Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-25
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Democrats Of tho Hundred
Meet to Complete District
Committees.

Special Correspondence Every Evening.
Now Castle, April 25.--Thc Demo-
Gratis Of New Castle hundred held 4
meeting last evening In tho Town Hall
to select two members OF the New
Castle County Executive Committee,
one man and one woman. from each
election district. John Oakford Lamb
son acted a. chairman and Horace
l.. Dcakyne secretary. The members Of
the Now Castle Hundred Committee
were elected to serve as the County
Committeeman who will select the
women committeeman one from each
OF tho six election districts. The male
members OF tho committee are First
district, Horace L. Deakyne: Second,
Charles j. DouKherty; Third, Samuel
Il. Miller; Fourth, Everett Il. Howard
Fifth. william #. Harrington: Sixth,
William b. Davis. In case OF the rep
resentative OF the Sixth district be-
ing unable TO serve on account OF his
daily duties calling him out OF town.
II wae decided to elect John Oakford
Lambson In his place. The county
committee Will meet on Saturday al
61o French street. Wilmington. for the
purpose OF perfect1ng organization.
Considerable satisfaction is being
expressed concerning the winning Of
the state defamation contest by Miss
Frances Sheridan OF the New Castle
High School. Az one of tho two rep
| resentatives of the local school In the
New Castle county contest she took
second place and ne one OF the three
| representatives OF New Castle county
In the state contest. she took firs
| place, winning a prize OF S25 for her.
self and cup for the local high
school. Her achievement Is especially
remarkable In that she Is only In tn.
freshman class. Superintendent Shave
| ly in commenting upon her perform
ance. said: she is an unusual girl
who rs not only naturally bright, bu
also very diliRent She In goot
| pianist n superior singer and an un
| usually fine reader and besides he
regular school work Ia uniformall,
very good. Although we are prout
OF her. feel that no single individual
nor the school deserves much credi
for her performance at Dover, for sh
seems to be impelled by fash o
genius that denes complete analyeis
However / think that some credit 1
due Miss Swan the High School teach
er OF English. who worked hard wit
her for several weeks"
A. 'Cutroni. bus driver. who wa
placed under arrest on Saturday after
noon on complaint OF Arthur Heather,
a motorman, on the charge Of passin
a trolley car while the latter was dis
charging passengers. had a hearin
last evening before Mayor Crane,
! Cutroni was fined 81 and costs on tn
charge OF reckless driving. The charg
or driving past a trolley oar Will
stopped for the purpose OF dischargin
passengers was dismissed on accoun
OF conflicting testimony. At the con
! clusion OF the trial A. Cutroni an
Samuel Cutroni are alleged to hav
threatened Heathers and each Of tn
two men were placed under 800 peac
bond.
On Saturday evening a birthda
surprise party was given by Mr.. an
Mrs. William Freebury in honor
their son, Earl. A pleasant evenin
was spent playing games and dancin
after which refreshments were serve
Among those present were: Alic
Payne, Marie Roberts, Naomi Swee
5 man, Edith Simmons. Madeline Drape
e Willard Draper OF Wilmington; j
, seph Young. William Colt, Bernar
Colt. Earl Freebury, George Web
\ na oh ,,,.
Davis, Gladys Clymer, Rose Tidwe
= Mary Carter. Mary Davis. Paul Re,
nolds, George Loveless, Alice Low
: less. James Tidwell, James Hsrtne-
i Edward Gear. Frederick Tidewell al
William Loveless.
. On Thursday evening the Newpo
: minstrel troupe viii give an ente
f tainment in the Opera House for Il
t benefit OF the New Castle Athlet
Association. Many tickets have be,
= disposed for the affair. The fc
3 lowing program has been arrange
Q Act 1-Interlocutor. c. n. Sea
= borough; tambo, Ralph Ruth; bone
y H. w. Garrett; solos. "Dapper Oar
: Ralph Ruth; Awake My Beloved
= II. T. Boyd; THE Rosary You Ga
: Me-" Frank Marshall; Ma" II. '
Il Garrett; There's Only One Pal" A
fred Spence; Just Like A Rainbow
e Alvin Ruth; Just Like Your Moth
: Was" trio; recitation, NJ. A. Loos
e violin solo, Joseph Hagemen; "Jealo
l. of YOU" c. n. Scarborough; "Y
IT Just YOU" Phillip Vineyard. Act
y Entertainer, Charles Leib. Act 8
N Character impersonator, Charles Lor
e Act 4-'Whistling Jim," Raymo
'r Pierson. Act 6-"Fun In Schoolroon
lie teacher, Alfred Spence; "Smok
l. Ralph Ruth; Willie" C. n. Sea
l. borough; Tough" II. w. qarre
" The orchestra comprises Robert Hac
Ii EFT and William Seminar. violin
N Earle Diffendorfer, pianist; Eugene
IN Chase, cornet: Alfred Young, sax
phone; Frank Kern. trombone; Jam
lie Challenger. traps.
- Last evening a meeting of the Ii
, Enforcement Committee was held
the Parish House for the purpose
making arrangements for the col
-, munity mass meeting which will Ia
place tomorrow evening in the Ope
~ House, when John +. Kramer. I
. first Federal prohibition commission
: will give lecture on THE Law, I
. officer, the People" DR.. Julius Dc
a. was selected as chairman for
~ meeting and William Deakyne W
~ chosen secretary. The following co
AZ mittees were appointed: Finan
60 John F. Cloud, Frank II. Long, Jose
N A. Carlin. Richard e. Pinder, W
- liam Deakyne; program, enterta
of ment and hall committee, Will,
Graan Morrill, Uhnrntc, n,-;aD ~