Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-09
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
City Councilman h. F. Melvin
Died Saturday in Philadel-
phia Hospital.
Special Correspondence OF Every Evening

Special Corresponaence OF Every Evening
New Castle. Aug. 9,-Aexander f..
Melvin, resident of this city for the
past IL years, died on Saturday in the
Oncologc Hospital, Philadelphia lie
had been n patient ut the institution for
several months suffering from cancer
Of the throat, and had undergone severai
operations. The deceased was member
of City Council from the Fourth district,
and was serving his second year lie was
n Republican and a faithful worker Tor
his party He was n member OF Nazareth
Nj. l.. Church and took an active part IN
the work of Baraca Class He was a fnern-
Der of the Adelphia Lodge No 3, knights
of Pythias: Seminole Tribe, No. 40, Inn
proved Order of Red Men; the Amer1-
can Manganese Relief Association and
Good viii Fire Co He WIS employed at
the plant of the American Manganese
Steel Co, as shipping clerk. The funeral
will take place tomorrow afternoon nj
3 30 from the residence of his sister, Mrs
MaryJ Jeifers, 702 North forty-hfth
street, Philadelphia Members oi the
family surviving are % brother and sister.
Walter Melvin and Mrs. Ada Elliott oi
Washington.
Frank Long, Joseph Barclay Russell
Matchett and f. Earle Wegeenmann
left Saturday afternoon in their launeh
for trip through the Chesapeake y
Delaware Canal for one week The party
will stop at Betterton, Annapolis anu
Washington.
Howard Porter of Delaware City met
with n misfortune on Saturday afternoon
while cranking his car at Third and Della
ware streets. His right hand came III
contact with the license tag, cutting the
thumb and wrist Several stitches were
required to. close the wound Attention
was given by DR. Lewis Booker.
Tho members of the Rose Hill Sunday
school and the members Of the Rose Hill
Grange will hold a joint picnic NJ River
side Beach ON Thursday afternoon, going
in automobiles
Arrangements have not been complete
for the annual picnic Of the members ot
the First Baptist Sunday school II was
first talked of having Joint picnic with
Rose Hill Sunday school NJ Riverside
Beach Of the 18th Of August, but the
plans have been changed and the date
and the place for holding the picnic Will
be announced later
The second registration was held on
SATURDAY.. in the First district ~ the hnme
of Rudolph A Nallette on the Strand, !,
Second the home of James Il llanee.
Fifth street. Third, tho home of William
Etchell, Ninth street Fourth. the home of
John Jester, Sixth street Fifth the store
Of Clayton ID Appleby. Bear Station
The number registered on Saturday
follows First district. 10 Second, ~.
Third. AZ Fourth. III, Fifth, 20. The
totals for the two registrations DAYS tnl-
low First district, 24s, Second, lp7
Third, o1 Fourth, 10; Fifth, 2d. making
the grand total III The next registration
dav will I've Saturday, August Ii
The members Of the Citizens building
and Loan Association will meet tins even-
ing in regular session At the New Castle
Trust Co.
The lawn fetc given by the ladies of
ST Peters Church on the evenings Of
Thursday. Friday and Saturday lost,
was a great success although the weather
on Thursday and Friday evenings was
RAINY Everything was sold on the last
evening. Some Of the handsome center
pieces donated netted as high as SIS
The proceeds will be used for the improve
ments to the church
The members of City Council. cem-
prislng President John I Stoops VIII
liam Weggenmann. John J Walls and
George Poole. made aninspection Of the
apparatus Of the Coed Will Fire Co. on
Saturday afternoon and a test run Of
the combination engine was made from
the fire hall TO Hares Corner and 70 the
Buttonwoods
The members Of CITY Council Will
meet this evening at $ o'clock N ad-
journcd session for the purpe Sc Of taking
up the matter of making repairs 10 the
lower floor OF the Good Will Fire Co,
and the repairing Of the company :
pavement Resolutions ON the death ot
Alexander + Melvin will he drawn up
and placed on the minutes
The New Castle Health Center VAS
opened this morning at Sixth and South
streets 1t is open between 10 and for
inspection The officers Of the Health
Center are Mrs Lewis Booker. chair
man, Mrs Edward IL Naylor secretary
Mrs Joseph II Earp, representing I'm
manuel Church. Mrs Frank Hewlett of
the Baptist Church, Mrs Elsie Black Of
the Presbyterian Church and Mrs. j seph
Carlin of the St Peters Church
The members of the Colored Bethany
L. A NJ f. Church, Fifth and Nilliom
tstreets. are making arrangements for
he holding of an entertainment tomorrow
evening in the Town Hall The purpose