Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-23
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
.. Lydia A. MoNaIIy. Hale
md Hearty at 81. Celebrates
Anniversary.


Genmann OF East Fifth strcct. Mrs.
NpcNa,iy IL very active and Is enjoy
Ing the best Of health and can read
and sew without tho use of giasses. |
Che was tho recipient OF many hand
come and useful presents and a varic-
~ Of birthday postal. cards.
Nahlon X. Lancaster. e6 years old.
q lifelong and well-known resident OF
this city. died this morning at his
home. lbl East Second street. He had
been aslins for some umc with heart
nublc. which caused his death. De-
'ascd had been engineer At the local
lower house Of tho Wilmington and
Philadelphia Traction Co. for somo
time prior to the closing OF the plant
During the World War no secured
position In the power house OF the
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, and
after the closing OF the works acted
as guard Hs In survived by his wife,
two brothers; ono daughter. Mrs.
Fannie Jacobs OF Philadelphia: one
scn. Evan r.. OF this city: and two
grandchildren. Tho funeral services
will be hold at q o'clock Monday after
noon At his lste home. with Rev. W.
w. overhsiser. pastor OF tho First
h'~ftp' Nnuttus Hnu tttfhe -
Street. a retired minister OF the same
church officiating. lntermcnt will be
IN olebc cemetery. This is the sec
ond death TO occur In tho Lancaster
family within four weeks Tho de-
cessed's brother James II. Lancaster,
died recently, following an operation
at the Delaware Hospital.
The second game OF 500 card
s~x.V
st the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
fahey Of East Second street. between
Joseph l.. Muffin and Edwin A. But
Ter, as partners. against n. ORourke
and Martin Ksnney. The score was 10
60 In favor OF the latter two The
third game win take place tomorrow
evening when Howard Butler and
Grover EnGle as partners will play
Wilbur r. Tucker and Jesse Hahn.
The members or the Junior Auxil-
larry of Emmanuel Parish on Saturday
afternoon between the hours of three
and nve will hold Chinese and Jap
eneae tea. Tn, prCceeds will be for
the henen, OF Rev. =. harrington Lit
tells work In Chns and Miss Eliza bet h
Nswboid's work In Japan. A SILVER
offering VIII be taken at the door
Tomorrow afternoon at the Current
Evcnts class Of the members OF the
New Castle Century Club, beginning
~ 2.2o, r sicw OF the final chapters
OF book on "Of A Woman by the
Name OF Smith" will Re eiven hy Mrs
francis delIass Janvier. Mas Mary
Shaw will have charge OF the reading
of the current events. AZ the conclu-
elcn ~ the entertainment tea will be
L..
Dennison. For the month or March
Mrs. John 7. stoops will havc charge
~ current events
Hshop Philip Cook OF tho Dioce.;, ~,
} Delaware on Sunday morning at the
II o'clock service in tho Emmanuel
Church will confirm class OF 25
Prior TO this service the biehop viii
address the msmhers OF the Sunday
schcol department az ess.
Tomorrow evening n private ,ia nce
VIII he held IN tho Opera House hy
ihc members % the beneficial As~o-
ciaton OF the local plant OF tho VIII
minEton Fibre Speciality Co.
! Andrcw Eliason, n member OF INC
arfn OF j. T. /. H. Eliason. Inc.
has purchased a ncw car.
Tho members ~ she STATE Ro,a
Community Club iaet evening cello.
hrtcd tho FIRST anniversary OF tn.
orsanisssson At the state Road Chapel
Many persons from THE city were IN
attendance At the gathering OF owe,
wv persons. a musicNi and lr~rnr,
rros~m was rsndarsi which was 10,
lowed ny minstrel show conpr,slns
The following peneons: pcnjamir
M"nrc, Frank Silver. Lee Brown
s@Amusl Miller, Evan Miller. wnl,a N
Harrington, Harry Dance. The schoo
children Of the State Road School r.v,
several dialogues and readings. Read
inEs were Glvsn by Mrs II. y. .R,ch.
ards and Miss Mary Campholl m,
violin selections by Frank Silver an,
w iInmilfon. Al the close OF tho en-
ferfeinncnt collation. wa~ seryod
number OF auto,sts Registered /,
compiAirt with Mayor w. l,eell
Crsmcr last evening relative 10 ar,v
srs OF busscs plying between this eft,
ANA Wilmington not giving suficien
road space tc drivers along the Ne,
Sas'l" read while passing. A lo,s
rhysicisn yesterday was compelled I,
fcllow one of these busscs whijs .,
route 20 the country. on an enerrenc.
call
The barn dance and soci~l which v,,
W have taken place on Saturday .v.n
ins nj The home Of Mr. and Mr-. &C.,
" hurris on the Wilmington road %
mo tsnent OF the Rose nm Athlct.
Association. has been Postponed un
N saturday. March 4
Many hAsketbsll fans wen, a,.a n
y pointed last evening when thew i.g -,
ed or tho falling ~ the Haxley Ave ,
appear 10 play tho New Castle JIly.
svhoH team. which wac scheduled 4
play In tho Opera House
Mavor crnrs~r has list OF "a
names of several available men VIII
are wfllins 10 work on farms NJ sh
Y prevailing scale of wages.
THIS evening Frlend~hlp Lodge ",
., Ancient order OF United workme,
viii meet IN the lodge rooms on th
third Moor cf the Town Hall auildin,
Mise Marjorie Earp. secretary OF IN
homo department OF tho Rod Cross
Spendlns several days IN susses cour
a on official buain~ss
Mr.. md Mrs Frank Van Pei
daughters. Helen and Leah and SO,
Frank. ir. Mr.. and Mrs. Larry WEI
man of rhnadclphia: Mr.. and AR
William B.sckston and Mrs Ezcli,
i.iackCon os Wilmington spent vo,
i'rday ns guests OF Magistrate an
Mre Wsldin vinins
Mr. and Mrs. stephen Dorm, form,
rcssdcnts of this city now Of BETH,
h"m. Pa are spending several dn,
as saes'r of Mr.. md Mrs warro