Evening journal., 1921-08-06
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Deemer Memorial Park
Soon to be Turned Over
to City Council
MILITARY DANCE
IN OLD TOWN
speeIal o rhe Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Del, Aug. s.--As
the members Of the Methodist
Church were voting to discontinue
the Baraca Playground at Fifth
and Delaware streets. last evening,
members Of City Council were Civ
ing their official approval OF the ef-
forts OF S. 5. Deemer. president OF
the Deemer steel Casting Company,
who has just completed improve
ments TO the four-acre plot Of ground
adjoining his estate, which he is to
present to the city as a public play
ground.
BY a substantial vote the mem
lcrs of the church declared them
selves unwilling to further burden
the church by purchasing the lot,
operated the past two years as pub
lie playground by the Baraca Glass
OF that church The closing OF the
summer season will see the probable
passing OF this plot at a playground.
Members Of Council as a commit
tee OF the whole. met at the corner
OF Fifth and Delaware streets, last
evening. and proceeded to Seventh
and South streets. In a body. where
they Inspected the improvements to
the plot Of ground adjoining the
lawn surrounding the Deemcr resi-
dcncc. This plot, in course Of con-
sfruciior hy Mr.. Deemer will be for
maily opened TO the public as a
recreation and rest park on August
IS.
The improvement win include en-
largcment and concreting a 4O-foot
ish pond; grading and seeding the
raised ground with lawn grass seed;
erection OF rustic benches; dividing
wall swings. sliding boards and a
stone arch entrance way over which
the name Of Mr.. Deemer's late wife
will be placed. More extensive inn
provements probably will be made
there by Mr. Deemer next year.
Mr.. Deemer Win present the park
to the city az a memorial to his late
WIFE, Mrs Kate Ford Decmer.
Elaborate plans are being made
for the opening, whan the plot will
be dedicated to the memory Of Mrs.
Deemer. who was a woman Of most
estimablc character Her FIRST and
last thought, according to all who
knew her in life, was for the less
fortunate Her last physical efforts
in this life was made in the interest
Of the Delaware state Home for the
Predetermined OF Stokeley, made
possible through her efforts.
A city Official remarked during tn,
inspection OF this beautiful memor.
iai. mo more behtting monumen
could be erected to the memory OF
woman OF her finer sense OF dut,
towprd her fellows than this pcrpet
uai -rcm'nder OF her noble, self-sac
rihcng thoughtfulness for the com
fort of others"
II was with reverence that be
spoke the highest appreciation oI
her efforts that Council voiced theii
thanks for the gift last evening.
BY unanimous consent Il was de-
cidei that four clusters OF lights and
an adequate water supply should be
installed in the new park.
Further improvements OF Battery
PARK, leased BY the city from the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company, L
being considered by Council, as are
plots az the Buttonwood and Dob
binyille sections OF the city. Eek.
tenSlve additions to the school green
about two acres OF ground were
made by Council this spring tn,
present and proposed development
Of plots for recreation and rest vii
give the residents OF all sections o
he city a complete set OF parks
no -ofher city OF the size Of New
Castle In Delaware. will be as EN-
cieutiy provided for.
Harry Timms formerly Of thi
city has become head nurse OF tn
maic section Of the New Castl
County Hospital at Farnhurst.
Fishermen, while plying thei
trade 900 th- Delaware river. yester
day afternoon, found several empt
Oh barrels.
S. S. Deemer has awarded m
contract for constructing the cemer
s.asaaik along the Sixth street sid
of BIS residence. 10 Henry Long.
q J.. Woshburn. OF the Mort
Bapt'st Church. Wilmington. wi
pre4s p az 7.8o o'clock tomorro
everias in the First Baptist Churcl
sunday school al 10 o'clock viii /
the only other service tomorrow.
The Rev F1oris Ferwerda wi
preach ar 1880 o'clock tomorro
mornins IN the First Presbyteria
Church here. The Young Men
Assoclafion Society OF the churcl
wlli.bo In charge Of the 7.3O o'cloc
evening service.
There VIII be no services in In
manuel Episcopal Church tomorro,
Prof Henry Handy Hay. lay read,
and. speaker OF the church, wi
preaeh In Christ Episcopal Churcl
Brandywine hundred. at the TO-;
o'clork service.
The American Manganese ste,
Company has begun operations
depositing the refuse sand and rul
oish' from its local plant, on n
MARCHES surrounding the propert
Francis, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wi
BRAIN TESTS.