Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
NEWS Of THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Eighteen Babies Weighed and
Measured at Fourth of Wei
fare Campaign Sessions.
Stafr Correspondence OF Every Evening

stan Correspondence OF Every Evening
New Castle, July l2.-This city's Wei
fare Campaign Committee held its fourth
baby-weighing and measuring party yes
ter,iay afternoon at o'clock in the New
Castle Century Club building. The mum
ber of babies examined, weighed and
measured WAS is, making n grand total
of 163 babies examined. weighed and
measured during the four sessions. The
Job was in charge of Mrs. Lewis Booker
assisted by Mrs. Joseph Salmon, a county
nurse of Aliddletown. Mrs. Francis de II
Janvier Mrs. Joseph A. Carlin, Miss nate
Mahoney. The clerks were Miss keeda
NJ. Stoops, Miss Reba Holcomb, Miss
Ruth Stewart and Miss Mary EllaSon
The fifth party will be held next Thurs
day In Shawtown the station ana time 10
ee announced later.
Alice Burd. aged months. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs George Bird, who live at
123 Harmony street, died Yesterday
morning from pneumonia. The child had
been sick only few days. The funeral
services will be held this evening at the
Bird home at S o'clock. lnternent will
be made on Saturday morning at Wash
ington, y. J., via automobile.
The funeral of Ida Rosa Spcca, aged
4 months. who died on Wednesday alter
noon. will he held tomorrow morning,
Services Will be held in the 81 Peter 5
Il. c. Church at 9oclock. Rev tredcrick
v Campbell officiating lntcrmcnt Will be
made in the cemetery adjoining the
church.
The members Of the Dorcas Society Of
Nazareth VI f.. Church met yesterday
afternoon at o'clock at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Moore. Eighty members
- o@3,,,lnpcn
Miss Carrie L. Gemmill who has
charge OF the surgical dressing depart
nent of the Red Cross Society, Is de
sirous of securing assistance TO make up
900 cotton pads and 100 five-yard rolls.
The sewing society will hold meetings
next Monday. Wednesday and Friday
evenings on the second floor of the old
Arnory Building from : 80 TO 10. All per-
sons who wish TO give their assistance TO
this good cause are welcome to attend the
meetings.
President of CITY Council John T.
Stoops and DR.. Julius Dodd visited the
New Castle Water Works and the BASIN
Yesterday. and report that the conditions
there are very unsanitary. Several samples
of water were taken and will be sent TO
Newark to be analyzed.
The Junior Boy Scouts baseball team
oil this city tomorrow afternoon VIII plaS
return game vi th Wolf Club team on the
Van Buren, Street Bridge grounds, VIII
miugton. at . o'clock A large number OF
rootcrs from this city will accompany the
scout team.
Miss Loretta White, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs Edwin j. White, formerly OF
this city, now OF Philadelphia, IS the guest
Of her grandfather, James L. White, and
family.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. John B.
Tr,ntt are receiving post cards from the
couple, who are spending two weeks at
Atlantic City, N. ].
Residents of New Castle are wondering
when the City Council viii pave Della
ware street between Sixth and Seventh
and remedy the condition Of Delaware
street extended from the thigh bridge
10 the Newport road, which it has been
promising 10 do for q year One mile
Of road leading from New Castle to VIII
mington. which Council had paved with
penetration asphalt year ago, Is be
coming rutty before the entire cost Of
the pavement has been paid.
For Rent-Apartment with all con-
veniences Apply to {. +. Pfrommer, s.
North Third strcet-Adv
Man or woman for store. with ex-
perience, at Platt 5, the grocer.-Adv.