Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-11
NEWS Of THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Washington Takes Up Matter of
Pollution Of Delaware, Per
sonal and General Notes.
Special Correspondence of Ev err Evening

New Castle. May 1l.-Several days ago
the CITY Council wrote To the United
States Josiah O. Wolcott, relative TO the
pollution Of Delaware River which IL
claimed To have driven off the Delaware
shad The Senator took the matter up
with the Surgeon General OF the Army,
who stated that the Public Health Service
limits its investigation to pollution liable
To spread communicable diseases from one
State to another He also stated that n
preliminary survey of the pollution of
Delaware River along this line was made
by the Service in 1916. At that time the
evidence of the pollution was found TO be
slight in the vicinity of New Castle. How-
ever, since the beginning OF the war, 1t IS
probable that the conditions may have
changed owing 10 the great commercial
expansion on the shore OF the Delaware
in the vcinties Of Philadelphia, Chester
Wilmington and New Castle, although
this latter would probably result in the
pollution of the Commercial trade charac-
ter rather that sanitary The Surgeon
General requested that Council furnish
details, particularly with reference to the
apparent character of the pollution COM
planned of in order that the matter may
receive proper attention.
The Cephas Dramatic Club OF the st.
Peter II. G. Church is making prepatra-
tions for the play, Account OF No
Account which will be given sometime
in June. for the benefit OF the church.
The Junior class Of the High School this
| evening will give birthday party, in the
rooms of the home economies elass, for
the benefit of the social that the juniors
extend to the graduating class.
MIR and Mrs. Lawson are receiving
congratulations upon the arrival Of son.
An officer of Fort du pont last evening
reported to the Mayor that his motor
4 cycle, license tag No. 1881, was stolen
] from the fort on Sunday evening.
I The catch Of Delaware shad Yesterday
/ was larger than for several weeks.
/ Yesterday afternoon about 10, fire
/ was discovered on the roof Of the property
4 Of the Truitt estate on tho Wilmington
/ Road causeway. near the IIolcomb farm,
The fire was caused by sparks from a
bonfire in the yard The Good Will Fire
+ Co. was on the scene within Is minutes
/ and the blaze was quickly extingisihed
1 The two children of Lea Brown, on
I State road, who have been confined e
their home for several weeks with scarlet
fever, have recovered.
MIR and Mrs George Schwandercr, are
receiving congratulations upon the birth
of son.
The annual congregational meeting d
the First Presbyterian Church, will be
held tomorrow evening after PRAYER ser
vices
The Young Mems Association Of tht
First Presbyterian Church will hold theli
Irregular monthly meeting at the home Q
the president, Andrew Eliason, on Thurs
day evening at $.
Eugene Sheridan, son Of MIR and Mrs
John j. Sheridan, Of % South Fonrti
street. was taken TO the University q
Virginia Hospital yesterday for treatment
Mr.. and Mrs Horace Cahall are re-
ceiving congratulations upon the arrlva
of a son.
Miss Vera Tidwell. daughter Of Nj
and Mrs John idwell, while playing wit
her girl friends yesterday. fell and brok
her arm at the elbow, Dr. Julius Dod
was summoned.
Miss Catharinc Sheridan has accepted