Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-29
NEWS OF THE DAY
AT NEW CASTLE
Edward w. Eagle Elected Sec
retary of the Water and Light
Commission.


special Correspondence of Every Evening
New Castle. March 29.-Last evening
tho members of the Water and Light
Commission. elected for one year as secre-
tar, of the commission, Edward W Eagle,
"A former superintendent and clerk of the
company, at 81, 200. a wear. President
.lohn Ries and Wallace l.. Cannon re-
ported that they had made an inspection
of the two water plants yesterday ana
found them without grease, oils packing.
etc only one of the two pumps was IN
working condition and the packing IN tins
one moor There was only one old belt.
which had been mended number OF times.
They rcportod that II would be necessary
~ order an additional belt ard the neces-
,arl supplies The pump that was not
m working condition was reported 10 nave
had the piStonS recently broken ana III
this matter ot being allowed To run had
damaged the interior ~ the pump To thc
extent nf about Sl7j The members oi the
commission will cndravor To secure a com
p,t nj pumpmau IN order to go over the
>itsaiInn and this evening representa-
fIv. ot a firm. a Mr. Dooling. will discuss
the pumn situation There was some sug-
.sc,tion ui replacing the present steam.
nnVrr pumps with gasolirc motor pump
In, city will continue the new plant
.ar emergency purposes until the hnal
,dirstmepts are made and permanent
- Il ADEQUATE supply nt water Is obtained.
Th,, commissioners will meet nr Friday
evening when the transfer ol tic piantS
- the city viii takr place
op,. ~ the largest dauccS that has been
held m tins clty IL many wears was the
.pe,lng dance that took place last evening
tLr drill floor - the newly built Van
p,kc Nrnory about 500 persons were
sttspdance from Wilmington hester,
NcVp.rt Newark. Delaware ny ard tins
.,N Tho music. furnished hy thcttailoWcu
-nrr, orchestra of Wilmington was
',,etl, crjovcd Room was handsomely
sorqied W,fh Nmcrican flags. punt ng
= rcp. paper The darcr began AZ
20 and last E ..ttI - The committee
,.lare,. III the ahalr comprised Jesse \
Ncka1 and William stewart. fnarc''
.lobn III a.d Edward TAYLOR cloak room.
n.hr Wall, aaG Joseph Miller. zee cream;
.h,srd lit. and MAr~all Roberts. door
,.,.-c Ni,ktf, n Harry Hallmap.
garlc, pr..,t n and Marvin HIATT IN floor
rr,tar.r, The SPOT darcc prizC Of SOW
Won i, Ni.- lIcler n,chl and George J.
Iol1p
Tho fnncral 81 John Fchl, who died on
SUNDAY evening. Vsl take place tomorrow
qftcrrpon with services ~ , - clock AZ the
lcfcr~al Hou>, ol the Strand. The scr
,l,,t.> will hc ll charge at Roy. SiGmond :
Nnn Ra~>o. tn>for ot tho ZION Lutheran
I hurch. >4Nth and Jackson streets Vii /
niogtoA The Wilmington IurgermeIndc (
and Delaware ~acngcrbund. OF which the /
deceased was member will sing Mr. /
Fchl was member of Wilmington Aerie. /
NJ - + . r. Delaware Tribe, |. @. /
x VI Norkmen Death and Sick Bene- /
M AsSocmtlon Ilar Car Lodge, German /
IahrarN A>Sociafion. Wilmington Turgcr- /
mend and Delaware Sacgrrbund.
Yesterday during the heavy rain and /
wind storm Rainbow DIVISION army !
air plane VAS forced 20 descend between /
Hare $ Corner and ChristIana on the farm /
az Clarence Craig. shout 4.S0 O clock. In |
descending tho machine ran INTO a fodder |
stack and hat a fence and broke the pro- |
peller and the two gliding wheels This /
machine was one Of the fastest and best /
planes Is the government service
The finance committee of City Council /
met last evening for the purpose 81 making +
The annual statement for tho year ending /
Marh ~. 1927.
Nl.ham KINNEY. city engineer. has
complet.d The survey 81 Sixth street
sffPNffl ftlt " tilllla ktbil AbdGnd am
The dvkc bridge and the work OF filing
~ he ncp roadway viii hcgIn this week.
after which grading viii take place
Tho members of the New Century Club |
,onorrow afternoon a. clock will I
hold "a u,ibhr card party in the parlors
n the club The arrangements OF the affair
AZ ~ rhargo - the president, Mrs. !.
tuesl Phillips
: drew Mitchell & ~on. VINO recently .
,umplcted their newly Constructed ice
.turar, hou~o Yesterday made tho first
Iclv r, of leo for 'hc season
Tho sun 81 $40 was realized from the
vi Netlda Brthda, party which
ga. held hy tho mcmher> - the Epworth
.rarlc 81 tn, Lebanon VI r. { hurch -
,lasrov " J. Church on SATURDAY
Nc.Hg
Hear, ~pcicher. he lO-year-oId son Of
dr .nd Mr- Jacob II >pcichcr las
teulng ceiebrated his birthday AZ his
iomc on West FIith street and received
large number Of presents. Music and
James were PLAYED, after which refresh
nen'- ucrc served Among those present
ecre Eleanor and Elizabeth Cramer,
ara Ramsey. Marie Cavender Jane
'obin. Annie Riley. Anna Shultz, Mary
,ong Ruby Long, Eleanor Hern, Archie
sennle, Francis Gebhart, Earle
ROW. William Cannon. Herbert
'oipln. Clay Bridgewater Harley Civ
ler. Lewis Blackburn, Jr, Mrs. L. r.
liason Mr. Willis Blackburn and Mrs
'annIs Hammlll
Contractors Scott and Wells Of Town
End YESTERDAY began 70 construct the
oncrete bridge over the dyke which leads
. the opening of Sixth street, The con-
ret Tor furnishing the cement was award
4 70 J T. n J. T. Elasou. Inc The
firm has completed temporary
uarter- tor thelr workmrh near the place
CONSTRUCTION and accommodations for
men have been arranged
Alf and Mrs Oman Prickett and son :
llllam Of Philadelphia spcnt the week :
I'D a. guests Of Mr. and Mrs John d
snuou I
Mr. Wilkinson J. rau>ton nf the State /