Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-24
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Civic Club Plans Changing BY
Laws to Secure Greater
Efficiency.

Special Correspondence Every Evening.
New Castle. Feb. 2a.--The members
OF the New Castle Civic club met last
evening In monthly session, with
President Andrew Eliason in the chair.
The nominating committee presented
the following nominees for tho an
nual election which win take place
on Thursday evening. March 23
President. Howard l.. Wihelme: Vice
president. j. Ernest Phillips secre-
tnry, James Il. White: treasurer
Frank II. Long and George w. Britt
ingban, Cone TO be elected); directors.
Charles ~. Klingmoyer, John r. Cloud
Phillip ID. Laird. DIR. Lewis Booker,
Andrew Ellason, Mayor w Leslie
Cramer, James Il. Eliason, tfve TO be
elected). The matter pertaining to
changes In the bylaws were brought
up by James Il. Eliason and was dts
cussed at length. President Eliason
appointed as "a committee Howard j..
Wilhelme, James Il. I1llason and
Henry j. Kite. 10 draw up an amend
ment which was placed on the table
for one month. when it will be voted
upon. The proposed changes are IA
follows:
Article ". Sec. l.. which now reads
"Ofilcers of this organization shall
consist of n president, VICE president
secretary and a treasurer and a board
OF directors of flve members" 70 be
amended TO read: Board of directors
10 consist OF nine members, 20 in
cludc the officers and five members to
be elected at large" Article V. Sec
4, is TO be amended TO read "The sec
retary shall keep or couse 20 be kept
complete record of the meetings OF
the club also n complete record OF the
board Of directors. and shall issu,
calls for meetings. when SO ordered
| by tho board OF directors He shall
attend to all of tho duties OF the trca.
| surer. except he shall not have the
authority TO sign checks" Article V
Sec. s. Is 20 read; The president o
the club shall be the chairman OF the
board of directors. The board shal
meet at the call of the preside Mt L
transact such business as may COM
before It,"
The matter pertaining 70 the sewer
ing of the city was discussed and tn
committee on sewers, regarding legls
lation. reported that there were tw
ways in which TO borrow the money
first by legislation and second by vot
OF the people
AZ special meeting Of the mem
bers of the Ladies' Aid Society OF In
| Methodist Episcopal Church las
night Il was decided TO purchase limo
! leum for the parsonage.
Mrs Theodore Ifanf and Mrs. Jaco
! III. Spicher have been appointed
committee on entertainment for III
New Century Club for the month {
d. March and Mrs. John r. Stoops an
4 Mrs. Annie Truss as a committee O
|, current events. There will bo n
regular meeting on next Tuesda
= evening.
Several local fishermen yesterda
I spent the day nshing for perch at II
, Red LION cove.
Cottage prayer services viii be he
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. VILLA
Stevenson of East Fourth street q
morrow.
, This evening the members OF AIDE
phia Lodge, No. 8, X OF p, will me
= in regular session. in the lodge room
OF the Masonic Hall at S o'clock.
The benefit 500 card party held
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. James
McPipe. on East Second street la
evening was largely attended. Mar
/, persons from Wilmington as we'll
local residents were in attendance.
Mir. and Mrs. J. Alfred Sprag OF w
mington spent yesterday as the gues
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler II. Gebha
of Sixth and Delaware streets.
Mrs. John Proud OF near Delawa
City spent yesterday as the guest
Mr.. and Mrs. George Proud Of Ea
Fourth street.
Miss Addie Dugan yesterday W
taken to the Delaware Hospital to
= operated upon for appendicitis.
4 Miss Anna Newlove OF Delawa
street. who has been III for sever
days, is able to be about.
We wish to thank our many frien
!. for kindness and sympathy during o
recent bereavement due to the dea
. or our mother, Mrs. Sara Atkinson,
Adv.
Lost:-Saturday morning. pocl
d book between Sixth and fremont STIR
20 and Clayton's store. Reward II l
Al turned to Mrs. Frank L. Hewlett, W.
= Sixth street.-Adv.
Don't forget the Dorcas Socie
Bake at r. Challenger & Sons, pI
scription pharmacists, Saturday NOR
- ing, Feb. 25th.--AdV.
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