Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-02-09

OF ALL UNDER
II IS BANNED
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A1OUAlHutu FROM flISL EdKcsJ
represented at the meeting. When
DR.. Handy outlined to them the de-
sire OF the board to stamp out the
disease and asked their help. they
Immediately pledged their full sup
port, and agreed to the closing OF
their houses to children. such step
will mean a big loss to them. as
fully one-third OF their patrons are
children under II years OF age.
The proprietors OF the private
schools OF the city and Bishop John
J. Monaghan, OF the Catholic Do
cese Of Wilmington, on behalf of the
parochial schools concurred heartily
in the plans OF the board for the
closing OF the schools. While they
did not attend the meeting, they pre-
viously communicated with board Of
fcials by telephone.
The theatre ruling went into effect
last night although 1t was agreed
that officially IL would begin today.
No date was set for its termination,
It being tentatively understood it
would be continued for a week and
| longer II deemed necessary. The pri-
vate and parochial schools will re-
main closed for the same period as
the public schools
| All the members OF the health
board we're present at yesterdays
meeting. The theatres and their
REPRESENTATIVES at the meeting were
as follows: Aldine and Parkway,
Louis NJ. Felt; Arcadia, Garrick, Ma
jestic and Queen. James n. Ginns;
Savoy Nicholas Jones; Rialto. II. L..
Keyser; Strand. Jules II. Rothchild;
| Grand Opera House, william r.
WILEY, PARK. James Eastburn and
! National. Councilman John Hopkins.
The Board Of Health will fumi-
gate every school The work was
begun yesterday afternoon, School
No. 26 at East Fourteenth and
Thatcher streets. being one OF the
first treated. School No. II at East
sevent. nth street and North Clay
mont o was fumigated yesterday
and thoroughly cleansed.
No danger is anticipated from the
five schools recently closed and flu
/ migated X was said. Although
these will be Investigated, they will
not be fumigated again.
Samuel Saretsky. executive direc-
tor OF the Y. NJ. II. A, gave notice
last night that the Y NJ. II. A. Is go
ing to cooperate with the Board OF
Health in its efforts to avoid the
spread of scarlet fever by closing
the Y NJ. H. A. building at Third
and King streets, to children under
II wears of age. There will be no
children's entertainment next Sun
dav and all Y. NJ. H. A. clubs are
notified to postpone their meetings
for the following week. The Y. M.
II. A. win be open again for these
children as soon as the Board Of
Education again opens the public
schools.
THE order issued yesterday" said
DR.. Handy. today covers every place
in which children under II years
may assemble. It forbids the con-
gregating OF children at the Will
mington Free Library, or their at
tendance at any church service"
AT the library yesterday a large
number OF children packed the
room and caused the Issuing Of a
special order to the library officials
this morning, forbidding such gath
erings.
The library officials are being
provided a list OF homes in which
scarlet fever is known to exist and
they are forbidden to allow books
to go to such homes.
In any case where books have
been in such houses they are to be
fumigated before being replaced OF
/ the library shelves.
Secretary Frantz OF the Board oil
3 Health reported this morning, 1Sl
cases OF the disease Of which they
Z have a record, in the city which
I shows an increase Of 6 cases over the
70 report Of yesterday