Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-28
COMM|SS|ONF|XES
PRICE ON SCHOOL SITE
Believe $1,000 Fair Value for
New Castle Property De-
sired by City.

SPECIAL, Correspondence Every Evening.
New Castle. Nov. 2s--Yesterday
afternoon the condemnation commits
sion recently appointed by Judge Rice.
comprising James r. Challenger.
chairman: John II. Iambson. Patrick
McGrory, James T.. White and James
c. Shaw, for the purpose OF condemn
ing the plot OF ground owned by the
National Tube Co. situated on South
street between Fourth and Fifth
streets, for a Negro school site. met
| on the premises and made survey
OF the ground. Following this a SEES
sion was held In the Mayors Office
with the members of the Board or
Education. comprising Presidcn,
Harry Il. Holiday. Jacob II. Speichcr
and DR. Lewis Booker, superintendent
OF schools and secretary OF the Board
OF Education. Professor Henry Il.
Snavely; City Solicitor Francis de H.
Janvier: +. f.. Bcrl of the law firm
of Ward and Neary, representing the
National Tube Co. Hiram X. Roric.
| the Eastern representative OF the
/ owners OF the plot OF ground. and \.
j. Taylor. Engineer of the Delaware
School Auxiliary. The value placed
ON the piece of land desired M a school
| site was set 10y the commission at 81
/ GOO This amount will be submitted
To the courts for approval or rejection.
/ The land comprises one and 97-l0O
acres and was used as play ground
/ for the BaraCa Glass of the Methodist
| Episcopal Church during the baseball
/ season for several years
The members of the street run com
mittee will meet in final session to-
morrow evening I'm the Mayors Office
at O'clock Teams and unattached
runners will represent Wilmington.
| Chester. Newark, Delaware City and
Fort du Pont The prizes awarded
will comprise three large silver loving
cups and several medals. Special races
Tor boys OF the city under 16 years
OF age will take place following the
first event which will begin at .
o'clock. The course outlined IL from
tho mayors office TO Second and Della
ware. 10 Fifth. 10 South, 10 Sixth. to
Delaware, TO Fifth. 10 Harmony, to
Fourth. To Chestnut, TO Second, to
Mayors office. The lap will be made
twice which will complete the course.
. \ signalman will I've stationed at each
corner to direct the course
The members Of the Caesar Rodney
Chapter No s, order Of the Eastern
star on Saturday evening will meet
ma the lodge rooms of the Masonic Hall
Co. In special session at S o'clock.
This evening the members OF In
dustry Council Nc IS, Jr. q. L. \. NJ.
viii meet in regular weekly session
.n the lodge rooms Of the Masonic
Hall co. The members OF the Good
VIII BAND will meet In the parlors OF
the Good VIII Fire Co. at 5 o'clock
FOR the weekly band rehearsal.
Miss Elizabeth Moore of Fourth and
Delaware streets has disposed OF her
property on West Fourth street 20
/ Frederick and Charles klingmeyer
The property is now occupied by Ed
ward V. Play. mother and sister. who
will move into their newly constructed
home on West sixth street.
Tomorrow afternoon the loca'
schools will close for the Thanksgiv-
ing holidays and Will resume session
on next Monday Special programs
for the Thanksgiving exercises will bt
held in the Hish school and elemen-
, tary grades tomorrow afternoon at J
O'Clock
The THANKSGIVING day service in tho
Emmanuel Episcopal Church will b,
held on Thursday az 10 o'clock. Do
nations OF money and provisions fol
the Rabies Hospital and Day Nursery
IN Wilmington will be received by Rev
Joseph II. carp. the rector. The hos
p!ial administers 10 all persons re
gardless Of creed or race
" a parish meeting and social VIII b,
held in the Emmanuel Parish House OF
y Friday evening al S o'clock. Th,
Young Mems Bible Class Of the I'm
manuel Church has purchased from
Frank r Brigewater, a victrola 70
', use in the Parish House.
u Tomorrow morning the members o
e the Methodist Episcopal Church vii
hold one half hour prayer services
. beginning At 10 O'Clock at the follow
ing members homes; Mrs. Samue
r Moyle, 21s Second street: Mrs. Fred
a eriCk Hayter. 2Os Harmony street
y Mrs. William o. Denny. the Strand.
e The members OF the Rose Hi
y Grange Will meet on "Wednesday eve
i ming December IN the Rose Hi
School House al 80 o'clock. The an
:, nual election OF officers viii take place
: The members Of the Good VIII Fir,
D Company. today Will complete the in
IS stallation OF the electric siren. whicl
u arrived yesterday. The siren will TAX
" the place OF the old fire bell system
S. a test will be made today by III
members Of the company.
IS For Christmas gifts. Waterman
10 Fountain pens and Everysharp pencils
See our Christmas display. Z. Chal
:. lenger and Son. Prescription Pharma
10 cists.-AdN.
See BTidgewater for jewelry-Adv
- Pure Norwegian cod liver oil, q
N pint z. Challenger and Son, Prescri
y. tion Pharmacists-A