Evening journal., 1920-11-23
news GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Citizens Would Have Vote
Before Water Plants
Could Be Bought
WOMEN'S CLUB TO
GIVE CARD PARTY

NEW CASTLE, Nov. 23.-At the
special meeting Of City Council last
evening the tntaiiye offer made by a
committee OF Council and uie
Trustees Of the Commons Of $1,000
for the holdings, franchise and equip
ment OF the Delaware Water Improve
meni and the New Castle Water
Companies was approved. The city
clerk was ordered 10 notify city soil
cltor Frank dell JanvNr 10 COM
munlcate with The companies OIL
cials informing them OF the action
Council had taken on the question. IL
was further agreed that the offer Of
Council would be subject TO the ap-
prOval OF the citizens OF the town.
The erection Of a now plant aud It's
cost was considered and II the water
companies reject the offer or ignore
IL 10y the next meeting some form Of
d Unite action Will be taken 10 pro
vide edequatt water supply for the
city. President OF Council StoOps
stated TO the members that only one
pump had been in service at the
pumping station. near the power
house Of the Wilmington Traction
Company, for several months. Mr..
Stoops said the part necessary for the
rufairs Of the larger pump had be n
laying at the STALLION for more Than
three months. BY motion II was
ordered that a written opinion OF the
city solicitor b. requested as 10
what legal proceedings Council could
take TO compel the company 10 have
the pump repaired and put In FIRST
class working condition.
BY motion The city clerk was orCier-
ed to notify the Delaware Water I'm
nrN IN. ~ "a
properly oil the outlets and caps OF
bhe Ore hydranis. Councilman Walls.
who Is also president Of the Good
VIII Fire Company, was requested to
have a representative OF The fire COM
pany accompany the representative Of
the water company while the work
was being dom. A light was ordered
placed along the Wilmington road in
front Of the grocery store OF Clarence
A. Kelly, BultonwoOd.
C.. II. Walls. Stale Health Com
missioner Of Delaware, viii address
the members OF the New Castle Cen
tury Club at their meeting In ne he
club parlors this evening al I.3O
O'Clock. At the meeting OF the Cur
rent Events Glass next Friday after
noon at o'clock, Miss Reba Hokomb
will give a reading and Mrs. Roger
HolcOmb will sing several solos.
Mrs. Philips. president. and Miss
Carrie Gemm1l secretary Of the New
Castle Century Club, win give a card
party next Tuesday evening In the
club rooms for the benefit Of the
club Bridge and 500 will be the games
William. 6 years old. and Mary. s
years old. children Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer McClain. Of this city, are ser
~ Nn.a
home OF their parents.
Philllp Heather. son OF Air. and
Mrs. Heather. OF Harmony street, is II
at the home OF his parents with pneu-
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the Chris
tiana Presbyterian Church, VIII hold
their next meeting at the mansi |
Christlana. Saturday evening, Decem-
Der IS.
Edward Cline, who had the greal
to- Of his left foot crushed SO badly
that amputation was necessary at thC
Homeopathic Hospital. Is able 10 bt
about that institution by the use OF
crutches.
An automobile truck used by a VII
mlngton firm In carrying poultry from
down the state 10 the Wilmington
markets. was damaged by fire yester-
dav afternoon, near the Wilmington
Fibre Specially Company, en- rout
down the State. The car was tOWeC
10 a local garage by John Ryan.
The members Of Mrs. A. NJ. Givison':
Methodist sunday School Glass CAV,
a masked party at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. Chester NJ Blake, on Th'
Strand last saturday evening. Amonl
those present were the Misses Mlldree
Blake, Dorothy Rams y, Edna McNitl
Elizabeth Long, Serena Green, Eliza
beth Cannon, Mildred Fehl, Mae Fe1l
Fllzabeth Fehl. Mary Burris. LilliaI
Proud. Rose McGrory, OF New Castl1
Dorothy Jones. Louise Taylor and NJ j
dred Campbell, OF Wilmington; Mr.
and Mrs. A. NJ. Glvison and Miss Har
riei Marsh. Messrs. Gilbert Bender
Chester Blake, Leroy Blake. Osca
Hardy. BENJAMIN Blake, james Ryan
Charles King. Lhon King, Morton
White. Carlysle TObln Alfred Good
en- Samuel McNitt. Thomas Crawford
and Marvin Hatton. Miss Doroth
Jones. was awarded The prize for Oh
most beautiful costume; Mrs. Civ
son. IN. most comical Miss Louis
Taylor s1ve several musical selection
on the piano
pany will give a dance In the Oper
House tomorrow even 'ng.
William LOvcless, Jr., son OF MI
and Mrs. Winem Loveless. or ti
city. who was successfully operate
on at the Homeopathic Hospital las
week Is reported much improved.
An especially interesting program
has been arranged by the officers q
Industry Council. Jr. o. L. A. NJ, 70
this evening at their weekly meetins
The new degree team viii initiate seN
eral candidates following which ther
will he discuss Ons OF several now