Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-12
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Death of Theodore Hastings, for
Many Years Prominent
Resident of Laurel.
Special Correspondence of Every Evening

| New Castle, May III heouofe mast
ings, a resident OF Shawtown, died yester-
dav after an illness of several weeks from
pneumonia. He was 62 years of age and
| almost lifelong resident of Laurel lie
had been residing in this city for more than
a year, having been connected with the
guard force of the Bethlehem Loading
| Co. The funeral services will be held on
| Friday morning at the Laurel M T..
Church and interment will be made in the
cemetery adjoining. He is survived by
wife and one son, Theodore, Jr.
Neil B. Sentman, who died on Sunday.
| will be buried this afternoon In the Giebe
cemetery, the services will be held at his
late residence, 529 Delaware street, at
o'clock, the officers of the st. John
| Lodge, No. 2, A. +. d A. NJ. VIII have
charge of the services. The following mem
| bers of the lodge will act as pail bearers:
| DIR. Julius Dodd Harry b. Smith, Willis
| Clothier, Edward II. Naylor, Sr., William
1 l.. Rothwell, Jacob II. Speicher
]. BIackson, employed at the plant
| of the American Manganese Steel Co,
was cut on the nose yesterday while at
I, work in the foundry department lie
was taken to the office of DIR. Lewis
Booker, where he was given treatment.
! Oakford Lamhson, chairman OF the
| Democratic hundred, committee, has
called a meeting of the Democrats for
| tomorrow evening at o clock m the Town
| Hall for the purpose of selecting the
| nominees for delegates. Alternates 10 the
| State Convention. A full attendance Is
| desired.
| AT the meeting Of the official hoard of
| the Nazareth NJ f. Church, last evening.
| the contract for an organ was awarded to
| the Mailer Organ Co, of Hagerstown,
| Md. nj the sum of 81, ,946 metal ceiling
\ for tho auditorium. TO Theodore W
| Cavender, for $3.50. altar and pulpit fur
niture De Long Svohoda Co, Philadel-
phia. s456. platform and alterations,
| Harry s. Lynch Of Wilmington for $500
The members of the City Council and
| the Trustees Of III Common will meet tins
ev ming for the purpose of taking up the
matter Of supplying the residents OF the
CITY with good water An offer will proha-
blv be made the Delaware Water lm-
provcmcnt CO. for the purchase Of both
the New Castle Water Co.'S plant and the
Delaware Water Improvement Water and
light plant II is expected that several
persons from Reading. Pa, representing
| the company viii be in attendance.
The Civics Committee Of the New
Century Club at the meeting last even
ing a letter in reply to the one that was
sent 70 the City Council by the Surgeon
General Of the Army, was ordered sont
TO tho City Council relative 70 their views
in the pollution Of the Delaware river and
/ Council will give the matter consideration
at its next meeting The committee
decided 10 hold the club luncheon on
! Thursday afternoon, May q, NJ ] o'clock,
\ in the Parish House on account Of the
/ rooms Of the club not being large enough
| This event marks tho closing Of the meet
/ ings for the sprinG season. The people who
/ acquire the habit of dumping waste
i paper on the Sixth street dump are re-
I ouested 10 burn ii thus eliminating the
x scattering Of the loose material blythe winds
\ Mrs Edward II Naylor. Mrs Alexander T..
\ Goudiss. Mrs Mary Phillips. Mrs. p. B.
\ Lightner. Mrs Hampton, Mrs George
< MCIntire and Mrs Jacob II Speicher were
appointed a committee "a act in conlunc-
I tion with the members Of Industry
( Council No. 25. Jr. Q. L. 4. NJ, Adephla
/ Lodge. No :. X of p. and Seminole
i Tribe. No 40. / @ r NJ to make nrepara
/ tions for Memorial Day exercises. The
school children Will asst
+ Much interest is centcFed in the group
I prayer meetings which VIII he held tins
evening 81 : 80 o clock. The meetings will
he held 81 the residences of the following
members MIR and Mrs Richard DAVIS on
\ T.
? T. r. Clark Hares Corner, near the
basin, Mrs. Julia Walls. Sixth street
Mrs Justine Cooper, Sixth street, Rev
and Mrs. J r Blcklng, the parsonage.
/ MIR and Mrs John b. Manloye, Fifth
street: Mr. and Mrs George Kern, Fifth
street Mr. and Mrs Howard Zmner-
man, Century Club; Mr. and Mrs. John
4 +. z CLAYTON. Fourth street; Mr. and
! Mrs Edward W Eagle Fourth street
Mrs sara Atkinson Third street Mr.
and Mrs Edward McDoweliit Third
street Mr. and Mrs A Mitchell Glvison,
Second street; Mr. and Mrs William
+ Conner, Second street; MIR and Mrs
William O. Denny Strand; Mr. and Mrs
Thomas J Gravel Second street. Mr.
and Mrs Willis Blackburn, Baldton
The members Of the West End Athletic
( Club have postponed the awarding Of i
doratlou until tomorrow evening
A large attendance is expected al the
meeting Of the members Of the Emmanuel
/ Athletic Association this evening at the
! parish house at :. 30 O'Clock The plans
/ for the spring sports viii be discussed.
/ The official board Of the Nazareth
VI r Church, viii procure 80 new
hvmnals, 10 lie used for the services.
The Civics Committee Of the New
/ Century Club the members of the City
I Council and the members Of the Board ol
Health are very much pleased over the
way the citizens have complied with theirre
quest Of cleaning their hack yards and hope
/ for d continuance Of the same throughout
the cleanup period which began ON
/ Monday and viii last until Saturday.
4 Personal inspection is being made by
| the members of the above bodies Waste
paper cans for the reception of paper
have been procured for the residents of
! Dobbinsville and Shawtown and il ls
/ requested that the residents use them.
I Tomorrow evening al $50 O'Clock the
| Penn Seaboard Steel Corporation and the
! American Manganese Steel Co.'S teams Of
the Industrial Twilight League viii cross
bats on the diamond Of the New Castle
Athletic Association This makes the