Evening journal., 1922-05-03


ier, Miss Elizabeth Toman, togethe
: with Edward Gormley, president
the association. Elaborate prepara
tions are being made, and a priz
will he awarded for the person al
tanning the highest score an
another for the one with the loves
. score.
Refreshments Will be served D.
the social committee. The card par
ties which have formerly been nell
under the auspices OF the associa
ton have been Of a very creditabl'
nature. and II Is expected that a
= least twenty-five tables will be oc
y cupied at this affair.
As is the usual custom the pro
ceeds from this card party will e
toward the fund which will be pre-
e sented to the pupil taking the gen
{ eral course in the New Castle High
{ school. who attains the highest av-
. lerage in English for the four-yeai
. High School course. This prize
which is usually presented in gold
will be awarded at the annual com
} mencement exercises Of the High
School which will be held in the
auditorium OF the Opera House on
Friday evening June 16. The pub
lie is earnestly requested to cooper
late in an effort to make this card
party a success.
A special meeting OF the commit
tee in charge Of the annual meeting
land banquet OF the Alumni Associa-
tion Of the New Castle High School,
which will be held in the Emmanuel
Episcopal Church Parish House. on
the Saturday evening following the
commencement exercises. June II,
will be held at the home OF Miss
Margaret Wilhelm, OF Second and
Delaware streets. on Wednesday
evening. at which time special COM
mittees will be appointed. and def
mite arrangements made for this an
nual affair OF the association. The
committees will be appointed by the
president. Edward J. Gormley
Al the monthly business session
of the Trustees OF the Commons last
evening. Treasurer McGrory report
ed a balance of S1156.s6 on hand.
at the close of the meeting after the
paying OF $1,000 on the $500 OF
notes held by the New Castle Trust
Company.
According to the annual statement
issued last evening. the balance
March /. 1922. was s3.402.26 as COM
pared with S1.470.09 for the cor
responding date last year.
The treasurer's report showed
S24,657.2s as received during the
year with outstanding bills receiv-
able amounting to $3210.7S. with
disbursements amounting to sal
255,02. with outstanding bills payable
OF $500. The bills payable are IN
the form Of notes given the New
Castle Trust Company. The ac-
counts of Treasurer McGrory we're
audited by James T. Challenger and
James G.. shaw.
Permission was granted the Street
Improvement Commission TO use the
Commons Chambrs for their business
sessions.
owing to the erection OF sign
on the Center Farm tenanted by r..
T. r. CE,rk. without consulting the
Trustees. a resolution was adopted
providing that permission must be
obtained from the acting COMMITTEES
before the erection of another sign
or bin board on one OF the Com
mons Farms.
Because OF the razing OF old build
ings and sheds on the Union-Bayard
Farm and the erection of new ones |
to replace them. the old insurance |
was ordered cancelled and new |
policies secured The matter of
was left in the hands
Of Treasurer McGrory.
Arrangements have been complet-
ed for the annual Club Luncheon Of
he New Castle Century Club by the
committee. II will take
,lace in the Parish House. Thursday
afternoon. May IS. All members
IRE entitled to bring one guest.
At the recent meeting of the Board
II Directors OF the club Mrs. J.
,ogers Holcomb. and Mrs. w. Porter.
rere elected to membership and Miss
irace b. Gable to Junior member
hip.
As there was no meeting OF the
lub last evening as usual the social
ommittee. the Misses Mary White,
reta Toner and Pauline Wilhelm
let and completed arrangements
,r the card party to be given in the
Iub rooms on Thursday evening.
ridge and 500 will be played and {
rizes will be awarded to the highest
nd lowest scorers.
Miss Elizabeth Tybout VIII con-
nue. the book review OF the En-
hanted Canyon" begun by Mrs. NJ. =
3. Phillips several weeks ago. at the !
-eekly meeting OF the Current Event u
lass on Friday afternoon. The :
Meeting will begin at o'clock in =
tead OF 2.3O o'clock as formerly y
rhe reason for Miss Tybout sub :
itituting for Mrs. Phillips is the lat !
er's acceptance OF an invi alton TO II
be the guest OF MIR. and Mrs. George 5
w. Greenwood. at Montpelier. Va. /
Mrs. Greenwood was one of the .
members OF the local club before
moving last winter to Virginia where |.
Mr.. Greenwood is employed
Mrs Horace L. Deakyne. Mrs. p. ,
r. Lightner and Miss Reba Holcomb
viii he the guests of the Delaware
City Century Club, at its annual club
luncheon tomorrow afternoon.
Complaint has been made by the
Water and Light Commissioners that
thieves are stealing electric light
bulbs from the street lights on the
The baseball team OF the Button
wood Athletic Association will open
It's baseball season next Saturday on
the Buttonwood Athletic Field with
the Wilmington Blacksox. This is
one of the. fastest Negro aggrega-