Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-12
NEWS OF THE DAY
At new CASTLE
Donations to be Received by a
Committee for Needy Of
the City.
Special Correspondence Every Evening

New Castle. Dec. i2.--During the
week preceding Christmas, donations
or food VIII be received by the, As
sociated Home Relief Committee for
Christmas baskets for tho needy OF
this city. The committee In charge OF
this work comprises Mrs. Edward II.
Naylor, Miss Elizabeth Blnck, Mrs
Julius Dodd, Mrs. Joseph DouRhcrty.
John McDevitt and Mayor w. Leslie
Cramer. Donations may be left Mt
any OF the committces' residences, or
at tho mayors office. II Is hoped that
all who arc In position to do 80 will
give. as 1t will bring happiness 70 n
number OF needy families on Christ
mas.
Miss Kate Mahoney OF Second street.
a teacher of the Americanization
schools OF Dohbinsvilc. on Friday
afternoon last, after attending a ses-
sion OF the organization IN the Will
mington High School. while leaving the
building, fell down n flight OF stairs OF
four steps and fractured her hip and
broke a small bono of her right leg.
She was taken TO the Physicians and
Surgeons Hospital. whore she has
undergone Treatment.
This evening the members OF the
New Castle High School basketball
team will play tho McCabe team In the
Opera House cage.
! TOMORROW evening tho members OF
the New Castle Century Club Will hold
a business meeting in the club parlors
at 7.45. Tho session will be followed
by an evening entertainment In charge
of tho hospitality committee. Miss
Theresa SELLER of Wilmington will
sing several solos.
This evening tho members OF thu
Citizens Building & Loan Association
viii meet in tho pariors of the New
Castle Trust Co.
Tomorrow evening the members OF
the Baracca Class OF tho Methodist
Episcopal Church will hold n meeting
In the Sunday school rooms. when the
election of officers for the ensuing year
will take place.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the F'lrs,
Baptist Church on Friday evening will
give an entertainment and social AT
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ozro S. Lunt
OF Third and Chestnut streets. The
proceeds will be given 10 the Christ
mas fund FOR the needy of the city.
This evening several members oi
st. Johns Lodge, No. .. A. r. & A. NJ.
will pay visit TO the Eureka Lodge
of Wilmington. where Grand Master
George g. Williams of the Grand
Lodge of Delaware will be present.
st. Peters basketball team this
evening win play the Washington
second team OF Wilmington In tho
cage in the Court House of the OLD
armory.
Seminole Tribe. No. ~. I. Q. II
NJ. will meet this evening in the lode,
rooms OF tho Masonis Hail Co.. tomor.
row evening Industry Council, No
Is, Jr<O. II. A. NJ. will meet; wednes.
! day evenig, st. Johns Lodge, No. .
( \. +. & A. NJ; Thursday evening
day evening, st. Johns Lodge, No. 2
| Friendship Lodge, No. 3, Ancient
Order of United workmen: E'rida,
evening, Adolphia Lodge, No. s, X
of i.
A large number OF the members o
! Adelphia Lodge, No. s, *. OF p. OF
January IL will attend a session o
Oriental Lodge OF Wilmington. Th'
trip will be made by automobile.
Police Officer William Palmer 4
spending three-day vacation witt
relatives and friends in the lower par
of Delaware. Special officer Jane
Gebhart is doing the duty of the regu
lar officer.
Last evening CHIEF Matthew Tobi
larrested several residents of the west
, ern part of the city land placed ther
in the lookup on the charge OF dis
orderly conduct on the streets,
Gruscilla Green, aged IS years, re
spectacle colored resident, died yet
, terday. Funeral services will tax
place tomorrow afternoon at o'cloo
from her late home, As West Fouri
! street. Interment will be made
the Union A. NJ. Il. Cemetery.
James Gear and John Long OF II
u. $. A. are spending a furlough 9
the guests of their parents.
= Mrs. Mary Young of Philadelphia
: spending n week as a guest of Nj