Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-09
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Much Interest All Over the City
in the Third Liberty Loan
Campaign.
stafr Correspondence of Every Evening

star Correspondence of Every Evening
New Castle, April 9.-The members
OF Troop No. l, Boy Scouts of America, OF
this city, continue in their good work Tor
the collection of funds for war savings
certificates and stamps. and there Is no
LET M. Postmaster Murphy reports an
addition of S2SS 10. as follows: James
Nilsson, S7S.4O; Frank Bacon, s70S5;
Harry II. Ahern. Jr.. $50 20; John Barnes,
S26 40: John Wallace, S17 30; John
Leach, $3.50; Edward Challenger, Si2;
Ernest IL. Naylor, Jr., So; Samuel Nc
Knit, Jr.. $3.50 George I. Tobm, sd;
Sl.5o; James White, Sd IS cents; David
Harrington, 50 cents; Douglass Proud,
- cents.
Although the blanks arc not yet in
hand for The third Liberty Bonds. the
nroplc are busy and two of the women
arc in what is known aS the front row.
arcordinc 10 several workers, and yes
tcr,iav they raised S906 The sums they
have secured have been recorded ana they
vii have more within the next ten days
The male collectors lur the loan are
working earnestly and are awaiting the
addition ot more blanks
The wornans drive Yesterday began
al $50 a. m, under the direction oi
seven sub-chairmcn of which Mrs. Lewis
4 I,Gason II the chef head, and what was
gathered has not been learned Other
,,ibccrs are ,n be elected for the different
parts Of the organization and probably
completed hv Thursday evening.
The local Red Cross IS now doing GOOD
work and the headquarters IN the old
ourt House are mecca Tor many persons
opening lur those who sew, nj ~ .. m.
and > u. m. and great work Is expected
Nt a meeting ut mcmhcrs oi 'he Ne"
C,stIc Baseball Club last evening, IN
The otIicc of Mavor Cavcndcr, it was de
ciClc.i to dispose at he Icnccand allow the
second team 10 play independents baseball
lnon the diamond 10 rebuild the fence
NJ the present tlmc would mean Siuu.
II i prnpo-cd 10 sell the lumber ~ the
,.lc ~ H. conducted upon the grounds
beginning II > clock saturday alter
noon
Lc,l,, Mont. i resident Of The strand;
nov engaged in >had fishing has purchased
thc automobile uutli recently owned bN
Nlavor Theodore " lavender
The installation Of the otfccrs-clect
81 The Century Club and the delegates
L. tho state federation OF the Women
Clubs vill be held IN the Century tiiIb
on THURSDAY evening, when Miss Bertha
Ianb>on viii succeed Mrs = Ernest
Phillips
Harry White. employed Al tho property
of NIr and Nli~ ~elcn : D"emer "ho
Mas badlv bruised on Saturday night
WHOM hc stepped from I .,rolic> 'ar ~
~INth street opposite the Dcemcr CattS.
1rfor, the ear came to iuii N'oh dlu
not sustain any broken bones
Mrs IIcnry Ridgciv 81 Dover viii
~,,.aL before the women on Wednesday
afternoon al the Century Club here ~
80 O'Clock ca lid Liberty Loan work
She i The state chairman tur the work
Miss sadie Knight Of ~asSairaS. Nd
and Miss Madeline Eiscnhart q VII
mington have been spending the Week-
end rs guests Of Mr and Mrs. Frederick
B Havter. 209 Harmony street
John Gallagher. Jr., and Hugh Ryan,
the committee in charge o1 the thTce-acI
comedy. Never Again. now being rc-
hcar~cd bv The members oi II Feter
Cephas Dramatic Society. gives promise
of beng we'll staged and rendered on
Tuesday and " Wednesday evening OF next
week. and pleasing 10 the Young ana o!d
The affair viii be directed hy ) y on
nor.
The members ui the Troop NJ ].
Bov Scouts of America. ot tins CITY are
eNr,actIn0 10 turn ont III the Liberty Loan
parade on Thursday evening
Wili,anI I\uebler chemist in the British
~ nf4irs of he Raldl works while the
c,.,,,,..r,- vs. engaged in The manufacture
of steel incots. ana William Lanahan. an
in-pcctor. who was in The employ OF the
same office. having completed their work.
have been transferred 70 another plani
engaged IN similar work
Aexander Gallagher c!erh ~ the
po,,otice Who has been III ior ten day.
Is vet verv III During the past lew days
Postmaster John p Murphy ha~ been
b,l>v. because Of thc illness OF Rural AlaIl
Clerk Walron and hat Of Clerk Gallagher
IL served the route for several days hun
Stif and hen secured the services OF NruS
R5ttcnboi.>,. and then the father Of Clerk
Walton.