Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-18

men not used 20 heavy manual labor,
are pretty we'll worm out and Mayor
Lawson has issued call for new vol
inteer orderlies for the Country Club.
4 salary will be paid or the work may
be- donated, ~ the volunteer finds his
! own circumstances require. Ten order
lies wanted for day work. aud 10 for
night duties
uHDERTAKERs CAS- HANDLE cAAEs
| The undcrtakers are now finding il
| possjble ~ handle the buriale more
| adequately, which after all is as good
! an Indication as any that the epidemic
/ ls waning The O.hce of tho Attorney
! General received only one application
/ for an undertaken yesterday, and prompt
! Iy secured the 8ervi e wanted
| DR.. Scott an every other director
who has visited the city. sent by Sur
! peon General Blue, have praised the
!! work Of the city and state Boards Of
Health in the highest degree. They
| have said that IN most places they
! found tie work left for them to or
ganizc, but here everything which they
would have ecommended hal alrea {,
becn done. The public Of Wilmington
| has reason 10 be deeply grateful 10 as
| Board Of Health, which by prompt and
vigorous measures, and by remaining
ON the Job night and day for seven days
| n week, has checked the epidemic more
quickly than in many other places which
! have suffered from It's visitation
MANY ARE STRICKEN.
Mrs Jacob Roscnbatt and little
! daughter. Judith, arc recovering from IN
| Auenza and are able 10 be outdoors
| They live at 312 West Fourteenth street
| Henry r. Isaacs, 233 West Fourteenth
street, IS III with influenza
| Mrs Maud A. Bratton, teacher of
English for the past four years in the
| Wilmington High School, died yesterday
morning from influenza pneumonia, At
the home Of Harry Betts, 1910 Tatnall
street Her home ls IN SkowheRan Nc
She IS survived BY her mother Mrs.
/ Marian Merrill and little son She also
/ has two sisters and a brother IN France
| The High school faculty and pupils regret
greatly the death of Mrs Bratton
Mrs. Matte Cox Xebiey, wife Of
Patrolman Thomas Ieblcy died At her
home, 4o4 Walnut street yesterday
morning from pneumonia Mrs IcbIcy
| had hccn III for scvoral days
There arc only 2 patients In the Em-
ergency Hospital of the Lynch ConsfrIc-
| tI0n Company Three patients we're dis
| charged Yesterday as cured and one new
case was admitted The total number of
influenza cases az this hospital Is 1l2 hut
| there were never more than 10 patients
al one time There have been three deaths
the most recent being on Saturday
Yesterday the Wilmington Country
Club Hospital reported 80 empty beds
| and The New Century Club Hospital
reported 81 empty heds
Miss Rilla Crothere Brnton aged 25
| years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Walter
Brinfon, 1902 Washington street died
| yesterday morning from Influenza
pneumonia Thc funeral will be held on
Saturday Dterrncnt being made IL River
| vicw cemetery Her father IL general
| manager of the Baldt plant ~ tho Penn
Sesboard steel Corporation near New
Castle
Miss Rriuton vas a ovable young
woman, active n soclol and charitable
work in the city and her death Will .e
| felt as personal loss BY . wide circle
of friends
Willard r Randall. employed As .
shipping clerk At tho Armour Packing
| Company branch here. died ~ pneu-
| mona on Sunday last at the home of
ms mother. 4l6 East seventh street
after an illness q 2 days His burial
Will take place this afternoon.
igttutIAHA IlpHIdiUl 4tBl1, bE hlQ-
| dletown, who has been III from influenza
at an embartAtIon hospital In Newport
! News, reached the home Of his parents
| IN Middletown on Wednesday He has
not fully recovered, and has lost > pounds
IN weight as q result of his sickness
Joseph ] Carrlgan. aged IS vears,
son Of Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. CARR
| gan, Of 1909 Spruce street, died on We'd
nesdav Of pneumonia The deceased
WAS one Of the draftees who vas 70 be
sent TO Fort du Pont from this city next
| Monday
Miss Alice Walls. formerly oi this
| city. but Tor the past Is months an
operator IN ne Bell Telephone Com
panys Coatesvllle Exchange, Is dead
from pneaI rnonia.
CASTEN SERVICE BUSY.
Valuable aid in the fight against the
epidemic rs been gwen by The Wilmington
Canteen Service Of the Red Cross. The
women composing the Service have been
Kept busy supply the three emergency
hospitals with ice cream. fruits. jellIes,
fresh eggs, cigarettes, magazines, sta
tionery and stamps for the convAlescents
This was undertaken in addition TO the
regular work OF helping the soldiers at
| ARMY Headquarters and st Pigeon Point