Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-02
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT new Castle
Edward Mcdaniel Named
Manager for the Base
ball Team
STREETS STILL
WITHOUT LIGHTS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, March Edward
Mcdaniel was elected manager OF
the New Castle baseball club at a
meeting last night, and Jack Nc
Dewitt was elected business manager.
a committee on grounds was APP
pointed by President Harry G. Hunter
rs follows: Peter G. Madden. r. r..
Pinder. Joseph CarliH, Charles ely
mer and William Stevenson.
Treasurer John j. Murphy reported
&19.45 in the treasury. The grounds
committee was authorized TO have nee
essary repairs made TO the baseball
grounds which, It was stated, would
cost between S65 and S75. The fence
Will have to be fixed and the roof OF
tho grandstand and the ticket box
will need some attention
Ways Of raising money 10 defray
the expenses OF the club were discuss
ed aud it was decided to accept the
offer made by Mrs. Emma Lawler to
manage a bake for the benefit of the
clubs treasury. President Hunter
will appoint a committee of FIVE mem
bers to cooperate with her in this
project.
Mr.. McDevitt reported that at the
meeting of the All-Wilmington League
last week the New Castle team was
taken IN. II was voted 20 charge Sl5
for the use OF the grounds this sea
fon. A check for $40 TO pay the
clubs entrance fee into the league
was ordered drawn.
The indications are that the entire
community will be behind the club
this year, and the members were urg.
ed to solicit subscriptions and not
leave the financial end of the busi-
ness all to the finance committee. II
Is likely that a fair proportion OF the
league games will be played here.
The streets of the town were still
in darkness last night owing to the
nre at the Delaware Water Improve
ment Company's plant this week The
absence of the street lights was not
so noticeable in the business sec
ton while the stores were lighted.
but after they closed the darkness
was unbroken save by a faint moon.
Repairs to the plant have not pro-
pressed far enough TO give the city an
adequate water supply and household.
ers are still dependent upon the old
supply which comes from the pumping
station near Newport, and the town
pumps One wag, who says he likes
to take a bath night and morning, told
his friends last night that the onl.
way he fcan cleanup" now is by us
ing a vacuum cleaner.
Adelphia Lodge No. 8. Knights o
Pyt.eis, win work the first rank o.
Dnd candidate at the meeting tonight
NnNH los har a.
has been quite III, was able 10 be GU
for the first time in many days yes
lerday.
Peter G. Madden is confined to hi
home BY illness.
The members OF the quot team o
Seminole Tribe No. 40, /. o. r. NJ, is
sue challenge to Brandywine quot
team Of Wilmington, to play a seriel
Of games for the county champion
ship. John Proud, captain of the Sem
mole team, will be glad to hear from
the Brandywine team.
The members of Adelphia Lodge
knights of Pythias QUOT team whit
won the county championship. viii b.
rendered a banquet In knights of Pyth
ias Hall next Friday night at whicl
time the silver trophy won by tn
Team VIII De presented.
Although the Fourth OF July IS
long way off. arrangements are a
ready on foot 70 pull off an athleti
meet at Battery Park on the mornin
OF that day.
DR.. Elmer l.. Cross, superintendent
of schools for New Castle county, an
editor of the Delaware State Journa
announces that Miss Virginia Kirku
daughter OF the Rev. Frederick J
Kirkus. rector of Trinity p. z. Churc
Wilmington, has been made associa
editor. Associated with Miss Kirk
are the following women. congtitutil
On advisory committee: Mrs Phillip
Mrs. c. l. V. Henning. Miss Jeanet
Eckman, Miss Dorothy Hawkins, Mi
Alice Hearn and Miss Phyllis Ridgel
Miss Kirlus is a recent graduate
Vassar College and Of much litera
ability. With the February issue
the Delaware School Journal the ma
nzine completes its first year, and hi
proven itself a success in every wa