Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-16
NEWS Of THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Interesting Democratic Meeting
Last Night, Participated in
by Women.

special Correspondence or Every Evening
New Castle, Sept. 16--The meeting Of
the Democratic Committee Of New Castle
Hundred, together with the Women's
Executive Committee, last evening IN the
| old Armory Building, was largely at
tended. The subcommittee Of Ave, select-
ed at the last meeting, submitted can,
vass Of the voters. Fifteen additional
committee members will bc announced
later. A Democratic massmeeting will
be held on Friday evening in the Armory
at o'clock. All women, as well as men,
are urged to be present.
The trial Of Nathan Katz, who WAS ar
rested last week by police officers lenoir
and Tobin, took place last evening before
Mayor Ecklcs. The defendant was ac-
| cused Of breaking and entering the tailor
ing establishment of Samuel Steinman,
on Delaware street, while the latter was
out of town The case was dismissed by
the mayor, who stated that he had re-
ceived letter from Attorney Reinhardt
who stated that after having the case
thoroughly investigated by attaches OF
his office, he would advise this course.
John j. Walls, the prosecuting witness,
said he would visit the attorney general
and state his case, acting IN behalf OF his
son, who was taking care Of the tailoring
establishment during the absence OF
the proprietor.
Mrs. James +. Biggs, while in company
with her nephew, Edward Pierson, found
a pocketbook on Delaware street several
days ago containing a sum OF money.
The members Of the band will hold a
business meeting and weekly rehearsal
in the Town Hall tomorrow evening.
The regular rehearsals will be Tuesday
and Friday evenings of each week IN
Town Hall.
William Gebhart is suffering from a
number of boils.
Today at noon the employees of the
Baldt plant of the Penn Scaboard Steel
Corporation held meeting for the pur-
pose of forming an athletic association
among the men Basketball and other in
door sports are contemplated.
The soup sale under the direction Of
the members of the Dorcas Society of
Nazareth NJ. T.. Church, which was held
Yesterday, netted S22. This amount wal
placed TO the credit Of the organ fund.
The second soup sale will be held next
Wednesday in the kitchen of the church,
beginning at IL o'clock.
Tomorrow evening at 7.30 o'clock the
hall Improvement committees of Industry
Council, No. 25, Jr. Order United Arneri-
can Mechanics, Seminole Tribe, No. 40,
Improved Order of Red Men, Adelphia
Lodge, No. s, Knights of Pytias, Casar
Rodney Chapter, No. 9, Order of the
Eastern Star, will hold joint meeting
in the lodge rooms of the Masonic Hall
Co, and submit plans for rernodellng the
interior Of the lodge rooms. Each committc
is composed of three members. A full at
tendance is requested.
Lewis Wortx, who operates a savmill
on the wharf at the foot Of Harmony
street, yesterday, while engaged in saving
timber, WAS struck IN the left eye by
particle of wood, which few from the cir
ctIlar saw. The injured man WAS treated
at the office of DR.. Julius Dodd.
The Little Light Bearers of Nazareth
NJ. E. Church will hold their first fall
meeting tomorrow afternoon in the church
at 3 o'clock, standard time. At this meet
ing the members will turn in their mite
boxes, The money will be used for foreign
mission purposes.
Phillip Harris, "a resident OF North Fourth
street, who was badly scalded ON the
10th of August, while at work for the
Pyrites CO., in South Wilmington, and
who has been at the Delaware Hospital,
is able to be about. He was scalded on
the body and back
Mary Odgers, the 2-months-old daugh-
ter of James and Carrie Odgers of 634
Clark street, died last evening. The
funeral will take place tomorrow after
noon at 2 o'clock, with services at the
home of the parents and interment in
the Glebe cemetery. Rev. ]. r. Bicking
will have charge of the services.
Wilkinson +. Cranston, who resides on
the state road near State Road Station
began threshing wheat yesterday.
James j. Nuss, foreman of night gang
of one of the local steel plants, last evening
was taken suddenly i'll while at work He
was seized with violent pains in the
stomach and was removed to his home
us. Clark street, by automobile, and
afterwards taken to the Delaware Hos
pital, where he was treated.
Little Bear Tribe, No. 46, Red Men, of
Bear Station, on Tuesday evening will