Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-25

Rejoicing over the lifting Of the IN
luenza closing tdict which tor - uaNS
,as imposed great financial loss, virtual
CESSATION of all amusementS, enforced
,bstin nee from drink both soft anu
kpirituouS. and a hundred and one other
tfiscomforts, was general and heartfelt
here today.
Churches, theatres, moving. picture
houses. dance halls saloons and score
bf public gatherings places, FASTENED
10 complete the cleaning up process
demanded bv the Board of Health, when
he news came out Yesterday that the
Roard had lifted the obnoxious ban:
Physicians and Health officers as we'll
as city officials are all pleased over the
Boards action.
Opinion favoring the reopenlng heard
no dissenting voice at the Board meeting.
II was generally agreed also, that VIII
,ninoton need not be influenced by the
failure of Philadelphia to set aside the
closing order So far a Wilmington and
he State of Delaware are concerned,
he influenza epidemic Is over.
Only II deaths occurred here IN the
past twenty-four hours according TO
the Board OF Health reports. This Is lus'
half the number for the previous Ike
period. At New Castle only twenty-five
Eases Of influenza or pneumonia remain
in the hospitals. Both hospitals there
viii be abondoned soon.
Sta+c Health Commissioner Wells de-
clarpl that the closing ban had ceas'
- 10 of need. Not a place in the stat,
80 far as he knows, remains unduly op-
dressed by the disease.
QUARANTINE OFF SUNDAY
The Poard oi Health at a meetlne
Yesterday afternoon decided 10 mt INT
quarantine on public meetings on SUNDAY
churches will be allowed 10 hold regula'
services and on Monday MOVIES, saloons
and all public places will bc allowed t(
open as usual:
fixing o'clock Sunday morning as TN
time for lifting the ban but the CIT,
board in taking action did not specify The
hour. simply fixing the time a SUNDAY
morning. which was explained means an.
firne after II . clock Saturday night.
The CITY board established the loca
quarantine on October ,. and the follow
lowing day. October 3, the State BOARD
look action extending the quarantine
throughout the State THIS Is the hrs
time in the history OF the city and Stat.
that all churches, schools, theatres an'
saloons have been closed Tor more than
few dars al time for any reason. IL VII
he o6 davS on Monday that the ban ha
been on in this citv. Health officials agre
that the quarantine with very few ex
ceptjons was faithfully lived up TO, IN
people realizing that although drasti
it was necessity TO safeguard the citizen
| of the State.
In taking the action yesterday IN
members OF the board stated that IN
lifting Of the quarantine was contlngen
on conditions continuing 10 improve an
that Il the disease should star; to spre;t
again they will at once put the quardntln
on again. 1t will also be insisted on tina
all places that have been closed c
tboroughlv cleaned and then inspecte
Ind flImjgated under directions OF th
health executive officers before they ca
hc reopened.
State Health Commissioner Wells. ait'
The board had taken the action lifting Ii
quarantine. remarked that he was Vel
agreeablv surprised at the close c,
operation that everyone had apparent
given the health authorities and the ie
complaints that were made over II
Quarantine.
DR.. Robert +. Ellegood. president
the Board OF Health, spoke oi the G
operation gwen by the board and the fe
complaints He said those who did con
plain were persons who did not unde
stand how serious the situation really wa
In this connection he spoke Of hote
keeper who, when the quarantine VI
FIRST established, came TO him and cor
plained He explained To the man Iu
what the situation was. and after hearn
this the hotelkeeper told him he had
beds in his place, and that if they we
needed and would do any good the heal
authorities could have them all