Evening journal., 1917-05-03
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT new Castle
Women Lauded for Activity
in Town Clean Up
Campaign
CHIEF TOBIN ENDS
Is YEARS DUTY
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NEW CASTLE, Del. May From
many sources came compliments yes
terday for the members of the New
Castle Century Club. who have taken
such decided stand for municipal
improvements. Much OF the credit
Tor inauguaring the cleanup move
ment is given to them and every as
sistance will be accorded them to
help them in their campaign. Presi-
dent Stops, Of City Council an
nounced yesterday that the authority
of the Board OF Health would be call
ed into action to enforce the clean
up order for the week commencing
May 10, and that II necessary sum-
mary action will be taken against
any who ignore the request TO clear
their back yards of tin cans and other
rubbish. The local Board OF Health
is acting IN conjunction with the
State Board OF Health. and because
of that fact has more power. It is
said.
Samples Of water taken from the
pump located on Sixth street and the
pump on Fifth and South streets have
/ been analysed at the State laboratory
az Newark and the results made
known. It Is said that the analysis
showed that the water from the Sixth
street pump was pure but the sup
! ply from the other pump was polluted
in slight degree. I'm company with
/ Councilman Seiden s. Deemer.
member of the laboratory staff took
samples from NOnesuch Creek tasn
yesterday as well as from several
( private wells President Stops pilot
ed tho visitor in his rounds OF the
! private wells. Part OF the city's
water supply comes from the creek
BASIN so there Is much interest being
shown in the test TO be made of that
water
In the New Castle Century Club
house az the session Of the current
events class tomorrow afternoon Miss
Emily p. BAsell. OF Wilmington, will
organize a focal class OF the Red
/ Cross.
Mrs. John Burris is III with pneu-
monia
A meeting OF the members OF the
New Castle Baseball Club will be held
tonight in the mayors office al
+ o'clock 10 act on some important
! business matters. A president TO
/ succeed Harry Hunter. whose death
I occurred recently. may be selected
/ Every member is urged to be present
DR. Elmer l.. Cross. superintendent
OF schools for New Castle county, is
! in Dover today on business.
Artistic posters advertising the
| play. "Uncle Ephraim's Summer
| Boarders.' TO be given in the Opera
/ House tomorrow night by a cast from
/ the West Presbyterian Church Of
/ Wilmington, for the benefit OF the
piano fund Of the Christian EndeayOr
/ Society OF the First Baptist Church,
/ are displayed in many Of the store
/ windows The posters are hand
| drawn and arc all different, and have
occasioned much favorable comment
/ Mrs Edmund Gambrill has returned
| from a Wilmington hospital where
| she underwent course Of treatment.
/ She is much improved in health.
Between $4,000 and $4,000 is de-
posted each month i'm the postal saw
/ ings bank here. Most of the money
deposited comes from the industrial
workers in the local plants
Members of the local lodge Of the
I A. o. u. w will hold a meeting to-
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/ ing room from the building at Fifth
! and Delaware streets to one in the
! Opera House. -Four lodges use the
same quarters-the Workmen, the
/ Red Men. the Knights OF Pythias and
! the Jr. O. A. NJ. lt is rum0red that
the building at Fifth and Delaware
streets has been sold and that the
lodges will have to vacate their quar-
ters soon. which Is the CHIEF reason
! for discussing the change.
( Michael Rail, who conducted
grocery store at Fifth and Delaware
streets, has sold out and has gone TO
| Camden, y. j.. where he has em-
barked in business.
Charged with forcing his attentions
upon a woman whom he had invited
| to ride in his jitney Carl Mcclure,
/ Of Wilmington hundred. was fined $40
and costs by Magistrate Taylor yes
terday Ii was alleged thai Mcclure
imprinted a kiss upon Martha Dun
/ lap. who had taken her husbands
dinner TO one of the industrial
plants. The witnesses for the State
were Oliver Dunlap and Alice Hook
enberry
Acting under instructions from
/ Maryland sheriff. Chief OF Police Mat
thew Tobin arrested Chester News
yesterday. News was wanted in Elk
ton 10 answer TO a charge OF larceny
The Maryland authorities came for
him last night.
superintendent Ennis. OF the city
schools, reported that 60 per cent Of
the boys above the third grade had
signihed their willingness 10 UNDER
take gardening this spring. either at
their homes or on the school plots.
Miss May Cooley has been appointed
supervisor OF garden work. Several
of the boys began making the flower
beds in the town green yesterday and
did excellent work
I'm reply to a QUESTIONABLE submit
d ted to him by the State Board OF Edu-
cation along with superintendent OF
schools throughout Delaware, inQuir-
ing whether he thought il would be
wise TO close the schools May 10 in
stead OF the usual time this year 10
permit the boys 10 work in gardens
q and on farms, Superintendent Ennis
replied in the negative He gave as
his reasons that pupils who really
desired TO do garden work would find
the necessary leisure time to do il
and that such could be excused from