Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-04-26
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Baseball Diamond Will Be
in Shape for Opening
Game Saturday
MRS. M. p. PHILLIPS
ENTERTAINS FRIENDS
Special to The Evening Journal.

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new grandstand at Battery Park
baseball field nearly completed. The
opening of the New Castle County
League season in this city will take
place next Saturday, when the loo
Gals play Marshallton.
About fifty men and boys have
completed spreading the So tons of
clay over the diamond and today are
spreading about 20 tons of sand over
it. A large roller will be operated
this afternoon rolling the recently
placed soil into condition for play
ing.
owing to the larger number OF
the members of the New Castle
Athletic Association working on the
diamond the meeting scheduled for
this evening will not take place until
100 o'clock. At this meeting nnal
arrangements will be completed for
the minstrel show in the opera
I House tomorrow evening.
Shad fishermen have been faring
better the past two days than pre-
viously this season. The catches on
Monday ran from Ave to 20 and yes
( terday from three 20 Is.
Reports having reached here that
several sturgeon have been caught
/ In the bay and the finding OF the
/ dead carcass OF the sturgeon LAST
Sunday, has created considerable
activity among local fishermen. sew
eral OF whom are preparing their
sturgeon nets. II Is expected they
will begin fishing for sturgeon next
week
The monthly business session OF
A. the New Castle Civics Club will be
held in the old Town Hall at 81
o'clock tomorrow evening This is
the first meeting OF the club under
the new officers. Several important
questions OF civic interest will be
taken up. The street paving project.
which has been much discussed dur
ing the past few weeks. will prob
ably be one and the fishing industry
another OF the problems to be CON
sidered and discussed.
Several friends OF John T. Stops.
former president OF City Council, |
are endeavoring to have him an
nounce his candidacy for Mayor. /
While election is a year hence. some |
Of those interested in civic affairs 7
have been aggressively canvassing (
for their favorites. While none OF {
those spoken OF have announced [,
their candidacy, several still hunts |
are being made for man to take |
the position. Mayor Cramer IS also
spoken OF by several as their choice
! for reelection and several favor for
mer Mayors George w. Eckles and
Theodore Lavender. The salary Is
$500 a year.
The observance Of Law Enforce
ment Week" took place IN several
: schools OF the hundred yesterday.
All the pupils Of the high school and
grades were assembled on the school
green at ! o'clock yesterday after
noon, when the Rev. w. G. Harris,
Of Wilmington. made an eloquent APP
peal for the assistance OF all teach
ers pupils and parents to not alone
he law-abiding but assist In COM
polling others 10 be so. After this
speech. Mr.. Harris addressed sim
liar gatherings at the other schools
of the hundred.
Nearly 100 members and former
members and friends of the New
Castle Century Club were the guests
last evening OF Mrs. NJ. p. Phillips. |
who until the last election had /
served the club as president for 1
three terms. at a reception. A mu-
steal program followed by social /
hour with the serving OF ice cream. !
cake and sailed almonds. featured
the evening.
Mrs. Phillips will finish the book
review OF the Enchanted Cannon"
at Friday afternoons meeting Of the
Current Events Glass In the New
Castle Century Club. The session of
the class will begin at 23O o'clock.
Following the business session and
book review. tea will be served by
Mrs. George Wright and Mrs. Ralph
Watts. OF the Strand.
At the reception last night. James
T. Challenger, Jr., sang several solos
and Miss Anna Clayton. daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs Elias Clayton, OF Ches-
ter, Pa, gave several piano selec-
tons Mrs Elias Clayton was
charter member Of the club and was
a guest OF honor last evening.
A contractor is concreting the
sidewalk OF $. s. Deemer's. extend
ing from the West sixth street en-
trance OF the Deemer home. to the
eastern extremity of Mr.. Deemer's
property
The Kate Ford Deemer memorial
park and playground will be opened
for the use OF the public by the mid
die OF next month. Work in replac-
ing the playground equipment will
begin next week.
Friendship Lodge. A. O. L. w. /,
will meet in weekly business ses-
sion tomorrow evening in the third
floor room OF the old Town Hall.
St Johns Lodge. A. +. and 4. NJ,
will meet in bi-weekly business ses-
sion at S O'Clock this evening in Ma
sonic Temple.
Caesar Rodney Chapter order of
Eastern star, meets al s o'clock to-
morrow evening in Masonic Temple.
Contractors have nearly complet-
ed stuccoing the dwelling on the ma
tional rifle range. occupied by the
caretaker.
william 5. Weggenmann. a SON
ductor on the Wilmington and Phila-
delphia Traction Company's New
Castle Delaware City line. Is con-
fined 10 his home with tonsilitls.
John Gariick local Western Union
operator. is having a cabin con-
structed on his motorboat and will I,
use ii this summer as a pleasure
craft. Mr. Garlick is anticipating l..
several parties TO Augustine pier and :
Pennsville during the summer.
Efforts are being made by the To-
cal police force, by direction OIL