Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-05-23
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Arrangements Made to Improve
Number of the Streets
of the City.

Npeclhi correspondence EVERY EVENING.
New Castle. May 23.--Tho members
of the Street Improvement Commission
met last evening with City Engineer
Henry l.. Fulenwider and discussed
matters pertaining TO improvements to
various streets throughout the city. |
The commission organized by electing
Patrick McGrory president; John II.
Iambson, secretary: John b. Manlovc.
treasurer. and Francis do II. Janvier
counsel. The other members of the
body arc James Il. White, Frank IL.
Bridgewater and Charles j. Dougherty
Tho commissioners decided to expcnd
tho money on hand for improvements
to Fourth. Third. Strand. Harmony and
Delaware streets between Sixth and
Seventh. or to tho Van Dyke Armory.
A survey OF Fourth street began to-
day and other streets will he surveyed
during the ensuing week. Fourth street
for half n mile In to Ice paved with as
phalt Bids Will be asked for as soon
as specifications are ready.
The members of the Memorial Day
committee met last evening In the
mayors office and reported medals and
cups purchased from Frank II. Bridge
water. n local jeweler. which will be
awarded at tho field day meet on Dec
Grafton Day. Several entfies have been
received from local and out of town
organizations. The events will be .
100-yard dash, A40-yard dash. one mile
run. ono milo relay. running high
jump. running broad jump. t2-pound
shotput. Each organization Ia entitled
10 three entries In each event and all
entries must be in the hands of the
committee not later than Saturday
May q.
The playlet, Clubbing Husband
which was given last evening In the
Opera House. by tho members of the
Red Lion Club, under the auspices OF
the DorcaH Society Of tho Methodist
Episcopal Church. was largely attend
ed and the audience well pleased with
the show.
On account OF tho rain storm last
: evening, the baseball game between
the Seventh Ward team OF Wilmington
and New Castle Athletic Association
failed to take place. The visitors ar
rived by bus at o'clock, but aa the
kround was too wet to play, the game
scheduled will take place on Monday
evening. juno 8. at battery Park. On
Thursday evening tho local team will
play the 7. II. r. team of Whining
ton at tho Battery diamond. I'm .
twilight game.
Elizabeth, tho 10-year-old daughter
= of Mr.. and Mrs. Barton Hopkins, who
reside on the river road farm. on Sat
urday afternoon, fell from n limb OF
an apple tree near her home and
lacerated her right arm and elbow and
dislocated her shoulder. Attention was
given by DIR. Julius Dodd
The members of City Council will
meet thia evening for tho purpose ot
giving the third reading TO the bond
ing ordinance. covering water ant
light bonds. after which "A vote viii bc
y taken.
This afternoon tho New Castle High
School baseball team will play tho d,
Pout High School team Mt Whining
ton. Tomorrow afternoon the loca
High School team will play Chester
= High at Chester. At the close or thi.
= game n picture will be taken of tn,
T local team.
Many tickets have been disposed o
for the moving picture Experience.
which Will be shown at the Roya
y Theatre tomorrow, for the fund fol
the purchase of medals. ribbons ant
y cups by tho Memorial Day committee
= for their field day meet. The ticket!
are In charge OF the committee, com
Uprising James McDevitt and Mayo
w. Leslie Cramer. There will DO tw,
shows The first will begin at Z an,
c the second Mt 9.I5.
= Five sturgeon were caught yester
day in the Delaware river, two b,
g Frank Madden. two by William Stew
- art and one by Motion Rogers. Tn
fish were disposed of TO Pennsvill
5 parties.
Earl f. Weggenmann and job,
II Wallace yesterday took a physical ex
ANIMATION at Fort du Pont and pa ssed
They will enter the Plattsburg, N Y
u Military Training Camp for thre
s. weeks instruction.
The members of Adelphia Lodge
n No. 8, x. of p. on next Friday even
u ing will entertain the members @
e Morning Star Lodge, of Grubb's Cor
ner, in tho Masonic Hall At tn
/ close OF the lodge session a banaue
u will be held.
l. At the close of the drill Of the mem
bers of the Battery Ii last eveninl
le arrangements were perfected for tn
e. Memorial Day parade on next Tuesda
n which will begin at o'clock, assem-
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