Evening journal., 1923-02-08
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Goodwill Fire House to
Have Electric Relay
Control Switch
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
TO MEET TOMORROW

Special TO The Evening journal.
NEW CASTLE, Feb. Sat tn,
bi-weekly meeting OF the Board o
Education last evening. Professor
Henry e. Snavely city superintend
ent OF schools. spoke OF the results
of the conference at Dover by th'
Educational Committee OF the Legis-
lature. the State Board of Educa-
ton and the superintendents OF
special districts on Monday. He
said the appropriations asked by the
several special school district boards
We're discussed.
The following bills were ordered
paid: }. T. Stoops. repairs S4.42.
!. T. & l.. f. Eliason. Inc, repairs
S7.94; Buffers, Inc, supplies. s2O.72;
John F. n. Clayton. janitor's supplies.
$3.50: Board OF Water and Light
Commission, supplies, s6.75; Board
Of Water and Light Commission.
Light. S2O.5S; Wilmington Gas Com
pany, fuel. 81; Lally Fire Appliance
company. fire extinguishers. s3O.25;
b. F. Lancaster. insurance. s24.SO;
re- 70 ~ " oANAs NA9khNf TFHaN 81
cant. s. 3. l. Duncan. rent s25; n.
r. Snavely, travelling expenses. sS.77;
g. +. Williams & Son. Inc. supplies.
SIS cents and j. T. & l.. f. Eliason
Inc. coal. ,1S3.31; total s3SS.97.
Owing TO the absence Of Jesse A.
Mckay. president; John Foster. vice
president. presided al the monthly
meeting OF the Good Will Fire Com
pauy last evening. The Board OF
Directors reported No. 3 engine Un-
der repairs. Fire Chief James V.
Campbell reported 3 fires and s am
bulance calls for January. A new
electric relay control switch has
been installed al the Good VIII Fire
House. Il is by this switch the
new fire alarm siren Will be operated.
Efforts are being made to nave the
switch operated directly from the
local telephone exchange.
The annual meeting of the Youns
Mems Association Of the First Pres
byterian Church will be held at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard l.
Wilhelme Of the Strand. The cleo
tion or officers for the ensuing year
vii take place al this meeting.
The game of basket ball scheduled
10 he played in the Van Dyke Arm J
orv. Friday evening by the local and |
Newark high school teams has been
postponed until next Tuesday.
The monthly meeting of the Board (
OF Water and Light Commissioners
will he held i'm the boards Office at
Fourth and Delaware streets, at 2.30 ,
o'clock Monday afternoon.
The weekly meeting Of Friendship /
Lodge A. o. L. W. will be held in
The Old Town Hall at S o'clock this
evening. Several grand officers are
expected to be present. The semi
annual election Of officers will take
place.
Caesar Rodney Chapter. order OF
Eastern Star. will meet at S O'Clock
this evening in Masonic Temple.
Adelphia lodge, Kaights OF
Pythias. viii meet in Masonic Tenn
pie at O'Clock tomorrow evening.
Chandler II. Gebhart, president
has called meeting OF the direc-
OPS OF the New Castle Athletic Asso-
cation for next Monday evening A.
N o'clock at the home OF the presi-
dent Plans for next seasons base
ball team will be discussed.
The monthly business and social
ession Of the Ladies' Aid Society OF
the First Baptist Church was held
it the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
'lnnon on East Fuorth street,
Wednesday.
il was decided TO hold quilting
parties at the home OF Mrs. Eliza
,eth Lancaster. on Delaware street.
Turing February Plans We're dis
used for giving an entertainment