Evening journal., 1918-10-11

loss o: time or demands on the Boar
OF Health.
should the shortage grow acute ant
the undertakers remain helpless IL is no
unlikely that special truck or tw'
will be sent to casket manufacture
in New York TO secure sufiicien
supply,
The importing OF a stsff OF under
takers from New York 90 help care fol
the cases here was another suggestion
made
Another method OF solving the prob
I lem was suggested by r. Henry Grier
I OF the board, and that is the plar
adopted at Gloucester n. J, There the
bodies are embalmed, boxed and placed
In the cemetery vaults until funerals
can be held. This seemed 10 present
itself favorably 10 the board members
and may be one OF the alternatives
should the undertakers be found help
less
DR., Franta Secretary Of the state
Board Of Health, announced last night
that through the efforts OF Surgeon
General Blue, Dr. J, w Richards OF the
Public Health Service st Trenton, n, j.,
had been released for service 10 the
state Board. DR.. Frantz said the Wis
iting physician would be stationed here
and that he would be assigned TO the
section OF best advantage,
Miss Kirby Of New York; Miss Gre
wick OF plttsburg, Miss Garrett, for
merly OF the Homeopathic Hospital, but
now located in New York. and Miss SAL
away, formerly connected with the Del
aware Hospital, all nurses, have taken
up nursing duty here. They arrived
Wednesday, Miss Salaway was located
in Atlantic City and returned in re-
spOnse TO an appeal.
Miss Rietta Emerson. executive sec
retary OF the Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union, who has been m at the
county headquarters, iOli Washington
street, Is much improved.
Many More Deaths.
Edmond NJ. khett aged 80 years. OF
No. 1923 Rodney street. a member OF
The engineering corps Of the dupont
Powder Company died OF pneumonia
yesterday.
Mr.. Rhett graduated from the United
States Military Academy at West Point
IN the class OF 1900. lie served for a
lew years In the army as a FIRST lieu
tenant or engineers. Afterward he
specialized IN electrical engineering and
lad charge OF the building OF the shops |
n the Central Railroad OF Georgia. He
hen lived In Savannah.
Since 1915 he had been with the en-
yinering department Of the dupont Co.
'ir. Rhett was a son OF Colonel Alfred |
4. Rhett, OF the Confederate army. who.
vas In command OF Fort Sumter at the /
line the Union fleet, under Rear Ad-
niral s. +. dupont, attacked the fort.
ir. Rhett IS survived by a wife and |,
ne daughter. He was a native OF L
S. G..
Word was received yesterday by the
.0ung Women's Christian Association ,
4 the death OF Miss Christlanna w Il
.raig, aged % years, at her home I'm /
Several weeks ago Miss
raig came to Wilmington TO aid in
he war work drive by the y. w. C.. A.
After an illness OF two weeks George
l. watkins, master mechanic at the ]
odds Cut yards OF the p, B. q w. \
abroad, died Wednesday evening at the /
ONE Of c. ID. Young, No. 9il Delaware q
venue. He had been here but about q
ear. The body was sent TO his for a
her home at Charlotte Court House. I
a., for burial
Miss Ethel Tammany, daughter OF ]
lr. and Mrs. John Tammany. OF No. :
ia West Seventeenth street. died on
Wednesday OF pneumonia. She was
raduate nurse OF Delaware Hospltal.
lass Of 1917 She was stricken with
lnuenza while caring for the many
ok from the Harlan plant, where she
as employed as a nurse. The fu-
aral VII lbe held at o'clock tomorrow
ternoon with interment at Rivervlew
'metery.
II. Hopkins, OF Townsend was among
e soldiers at Camp Dix who died
sterday Of pneumonia.
Joseph 5. Toner, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
mes Toner, Of No. 1921 Union street. =
I'd on Wednesday OF influenza. al
Ine funeral OF James p. Crowley. a t,s
mp Dix soldier who died on Monday u
pneumonia Will be held at o'clock p'
morrow afternoon from the residence
his father-in-law, NJ. X. Keller. No. Dl
West street. lnterment at Silver :.
ook Cemetery. o
With services at his home Talley's
rner, Brandywine hundred, the fun e
n OF Herman Webster, son OF Mr.. u
d Mrs. Charles +. Webster. a sol u
,r, who died at Camp Meade on We'd C
sday, viii be held at o'clock sun m
y afternoon Interment Will be made n
Bethel Cemetery. tc
George II. CLARK. aged 30 years, an rC
Iploye OF the p b. and w. Railroad. OF
ID yesterday at his home, No. 7O3
st Eleventh street The funeral Will "a
held at o'clock Monday afternoon III
d interment made at Rlyervlew Gem al
.ry. The deceased was a member Of W
laware Lodge /. o. o. +. III
4. Ernest Wilkinson, president OF the ID
ustees Of the Poor is seriously m
On pneumonia at his home, No. 1909 er
sst Fourth street ps
Yrs. Bertha NJ. Roehn, wife OF ] nr
uis Roehn. OF No. 405 North Franklin M
eet died yesterday after a short III
IS. The deceased was a member OF mi
Delaware Avenue Baptist Church an
Dir The funeral will be held at 3 or
lock Sunday afternoon with inter- on
Mt at LOmbardy Cemetery. bu
Oseph G.. Dunlap. aged % years died no
terday at his home in BellefOnte. do
was a son OF the late Joseph Dun
His wife survives him. be
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