Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-11-01
NEW CASTLE F|REMEN
HAVE BIG CELEBRATION
Street Parade Precedes Annual
Halloween Ball, Which Was
Well Attended.
Special Correspondence Every Evening.

Special Correspondence Every Evening
New Castle, Nov. Last evening
500 persons were present at tho 1ith
annual Halloween ball. given by the
members of the Good VIII Fire Co,
in the Van Dyke Armory. A prize OF
n s. gold piece was awarded To the
hes, dressed person and TO the most
comical person In COSTUME. The
former was Clarence Boyd and the lat
ter was Leslie Walls. Prior to the
ball street parade was given. headed
by Chief of Police Matthew Tobin and
officers William Palmer and George
Kern. followed by Chief Marshal Fire
Chief James V. Campbell: Company
Marshal. Jeese A. Mckay and assistant
Marshals, John McDevitt and Charles
McGrory. Next In limo was the Good
VIII band OF 40 pieces. followed by 100
ilremcn in uniform. Mex: was tho
Sllsby Fire Engine No. ! drawn by two
large black horses, followed by the
Ahrene Fox engine. tho REQ chemical
and the REQ ambulance. Twelve auto
mobiles. each containing masqueradcrs
were next I'm line followed by several
hundred masked persons. Tho parade
took in the principal streets OF the
city and terminated at tho flre hall on
South street Many residences and
business places were Illuminated foi
| the occasion. Tho proceeds derived
will be ueed for the ambulance fund
Master james T. Eliaeon Of tho 81
Johns Lodge, No. 2, A. +, and A. NJ
! IL
! hundred invitations 10 tho members o
tho order. and To members Of the New
! port Newark Delaware city and VII
mington lodEce 10 bc present at tn
George Washington Memorial birth
day celebration which will take piac
on Saturday evening I'm the Maeoni
Temple Tho business session of m
local order will take plnce at i30 an
at 8 o'clock tho meeting will ad
tourn 10 the auditorium. The officer
Of the local lodge are endeayorlng Z
make this an inspiring occasion. hd
drosses Will be made by Past Gran
Master Harry Mayer of Dover. an
, Past Master Harry V. Hollowa'
Superintendent of state Schools. Th
deputy grand maRtor will he preser
10 extend fraternnl greetings Pas
r Master Hamilton l.. tIarris Of WI
mingtou. will 10 present and Sin
, several soloe At the conclusion Of m
celebration refreshmeuts win h
, served.
! The funeral OF James C. Potts (
= co. Clymor street who. died on Nor
. day evening nj his homo. will tai
y place this evening with services at
. o'clock I'm charge az Rev. Luthr
{ Poole. pastor of tho Methodist Episc.
n pal Church. Of which the deceased w
+ q member. Iutermcnt Will he ma,
in tho Betts' private oomotery :
Milton. on Thursday morning IT
body will be shipped on the eouthhour
:. train at ia.
Il Elizabeth. tho two weeks old daug
% tor of Mr.. ana Mrs Joseph r. Seama
4 OF 730 Clark street. died yesterda
: Tho funeral eery1Ce will DO conduct
= Hhls afternoon by Rev. Luther
q Poole and lntermcnt win be made
= the Glcbo cemetery.
10 Tho members of tho Board of I
>. rectors of the New Castle Century CT
20 will meet In executive session Mo
~ day evening in the club parlors al
II O'Clock. ON account OF next Tues,.
70 being election day in this state th'
~. will be no regular Tuesday event
30 meeting. The first meeting Of
month will be Tuesday evening.
vembcr II. followed 10y musical p
- gram. The program committee for I
month comprise Mrs Alexander
GOudss. Mrs. julius Dodd and N
John T.. Il. Clayton. On Tuesday g
ming, November y. Warden VI.
n Plummer Of the New Castle Cou
! Workhouee. will address the memb'
ON Tuesday evening. Nov. %, )
James y. Ginns. of Wilmington.
NJ give lecture. followed by mus
program. Current Events class will
held Friday afternoon at go Och
The program Will be arranged by
Elizabeth Moore and Miss EliZat
ne Tybout.
RS. This evening the members of
is Democratic hundred Committee
ny hold a meeting, in the Town
ias building. second floor. AT s O'Clock
% On Thursday evening the mem
led of the Red LiCn Community Club
. hold a meeting at the Red Lion 81
SO house. At the close OF the short b
ned ness session a masquerade party
Idle take place. An interesting progrdl
ate being arranged by the committee
got benjamin Empson, a negro, of
md dletoWn, last evening was fined 50
ng, cost for lighting at the home of /
al Johnson, a negrese of MurrayVille
ned Captain and Mrs. George w.
not can, last evening gave a masque
on surprise party in honor of their gr
Ood daughter Ness Edna Duncan. az
Out home on Second street near DelaN
Those present were; Mrs. Wa
ous Stewart and daughter. Miss Anna
rees Albert Woodward, OF Chaddsford,
ling Misses Eva Gear. Mary Tidwell.
,ono William Brickley. Edward Tic
n In Carl Wortz, John Berry. Captain
'ubt |. Duncan, Ray Peden and James
hart.
the a special meeting Of tho memb'
by women's Auxiliary of the hmm
Ding Church, Will ba held in the 1
House this afternoon at 2 o'cl