Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-14
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Board of Education Defers Ac-
ton on Enlargement OF
School Facilities.
Special Correspondence Every Evenins.

Srccial Correspondence Every Evenins.
o Now Castle. June 1.-THE members
OF tho Board OF Education met last
evening In special session. A communi-
cation was received from A. J. Taylor.
engineer of the Delaware School AJAX
Hilary Association, who recently visit-
ed tile schools and made an investiga-
ton ne to the crowded situation. Mr..
Taylor reported that the approximate
cost for the erection OF two portable
schools of two rooms each on the
School Green plot near the No. build
ing would 100 $4,000 and recommended
the latter in place OF building n brick
addition to No. l building. The board
deferred action. The salaries for the
teachers foe June were ordered paid
by the close of the schools on Friday.
The secretary WAS instructed to pro-
cure n v!sunlized educational OUTFIT ut
the cost OF $3.50 and to purchase n
new desk and four chairs for the
principals Office
Adelphia Lodge. X. OF T.. Ia making
plans To unite with several OF tho VII
mington lodges ON excursion To
luverview Beach on Friday, June %.
The boat will land nj delaware street
wharf between $50 and 10. Tickets
may be secured by the members free
for themselves and members of the
| family from Albert Wilhelme. n mem
Der OF the order, who Is one OF the local
committee chnirmen.
| Frank Antaniu who resided at Ninth
| ,pI Xnnnp afreota dia5 laat ayenipu
in tho Physicians and Surgeons Hos
! pital. Wilmington, from pneumonia.
! where he had been confined for several
DAYS The deceased was resident OF
| this city for the past eight years and
! had large number OF friends. For
several years he was track foreman at
! the Baldt plant OF tho Penn Seaboard
| Steel COrpsation and after the closing
of the plant purchased the hotel prop
erty OF the Toman estate and cOnduC-
ted a barber shop. pool room and cigar
store.
The school election for one member
Of the Board of Education will take
place on Saturday afternoon In No. |
school building. between and )
o'clock. DR.. Lewis Booker Is the only
candidate in the field. The term OF Of
Ace IS for three years.
This evening the transfer exercises
of the eighth grade. taught by Niles
Carrie Downie, tn the Freshman class
ot the High school. will take place in
the Opera House beginning nj o'clock
The doors will open at 100.
ON Friday afternoon tho members
.g .,f hn 4 ksili
visit the Commons farm for tho pur
pose of making an inspection. The
members will hold meeting on next
Tuesday evening.
The members of the ladies Aid So
,ciety OF tho Methodist Episcopal
church have appointed tho following
Chairmen fer the strawberry festival
which will take place on Friday eve.
ming Juno %. In tho church parlors
beginning at o'clock: Mrs. John f
u. Clayton. In charge Of the festiva
, committee; ice cream tables, Mrs. Ed
ward II. Naylor: cake tables, Mrs
, Harry T.. Holiday; candy tables. Mrs
, Robert IL. Harrington. Jr.: fish pond
Mrs John i. Montgomery. The pro
Ceeds will be used TO help defray eY
, penses for the screening OF the porci
at the parsonage residence.
The secretary of the New Castl
t Athletic Association il sending on
invitations TO various clubs OF WI
< Imington and surrounding country I
= visit the Metropolitan Shows Carniva
= which is being conducted this wee
on the BaraCa baseball diamond at IN
;. foot Of Fourth street, for the benef
Q OF the association.
/, The members OF the official boar
n Of the Methodist Episcopal Church me
n last evening and decided TO scree
+ the porch at the parsonage.
r Joseph Booker, a former local police
$ man, is learning TO be n conductor o
the local trolley lines.
This evening in a twilight game IN
New Castle Athletic Associa ton base
ball team will play the McCabe teaI
u Of Wilmington at Battery Parl
4, Music will be furnished by member
q Of the band OF the Metropolitan Show
The game Will start promptly at $50
= Mrs. Albert Riley of Seventh an
y Clark streets on Monday evening
J. while descending the stair steps at he
n home, fell and sustained bruises @
2 the head and body. DIR. Lewis Book,
gave attention.
James Mcclure Of the Strand lai
evening was admitted TO the PLY
sicians and Surgeons Hospital. Wi
:, mington, suffering with pneumoni
:, His condition was reported TO b
n serious.
q Word was received by p.
n ORourke that son had been born
l. his daughter. Mrs. w. r. Howley
I a Washington. ID. c., hospital.
/ Miss Parkes Duncan. Miss
he Berges, Mrs. McDevitt of Atlant
he City are guests of Mr.. and Mr.
Of George w. Duncan and family
i'll Second street near Delaware.