Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-22
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Board OF Educ alton Meets and
Considers Additional School
Facilities.

New CAstie. June 22.-The Board OF
Educat met last evening. Mrs. Mary
r. Putnam ot Washington was elect
81 Homo Economics teacher at the
s~lary Of V.s76 per year. Secretary
Snav~,y WAS instructed 10 write Ia
tha state Department OF Education for
sdvic~ as 20 ths erection Of two port
ahie buildings Of two rooms each ON
the School Green and ask as tn the
iegAl rtRh, ~ use tho money on hand
And due io<Mi board IN taxes. before
the last achoci act of the Legislature.
which became effective July /, 1921.
rh~ secretary wx~ also instructed 10
e~t a legal opinion from city Solicitor
rrwncis N II. Janvier as To similar
righ,a concerning the money deposit
81 IN the Farmers Bank. Wilmington
O~cvEc RNcon was reelected tanitor
for the year and will be In charge of
all the school buildings during the va
Ntion period. all keys 81 which will
hr turned over TO him. Professor
Anavely reported the last appropria
tion of $500 for the Home Economics
department, work received. The mat
tcrs pertaining 20 the erection of the
Negro prtable schools was discussed
Three plots have been tentatively Sc
lected. one at the Ruttonwoods. one at
the foot of West Fourth street for
two rooms each. and one between the
Puttonwocds and the city proper, for
four rooms The following billie
were approved and ordered paid: Geo.
williams. $40; NJ. r. O'Neil. IS: David
Mead q co. tia6S0; Cottrell &. Leon
ard $40: Kcyston. Wow Co. sSSl oT /:
0lnn,el Brothos. 1890. II. r. Snavely.
$3.50. w. +. Quarrie Co. s55
The members of tho Street Inn
provment Commission met last even
ing with city Engineer Henry l..
Fulenweider and decided 20 first re-
build Fourth street extending to the
Wilmington road to Foundry street.
The commissioners are unable tO an
nounce the next street following this
one on account of the financial con-
dtions. Engineer FNlenweider was
Instructed 10 advertise FOR bids for
this line OF work The streets survey
ed and outlined 70 I've repaired. other
than the one mentioned. are Foundry
.
sixth 10 Harmony: Third street. Deia %
ware 90 Harmony; Third and Har-
mony 10 Wilmington road. The Strand
delaware 10 Harmony: Harmony and
Strand 10 Second: Harmony. Second
10 Fourth: Harmony. Fourth 90 Fifth.
Yesterday afternoon 6l members of
the Dohbnsville Branch ~ the
Methodist Episcopal SUNDAY school. In
charge c Mrs Mary MCCsuley. super
intendent. held their first annual picnic
a. Riverside Beach. The scholars en-
joyed the day bathing and playing
games.
The funeral Of Mrs. Mary Wright O,
the Strand was held yesterday from
her home. with requiem mass In Tho
ST Peters Church. The fouowinr 6
persons acted "a pallbearers: John
Tobln. Edward Mcdaniel, James
Gallagher, James Il. Tomsn. James V
Campbell. James u. Hance.
Tomorrow morning th. members
of Adslphia Lodge. No s. X. of p
Will spend the day st Riverview Beach
taking part In an excursion q several
Wilmington lodges 4 Wilson Lime
steamer will land at Delaware stree,
wharf. About 400 persons will &c
from this city Tickets can be secured
by applying 90 Albert Wlhelme. a
member Of the local committee.
David Miller. mail carrier. is sur-
fcrins from blood poisoning. supposed
20 have been caused from infection
through water. The mail route 4.
being covered by Douglas Proud. q
substitute carrier
The members Of the Junior class o'
the hish school have Cancelled the
brnent moving picture show. which
WAS scheduled 20 take place this eve
ning at the Royal Theatre
Tho members of the New Cas,l,
Tourist Club tomorrow evening vii
hold a dance In the Opera House
Tho county convention ot the color.
ed sunday schools and Epwortt
Leagues took place yesterday at NJ
Salem, tcolcred) NJ. r. Church.
Harry Hewlett OF West Fifth street
who was in an automobile acciden'
several weeks ago and had his ccl
larbone and shoulder blade d.slocat ed
r. improving. He returned home YES
terdsy from the Delaware Hospital.
Miss Margaret Snavely. grand
daughter ~ Mr.. and Mrs. John Thomp
son OF the Baldton. yesterday. whn.
returning 10 her home from this city
was taken suddenly 81. and was In an
unconscious condition for severa
hours after arriving home.
See BridgewS;cr for Jeweiry.-Ady