Evening journal., 1923-01-27
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Stricken Ill in Hospital
While Daughter Is Under
Knife
FARMERS ENTERTAIN
HOSPITAL PATIENTS

Special to The Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE. Jan. 27.-While
waiting for the results of an oper-
alton on his daughter. Elsie, at the
Physicians and Surgeons Hospital
Wilmington. yesterday. John c.
Walker. OF the Morven (Commons)
farm, was taken suddenly III. and
was removed 70 his home near
Hare's Corner in a taxicab.
His daughter, who is 1s. and a
istudent IN the local high school, was
stricken Thursday with appendicitis
and removed to the hospital
The Misses Anna Lancaster and
Carrie Gemmill will be in charge Of
the social and entertainment pro-
grams at the weekly meetings Of the
New Castle Century Cub on Tues
day evenings during February.
Mrs. Frank deli. Janvier and Mrs.
Horace L. Deakyne have been ap-
/ pointed 20 provide programs for the
/ Friday afternoon sessions Of the
/ Current Events Glass during next
month.
A Mother Goose" entertainment
| by the beginners department OF I'm
manuel Episcopal Church, Mrs.
/ Joseph II. carp, superintendent, will
/ be given at 7.30 o'clock next Friday
evening in the parish house. Mrs.
carp Will be assisted by Mrs. Clara
Cummings and number OF the old
scholars of the church school.
The Sunday school class OF the
Z Methodist Church conducted by Mrs.
ohm 3. Manlove. will meet in or
ganization session at the home OF
| the teacher at 4.15 o'clock Thursday
afternoon. A name for the class will
be selected. The class Is composed
OF s young girls.
The Hares Corner Farmers Club
were guests at the New Castle Coun-
" Hospital, Farnhurst. last evening.
The entertainment given by them at
the meeting Wednesday evening.
January II, was repeated for the
benefit of the inmates.
About so fans accompanied the
girls and boys basketball teams of
the high school TO Dover last even
ing. They left n ON IN front OF the
mayors office At $40 in a New Cas-
wilmington bus line machine.
They were chaperoned by the
Misses Mary Putnam and Elsie
Wooleyhan and Professor Theodore
]. Cramer. members OF the high
school faculty.
4 number OF friends of William
Freebery. Jr.. paid him surprise
visit in honor Of his birthday last
evening at the home OF his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Freebery, on
West Seventh street.
Those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. William Freebery. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Gott, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Hallman. Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam a. Green, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Peyton, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Davis,
Mrs. Harvey Toppin, Mrs. Jesse
Maxwell. Mrs. Mary II. Gear. Mrs.
Sylvester Tidwell. Mrs. Margaret
Reynolds, Misses Nettie Richards,
Lucy Morrison, Irene Davis. Mary
Davis. Edna Duncan. Susan Duncan,
Rose Tidwell, Messrs. Earl Freebery,
william Freebery, jr., Frank Gott,
George Gott, Edward Gott. Ray
mond Payton, William Payton.
Richard Davis. Paul Hallman, John
Roberts, Walter Gonz. Harry Hall
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vance r. Mitchell,
Of Delaware street, are receiving
congratulations on the birth OF a
son. Both mother and son are do
ing nicely.
At the recent bake-sale held in I
the James Lancaster store on West |
Fifth street by the Ladies, Aid So I
ciety of the First Baptist Church, /
the sum OF SIS was realized.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Barnes. of &
East Second street, entertained at 4
their home last evening for their /
Mrs. John D. Cannon. who
before her marriage several weeks
ago was Miss Harriet Barnes. The
gathering was in the form of fare
well party for Mrs. Cannon, who will
leave next week for Milwaukee, Wis
conein, where Mr.. Cannon is en-
ployed. Guests included business
associates and friends from the local
nlant and office of the Wilmington
Fibre Speciality Company. where
for several years, Mrs. Cannon has
been employed.
During the course of the evening,
Mrs. Cannon was presented with an