Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-06
NEWS OF THE DAY
AT new CASTLE
Three-Year- Old Daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Barber Scri-
ously Burned.
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Special Correspondence To Every Evening
New Castle, Dec. 6.--Lcuise Barber,
the three-year-old daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs Ernest Barber Of West Fourth
street, on Saturday afternoon WIS ser
iously burned about the hands face and
body, caused by coming in contact with
an oil stove in the kitchen. The mother
heard the screams of the child. Rushing
into the kitchen she picked the child upand
and ran 10 the basement and pumped
water on the child, which extinguisedr
the blaze. DIR. Lewis Booker gave first
aid treatment and ordered the child sent
TO the Delaware Hospital, Wilmington,
where she is in critical condition. She
10 supposed TO have inhaled the flames.
The mother was severely burned on both
hands. Attention was gwen by DIR. Julius
Dodd.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wepg nmann of
40 East Fifth street announce the engage
men ntof their daughter, Miss Mary WegRen-
mann, to Alfred J Mcclure, formerly
of this city. now Of Wilmington.
This evening Mt 3 O'Clock the board Of
directors of the New Castle Century
Club will meet A program committee
meeting will follow
On Saturday afternoon At Battery Park
the New Castle High School football team
turned the tables on the Dougherty SEN
nte and defeated the latter by the ecore
Of IL to q
The members Of the Beard of Health
will meet this evening
Mrs Mary Reynolds. who several
weeks ago had her right ankle broken,
had the plaster cast removed yesterday
and ia able TO get about her home with the
aid Of cane.
Caesar Rodney Chapter, Order Of the
Eastern Star, met Saturday evening for
the purpose of making arrangements Tor
the installation which will take place on
Thursday evening The officers who viii
be installed are Worthy Matron, Mrs.
Elizabeth Leach Worthy Patron, Ray
mond Foster; Associate Matron, Mrs.
Irene Hewlett: Conductoress, Miss Carrie
Gemmill; Associate Conductoress, Mrs.
Ida G. Smith; Secretary, Mrs. Mary K
Naylor: Treasurer. Mrs. Ellen Foster; !;
Chaplain, Mrs Elsie Bicking; Marshal,
Mrs. Mary Hanf Organist, Miss Ella
Brown: Warden, Mrs. Bessie Nallette;
Sentinel, Edward II. Naylor; Star Points.
Ada" Mrs Willena Yetter; Ruth,
Mrs. Henrietta Connor; Esther, Mrs
Sallie Meredith. Martha Mrs. Dora
Clymer; Election, Miss Ellen Dodd
The usual Tuesday evening meeting
of the Century Club will not be held to-
morrow night.
The Young Peoples Christian Club of
the First Presbyterian Church met on
FRIDAY evening at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Whitfield Scott. Singing and games
were enioyad, after which refreshments
were served. Mrs Merrill Thornton sang
a vocal solo and Mrs. Whitfield Scott
and daughter, Edna, rendered piano
duet.
Last evening 81 members of Industry
Council, Jr Order United American
Mechanics, turned out In body at First
Baptist Church.
The members of Adelphia Lodge, No.
8. Knights of Pythiss, are arranging for
an entertainment TO be held IN the lodge
rooms on Wednesday evening, December
Is, for the members and their families
only. Wilmington Knights will give an
exhibition drill and play will be given
by members Of the local body.
The New Castle basketball team on
Saturday evening was defeated by the
Old Oak team, at Salem, n. j., 81 to "a
The members of the A. NJ. s. Co. Club
: the American Manganese Steel Co.