Evening journal., 1922-12-11
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Fire Does $500 Damage al
Home of James Walls,
on Sixth Street
PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
PUPILS ORGANIZE
speclaI 10 The Evening journal.

~ " N~-AA7 AsAaf Af1AF 4 l. 4 a. {
due to a defective fiue, caused sligh
damages about $40 O'Clock las
night at the home of James Walls
on East Sixth street, near Cherry
street. The family was burning
wood in a chunk stove in the living
room and it is thought sparks from
the stove lodged between the walls
of the Walls home and that Of the
home of Robert Vantine adjoining.
The FIRE was discovered by For
wood McIlheny. The Good Will Fire
Company extinguished the blaze
The loss was about $500.
The firemen in fighting the blaze
were compelled to cut a large hole
in the partition between the two
houses In order to determine II all
fire had been extinguished.
Miss Kathryn Neher, of East Sec
ond street, entertained the senior
and junior classes OF St. Peters pa
rochial school at her home Saturday
evening. During the evening 1t was
decided TO form both classes into
one organization 10 hold social func-
fions during the winter months. The
organization will be named later. but
these officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Miss Elizabeth Tidwell; vice
president, Miss Anne Mcdaniel; Soc
retary, Miss Rosamond Comerford;
treasurer, Miss Margaret Duffy.
other members of the club are the
Misses Kathryn Rogers. Blanche
Truitt, Helen Ryan. Mena King
meyer, John McCaughan. James To-
bin. Walter Fahey. Edward Gear
and Francis Mullin.
The motto is Always Finish What
You Start"
The New Castle High School bas
ketball team will play the Elkton
Highlets at Elkton tomorrow even
ing. Provision has been made for
fans 10 make the trip at a small
charge.
On Friday evening the locals will
meet the University OF Delaware !
Freshmen in the opera House cage
at $50 o'clock.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF the
First Baptist Church will meet in
special session at the parsonage on
Wednesday afternoon TO receive re-
ports from the committee in charge
of the supper last Thursday night.
The weekly meeting OF st. AnDe'sI
Guild OF Emmanuel Church will be
held in the parish house this
evening, when plans fir winter ac-
tivities will be discussed. The bill
annual birthday party of the Guild.
held in the Parish house last Mon
day evening, proved enjoyable. Six
birthday anniversaries were cele-
brated.
The project for a visiting nurse is
being favorab1y received by the
civic, religious and fraternal organi-
cations and Industrial plant officials
according to reports received by the
Miss Elizabeth Black. chairman Of
the committee, will report at the
weekly meeting of the Century Club
tomorrow evening. The committee
was supposed TO have been discon-
tinued after this report but it is felt
its work is not completed and will
T probably be continued for one more
week.
II is the intentions OF those inter-
ested in this proposed plan of havl -
}. visiting nurse established here. to
have each contributing organization
1r civic body have one representative
IN the board OF managers. This
,oard will be organized and have full
control Of the proposition.
Jewelry and Watches. Bridgewa-
er.-Adv.
Several women. not members OF
he committee, feeling the proposed -,
OF a visiting nurse in
Sew Castle a good thing. have COM
,leted arrangements to give a pub
ic card party in the New Castle Club
,arlors next wednesday evening.
Miss Bertha Z. McCallister. for =
merly OF this viciniy died in :
hospital last Friday.
Miss McCallister was a graduate of q
he New Castle high school. and was
employed by the Z. S. :
; Government at Washington. D. c.
Miss Mccallister was "a years old
and daughter of Mrs. Annie Mccall
lister, who died while living near
State Road station. She and her
mother moved from their state Road F.,
home TO Philadelphia about two !
years ago.
The funeral will be held at 2
o'clock tomorrow afternoon from 7
her late residence, at 1880 North :
street. Philadelphia. ,
The monthly meeting Of the Ciu-
zens' Building and Loan Association
will be held in the parlors of the ,
New Castle Trust Company. on Del
aware street, this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Dickinson | ,
Ind sons, James, Jr., and Benjamin. {
ind Miss Marion Lloyd. Of Whining
on, were Sunday guests Of Mr.. and
drs. William w. Lesch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Watson, of /
layton, who have been the guests ]
+ Mr.. and Mrs. George Williams,
+ West Sixth street, have returned
ONE
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kennedy, OF
ewark. were weekend guests of
RS. Kennedy's parents. Mr.. and
RS. Thomas A. Rees, of East Sec
I'D street.
Miss Helen Wiswell, Of Chester,
a., was the weekend guest of Miss
nne Early. OF East Second street.
Miss Frances Rees. of East Second
rect. attended the Omega Alpha
lnce al the University of Delaware,