Evening journal., 1922-06-20
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Prospects of Artificial Silk
Plant Locating Will Be
Discussed Tonight
2 NEGRO SCHOOLS
MAY BE ERECTED
special to The Evening Journal.

plant for manufacturing artihcial
silk and similar products will pEob-
ably be made this evening, when off,
cials of the city and those of the
concern desiring TO locate here. will
hold a conference.
1t is said that plans will be
formulated for the selection of two
sites on which the Delaware School
Auxiliary can erect the proposed
new schools for negro pupils of the
city at the bi-monthly session of
the Board OF Education tomorrow
evening.
For more than two years, a differ
ence as to which was the most de-
sirable proposition. two school build
ings or one large four-roomed
building for the negro school chill
dren. has existed between residents
of the Buttonwood. Prof Snavely,
superintendent OF public instruction.
favors the one building proposition.
as does the Board OF Education. The
great difficulty of locating site
suitable and accessible for all con-
cerned has been the problem to
overcome. It is probable that the
Board will select one site at the
Buttonwood on which TO erect two
room school and another on West
Fourth St. for the other two-roomed
building. This latter proposition is
thought to be the most feasible as
The Board has found great difficulty |
in selecting a site so located as to |
be accessible to all negro pupils |
Should a four-room school building /
be erected at the Buttonwood, it |
~ for
of Negro children OF the city or re-
quire them TO travel about two
miles 10 the school.
Mrs. John b. Manlove, superiD-
tendent and her band OF Little Light
Bearers. Junior branch OF the Wo-
mems Foreign Missionary Society of
the New Castle Methodist church.
are making preparations for a musi-
cal and literary entertainment to be
given IN the near future.
A special meeting OF this juve-
nile band viii be held at the home
of Mrs. Manlove, on West Fifth
street, at o'clock, this everlng,
when the plans will be discussed.
Several contractors have made in
quiry as TO plans and specifications
for the construction of the proposed
concrete basins at the water works,
TO be used in conjunction with the /
Installation of the new aerating I
system at the plant. The bids for !
this work viii be opened next Sat
urday afternoon at a special meet
ing of the Board of Water and
Light Commissioners.
It was decided at last evenings
~ 10 - .
OF the New Castle Athletic Associa-
ton to play a morning and afternoon
game of baseball on July 4. 1t is
likely the strong Fort Dupont team.
with Smith and Tripp on the firing :
lines for the visitors, will be op- :
ponents. Plans will be made for en-
tertaining the visitors between the ]
games and in the evening at lun-
cheon and dinner and at the Royal 7
Theatre. The Association cleared T
about SIS on the recent carnival 1
The Wilmington Giants and the a
local Blacksox. two fast negro
teams will play the second Of a I
series of games on Battery Park i
diamond this evening. The Whining !
ton crowd won the first game last
Tuesday. c
on Wednesday evening the first Of g
a series OF three games between the
New Castle Reserves and Kelly's K
overall Boys, will be played at Bat Y
terry Park These games are for T
blood, and will decide the city anna I;
teur championship. Manager Jim
M McDevitt Of the Reserves an .
nounced his lineup as follows: To- a
bin. c; w. Madden. p; Taylor, p; q
King, 1b; McKnitt, 2b; Weggen-
mann. Sb; Strimple. II: G. Madden. n
CT; L. King. RI. overall Boys Kelly u
says these will be seen in the lineup: a
Jimmy Gallagher. RI; A. Gallagher. b.
ib; Rees. 3b; Eddie Mcdaniel. C: v,
Peden, II; Walls. CT; f. Kern, 2b;
Kelly IS; Davis, p. nj
Mayor Cramer last night placed 10
Mrs. Elizabeth Bittle and Mrs. wal in
ter Gontz each under a $50 peace
bond for one year on charges of P
disorderly conduct. c
Felix McCafferty, conductor on the F
New Castle line of the Wilmington n
ard Philadelphia Traction Company.
has purchased a new sedan automo- Il
bile. tC
The transfer exercises of the But >
ionwood and Williams street Negro .
schools were held in the Opera
House last evening. when several =
pupils were transferred from grades .
10 the Howard School. Wilmington. v
rhe program presented by the Will .
iiams street school pupils follows: Il
Singing. America" by school: reci-
alton, Francis Roy; recitation Made A..
yn Roberts; recitation. Earle Chan =
aier; singing. Polly wolly Doodle" =
by school; recitation, Clarence Guy;
recitation. Louise White; recitation. +
Robert Roy; folk dance, first and .
Iecond grade classes; recitation, Viii {
lard Kinslow and recitation, Charles !,
Fiddiman. n
Buttonwood school program A
opening chorus, June Time" by is
chool; recitation, Welcome" Ruth el
Brown; recitation. Summer" Helen
White; recitation. Little Girls" o,
Blanche Brown; solo. Alfred Cor la
icy; recitation, The Child's World" tn
Edward Lewis; recitation. Billy and A.
ae. Helen Allen; solo. Helen White; We
ecitation. Story of the Birds" by NJ
lass OF girls; singing. Lula Bye" NJ
" class OF girls; folk dance by sti
chooi: address by Professor II. E.
'navely city superintendent of
'chooi pantomime. Come Ye Dis he
'onsolate," by class; recitation, In Or
Morning" James and Maggie w