Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Civic Club Considers AdditIona al
Police Protection and Other
Matters.

taken up. The committee in charge
recommended the installation of two
sirens. one to be placed IN the west
ern part OF tho city and one In the
eastern section, to be operated from
the switchboard OF the local telephone
exchange. The cost for the service |
would be 500 per year and the an
proxImate cost OF the sirens would be
s125. Tho matter will he taken up
by the committee with CITY Council
on December 6. The sanitation com
mittee reported the gutter on Deln.
ware street opposite the N. G. & w. |
BUS line being In an unsanitary con
dition, caused by planks being left |
In the gutter, causing wdter to over /
flow into the street Tho matter was
left In the hands of the committee 10 |
take up with the street committee of
Council The sewer committee re-
ported progress on plans OF sewering
the. city and assured n report at the
next meeting on December % Treas.
urer Frank Long was appointed
committee OF one to meet Council and
request consent for the installation Of
a sign TO he placed at the corner Of
Second and Delaware streets. instruct
| ing autolsts as TO the route To tho
| river road, as I'm number OF in
| stances nonresident drivers have
turned toward the entrance To the Del
aware street wharf In place of the
proper turn.
Contractor Nathaniel Watson has
completed the new flooring at the
engine house of the Good WIN Fire
Co. and the three engines which have
been sheltered i'm the I.ank garage will
bc placed In the engine house today.
The. Trustees of the Commons met
laet evening In special session and
took up matters of protection OF the
Commons farms from losses OF ten
ants who were In arrears for rent.
The members of the New Castle
lCcntury club on Tuesday evening will
hold an evening Of fun. Games Of
many kinds win be played.
The New Castle High School basket
ball team on Monday evening viii play
the Slvcrbrook Ave In the Opera
House cage.
The meeting Of the Home and
School Association will be held next
Friday evening in place Of Thursday
|
for the evening viii be Prof. Henry
Handy Hay.
Mrs. Robert RI. Harrington. Jr.. on
Tuesday evening entertained the
members of her Sunday school ella ss
of the Methodist Episcopal Church at
her home on West sixth street. Mu-
sic and games were played. after
which refreshments were served
slmcr Kern won the donkey prize
and Marie steel won the first prize
for the peanut race. Among thoa
present were: Gladys Clayton. Cleora
McNnlly. Elmer Kern. Alice Clayton.
Marie Steele, Ethel Ford. Elizabeth
Clayton. Joseph Mccain. Mary Clay
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Clayton, Mrs.
]. r. Bicking and Mrs. II. Ford.
Tomorrow morning George War
field Hobbs. editor OF the Baltimore
Sunday sun. will speak in Emmanuel
: Church. This IL the beginning Of a
week devoted TO ~ Mission OF Mis-
sions." on Monday and Tuesday after
moons at o'clock and on the same
, evenings at S there will be CON
ference conducted by Rev. Charles r.
Betticher of New York. member OF
the general staff of the church
, Bishop Cook has sent three speakers
to Emmanuel parish and asks IA full
attendance of all the members at
these conferences.
Rev. $. Beattie Wylie, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church. tomorrow
morning at 1890 o'clock will take fol
his subject THE Humanity of Christ
=, at 7.90, Jonah" Sunday school vii
y convene at $50. in charge OF Super
intendent Frank Long.
= Rev. ]. II. Bicking. pastor of th'
n Methodist Episcopal Church. tomor
u row at 1890 will take tor his text "'rh,
W VIII of Cod" at 7.30. The Peniten
V Thief" Glass will be held at 9.45 n
q charge of John Hendrix. Sunda,
u school and Baraca class meet at .
'e Illustrated lecture by the pastor. Tn
/" young peoples meeting at $50, with al
)" Epworth League meets at o'clock.
u This afternoon St. Peters football
I team will play Park a. c. at the Bat
terry gridiron. The game Will star
y promptly at 9.15.
:. - Arrangements are being made b
the members of the st. Peters Paro
chlal School baskc. hail team for
benefit moving picture show on mex
Thursday evening at the Roya
Theatre.
> The women and men of lmmanu'
'' Church last evening held meeting j
the parish house for the purpose c
A. perfecting plans for the supper whic
Ie will take place on next Thursda
II evening.
is The members of st. Peters rarochia
- School basketball team have secure
the armory building to be used as
10 basketball cage and last evening hel
IS their first practice game. Manage
"a John Gallager will pick his team dur
'e ing the ensuing week.
~ Mr.. and Mrs. L. Devlin. who wer
u recently married at Sommcrville. y
L J.. who have been spending severt
DAYS as the guests OF Michael DeVlii
brother OF the groom, left "a
Washington, where they will spen
: several days as guests of 1t and Mr.
at William T. Howley.
IN James Howell OF State Road, VIII
- had his hand injured several days ag'
III. Is showing improvement.
IT. Martin Kinney, Jr.. who had hi
II. head injured on Thanksgiving Da,
In a football game. Is able TO be abou
b. ]. O'Rourke. who has been tn
secretary for the Federal Carboni
Co, OF Philadelphia for several years
u has accepted position as manager {
ns the investment department og IN
~ Guarantee Trust Go. of Wilmington
~ Mrs. Weldin Vining and sister, MIR
!. Margaret stump. who have bee
- spending several days as guests {
Mr.. and Mrs. Graf Stump OF Swedes
horo, y. j., have returned to thei