Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-12-10
new CASTLE FLU
BILLS ARE UNPAID
Governor Townsend and ]. j..
: Raskob Each Contribute
$500 to Committee
READ BY WOMEN
snacial hi mo nvenIne Journal.

Special 10 Tho Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Del, Dec. iO-Colored
sx-seryice men, In uniform will meet
81 Lunds Corner, here at 73O tomor-
row nisht led by a band composed or
aX-service men from Wilmington and
parade through town 10 the Old Armory
where they will give a dance.
The shutters OF the old Court House
hove been reprinted aud rehung.
Auch discussion has been heard here
AZ late as 60 whether a woman was
ever hangad q New Castle. Alexander
B Coope47efid Mayor Eckles have found
that Mrs. Evans was banged here
about 800 years ago.
Al automobile curtain was found on
second street, and IS now at the may
lr's ohlce The owner may have same
by describing The article.
Mfs Richard Royce and Miss Mar
.aret Gordon spent yesterday in Phlla-
delphia
The attention OF the city truant OIL
ser has been called 90 several chill
dren who are not attending school reg
ulariy.
John NJ Wilson OF this city. who has
been visiting California Denver and
Rocky Mountains for the past year
has returned home
James McGrory and William White
are spending several days IN Jersey
City. y. j., with William B. McLough-
in
Emmanuel basketball team VIII play
Cooley College team OF Wilmington
on Thursday evening. W. Proud, the
il9shy forward OF the locals will De
Finders running mate at forward
Leach. one OF the fasleS pivot men In
the state will hold down the center
position. Bennett ard Harrington. The
pair who throw fear into the opposing
forwards, Will see that the students
have few shots al the basket While, |
the all-ar0und star Will Doe utility man,
but Is sure 10 get into the battle.
The game viii start promptly al 8
o'clock.
Members OF the Woman's Committee
who appeared before city Council re-
Gently tn-rngard 10 bills incurred dur
ing the "flue' epidemic here mat re-
NAMED unpaid read some interesting /
correspondence and stated their posi-
lion in the matter. The correspondence /
was with Governor Townsend and dis |
closed that the Governor and John J. /
Rascob each had offered to give $500 !
toward paying the bills The women /
who appeared before Council included /
Mrs. Z. EllasOn. Mrs. Frank McCallin /
Mrs. ]. T. Phillips. Mss DUNCAN and 1
Mrs. Francis de n. J8nver
The correspond ence read by the COM !
mittee was as follows:
New Castle, Delaware,
September 30, 1919.
HON. JOHN q. TOWNSEND
Governor Of Delaware,
Dover, Delaware.
sir: 40 the suggestion OF Mrs.
Charles r. Miller. chairman Of the
Women's Committee OF the state COun-
Ell Of Defense. ! write 90 you as head
~ The Council. concerning the bills In
eurred /, wear ago. at New Castle. dur
ing The influenza epidemic. by the
Women's Committee Of the Council. /
ffhese bills are still unpaid. Mrs. Miller
has, I understand, taken them up win
w Raskob. The treasurer, and recently
handed me a letter from him, in which
ne stated that he had approved them
and forwarded The correspondence 10
YOU
Just dnOul year ago., Ut. .pooAVlf
WHO was then engaged at the govern
inent ordnance loading plant near New
Castle. urgently requested me, as chair
man for New Castle county Of the
Womens Committee Of The state Coun-
eli OF Defense. 10 try 20 arrange FOR an
emergency hospital. at New Castle
through the State Council lie in
formed me that the situation was criti-
cal. owing 90 the large number OF
strangers employed there. the made
auate housing conditions and the scar
city OF doctors and nurses that no local
action was being taken, and that lmme-
diate action was imperative. This re-
quest was supported by The two other
doctors in New Castle at once COM
municaied by telephone with Mrs. Mil
Ter. state Chairman Of the Womens
Committee. aud asked for authority
from the committee 60 Immediately ar
range for an emergency hospital, and
received her direction CD do so. at
once Organized the local women into an
active and efficient working committee
and they effectively cared FOR a very
serious situation. A hospital was