Evening journal., 1922-07-27
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new Castle
Republican Women Organ
ize BY Electing Mrs. M.
K. Naylor Chairman
MISS EMMA WHITE
DIES IN BROOKLYN
Special to The Evening Journal.

Women OF New Castle hundred. Z
hundred committee was organized
by the election OF Mrs. Mary X
Naylor, chairman; Mrs. A. Z. Gou-
diss, vice chairman for the First
district; Mrs. willis BLACKBURN
second district; Mrs. Edward S
Megglnson, third district; Mrs. VIII
liam w. Leach, fourth district; Miss
Anna NJ. Burris. NTH district, and
Mrs. Robert McFadden, for the sixth
district.
It has been decided TO hold meet
ings in the several hundreds on diff
ferent evenings. Instead OF holding a
general meeting for the county al one
place. as at first planned. These
meetings will begin next week.
Mrs. John f. y. Clayton, chair
man of the County Republican Wo-
mems Committee announced the fol-
lowing hundred committee chair
men last evening:
For New Castle hundred-Mrs.
Mary X. Naylor; for Red Lion nun
dred. Mrs. Ethel p. Brown; for APP
poquinimink hundred, Miss Ethel
wyn Maloney; for Blaekbird hum
dred. Mrs. George Bradley; for Pen
cader hundred, Mrs. J. Irwin Dayett'
for White Clay Creek hundred Mrs.
J. A. McKelvey; for Mil Creek hum
dred. Mrs. c. P. Dickey; for Chris
tiana hundred. Mrs. william X. du-
Pont:;: and for Brandywine hum
dred. Miss jeanette Eckman.
The Dorcas Society of the Metho-
dist Church will hold a picnic at
Hopkins Beach. next Thursday.
Word was received here last eve
ming OF the death OF Miss Emma
White, in Brooklyn, y. y. Miss
White was the daughter OF the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph c. White, OF
this city. Mr.. White was the owner
and publisher OF the old New Cas-
tie News, a weekly newspaper. Miss
White IS survived by one brother,
Joseph c. White, also Of Brooklyn.
The body will arrive here on the
240 o'clock train tomorrow AFTER
noon. The funeral service Will be
held in the First Presbyterian
cemetery at $50 o'clock, with the
Rev. Joseph II. carp, rector OF I'M
manuel church officiating. Inter
ment will be in this cemetery in the
family burying plot beside her par
ents.
The Hare's Corner Farmers Club
will hold its annual picnic at the
Hare's Corner schoolhouse, Wed-
nesday, August IA.
The Methodist Sunday school
class taught by Mrs. John f. q.
CLAYTON will be entertained at a pic
mic at Hopkins Beach this evfning
Lovers Of tennis are planning the
organization Of a tennis club. A
meeting to that end will be held IN
the Mayors office at o'clock, Fri
day evening.
preceding this meeting several
games with mixed doubles will be
played on the American Manganese
courts. The contestants in these VIII
be Miss Edna Deemer and John
Leach VS.. Miss Elizabeth Mckay
and John Wallace.
Three double sets and one single
set Of tennis was played on the
American Manganese steel Com
pany's courts last evening.
John G.. Leach and James King
defeated Z. Williams and John Wal
lace. 7 to 5 Oscar Knauss and John
Wallace defeated r. Williams ana
James King. to 3; John Leach and
p. Sentman defeated z. Williams
and Oscar Knauss. 10 to s, and John
Wallace defeated James King,
6 to 2.
John T. Stoops, Theodore W. Cav
ender, Frances deli Janvier Dr.
Lewis Booker and Frank Bridge
for a fishing trip off Ship John
Light.
At a special meeting Of the Street
Improvement Commissioners last
evening the bid and bond OF William
Burke road contractor were ap-
proved. The checks Of unsuccess-
full bidders were ordered returned.
1t was said Mr.. Burke would not
be able TO begin operations here un-
til the middle of August.
At a special meeting of the New
Castle Alumni Association Scholar
ship Committee last evening, at the,
home of Miss Pauline Wilhelm, the
$3.50 scholarship established at the
annual meeting Of the Association.
was awarded to Charles Sidney
n
There were 10 applicants for the
scholarship. These were referred to
Professor II. F. snavely. who fur
nished the committee with the High |
School records OF each. The award |
was made after the student ability |
Of each for their four years work |
we're carefully considered. The !
committee will award 800 Of the |
fund at the beginning OF the first |
term and another $50 on tho pre-
sentation OF evidence OF the stu
dent having been successful in the |
mid-year examinations.
The committee making the award
Is composed OF Mrs. John =, Muir
ply Mrs. w. Leslie Cramer. Miss
Pauline Wilheime, John G.. Leach
and Edward ii. Naylor, Jr.
owing to superintendent Henry
taking his vacation, the next two
weeks. q special meeting OF the
Board OF Education was held in his
office last evening. Il was reported
sites had been selected on which to
erect one two-room school build
Ing in the city proper and one
room building nt tho Buttonwood
Tor negro pupils. The sites were in
5pected and approved by ths Della
ware School Auxiliary by whom the
will bs srsetsd. Ths work
on the buildings will be started as
soon as possible but they will not
likely be ready for occupancy be-
.ore October,
Bids for the construction Of ths