Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
NEWS OF A DAY
At new CASTLE
Good Will Fire Co. Receives Bids
For Additional Engine
Equipment.

Special Correspondence Every Evening
New Castle. Sept. s.-Last even
ing the members of tho Good VIII
Fire Co. met i'm rtonthly session.
On account of the absence OF preai-
dent Theodore w. Cavcnder, Jesse A.
Mckay acted In his place. Treasurer
Charles j. Dongherty reported receiv-
Ing $50 for the work Mt the McMullin
fire on the State Road several months
ago. t25 from Selden 8. Decmer for
the use of the Ahrens-Fox combina-
tion engine for the pumping out OF
the pond in the Kate Deemer Mem
oriai Park. 81 for the sale of badge
and 81 900 from City Council In part
payment OF the annual appropria-
ton. The board of directors submit
ted two bids for tho installation of
a 25o-gailon pump on the REQ chem
ical engine. The States Fire Appara-
tus of Wilmington bid 81 100 and the
Hale Fire Pump Co. of Conshohck-
en-. Pa. 81 ,ois, iesa 800 credit for the
acceptance OF one of the chemical
tanks. The bids were ordered receIv-
ed and filed. The ball committee COM
prising Frank J. Murphy. Charles ].
Doughcrty, James A. Mckay and
John. j. MaeDevitt. reported progress
on the masaue ball, which will take
place in the Van Dyke Armory on
Halloween, October 81. Admission
will be so cents. Tickets and posters
were ordered printed. The COMMITTEES
on investigation of the fire alarm
system reported progress. The com
~. 49,
Court for the purpose of securing
additional funds for taking care of
the rural districts. comprising Fire
Chief James V. Campbell. John =.
Murphy and Charles ]. Dougerty, re-
ported progress.
Through the advice of attorney gem
eral, Mayor Cramer was instructed TO
issue a warrant for the arrest of the
owner of the car bearing Delaware
license No. 3ba7, which on Tuesday
ran into team driven by John X.
Clark Of 1909 street. Wilmington. on
the causeway injuring the driver and
horse and wrecking the wagon.
The funeral of Richard Georgas. SO
years old, who died at the New Cas-
tie County Hospital ON Tuesday,
took place this morning from the un
iertalSing establishment of Chandler
II. Gebhart. The services were In
charge of Rev. Joseph II. carp, rec
tor of Emmanuel Church. Intermsnt
was made I'm the Glehe cemetery
alongside OF his wife. who died 10
years ago. One son. Richard. Jr.. re-
sides at the home Of his aunt. Mrs.
Robert Jemison, on Second street.
Mayor Cramer has posted a netice
IN the mayors office for the return Of
special officers badges numbered |, 2.
8. 4. 3, S, ., IL. te and IS, which have
been out for some time. II they are
not returned the holders will be
charged for them.
Captain s. B. I. Duncan of Sixth
Company, {. A. g. Delaware Nation
al Guard. and Leslie Walls. manager
OF the Athletic Association, have been
appointed committee to purchase
basketball. equipment for the Van
Dyke Armory. The first practice game
VIII be held on Tuesday evening.
Manager Walls is booking games for
the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. Eslridge. who
reside on Dalby avenue. have an
nounced the engagement of their
daughter. Miss Elsie Grace Eskridge.
to Edgar Reynolds Deakyne of snyr-
ma. The wedding will take place on
september 81. Rev. J. II. BiclSing.
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. will perform the ceremony.
Williams Williams of Minquadale
Yesterday lost a aluable horse while
engaged in threshing wheat. The ami
nal while in harm SO. dropped dead.
This evening at Battery Park the
Good viii Fire Co. baseball team viii
play the Kelley All-Stars.
Tomorrow evening the Minkers
All-Stars will play tie New Castle
Athletic Association baseball team at
Battery Park. The game will start at
5.45
The members of the Caesar Rodney
Chapter. No. s. Order of Eastern
star. will hold their first fall meeting
this evening in the lodge rooms OF the
Masonic Hall Co. at o'clock.
The members of the New Castle
Athletic Association yesterday held a
football practice game at Battery
Park. The team is being coached by
John carp of Swarthmore. until the
opening of the college. the latter part
of this month.
On Tuesday evening Miss Helen
Diehl gave a party at her home at
Bear Station in honor of her 18th
birthday anniversary. Music and
games were played, after which re-
freshments were served. Among
those present were Misses Anna Bur-
ris. Yerna Bland. Ruth Zimmerman.
Ruth McMullin, Esther Berry, Helen
Hays, Frances Maloney. Elizabeth Nc
Kay, Helen Diehl. Mary Sterling. Eel