Evening journal., 1918-09-21
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT new CASTLE
Old Town Takes Precaution
Against Outbreak of
Spanish Influenza
OUT LINING LIBERTY
LOAN CAMP AIGN
3necIal ID Tho Eyenlng Iournal.

Special TO The Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Del, Sept 2i-The
Liberty Loan Committee Of this city
met last evening at the reading room
Of the Century Club TO make arrange
ments FOR the coming campaign, sep
tember 2s, October 70. Plans were made
20 canvass all the plants and construct
Ing companies in this city. Many sug-
gestlons were made es 30 the best way
In which 10 make payments for the
bond but these matters were left un-
Ill later date.
4 number OF questions which have
arisen since the last campaign were
satisfactorily answered before the
meeting closed. During the campaign
the workers will sit every evening n
the Century Club TO receive reports
from the various subcommittee.
The publicity committee Will meet on
Monday night to complete the work Of
placing posters, distributing Liberty
Loan slips, etc, in this city. Troop
No. Boy Scouts, had offered its ser
vices 10 the committee. IN effort j.
being made 20 have speakers In all OF
the pulpits Of this city beginning sun
day, September %, TO urge 'he people
the necessity Of buying the bonds. the
committee consists OF Professor George
I. AIcInIyre. the Rev. J. II. Bicking and
the Rev. :. Beatie Wylie.
The Liberty Loan committee VIII
meet some time next week 10 make ilnal
ARRANGEMENTS for the campaign. At al
meeting OF The Penn Literary society
OF the New Castle High School. held
Yesterday at the High school, the FOL
lowing officers were elected to serve Tor
a period OF three months: President
Josephine Weir; vice-presidcnt, Brokdw
Sentman; secretary, Edward stewart;
pianist, Gladys Maloney.
owing % the inclemency Of the
weather last evening few question
naires were filed out by the local ques-
tionnaire board. Every man or the
board was at his posi- however, anu
ready 10 help tnose who desired u. Inc
number Of questi0nnaires ihed Out 10
date has been close 10 one hundred ana
the people who have qucstlonnaires 10
be nued must come, rain or shine, ana
not leave everything TO the last min
ute. The board sits every evening De
tween Z end 10 o'clock in the old Court
house Building. at Market square.
Community Board No. , Of New Gas
lie and Red Lion met yesterday 10 Gas
sify essential industries in and around
this city. Final action was not taken
on the matter, however, and the board |
will meet today with the State Board at
Wilmington.
The, Ancient Order United Workmen
met THURSDAY evening and elected the
following officers: Foreman, Leslie |
Walls: master workman, George liar- !
rington: guide Robert Harrington. Sr.;
inside Waterman Irwin Jones; outside /
John B. Montgomery; re- |
ce'ver, George Harrington; recorder |
James L. Bacon; trustee. Leslie Walls
treasurer, John z. ManlOve.
Citizens Of the town Will bring be
fore the Board Of Health the matter OF
cleaning the city as a prec3ution |
against Spanish influenza. There are
about filthy cutters, also 4
the weeds on the river front near the
Strand Every resident is asked 10 try
TO keep the disease from this cOmmun-
ity by reporting to the board any places
that are not in satisfactory condition.
Tomorrow will be "cash cleanup
lay in the Methodist Episcopal Church
anu cpbCidl etINlCer VIII Dt hblu Lpdi
and evening. An effort will
be made 20 raise sufficient cash in con-
tributions TO meet all expenses incurrei i
in improving the church. The church
has been fitted with electric lights and
a beating plant the interior will slso
be painted. The cost Of .hese improve
nents will be approximately $1,000, and
The Rev. j. r. BickiDg. pastor Of the
church, has received $500 in cash and
bas $500 in good subscriptions. Fol-
lowing are the services for the day:
$50 a m, class; 1890. preaching by
he Rev. w. +. Greenfield. pastor OF
3randywine VI. Z. Church; 2 p. m. Sun
lay school and Bsraca class: $50,
Young Peoples meeting illuminated
ak, "Cainoufsge" p. M, Epworth
league services; 73o. preaching by
he Rev. w. G. Rooms. former pastor
" New Castle.
A special musical program provided