Evening journal., 1917-05-10
ambulance CORPS
SURE FOR Delaware
H. Paul Cleaver Conters
With Head of American
Red Cross as TO Plans
WILL BE MAINTAINED
UNTIL WAR IS OVER

Special 60 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK. Del, May 1O.-Delaware
College students are now assured OF
an Ambulance Corps for the college
and the students are taking much in
terest in the matter. IL will be the
third unit Of the Red Cross Of Della
ware
H. Paul Cleaver junior student
at Delaware College, who originated
the ambulance corps idea for the col
lege. was in Washington this week
and at a conference that he had with
Colonel Kean, head of the American
Red Cross, the details for the ambu-
lance unit were worked out.
The Red Cross of Delaware IS TO
furnish the ambulance which it IS eX-
pected will be ready and equip
ped within month. 1t is TO
be a modern hospital ambulance in
every particular and will probably be
maintained in Newark until the end
Of the war unless called into the regu-
lar service by the government In this
case it would then have to be recruit
ed up to a full ambulance company
which composes $50 men.
The ambulance will be held in read
mess to answer TO any emergency call
day or night where quick service is
leeded It would be of special value
in case OF any serious accident such
as the Eddystone explosion. The corps
for the time will consist of two shifts
of four men each. all students and to
serve without pay. There are now
about fifteen applicants for the Am.
bulance Corps and they are taking
first aid and general ambulance train
ing under the direction of Dr. Walter
H. Steel and Miss Beck. in charge OF
the college infirmary DR.. Steel will
have a class Tuesday and Thursday
nights; Miss Beck Wednesday nights
and Mr.. Cleaver. will put the appli
cants through litter drill at other
times. There will be 70 periods OF
SO hours work IN this line, after which
the applicants will take an eXamina
ton under the Red Cross. The Sc
lection OF the eight men to make az
the corps will be made on their merits
as a result Of the examination.
The applicants are as follows. "
p Paul Cleaver. Rowland ID. Herdman
William f. Lindell. Knowles r
Bowen. Arthur S. Chillas. Charles L
Weigle, John A. Mackie, John G
Craig. Joseph r. Cough. W VirdcI
Marshall Raymond B Aiker. Pau
Loyett. Donald p. Horsey. William
NJ. Pierson. Francis L. Proctor ant
Jay Robinson
The horse and wagon stolen from
Alfred c. Stiltz, a local liveryman
early last week, have been recovered
it having been located in Philadel
phia. where the thief offered 1t io
sale but escaped before he could b'
arrested
Twenty members OF the junior cias
OF the WOmen's College took thei
first lesson last night i'm first aid
work under the instruction of Di
Charles II. Blake and Miss Elizabetl
Crime. Four hours a week until tn
close of college is TO be devoted b.
the girls 10 this work.
Henry Handy Hay. of New Castle
entertained the members of the New
ark New Century Club at the clu
meeting on Monday with reading
from poems composed by him. TIL
club members voted 10 pay off tn
debt ON the new club house by mean
OF a series of notes. Miss Brady, @
the Women's College. entertained b
reading the problem play. "Behin
the Beyond by Stephen Leacock.
Town Council, at the request of tn
civic committee of the New Gentur
Club has designated tomorrow an
Friday as cleanup days. Ever
housekeeper is urged to get all rul
bish together and place it in basket
and barrels in front of their home
from where it will be removed b
teams furnished by council
DR.. Samuel c. Mitchell, presider
Of Delaware College. will preside at
town meeting to be held Friday nigl
Of next week to discuss What Ney
ark can do in the present crisis
There will be number of five minui
talks by prominent citizens.
At a special election on Saturds
three members Of the Board of Educ
tion will be elected. There will
no contests, Robert Gallaher and +
ward L. Richards being candidates f
reelection and Orlando Strahorn,
candidate to succeed DR.. Joel S. G
fllan. resigned
Miss Clara Nixon, recently appoir
ed by the trustees OF Delaware CO
lege. county agricultural agent +,
Sussex county. has gone to Seator
where she will make her headqua