Evening journal., 1921-05-27
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Womel'S CivicS Club Wants
New Park on River
Front
CHILDREN TO SING
IN VETS HONOR
star Correspondent.

STAFF Correspondent.
NEW CASTLE, Del. May 27.-At
the monthly business session OF the
New Castle Civics Club yesterday, II
was decided to make the committee
on sanitation and law enforcement
a permanent body. This committee
reported having received the full
support Of City Council in every
matter brought to that bodys atten-
ton.
James T. Eliason. Jr., chairman
OF the committee on shad propaga-
ton, reported having received much
information from all sources. He
said the committee had communi-
Gated with u. S. Senatar Ball, but
as a reasonable time had not elapsed,
the committee has received no reply.
The committee is making every ef-
fort possible to have the Delaware
river and its tributaries stocked
with shad. A FISH hatchery also is
being advocated.
A committe appointed to obtain
information concerning the price and
styles OF sanitary waste recepticles,
reported the prices for the kind de-
sired was too high.
Efforts TO have the river front
made into a city park were dis
cussed. II was decided to have a
committee make special efforts to
secure an agreement with property
owners along the 'front.' below this
city, entered into, whereby the City
Council would be made custodians
OF that beach
A bill for $50 for chairs purchas-
ed at $1bO each, was ordered referr-
ed to the Trustees OF the Com
mons
The Trustees OF the Commons and
Market Square are to be requested 10
have a new railing placed along the
stairway in the Old Town Hall and
dead trees in Battery Park re
placed.
owing to the dangers encountered
by many children while playing at
the corner Of Second and Delaware
streets, a club committee will request
Council TO install more lights on the
school green,
Councilman Klingmeyer informed
the club that Council had already
taken steps to require the Whining
ton and Philadelphia Traction Com
pany to abide by the agreement con-
cerning the keeping Of streets re-
paired.
William KINNEY. city engineer,
IS surveying streets and setting curb
lines.
Members OF the choir OF the First
Baptist Church are requested to at
tend the final rehearsal OF the Me-
mortal Day music in the church this
evening.
Madeline Haines, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry II. Haines, who hol
been suffering with an injured shoul.
der, will be taken to Delaware Hos
pital this afternoon for an X-ray ex.
animation. The child is unable {,
use her arm.
Thomas NJ Hoffman, foreman II
the telling department OF the Amer
ican Manganese Steel plant, sustain
ed a broken leg yesterday morning
when he was struck by a piece o.
steel, his gang was endeavoring t.
straighten. Mr.. Hoffman was tdkeI
TO the Delaware Hospital, yesterday
by Dr. Brice S. Vallette.
Through some misunderstanding
the school children were left Will
the impression. that they had no
been invited to participate in tn
public Memorial Day celebration
next Monday. This is not the case
The children will sing several pa
triotic songs led by Miss Emily +
Lunt a teacher, and George l. Tobin
a senior.
The Memorial Day committee ha
engaged the Patterson Fife AM
Drum Corps for Mondays celebra
ton.
Some Of the members Of the G. A
r. have placed flags on graves o
their deceased members.
Mrs. Paul Warren, OF Rose Hill
who has been visiting her mother
Mrs. Anna Wiley. of East Fifth st
is IN with an infected knee and
being treated by DR.. b. NJ. Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Leonard ar
being congratulated on the birth @
a son.
The stores that have been conduct
ed at the American Manganese Stes
plant, here, for several years hav
been closed.
William W. Leach, a conductor o
the New Castle trolley line who ha
been suffering with a sore arm, caus
ed by jumping a fence, had an X-ra
taken yesterday Of the member.
was disclosed that the arm had bee
splintered.
Mrs. Arthur Heathers, who ha
been confined to her bed for severs
months, is able to be out.
Mrs. Elmer Megginson, who ha
been III for several days develope
appendicitis and was operated on a
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