Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-20
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
City Council Meets Monday Night
to Consider the Purchasing of
the Water Plants.
Special Corr-.po ndence Of Every Evening

Special Corr-spo ndenco Of Every Evening
New Castle. Nov. 20 City Council
on Monday evening will meet In Special
session, and will take up the question Of
tho purcha.c Of the two water companies
controlled by the Delaware Water Inn
provement Co. An offer Of 5000 will be
made for the two plants for the city:
City Engineer William KINNEY will
likely be directed to make q survey, pre-
lirninary to plans for the erection OF an en-
tirely new plant Complaints have been
made to CouEcil OF the inadequate supply
of water and investigation on the part OF
the Courcilmen indicated that eorne OF
the pumps were in poor working condition.
Council has notified the water company
that If the plant Is not placed in proper
working condition within one week, the
city will have the work done and the co
would be deducted from the bills.
Agnes Helen Steel, 9-months-old daugh-
ter OF Mr. and Mrs John Steel, died yes
terday, after on illness OF several weeks,
from pneumonia Funeral services will be
held on Monday in the st. Peters r. {.
Church, with Rev Frederick Y. Camp
bell officiating
Last Sunday afternoon tho Rev George
I. Street, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, united in marriage Charles .
Wooten Of Baltimore and Miss Anna NJ
Berkins Of Wilmington The ceremony
took place at the parsonage
The masquerade party which was TO
have taken place last evening IN the Old
Arnory Building, under the auspices Of
the members OF the Caesar Rodney Chap
ter. Order of the Eastern Star. was post
ponsd until later date. on account OF
the illness OF several members
Il fnr Pos
Frederick V. Campbell. who was taken
i'll last week, WAS removed tn the home OF
her sister. Mrs. Frank Scott Of Winning
ton.
The annual fall supper which was held
on Thursday evening by the members .
Lebanon NJ f. Church, nj Red Lion, was
one OF the largest attended for several
wears and the sum cleared was $50
Many persons from Wilmington and
this oitv attended At the conclusion of
the summer many pretty pltc Of fancy
work were auctioncd of and large mum
her Of cakes and poultry disposed Of.
Arrangements have been made and
committees appointed by the members
of Crsar Rodney Chapter. Order Of the
Eastern Star. 10 hold musicale and re
cltsl in the Opera House, December ~
Miss Grace sage, a noted artist, will stage
the play, The Country Cousin
George ! Unger and Charles Wipf
have been husly engaged during the week
making repairs 20 number OF residences
where electric light wires were damaged
by the recent storm
Last evening 100 members Of the lodges
representing Washington, Oriental and
Lafayette, X Of p, Of Wilmington were
entertained by the momberg Of the Adol-
phia Lodge Riverride Lodge of Penns-
Vile. y J.. sont letter Of regret. on nc
coun. Of the inability to secure boat IL
which 10 make the trip.
Rev ] II Bicking, pastor of the New
Castle NJ + Church. tomorrow morning
AT 1890 will take foe his theme, The
Demoniac Sunday school and Baraca
class meeting will be held al 2 o clock.
The Epworth League services Will take
place AT : and the evening preaching at
: 30. The pastor will take for his sub
icct. "Thd Pilgrim SPIRIT.
Rev Joseph IL Earp, rector Of I'm
manuel Church, tomorrow Will administer
holy communion at 80 At 1880 there
will be PRAYER, holy baptism and ser
mon: 80, prayer and sermon.
Rev : Beattie Wylie, pastor Of First
PRESBYTERIAN Church, will conduct the
usual services tomorrow morning at 1890;
Sunday school at 230, and preaching
AT 30
Rev George T. Street, pastor of FIRST
Baptist Church, tomorrow morning ST II
o'clock will take for his theme. "Our
Unattainablc Possibilities )" Sunday school
will meet 81 10 o'clock. Christian En-
deavor at Gas and for the evening ser
mon al 730 the pastors next will be
Men Without Heart. Sight or Hearing
On Sunday November IS, the First Sun
dav in Advent at 7 80 o'clock will be com
memorated 8 corporate communion for
men only ar Emmanuel Church followed
with breakfast at the Parish House st
which a conference will be held. At 1890
o'clock a corporate communion for women
will be administered.
Tomorrow morning Rev F ] Cochran.
pastor OF the Lebanon NJ f. Church of
Red Lion Will have charge Of the services
which will convene at l045. At this time
the Harvest Home, or the Autumnal ser
vice, will be held The Epworth League
service, Will be held at 730 in charge Of
F erderick c. Davidson, and the evening
service will take place at s, in charge
of the pastor.
Tomorrow afternoon the Harvest Home
or the Autumnal services viii be held at
3 o'clock in Glasgow NJ + Church in
charge Of the pastor, Rev. F. }. Cochran,
and at this session there will be mortgage
burning
Professor Henry Handy Hay, who was
one Of the delegates for the Diocese Of
Delaware Of the Episcopal Church to the