Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-26
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Mayor Cramer Launches
Movement for a Munich
pal Ambulance.
Special Correspondents Every Evening

Special Correspondence Every Evening.
New Castle. Jan. 26--The officers
OF the New Castle Athletic Associa-
ton met last evening at the home
OF tho president. Chandler III. Geb-
hard., and discussed plans for the
dance to take place on Tuesday eve-
ming. February IA. Edward IT. Hushc-
beck was selected chairman OF a COM
mittee to make tho arrangements for
the affair.
Tho third case OF scarlet fever was
reported to Mayor Cramer last eve
ming. the patient being Albert Coch-
ran, motorman on the local line OF
the Wilmington & Philadelphia Trac-
ton CO., who was taken to the con-
tagion ward OF the Physicians and
Surgeons Hospital. Wilmington, In an
automobile of Chandler H. Gcbhardt.
Tho two children of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Albert Press of West Sixth street,
who were stricken on Tuesday. were
taken to the same hospital yesterday
In an ambulance OF the New Castle
County Hospital 49,
On next Monday evening there will
be n special meeting OF the Associ-
ated Home Charities Committee, In
tho mayors office, at 8 o'clock, for
tho purpose OF pcrfecting plans for
the supplying OF foodstuffs, money
and clothing for the needy Of this city
for the month of February.
There Is a movement on foot for
the furnishing OF an ambulance 10 be
used for city purposes. Mayor Cramer
has been In touch with several auto
mobile dealers and has received n
price from one concern. that liz will
ing to furnish a machine at 5000 and
efforts win be made to raise thi.
amount I'm order TO make the pur-
chase. Undertaken Chandler II. Geb-
hardt has offered to supply driver
: and garage for the equipment free
: of charge.
, On Monday afternoon donations OF
| money. amounting to $40, large
: quantity OF foodstufrs and clothing
rand supply OF bread by Rudolph A
! Vallette was donated to the Associ-
ated Home Charities Committee
which held its session Mt the Meth
!. odist Episcopal Church. Contributions
. yesterday were received from Johr
!. 7. Stops, amounting TO s11.20, and
( from James Il. Bggs, large supply
D of caps and sweaters for children.
This evening the members OF Caesar
Rodney Chapter No. s, Order of tn,
Eastern Star, VIII meet In regular
session I'm the Masonic Hall at
S o'clock.
This evening the members of tn
New Castle Civic Club will hold thei
monthly session on the second foo
= of the Town Hall.
Prof. Henry Handy Hay this evenin
j. will address the meeting OF the Mem
Club, which will be an open meeting
In the Parish House and will take 70
his subject Bath. England"
The members Of Friendship Lodge
. No. 3, Ancient order of United Work
d men. will meet this evening on tn
. third floor of the Town Hall.
James Edwards. a conductor on tn
connected with the Wilmington Ga
Co. was operated upon yesterday a
;, the Delaware Hospital, for intestine
!. trouble.
: James Edwards. a conductro on tn
!, local line OF the Wilmington & Phila
delphia Traction Co. is suffering fror
- an infection of the right eye.
y The two-year-old son of Mr.. an
= Mrs. w. Duddon of the River road
a suffering from acute bronchitis.
. This evening the New Castle Hig
q School basketball team will play IN
o All-Scholastic team of Wilmington. i
the Opera House cage. This is the sixt
gane OF the All-Scholastic series. TIC
morrow evening the local team wi
play the Wesley Collegiate team 9
l., Dover.
d See Bridgewater for 1ewelry.-Ady