Evening journal., 1919-12-13
holiday PAGEANT
PLAN ELABORATE
Court House Ruin to Be Set
ting for Public Christmas
Festivities
GARDEN SOON ON
HISTORIC SPOT

. Al the meeting OF the Board Of Park
!. Commissioners yesterday afternoon per-
Z mission was granted TO the WilmnStOn
Community Service to Use the ruins Of
lhe Ola Court House as q setting for
three Christmas pageants which the
I community Service has planned ~
/ Stage during Christmas week.
! In asking this permission Of the
, Park Board Mr.. Ferguson Of the Com
; munity Service, stated that permission
? had already been secured fcom the
. police and from the contractor for the
removal Of the structure. lie assured
the commissioners that he would bear
all responsibility during the perform
ances, and had seen that the walls.
would be secure before the first Of the.
pageants started
Mr.. Ferguson announced the inten-
ton Of the Community Service of nor
trayng a Christmas scene in France
IN 1911 Another in 1918, and the
! Ghrstmas in America this year He
staed that elaborate preparations We're
being made for the pageanis. that tbe
nearly cooperation Of the American
Legion had been secured. and mat a !
number Of novel scenic effects includ- |
ing vari-colored LIGHTS and rockeis |
would be employed.
In the 1917 pageant, vivid battle
scenes VIII be acted by members of the
american Legion. The shooting rock
ets VIII give the effect Of shells. and /
plenty OF powder will furnish all the
noise necessary for battle scene. The
assistance Of the local branch Of the
American Red Cross has also been Sc
cured in this matter.
h. r. Mack, park engineer stated in
MS report that the dredging had start {
ed in front Of Chrisiiana Park. and
the low spot in the park was RAPIDLY {
Deng filled in Money for this i'm
provement was appropriated by City a
Council on December g. and Il is \
thought that the entire operation can v
be done at a cost Of 1920. a saving {
or S20OO by the foresight Of Mr.. Mack y
Tor it would have cost that amount 10 Z
make this improvement. had the Arun- !
del Companys dredge not been Sc b
cured by Mr. Mack.
President of Council Lyon. who is
also a member eX-Ofllcio Of The parl,
commission. wished TO know when the p
benches in the parks would be taken al
IN. This matter was referred TO the lt
park engineer. The matter of The 81
,4,3OO still due as a credit TO the Board
# Park Commissioners from the Lew III
-ourt was also mentioned but nothing
vas done
MT Mack was congratulated by the ~
Members Of the board on the excellent
'rosress on the new pavilion in Chris
lana Park, on the sOundness Of is con -,
truciion, and on the saving to the ~
tty by its construction by the city. II
s announced jhat The new structure ,o
'as finished, except for the roof. I6s
As many Of the board as is possible mo
VII attend the meeting which will
axe place in the rooms of the board
tle Municipal Building, at s o'clock
ext Wednesday. when the model of he los
eW base for the Caesar Rodney eques-
ian statue viii be exhibited IL will he
e seen at that time whether or TO.
he plans and the model show that The
lse is in architectural unity with the
iiacent steps, or not DR.,
The report of the treasurer was as 5
flows: tb.
llance at last report. s 9iSSi
lsh from rents. 90l 40 SCI
lsh from M7yOr and Council. 100000
lsh from interest in bank. 9.79 /
poi
Total .................... s6I596O uni
expenditures. including DIRE
yrolls Of S2,32569, total sli5f93. ma
Iae balance on hand was reported
S20O1C0 =
A total Of sS3.33 was expended for at
e maintainance Of the Free Zoo. The
wing S7907i on hand. A bill of by
% for current payment Of the archi- den
is Of Rodney Square was also if q
lnted. nos
% Edgar L. Haynes. of the Park Ex- thai
sion Committee, was referred the Of
olutions Of the commission TO ac- 1t
re three plots of land in the Union the
k Gardens district, which the Emer- will
ICY Fleet Corporation offers to turn cont
r to the city. crea
ne sites involved are two triangular city
IS M Cnddns ond parrv- cfraafe aud Lo.,