Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-11-18
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Caesar Rodney Chapter,
Order of Eastern Star,
TO Present Play
ARM is BROKEN
CRANKlNG AUTO

NEW CASTLE, Nov. 1s.-Mem
bers OF Caesar Rodney Chapter. No
s. order OF Eastern star, have com
pleted arrangements for the pres
entation OF the two-act play. Cold
en- Hope" The play will be giver
in the Opera House next Friday
evening. The receipts are for the
benefit Of a sinking fund. Tobin''
Orchestra will furnish the music
The program follows:
Selection by orchestra; recitation
Norma Lub.
Characters OF play - "Grenlyn
Sanderson Washburn," society
woman. Mrs. Irene Hewlett; Aver
ial Anderson" her sister. play
wright. Mrs. wilhelm Yetter: Mrs.
Estella Sanderson," their aunt. Mrs.
sara Haines: Merriam Runtley."
Mrs. Washburn's secretary. Miss
Annie s. Vantine; Alice Beckworth.
NJ. D." Mrs. Ellen Foster; MARY
Blake" a detective. Mrs. Mary Cav
ender: Becky and Annie" Mrs.
Washburns maids. Becky" Mrs.
Annie Blake; Annie" Miss Carrie
L. Gemmill; Miss Leroy" the hotel
clerk" Miss Carrie L. Gummill:
sadie Billings" maid in hotel. Mrs
Bessie Hewlett; Lorraine Cole. in
modern song: violin solo. Edward
Truitt. Jr.
Solo. Miss EL~e Sendly. Whining
ton; recitation. Charles Leib, Bald
ton: dancing Lorraine Cole.
Following the entertainment a
dance will he given.
The Rev. Frederick W. Overhiser
will preach in the First Baptist
Church at II O'Clock tomorrow on
The Man who Came Back" and
at 1880 O'Clock on Both Sides Of
the Shield"
In the First Presbyterian Church
tomorrow the Rev. ]. Watkinson
Lacey. Of lPocomoke City. Md. will
preach at 1880 o'clock and 1880
o'clock. The Sunday school viii
meet at 2:3O o'clock.
The Rev. L. f. Poole. u. n. will
preach in the New Castle Methodist
Church at 1890 O'Clock tomorrow
on Sending" and at 1890 o'clock
DR.. Poole will give n special ad-
dress to men on THE All Around
Man" Professor e. A. Short. OF
Newark. will address the Barsca
and Young Mems Bible Glass in
he church auditorium. The Sun
day school viii meet at o'clock
and the Epworth League at :
o'clock.
The Wilmington Gas Conn any Is
constructing n new meter and gem
srator house on West Seventh street.
opposite the Wilmington Fibre Spe-
cialty Company's plant.
Mrs. Minnie Manson. Of Phiiadel- .
phia. who has been visiting her par q
ents Mr., and Mrs. solomon Hurd. J
Of West Eighth street. was taken IN
the Delaware Hospital in tho Good
VIII ambulance. for treatment.
Mr. and Mrs. william Givens and
family. If Wilmington. moved into
one Of the Jefferson House apart
ments. Mrs. Margaret Fehl pro-
prietor. Mr.. Givens is employed in
the American store. here.
Mrs. Ernest Spence. N the Bald
ton. was taken to the Delaware
Hospital for an operation yesterday
in the Good Will ambulance. Or.
Fr'ce :. VALET has heen attending
Mrs. Spence for several days.
st J. Edward Truitt end. OF West
Third street. sustained broken
right arm yesterday. and was TAX
en- to the Homeopathic HOSPITAL.
Wilmington. He was cranking an
automobile. when II back fired. the
crank striking his arm. The fracture
was reduced at the hospital
FOR RENT-Private garage. 81 a
mo-: water and light. See Plat. the
Grocer.-Adv.
superintendent Unger. Of the
Water and Light Commission. turn
ed the aerat!ng system on at the
water plant on Tuesday. but found
II was impossible to draw from one
OF the wells.
Today he began replacing the old ,,
foot valve with new one. The =.
Good VIII Fire Engine No was
called upon TO draw water from this .
we'll to enable the making OF neces-
sary replacement. After lowering
the water from fifteen feet to seven
fest Il was impossible for the engine 7
10 lower It further. The feed springs r
applied the water as fast as the ;,
engine could pump it out This en- =
CINE has a capacity Of 400 gallons a d
rlinute.
The replacement of the foot valve o
and other necessary adjustments y
probably will be completed by Mon II
day. when the system will he put q
into permanent operation. All the u
city's supply at that time will he
aerated. II is thought the supply
of water from the two present wells
VIII be sufficient without driving II
more wells.
At present two wells are in use 81
supplying the tank. Should necessity 9
: smand further increase OF water n
supply as in case OF a big fire, the o.
compassion has a reserve basin con- ..
aiming 125O.O0O gallons at the old 81
lone-Such Creek basin, former sup IL
,ly basin for the city. h
Warden NJ. S. Plummer, OF the
<ew Castle County workhouse will r,
ddress the New Castle Century Club ST
nd their friends on Tuesday even c,
ng in the club parlor. A special mu- d,
zeal program will be presented. =
Horseback riding is becoming q
uite a fad. Many Of the young men NJ
nd women OF this city have adopted
his form OF recreation. d.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Davidson o.
I South street. entertained num- NJ
er OF young folks at their home to
thursday evening. at a birthday d.
arty in honor OF their son, Ed ay
'ard. who was years old.
Miss Dorothy Roberts of Whining RI
On. spent Yesterday here as the TO