Evening journal., 1921-12-19
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Members of M. E. Church
Make Liberal Rsponse
For Poor Families
START WORK ON
NEW LABORATORY
Special to The Evening Journal.

Church, Is to be taken as indicative |
OF what Is to besthe sacrifices made
by the employed of this city and
vicinity, for their more less FORUM
ated brothers and families. there will
be no table void Of a Christmas din
ner. and want will not stare the tots
OF any family in the face. At all
services throughout the day mem
bers and friends OF the church
brought foodstuffs and clothing and
even monies with which to buy fuel
which was laid upon the large table
In front OF the chancel rail or altar
Hundreds OF packages OF coffee.
sugar meats, bread stuffs, vegetables
and other edibles we're deposited.
During the services prayers for God s
Blessing to go with the distribution
of this food were voiced by the pas
tor the Rev. j. r. Bicking and 9TH
ers.
The packages received win be
placed at the disposal OF the general
committee OF the Associated Home
Relief. which is investigating every
reported case of need. The com
mittee Is composed OF members OF
the various churches, of all denom-
nations and every effort Is being
made at this time to provide not
alone for the Christmas dinner hut
for other needs beside Last Fri
day evening the members OF the
Ladies' Aid Society OF the First Bap-
tist Church. cleared 1925 at the
social and entertainment given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs Ozro S. Lunt.
Should Il be found the money is not
needed to provide a Christmas din
ner for some member OF the congre-
cation IT will be handed over to the
general committee for disposition.
This committee OF the Associated
Home Relief. Is running short on
finance and a special appeal is be-
ing made for more liberal giving by
those employed.
Mayor Cramer announced last
evening that a special meeting OF the
Associated Home Relief Committee
would be held in his office at 7.sO
o'clock Wednesday evening. to per-
feet plans for distributing the Christ
mas baskets.
/ Farmers OF this vicinity are re-
quested 70 bring donations for the
! Christmas baskets to the Office OF
Mayor Cramer. the store OF Mrs
Emma Dougherty or the home Of
Mrs Edward II. Naylor They are
asked to contribute vegetables. dairy
food stuffs. or any fresh pork. II they
have Il TO spare. Should anyone
not be able TO bring their offerings.
a call on phone. PA New Castle.
will bring someone to the house for
the Offering
In his appeal for help Mayor
Cramer included the following state
ment. These baskets are going to
do a lot OF good for our needy and
there will be general feeling OF
encouragement for the cause by the
donation OF whatever you may feel
disposed to give"
The funeral OF Edward Francis
Duffy. aged 6i years, OF New York
City. formerly a resident of this city
who died in the Post Graduate Hos
pital. New York City, last Friday.
will take place from the residence OF
his sister Mrs. Mary Fitzgerald. 81
West Third street, at Q o'clock to-
morrow morning. with solemn re-
QUEEN mass in st. Peters Church,
the Rev. Frederick V. Campbell
priest in charge with the Rev. Ed
ward ]. Dougherty. deacon. and a
Wilmington priest subdeacon. In
terment will be made in the adjoin-
ting cemetery.
Mr.. Duffy moved from this city
about 35 years ago. and entered the
employ OF a Railway Company as an
l. dispatcher He held this position
until his health failed him. He
fspent several weeks last summer
here with his sister endeavoring Ia
regain his health. but on returnine
to New York he was stricken with
pneumonia. and taken to the hos.
pital where he died. He is survived
by his widow, Mrs. Mary Duffy, two
Mary Duffy. Mr. Duffy was mar
ried twice. his first wife. Miss Carri,
White. being a sister or James r
White, local confectioner and ic,
cream manufacturer He has fou
sisters. Mrs. Mary Fitzgerald. thu
city; Mrs Anna Carlin. Mrs. Thoma
J Cullinane and Mrs. Jerry Donovan
Wilmington. and one brother. p. ,
Dufiy. OF Collinsyire. oklahoma
The annual election Of officer
OF the Rose Hin Grange will b.
= held in the Rose Hin schooihous
6 on Wednesday evening. A nterar
, and musical program is to he pre-
! sented at this meeting
t Justina, the S-year-old daughte
OF Mr. and Mrs. J. c. Cox. OF Sew
enth and clayton streets, was treat
ed by DR.. B. NJ. Allen for sever
lacerations OF the scalp. received fl
fan at her home last saturda
afternoon.
William noughten. Of near Ros
ii, is suffering with mashe
thumb. sustained while working i
a Wilmington industrial plant las
Saturday. Or. b. NJ. Allen dresse
the injury.
Contractor Harry c. Clark an
son, OF Delaware City. began IN
construction OF the new alloy eS
perimental laboratory adjoining IN
S. S. Deemer Steel Casting Plan
Saturday morning. Excavation 10
the foundation and cellar has bee
dnis' ed.
The Dobbinsvine branch OF tn