm. William o.
Denny. Charles Dougherty and Rob-
ert Newlyn.
For councilmen-Harry p. Ahern.
James b. Hance. Jefferson Down
ham, William +. Montgomery,
James J. Whalen, Thomas c. Hobbs.
John A. schuhart, William Weggen-
mann, John ]. Walls, William B.
Kee. George Poole and Charles
Knngmeyer.
For city clerk and tax collector
G. Allen Smith and James L. Bacon.
For the last time, as an official
body, City Council in its present or
ganization. will sit in regular ses-
sion. tomorrow evening.
The Trustees Of the Commons will
hold its monthly business session in
the Commons chamber tomorrow
evening.
Seminole Tribe No. 40, Improved
order Of Red Men will meet this
evening in Masonic Temple.
Industry Council No. 25, Jr. o. u.
A. NJ will meet tomorrow evening
in Masonic Temple when the initia-
tory degree win be exemplihed and
one candidate initiated.
The Rev. George T. Street, pastor
Of the First Baptist Church, sur
prised his congregation at yesterday
mornings service. when he an
nounced his resignation as pastor TO
become effective June /.
The Rev. and Mrs Street will
spend the summer at their cottage
at wildwood, n. ]. In the fall they
win probably move 10 or near Phila-
delphia. Mr.. Street intends retiring
from the ministry.
The election of a captain and two
lieutenants by the members Of the
...Is In tnrs q.
perfecting the organization and the
mastering Of the corps into service
win take place tomorrow evening in
the Van Dyke Armory. All members
are requested to be present. The
ohicers-elect viii go TO Wilmington
on Wednesday evening, and be ex.
amined by the officers Of the State
organization. as TO their fitness FOL
assuming the duties devolving upor
them. On Tuesday evening, Apri
IL. the organization will be perfected
and the men mustered into service
Arrangements are being made fol
another dance to be given under tn,
auspices Of the corps in the Var
Dyke armory in the near future.
The members Of the Young Men,
Duly AlNArN Va AAAf AAAAnAAAAiA kIAr
copal Church, Mrs /. r. Eliason
teacher, viii hold a business session
at the home OF Mrs. Eliason. mex
Thursday evening.
The first baseball game OF the sea
son will be played at 3.15 o'clock thi
afternoon, when the New Castl
Giants. an aggregation OF Negr
ball tossers, and the New Castl
Travellers team will meet.
W. c. Pinder, who for severe
months has been conducting gre
Gerry store at Sixth and Delawar
streets has sold the business to h
mother. Mrs. r. e. Pinder, VIII
formerly operated the business. NJ
and Mrs. Pinder will take up the
residence at Lincoln City, Del. an
he viii operate as a travelling serwC
stun man, for H. V. Green, Inves
ment Securities Co., Inc, Of Bostoi
Mass.
John J. Walls. councilman. wi
open a plumbing business at his rei
idcnce on Delaware street.
Charles A. Wipf. electrician, wi
open a new electrical shop in tn
Royal Theatre building. at Fifth an
Delaware streets.
a complete new set OF offic
library and sitting room furnituT
has arrived for the new Van Dyk
armory. II includes $50 auditorium
chairs, a leather upholstered parlc
suit and a complete Office outfit.
Students Of the New Castle Hig
School viii give a banquet in tn
nF HnH U
Thursday evening The guests {
honor will be the members OF II
rival New Castle county basketba
Champions Students and fans ha,
been invited. The banquet will co
SIPS a plate. Reservation must
in the hands of the committe
George /. Tobin, chairman,
TUESDAY evening.
The winners OF the New Cast
High School defamation conte
which was held last Friday afte
noon, are Miss Elsie Walls, award
first honors; Charles King. award
second honors. and Chester
Greenwood, awarded third homo
The judges were Professor Her
Handy Hay, Mrs. NJ. p. Phillips a
the Rev. Joseph II. carp. The Il
and second award contestants v
represent the local school at {
county contest in the Alexis /. d
Pont School on Friday evenii
April Is.
About s12 was received from
bake sale held las. Saturday in I
George T. Tobin, Jr.. meat shop
the Methodist Sunday school ella
Mrs. Edward H Naylor, Sr.. teach
The funeral OF Mrs. Hannah FIJI
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