Evening journal., 1922-03-28
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Rev. and Mrs. ]. R. Bicking
Are Given Farewell
Party
MRS. BICKING
RECEIVES GIFTS
80 o The EvenIng IournaI.

OF Caesar Rodney Chaper No. S,
ORDER OF Eastern star, last evening
at the home OF Mr. and Mrs. John
r. Montgomery on West Sixth street.
The Rev. and Mrs. Bicking and !
family will leave for Pocomoke City
next week. Mr.. Bichng will be-
come pastor OF the Methodist /
church of that place. Mrs. Bicking /
in whose honor the surprise was
given is chaplain OF the order and /
was presented with a signet fratern-
ity ring by her fellow members and I
a silver ever-sharp pencil by Worthy |
Matron Miss Carrie Gemmill.
Worthy Matron Miss Gemmil
made the presentation and Mrs
BicRing accepted them with express
sions of appreciation OF the remem-
brances Games and music featured
the evening, which was concluded
with refreshments.
Those present were the Rev. and
Mrs. ]. r. Bicking, Mrs. James
Crorsett. Miss NJ Burris. Miss Carrie
4. Gemmnl. Mr.. and Mrs. John b.
Montgomery. DR.. and Mrs. Julius
Dodd. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward II. Nay
lor Mrs. Theodore W. Cavender'
Mrs. Harry Ahern. Mrs. Edward W.
Eagle, Miss Ella Grown, Miss Eu-
renia Knauss, Mrs. Sara Ackerman,
Afrs. Thomas Gravel, Mrs. Mary
Rurris. Mrs. Frederick Wilhelm,
Nrs, Mark Clymer. Mrs. r. A. Val
,ette Mrs. Raymond Foster. Mrs.
John smith, Mrs. Spencer Clymer'
Mrs. William Connor, Mrs. warren
Connor. Mrs. Edward Truitt' mrs
Ada McCuen, Mrs. Frank Hewlett
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hobbs MRS
wiihert Meredith, Mrs. Charles Yet
tor Mrs. Howard wilhelm, Mrs.
Robert II. Harrington, Jr., Mr.. and
Mrs William W. Leach, Mrs. Ches-
ter Riake. Mrs. Theodore Hanf, Mrs.
Iohn II. Hammers, Miss Anna VAN
tine. -.
TIE weekly meeting OF the New
castle Century Club will be held in
Tho club rooms this evening. rms
meeting will be known as the Dol
iar nav" meeting. All members
Who have earned a dollar for the
club will bring their money in tnat
evening and explain the methods
used in earning the money.
feature OF the literary portion OF
.he program will be the preseenta-
tion a playlet entitled Aunt susan
Jones' by members OF the ha.e
Corner Community Clup' MIS-
Jacob II. speicher and Mrs. Iheo-
dore Truss. entertainment commi'-
tee for March will provide a lunch-
con. s.t,,.o-
~ West Fifth street entertained
rnmber OF young friends at thelr
home last evening In honor OF the
a,eventh birthday anniversary OF
+heir. son, ]. Henry, Jr.
rrhosa present were the Misses
r-,e.nor and Elizabeth Cramer'
p,hv and Margaret Long Jane
TN, Cleora McNally, Anna
echultz Anna Riley. Sarah Ramsey
-iesnor Kern, Willis Blackburn
.roy blake. Charles DAVIDSON
r.. mis- and Edward Gebhart Her
hor, Tobin. william Moore Jr"
r.r,, brown. william Cannon, JOS
eph .Waldman. Richard DAVIS "'N
Henry speicher.
The evening was spent In games
and music followed by refreshments
Henry received many useiul pres
ents %
the democratic County Committee
~ ~ew Castle hundred has called a
reot3rr Of local democratic voters
~ o'clock next Monday evening
-. old town hall six delegates
,,.,i, he elected 10 attend the county
convention on April s, when the
~,,les for the party will be discussed
and revised. ,,..
CITY Council will meet in monthly
business session in TIE Mayors office
next Tuesday evening. when matters
concerning general Improvements 10
the conditions OF city streets will
probabiy be discussed.
The monthly meeting Of the Irus'
tees Of the Commons will be held IT
the Commons chamber next Tues
day evening.
The funeral OF Mrs. Georgianni
Palmer. who died at her home OF
cherry street last Thursday morn
ing. took place from the residence
OF her son-in-iaw. Charles J. Dough
oriv. president OF Council, yesterda,
Win Ttlulfm iunNr AH 81 wv az
c. Church Il was largely attended
Mrs. Palmer was well known here
having spent most Of her sixty-thre
years in this city. Interment was :
ST Peter Cemetery. The pall-bearer
were Patrick McGrory, Mattte'
Tobin. II Finnegan. James Tomai
John p Murphy and Archibald WA
son.
The cottage prayer meetings M
der the auspices Of the Methodi
Church will be held at the home
Mr. and Mrs W. Freedman
Thursday evening. and at the hon
OF DIR. and Mrs. Nathaniel G. Wa
= s6ss on Friday evening.
william Rainey, aged rs years
Tie strand. who was stricken Wi
apopiexy an Sunday and for thi
teen hours remained in an uncon
cious condition. is reported mu'
Improved. Mr.. Rainey knew tho
around him last evening and W
able to converse with them al
move his body and limbs.
The first practice by the varsi
baseball squad OF the local Hi
School took place yesterday afte
noon. The squad was composed
the following candidates; Carly'
Tobin. catcher; Charles King, N
base Doug Proud. second bas
Frank Kern. shortstop; Paul Kei
pitcher and third base; Paul strii