Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-19
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Liberty Loan Only Thing People
Are Thinking of Today
Despite Influenza.
Special Correspondence of Every Evening

Special Correspondence of Every Kveufne
New Castle, Oct. I9-Despite the
"flu' about all New Castle has time To
think about today is the Fourth Liberty
Loan and getting over the top.
One of the most important meetings
OF the campaign WINS held last evening
mt Headquarters The total amount of
subscriptions to date by the Mems Com
Inittee WAS s 80, 100; Women's Committee
to date $3.50, $50, making total Of S3l l.
$50 The quota Of New Castle ls t33S,~
G60, which is difference OF $3.50.
This has TO be raised by tonight tn
make New Castle go over the top.
The Dcencr Steel Casting 90. ls float
ing the championship flag for subscrip
tions The entire lot $50, $50 went To
the energetic Womens Committee The
companys honor list total subscriptions
Of 81. 400. The bethlehem Loading Go.
returns are not vet all in, but are con
fidcntly expected to show the plant 100
per cent yours truly for the Fourth
Liberty Loan
Here are the honor list names out
side Of the Deemer Company up to
Yesterday morning;
Mrs Elizabeth :. Nisbet, $500; Miss
Anne r. Spottswood, 81 900; Mrs John
J Plack, 500, Miss Elizabeth G. Black,
800; John r Fuienwider, 800; Miss
Pauline Fl Rodgers. 500; J z. Eliason,
Jr.. 800; Lewis f. F,liason, $500, Mrs
David Stewart $50 Mn. Jas T. Eliason,
$50, Mrs George Pierce 800, \. P.
Reynolds $50
The residents of this city are respond
ing noblv to the volunteer calls at both
emergency hospitals Although the cpl
dernic Is thought to be broken there are
stil many eases
JOSEPH Woodruff, who has been a
sufferer from the influenza IS recovering
The funeral Of George s. Cord was
held this afternoon at 80 clock from
his aft b me on Delaware street. In
tcrrnent was at the Glche cemetery
Weidn T.. Vining is having ms home
rernodeled both outside and inside
Officials Of the penn-Seaboard Steel
Corporation attended the funeral Of Henry
klaer. president and secretary. In
terrnent was made 1T Chester
Henry Kite, employed by Penn-Sea-
! board Steel Co. IL recovering from an
attack of influenza
The funeral Of Alfred Winslou, who
was stricken with influenza took place
| thla afternoon st 2 30 O'Clock The
pallbearers we're Frederick Wilheme,
| Mark Clymer, Edward Platt. John ely
/ TnFr irving Jones, kpDFft FtntinP, IN
teunent 1T the Glebe cemetery
Mrs Samuel Bell, wife Of Samuel
| Bell chief clerk 1T the Baldt Works, for
". W. Lindsay 60, is recovering from
nm attack Of the ''fl
Noah Wilson, OF Philadelphia visited
relatives in tins city yesterday
George Ford, Ir, is recovering from
an attack of flu
Mrs George Harrington, victim of
| fu vas buried this afternoon IN
| terment wa made at the Glebe cemetery
Miss Jean knause IS recovering from
| an attack Of the influenza
Thomas Joyce, formerly chief United
| States inspector at Baldt Plant Of the
penn-Seaboard Steel Corp was visitor
| here. Yesterday
Miss Martha Harrington formerly u
this city, ls spending q few days with
her father
The PaStlne Athletic Club has or
ganized ! strong basketball team ana
is open 10 receive and challenge in tt
home cage Or aw8v
Miss Irene Trulti, oi Sixth AMI South
rs who has been seriously Ill with
double pneumonia vas slightly improved
yesterday
Mrs VI Walls and ner child vino sert
taken to the emergency hospital are
/ improving.