Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-23
/. NEWS Of THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE.
Saturdays Registration Figures
Not Very Pleasing to Poll
ticians Generally.
STAFF Correspondence of Every Evening

StafY Correspondence Oh hsers GN'h'"s
New Castle, Sept. 23.--Political luml-
narics hereabouts do not seem particu-
larlv pleased at the registration returns
for Saturday, only ia OF the iaitiiui
turning ND to be enrolled. There were 81
in the First district. 20 IN the Second
district. II in the Third dostrict and A
in the Fourth. All told, during the four
! registration DAYS, 2SS have registered.
4 farewell reception will be held tins
evening at the William street schooihouse
in honor Of the 23 colored draitecs, VINO
| leave for Camp Dix Wednesday nc
speakers of the evening VIII nc heN;
| Albert II. Pradley, Rev. Mr.. Johns ana
Rev. MIR. Guy, after whose addresses VIII
follow social hour and refreshments
! The music will be furnished by Brown
Orchestra Thomas l. Lolly, VINO Is III
| charge Of the affair, has gwen speciai ut
tention to the arrangement oi 'he p'o-
| gram for the bows. They will report IN
| Newark on Tuesday and return 10 ,Ne"
| Castle To leave for Camp DIX on Wedhes-
| day r
Dcp,tv Scout Commissioner Long, o'
| tho New Castle Trust Co. will take the
nlace of Edward Naylor rs scout inaSW,
| If Troop No. |. As Mr. Long IS good
outdoor man he will hll the vacancy
very well The Scouts have offered ther
| sor,.,cos ne distributors of Liberty Loan
! nnstors for the coming campaign During
n hike to Bear Station last SATURDAY
number of the Scouts passed their nrst
class test Tonight the regular meeting
will tc held A.
.Iohn Lalh is busy arranging Tor the
Columbus Day celebration. lie has Sc
| cured as speaker of the day John bruho, =
| monument speaker of Philadelphia, ana
business manager for An Italian weekly
napcr with the Italian Band, which VIII
nlav all day. Following the parade ~
| night will he fireworks display, wnlch
will commence about $50 o clock
As Emmanuel T. T. Church IS now
under repairs, the church services were
held in the parishhousc yesterday
George II Ungers Overland touring
ear was stolen last saturday night on king
street Wilmington All his efforts 70
locate The car have been IN VAN. ne
manufacturer number Of the car Il o"oo
and the license No 5oA2
Miss Emily rissell secretary OF the
Delaware Chapter Of the Rod ross, sem
= telegram to the chairman of the Ne"
Castle Pranch requesting that ~ t''c
drive for clean clothing. shoes. etc, Tor
the people of Belgium and France begins
to-day she wishes all articles sent to the
Rcd Cross rooms IN New astle dircct,
from which placc thev will he sent To the
Rcd Cross clothing station at Sixth and
Hing streets, Wilmington The BOY
Sco,its Of New Castle will gladly call
for any article if requested 70 do 50
Cunning has been prohibited on the
Sixth street marsh. due to the facts that
the marsh is 50 close to the houses ON
Sixth and Cherry streets, and that the
noise has caused considerable annoyance
10 the ncghborhood.
4 farewell reception IN honor OF J
] EaSSon, superintendent ot the Baid'
Steel plant, was held last Saturday even
ing at the Hotel du Pont, Wilmington
, Mr. EaSson will 60 70 a different climate
to improve his health
The ball game between the Baldt Stcc
60 bows and the Penn works Of Chester
saturday was one Of the most interesting
plavpd this season, although the Penn
team came of victor After the game
luncheon Was held ut fehl's Hotel
! Sminoc Tribe of Red Men viii hold 8
! ! meeting tins evening and nominate OIL
GERS
The manager Of the Temple Thcatr,
I has volunteered to DO his utmost IN help
, ing 10 carry on the Fourth Liberty Loan
: | During the regular show on September
\ y will be shown various slides to hell
stimulate subscriptions Free movie
shows will also be given different night
during the drive. The manager ha
offered premiums for the first subscriber
for Sl0O bonds The first prize will be al
American flag and a beautiful picture anC
the second will be a complimentary pas
for 0 moving picture shows.
one Of the guards Of the Bethlehem
i Loading Co was arrested Saturday nigh
| i,
. Walter Kern and Francis Farmer wer
visitors in Darby Pa yesterday.
!, William kee and Herbert kee hav
u each secured a new slX-cylnder tourin
car of the Overland type.
MIR and Mrs. George Kern returne'
. last evening after weekend visit at tn
home of Charles Dyer Camden, \. j.
p. John Fitch. James Toman, Earl Bacon
William Montgomery and William White
u of Camp Dix, were here over Saturday o.
leave
Lieut. Ed j. Gormley arrived home las
II Friday evening on brief furlough. Lieut.
u Gormlev has been to France and receives
Il his commission IA short time ago
II Miss Anna AicC Callin has been spendin
few days at the home OF Fred Garrca
; on Sixth street
! Edward Naylor Of Delaware Colleg
was visitor here yesterday
, Miss Rose Reybold has accepted
' position as clerk. for J. b. Platt, grocer.
E Mir and Mrs. Deemer are spendin
the week lend in Rehoboth
Wallace T. Cannon will resume h
former trade at the Hilles Il Jones c,
Wilmington.
During the memorial service held Satu
: day afternoon at the late home Of Corpori
u George w. Laird, Jr, 1888 South Forty