Evening journal., 1923-01-10
news GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE.
Club Women to Urge Prison
Reform Under Plummer
Plan
NEGRO CHASES
AGED WOMEN
Special to The Evening Journal.

NEW CASTLE, Del, Jan. 1O-The
New Castle Century Club at its
monthly business session last eve
ming adopted resolution endorsing
the proposed plans OF the late
Warden Plummer. Of the New Castle
County Workhouse, providing for a
more adequate parole law and a sep
~arate prison for women. His pro
posed plan was accepted by the club /
as being the most feasible for the /.
present needs. The resolution rec Z
o. ommends 70 the State Legislature the /
passage OF an act providing for the
maturing of his plans.
Mrs. Alexander z. Goudiss. Mrs |
Horace L. Deakyne. Mrs. VI. p. Phil !
lips. Mrs. George McIntire and Miss I
Carrie Gemmill were appointed /
committee to get in communication /
with the representative and senator .
from this district. urging them 20
n present and vote for bill providing
FOR the plans advocated ny the late {
warden.
These women will visit Dover on I
i the day the bill comes before the leg
islature for a hearing, and were in
structed to speak in It's favor The .
= committee has been informed that
they will be notified as 70 the time
when the hearing will take place.
Much excitement was caused in
the vicinity OF South Fourth and
Third streets last night, when the
screams Of two women. CRYING
-"help murder. police penetrated
the air. Chief % Police Matthew
Tobin hearing the calls rushed to the
vicinity 10 find two thinly clad wo-
men, Flora Pennington and Becky
Roy, aged Negresses. running up the
railroad siding, closely followed hv
Joseph "Splnny" Williams, a Negro
who resides al the Pennington ad-
dress on Foundry street The wo-
mems attire was badly torn and their
necks and faces showed signs OF hav-
ing been beaten.
Williams was chased 70 the Pen
nington home where he was c7rnarsd
in the kitchen by Chief Tob r. who
after struggle placed him II the
-ity lock up. Il required the assist
snce OF two civilians 20 MAKE the ar
rest. as Il was alleged Sp.nny was
under the influence NJ liquor.
Fire. as the result Of FUN 'cating ,
Il bedroom. cause sliEh; damages but
considerable excitement at the home
Of Andrew Lewis. on West Firh
street yesterday afternoon. The bed
ding and two rugs ami one chair
were destroyed before tho FIRE was
extineuished by r1embers Of TIE
Good VIII fire company
Firemen who were the FIRST 70 en-
ter the room. we're made a. by The
fumes Of sulphur and formsldahvde
used in the fumigation. Frank Mad
den required medical attention after
fainting twice.
90 Ths FIRE was due To the breaking I
OF receptacle in Wilton Lighted
sulphur candle had been placed. The
flames caught to the rugs ami bed ,
blankets lying on chair nearby.
The fumiEation was "a ie neces- /
sary by the sudden death OF the FIVE {
yesr-old daughter OF Mr.. AMI Mrs
Lenoir on Sunday night followin, a :
two days illness from membranous g
Group. q
Owing to an oversight the follow
Ing list NJ pupils were not mentioned
in the honor roll Of the local schools
published on Monday. They were
pupils of the third grade OK No.
school. Miss Elizabeth Dav.s, teacher
They were Leslie Walls. oscar {
Knit. Charles Berry. Donald Long. d
Harvey Burris. Robert Ta,bo:'. Ruth ]
smith. Adele Ford. Marion Howard. y
Elizabeth clayton, Elizabeth Nc =
Knit. Hazel Littrel Mildred Roberts '
and Amy Marsh r
Miss Clara Ingram. Hare's Corner
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham
Ingram. entertained number Of :
friends az her home Monday evening. {
10 celebrate the birthday anniversary
OF Miss Phyllis Marsh, daughter OF "
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Marsh. this city. Q
Those in attendance we're: Misses I
Phyllis Marsh. Grace Zimmerman. S
Reba Peacock. Elizabe Roberts. IL
May Ingram Clara Ingram: Clarence 4
Black burn, John Ingram. Elmer In
gram. Mr.. and Mrs Charles Gallo a
way and Mr.. and Mrs. Abraham In q
gram. c
At the annual meeting Of the con- "
gregation of the First Baptist n
Church last evening the following
officers were elected: Moderator. the g
Rev. F. W. Overhiser: vice-modera- is
tor, S. Hickman Hewitt; church q
clerk. Mrs. Flora Hewitt: treasurer
Frank l.. Hewlett; trustee for five n
years. Charles Lieb; deacon. s n
Hickman Hewitt: orElnist. Mrs n
Flora Hewitt; assistant orga mist. Il
Mrs Frank Hewlett
Plans are being made for 2 card +
party to be given in the parlors OF W
the New Castle Century Club on a
Friday evening. January 2s. Bridge Il
and 500 will be played. Mrs Alex
ander z. Goudiss and Miss Marie ST
Smith will be in charge This
evenings program will not interfere 81
with the usual current events class tc
held at 2;30 o'clock Friday after W
Moons. II was announced four
prizes. two first and BOBBY. would :
be awarded =
The January meeting Of the
Hare's Corner Farmers Club will
take place at the home OF Mr.. and =
Mrs. Henry Stafford at Farnhurst. e
next Wednesday evening. The club IN
will have as their guests the mem is
bers of the State Road Community n,
Club. An elaborate literary and oil
musical program is being prepared an
by the committee in charge en-
David B. Kee. OF Market street. in
is confined 10 his bed from the grip.
The monthly meeting Of the State da
Road Community Club will he held ns
this evening. Following the usual sol
business session program OF mu- sig
sical and literary numbers will be M