Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-08
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
City Council Increases the Pay of
Policemen From $50 to 500
a Month.
Stan Correspondence or Every Evening

! Of City Council, last night n commnni-
I cation from Mayor Lavender was read
stating that the present salary of the New
Castle police force was entirely inadequate
and, asking in behalf of that body, that
the Council grant the men nm increase ni
nj least $40 per month. This question
and the possibility of dispensing with ono
member of the force which now totals
| four, were discussed from all angles, but
IL was decided that, under existing CIR
| cumstanceS, the force should not he de
! creased 4 motion granting the police
men the desired incrcasc, of $40 raislng
their salary FROM $50 to 500 n month, was
put by 5. ). Decncr and carried unani-
mously For the past several years II has
been the rule to allow any policeman
taking a prisoner tn the workhouse the
sum of So With the advent of the in
crease Council decided last night tins
practice will he discontinued, although
the city will bear all expenses Of trans
portation, and the work will be done IN
the citva time
\ letter from tho Board Of Education
was read asking for an advance of 81 Don
on next wears appropriation The money
will he needed, SAID the letter. IN order
to finish the present school term Quite n
| little unforeseen expense has been borne
| hV the board this school year but IT -
hoped That. with the probability Of smaller
expenses next vci,r, the decreased appro-
prlation will I've all that will be necessary
Some time was occupied IN the discus
SION of conditions in DnhhInsvllle, and n
motion was passed permitting the pur-
chasc oi SIX rubbish cana, most ~ them
| to he placed IN that section Of the city.
committee of three of the fircnen were.
present ~ the meeting and the remaining
In
cusslon nf the purchase 81 new motor
driven fire engine for the city The fnotion
| was passed 10 advertise for buds Ia be re-
ccIved On May -
! Routine huEIness monopoizcd most nt
| the time at the meeting Of the Trustees Of
the Commons last night The following
statement 81 the receipts and expenditures
of the trustees for the year ending March
| l. 1918. WIS read and accepted
| Receipts Cash on hand March l. 1918.
81. -3S51 total receipts, SIC. 29S 0l
expenditures. sl3, 2s7 80. balance. s.
! 9oN 81 outstanding obligations II trustees,
| New Castle Trust Co, sl0Sm
! Farms belonging 90 the trustees, T.
| annual rent, Sc, 524 6l
Quite n crowd gathered at e so o'clock
~ sec the ceremonies attending the raising
/ Of the Liberty Loan flag IN front Of The
! old Court House IN honor Of New Castle
! going over the top" in the resent cam
| paign utm the raising Of the flag, which
WAS done by Mayor Lavender, after IFS
! presentation 70 him by Andrew BryEou
! chairman ot the mems committee, the
| gathering went inside the Court House,
where Superintendent of City Schools
Snavely introduced Prof II II Hay
formerly 81 Girard College, Philadelphia
who was the permanent Chairman OF the
meeting Both men made short addresses
| and there were also five essays or th'
value 81 the loan 10y the winners OF the |
recent prize essay contest IN the High |
School At "a meeting Of the mems com
mlttec in the Century Club immediately |
following this meeting, Chairman BTysun |
was presented with a handsome fountain |
pen ~ a token Of the appreciation of the |
members Of the committee OF the services |
Of MIR Brsson III the campaign.
The Red Men Of the city are 10 turn |
out IN a body Oh sunday morning, IT |
Tarnmany Day. Mt Emmanuel p. Il
Church where Rev Mr. Ewing will |
speak on Redmanshlp They will meet At |
the wigwum al 10 . clock
IL q well-played game. yesterday after |
noon the Junior Boy Scouts baseball |
team lost to the Catholic grammar school |
team BY the score Of 70 D. The game WIS |
uupucd by Rev John X Bicking, pastor |
q the Nazareth VI T. Church, and he VII. |
coinpiIncntei upon his fairness, and will |
be requested to umpire the next game 81 |
The Catholic boys and Boys Scouts by TIL" |
former The score by innings
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chs. .lol2lI 1901 u
Scouts 2OII0- 3 3 |
Battprics Catholic Grammar Walls,
y; Wright c; boy scouts Flyers |
,, BickinK, =, Umpire, Rev, ] r. |
BIckiug
Tomorrow afternoon at the session OF |
the chaIrInen OF presldents OF the Century !
Clubs Of the upper portion Of the state at |
Delaware City, Miss Bertha Iambson, |
president OF the New Castle Century Club, |
will represent the local cldb a. luncheon.
On Tuesday evening Of next week the |
regular monthly business meeting Of the |
Century Tub will be held at the club |
house, when the dues will bo made pay |
able, under the revised laws The election |
Of ohiccr5 will take place
On Friday afternoon at 2 30 o'clock the |
Current Events Department OF the Cen
tury Club will be presided over by Mrs /
Henry Hanby Hay and the first meeting |
Of several weeks will take place. The /
meetings have been abandoned for several |
weeks because the members nave Dcen /
busy devoting their time TO the work Of
TIC Red Cross and the sale Of the IAberty |
Loan Bonds Thrift War Stamps
A big meeting is looked forward to by |
the members Of the New Castle Branch |
Of the Red Cross on Thursday evening at
8 clock III the Century Club, when MsB
koedn NJ stoops will have prepared and /
read a complete report OF the year Tho /
payment Of the dues for the year will BE-
IN order also the 1918 dues. The mem
beers who were in the drive and joined IN
Wilmington have been transferred To this
city ns neglbers Of the local organization.
Their dues are also due Reports OF
surgical dreanings and the other depart
Enents will be made by Miss Roeda NJ
Stops, the treasurer, that will prove of
much interest 70 the mcrnburs and tho
other workers.
The Dorcaa Society OF the Nazareth
NJ. L. Church will meet tomorrow after
noon at the home Of Mrs. John H. Mont
gomery, Sixth and Clayton Streets in ad-
journed session, when luncheon Of ice
cream and cake will follow the business
session.
At the home Of the Misses Deabync on
The Strand, tomorrow evening at 100