Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-29
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
New Century Club Members Are
Urged to Form a Legion
Auxiliary.


Special Correspondence Every Evening. |
New Castle. Nov. 29.-Lnst evening
tho regular Tuesday evening meeting
OF the members OF tho New Castle
Century Club was held In the ciup
parlors. Mrs. William c. Speakman'
of Wilmington, who is the State preei-
dent OF the American Legion Auxiliary'
spoke of the work OF the Auxiliary
which ia composed of the wives. SIS
ters and women friends of the ex-ser-
vice men. In her remarks she Inn
pressed the thought that American
women owed much 10 the boys VINO
fought and died in the world war, she
cited the wonderful work accomplish
cd by the auxiliary among the living
members of the United States Army
She advocated the organizing OF
branch Auxiliary In this city by the
Century Club members.
The members of the Caesar Rodney
Chapter No. s. Order OF the Eastern
Star, will meet on Saturday evening
I'm special session in tho lodge rooms
of the Masonic Temple 10 raise funds
for the benefit of the chapter. "A guess
ing contest viii be introduced. Each
person attending the session, upon the
payment OF cents. will be given the
privilege OF entering the contest. en-
deavoring 10 guess the exact amount
OF money cleared from the recent play
Golden Hope, given by the chapter
In the Opera House last Friday eve
ming. Persons may have "a many
cueeses as they may wish upon the
payment OF the required amount for
each guess.
The members OF tho Penn Literary
OF the local High School have re-or-
ganized for the year by the election or
Miss Harriet Marsh. president; Paul
Strlmple, president; Edward Chh-
lcnger: secretary and treasurer; Miss
Marian Swan. senior critic and Niles
Elizabeth Long junior critic.
This afternoon the following
Thanksgiving program was rendered
in the auditorium Of the High School
building: song. America. by the
school; selection by the orcheetfa
| proclamation. Paul Strimple; piano
duet. Misses Alice Keegan and Addie
| Dullng: Thanksgiving sketch, Fresh
| men class: recitation. Miss Margaret
| Moore; song. by the school: school
witticlsms. Edward Challenger: quar-
tette, Edward and James Challenger
Harry Ahern ard James Wilson; reel
! tation, James Wilson: selection by The
| orchestra; closing song Star Spansl'
Banner. by the school.
During next month the hospitality
Somnittee OF tho New Castle Century
| Club OF which Miss Reha Holcoms
Is the chairman. will be in charge oi
the weekly Tuesday evening program
which will be held in the club parlors
Miss Holcomb. assisted by Mrr. I'D
mund L. Rogers. OF the Strand. WI
have charge OF the current Events
class during December. These classes
convene on Friday afternoons AZ 2.s'
o'clock.
on account Of the breaking n
mechanical parts OF the large blower
at the plant cf ,he American Manga
neee Steel Co, on Seventh street
a similar blower was removed from
the IDLE plant c, near tho Raldt plan
OF the Penn Seafoard Stee, CastinS
Co, 10 the Seventh street mill. Th'
mill was closed down for several day
on account OF the break but has re
sumed operations.
Last evening many basketball fan
were disappointed. due 10 the failur'
OF the Battery ID team ot Wilmington
10 appear. They We're scheduled q
play the Battery II team in the Va,
Dyke Armory. On Saturday eveninl
the Old Swedes team OF Wilmington
is scheduled 10 play the Battery I
team In the Van Dyke Armory AZ
O'Clock.
b Many tickets have been disposed @
for the second annual military bal
given by the members or the Batter
b III which will take place IN the Va
= Dyke Armory this evening. Tn
, music will be furnished by Madden
, orchestra.
l. Edward Hushebeck and Frank .
Madden. OF this city. who have bee
employed by Richard Hopkins, roa
b contractor, working In New York, fc
the past several months have return
ed 20 this city for the winter. Tn
work OF road building has been Gus
pended during the cold season.
The work on the State Highway an
7 intersscting roads underway has bee
suspended until next spring.
n Professor and Mrs. Henry ]
Snavely and son. Richard, left Tn
q afternoon for Lebanon county, Pa
4 where they VIII spend the Thanksgi,
) Ing holidays as the guests Of reli
l. tives and friends.
. Harley Scale OF Second and Ha,
y mony streets IL spending the weel
y end Us the guest OF relatives ar
friends at Highbridge, Del.
10 Nictrolas and records.-Bridg,
i. water.-Adv.
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