Evening journal., 1920-04-19
NEWSY GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE.
Council and Health Board
to Discuss General Town
Conditions
OVERALL CLUB
is ORGANIZED
Special to The Evening Journal.

! Special TO The Evening Journal.
| NEW CASTLE, Del, April i9.-The
/ nag which is flown daily from the
stan In front OF the court house, is at
half STAFF today by order Of Mayor
Eckles, because OF the death Of Mrs.
Kate Ford Deemer.
Members Of Council and the Trus-
lees OF the Commons will meet in
! loint session in the Trustees OF the
| Commons chamber on Wednesday,
evening, when important matters con-
| cred.
he Board OF Health will meet in the
onlce OF Dr. Julius Dodd. health ply
stefan, tomorrow evening, when
! health problems Of the city will be
| discussed. Several members Of the
! slate Health Commission and spec
ialists are expected TO be in attenr-
ance.
orphan Boy the Good VIII Fire
Company's Shetland pony, has arrived
ana was on exhibition at the fire
house today.
An overall" club has been organ
| lied here. All members have declared
that they will not purchase or wear
| expensive clothing. About one hun
! dred have signed the agreement, which
is at the pool parlors Of Robert New
William Wadsley, Of Harmony
street, was taken suddenly i'll while
at work at the Pigeon Point Works.
yesterday. Mr.. Wadsley is a guard
at that plant.
The Rev. J. r. Bicklng baptized Rich
ard Maurice, the four-weeks-old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Farmer, of
| Fifth street. yesterday. The baptism
/ was attended by relatives of the fam
/ lily living here, and Mr.. and Mrs. John
. Farmer Of Chester, Pa, grandparents
Of little Richard
Samuel C. Lilly. Negro, a local ca
terer. died at his home at No. Sic
Cherry street. last Friday. The funer-
al will take place on Wednesday af-
ternoon.
Lydia Camphor was arrested yester-
day on the charge OF destroying the
property she was living in. She agreed
. 10 move and pay for the damages.
whereupon she was dismissed by'
Mayor Eckles.
William Jordan. OF the 'Afodel
Farm had his right arm badly LAGER
ated while working at the American
Manganese Steel plant. Saturday The
breaking OF a large emery wheel was
The cause OF the accident
Doves Of Peace" settled on the
b Good VIII Fire house yesterday. The
two cooling doves are being exhibited
! by John Doris, who says Il is a good
} omen. He is certain the $1,000 fund
for motOriZing the chemical engine
will be fully Subscribed in the near
future.
Members OF City Council. city OIL
/, cials and several business men went
> 10 Philadelphia yesterday and visited
), Alexander Melvin, councilman. who Isl
\ in in a hospital there. Mr.. Melvin IS
slightly improved.
4 The West End baseball team will
! occupy the Battery Park grounds on
1 the Saturdays that the Del-Mar league
lteam Is playing in other towns. owing
/ 70 the rain all games were called on
lust Saturday.
Mrs. J. r. Bicking, who has been M
for several days, Is slightly improved
Fresh garden and flower seeds,
hASes, hoes and spades; wall paper.
I St0)ps.-Adv.
A, social meeting Of the Ladies' Aid
Soctty OF the First Baptist Church
4 will be held at the parsonage tOmor-.
row afternoon. The members Will
mako final preparations for the enter
/ tainna,nt Of the delegates from all
parts NOf the State who will attend
the iAo-day convention Of the Dela-'
ware Baptist convention. to be held.
in that church on Thursday and Fri-l
! day of next week.
Mr.. aud Mrs. John McNally enter
| tanned a number Of little folks at their
home onA Saturday TO celebrate the'
ninth bhthday anniversary OF their
daughter \ Those participating were J.
! Eleanor Kern, Amy Marsh, Ethel
Marsh, Elizibe Carlin, Betty Grant,
Lee Grant. Norman Bowen, john
Becker, Edward Hemphill, Chester
McKnitt, GcVdon McNally, King Me-
Nally. Martha Shaw. Lydia McNally,
Mary WeggeIhnann, Mrs. James shaw,
Mrs. Charles Grant, Mrs. C. V. Beetle,
Mrs. william Weggenmann, Mr.. and
Mrs. John McNblly.
Granville Ferguson, formerly Of this
/ city. but now az Chester, spent the
| weekend here with his grandmother.
/ Joseph Develins OF New York, is
visiting his brother, Michael Develin.
Miss Hazel Delhi OF Bear Station,
was a weekend visitor with Miss
] Elizabeth Mckay.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Snellenburg and
mother, Mrs. Francis Meredith, of
Bellefonte. visited relatives here to-
/ day.
John Farmer. OF Chester. spent to-.
day with his daughter, Mrs. Charles
Hewlett, Of Baldton.
Edward Truitt, Of New York. wasl
a weekend visitor with his family
here.
II. Borie, Of Philadelphia. spent to-
day with friends in THIS city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul sheridan. OF Will
fington. were visitors with their par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Sheridan,
! OF Fourth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Payton are re-
| ceivIng congratulations upon the birth
OF a baby boy.
Chief James Campbell, accompanied
| by Alden Jordan. James Ryan. Frank
! Murphy and Clayton McCasson, visit
! ed Millington, yesterday, TO view the
fire ruins.
Mrs. James Seal, OF Wilmington. is
! visiting Mrs. +. IT, NaylOr, OF this city.
CALL CITY GARDENERS.
With the coming OF spring, Com
munity Garden work in this city Will
/ be resumed after the three years sue