Evening journal., 1918-10-09
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT new CASTLE
ITO Soldiers Arrive 10 Do
Police Duty at Load
ing Plant
LOAN WORKERS
AFTER SUBSCRIPTIONS
.necIaI % The EvenIng journal.

special 90 The Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Del, Oct. 9-One hun
ircd and ten soldiers from Camp Lee
81 Petersburg, Va, arrived at the Beth
lehem Loading Company yesterday TO
10 police duty. Upon their arrival they
Mere examined by the medical officer
Nho came with them, but every man
successfully passed this examination.
rhey were quartered IN one OF the large
buildings In the plant and We're given
supper at the company's restaurant.
The boys are from three companies
b. C. and ID. and consist mainly OF men
who have not passed the overseas
duties examinations. They are mainly
Pennsylvsnians, New Workers and a few
rom the Western States.
The sales OF The Liberty Loans were
more encouraging last evening than
they have been previously. The DIFF
ferent committee reports tOtaled S23,-
80 for The day, making the total TO
date, s60.050
Owing TO the servant problem in New
Castle, the organization OF the Wom-
ms Liberty Loan Committee, Fourth
Liberty Loan, for the first few days
Of the campaign, was not as complete
as the chairman would like TO have
had II. Final committees have been ap-
pointed. however, and they are as fol-
lows:
District No. Mrs. J. f. Phillips,
,aptain; Committee, Miss Lena Rogers,
Miss Nan DUNCAN. Miss Kate MahOney,
Miss Carrie Gimmell. Mrs. Harry Ahern,
Miss Elizabeth McCue ,ButtOnwOOds)
] u. IL
nan. May Harris viii do the canvass
ing among tho colOred residents OF the
Buit0nwOods. Rural "E.~, Miss
Bertha Lambson, captain; assistants,
Mrs. Matilda Van Trump, Mrs. Hall.
District No. 2-lirs. +. ID. Janvier,
captain; tRural "D.'). Mrs. John Clay
ton. Mrs. II. II. Hay. Mss Anna B. New
love. Mrs. Edward Megginson, Mrs.
Harry Murray, Miss Mabel Clewell, Mrs.
Frank Mcdonnell
District No 3-(Rural "C.D. Miss
Reba +. Holcomb, captain; committee,
Mrs. Thomas Appleby, Mrs. Tasker
Clark. Mrs Harriet Lester, Miss May
3. Cooley, Mrs. Catherine Boyle.
Shawtown, S. w. Section. Third Dis
rict'. Mrs. Mary Reynolds, captain;
ssistant Miss Elizabeth Toman.
District No. Airs. George Pierce,
,aptain: committee, Mrs. Joseph Car
en-. Miss Ruth Stewart, Mrs. Julius
Oodd. Miss Annie Platt. Mrs. John B.
Nanl0ve. (SOuthern Division and part
II Rural "B."), Mrs. James T. Eliason.
captain: Mrs. William Haman, assist
mt. tRural "A" and part OF "B.'') Mrs.
Wilkins Cranston, captain; Miss Dora
'chafer, assistant.
Field Musician Vaughn 5. Lancaster.
who has been stationed with the Naval
Reserves at Cape May. has been trans
ferred to Delaware College, where he
viii continue his studies.
Community Board No. 2, met last
hight. Mrs. Jacob Speicher and Miss
elsie Black, who have recently been
.lected TO the board were present.
After short conference the meeting
adjourned TO meet again Friday eve
inns.
Mr.. and Mrs. James l.. Bacon, have
returned from Camp Dix, where they
nave been 20 see their son Earl, who
mas been very III with pneumonia.
While pairoling his territory at the |
Bcthlehem Loading Company yesterday |
guard found soldier lettering |
around one OF the magazines. The man
was seized by the guard and taken be-
rore the chief. OF police and when
questioned, found him 10 be an alleged
deserter from Camp Meade. He was
also suffering with influenza. From
the Bethlehem Loading Company he
was taken TO Fort Dupont.
John w. Morris OF the Fibre Spe-
cialty Company has purchased an au-
komoblle to accommodate the em-
ployes from Wilmington who work In
The plant here.
George II. Ellis, who recently Joined
The Canadian Expeditionary Force, has
written friends here OF his safe ar
rival at ST. Johns Canada. He VIII be
station with the Engineer Corps.
Owing 10 the epidemic OF influenza |
40 prayer meeting service win be held |
IN the NJ. f. Church tonight.
Mrs. Francis Proud Is seriously III at /
he. home Of her mother, Mrs. irwin /
Thatcher in North Second street.
Postmaster John p. Murphy, and |
daughter Elizabeth. are both confined /
% their homes with influenza.
George McSmith has resumed bis po- /
Ition at Third Street bridge. Whining |
on. after an attack OF influenza is re- I
overing
Edward Nolan. a clerk at the Bethle-
em Loading Company. Is sick at his |
ome In Chesapeake. Md.