Evening journal., 1922-06-06
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
New Century Club Plans
for Picnic to Be Held
June 20
$3.50 POUND FOR
STURGEON ROE
Special to The Evening journal.

cial meeting OF the Board OF Direc-
tors OF the New Castle Century
Club last evening in the club par
lors. II was decided TO give a picnic
| for members OF the organization
at Hopkins Beach, below the
Bethlehem Steel Company's plant.
Thursday afternoon, June 20. The
president appointed Miss Reba Hol-
comb, OF the Hospitality Commit
tee. to be in charge OF the supper
and ice cream. Each member IS
supposed to bring her lunch with
her.
Mrs Francis deli. Janvier was ap-
pointed chairman OF the Athletic
Committed. with Miss Carrie Gem
mill. Mrs. Wilkinson z. Crsnston.
Mrs. Henry J. Kite. Mrs. John F.
2. Clayton, Mrs. William Mccoy
and Miss Mary DUNCAN. associate
members OF the committee.
At an executive session OF the
directors. Mrs. Thomas Hewlett
Mrs. Benjamin Moore and Mrs.
Harry T. Lyman were elected TO
membership.
Plans for the strawberry fes-
tival scheduled 10 be held at State
Road Chapel. next Saturday even
ing. under the auspices OF the State
Road Communisy Club. have been
completed and the following com
mittee named: Mrs. B. H. Moore
and Mrs. William T. Harrington
will be in charge OF the cake
table; Mrs. Wilkinson z. CraDston
and Mrs. Benjamin F. Richards.
candy table; Mrs. Lee Brown and
Mrs. Charles Hamilton. strawberry
table; B. r. Moore and Lee Brown,
ice cream; Mrs. Samuel Miller, Mrs
Chandler H. Gebhart and the
Misses May Ingram and Elsie
Walker will be in charge OF No. l
serving table: Mrs. Frank Silver.
Mrs. Barton Hopkins and the
Misses Ruth Hamilton and Clara
Hufnal in charge OF No. serving
table; Miss Floe Appleby. Mrs. d.
B. Maloney and the Misses Mar
garet Moore and Myrtle Hufnai in
charge OF No. 8 serving table. |
Mrs. Harry II. Hance will be in
charge OF the ticket booth.
At a meeting OF the executive I
committee OF the New Castle High /
School Alumni Association at the |
home OF Miss Margaret Wilhelm |
secretary, last evening. final ar
for the annual banquet |
and reception to the 1922 gradu- |
ates OF the school. 10 be held in !
the parish house Of Emmanuel Epis-
copal church.
Prof. Henry r. Snavely. city su-
periDtendant OF schools. will be one
OF the speakers. A musical and lit
erary program is being prepared.
the banquet and enter
tainment a dance will take place
with music by the Sterling Six OF
Wilmington.
The president appointed the fol-
lowing committees: Banquet. Miss
Mary White Mrs. Margaret Hunter, /
Miss Marion Bacon, Miss Josephine /
Clothier. Miss Elizabeth Bull. Mrs. |
Keubler and Mrs. Robert
Engler; Entertainment. The Misses
Emily +. Lunt, Irene o. Wise.
Toman. Elizabeth Robert
and Messrs. Edward H. Naylor, Jr.,
md George L. Tobin; Decorating,
Vaughan Lancaster, The Misses
Mary Mcknight, Pauline Wilhelm.
Merton White. Mrs. W. Leslie
Cramer and Miss Martha Bryson..
The Executive Committee is COM
,osed Of Mrs. Joseph King. Mrs
1ena w. Fleming. Mrs. Margaret
Hunter. Mrs. John r. Murphy and
Hiss Mary White.
Mrs. Robert Jolly, formerly Of
his city, died at her home in Phil
delphia, yesterday morning. The
uneral services will take place
rom her late home in Philadelphia
With interment in the First Presby-
erian Cemetery here. The body of
drs. Jolly will be shipped from
Thursday. at noon.
here will be no services in this
ity. Mrs. Jolly is the mother of
'aptain Andrew B. Jolly. Of the
police force. Captain 1
oily was in town yesterday and
made arrangements for the funeral.
A large sturgeon. containing Sc ]
POUNDS OF roe, was caught yes
erday of this city by Melvin "a
hies and Frank Johnson. Port ,
'enn fishermen. The Ash was
aught in a particular manner. 1t {
Tas netted three times and each {
Ime the fishermen failed TO boat
he fish. owing to the net breaking. !
bout 10 minutes after the last {
attic with the fish It WIS seen to
Ise to the surface and lay as II {
Exhausted. The two men cautiously !
owed the boat to within striking I
lstance, when Zachies threw the
oat hook into II. After a short Q
.ruggle the fish was boated. Its |
De was sold in PeDnsville N. j..
ringing $3.50 a pound.
A second roe sturgeon was =
lught by Forwood McIlheny and =
artner of this city. It contained =
My 16h pounds OF roe. This is =
le first sturgeon that has been =
.ught in the waters in ttis vicinity y
,r several days.
Professor Harry V. Holloway,
ate superintendent Of public in p
ruction, will address the gradu-
ing class OF the New Castle High >,
,hool, on Friday evening OF next e
eek. the night OF the commence q,
ent. on Saturday evening the q
embers Of the graduating class.
xteeD in all. will be received into F
embership by the Alumni Associ- N
ion. e'
Twice within the past two weeks a
1all passenger boat has landed at al
G Delaware street wharf. The di
ptain OF hte boat visited Mayor e,
amer. requesting the privilege of II
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