Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-01-12
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle.
New Apparatus Assured,
Fire Company Will be
Recognized
TALK OF Y. ". c. A.
FOR OLD TOWN
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Del, Jan i2.-Members
OF the Good VIII Fire Company viii
meet in the fire house next Tuesday
evening to reorganize. II has been de-
cided to keep all the old members or
those who are now serving as nremen
and to elect eligible applicants 20 menu
bership at the meeting.
The FIRE committee OF Council has
assured the omcials OF the Good VIII.
Fire Company that about $1,000 is now
available from 1917 taxes toward buy
ing a new fire fighting apparatus.
Among other subjects discussed az the
current events class yesterday afternoon
at the Century Club was the question
81 organizing a Young Womens Chris
tan Association for New Castle. The
question is being given the most serious
consideration, and 10 is the opinion Of
all Interested that IL the war continues
much longer the present force Of girls
working on munitions in local plants
will be largely augmented. and a place
OF the gathering Of working girls as
veil as the proper housing Of them
viii become a vital issue, which will
nave 10 be met
Thirty-eight girls are employed in the
nbre plant who either live or board in
New Castle. The Bethlehem Steel Com
)any has about IS girls on its payroll.
and about one-half Of them either live
pr board here.
Though but little publicity has been
given the matter. 1t is a fact, neverthe-
less. that as much knitting is being
done In New Castle as in any other
own Of the same size in the United
states
The work ls not confined 10 the
Younger set, OF which much is seen in
public places, where the girls keep ever
lastingly at &c, stopping only long
enough for meals a.. s.1ep. but a vast
amount OF turning out knitted goods is
being executed by the midde-aged, by
the mothers and grsndmothers Of the
town.
The most Of the articles which the
New Castle women are knitting are
wooden helmets, or head coverings. for
the boys in camp.
The present water pressure is said TO
be very low, and If a fire should break
out here and gain any considerable
Roadway, there would be real danger
unless pipe connection could be readily
made the old New Castle Wafer Com
pany's line. The low pressure is said
o be q result Of the failure OF the Del
aware Water Improvement Company to
force the water into the standpipes.
The old pipe line OF the New Castle
Water Company was disconnected from
the city's mains last June when the
Board Of Health forbade the people Of
the town 70 use the water.
William 2. Taylor merchant Of Della
ware and Fifth streets. ran his automo-
bile into the culvert at Stoeckle's Corner
on Thursday, when one. OF the WI
mington-New Castle iitneys got on the
wrong side of the road. Mr. Tsylor's
machine was damaged but he escaped
injury
When snow started TO fan last night
small boys could not resist the temp
tation 10 make a slide on the east
side Of Delaware avenue, between
Fourth and Fifth streets. There has
been q CLASSY coat Of ice on the pave
ment at the place mentioned since the
last cold snap set in and when a cover
Ing OF the beautiful" dropped last
night &c acted like oil on machinery
AME ElluN - just O. AANNNN AAANANAANAf anu
many pedestrians coming unsuspecting-
ly along that side Of the avenue found
themselves performing all kinds of
stunts and laughable antics in trying 10
repair their lost balance But the ma
iority Of the unforiunates went down
much 20 the delight Of the youngsters
Who enjoyed the spectacle OF embar
-sssed dignity making the best OF hui
initiating scene.
Mrs John II. Rodney or Delaware
and Fourth streets, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs Carrie Potter
n Baltimore. will return next Monday
Rodney Willis, a student Of the milf
larry school at Charlotte Hall, Nd, and
who has been home for the last few
weeks, received word yesterday from the
school authorities that he need not re-
port for his classes for at least a month
because Of the replacing Of part OF
the heating system Of the school build
ines, which recently became disabled
Harry O'Connor, formerly sunerin.
tendent OF the British war ONCE at The
Bethlehem steel plant. has succeeded Mr.
Brennamen az the Penn plant, Chester
The once and duties Of Mr.. O'Connel
at Chester are similar 70 the ofilce anC
work at the Bethlehem plant.
The following services viii be held ir
the First Methodist Episcopal church
tomorrow: Glass meeting az 930 o'clock
followed by morning worship and ser
mon at 10 30 o'clock The theme OF th'
sermon will be "The Vision Of God
opened Eyes" Sunday school at
o'clock p. m, George'T. Tobin. Jr, su
perlntendent. A special program for th'
Baraca class viii be given. YOUNG
Peoples meeting az G30 O'Clock and de
votional meeting Of the Epworih League
st Z O'Clock, led by Mrs Mary Sheridan
Evening worship and sermon at
o'clock The theme Of the sermon viii
be "The Sermon That Jesus Preached
Prayer meeting "Wednesday evening a
IS O'Clock.
A.O.H. ELECTION.
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