Evening journal., 1923-01-23
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Century Club Women to
Attend Legislature
Thursday
HOLCOMB TO TALK
TO CLUB WOMEN
Special to The Evening Journal

NEW CASTLE. Jan. 23.-Statt
Representative J. Rogers Holcomi
viii discuss proposed legislation nov
pending before the state Legislature
az the weekly meeting of the New
Castle Century Club, this evening
An persons interested are requested
to be presnt. Mr. Holcomb will ex-
plain any points desired by those
present.
The currently circulated report
that Representative Holcomb has
been requested to present a bill, pro-
viding for a change in the method OF
electing Councilmen and increasing
the number of members of that body
has caused considerable adverse
criticism among the voters
The present plan was provided
for by the new city charter. passed
by the State Legislature, in 1918, and
provides for the election OF a
Mayor and five members OF Council
at large Under the proposed law,
this would re-enact the old charter
plans electing two Couucilmen from
each OF the four districts, and a
president of council. who with the
Mayor IS elected at large.
Several residents while not favor
sng the backward change, declared
last evening, should such an effort
appear favored by the Legislature, a
referendum and recall clause would
be requested inserted In the bill.
This clause would provide for the
removal. by a two-thirds vote of
Council. OF any member absenting
himself from the meetings or com
uniting indiscreet acts that would
bring a discredit to that body.
Another provision of the clause
would provide for the calling OF al
speciaI election to I'll such vacancy,
no matter how Il occurred. BY this
method. the voters and not Coun-
Gil would select the successor to the
retiring councilman, the same as at
a city election.
ARRANGEMENTS have been com
pleted by Mrs. A. u. Goudess and
Miss Marie Smith, committee in
charge. for the 500 and bridge party,
70 be given in the New Castle Cen
tury Club parlors next Friday
evening. This party will not inter-
1ere with the Current Events Glass /
at 2.s0 O'Clock Friday afternoon.
The first session OF the Parliamen-
.ary Law Class, Mrs. Floy p. Booth,
wilmington, Instructor. Will le held
IN the New Castle Century Club par
1ore. at s O'Clock tomorrow evening. |
About twenty-five women have signi- !
aed their intentions OF taking the |
Ave lesson course. extending over
per.od OF FIVE weeks. TIL class will
meet each wednesday evening.
The Booster Club. composed of
several young men OF this city has
completed arrangements for the
Valentine Bah, 10 be given in the
opara House auditorium, Monday
evening February -.
The state Road Community Clup I
entertainment committee met az the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler II.
Gebhart. Sixth and Delaware streets,
last evening. The plans for the
washington Birthday entertainment
10 be given In the State Road Chapel
Thursday. February 20. were dis
cussed.
st. Johns Lodge, No. 2, A. #. and
A. NJ, will meet In bi-weekly busi-
ness session in Masonic Temple at
S o'clock tomorrow evening.
There wers 21 children weighed
and measured, and mothers ad-
vised in the care OF their children
bv Miss Alice Vail. nurse in charge
at the local health center, yester-
day.
Mrs. #. w. Overhiser, OF the Bap
tist parsonage. narrowly escaped
serious injury yesterday afternoon,
when she tripped and fell while en-
route from Washington avenue to
her home, on East Fifth street.
Mrs. Overhiser sustained severe
sprains OF wrist and shock.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the
Methodist Church will meet in spe-
cial session IN the church parlors at
8 o'clock next Monday evening.
The weekly business meeting OF
Industry Council. Jr. o. Z. A. NJ,
will take place In Masonic Temple
at o'clock this evening.
The Good VIII Band viii meet in
the Good Will Fire House parlors
for weekly rehearsal at $50 o'clock
this evening.
Mrs. William o. Denny was elect
ed superintendent and Miss Jane
Tobin secretary OF the Junior Ep-
worth League of the New Castle
Methodist Church. at its organiza-
ton meeting on Sunday evening.
Mrs. A. p. Goudiss. Mrs George
McIntire. Mrs. Horace L. Deakyne.
Mrs. NJ. P. Phillips and Miss Carrie
Gemmill. who were elected dele
gates at the meeting OF the New
Castle Century Club last Tuesday
evening. to attend the hearing of
the proposed parole law and the
bill providing for the erection of a
separate prison for women Grim
inals. will go TO Dover on Thurs
day. The Legislature has set that
day for a hearing on the two bills
These bills were measures advocat-
ed by the late Warden NJ. S. Plum
mer. during his tenure of office at
the New Castle County Workhouse.
The many friends and relatives of e
Miss Mary Cecilia Freeberv and L
John Joseph Gallagher, were sur II
prised last evening. when they an {
nounced they had been married c
several weeks. Not even members
OF the immediate families ant!cipat- :
ed the wedding and were not ac-