Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-04-21
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Friendship Lodge, A o. u
W., Officers Installed at
Meeting Last Night
WORK STARTED ON
BASEBALL DIAMOND
Special to The Evening journal.

Special TO The Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE. April 21.-At the
weekly meeting Of the members OF
Friendship Lodge No. 3. A. o. u. W.
in Old Town Hall last evening, Grand
master Workman. Edward +. Kane
Past Grand Master Workman c.
Cook and Grand Recorder Charles
vs.. Prettyman Installed the officers
for the ensuing six months. The Of
ficers installed were Master Work
man. Walter Sibley; Past Master
Workman. Harvey Johnson; fore
man. Bert Lank; overseer. Robert
Harrington. Jr.; guide. Vance Nit
cheli; inside Waterman, Leslie Walls.
and out side Waterman. John 3.
Montgomery.
Following the installation Of Of
ficers and the weekly business ses-
sion, the grand officers and members
were entertained a. supper az New
lyn's Hotel Several games Of quoits
and pool were enjoyed by the visitors
and members
George W. Duncan. chairman OF
the ground committee OF the New
Castle Athletic Association, report
ed at the melting last evening, that
the diamond had been scraped and
that work on the grandstand would
be started by Nathaniel Watson on
Monday. Mr.. Watson promising to
have the stand ready for tho open
ing game on Saturday afternoon.
April 90.
Several members OF the assooia-
ton sent word TO the meeting that
they would take a portion OF the
team and fans 10 the opening game
Of the season tomorrow afternoon at
Delaware City
George Burris was made mem
Der OF the ground and entertainment
committee and Noah Freedman was
made a member OF the finance COM
mittee. Charles Fleming was elect
cd official scorer for the season. BY
motion James Hance, manager was
Instructed TO procure a ground keep
er.
Owing TO the minstrel show for
the benefit OF the baseball team,
scheduled for next Thursday oven
ing In the Opera House. the associa-
ton decided to hold It's weekly meet
ing on Wednesday evening next
week, instead OF Thursday evening.
The associations meetings are all
called for o'clock.
Arrangements have been oomplet-
ed for a dinner TO be held In the
Home Economies room OF No.
School building next Thursday even
ing. The dinner which is to cost
90 cents will be given by the Home
Economics girls for the benefit OF
the Washington trip next year by
Glasses 1928 and "a. Mrs. Virginia
Taws teacher OF the department Will
supervise the dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey johnson, VINO
have been residing on the Strand
have moved 10 the property at Sec
ond and Delaware streets, known as
a part of the Turne- estate.
The committee in charge OF the
GARD party, 500 and bridge. TO be
given in the New Castle Century
club next week has completed ar
rangements and Il promises to be
one OF most elaborate affairs or ITS
kind held this year.
Daniel. the fve-year-old son OF
Mrs. Margaret Evans, Of Dobbins
street swallowed a cent on Monday
evening and has been suffering In
tense pains OF the abdomen since.
Yesterday DR.. d. M. Allen took an
x-ray OF the chfld's stomach and
located the cent and By special treat
ment removed It. Tho boy ~ I'M
proving.
Daniel had been given a cent by a
friend and was enroute 20 the store
To spend It when. stopping TO play
with a group OF youngsters about his
age. he placed TIE coin IN his mouth
and accidentally swallowed II. For
a time It lodged IN his throat.
Harry Palmer, OF Dobbinsvire,
who IS employed at the Bond Man
ufacturing Company's plant, Will
mington, sustained severe injuries to
his left foot.
Mrs. Clarence Davis, OF Hamilton
Park. has been III for the past week
with ptomaine poisoning and not
until yesterday was any improve
ment noticed. Mrs. Davis has great.
improved during the past twenty
four hours. The cause OF the poison
ing has not been learned. as Mr.
Davis does not remember kavin
eaten anything to produce Il.
John F. Kramer, first Federal Prt
hibition Director under the Volstea
act. will give an address on '"Tf
Law, the People and the Officers
next Wednesday evening in Il
opera House.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF Il
Methodist Church will hold a bak
sale at Challenger's drug store, Sc
ond and Delaware streets, begii
ming at 10 o'clock tomorrow NOR
ing. All members and friends Of Il
church wishing TO contribute mi
do 80 by taking their contributor
10 the drug store or to the home
Mrs. Edward II. Naylor. Delawa
street near Sixth. The money r
ceived from this sale will be for q
benefit Of the parsonage repair fun
Final and elaborate preparatio
have been made for the musical al