Evening journal., 1922-05-24
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Council Passes Ordinance
Providing for $4,000
Bond Issue
RED LION SOCIETY
PRESENTS PLAYLET
Special to The Evening Journal.


NEW CASTLE. May 24.-At the
special meeting OF City Council last
evening. the issuance OF s15, 900 OF
city bonds for Improvement to the
water plant. by the installation OF
an aeratiDg plant, was ordered by
passage OF an ordinance. Mayor
Cramer signed It at the close OF the
Council session.
The proposed improvement OF the
water plant. in an effort to elm
mate the sodium bicarbonate from
the water. Is meeting the approval
OF the officials OF the several indus
trial plants that use the water. The
corroding element in the water sup
ply has caused the plants. according
10 statements issued by them, con-
siderable loss by eating out the pipes
and boiler tubes. According 70 En-
gineer Easily. this element will be
eradicated to the extent that the
water will be sS per cent. pure.
Mrs. Charles Willis. OF East Third
street, while cleaning house yester-
day, sustained a severely bruised
finger on her right hand by a win
dow which she was raising falling
on her finger.
Helen. the 7-year- daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. william Brickley, OF
Chestnut street, had the second fn-
ger OF her left hand badly bruised
yesterday at her home. when a win
dow fell on IT,
Burton Newton, Of the Strand. an
~ e
ganese Company's plant. sustained
a broken thumb yesterday. when a
large steel pin fell on It while he
was at work.
An adjourned congregational meet
ing Of the First Presbyterian Church
will be held in the chapel imme-
diately following the close OF the
mid-week prayer service OF that
church this evening.
The second card party beneft un-
der the auspices Of the building
committee OF the Catholic Daugh-
ters OF America will be held at the
home Of Mrs. Josephine MoCarty.
III East Third street
The Red Lion Society presented
its playlet, clubbing a Husband"
IN the opera House here last Mon
day evening, on a $3.50 basis for the
Dorcss Society OF the Methodist
Church OF this city. II Is said that
500 has been cleared by this enter
tainment. giving each society S45 for
its share OF the profits. The Dorcas
Society's share will be used toward
the new $4,000 pipe organ debt. The
Dorcos Society assumed the lions
share OF the debt. which has been
reduced within one year to consid-
erably less than $1,000
Three sturgeon were caught py
local fishermen yesterday. Marshall
Burris. buck; Richard Smith, l
buck. and Clarence Shelton,
spawner.
]. Henry speicher. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob H. speicher. Of West
Fifth street. who was successfully
operated on at the Jefferson Hospi-
tai. Philadelphia, by DR.. Arthur J. !
Davidson, last week, was returned |
home last evening.
Ascension Day. tomorrow, will be |
observed by members OF Emmanuel |
Church, when at s.30 o'clock In the /
morning, morning prayer and Holy |
Communion will be celebrated by |
the Rev. Joseph II. carp. rector.
Charles Whiteside. OF Cherry |
street, who has been confined to HIS
home for the past two weeks with
influenza, IS improved and was able
20 be out for the first yesterday.
Robert Newlyn. local agent for
the Baker Amusement and Excur-
sion Company. Philadelphia. who
win operate excursions from that
city to this place, during the sum-
mer. has employed William Madden
and John /. Sullivan as life guards
10 patrol the beach along the river
front. James Whelan. county con-
stable has been employed by the
company for special police duty and
another will be appointed by Mayor
Cramer. All these men will be paid
by the Baker Company. Workmen
will begin cleaning the Battery Front
Beach on Friday removing an rub
bish and other materials detrimental
TO good bathing.
Miss Julia Nevins and her sister,
Mrs. George Edwards. who have
been residing on the strand. will
move into the second story front
apartments OF the New Castle Cen
tury Club building, on Delaware
street. June /.
Word has been received here, Of
the marriage OF Miss Laura Herman,
formerly OF this city. now residing in
Brooklyn, n. Y, 10 Albert Forbes OF
that city. Mrs. Forbes. father, the
late Jacob Herman, formerly con-
Quoted the marble yard at Fifth and
Delaware streets, now owned by =
William Hunter.
The Rev. Joseph II. carp. rector
OF Emmanuel Church. Is attending
the conference on Publicity being
held in the church house, Philadel-
phia, today Mr.. carp represents {
the Episcopal Diocese OF Delaware.
On the Battery Park diamond this I
afternoon the New Castle High !
School will have as their opponents I