Evening journal., 1916-05-08
Theatre owners
Want TO reopen
HOUSES At once
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large industrial plant while another
employed in a saloon was taken to the
home Of Ayers and placed under quar-
antine there with the others.
The Health Board will meet this
afternoon when the question of open
ing the public, parochial and private
schools as well as all theatres, pool
rooms and junk shops. and to allow
Barnum and Bailey Circus to give its
performance here. will be considered.
II was said this morning that repre-
sentatives Of the various theatres
would attend the meeting with their
attorneys and a determined fight
would be made to have the theatres
re-opened.
Theatre managers today said that in
asmuch as the saloons and churches
were open. they could see no reason why
they should be Disseminated against.
Dr. $. G. Frederick. president Of the
Board of Health, has intimated that the
theatres would be allowed TO open by
Wednesday of this wek.
DR.. Myers, city physician, declared as
false the report that many of the small
poX cases were merely black measles. In
contadicting this statement DR.. Myers
saidi "lf the victims had black measles
II would mean almost sure death, as
that disease is even more serious than
smallpox"
When Secretary Bowers was asked
II the Barnum and Bailey Circus
would be allowed TO show here on
Friday, despite the edict issued by
the Health Board last week he said:
II know OF no change in the order"
That the city will resume its natu-
raj life with theatres open and bust
ness going on as usual. was evidenced
by the large number OF patrons of
The Playhouse, who began purchasing
tickets for the production OF "Pousse
Cafe" which has been booked for the
last three days of this week.
Bowers VIII Not Resign.
From several sources IL was report
ed this morning that Isaac w. Bowers.
secretary of the Board of Health, had
resigned that Office or would do so in
a short time. Mr.. Bowers was seen
by a representative OF THE EVENING
JOURNAL and asked "Is IL true that
you have resigned as secretary OF the
Board OF Health or contemplate re-
signing. Such a report is being circu-
lated"
There is nothing to IT," replied Mr..
Bowers. In addition to the case dis
covered today. the list OF smallpox
patients reported 10 the health au-
thorities follows:
John Thomas. 91O Walnut street.
admitted April H.
Matilda Anderson 215 Orange
street April Is.
George Cammille. 511 Mechanic
court, May 3.
John Saunders, III Washington,
Joseph Franer, sis christians.
April T.
William Brown. sls christiana.
May s.
Emil Thompson. sos christiana.
April go
William Henderson, 4O3 Lafayette.
April 49,
Isaac Townsend, S16 East Sixth.
April 70.
Eddie Wilson. 2io East Sixteenth.
April 26.
William Brady, 2lO East Sixteenth.
April 3.
George Nickerson, 2iO East Six
teenth, April g.
Mary Nickerson, 21O East Six
teenth. April IA.
Bertha Wilson, 2lO East Sixteenth,
April "a.
Minnie f. Taylor, No. 21o East
Sixteenth. May 2.
Robert Harris. 1iS shipley, April
90.
william Painter. 9iO French. April
Is.
Charles Pritchard. III Washing
ton. May 3.
Walter Moore. sac French. April 2s.
Ara Moore. S42 French. April Is.
Cora Lambert. S42 French. May g.
Baby Nickerson, 21O East Sixteenth,
April 26.
Charles White, 1903 Pennsylvania
avenue. April II.
Sarah Hazegate. Chippey street,
April 10.
Walter Murray, no home. April %
Patients quarantined at their homes
Charles Megginson. white. aged
year. 902 Wawaset street. April %.
William Johnson. white 1911 West
Fourth street. aged 35 years. MAY 1.
Frank J. Gagwinski, white 23l Lib
erty street. May I.
Sent Home Cured.
Following Is a list OF the smallpox
victims all Negroes. who have been
az Farnhurst during the past few
days. having been pronounced cured
OF the disease. and when released they
returned to their homes;
William Henderson. 205 Lafayette
street
John Saunders. 105 Washington.
William Painter 910 French
John Thomas. 910 Walnut.
Bertha Wilson. 210 Fast Sixteenth.
q. Moore, s42 French
Amanda Anderson. PIC Orange.
Isaac Townsend. sos East Sixth.
Sallie Townsend, sos East Sixth
Robert Hick. OF Middletown.
According 10 the hospital authori-
ties there are still 2S patients con-
fined there. suffering from the disease.
only 10 OF whom had been sent from
wilmington. All are recovering.
Services we're held in nearly all the
city churches yesterday. The lifting
OF the ban on church services did a
great deal TO alleviate the growing