Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-08
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE.
Good Will Fire Company Elects
Officers for the Ensu-
ing Year.

Special Correspondence Every Evening
New Castle, Dec. S.---The Good Will
Fire Co. met last evening In monthly. ,
session. Forty-three members were In
attendance, which marks one Of the
largest attended meetings during the.
year, Tho following officers were ,
elected without opposition; President,
Jesse A. Mckay; vicc-president, John
Foster; treasurer. Charles j.
Doughcrty; Ere recorder, James V. II
Campbell: fire chief, james V. Camp
bell: investigating committee. Charles
Dougherty, Iohn J. Walls, James
Gebhart; auditing committee, Emmet
McGrory. Jesse A. Mckay and Eugene
Thorn. For secretary Frank Reynolds
defeated Lawrence Reynolds by the
vote of 2S to IA: first assistant fire
chief. John McDevitt, 26; Charles
Thorn. 10: Ray Peyton. 6. Mr.. Me-
Dewitt was declared elected. For Sec
ond assistant fire chicf. Lawrence
Reynolds and Charles McGrory each
received IS votes and James Gebhart
received !. ON the second ballot
Charles McGrory was elected over
Lawrence Reynolds by the vote of "a |
to Is. For trustees, l1mmet McGrory |
received 30, Charles ]. Dougherty %,
John Foster 10 and James Il. Toman
/ lS. Messrs. McGrory and Doughorty
were declared elected. The directors
elected were James Il. Toman. clayton
McCasson, Frank Beck, James V.
Campbell and James Carlin. The
president and the chief Of the company
were appointed committee TO receive
from the Delaware Fire Co. of VIII
mington a horn which was presented
to the Wiln,lugton company during
serious fire in this city in 1859. Tho
Wilmington company is no longer
volunteer. a communication was re-
ceived from the American Manganese
steel Co, signed by Walter BrinCon,
o-prosident, enclosing a check for
5000 for services rendered by the
, members of tho company during n fire
on tho night of August t2. when the
pattern storage shop adjoining the
plant was destroyed. Treasurer
Charles ]. Doughorty submitted a re-
; tort Tor the year of 1921, showing the
receipts to be sS,199.0i and the cxpen'
!, dtures, S2.2T2.9S. leaving balance of
extended their sympathy 10 President
Theodore w. Cavender, FOR the death
Of his brother, DenneyS $. Cavender
several days ago. Fire Chief James
w. Campbell was instructed TO submit
TO City Council written report re-
uuesting additional ordinances to he
= drawn ND. one especially prohibiting
I the parking Of automobiles opposite
. fire hydrants. The members will also
, request Council 10 place "A FIRE hydrant
at Seventh and Lari5in str1ets. Jimmy
, McDevitt was granted permission TO
Z form n quot team TO be known az the
Good VIII Fire Company team, Home
I games will be played on the second
! floor OF the building.
Last evening the members Of
" Adolphia Lodge. No. S, knights OF
=, Pythias, gave an entertainment in the
= Parish house, for their wives and
friends. over ESQ persons were present
d The following program was rendered
q Selection, orchestra; stump speech
9 william S. Wcggenmann; singing
IL Misses Bertha Barnes and Laura
5, Armpreistor; selection orchestra
/. sketch, Robert Barnes and Norman
n Banks; address. William w. Knowles
d solo, Miss Emily Lunt: selection
y orchestra; address. Z. G. Fritz; sketch
Is Messrs Weggenmsnn, Barnes an,
Banks; selection, orchestra.
u Last evening Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
8 p. Moore who resides near Farnhurst
:. were given a surprise serenade an,
y reception at their home. Refroshment
!, were served at the conclusion Of tn
affair. Among those present We're MI
r. and Mrs. William T. Harrington. MI
;r and Mrs. Wilkinson l.. Cranston, MI
70 and Mrs. Thomas Appleby, Mr.. an
20 Mrs. Frank Is. Moore, Mr.. and Mr.,
Raymond Lyna, and son George, Nj
i'll and Mrs. Isaac Morrison and daughte
H. Irene; Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Abbot
Mr. and Mrs. George i. Brown, NJ
at and Mrs. John Walker. and daught,
as Nary Mrs. Abraham Moore, Mr.
N Fannie Harvey, Mrs. Jennie Pattiso
Mrs. Helen w. Ewing. Mrs. Walter
Burris, Mrs. George L. Davis. Miss
Bessie T.. Davis, Edith Davis, Anr
NJ. Burris. Rachael Stafford. Ma
Collision, Eleanor Moore, Lydia Moor
lr: Myrtle Davis, Bertha Lyman. Messr
nd Robert Moore, Clarence Fox, Pier
're Fox, Gilbert Walker, Frank Moor
Harry Stafford, oliver and Jof
20 Lyman.
a., The members Of the Red Lion Soci
'o Club will meet next Tuesday evenii
at the Lebanon M. Il. Parsonage
os Red Lion.
ga On Saturday evening a public scho
n entertainment will be held in the O,
nh Fellows Hall at Bear Station. und
is the direction of Miss Reba Rittenhous
A teacher.
"A large number Of tickets have bee
er- disposed of for the supper which W
in take place this evening in the parlo
rk OF the New Castle Century Club give
cir by the members of the First Presb,
terian Church.
III So or extra trousers with all sui
III ordered before Xmas. NJ. Waldma
tailor.-Adv.
w w victrolas and Records. - Bridg
M water.--Adv.
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